U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, 215 North 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-4978

C -- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR A&E WORK FOR PREPARATION OF MAJOR REHABILILATION OF FORT RANDALL DAM AND POWER PLANT, PICKSTOWN, SD SOL See item 17 below DUE 080100 POC Contracting, William R. Clausen,402-221-4859, Technical Point of Contact, Laura Timp, 402-221-4627 E-MAIL: william r. clausen, contract specialist, william.r.clausen@usace.army.mil. PREPARATION OF MAJOR REHABILITATION EVALUATION REPORT FOR FT. RANDALL DAM AND POWERPLANT, PICKSTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA.CONTRACT INFORMATION: A contract will be awarded to accomplish parts of a Major Rehabilitation Evaluation study and report. The Ft Randall Project is located on the Missouri River near Pickstown, South Dakota. The powerhouse became fully operational in 1956 and features eight generating units. The turbines are rated for 57,500 hp at a rated head of 112 feet. The generators are rated for 42,105 kva. The eight units receive their water through individual tunnels/penstocks approximately 1/4 mile long. Four units were built with surge tanks to quickly follow load demands of the power system, and four units were built without surge tanks as it was originally anticipated they would run at a constant power output. In May 1990 the Omaha District issued a reconnaissance-level report that addressed three concerns: poor performance of the units, runaway speed, and speed rise. It recommended replacement of the turbine runners to improve performance and reduce runaway speed, and installation of governor closing rate limiters to reduce speed rise. The Major Rehabilitation Evaluation will: 1) address these issues plus goals and any other pertinent problems and issues; 2) develop actions and alternatives to support these goals; 3) establish criteria for evaluating the alternatives; 4) perform engineering, economic, and environmental analyses of the alternatives; 5) conduct a trade-off analysis of the alternatives and select a preferred plan; 6) prepare a report to document the study method and results, and make recommendations for any further actions if justified. The study report is expected to be in accordance with but not limited to the following outline: 1. Executive summary, body and assembling report 2. Repair, Evaluation, Maintenance and Rehabilitation (REMR) Condition Indices Report for turbines, generators, transformers and excitation systems 3. Environmental studies 4. Hazardous materials studies 5. Hydropower benefits analysis 6. Develop economic model and trade-off analysis 7. Final MCACES and fully-funded baseline cost estimate 8. Analysis summaries 9.Recommended action 10. Project Management Plan (PMP). SELECTION CRITERIA: Criteria for selection, in order of importance, are: a. Recent specialized hydropower experience and technical competence of the firm b. Professional qualifications and specialized experience in providing services of the following team members (including consultants): biologist; mechanical engineer, economist; hydrologic engineer and hydraulic engineer. c. Past performance on DoD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules d. Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time e. Knowledge of the locality of the project and hydropower plants f. Quality control procedures and team organization, including consultants. The selected A-E firm must be able to provide products that meet guidance, criteria and quality standards without detailed review by the District. The firm must also present a logical team organization that provides an effective method of coordination and communication between the individual team members as well as consultants. Posted 07/11/00 (W-SN473533). (0193)

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