Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-23
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT
Ell Centre, California
IMPERIAL VALLEY POWER
PROJECT
Specifications No. Is
A anVyEDTUSENTEN FOR RInS

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Directors OF Imperial 1rri-
CATION District will receive bids for
the construction of the Hydroelec-
trio Power plant, located on the
All-American Canal about fifteen
Q5) 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 Ell 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 ....... $4,000 cu.yds.
Placing Conerete-PoWer House and
Appurtenant structures 5000 Gu.
yds.
Furnishing and Installing Rein
forcing Steel ............ 815,000 lbs.
Furnishing and Installing Struc-
tural Steel, Iron, Crane Rails,
Trash Racks, Gratings and other
Metal Parts, including Substation
Structures ...................- 10000 lbs.
Installing Radial Gates with Hoist
Equipment, Draft t- T u b e.=Bulk-
head Gates, Tanks, and Miscel-
laneous Pumps and Motor Equip
ment ............................ 1913 900 lbs.
Installing Embedded and Exposed
Pipes and Fittings, also Draft
Tube Bulkhead Gate Frames
10000 lbs
Furnishing and Installing Metal
and Fiber Conduit ...... $4,000 It.
Installing Gables for Generator
Leads to Transformer Bank and
all Station Power and Light Cir
cults ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2b,OUU. IDS.
Installing the rs ton Travelling
Crane and the Bulkhead Gate
Crane
Installing the 1890 - Horsepower
Vertical Turbine, Including En-
bedded Parts, Governor, and H.
000-kva Generator. sla1
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 Satisfaction.
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
a part of power project to be
financed by Loan and Grant to
the District from Federal Emer-
gency Administration of Public
Works CPWA 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:
Per Diem Hrly
Trade or Occupation Wage Rate
Blacksmiths, skilled S $40 110
Blacksmiths' helpers 4.80 go
BoilermakerS .............. $50 Ito
Carpenters ................. 900 LBS