Condenser Retube Project

The City of Garland’s utility, Garland Power & Light, is soliciting bids for the complete retubing of the Ray Olinger Unit #1 condenser. The contractor must remove existing steel waterboxes and ~8,200 Admiralty tubes, install new SS‑304L tubing supplied by the owner, perform staking, gasket replacement, epoxy coating of waterboxes, and conduct hydro‑testing and post‑installation inspections. The work must be completed during a planned outage beginning Spring 2027 and the retubed unit must be back in service by Fall 2027. The bid is a Best‑Value sealed bid; all required forms, insurance certificates, and a detailed work plan must be submitted. An optional site visit is offered on 9 Sept 2026. • Scope includes tube removal, cleaning, conditioning, staking, SS‑304L tube installation, expansion, trimming, waterbox epoxy coating, and hydro‑test. • Contractor must provide labor, rigging, tooling, waste‑metal handling, and optional scaffold services. • Owner supplies SS‑304L tubing, waterbox hardware, and utilities; contractor supplies all installation labor, consumables, and quality‑control documentation. • Schedule: Start Spring 2027, complete and return to service by Fall 2027 (≈12 months). • Mandatory compliance with ASME, AWS, ASTM, HEI standards and owner‑approved procedures. • Submission deadline 1 Oct 2026; questions due 25 Sept 2026.