Nebraska Public Power District Procureware #Request for Bid (RFB) No. 26033

Helicopter-Assisted Shield Wire Insulator and Hardware Replacement for 345kV Transmission Line

Nebraska Public Power District seeks bids for specialized helicopter services and all required labor and equipment to perform maintenance on a 345kV transmission line (TL 3510) between Keystone Substation and Missouri Basin Power Project Substation. - Scope of Work: - Remove and install overhead shield wire (OHSW) suspension insulators and hardware at 303 structure locations - Remove and replace OHSW dead-end hardware at 15 structure locations - Replace aerial numbers at 324 structure locations - Services Required: - Helicopter operations for transmission line work - Provision of all labor, equipment, and materials necessary to complete the project - Notable Requirements: - Vendors must have expertise in helicopter-assisted powerline maintenance - All work must be performed along a single circuit 345kV transmission line - Potential Vendors (specializing in helicopter and powerline services): - Air2, LLC - English Air Service, LLC - Fairway Electric Inc - Hawkeye Helicopter LLC - HeliService Powerline Solutions - High Performance Helicopters - HLH Aviation - HVA, Inc. - LiveWire Aviation - OneSpan Powerline Services, LLC - PWXPress - Summit / Western Helicopter

Description

Nebraska Public Power District is seeking bids for helicopter services and all necessary labor and equipment to remove and replace overhead shield wire suspension insulators and hardware at multiple structure locations along a 345kV transmission line. The project includes work at 303 structure locations for insulator removal, 15 locations for dead-end hardware replacement, and 324 locations for aerial number replacements. The transmission line involved is TL 3510, a single circuit 345kV line between Keystone Substation and Missouri Basin Power Project Substation. A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held via Microsoft Teams to discuss contract specifications and answer bidder questions.

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