Industry Day - Chief Joseph Dam Powerhouse Hydraulic and Electric Elevators

Chief Joseph Dam Powerhouse Hydraulic and Electric Elevators

Industry Day Announcement and RSVP Questionnaire

Industry Day Site Visit

An Industry Day Site Visit will be conducted on 06 December 2023 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM local time at the Chief Joseph Dam, beginning at the Commons Building for introductions and a tailgate safety brief before proceeding to the powerhouse. The objective is to visit both elevators, machine rooms, and other points of interest.

Participants are required to bring hard hat, safety shoes, and safety vests.

RSVP is required as detailed below and attendance is by approval only. Approved participants will enter via the front gate, clear security, before proceeding to the Commons Building. More detailed instructions will be provided to approved attendees.

Offerors are required to provide the complete information contained in the attached Request for Visitation Authority (RVA) form to both Ms. Kemp and Ms. Brouwer, whose contact information follows these instructions, not later than 4:00 PM Pacific time on 17 November 2023 to be included on the site visit list. RVAs submitted after the deadline will not be accepted and substitutions after 27 November 2023 are not authorized.

To prevent any large gatherings, all participants must provide their own transportation to the Chief Joseph Dam Security Control Point for vehicle and participant clearance, proceed to the Resident Engineer Construction Office (adjacent to the Commons Building), and remain at their vehicles until the Government escorts everyone in "caravan" to the Powerhouse parking lot.

e. Attendance will be recorded by a government representative for each group through verbal communication.

Masks and proof of vaccination are not required.

Social distancing (at least six feet distance) is encouraged, where possible.

Restroom facilities are available in the Commons Building; however, will readily be available in the powerhouse.

Personnel attending the site visit must bring government issued identification and personal protective equipment.

The Corps of Engineers (COE) points of contact are Ms. Mamie Brouwer at Mamie.S.Brouwer@usace.army.mil and (206) 764-3577 and Ms. Geraldine Kemp at Geraldine.L.Kemp@usace.army.mil

POTENTIAL OFFERORS ARE URGED AND EXPECTED to inspect the site where construction is to be performed and to satisfy themselves as to all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of performance of a Contract, to the extent such information is reasonably obtainable.

Please provide the information requested below.

1. Name of Company/Organization:
2. Major Industry
   1. Prime or Sub?
3. 1. Construction Contractor?

• 1. Significant subcontractor?
• With whom would you be partnering?

1. 1. Supplier?
2. 1. Primary North American Industry System Code (NAICS):
3. The Government is seeking industry interest to successfully replace the electric and hydraulic elevators (with upgrade to 10,000 pounds capacity) elevators in kind.

Project Description for the Hydraulic Elevator

This section is a general summary of the required work and is not all-inclusive. The work described within these specifications include, but not necessarily be limited to the scope listed below.

• Full replacement of the Hydraulic Elevator.
  • Installation of a new hydraulic elevator system and equipment to replace the existing, uprating the elevator capacity from 5,000 to 10,000 pounds, and bringing the hydraulic elevator machine room to current code by enclosing the space in a one-hour rated envelope.
  • Existing features to be demolished include, but are not limited to, the hydraulic pump, the oil heater/cooler, oil reservoir, frequency controller, hoist way cables, hydraulic plunger, elevator car, elevator car safeties, elevator electrical system and wiring including all traveling elevator car power and communications cabling, disconnect switches, motor feeders elevator car lighting and all associated controls including controller cabinets.
  • The elevator car to be provided with new operating controls, communication devices, new elevator lobby doors and call stations at each floor landing. The existing heavy duty sidewall rails should be reused if possible.
  • The elevator machine room and shaft will be upgraded to meet current code compliance. The upgrade will include any repair needed for the hoist way walls and mechanical ventilation.
  • Provide smoke detector in machine room that sends elevator to designated floor and provides an alarm signal (light and sounder) to both the Electric Elevator machine room and Control Room fire alarm control panels (FACPs).

Project Description for Powerhouse Electric Elevator

This section is a general summary of the required work and is not all-inclusive. The work described within these specifications includes, but not necessarily be limited to the scope listed below.

• Full replacement of the Powerhouse Electric Elevator.
  • Installation of a new electric elevator system and equipment to replace the existing. Bringing the electric elevator machine room up to code by replacing the wall separating the machine room from the staircase with a two-hour rated wall.
  • Existing features to be demolished include, but are not limited to: the hoist motor; the hoist gear box, elevator brakes, hoist way ropes, wedge sockets and shackle rods, rope brake, rope deflector sheaves, speed governor, elevator car and counterweights guide rail shoes, elevator car safeties, counterweights and cable compensation chains, oil buffers for the elevator car and counterweights, elevator electrical system and wiring including all traveling elevator car power and communications cabling, disconnect switches, motor feeders elevator car lighting and all associated controls including controller cabinets.
  • The elevator car to be provided with new operating controls, handrails, communication devices, new elevator lobby doors and call stations at each floor landing.
  • The elevator machine room and shaft will be upgraded to meet current code compliance. The upgrade will include any repair needed for the hoist way walls and HVAC improvements, and elevator hoist way pressurization alternative (in lieu of required enclosed lobbies).
  • Provide new or replace (as required) smoke detectors in machine room and elevator lobbies that will alarm the FACP and initiate the following actions: Sends elevator to either the designated or alternate level, local alarm (light and sounder) at the FACP, demote alarm (light and sounder, silence-able) at Control Room FACP, elevator hoistway pressurization, stairwell pressurization.
  • A Control Structure fire alarm will signal the Electric Elevator FACP to initiate elevator hoistway pressurization.

All work shall be performed in the Chief Joseph Dam Powerhouse.

1. The Government is seeking information for the aspects listed below.

• The Government is interested in learning how industry views this work. If interested, would your firm self-perform this contract or would you be or team with a major specialty subcontractor?
• Please provide one to three (maximum) project descriptions where work included replacing both existing hydraulic and electric elevators and increasing the capacity of one or both. Please identify whether this work was self-performed or with specialty subcontractors.

1. Please provide any additional comments or perspectives you may have that may be beneficial to the Government.

To attend, interested vendors must pre-register by filling out the attached questionnaire and emailing to Geraldine Kemp, Contract Specialist at Geraldine.L.Kemp@usace.army.mil , and Mamie Brouwer, Project Manager atmamie.s.brouwer@usace.army.mil with the following subject line RSVP CJD Elevators Industry Day by 17 November 2023 at 4:00 PM Pacific Time. Telephone requests will not be accepted.