Hodges Village Dam Electrical Upgrades

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is issuing a set aside for certified small business contractors for the Electrical Upgrades project at the Hodges Village Lake, located in Oxford, Massachusetts. The NAICS code for the work described below is 238210 (Size Standard $15.0 Million). The project is planned to be issued in August 2018, and will be set aside for Small Businesses. The construction will extend over a one-month period occurring in the fall of 2018. The estimated magnitude of this project is between $100,000 and $250,000. Any responsible source meeting this standard may submit a quote to be considered by the New England District. This project has the following major components. 1. Demolish and remove the existing switchboard that is currently in the gatehouse. Install a new power panel in the gatehouse. Reuse the existing feeder conductors. 2. Install new Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS). 3. Seal the openings where the electric and signal conductors enter the operating level in the gatehouse. This is to prevent rodent intrusion into the conduits. 4. Seal the openings where the electric and signal conductors go into the conduits at the manhole at the service bridge entrance. 5. Demolish newer lighting panel and associated feeder conduits. Panel location is not compliant with the National Electrical Code. 6. Replace in kind all branch circuit wiring from the power panel to the first device in each circuit. 7. Replace incandescent lighting fixtures in the gatehouse with LED industrial fixtures, 4 on the top level and 2 on the second level. Remove wiring from all levels below the second level due to moisture and flooding. 8. Provide and install two emergency lighting units that are battery-powered on the inside of the gatehouse. Each lighting unit shall have two heads. One lighting unit will be located on the operating level and one is to be located on the lower level. 9. Install electric heating unit of sufficient size to heat 250sqft top floor of Gatehouse. 10. Replace the existing 45 kW diesel generator, currently in the gatehouse, with a new 50 kW diesel generator, to be placed in the same location with a sub-base fuel tank. Replace all connections. New generator shall maintain interlock with damper motors for vents which are existing to remain. 13. Install two LED vandal-proof light fixtures on the front of the building on existing fixture plates, to be controlled by a motion-sensor on the roof. 14. Reconfigure the Lightning Protection system located on the roof of the gatehouse. Please note that this solicitation is set aside for certified small businesses. This is not a request for proposals at this time; the solicitation requirements and contract documents which will include instructions for submission and the response date will be available on or about August 2018. Neither telephonic, mailed nor faxed requests for hard copies of this solicitation will be accepted. The solicitation will only be available online; in order to download the solicitation offerors must access the Federal Business Opportunities website (www.fbo.gov). All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the New England District. Additional questions may be emailed to the Contract Specialist at [email protected].