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Jefferson Parish Department of Public Works (Water) - Specifications for two (2) year contract for Preventative Maintenance and Repairs of Electrical Switchgear and Related Equipment. There will be the meeting, then a site visit for the WB Plant, then drive over to the EB Water Plant, 3600 Jefferson Hwy., Bldg.D, Jefferson, LA 70121 for that site visit. Westbank Contact: David Mahner 504-349-5085 Eastbank Contact: Mervin Graves 504-349-4398 All bidders must attend the Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference and will be required to sign in and out as evidence of attendance. In accordance with LSA R.S. 38:2212(I), all prospective bidders shall be present at the beginning of the Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference and shall remain in attendance for the duration of the conference. Any prospective bidder who fails to attend the conference or remain for the duration shall be prohibited from submitting a bid for the project Performance Bond is required in the amount of 50% of the contract amount and due at the signing of the formal contract. o Payment Bond is required in the amount of 50% of the contract amount and due at the signing of the formal contract. o An Electronic Bid Bond in the amount of 5% of the total bid price is required with bid submission. The electronic bond number shall be in the appropriate field on the electronic bid envelope. Scanned copies of bonds will not be accepted. 1.1 SCOPE OF WORK These specifications cover all labor, vendor's owned consumable materials, and equipment required to perform technical appraisal, repairs, and testing for all switchgear, motors, and transformers, and related emergency repairs as needed and specified below. 1.2 The words "owner" or "Parish" refer to the Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana, acting through duly authorized governing authority, the Jefferson Parish Council. 1.3 The work consists of performing preventative maintenance and emergency repairs on the electrical switchgear, and equipment at the East and/or West Jefferson Waterworks, for a contract period of two (2) years. 1.4 Vendors are requested to submit quoted bid prices on the following main work items: A. Item 0010, (First year) Major Preventative Maintenance Program on All Existing Electrical Systems at East Jefferson Waterworks. B. Item 0020, (Second year) Major Preventative Maintenance Program on All Existing Electrical Systems at West Jefferson Waterworks. C. Item 0030, (Second Year) Inspection of Grounding System at Elevated Water Storage Tanks (Excluding Grand Isle). D. Item 0035, (Second Year) Inspection of Grounding System at Elevated Water Storage Tanks (Grand Isle Only). E. Item 0040, (Second Year) Related Manhole Work And Inspections As Described. F. Item 0050, Cost per One (1) Man-Hour for Engineering Services. G. Item 0060, Cost per One (1) Man-Hour for Technician Services. Item 0070, Cost per One (1) Man-Hour for Electrician Services. All preventative maintenance programs are to be completed for the electrical systems as described hereinafter in these specifications and their associated plans. 1.5 Contractor shall respond to emergency callout situations within thirty (30) minutes by phone and be on site of the emergency location within ninety (90) minutes. Response and arrival times shall be clocked from the time at which the Parish places the initial phone call to the contractor. Contractor shall submit emergency call out communications information for Parish approval upon Water Department request. Contractor shall submit an updated list of all electrical equipment that will be used during the major preventive maintenance program for Parish approval upon Water Department request. Serial No., Model No., manufacturer's name of each equipment piece shall be included in the list. A record of maintenance and repair on each piece of equipment is to be included in order to verify that the equipment meets applicable standards. 1.6 The contractor shall complete all work outlined below within the appropriately specified period for each item from the date of written Notice to Proceed to be issued by the Parish during the two (2) year contract period as follows: A. Item No. 0010 - (First Year) within 150 consecutive days. B. Item No. 0020 - (Second Year) within 120 consecutive days. C. Item No. 0030 - (Second Year) within 50 consecutive days. D. Item No. 0035 - (Second Year) within 10 consecutive days. E. Item No. 0040 - (Second Year) within 60 consecutive days. However, contractor shall submit time schedule for each item for Parish approval. The work shall commence within ten (10) days after the Notice to Proceed for the respective item is issued. If the contractor continually fails to perform work to the satisfaction of the Parish, then the Parish reserves the right to cancel the contract, readvertise, and rebid this contract. Also, "On-Call" periodical electrical switchgear emergency services shall be required at any time during the period of the contract and will be applied to East Jefferson and West Jefferson Waterworks, respectively. The above completion times cover the time needed for preparing a final report describing all the services, inspections, and recommendations of all work performed for submittal to the Parish. 1.7 The lowest responsible bid on all items will be awarded to only one contractor, unless otherwise specified. 1.8 Neither the final payment nor any provision in the contract documents shall relieve the contractor of the responsibility for negligence or faulty materials, equipment, or workmanship, and upon written notice he shall remove any defects due thereto and pay for any damage due to other work resulting therefrom which shall appear within one year after date of completion and acceptance of any repair task performed during the contract period. The warranty period for the work covered by each such task shall commence upon the completion of work covered by the particular task and the acceptance of the Parish thereof and shall expire one (1) year after such date. 1.9 Emergency work items that the contractor may be called for by the Parish and are to be done by him during the contract period will be considered for payment unless these work items fall under work correction as per item 1.8 above. 1.10 Price per service cost quoted is to include all matters of charges, i.e. travel time, labor, dismantling electrical components, analysis, testing, evaluation, and preparation of reports recommending repairs needed. Hourly rates shall commence once on job site. There will be no extra charges for things such as mileage, fuel, etc. Please include all incidental costs in hourly rate.