U.S. Department of Energy, Western Area Power Administration, Loveland Area Office, P.O. Box 3700, Loveland, CO 80539-3003

Z -- YELLOWTAIL SUBSTATION, STAGE 06 SOL DE-FB65-98WJ32456 DUE 012798 POC Cheryl Smith (970) 490-7523; Frank Armstrong (970) 490-7216 The Western Area Power Administration (Western) has a requirement for a contractor to provide all the labor, materials, equipment, and other resources necessary to complete Yellowtail Substation, Stage 06. The work consists of and includes removing or cutting off concrete foundations; removing electrical equipment; removing and relocating steel structures; excavation for substation site; excavation of borrow; excavation for foundations, trenches, construction embankments, backfill, and gravelfill; gravel surfacing and soil-applied herbicide; oil containment; modifying existing cable trench and existing foundations; removing oil storage tanks and oil-contaminated soil; removing existing gravel surfacing and berm; foundations for steel structures; electrical equipment, and service building; precast concrete pull box; duct bank; precast concrete cable trench; galvinized welded steel structures; modifying steel structures; installing Government-furnished power circuit breakers, metal-clad switchgear, and duplex switchboards; furnishing and installing disconnect switches, coupling capacitor voltage transformers, station service transformers, (pad-mounted) with manual transfer switch, and outdoor ac distribution panel boards; furnishing and installing grounding system, conduit, insulated conductors and cables, bus systems, substation signs, safety switches, and cable terminators; furnishing, installing and terminating fiber optic cable; constructing concrete foundations for microwave waveguide channel supports, and waveguide ladder; designing and providing waveguide channels and supports; providing grounding; installing Government-furnished material for microwave facilities; providing other required material to complete microwave facilities; and constructing a 50-foot by 26-foot service building. This project is located 35 miles southwest of Hardin, Montana in Bighorn County, Montana. The estimated order of magnitude of this project is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. The solicitation and specifications and drawings will be issued in hard copy FREE OF CHARGE. NOTE: In accordance with Western's Acquisition Handbook, "Western procurement officials shall limit availability of solicitations". Therefore, only A LIMITED NUMBER of copies of this solicitation will be available to be distributed by this office. Copies of this solocitation will be issued on a "first-come first-served basis". Additional copies of this solicitation will be available through various "PLan Holders Rooms". All work for all of the Contract Line Item Numbers (CLIN's) must be completed NLT within 365 calendar days. Western issues a "Notice to Proceed". All the CLINs will be delivery FOB destination. There will be only one award made from this solicitation. Therefore, all Bidders must submit their bids on an "all or none basis". This solicitation will be issued on or about December 22, 1997. The projected bid opening date is on or about January 27, 1998. This proposed procurement is unrestricted (full and open). All responsible Business Concerns may submit a bid which shall be lconsidered by this Agency. All requests must be in writing. Our fax number is (970) 490-7377. Information hours are from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM (MST), Monday through Friday. (0328)

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