Substation Structural And Electrical Package (BID EXTENDED UNTIL 07-25-23)

"Washinston Electric Utilities\nWashington, North Carolina\n\nWashington Main Substation Expansion\n\nTechnical Specifications and Contract Documents\nfor\nSubstation Structural and Electrical Materials\n\nFor Bids only\nJune 2, 2023\n\nU _\nElectrical\n(C rsultants\nPC\n\n\u00a9April 2023\n" "Washington Electric Utilities\nWashington, North Carolina\n\nWashington Main Substation Expansion\nTechnical Specifications\nfor\nSubstation Structural and Electrical Materials\n\nSection\n\nNOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS\nDEFINITIONS\n\nINSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS\nGENERAL CONDITIONS\n\nPROPOSAL AND CONTRACT\n\nTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS\n\n1.0 OVERVIEW\n\n2.0 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MATERIALMAN\u2019S WORK\n3.0 DRAWINGS\n\n4.0 DELIVERY OF MATERIALS\n\n5.0 STATION DESIGN PARAMETERS\n\n6.0 STEEL STRUCTURES AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS\n7.0 _ AIR-BREAK SWITCHES\n\n8.0 SURGE ARRESTERS\n\n9.0 _ INSULATORS\n\n10.0 _CONDUCTORS\n\n11.0 CONNECTORS\n\n12.0 _GALVANIZED STEEL POLES\n\nAPPENDI\n\nA - MATERIAL

LIsT\n\nDRAWINGS\n\nTITLE PAGE\n\nSITE PLAN\n\nPLAN VIEWS\n\nSECTION VIEWS\n\nGUYING & GROUNDING DETAILS\nSINGLE LINE DIAGRAM\n\n21-2116-04\n\nT-1\nT-2\nT-3\nT-6\nT-8\nT-11\nT-17\nT-20\nT-20\nT-22\nT-24\nT-26\n" "1.0\n\n2.0\n\n3.0\n\n4.0\n\n5.0\n\n6.0\n\n7.0\n\nNOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS\n\nInvitation to Submit Proposals\nto\n\nWashington Electric Utilities\nWashington, North Carolina\n\nIn Accordance With\nProcurement Documents\nFor\n\nMain Substation Expansion\nSubstation Structural and Electrical Package\n\nSealed Proposals to furnish specified materials and services for a Substation Structural and Electrical\nPackage will be received by the Washington Electric Utilities (WEU) until 2:00 pm, local time July\n11, 2023 at which time all bids will be publicly opened and read in the conference room of the\nWashington Electric Utilities Communications Building.\n\nIt is the sole responsibility ofthe Bidder to ensure delivery ofthe bid atthe designated place and time.\nLate delivery of bids for any reason including deliveryby the USPS or by other courier shall disqualify\nthe bid. All proposals received after the designated time for bid opening will be considered invalid\nand promptly retumed to the Bidder unopened.\n\nProposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the bidder.\nProposals should be delivered to the following address:\n\nWashington Electric Utilities\n\n250 Plymouth Street\n\nWashington, North Carolina 27889\nAttn. Mr. Shane Lewis\n\nProposals transmitted via facsimile (fax) or e-mail directly to the WEU will not be considered sealed\nbids and will be rejected.\n\nBidders shall clearly identify their proposal as a sealed bid by including the following text on a\nconspicuous area of the envelope:\n\n\u201cPROPOSAL FOR SUBSTATION STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRICAL PACKAGE. DO\nNOT OPEN UNTIL _2:00 _P.M., _July 11 th, , 2023\u201d,\n\nAll proposals must be submitted on the appropriate preprinted quotation forms provided in the\nPROPOSAL section of these Procurement Documents. All blank spaces for bids, unit prices,\ncompletion time etc. shall be filled in unless otherwise noted. Failure to provide all requested\ninformation may result in the bid being considered incomplete. The Bidder\u2019s quotations and data on\nthese forms must either be typewritten or hand written in permanent ink. Any alterations to these\nentries must be initialed and dated by the authorized agent for the bidder.\n\nNo alterations, corrections, or modifications to any proposal will be allowed after bids have been\nreceived and opened. However, the bidder may submit modifications in writing prior to the time of\n\ntility\nUeektricat\n\n21-2116-04 NB-1 Se\n" "bid opening under sealed envelope bearing the bidder\u2019s name and address. Such modifications shall\nbe clearly identified as an amendment to a pending proposal by including the following text on a\nconspicuous area ofthe envelope:\n\n\u201cAMENDMENT TO PROPOSAL FOR SUBSTATION STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRICAL\nPACKAGE. DO NOT OPEN UNTIL _ 2:00 P.M., _July 11th, , 2023\u201d,\n\n8.0 All supporting documentation as may berequired by the Specifications must be submitted atthe time\nofbid and included with the sealed proposal. If a manufacturer is submitting proposals through more\nthan one Bidder, the supporting documentation may be submitted directly by the manufacturer in a\nseparately sealed envelope. The envelope must bear the names of the Bidders to whom the literature\napplies. Conversely, the corresponding Bidders must clearly identify and refer to the separately sealed\nmanufacturer\u2019s literature.