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IA Elevated Storage Tank Painting Out for Bid

Wednesday, November 21, 2018


Iowa Lakes Regional Water is seeking contractors to paint an existing elevated water storage tank in Ayrshire, Iowa. 

Bids are due Dec. 12.

This project is estimated at $175,000.  

Scope of Work

This project involves cleaning and recoating the interior and exterior surfaces of an existing 50,000-gallon elevated water storage tank.

Iowa Lakes Regional Water

Iowa Lakes Regional Water is seeking contractors to paint an existing elevated water storage tank in Ayrshire, Iowa. 

Contractors will abrasive blast-clean the wet interior tank surfaces to Near White standards (SSPC-SP 10 / NACE No. 2). The interior surfaces will then be coated with a zinc-rich urethane primer and two-coat epoxy system. The alternative coating system includes a zinc-rich urethane primer and epoxy finish.  

The exterior tank surfaces will be abrasive blast-cleaned to Commercial standards (SSPC-SP 6 / NACE No. 3) and coated with a zinc-rich urethane primer and two-coat acrylic-polyurethane system. The alternative coating system includes a zinc-rich urethane primer, acrylic-polyurethane intermediate and fluoropolymer-polyurethane finish.  

Owner-approved coating manufacturers include Tnemec, Sherwin-Williams or an approved equal. A containment system is required.

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