PRIVATIZATION OF U.S. ARMY OWNED PRIMARY ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS

Notice Date

September 4, 2001

Contracting Office

Commander, Pacific Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Contracts Department, Building 258, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-7300 (Code 0221)

ZIP Code

0221)

E-Mail Address

All questions regarding any aspect of this notice (RothLA@efdpac.navfac.navy.mil)

Description

DESC: PURPOSE: This is an AMENDED notice of intent to enter into negotiations with Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (HECO) under Contract N62742-68-C-0001 to pursue the privatization of the U.S. Army owned electrical distribution systems which distributes electrical service on military installations located on the Island of Oahu, State of Hawaii in accordance with 10 USC 2688 "Utility Systems: Conveyance Authority" and Department of Defense Reform Initiative Directive #49, "Privatizing Utility Systems" dated 23 December 1998. Other qualified and interested sources shall notify the Contracting Officer at the following address: COMMANDER, NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND, PACIFIC DIVISION, BOS 1 CONTRACTS BRANCH (ATTN: ACQ0221), PEARL HARBOR, HI 96860-3134; and provide a statement of interest on company letterhead (not to exceed 20 pages in length) no later than 19 OCTOBER 2001 which includes as a minimum the following: (1) understanding of federal, state (to include Hawaii Revised Statutes, Chapter 269), and local laws and regulations affecting utilities in the State of Hawaii; familiarity and experience with State of Hawaii and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region-9, environmental compliance procedures; (2) capability and experience in the ownership, operation and maintenance of similar electrical distribution systems; (3) financial capacity to purchase, expand, and operate electrical distribution systems; (4) a statement showing an understanding of the obligation to serve in regards to utility services; (5) a statement showing an understanding that a certificate of public convenience and necessity will be obtained in time to allow for retail sale of electric service by 30 SEPTEMBER 2003. The Government shall not be held responsible for cost of a party's expression of interest or, if formal requests for proposals are issued, the cost of an offeror's proposal. OBJECTIVE: Should privatization prove to be economical, it will include the transfer of ownership, operation, and maintenance of the electrical distribution system. The scope of this initiative involves the purchase, transfer of ownership, upgrades, replacement, and the continued operation and maintenance of the electricalpower transmission and distribution system.lines (overhead and underground), wire, conduit, poles, transformers, switching stations, and signaling equipment used in the distribution of electric energy from a point of entry onto the installation to the point of demarcation into each facility on the installation. It is intended that privatization will reduce the Army's life cycle costs. The Government shall not be held responsible for the cost of a party's expression of interest or, if formal requests for proposal are issued, the cost of an offeror's proposal. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION: The following is provided to give an approximation of the size, scope and general description of the U.S. Army's electrical distribution systems on the island of Oahu. The electrical utility system consists of many separate and distinct systems. These are Schofield Barracks (Two 44-kv distribution substations, 1.9 circuit miles of 44-kv overhead sub-transmission line, 33.0 circuit miles of 7.2-kv overhead primary distribution line, 659 pole-mounted transformers, 15.7 circuit-miles underground primary distribution line, and 280 pad-mounted transformers), Wheeler Army Airfield (One 12.47-kv switching station, 5.8 circuit-miles of 12.47-kv overhead primary distribution line, 63 pole-mounted transformers, 13.6 circuit-miles of 12.47 underground primary distribution line, and 97 pad-mounted transformers), Fort Shafter (One 12.47-kv switching station, 11.1 circuit-miles of 12.47-kv overhead primary distribution line, 214 pole-mounted transformers, 2.0 circuit-miles of 12.47 underground primary distribution line, and 25 pad-mounted transformers), Tripler Army Medical Center (Two 12.47-kv switching stations, 1.2 circuit-miles of 12.47-kv overhead primary distribution line, 11 pole-mounted transformers,10.7 circuit-miles of 12.47-kv underground primary distribution line, and 24 pad-mounted transformers), Aliamanu Military Reservation (One 12.47-kv switching station, 5.8 circuit-miles of 12.47-kv overhead primary distribution line, 9.5 circuit-miles of 12.47-kv underground primary distribution line, and 79 pad-mounted transformers), Fort DeRussy (One 12.47-kv switching station, 1.0 circuit-miles of 12.47-kv underground primary distribution line and 6 pad-mounted transformers), Helemano Military Reservation (One 12.47-kv switching station, 0.5 circuit-miles of 12.47-kv overhead primary distribution line, 13 pole-mounted transformers, 7.1 circuit-miles of 12.47-kv underground primary distribution line, and 68 pad-mounted transformers), Waianae Army Recreation Center (0.3 circuit-miles of 12.47 overhead primary distribution line, and eight pole-mounted transformers), Dillingham Military Reservation (0.2 circuit-miles of 12.47-kv overhead primary distribution line, and six pole-mounted transformers), Kahuku Training Area (0.4 circuit-miles of 12.47-kv overhead primary distribution line, and six pole-mounted transformers), Schofield Barracks East Range (5.1 circuit-miles of 12.47-kv overhead primary distribution line, 17 pole-mounted transformers, 2.1 circuit-miles of 12.47-kv underground primary distribution line, and three pad-mounted transformers). Numbers provided are for estimating purposes only.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010906/SPMSC039.HTM (W-247 SN50W7J3)