Transmission and Station Design Consulting Services

The Lower Colorado River Authority in Texas is seeking a qualified vendor to provide comprehensive transmission and station design consulting services. The agency requires technical expertise to support its power infrastructure projects through engineering reviews, system studies, and construction support. This initiative aims to ensure the structural integrity, safety, and reliability of the agency's transmission and station assets. The scope of work covers geotechnical and foundation engineering reviews, routing and siting consultation, and system impact and interconnection studies. The selected consultant must review grounding, insulation coordination, lightning protection, and surge arrestor designs, as well as provide cybersecurity and SCADA design consulting. Additionally, the agency requires power flow, fault, and stability studies, cost estimation, scheduling, constructability assessments, construction support, and formal testimony for regulatory filings if needed. Eligible bidders must be onshore organizations based in the United States. The agency requires all work to be performed offsite. Bidders must submit their proposals digitally, either via email or through the designated online portal. The agency is currently looking for proposals to establish the budget and pricing structure for these services. The source document does not specify evaluation criteria or key dates for this procurement.