Purchase Description

Purchase Description
Harry S. Truman Dam Debris Boom

1.0 Project Overview

1.1.1

This project is for the supply and installation of a debris boom at Harry S. Truman Lake near Warsaw, Missouri. The purpose of the debris boom is to prevent floating debris from impacting the dam's Tainter gates, which are crucial for maintaining the full operational capacity of the spillway. The boom will also serve as a visual barrier to boaters. The Contractor will be responsible for the complete plan, supply, and optional installation of the debris boom system.

2.0 Location

2.1 Harry S. Truman (HST) Dam is located at river mile 175 on the Osage River. The dam is in Benton County, Missouri, about 1-1/2 miles northwest of Warsaw, Missouri 2.2 The Project Office is located at 15968 Truman Dam Access Road, Warsaw, Missouri 65355.

3.0 General Project Requirements

3.1 The Contractor must provide all labor, materials, and equipment for the selection, fabrication, delivery, and optional installation of the debris boom system. 3.2 Debris boom anchoring selection should exclude any drilling into, on or under the earthen dam or other invasive activities. Anchors drilled into the lakebed upstream of the dam will be reviewed by the Kansas City District Dam Safety Manager. Information submitted should include location and depth of holes, estimated quantities of grout and method of tracking the amount of grout actually used.
3.3 A site visit may be conducted after solicitation. Government can make the site where the boom is to be installed available.
3.4 All work must be performed in accordance with this purchase description. 3.5 The Contractor is responsible for all deliverables as specified in this purchase description.
3.6 Debris boom should be approximately 2000 feet in length. 3.7 Boom components must be a highly visible color.
3.8 On site Installation tasks must be coordinated with Government point of contact before execution to prevent materials, such as chains or cables, being pulled through the intake or turbines.
3.9 The preferred alignment of the debris boom is shown below. The debris boom should be located approximately 600 feet upstream so as to not obstruct the submerged weir located 850 feet upstream of the spillway.

Figure 1 preferred Alignment of the Debris Boom

3.10The Contractor must confirm the anchor’s capability to resist the required loading through either analytical methods or field testing, before the Final Deliverables submittal.

4.0 Boom Specifications