OPERATION OF RIVER OUTLET WORKS ARE CURRENTLY UNSAFE
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General Design Specifications
- The design of the river outlets was based on concrete having a compressive strength of 3,000 pounds per square inch at 28 days for structural concrete and 2,500 pounds per square inch at 28 days for mass concrete.
- The river outlets provide for releases for downstream commitments when the powerplant is not in operation and during the period of final closure of the diversion tunnels. The outlets will also be used to maximum capacity during maximum flood releases.
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DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS OF GLEN CANYON DAM
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REPAIR PROPOSAL 2022
River Outlet Works Pipe Relining at Glen Canyon Power Plant
- Document: Solicitation 140R4023R0010 Glen Canyon Dam River Outlet Works Pipe Relining
- The Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Basin, is seeking potential sources to reline the river outlet works pipe at the Glen Canyon Power Plant.
- The Contractor shall provide all the expertise, labor, tools and equipment necessary to reline 4 river outlet tubes at Glen Canyon Power Plant.
- Work is located at Glen Canyon Dam, approximately 2 miles northwest of Page, Arizona, in Coconino County.
Work Details
- Control ponding, seeping, and flowing leakage water in outlet works during relining operations.
- Outlet pipe (4 total) Abrasive blast clean surfaces to remove corrosion and existing linings, create a surface profile, and apply a new lining system on interior surfaces of outlet works pipe from bell mouth transition to hollow jet valve. Including manhole covers interior and exterior surfaces. Approximately 22,600 square feet of surface preparation and lining.
- To include Interior Drain Line 140 square feet and Exterior Coating of Drain line 20 square feet.
- High pressure water jet clean to remove corrosion and existing lining and apply new surface tolerant lining for drain lines on outlet works pipes.
- Furnish and install cathodic protection if any corrosion is observed in the bell mouth of an outlet works pipe.
- Contain, handle, and dispose of hazardous coating materials.
- Allowable window for work is approximately April through October.
- The contract specialist and point of contact for this request for information is Jennifer Handy. Please submit responses and any other inquiries via email to jhandy@usbr.gov.
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