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Although there has been substantial investment in recent years to modernize and construct new research facilities at BNL, much of BNL’s utility infrastructure serving these facilities is over 50 years... Although there has been substantial investment in recent years to modernize and construct new research facilities at BNL, much of BNL’s utility infrastructure serving these facilities is over 50 years old, and some are over 70 years old, dating to BNL’s origin as a U.S. Army base during World Wars I and II. The utilities are aging and suffer from decreased reliability, lack of redundancy, and limitations in capacity. Key portions of the water, steam and condensate, electrical, sanitary, and chilled water utilities are beyond their useful life and substantial investment is needed to assure reliable service, meet capacity requirements, and enable readiness of facilities critical to the research mission. The Critical Utilities Rehabilitation Project (CURP) will revitalize and upgrade critical utilities to ensure the success and mission capability of BNL’s research facilities is an efficient, maintainable, and reliable infrastructure which includes all the major utility systems in support of research that operates 24/7, 365 days per year. To maintain the mission, there is a need to revitalize, and selectively upgrade BNL’s existing major utility systems as described in the bulleted list below. These utility systems directly support the entire array of DOE facilities and sponsors at BNL. • The potable water and distribution system serving all BNL mission-critical facilities. The system provides potable water, fire protection water, and make-up water to process systems. • The steam generation and distribution system serving nearly all BNL mission-critical facilities. • The chilled water supply and distribution system serving a majority of BNL’s mission-critical facilities as the source for comfort cooling, maintaining precise environmental conditions, and in some cases, cooling water for process loads. • The electrical distribution system serving all BNL mission-critical facilities. • The sewage treatment facility and sanitary collection system serving all BNL mission-critical facilities. Updates: March 14, 2022 - Posted Addendum 1 with RFP changes March 24, 2022 - Posted Addendum 2 with RFP changes April 4, 2022 - Posted Addendum 3 with RFP changes. April 7, 2022 - Posted Addendum 4 with RFP changes.