Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Regional Office, 400 Railroad Ave, Boulder City, NV 89005-2422

J -- REPLACE COOLING WATER PIPING, GENERATOR UNIT NO. 1, PARKER DAM POWERPLANT, PARKER-DAVIS PROJECT, ARIZONA-CALIFORNIA SOL 1425-7-SI-30-12280 POC Caryn Rotheim, Procurement Technician, (702) 293-8588 WEB: Click here for information on LC Region projects, http://www.lc.usbr.gov/~g3100/index.html. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting office via e-mail, crotheim@ibr8gw80.usbr.gov. The existing cooling water piping for generator unit No. 1 is in a deteriorated condition due to corrosion and is to be removed from the powerplant and disposed of. The existing carbon steel piping will be replaced with new stainless steel piping. Manual valving in the cooling water piping will also be replaced. An existing pneumatically operated butterfly valve and eight existing sight flow indicators will be reinstalled in the new piping. Two existing twin basket strainers will be replaced with two new Government-furnished automatic, motor-operated, self-cleaning strainer assemblies at generator units No. 1 and No. 3. In conjunction with the strainer installation at unit No. 3, Government-furnished stainless steel piping components will be fabricated and installed. Two new generator bearing cooling coil assemblies will be furnished. The on-site work is scheduled to be completed during the unit overhaul period from September 22, 1997 through December 24, 1997. The estimated issuance date is May 16, 1997; the estimated bid date is June 17, 1997. For this acquisition, the standard industrial classification code is 1711, and the small business size standard is $7 million. Solicitation copies can be viewed after issuance at the Bureau of Reclamation, Management Services Office, Nevada Highway and Park Street, Annex Building, Room AA-104, Boulder City, Nevada. There is a nonrefundable charge of $15 per copy of the solicitation. Only written requests received directly from the requestor will be accepted. Please direct requests to the Bureau of Reclamation, Attention: LC-3116, P.O. Box 61470, Boulder City, Nevada 89006-1470. When requesting solicitations, please provide a physical mailing address, fax number and e-mail address (if available), and state the business size and/or if the business is women- or minority-owned. (0106)

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