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The Town of Apex, North Carolina, is seeking sealed bids for an outdoor power transformer for the Jenks Substation. Bids must be submitted by December 18, 2025, at 2:00 PM to the Town of Apex, 105 Upchurch St. , Apex, NC ****, attn: Steve Maynard, and marked Outdoor Power Transformer Bid. The notice provides detailed technical specifications for the transformer, including design, construction, delivery, and testing requirements. The manufacturer is responsible for transportation, installation, and field testing. The warranty period is no less than 5 years, starting from energization or 6 months from delivery. The bid includes a detailed description of services to be provided, including transportation, receipt, inspection, unpacking, unloading, placement, field assembly, oil filling, and performance of standard field tests. The proposal must include guaranteed no-load and load losses for evaluation of the total cost of ownership.
The transformer shall be shipped upright and as complete as possible. 3. 0 delivery 3. 1 shipment, unless otherwise agreed upon, shall be made f. o. b. transformer foundation slab at the purchasers designated project site.
The warranty period is no less than 5 years. 27. 1 the warranty period shall be no less than 5 years and shall start as of the date of transformer energization or 6 months from the date of delivery whichever comes first.
The life cycle cost analysis formula will be used. 25. 4 the life cycle cost analysis formula will be as follows: life cycle cost initial purchase a x nll b x ll where initial purchase base price and selected options a afactor designated in appendix a b bfactor designated in appendix b nll noload losses guaranteed by the manufacturer ll load losses guaranteed by the manufacturer
The final payment may be decreased. 25. 6 where the loss test values provided in the certified test report exceed the values used for the bid evaluation, the final payment shall be decreased by the difference in guaranteed and actual values in accordance with the formula in section 25. 4 above.
