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Contractor C-33 Painting, Decorating ;Contractor  A - General Engineering ;Contractor, Environmental Hazardous Materials Abatement

Map to Bid Opening :

SMUD EC-OC

Type :

IFB - Construction (Invitation For Bids)

Department :

Distribution Services

Broad Class :

Construction

Deadline Date:

12/10/2015

Time:

2:00 PM

Est. Amount :	$60,000.00
Duration :	Through May 31, 2016

Work Location :

Various locations in Sacramento, Placer and El Dorado Counties

Licenses Required :

C-33 Painting/Decorating and HAZ Certification

Description :

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) is implementing a pre-pilot program to re-coat painted steel pole structures with this contract.  SMUD has approximately 160 painted steel pole structures installed on overhead transmission line system with principal operational line voltages of 69, 115, and 230kV.  SMUD desires to have all of these painted steel structures re-coated with new protective coating system in the future years. 

This pre-pilot program is to determine the optimal material removal technique and other issues as encountered during the pre-pilot execution that may need to be considered for the future project. SMUD desires the successful bidder to use multiple types of removal techniques in different sections of the identified poles such as water blasting, vacuum blasting, and potentially other applicable removal techniques for purposes of determining best practices for the future project.

The Contractor shall comply with the Technical Conditions of Protective Coating System Installation and Surface Preparation document included in this Invitation for Bid.

SMUD has selected Carbomastic 15 and 15FC from Carboline to be the new protective coating systems for all existing painted steel transmission line pole structures.

The Contractor shall furnish all supervision, labor, materials, equipment, and incidentals necessary to accomplish the work in accordance with the Contract.  The work generally consists of:

Surface preparation and new protective coating system installation on SMUD transmission line painted steel pole structures.

1.  The Contractor shall comply with the Technical Conditions of Protective Coating System Installation and Surface Preparation 
     included as part of this IFB.
2.  SMUD intends to award this contract to the highest rated proposer as a result of this solicitation.  The work to be performed   
     under the resulting contract(s) shall be in the form of individual task releases.
3.  All work performed by the Contractor under this agreement will be subject to inspection and acceptance by SMUD 
     representatives.
4.  Contractor shall not climb on any existing transmission line steel structures during the work activity.  All work shall be done   
     using manlifts or SMUD approved equal equipment. 

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Pre Bid Conference:	Yes	Date :	12/3/2015	Time :	9:30 AM
Conference Attendance:	Recommended	Location:	See Documents
Address:	See Documents
Instructions:	Interested parties may join the pre-bid meeting either online/phone via WebEx, or in person at SMUD’s East Campus location (EC-OC) at 4401 Bradshaw Road, Sacramento, CA. TO ATTEND THE ONLINE WEB/TELECONFERENCE, FOLLOW THESE STEPS: Topic: Pre-Bid Meeting for 150388.KN, Pre-Pilot Program for Protective Coating System Installations on Transmission Line Steel Pole Structures Date: Thursday, December 3, 2015 Time: 9:30 am, Pacific Daylight Time Meeting number: 806 965 917 Meeting password: 150388.Kn* ------------------------------------------------------- To join the online meeting ------------------------------------------------------- 1. Go to https://smud.webex.com/smud/j.php?MTID=m1d238ce07b869e8061c3f3e9d0925042 2. Enter your name and email address. 3. Enter the meeting password: 150388.Kn* 4. Click "Join Now". ------------------------------------------------------- To join the teleconference only ------------------------------------------------------- Join by phone +1-855-749-4750 US TOLL FREE Access code: 805 965 917 ------------------------------------------------------- For assistance ------------------------------------------------------- 1. Go to https://smud.webex.com/smud/mc 2. On the left navigation bar, click "Support". You can contact me at: kiauna.norman@smud.org IMPORTANT NOTICE: This WebEx service includes a feature that allows audio and any documents and other materials exchanged or viewed during the session to be recorded. By joining this session, you automatically consent to such recordings. If you do not consent to the recording, do not join the session.