Elbow, 15kV, 900A Deadbreak Housing 1000kcmil #04615

Alameda Municipal Power (AMP) is seeking quotes from qualified bidders to furnish 15kV 900a deadbreak housing 1000kcmil elbow - Richards Manufacturing item 91CS8HT3QR5 - based on specialized specifications and compatibility to match other materials for our projects per PCC Article IV 3400(c)(2), Quotes must be valid till end of May and successful winner also must honor their proposed pricing at the time of shipping the order.

Background

It is the bidder's responsibility to have their responses entered into the OpenGov system before the appointed due date and time. Email submittals shall not be accepted. It is also the responsibility of the bidder to visit the bid portal to see if there is any addendum even after they submitted their quotes. Failure to review and acknowledge all addenda might lead to disqualification to the bid.

Line 1 - Quote based on the net delivered price (Free on board or FOB Alameda CA) with all handling & transportation charges prepaid and include all local, state, and federal taxes but do not include sales tax.

ARO (After receipt of order) lead time in weeks to be filled by a bidder located in the pricing table. Lead time may be considered in evaluation in addition to quoted pricing.

Purchases of materials in excess of $25,000 must receive the City of Alameda's Public Utilities Board (PUB) approval at a PUB monthly meeting.

Project Details

• Reference ID: MS 03-26-04
• Department: Support Services
• Department Head: Ikue Suto-McNiff (Procurement Analyst)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-03-27T19:00:00.000Z
• Answers Posted By: 2026-04-03T19:00:00.000Z

Evaluation Criteria

• Important Instructions for Electronic Submittal —

  The Alameda Municipal Power is accepting electronic bid submissions only. Bidders shall create a FREE account with OpenGov Procurement by signing up at https://procurement.opengov.com/signup. Once you have completed account registration, browse back to this page, click on "Submit Response", and follow the instructions to submit the electronic bid.

   

  It is the bidder's responsibility to have their responses entered into the OpenGov system before the appointed due date and time. Email submittals shall not be accepted. It is also the responsibility of the bidder to visit the bid portal to see if there is any addendum and or Q&As even after they submitted their quotes. Failure to review and acknowledge all addenda might lead to disqualification to the bid.

  Line 1 - Quote based on the net delivered price (Free on board or FOB Alameda CA) with all handling & transportation charges prepaid and include all local, state, and federal taxes but do not include sales tax. This is only place to submit the bid.

  ARO (After receipt of order) lead time in weeks to be filled by a bidder located in the pricing table. Lead time may be considered in evaluation in addition to quoted pricing.

  Purchases of materials in excess of $25,000 must receive the City of Alameda's Public Utilities Board (PUB) approval at a PUB monthly meeting.

• Scope of Work or Project Details —

  Alameda Municipal Power (AMP) is seeking quotes from qualified bidders to furnish 15kV 900a deadbreak housing 1000kcmil elbow - Richards Manufacturing item 91CS8HT3QR5 - based on specialized specifications and compatibility to match other materials for our projects per PCC Article IV 3400(c)(2), No alternative nor Equal shall be accepted. Lead time may be considered, and all bidders are expected to add their lead time information in Pricing table.

  Quotes must be valid till end of May 2026 and successful winner also must honor their proposed pricing at the time of shipping the order.

• Local Preference Rule —

  The local preference rule is set forth in Article V. Chapter II of the Municipal Code.  The evaluation of a contract for the performance of personal services, upon written application noted on the space provided on the City bid or proposal documents, there shall be extended a five (5%) percent preference for local businesses defined in this section, provided however, that all such contracts shall be awarded on the basis of demonstrated competence and on the professional qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the services required. The evaluation of bids or proposals for the award of all contracts for the purchase or lease of supplies, materials, equipment or other personal property, a local business shall, upon written application noted on the space provided on City bid or proposal documents, there shall be extended a five (5%) percent preference for local businesses. The awarding officer shall consider the quality offered and its conformity with the specifications, the delivery and discount terms and conditions, the service reputation of the bidder, and other information and data required to prove the lowest responsible bidder.
   
