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City of Lodi Electric Utility procurement for two 230/60 kV substation autotransformers and related services

The City of Lodi Electric Utility is seeking two high-capacity substation autotransformers and the equipment and services needed to deliver, install, test, and commission them. - Government buyer: City of Lodi, California — City of Lodi Electric Utility (LEU/EUD); the procurement document also identifies the Electric Utility Director. - Primary equipment: Two new three-phase 230/60 kV autotransformers for Guild Substation. The technical specification describes a 240,000 kVA unit with a 12.5 kV delta tertiary, 145/193/240 MVA capacity, and a 60 kV-side load tap changer (LTC). The detailed specification lists one transformer configuration, while the solicitation requests two units. - Named OEMs and specified manufacturers: Reinhausen (RMV II 2500 LTC and TAPMOTION MD-III drive); SEL (SEL-2414 controls); PCORE (specified bushings); Qualitrol (temperature and pressure monitoring equipment); Waukesha and Messko (dehydrating breathers); Menk USA, TTP, and Trantor (radiators); Krenz-vent and Paradoxe (cooling fans); and Pelsue (fall-arrest system compatibility). The specification permits approved equivalents for certain components. - Other specified equipment: Transformer and LTC current transformers; insulating oil; cooling equipment; fall-prevention system; accessories, controls, spare parts, and special tools. Refer to the line-item lists for quantities, part numbers, and specifications. - Services requested: Design, manufacture, assembly, factory testing and test witnessing; shipping, insurance, transportation, delivery and placement; field assembly, oil processing, testing, commissioning, and startup support; documentation, warranty and lifecycle support; and optional storage or schedule-deferral arrangements. The proposal form also requests pricing for installation, engineer days, off-loading, testing, weather wrap, and spare bushings. - Notable requirements: Meet the detailed technical specification; provide high-seismic qualification, including a California-licensed structural engineer’s signed and stamped structural report; identify manufacturers, models, manufacturing locations, and technical deviations; and provide production-capacity, quality, reliability, reference, schedule-risk, and field-support information. Pricing must separately identify the base amount, payment milestones, options, spare parts, service rates, and storage or deferral costs. - Schedule: Contract execution is anticipated in the first quarter of 2027. Target delivery is mid-2030 to early 2031; the contract end date and service duration are not specified.

Description

The City of Lodi Electric Utility (LEU) requests proposals from qualified manufacturers or authorized suppliers to furnish, test, transport, and deliver two new 230/60 kV auto-transformers for the Guild Substation in Lodi, California. The work includes manufacturing and factory testing the units and specified accessories, delivery and on-site field services for assembly, oil processing, field testing, and commissioning, as well as documentation and warranty support. The transformers must meet the technical specification in Exhibit 1; the target delivery period is July 2030 through January 2031, subject to project schedule and deferral provisions. Proposals are due December 7, 2026, before 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, via the stated submission portal.

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