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

J -- RECONDITION HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR GENERATOR N6, HOOVER DAM POWERPLANT, BOULDER CANYON PROJECT, ARIZONA-NEVADA SOL 98-SI-30-12470 POC Caryn Rotheim, Procurement Technician, (702) 293-8588; E-mail: crotheim@lc.usbr.gov WEB: Get the current status for this project, http://www.lc.usbr.gov/~g3100/svc12470.html. E-MAIL: Submit requests or questions via e-mail, crotheim@lc.usbr.gov. The work to be performed under this solicitation consists of reconditioning eight (8) heat exchangers from Generator N6 at the Hoover Dam Powerplant. The heat exchangers to be reconditioned have been removed from the generator as part of the total overhaul of the unit. The heat exchangers are located in storage at the Hoover Dam Central Warehouse Yard, approximately 7 miles northeast of Boulder City, Nevada, in Clark County. The principal features of the work include the following: (a) Loading and transporting the heat exchangers from the Hoover Dam Central Warehouse to the Contractor's facilities and return upon completion of the work. (b) Replacing all cooling tubes and fins. (c) Cleaning and reconditioning the heat exchanger water boxes, cover plates, and fixed and floating tube sheets. (d) Removing existing paint from the exterior portion of the heat exchanger water boxes and cover plates and from all structural support framing and bracing. Applying new coats of paint as specified for the exterior of the heat exchanger water boxes and cover plates, and for all structural support framing and bracing. (e) Furnishing and installing all necessary gaskets. (f) Reassembling units. (g) Performing pressure tests at the Hoover Dam facility prior to final acceptance. This solicitation is a total Small Business Set-Aside. For this acquisition the standard industrial classification (SIC) code is 3443 and the small business size standard is 500 employees. The estimated issuance date of the solicitation is September 10, 1998. The estimated date for receipt of bids is October 9, 1998. There is no charge for one hard copy of the solicitation; additional copies are $5 (non-refundable) each. Solicitation copies can be viewed without charge, after issuance, from our web site at the following address: http://www.lc.usbr.gov/~g3100/svc12470.html and at our office located at the Bureau of Reclamation, Management Services Office, Nevada Highway and Park Street, Annex Building, Room AA-104, Boulder City, Nevada 89005. Copies of the solicitation may be requested by the following methods: (1) By mail to Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region, Attention: LC-3116, P.O. Box 61470, Boulder City, Nevada 89006-1470; (2) By fax to (702) 293-8499; or (3) By e-mail to crotheim@lc.usbr.gov. In all cases, please provide a physical mailing address, contact name, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address (if available), and state business size. Only written, faxed, or e-mailed requests received directly from the requestor will be accepted. Posted 08/21/98 (W-SN240301). (0233)

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