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Bidding Open for TX Maintenance Facility Project

Friday, February 17, 2023


VIA Metropolitan Transit in San Antonio, Texas, is soliciting bids for modifications to overhead doors at its fleet maintenance facility.

The submittal date for this project is March 13.

Scope of Work

This project involves painting and upgrades to VIA Maintenance Fleet/Facilities in San Antonio, Texas.

Exterior work involves application of a latex and epoxy coating system on concrete substrates; and an alkyd and latex coating system on ferrous and galvanized metal substrates.

Photos: VIA Metropolitan Transit

VIA Metropolitan Transit in San Antonio, Texas, is soliciting bids for modifications to overhead doors at its fleet maintenance facility.

Interior work is scheduled to include application of a latex coating system on concrete, masonry, gypsum board and galvanized metal surfaces; a latex and polyurethane coating system on wood surfaces; and an alkyd coating system on ferrous and exposed metal surfaces, including the steel roof structure, roof deck, ductwork, piping and conduit.

Surfaces must be cleaned and prepared in accordance with standards for Solvent Cleaning (SSPC-SP 1), Hand Tool Cleaning (SSPC-SP 2), Power Tool Cleaning (SSPC-SP 3), Commercial Blast Cleaning (SSPC-SP 6/NACE No. 3) and Near-White Metal Blast Cleaning (SSPC-SP 10/NACE No. 2).

Exterior work involves a coating system of latex and epoxy on concrete substrates; and a coating system of alkyd and latex on ferrous and galvanized metal substrates.

The owner-specified manufacturers for this project are Benjamin Moore & Co., ICI Dulux, Kelly-Moore, PPG Paints and Sherwin-Williams.

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