BrightRidge Request for Quotation
Date: 11/10/2026
Quotation Number: 9532
Specification/Quotation Documents For: 69kV Breakers
RFQ Due Date: 11/24/2026 @ 02:00 pm
Summary / Description:
BrightRidge (a trade name of the Johnson City Energy Authority) solicits sealed digital quotations for the fabrication and delivery of 69kV power circuit breaker(s). The bid package includes detailed technical specifications, submittal requirements, warranty and testing obligations, and project record document requirements. The equipment is to be new and must comply with referenced standards (ANSI/IEEE, NEMA, NFPA, UL, etc.). Quoted breakers shall meet the Data Sheet and Power Circuit Breaker sections provided in the solicitation.
Key scope and technical details extracted from the specification/data sheet:
- Item: 69kV Power Circuit Breaker (bid includes fabrication and delivery)
- Quantity shown on Request for Quotation form: 2 (Line item: 69KV BREAKER, quantity 2.000 EA)
- Breaker Design: Dead tank
- Interrupting medium: Vacuum or SF6
- Maximum System Voltage: 72.5 kV
- Continuous Current Rating: 1200 Amps
- Interrupting Rating: 31.5 kA
- Maximum Operation Time: 3 cycles
- Basic Impulse Level (BIL): 350 kV
- Operating Mechanism: Motor charged spring (motor AC/DC universal motor) providing open/close/open without recharging; recharge in 10 seconds or less
- Auxiliary equipment ratings: Trip Voltage 125 VDC; Close Voltage 125 VDC; Motor Voltage 240 VAC (3 wire single phase) / 125 VDC; Heater Voltage 240 VAC
- Bushing Current Transformers: Specified ratios and accuracy class (e.g., 1200:5 C800) and detailed wiring/test block requirements (GE PK-2 test blocks)
- Seismic qualification: IEEE 693-2005 (Annex C), Seismic Qualification Level: Moderate, PGA = 0.19g, IFE = 1.25, Anchorage = 2.0, Site Class C, specified seismic coefficients
- Manufacturers approved for bidding: ABB; Areva; HVB; Siemens
- Required submittals: descriptive literature, outline drawings, foundation loading, terminal displacement, seismic qualification report (as required by class), schematics, power supply requirements, wiring diagrams, current transformer data, installation and operating instructions, certified test reports, factory test data (routine ANSI/IEEE C37.09 tests), final "For Construction" drawings and Operation & Maintenance manuals prior to shipment
- Warranty: One year from date of acceptance as outlined in General Conditions; vendor responsibilities for warranty repairs detailed
- Delivery terms: FOB Johnson City, Tennessee (Delivery site: BrightRidge Shipping/Receiving Entrance, 2610 Boones Creek Rd, Johnson City, TN 37615). Price to include shipping and be full charge including applicable taxes (BrightRidge is tax-exempt for Sales and Federal Excise Taxes)
- Invoicing: Submit invoices upon delivery or pickup to ap@brightridge.com; invoice must include itemization, unit list price, net price, extensions, and total amount due
- Bid validity / hold period: Quotations may be held up to sixty (60) days from due date for evaluation; all quotes shall remain effective for at least sixty (60) days after the due date
- Additional procurement provisions: BrightRidge reserves right to accept/reject/waive irregularities, negotiate with vendors, require certification for bidders providing services/supplies over $250,000 regarding boycott of Israel per Tenn. Code Ann. §12-4-119 (where applicable), required equal employment compliance clauses
- Required forms / checklist: BrightRidge Request for Quotation Form; Quote in same order and unit of measurement as form; Section 3 - Quotation Information Form; Specification Exception Form; No Bid Questionnaire (if applicable); Business and Taxpayer Identification or W-9 for new vendors
Bid opening and participation:
Sealed bids will be received until the due date/time and then opened and publicly read. Bidders may participate in the public bid reading by contacting BrightRidge Purchasing at least two hours prior to the bid opening time to receive a conference call number and participant code. Questions about the sealed bid process may be directed to BrightRidge Purchasing (purchasing@brightridge.com, phone 423-952-5161).
More detailed technical sections, shop drawing and submittal requirements, project record document requirements, fabrication, testing and accessories, protective relaying and metering, and detailed PK-2 test block wiring diagrams are included in the solicitation document.
