City of Columbia Ionwave #97/2026

Turbine and generator maintenance and repair services for City of Columbia power facilities

The City of Columbia, Missouri is seeking turbine and generator maintenance and repair services for its municipal power facilities. - Government buyer: City of Columbia, Missouri — Water & Light Department, Purchasing Division; procurement contact: Brittany Miller, Procurement Officer I. Finance and Utilities Departments are also identified in the sample contract. - Equipment and OEMs: - General Electric (GE): Four GE frame 6B combustion turbines at Columbia Energy Center and a GE 35 MW steam turbine generator at Columbia Municipal Power Plant. - Westinghouse: One Model 171 combustion turbine generator at Columbia Municipal Power Plant. - Alstom: Type T214-234 generator inspection is included in the pricing schedule. - Ameren is mentioned as the historical builder of Columbia Energy Center, not as a proposed contractor. - Requested services: Time-and-materials preventive and unplanned maintenance, inspections, repairs, replacement, and installation for turbines, generators, exciters, controls, balance-of-plant equipment, and related systems. The contractor is expected to provide qualified personnel, tools, parts, and project resources. - Component inspection and repair pricing: Per-occurrence pricing is requested for inspection and light, medium, and heavy repair of primary and secondary fuel nozzles, combustion liners, transition pieces, bull horn brackets, flow sleeves, Stage 1 nozzles, Stage 2 and 3 nozzles, and Stage 1, Stage 2, and Stage 3 buckets. Detailed work can include cleaning, dimensional checks, non-destructive testing, weld repair, coatings, and component refurbishment. - Specified inspections: One GE 6B combustion inspection and one Alstom Type T214-234 generator inspection during the contract period; GE 6B borescope inspection is priced per unit. Separate mobilization/demobilization pricing is requested for combustion and generator inspections, and travel-related expenses are separately priced for borescope work. The generator inspection includes visual and borescope checks and electrical tests of stator and rotor windings and associated equipment. - Labor and commercial pricing: Hourly rates are requested for 12 named classifications—carpenter/millwright, inside-wireman electrician, mechanical field engineer, specialty field engineer, borescope specialist, project manager, plumber/pipefitter, general laborer, operator, foreman with truck, safety manager, and ironworker—plus two contractor-proposed classifications. Rates cover straight time, overtime, and Sunday/holiday/emergency work, with prevailing- and non-prevailing-wage pricing; the schedule uses 10 evaluation hours for each rate entry. - Other notable pricing requirements: Fixed percentage markups for contractor-supplied equipment rentals, projects over $50,000, materials and consumables, and materials and parts; maximum annual price-increase percentages for contract years two through five. Freight is not subject to markup and is at the contractor’s cost. - Period of performance: One initial year with four optional one-year renewals; the agreement may not exceed five years and three months. Start date is determined by the effective date. No specific quantities are provided for component repair occurrences or per-unit borescope inspections.

Description

The City of Columbia is seeking proposals for combustion and steam turbine generator maintenance services. Work includes preventative and unplanned maintenance on gas turbines, generators, exciters, control systems, balance of plant, and other systems at the Columbia Energy Center and Columbia Municipal Power Plant. The contract is on a time-and-materials basis, with an initial one-year term and four one-year renewal options. Proposals may be submitted electronically or as sealed hard copy by November 27, 2026, at 5:00 PM Central Time.

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