6th Street North Water Storage Tank Painting

Closed April 28, 2022, 03:00 PM

  • Reference number90900-010.0
  • StatusAwarded
  • SummaryThe City of Kalamazoo is seeking a professional contractor to paint the 6th Street North Water Storage Tank.
  • Winning entity
    RCB Sandblasting & Painting Inc.
  • Value$93,500.00 Expires 07/01/2022
  • Date awardedMay 10, 2022

The structure is a 1,000,000-gallon composite tank with a low-water level of 57 ft. located at 2750 N. 6th St. Kalamazoo, Michigan. The work includes:

Exterior: High pressure water clean (5,000 to 10,000 psi), spot power tool clean to a SSPC-SP11 standard and apply a three (3) coat epoxy urethane system. A 10-15 ft. section on the north side of the new painter’s railing is to be painted black. Caulk the antenna cable penetrations on the roof. 

Dry Interior: Spot power tool clean the spot failures throughout to a SSPC-SP11 standard. Apply a spot two (2) coat epoxy system to the prepared surfaces.

Repairs:

  1. Install a gasket on the wet interior roof hatch.
  2. Install a galvanized top platform hatch.
  3. Install handholds at the roof hatches.
  4. Install a duck bill check valve on the overflow discharge.
  5. Install a roof painter’s railing.
  6. Replace dry interior and aviation light bulbs.