I. INTRODUCTION
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (BEA), Management & Operating Contractor of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) owned Idaho National Laboratory (INL), is seeking an Expression of Interest (EOI) from prospective offerors to install a new Potable Water Distribution System at the ATR on the INL.
II. PROCESS
BEA is seeking qualified firms to compete for the award of a construction contract in support of the ATR Potable Water Distribution System project. As determined by BEA, responders to this EOI may receive a Request for Proposal (RFP) that will require detailed technical and price proposals be provided for evaluation and ranking under a source selection process.
Interested firms are advised that RFP release is anticipated in May 2024 and the source selection/award decision is anticipated in June 2024. The contract award type will be firm-fixed price. All construction work on the INL site is subject to the Davis-Bacon Act and the INL Site Stabilization and Jurisdictional Agreements (available at http://sitelaborcoordinator.com/
index.php/downloads/); both of these agreements are enforced in accordance with agreements set forth between the Construction Trades, DOE, and BEA.
III. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
The system will be constructed at ATR on the INL. ATR is located approximately 60 miles west of Idaho Falls, Idaho. The system will replace most branches of the existing system and will have to interface with the pieces of the existing system that are not being replaced by this project. The design for the project trenches and installs approximately 7,000 linear feet of new HDPE piping, along with various new valves, hydrants, and other items typically associated with a potable water system. An attached diagram shows the new piping in blue and the remaining or abandoned in place piping in orange.
The new system will be required to meet all current standards and requirements for a potable water system.
IV. SUBMITTAL
Interested firms are requested to provide expressions of interest to the undersigned by close-of business on May 6th, 2024. Included must be sufficient written information confirming the responder’s qualifications that addresses each of the following criteria:
• Financial and bonding capacity
• Safety record (provided Experience Modification Rates and OSHA 300 logs / 300A summaries for each of the previous 3 years)
• Demonstrated experience and expertise with similar water projects within the previous 5 years.
• Agreement to become signatory to the INL Site Stabilization Agreement.
Note that responses must be no more than ten (10) pages in length. Only potentially qualified offerors will receive an RFP for the project.
If you have questions, need additional information, or need to speak with a BEA subject matter expert for clarification, please contact Zach Bennett, Construction Contract Specialist, at extension 208-526-0022 or via email at zachary.bennett@inl.gov. Technical questions must be submitted in writing via email.
