Site work for a water / sewer project in Ketchikan, Alaska. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The Southeast Alaska Power Agency is seeking proposals from qualified industrial electric installation contractors to procure, install, and commission new 480V double-ended, Station Service Switchgear, 15kV Main Generator Switchgear, ancillary equipment, and cables from the new equipment to the first point of termination for the Tyee Lake Station Service Distribution System. The completion date for construction is on or before October 31, 2025. The Tyee Lake Hydroelectric Project is located approximately 40 airmiles SE of Wrangell, Alaska at the head of Bradfield Canal and is only accessible for boat or aircraft. Introduction The Southeast Alaska Power Agency ('SEAPA' or 'Agency') is a joint action agency organized and existing pursuant to the laws of the State of Alaska. The members of the Agency are the City of Ketchikan, the City and Borough of Wrangell, and the Petersburg Borough. Agency facilities are principally comprised of the Swan Lake and Tyee Lake hydroelectric projects in southern southeast Alaska and approximately 175 miles of transmission lines connecting Ketchikan to Wrangell and Petersburg, Alaska. In 2009, the Agency completed the Swan-Tyee Intertie Project which connected the Swan Lake and Tyee Lake hydroelectric projects. With the completion of that 57-mile segment, Ketchikan, Wrangell, and Petersburg became interconnected for the first time. The Agency's headquarters are in Ketchikan, Alaska. Project Background The Tyee Lake Station Service Switchgear is nearing 40 years of age and approaching the end of its useful life. The main station service transformers do not have differential protection or arc flash mitigation appurtenances (fiber optic sensors, arc flash mitigation appurtenances (ARMS) switches, faster operating times, etc.) and were identified as "Extreme Danger" with an energy level of 65.3 Cal/cm2 in the last Arc Flash hazard analysis. Auto-trip and transfer functionality, including emergency power transfers to diesel generators does not exist on the existing switchgear. All feeder and sub-feeder cables are also at the end of their useful life with increased probability of failure. This project would provide construction of a new Station 480V double-ended Station Service Switchgear, breakers, feeder and sub-feeder cables, fiber optic ARC Flash protected busbars, ARMS, Operations Manuals and Training. The new Station Switchgear is designed with redundancy and isolation in metalclad rated gear to provided reliability, redundancy, and increased safety to onsite personnel with reduced incident energy levels (Arc Flash). This project includes procurement and installation of new 15kV main generator switchgear and 15kV cables. The intent of this Project is to remove the existing switchgear, transformers and all associated circuits to the first point of termination, which must be disposed by the contractor, and procurement, installation, and commissioning of new 480V double-ended metal-enclosed switchgear, dry-type transformers, panelboards, ancillary equipment and all required cables from the new switchgear to the first point of termination. Auto-transfer-trip schemes, auto-emergency generator start-stop schemes, diesel generator protective relays, new current transformers (CTs), new potential transformers (PTs), new analog/digital amp/voltage/watt meters and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) to be used for integration into the existing onsite SCADA system will also be required. PCB content in the existing transformers is not anticipated. For purposes of this solicitation, the Southeast Alaska Power Agency may be referred to interchangeably as Owner, SEAPA, or Agency and the terms bidder, consultant, contractor, offeror, proposer, respondent, submitter, and vendor are used interchangeably and mean a person(s) or firm(s) submitting a response. Any proposal or modification to a proposal received after the due date will not be considered and will be deemed non-responsive. Bidder is responsible for all costs and expenses of bid preparation. Bidders are advised that their bid may be subject to full public disclosure. Submission of Proposals: Bidders shall deliver their bid and are responsible for assuring receipt of their bid by Owner prior to the deadline for submittals All submittals shall be transmitted electronically in .pdf format using direct computerized conversion to .pdf files. To preserve legibility in reproduction, printing and rescanning shall only be used for the signing of documents or similar occurrences and only with the original document. All submittals shall be clear and legible for further reproduction by the Owner. Site Inspection Must be coordinated with Owner2 Pre-Bid Conference March 22, 2024 at 2PM AKDT Final Date for Bidder Inquiries/Clarifications May 24, 2024 at 4:00 PM AKT. Questions and/or clarifications must be submitted in writing, via email: ContAdmin@seapahydro.org. Questions received after the stated deadline will not be answered. Notice of Recommendation of Award June 12, 2024 Board Meeting Date for Award of Contract June 26-27, 2024 Contract Conformance Period July 9-19, 2024 2024 Procurement Completion Date December 31, 2024 2025 Construction Completion Date October 31, 2025 Site Inspection Owner strongly recommends that interested Bidders participate in a pre-bid site inspection to become familiar with and be satisfied as to the general local and site conditions that may affect cost, progress, and performance of the work. The successful contractor will assume any and all risk of increased performance cost caused by observable site conditions. The site inspection must be coordinated with Owner. All expenses of the recommended pre-bid site inspection are the Bidder's responsibility. Bids must be accompanied by a certified check or cashier's check drawn on a bank in good standing, or a bid bond issued by a surety authorized to issue such bonds in U.S. Dollars in the amount of at least five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid submitted payable to the Southeast Alaska Power Agency. Bid Bonds shall be submitted on the Bid Bond Form (Attachment 7) or a similar standard form used by a surety company. The Attorney-in-Fact (resident agent) who executes bonds on behalf of the surety must attach a notarized copy of a Power of Attorney as evidence of authority to bind the surety on the date of execution of the bond. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond with SEAPA. The bond shall be one hundred percent (100%) of the total contract amount. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Payment Bond with SEAPA. The bond shall be one hundred percent (100%) of the total contract amount security to subcontractors and materials suppliers to ensure payment for their work, labor, and/or materials on the project.