26-26040 Fabricated Steel for Meadow Lakes and McRae Substation Upgrades

Location:	Alaska
Posted:	Mar 11, 2026
Due:	Apr 1, 2026
Agency:	Matanuska Electric Association
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	95 - Metal Bars, Sheets, and Shapes Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
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NOTICE AND INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS

RFB26-26040

FABRICATED STEEL

FOR

MATANUSKA ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC.

MEADOW LAKES AND McRAE SUBSTATION UPGRADES

W.O. 128594 & 132494

Matanuska Electric Association, Inc. (MEA) is soliciting bids for fabricated steel, hereinafter

called the “Equipment”.

RFB26-26040 and all attachments are available by contacting Procurement at

FormalQuestions@mea.coop. Execution of a confidentiality agreement is required prior to

receiving this RFB.

Bids are required to be submitted through MEA’s ShareFile site no later than 4:00 PM Alaska

Standard Time (AKST), Wednesday, April 1, 2026. In order to submit a proposal for this RFB, a

Notice of Intent to Bid is required to be submitted to FormalQuestions@mea.coop by 12pm

(AKST), Friday, March 27, 2026. Upon receiving this notice, a confidential submittal folder will

then be set up in the ShareFile site for uploading your bid.

The Equipment is to be delivered and off-loaded, F.O.B. MEA’s Meadow Lakes Laydown Yard,

located at 4429 N. Church Rd. Wasilla, AK 99654 (at N.E. corner of N. Church Rd. & W.

Shampine Ln.), not later than March 31, 2027. Liquidated damages for delinquent delivery are

set at $2,500 per week up to 15% of the contract value. MEA reserves the right to require a

Performance Bond to guarantee the delivery schedule.

Bidders shall specify in their response to this RFB in writing whether exceptions are taken to any

of the terms and conditions of the attached Equipment Contract. Exceptions taken at a later date

may result in bid rejection.

Bidders shall complete the Bid Form and Evaluation and the Bidder’s Qualification Form for bid

evaluation. MEA will evaluate Equipment costs based on the information provided in these two

forms.

Facsimile (Fax) transmittal of bids is NOT acceptable.

Bids are to be valid for 45 days from the bid due date.

Questions related to this RFB are due no later than, 4:00 PM, AKST, Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

Questions shall be submitted electronically (email) to FormalQuestions@mea.coop. Bidders are

prohibited from contacting any employee, board member, agent, or other associate of MEA

regarding this request except as permitted in this section. Responses to questions will be

provided by 5:00 PM, AKST, Tuesday, March 24, 2026 through an addendum distributed to all

Bidders that requested the RFB on or before 4:00 PM, AKST, Tuesday, March 24, 2026.

MEA reserves the right to define and waive irregularities, to accept or reject any or all bids, in

whole or part, and to reissue, withdraw or cancel the project in its entirety for any reason,

including to perform the work in house, without liability of any type to bidder, including but not

limited to any costs associated with bid preparation and submittal.

March 2026

W.O. 128594 & W.O. 132494

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26-26040 Fabricated Steel for Meadow Lakes and McRae Substation Upgrades

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