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Bids Wanted for FL Housing Development

Friday, July 31, 2020


The Key West Housing Authority in Key West, Florida, is seeking bids for the construction of a multi-family housing development. A total of 104 units will be constructed in this project.

The submittal date is Aug. 10.

Scope of Work

This project involves the construction of a 104-unit multi-family housing development located in Key West, Florida.

Key West Housing Authority

The Key West Housing Authority in Key West, Florida, is seeking bids for the construction of a multi-family housing development. A total of 104 units will be constructed in this project.

In this project, all exterior stucco substrates, precast concrete and cast-in-place concrete is to be coated using a three-coat system. This system will consist of one coat of primer and two coats of alkaline waterproof coating. Pressure-treated lumber surfaces are to be coated using a two-coat system made up of two coats of concrete waterproof coating.

Interior wood substrates are to be coated using a three-coat system that consists of one coat of acrylic-alkyd primer and two coats of interior acrylic. Any gypsum board substrate on the interior will be coated using a three-coat system. This system will be composed of one coat of primer followed by two coats of interior acrylic.

Exterior steel items indicated for galvanizing are to be prepared using the standards associated with Zinc-Rich Coating, Type I-Inorganic and Type II-Organic (SSPC-Paint 20) and Brush-Off Blast Cleaning of Coated and Uncoated Galvanized Steel, Stainless Steels, and Non-Ferrous Metals (SSPC-SP 16). Surfaces that will receive touch-up painting are to be prepared using the standards associated with Shop, Field, and Maintenance Painting of Steel (SSPC-PA 1).

The brands specified for this project are Behr, Benjamin Moore, Glidden, Lanco, PPG, Pratt & Lambert, Sherwin-Williams and Valspar.

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