Specifications include, but are not limited to: Invitation to Bid The Nevada County Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Nevada County Public Works Transit Division, is accepting Sealed bids until the hour of 2:30 p.m., Thursday July 13, 2023 for Electric Bus Charging Project Nevada County Operations Center (NCOC) Phase-1 COUNTY PROJECT NO. 889830 California Air Resources Board (CARB) Grant No. G20-NS-001 A sub-grant of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2019 and 2020 Targeted Air Shed Grant Program #TA98T15301-0 with CARB LOCATED AT: Nevada County Operations Center 12350 La Barr Meadows Road, Grass Valley, CA. The work to be done, in general, consists of the installation of an owner supplied ChargePoint 150kW Express Plus plug-in charging system to accommodate the charging of two buses at the Nevada County Operations Center (NCOC). The ChargePoint Express Plus system consists of the Power Block charging power supply cabinet and the Power Link dispenser cabinet. Contractor shall supply/install a new circuit breaker and private meter in the existing NCOC main switchboard (MSB) to serve the charging equipment. Contractor shall connect the meter to the County network in the existing Server Room. Contractor shall furnish and install conduit, conductors, pull boxes, etc. to connect the ChargePoint Power Block to the MSB, and also furnish and install conduit, conductors, cable, pull boxes, vault etc. to connect the Power Block to the Power Link. The Power Link shall be installed within the existing asphalt parking area. Contractor shall construct concrete equipment pads and bollards for the Power Block and Power Link. Contractor shall furnish and install earth ground rods/wells. Contractor shall supply/install empty conduits and pull boxes within the existing parking area to allow for the addition of charging systems in future phases. Contractor shall perform all required trenching and excavation, including reinstatement of paved areas with hot mix asphalt and unpaved areas with aggregate base. Contractor will remove existing striping, lay out the bus charging spaces and provide painted parking stripes. If possible, all work shall be completed without interruption of power supply to the NCOC. If power supply must be interrupted to complete the work, the contractor shall inform the engineer a minimum of 72 hours in advance so appropriate arrangements can be made. This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement number TA98T15301-0 to the California Air Resources Board. The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, nor does U.S. EPA endorse trade names or recommend the use of commercial products mentioned in this document. Bids shall be UNIT PRICES Bids must be for all of the work described herein unless the Bid Form specifically indicates a bid item is optional. Complete work within 40 working days. The Engineer’s Estimate for this contract is $240,000. DBE Requirements: Although this project is funded by an EPA Assistance Agreement, for tracking of DBE utilization, in this case Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women Business Enterprise (WBE), the Caltrans DBE approach and forms (modified) shall be used. The MBE contract goal is 2 percent The WBE contract goal is 1 percent The County will conduct this public bid opening through the following on-line site: Nevada County is inviting you to a scheduled TEAMS meeting at 2:30 pm, Thursday, July 13, 2023 Join on your computer, mobile app or room device Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 279 440 301 047 Passcode: oYKvUJ Download Teams | Join on the web Or call in (audio only) +1 530-414-9282,,779789136# United States, Truckee Phone Conference ID: 779 789 136# Find a local number | Reset PIN
