Ketchikan Shipyard Medium Voltage Loop

This contract involves the design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of a new medium‑voltage (12.47 kV) power distribution loop at the Ketchikan Shipyard in Alaska. The Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority (AIDEA) issued a competitive bid solicitation (Solicitation No. 19014) and awarded the contract to Northern Powerline Constructors, Inc. The scope includes installation of medium‑voltage cables, pad‑mounted transformers, metal‑enclosed switchgear, switchboards, grounding systems, civil works (trenching, back‑filling, grading, fencing), and related testing and documentation. The work must be substantially complete within 240 calendar days from the notice‑to‑proceed. The procurement was conducted via full and open competition with several addenda clarifying technical specifications, schedule extensions, and bid‑submission requirements.