As of May 24, 2023, information regarding award and award date has not been disclosed. Although a firm timeline for construction has not been determined, construction is not expected to start prior to September of 2024. *The closed solicitation has been included below for reference: This is a Sources Sought/Request for Information only. This is not a Solicitation Announcement, nor is it a Request for Proposal. This request does not obligate the Government in any contract award. Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), a Power Marketing Agency, under Department of Energy, is conducting research to determine the market capabilities of potential contractors to perform the following: Remove 451 existing structures, conductor, and attachments. Total length is approximately 64 miles.
Install approximately 400 HD steel monopole structures.
Install two (2) circuits of 230-kV capable conductor and attachments.
Installation of a 96-fiber path and attachments.
Installation of OGW and attachments.
Deconstruction of a lattice box structure located on the south end of the Nogales Substation.
Grading of existing access roads as required for construction; construction of new access roads where new ROW is obtained.
This a multi-year construction project; contractor will need to remove and replace at least 21 miles of transmission line within an outage window of 7.5 months while simultaneously coordinating with and obtaining permits from multiple landowners, railroads, state and federal agencies.
Work is located between the Vail Substation located southeast of Tucson in Pima County and Tortolita Substation located north of Marana in Pinal County.
The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 237130, Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction, with a size standard of $39.5M. All interested firms should submit the following information: Name & Address of your firm
Point of Contact (Name/Phone/E-mail)
Current SAM
Business Size, to include designation as HUBZone, 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Business, and Large Business.
Bonding capability between $50M and $75M
Past performance of similar projects in the last three (3) years. Be sure to include the project name and description of the key/salient features of the project, completion date, and total contract construction value.
Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by December 17, 2021 at 2pm, Mountain Standard Time. All responses under this Sources Sought must be emailed to bachelier@wapa.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.
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