\n\n9.0 No bid may be altered, withdrawn, or resubmitted within _60_ days from and after the date set forthe\nbid opening. All bids shall remain firm and binding proposals during this period.\n\n10.0 Thebidder bears responsibility to comprehend the project work and to make all inquiries as necessary\nto achieve comprehension prior to submission ofa sealed proposal. Submission ofa proposal shall be\nevidence that the bidder has fully reviewed the scope of work and confident as to the content of the\nwork requirements.\n\n11.0 A copy ofthe Procurement Documents, including technical specifications and bid forms, are on file\nwith WEU and are available for public review M-Th 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Inquiries regarding\ntechnical aspects ofthe project work may be directed to the WEU\u2019s consulting engineer. Additional\ncopies of the Procurement Documents are also available from the Engineer. The Engineer may be\ncontacted as follows:\n\nUtility Electrical Consultants, PC\n155 US 70 Hwy. West\n\nGarner, North Carolina 27529-3942\nTelephone: (919) 821-1410\nAttention: Tony B. Pearce, PE\ntpearceuec@bellsouth.net\n\n12.0 Washington Electric Utilities reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive minor errors in\nthe bidder\u2019s proposal ifthe errors are deemed by WEU to be obviously inadvertent and do not affect\nthe scope ofwork. If minor errors are evident in a proposal pending award of contract, the correction\nof these errors shall be resolved in writing to the satisfaction of the WEU prior to execution of a\ncontract.\n\nWashington Electric Utilities\nWashington, North Carolina\n\nBy: Utility Electrical Consultants, PC\n\nDate: June 2, 2023\n\nU\n21-2116-04 NB-2 Corsultapes\n" "DEFINITIONS\n\nWhenever in these Procurement Documents, the following terms or pronouns in place ofthem are\nused, the intent and meaning shall be interpreted as follows:\n\n2.\n\nb.\n\nThe City is the City of Washington, Washington, North Carolina.\n\nThe City Manager is Mr. Johnathan Russell, or his authorized assistant.\n\nThe Finance Director is Mr. Matt Rauschenbach, or his authorized assistant.\nThe Purchasing Agent is Ms. Jennifer Alligood, or her authorized assistant.\nThe Electric Utilities Contact is Mr. Shane Lewis, or his authorized assistant.\n\nThe Engineer, Designer or Consultant is Utility Electrical Consultants, PC Garner, North\nCarolina.\n\nAn Observer, Owner, Purchaser, or User may be the City or an authorized representative\nof the City assigned to make any or all necessary observations of work performed and/or\nequipment furnished by the Materialman.\n\nA Bidder is any individual, firm, or corporation submitting a Proposal for the work\ncontemplated, acting directly or through a duly-authorized representative.\n\nAn Emergency is a temporary unforeseen occurrence or combination of circumstances\nwhich endangers life and property and calls for immediate action or remedy.\n\nThe contract documents procurement documents of bidding documents consist of the\nNotice to Bidders; Instructions to Bidders; General Conditions of the Contract; special\nconditions if applicable; Supplementary General Conditions; the drawings (plans) and\nspecifications, including all bulletins, addenda or other modifications of the drawings and\nspecifications incorporated into the documents prior to their execution; the proposal; the\ncontract; the performance bond; the payment bond; and insurance certificates. All ofthese\nitems together form the contract.\n\nThe contractor or Seller, as referred to hereinafter, shall be deemed to be the \u201cParty ofthe\nFirst Part\u201d in the contract and shall be the entity held responsible for all aspects ofthe project\nconstruction.\n\nA subcontractor, as the term is used herein, shall be understood to be one who has entered\ninto a direct contract with a contractor to perform certain portions of the work.\n\nA Written notice shall be defined as a notice in writing delivered in person to the contractor,\nor to a partner of the firm in the case of a partnership, or to a member of the contracting\norganization, or to an officer of the organization in the case of a corporation, or sent to the\nlast known business address of the contracting organization by registered mail.\n\nWork, as used herein as anoun, is intended to include materials, labor, and workmanship of\nthe appropriate contractor.\n\nE:\n21-2116-04 D-1 (Corsultants\n"