Keystone Tainter Gate Repairs

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Tulsa plans to solicit and award a contract for the repair of the Tainter Gates and floating bulkhead at Keystone Lake Dam in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. This pre-solicitation notice is intended to inform interested parties of the upcoming project, which involves a design-bid-build approach and will be awarded as a firm-fixed price contract using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable methodology, with no trade-offs allowed. The repair work includes nondestructive testing of welds, replacement or repair of compromised welds and steel, sandblasting and painting of the gates and bulkhead, replacement of anodes and seals, and installation of a new jib crane. The expected contract value ranges between $5 million and $10 million, with an estimated project duration of 425 calendar days. The project will be procured under NAICS code 237990, which covers other heavy and civil engineering construction, and has a small business size standard of $45 million. The anticipated solicitation release date is on or about December 3, 2025, with proposals due by January 30, 2026. No set-aside category has been designated. The contracting office is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and prospective contractors may contact Tyler Godwin or Dario Rissone for more information. This notice is not a solicitation itself and does not guarantee a contract award, nor will any costs incurred in response to this notice be reimbursed.