Tennessee Valley Authority Purchasing WR 3R 1101 Market Street P. O. Box 11127 Chattanooga TN 37401-2127

Z -- FOSSIL AND HYDRO MODIFICATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL MAINTENANCE SUPPORT CONTRACT SOL TO BE DETERMINED POC Buyer: DARRELL L. PARKS Phone: (615) 751-4666 TVA intends to purchase the following goods or services by Competitive Negotiation: Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) intends to request proposals from a list of prospective qualified consturction firms for entering into a partnering agreement to conduct maintenance and modification work at up to four (4) fossil plants and possibly work at other TVA controlled facilities. This work would principally consist of major modification work (capital improvements and additions). The total annual maintenance and modification work is estimated at 1-2 million craft hours. TVA desires to select a firm that has a history of successful experience in fossil plant modification work and has a corporate philosphhy consistent with the concept of partnering and a genuine desire to enter into such an agreement. TVA has certain minimum mandatory qualification requirements that respondents must meet before consideration. The following is a summary of the minimum mandatory requirements: A) Have successfully completed three (3) modification services projects at a fossil electrical generating plant in the united states since July 1, 1989, directly employing and managing almost all craft labor for these projects with craft labor being obtained through union referral. The craft labor and supervision for one (1) of these three (3) modification projects is to be greater than 150,000 hours and each of the other two (2) modification projects is individually to be greater than 50,000 hours. Continuing services provided on a long-term basis at multiple sites with multiple work releases will not be considered in the whole with regard to project magnitude. These three (3) experiences shall have been undertaken in an outage environment. This experience requirement must be met by the respondent and not through the experience of others (NO FLOW THROUGH). If respondent is a joint venture or other entity of more than one party, the experience requirements must be met in full by at least the principal offeror. B) Have an acceptable safety program with a current EMR no greater than 1.0 and an OSHA/BLS recordable injury frequency rate no greater than 7.0, with demonstrated ability to assign on-site safety professionals. C) Have a total quality program that is an integral part of day-to day operations and demonstrates continuous process improvement. D) Have experience in use of computer-based project control systems and agree to utilize the TVA project control system for TVA modification work. E) All work is performed under the project maintenance and modifications agreement (PMMA) and/or construction project agreement (CPA). respondent agrees to be signatory to these project agreements with the Labor Unions. Due to the need to make an award under this procurement on an urgent basis in order to meet plant operations and outage schedules, TVA intends to issue solicitations five (5) business days after date of CBD publication only to prequalified firms and to those who have certified in writing that they meet all of the above minimum mandatory requirements. Written requests for copies of the solicitation must contain a statement that the requester meets all of the above requirements and must be received no later than 5 P.M. EST five (5) business days following initial CBD publication by Darrell L. Parks, Contract Specialist, 1101 Market Street (WR 3R), Chattanooga, TN 37402, FAX (615) 751-2364. Solicitation will issue 05 days after date of CBD publication. Technical data will be furnished with solicitation. Delivery Date: TO BE DETERMINED. F.O.B.: SELECTED TVA FACILITIES. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by TVA. For copies of solicitations or further information contact Buyer. (0067)

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