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$29k Bid Takes VA Tank Painting Job

Friday, May 22, 2015


MONETA, VA—A West Virginia contractor will be painting the 75,000-gallon water storage tank in this southern Virginia city.

Eastern Tank & Utility Services Inc., of Princeton, WV, was awarded the project with a low bid of $29,000.

Work will include cleaning and recoating the exterior of the 28-foot-wide, 75-foot-tall Boardwalk Water Storage Tank.

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Eastern Tank & Utility Services Inc. will clean and coat the 75,000-gallon, 75-foot-tall Boardwalk Water Story Tank in Virginia.

Others bids for the project totaled $29,970; $29,300; and $84,700.

Scope of Work

Surfaces will be prepared with an approved cleaning solvent and wiped dry. Exterior surfaces will be cleaned by low-pressure waterjet to SSPC-SP WJ 4 standards and spot power-tool cleaned to SSPC-SP 3.

Existing coatings contain lead; containment will be required.

The contractor will then apply a spot coat of acrylic primer, followed by a full prime coat of high-solids epoxy, and intermediate and finish coats of high-performance acrylic paint. Interior tank surfaces will require a controlled chlorine disinfection, to be determined by the contractor.

During cleaning, the contractor will be required to perform miscellaneous welding repairs to the tank’s appurtenances. The air vent screen will also require replacement.

The contract will also include a one-year inspection of the coating systems.

Reported by Paint BidTracker, a construction reporting service devoted to identifying contracting opportunities for the coatings community.

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