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The City Of Seattle
City Light Department
Request For Qualifications
For
Ross Powerhouse
Hydro Generator Rebuilt
Inspection Services
The City of Seattle, Seattle City Light Department (“SCL”), seeks
to engage a consultant or individual to provide consulting services to act as
an independent Consultant which provides Special Inspection and Clerk of the
Work Services for the generator rebuilding of Seattle City Light’s (SCL)
Hydro-Generator 44 at Ross Powerhouse. The Hydro power plant is located on the
Upper Skagit River, in Whatcom County, State of Washington, and approximately
140 miles northeast of Seattle.
Qualifications at a minimum shall be: The Electrical Construction Inspector
shall be required to meet certain qualifications and experience levels, including,
but not limited to:
- A minimum of 10 years experience in high voltage electrical construction
such as power generation, transmission, switch and substation facilities and
heavy industry uses. 4 years of high voltage electrical engineering experience
may replace a part of this requirement (i.e., up to 4 years engineering plus
6 years construction experience can suffice).
- A minimum of 4 years experience in construction management, construction
contract administration and inspection.
- Demonstrated working knowledge of the role of the Inspector and Clerk of
the Works in the support of construction contract administration on a heavy
industrial electrical construction project
The term of the contract shall extend from the date of execution by the Superintendent
of Seattle City Light, or designee, through December 31, 2008.
SCL has identified a budget between $100,000 to $200,000 for this consulting
service. The actual contract amount will be determined during contract negotiations.
SCL, may at its option, amend the original contract for scope, time, and funding,
subject to the continuing appropriation authority by the Seattle City Council.
NOTE: SCL may elect to extend the contract to include similar services on Hydro-Generator
Unit 31 at Diablo Powerhouse (about 5 miles downstream of Ross Powerhouse) currently
scheduled for 2008.
Copies of the RFQ and any other additional information may be obtained from
Kimberly Rayray, telephone number (206)684-3042 or email address: kim.rayray@seattle.gov.
Proposals must be delivered by 3:00pm on Friday, February 16, 2007, to the address
below:
Seattle City Light
700 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3200
Seattle, WA 98104-5031
Attention: Kimberly Rayray (SMT 3004)
The City’s proposed schedule are as follows:
| Activity |
Date |
| Advertise Request for Qualifications |
January 23-24, 2007 |
| Release RFQ |
January 23, 2007 |
| Pre-Proposals Conference |
February 5, 2007 |
| Last day for Clarification |
February 7, 2007 |
| Addendum/Clarification Issued |
February 9, 2007 |
| Qualifications due |
February 16, 2007 |
| Finalists Notified |
February 23, 2007 |
| Interview Finalists |
February 27 -28, 2007 |
| Apparent Consultant Selected |
March 2, 2007 |
| Contract Negotiations Initiated |
Week of March 4, 2007 |
| Contract Negotiations Completed |
March 23, 2007 |
| Contract Executed |
April 2, 2007 |
The contract that is awarded as a result of this RFQ will be awarded in a manner
that will comply with all applicable laws of the United States, State of Washington,
the City Charter, and Ordinances of the City of Seattle.
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