Imperial Valley press., 1939-03-02
CLEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT
FL Centre, California
IMPERIAL VALLEY POWER
PROJECT
Specifications No. IL
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS


PROJECT
Specifications No. Is
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Directors of Imperial Irri-
cation District will receive bids for
the construction of the Hydroelec-
trio Power plant, located on the
All-American Canal about fifteen
(15) miles east of Calexico, Cali
fornia, which will include furnishing
material and labor for building the
power plant and appurtenant feat
ures, also installing, ready for oper-
alton and test, all of the hydraulic,
electric and mechanical apparatus;
each bid to be in accordance with
Plans, Detail Specifications and
other contract documents compris-
ing Specifications No. IS, now on
file at the office of the Board of
Directors of Imperial Irrigation
District at El Centro, California,
where they may be examined and
copies obtained upon deposit Of
$1,000 per set, which deposit will
be refunded upon the return of
such copies in good condition with
in five days after the bids are
opened.
The principal items of work and
materials involved are approximate
ly as follows:
Excavating Earth Substation
Site and Roads ........ 25 900 cu.yds.
IN =
Appurtenant structures $500 GU.
yds.
Furnishing and Installing Rein
forcing Steel .....-.... $4,000 lbs.
Furnishing and Installing Struc-
tural Steel, Iron, Crane Rails,
Trash Racks, Gratings and other
Metal Parts, including Substation
Installing Radial Gates with Hoist
Equipment, Draft Tub Bulk
head Gates, Tanks, and Miscel-
laneous Pumps and Motor Equip
ment .....--..........-....... $4,000 lbs.
Installing Embedded and Exposed
Pipes and Fittings, also Draft
Tube Bulkhead Gate Frames
$4,000 lbs.
Furnishing and Installing Metal
and Fiber Conduit ...... $4,000 #.
Installing Gables for Generator
Leads to Transformer Bank and
all Station Power and Light Cir
cults ..........-.....-.-........... 5000 lbs.
Installing the rs = ton Travelling
Crane and the Bulkhead Gate
Crane
Installing the 1890 Horsepower
Vertical Turbine, Including EN-
bedded Parts, Governor, and 12,-
000-kva Generator.
Installing the Main Control Switch
board and all other Electric Con-
troll Equipment, Wiring, Lights
and Accessories.
Installing Power Transformers, Oil
Circuit Breaker, and all acceSSor-
les in the outdoor Substation.
Furnishing and Installing all Mis-
cellaneous building supplies and
materials, pipes, plumbing fix
lures, lumber, hardware and paint
necessary to complete the work.
Bidders attention is called TO the
fact that the work to be done is
part of a power project to be
financed by Loan and Grant TO
the District from Federal Emer-
gency Administration of Public
Works (PWA Docket No. Calf 1893
-P-D), and the award of the con-
tract will be contingent upon Sc
curing funds from such source.
Bidders are hereby notified that
pursuant TO the statutes of the
State of California, or local law
thereto applicable, the Board Of
Directors of Imperial Irrigation
District has ascertained the general
prevailing rate of per diem wages
and rates for legal holiday and
overtime work in the locality in
which the work of constructing
the power plant, erection and in
stallation OF the apparatus and-or
equipment is TO be performed. The
apparatus and-or equipment will
be delivered fob. cars at Holtville
or CaleXico, California.
The prevailing rates, so determin-
ed for each craft or type of work
man or mechanic needed to execute
the contract which will be awarded
the successful bidder, are as fol-
lows: