The Project will be constructed predominantly on the southern portion of the TPU Administrative Campus located at 3628 South 35th Street between the Central and South Tacoma neighborhoods. Tacoma Power a division of TPU provides service to over 181,000 customers in a service area of 180 square miles, in which the Administrative Campus is critical to continued operation, on-going maintenance, and response to emergencies. This site will be required to continue operations during construction of the Project. The existing Shops Building currently contains the Transformer Shop, Paint Shop, Carpentry Shop, Electrical Shop, and Weld Shop. Refer to Exhibit D for the site plan of the property. This project is to expand and improve the TPU Administrative Campus that focuses on on-site storage, covered storage and parking, and expansion of the existing Shops Building. A key element of this project will be the relocation of TPU Power’s equipment from the Cushman Substation Control House to the TPU Administrative Campus. Per an agreement between the City of Tacoma and TPU the Cushman Substation will be vacated by TPU in 2027. Prior to TPU vacating the Cushman Substation storage will need to be provided on the Administrative Campus. Given the importance of Tacoma Power remaining operational at all times, even in the event of an emergency or disaster, the new buildings will be designed and constructed to the classification of a “essential facility”. This project is the initial phase of a potentially larger, multi-phased expansion project that is anticipated to take place over multiple years. Future phases of work will be budgeted and constructed separately from this Project. The City reserves the right, at the City’s sole discretion, to increase or decrease the scope, budget and duration of the project work under the contract resulting from this solicitation.
