Renovation of a water / sewer project in Sidney, Montana. Completed plans call for the renovation of a one-story above grade water / sewer project.

Bids are requested for the supply of a new pump, motor, and electrical switchgear (soft start) for the Thomas Point Pumping Plant Rehabilitation Project, located near Savage, MT along the Yellowstone River in Richland County, Montana. The work involves replacing the existing middle 125 HP pump at the Thomas Point Pumping Plant with a new primary pump, motor, and switchgear featuring higher efficiency components, to provide greater flexibility in pumping operations, and the installation of a Remote Monitoring and Control system. Bid documents are available through specified channels, and instructions to bidders are detailed within the bid documents. Do not contact the LYIP regarding this RFP. All inquiries during the solicitation process should be directed to: Shawn Higley, P.E. WWC Engineering (406) 443-3962 shigley@wwcengineering.com The Thomas Point Pumping Plant is located in Richland County, MT approximately 1.0-mile north of the Town of Savage, MT. The project latitude is 47.467613N and longitude is 104.337027W. The Thomas Point Pumping Plant is specifically located in the NW/4 of Section 28, Township 20 North, Range 58 East. The Thomas Point Pumping Plant consists of a concrete substructure, steel superstructure, and three vertical turbine pumps, one that is powered by a 200 hp motor and two that are powered by 125 hp motors. The south 200 hp pump is capable of discharging 14,000 gpm (37.5 cfs), the middle 125 hp pump is capable of discharging 11,220 gpm (30.0 cfs), and the north 125 hp pump is capable of discharging 11,220 gpm (30.0 cfs). The total rated capacity of the pumping plant is 97.5 cfs with a total working head of 42 feet. Since the pumps do not have variable frequency drives, they are either on and pumping the full amount or off and pumping no flow. Each pump can be operated individually to pump water into the system. The Thomas Point pumps are all fed through a concrete intake structure equipped with steel trash racks to feed water to the pump vault, and the pump discharges are all separate 24-inch diameter steel pipelines that run from the outlet of each pump to the start of the LL Lateral system. These vintage 1952 pumps are old, inefficient and have become difficult to operate due to the age of the equipment and extremely difficulty in getting replacement parts. The existing pumps, motors and switchgear are obsolete, requiring the LYIP to have replacement parts custom manufactured and/or retrofitted to patch the pumps back together to keep them running. These non-factory parts have significantly reduced the water output and electrical efficiency of the pumps. The south 200 hp pump and north 125 hp pump at the Thomas Point Pumping Plant have been replaced. The proposed project is to replace the existing middle 125 hp pump at the Thomas Point Pumping Plant with a new primary pump, motor, and switchgear with new higher efficiency components