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When is the deadline for the City of Ames RFP?

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The deadline for this RFP is Jul 24, 2026. Make sure to submit your proposal before this date to be considered.

Question 2

What is City of Ames looking for?

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The City of Ames Electric Services Department is soliciting proposals from qualified engineering firms to perform an Arc Flash Study at the City of Ames Power Plant, including the main plant and gas turbine facility, under RFP #2027-001.  The work scope encompasses short-circuit and fault-current analysis, protective device coordination, incident energy calculations per IEEE 1584-2018 and OSHA 269-2014, preparation of an arc flash analysis report, production of PDF arc flash labels, and delivery of editable system model files.

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