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U.S. Seeks Bids for Rewind, Cavitation
Repair at 810-MW Lower Monumental Dam

by Staff
Hydroworld, March 24, 2015

Lower Monumental Dam (USACE Digital Visual Library) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks bids for generator rewinds and turbine cavitation repairs at 810-MW Lower Monumental Dam on the Snake River in Washington. Bids are due May 5.

The Corps' Walla Walla District previously scheduled a site visit for the work on March 23. It requested information last year on firms able to perform the generator rewinds and turbine cavitation repairs at Lower Monumental.

The district took bids last year to refurbish thrust bearing shoes at Lower Monumental and 603-MW Ice Harbor dams. It awarded a contract in March to Blue Leaf Environmental Inc. to provide biological services for its juvenile fish transportation program at Lower Monumental and four other hydro projects.

The district now seeks bids to rewind generators and repair turbine cavitation at Lower Monumental. The Corps said generator Unit 1 experienced a runner hub linkage failure, prompting the Corps to weld blocks to the hub to hold the blades in a fixed position. The proposed work would replace internal hub linkage components requiring disassembly of the main unit and turbine runner, with a provision to inspect and refurbish other turbine and generator components.

Repairs would include cavitation repair to Unit 1 blades, hub and discharge ring as well as repair of cavitation damage to the Unit 2 runner. The contractor also would supply a new stator winding and stator core.

The work is valued at $10 million to $25 million.

A solicitation notice may be obtained from the Federal Business Opportunities Internet site, www.fbo.gov, by entering Solicitation No. W912EF15R0001 in the "Keyword/Solicitation #" box.

Bids are due by 2 p.m., Pacific time, May 5. For information, contact Phyllis Buerstatte, Contract Specialist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, CENWW-CT, 201 N. Third Ave., Walla Walla, WA 99362-1876; (1) 509-527-7211; Fax: (1) 509-527-7802; E-mail: phyllis.l.buerstatte@usace.army.mil.

Related Pages:
U.S. Sets Site Visit for Rewind, Cavitation Repair at 810-MW Lower Monumental Dam by Staff, Hydroworld, 3/6/15
U.S. Seeks Firms for Rewind, Cavitation Repair at 810-MW Lower Monumental Dam by Staff, HydroWorld.com, 4/24/14
Corps to Seek Cavitation, Linkage Repair at Lower Monumental by PennWell, HydroWorld, 11/16/10


Staff
U.S. Seeks Bids for Rewind, Cavitation Repair at 810-MW Lower Monumental Dam
Hydroworld, March 24, 2015

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