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They may have grape expectations now, but crews of a Florida industrial painting contractor will probably be dreaming in purple by the time they complete their next big project.
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has awarded PCL Civil Constructors Inc. of Tampa a $23,437,790.82 contract to upgrade and recoat the Jimmie Davis Bridge. In the color purple.
The work, which had been budgeted at $15 million to $20 million, will also include re-decking, structural repair, and lighting.
Work is slotted to begin early in 2015 and last about one year.
Purple Pick
The purple topcoat was chosen in a public "Pick the Paint" contest that LADOTD sponsored earlier this year. After a voting period that ran from March 7 to May 2, purple bested the color field of eight with 32 percent of the votes.
Blue took second, and red came in third, KTBS.com reported.
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That's a winner: By demand of 32 percent of the voters, a purple coating system will adorn the 46-year-old bridge.
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Rounding out the options were brown, green, orange, gold and gray.
The 2,822-foot-long steel truss bridge was built in 1968 and serves roughly 21,500 motorists daily, connecting Shreveport and Bossier City over the Red River.
Scope of Work
The project will include cleaning and recoating all structural steel surfaces. Work will include abrasive blast-cleaning to a Near White finish (SSPC-SP 10) and recoating with a zinc-based, three-coat paint system (epoxy primer, epoxy intermediate, and polyurethane or polysiloxane finish).
Galvanized steel surfaces requiring painting will be shop prepared. Existing hardware will be mechanically galvanized and coated after fabrication.
Hardware that will not be embedded in more than three inches of concrete will receive a cold-applied, zinc-rich, organic paint. Contractors will also be expected to clean and repair any existing reinforcing steel.
The existing coatings contain lead, so containment will be required.
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