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Bids Sought for 2 FL Water Towers

Tuesday, September 30, 2014


Bids are being accepted for cleaning, coating and repair work on two water storage towers in Clermont, FL.

The project involves cleaning and recoating the interior and exterior of the 500,000-gallon, 96-foot-tall Bloxam tank, as well as repainting the logo on the Eastern Service Area tower, a 400,000-gallon, 140-foot-tall tank.

Bids are due Oct. 23.

Scope of Work

The Bloxam tank interior will be abrasive blast-cleaned to a Near White finish (SSPC-SP 10) and lined with one full coat of aromatic urethane zinc-rich primer, a stripe coat of polyamidoamine epoxy, and two full coats of polyamidoamine epoxy lining systems for use with potable water.

Clermont water tower
Owner specifications via Paint BidTracker

The City of Clermont, FL, is seeking bids for cleaning, coating and repair work on two water storage towers. Bids are due Oct. 23.

Interior pillar surfaces will be abrasive blast-cleaned to a Commercial finish (SSPC-SP 6) and coated with an inorganic hybrid water-based epoxy and a coat of HDP acrylic polymer.

The tank exterior will be abrasive blast-cleaned to a Commercial finish (SSPC-SP 6) with a lead-stabilizing abrasive additive and coated with an aromatic urethane zinc-rich primer, an aliphatic acrylic polyurethane intermediate and an advanced thermoset fluoropolymer polyurethane finish.

Repairs include the installation of a new roof vent, repair of the overflow inlet weir, and installation or repair of miscellaneous tank attachments.

The contractor is to coordinate with the owner to obtain confirmation on sizing, orientation, and location of the city’s new proposed logo on the Eastern Area Service tower. Logo coatings will be the same as the specified top coat.

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