S -- UTILITIES PRIVATIZATION -- NOTICE OF INTENT TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY

Notice Date

June 6, 2001

Contracting Office

Pacific Division, NAVFACENGCOM (ACQ0242), Architect-Engineer/ Construction Contracts Branch, 4262 Radford Drive, Honolulu, HI 96818-3296

ZIP Code

96818-3296

Response Due

July 20, 2001

Point of Contact

Richard Keener, 808-474-5404

E-Mail Address

Question concerning this project should be addressed (keenerrr@efdpac.navfac.navy.mil)

Description

PURPOSE: This is a notice of intent to enter into negotiations with Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (HECO) under Contract N62742-68-C-0001 to pursue privatization of the electrical distribution system at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii (MCBH) in accordance with 10 USC 2688 "Utility System: Conveyance Authority" and DOD Reform Initiative Directive dated 23 December 1998. Other qualified and interested sources shall notify the contracting officer at the following address: Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Pacific Division, BOS 1 Contracts Branch (Attn: Code 0221), Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-7300; and provide a statement of interest on company letterhead (not to exceed 20 pages in length) no later than July 20, 2001 which includes as a minimum the following: (1) understanding of federal, state (to include Hawaii Revised Statutes, Chapter 269), and local laws and regulations affecting utilities in the State of Hawaii; familiarity and experience with State of Hawaii and US Environmental Protection Agency, Region-9, environmental compliance procedures; (2) capability and experience in the ownership, operation and maintenance of similar electrical utility systems; (3) financial capacity to purchase, expand, and operate an electrical utility system; (4) a statement showing an understanding of the obligation to serve in regards to utility services; (5) a statement showing an understanding that a certificate of public convenience and necessity will be obtained in time to allow for retail sale of electric service by January 2002. The Government shall not be held responsibility for cost of a party's expression of interest or, if formal requests for proposal are issued, the cost of an offeror's proposal. OBJECTIVE: Should privatization prove to be economical, it will include the transfer of ownership, operation, and maintenance of the electrical distribution system. It is intended that privatization will reduce the Navy's life cycle costs. SYSTEM DISCRIPTION: The following is provided only to give an approximation of the size, scope and general description of the MCBH KB Electrical System, which provide quality electrical power and services to customers MCBH KB. MCBH KB purchases commercial power form HECO's Mokapu Substation. The Mokapu Substation is located near the main gate and contains two 12 MVA (Delta-Wye) transformers which steps down a sub-transmission voltage of 46 kV to the on-base primary distribution voltage of 11.5kV. MCBH KB's primary electrical distribution system is operated as a redial power system. Each 12 MVA transformer supplies power to a single bus in each switching station located on base. There are four switching stations on base, referred to as the Main Substation and Substations I, II and III. The Main Substation is located next to the Mokapu Substation. It contains three switchgears buses referred to as A, B, and C. The 12 MVA 46/12 kV transformers at the Mokapu Substation directly feed the A and B buses at the Main Substation. The C bus is provided for future expansion in the event a third 12 MVA (HECO) transformers is required. All three buses can be connected in parallel via tiebreakers. HECO's transformers and the Main Substation's buses are normally not operated in parallel. From the Main Substation power is distributed radially to three downstream switching stations via dedicated circuits. There are two tie circuits between the substations, which are operated normally open. The average peak electrical demand at MCBH KB is approximately 15.4 to 17.6MW and the average daily consumption is approximately 270-317 MWh. The system experiences a power factor of about .96 during normal operation. The distribution system at MCBH KB is a combination of overhead and underground feeders comprising about 10.7 miles of overhead and 41.1 miles of underground. The distribution voltage is a "wye" configuration, at 12kV and single-phase at 7.2kV.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010608/SSOL004.HTM (W-157 SN50O1K5)