  Local business are defined in the Municipal Code as a business firm with fixed offices or local taxable distribution points within the boundaries of the City of Alameda which hold a current business license with an Alameda business address which is not a Post Office box.  Bidder shall clearly indicate if he or she believes they qualify for this preference and submit Local Business Declaration form.  The final determination of qualification for Alameda Bidder's preference rests with AMP.

• Rights of AMP —

  This RFQ does not commit AMP to enter into an agreement, nor does it obligate AMP to pay for any costs incurred in preparation and submission of proposals or in anticipation of an agreement. AMP reserves the right to:

  •    Make the selection based on its sole discretion;
  •    Reject any and all quotations and cancel the RFQ at any time;
  •    Issue subsequent RFQs;
  •    Postpone opening for its own convenience;
  •    Remedy technical errors in the RFQ process;
  •    Approve or disapprove the use of particular sub consultants or subcontractors;
  •    Negotiate with any, all or none of the Bidders;
  •    Accept other than the lowest offer;
  •    Select quotations on an item-by-item basis;
  •    Award more than one Agreement from this solicitation;
  •    Waive informalities and irregularities in the quotations and/or
  •    Enter into an agreement with another Bidder in the event the originally selected Bidder defaults or fails to execute an agreement with AMP.

  An Agreement shall not be binding or valid with AMP unless and until it is executed by authorized representatives of AMP and of the Bidder.

Submission Requirements

• Proposal (without Cost Proposal) (required) —

  Please Upload your COMPLETE Proposal here. Upload fee proposal separately in the next step.

• Separate Cost Proposal (required) —

  Confirm that your fee proposal is not attached in your Proposal and is attached separately here.

• Is your company local as explained in the Local Preference Rule under Project Details? —

  If so, upload provided Local Business Declaration form located under Attachments.

• Bid Bond (required) —

  Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified cashier’s check, or bid bond, in the amount of XXXXXof the total bid price, payable toAlameda Municipal Power, as a guarantee that the bidder, if its bid is accepted, will promptly execute the Agreement. The bidder shall guarantee the total bid price for a period of 60 days from the date of the bid opening.

  Please scan and upload a copy of your bid bond/cashier's check. Bidder must also MAIL bid guarantee with a postmarked date no later thanFriday, April 10, 2026 addressed to:

  Alameda Municipal Power
  Ikue suto-mcniff
  2000 Grand Street
  Alameda,CA94501

  Please have the Bidder Name, Contract Title ("Elbow, 15kV, 900A Deadbreak Housing 1000kcmil #04615"), and Contract Number ("MS 03-26-04") listed clearly on the outside of the envelope.

• Contract Execution, Payment Bond, Performance Bond, and Certificate(s) of Insurance (required) —

  The contract shall be executed by the successful bidder and shall be returned, together with the Payment Bond, Performance Bond and Certificate(s) of Insurance to Alameda Municipal Power so that it is received within 14 working daysafter the bidder has received the contract for execution. Failure to do so shall be just cause for forfeiture of the proposal guaranty.

• Bid Bond (required) —

  Will this solicitation require a bid bond?

• Electronic Pricing Table (required) —

  Would you like to have bidders respond to an electronic pricing table through ProcureNow?

  Some examples of of when to say "yes":

  1. This is a quote for goods or commodities
  2. This is a public works bid, with a pricing table that can be uploaded into ProcureNow from an excel spreadsheet
  3. Seeking services for hourly rate schedules
• Separate Fee Proposal Upload (required) —

  If you are NOT using the Electronic Pricing Table option, will you want your bidder to separate a Price Proposal from the rest of their Response? You'll want to do this if you open your bids initially WITHOUT showing price, and then come back in after a technical evaluation to unseal pricing later.

• Evaluation Committee? (required) —

  Will there be an evaluation committee to review the proposals and score them based on weights and multiple criteria?

Questions & Answers