SLED Opportunity · TEXAS · CITY OF CELINA
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City of Celina seeks bids for construction of a 900 GPM water well and electrical building at Celina Road Pump Station. Project includes yard piping, HVAC, SCADA, and connection to existing storage tank. Budget $6.2M. Electronic bids preferred. Key Q&A clarifies VFD cooling, materials, and testing standards.
The construction project includes: Project will include construction of one (1) new 900 GPM water well and discharge assembly to be constructed at the Celina Road Pump Station Site as well as an electrical building with medium voltage power for the well. Also included will be yard piping, connection to existing ground storage tank (underground) with electrical, HVAC, SCADA and related work. Budget Estimate: $6.2 Million The City strongly requests that bidders submit responses electronically. Electronic bidding eliminates errors, unnecessary work, and is friendlier to the environment. --- Q&A --- Q1: Regarding the AC fan call out as part of the VFD enclosure. This isn’t a normal standard for VFDs. Can you elaborate on the method of cooling for the VFD? There are cooling fans that can be added to the enclosure, but this wouldn’t be an air conditioning type feature A1: The VFD is to be installed in an air-conditioned building per the plans, so it doesn't require an additional air-conditioner. An enclosure air conditioner only applies to VFDs directly located outdoors or in unconditioned spaces. The VFD enclosure shall include it's own cooling air fans on the enclosure to circulate any air for cooling internal parts as needed. Submitted: 2/4/2026 01:04:47 PM (CT) Q2: Regarding the VFD for the well pump, can you identify the NEMA enclosure type? A2: NEMA type 1. It is inside the electrical building. Submitted: 2/4/2026 01:01:40 PM (CT) Q3: Regarding the pump stages in section 2.A and 4.A, Baker Hughes offers Nickel Aluminum Bronze (NAB). Is this acceptable in lieu of the Ni-Resist material? A3: Nickel Aluminum Bronze (NAB) will be allowed for the project. This will be added in Addendum No. 3 Submitted: 2/4/2026 01:01:03 PM (CT) Q4: 1. 3. C States the pump to be tested under API standards and section 3.4.A state to be tested under HI standards. Baker Hughes tests using API standards. Please clarify testing standards. A4: Addendum No. 3 will allow both HI and API standards for factory pump test Submitted: 2/4/2026 01:00:20 PM (CT) Q5: - Please clarify the OD of the pump. Spec states the pump to be no bigger than 8” but also states a max OD of 12”. To meet the desired pump efficiency, a 10” OD pump would be the better selection. There are small OD pump options that can meet the flow requirements, but will not meet the efficiency requirements. Please advise. A5: Addendum No. 3 will change the pump OD to 10" in Specification Section 43 25 13. Submitted: 2/4/2026 12:59:39 PM (CT)
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