Don Henry Power Center Generator Excitation Replacement HU 2026-103

Location:	Nebraska
Posted:	Nov 10, 2026
Due:	Dec 16, 2026
Agency:	City of Hastings
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	61 - Electric Wire, and Power and Distribution Equipment
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CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

HU 2026-103

DON HENRY POWER CENTER

GENERATOR EXCITATION REPLACEMENT

CITY OF HASTINGS

Proposals Will Be Opened Promptly At

4:00 PM, Wednesday, December 16, 2026

Bid Submitted By: _______________________________________________

Table of Contents

CONTRACT AND SPECIFICATIONS

FOR

DON HENRY POWER CENTER

GENERATOR EXCITATION REPLACEMENT

FOR

CITY OF HASTINGS

HASTINGS, NEBRASKA

Contract No. HU 2026-103

I. BIDDING DOCUMENTS

Advertisement for Bids .....................................................................1-2

Instruction to Bidders........................................................................3

Contact Sheet... .................................................................................4

Submittal Instructions .......................................................................5

Mailing Instructions ..........................................................................6

II. CONTRACT FORMS

Proposal.............................................................................................7-9

Formal Contract Agreement .............................................................10-11

Performance Bond ............................................................................12-13

Insurance ...........................................................................................14

Affidavit ............................................................................................15

III. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Section 1 – General Conditions ........................................................16-34

Section 2 – General Description and Scope of Work .......................35-38

Appendix A – Drawings ...................................................................39

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

The City of Hastings, Nebraska, will receive bids for the Don Henry Power Center

Generator Excitation Replacement, HU 2026-103 until 4:00 p.m. at the City of Hastings, 1228

N Denver Ave., Hastings, Nebraska, on Wednesday, December 16, 2026, at which time and place

all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Brief description of project: Design, build,

install, test, and commission a new generator excitation system for the gas turbine at Don

Henry Power Center in Hastings, Nebraska. If you plan on bidding and are not already on our

approved bidders list for this project, you are REQUIRED to fill out the Plan Holders Submittal

Form that is located on the City website: https://www.cityofhastings.org/bids/.

The Contract Documents, including plans and specifications, are on file at the City of

Hastings 1228 N Denver Avenue, Hastings, Nebraska 68901. Copies of the plans and

specifications in electronic (PDF) format may be obtained by visiting the City of Hastings Website:

www.cityofhastings.org/bids. A paper copy is available for $75.00, plus sales tax ($5.25), plus

shipping.

Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check, drawn on a solvent bank in the State of

Nebraska, or a bid bond in an amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the total bid of all

contract construction costs, made payable to the City Treasurer of the City of Hastings, Nebraska,

as security that the bidder to whom the contract may be awarded will enter into a contract to build

all the improvements in accordance with this notice and give bond in the sum hereinafter provided

for the construction of improvements.

No bid shall be withdrawn after opening of bids without the consent of the City of Hastings,

Nebraska, for a period of sixty (60) days after scheduled time of closing bids.

Time is of the essence in this contract. In evaluating bid(s) received, the City will consider

the timelines of completion of prior construction contracts, existing workload of bidders and

available manpower that bidder commits to the project.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond in the sum of the full

amount of the Contract within ten (10) days of the date of award. No additional time will be

allowed the Contractor for providing the Performance Bond.

DATED AT HASTINGS, NEBRASKA, this 10th day of November, 2026.

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Publish:

November 13, 2026

November 20, 2026

Furnish 2 proofs of publication

CITY OF HASTINGS, NEBRASKA

______________________________

Tyler Ficken, City Clerk

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INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

All proposal information, including any unit price fill in sheets or other required information, shall

be submitted on the proposal forms hereto attached. Copies of addenda, if any, shall be signed and

attached. City of Hastings does NOT accept faxed or emailed bid returns.

Bidders shall inform themselves of all relevant matters, and, if awarded the contract, shall not be

allowed any extra compensation by reason of any matter or thing concerning which such Bidder

might not have fully informed himself, prior to the bidding.

The Bidder bidding on the Specifications herein, who has exceptions to those called for in the

Specifications, must so state in the space provided below and/or attach a letter explaining in detail

the exceptions taken to those required in the Specifications. This letter of explanation shall become

a part of the bid and shall be attached hereto. Failure by the Bidder to outline his exceptions will

require the successful Bidder to comply with these Specifications.

EXCEPTIONS TO SPECIFICATIONS:

______________________________________________________________________________

The City will not assume obligations resulting from losses or damages until acceptance of the

equipment.

If any person contemplating submitting a bid for this contract is in doubt as to the true meaning of

any part of the Specifications or other proposed contract documents, he may submit to Purchaser

a written request for an interpretation thereof. The person submitting the request will be

responsible for its prompt delivery. Any interpretation of the proposed documents will be made

only by addendum duly issued or delivered to each person receiving a set of such documents. The

Purchaser will not be responsible for any other explanation or interpretation of the proposed

documents.

All addendums must be signed and attached to bid documents.

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