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Rehab Contract Awarded for Two PA Water Tanks

Wednesday, July 24, 2024


The Houtzdale Municipal Authority in Houtzdale, Pennsylvania, recently awarded a $408,810 contract to Worldwide Industries Corp. (Butler, Pennsylvania) for the exterior rehabilitation of two 800,000-gallon steel water storage tanks.

Atlantic Underwater Services Inc.

The Houtzdale Municipal Authority in Houtzdale, Pennsylvania, recently awarded a $408,810 contract to Worldwide Industries Corp. (Butler, Pennsylvania) for the exterior rehabilitation of two 800,000-gallon steel water storage tanks.

The contract includes cleaning and recoating the exterior surfaces of two existing 800,000-gallon welded steel standpipe water storage tanks. The tanks were both built in 1990 and are 78 feet tall and have a 48-foot diameter.

According to the project specifications, the exteriors of the tanks will be abrasive blast-cleaned to a Commercial finish (SSPC-SP 6/NACE No. 3) and recoated with a three-coat zinc-urethane system. The owner-approved coating manufacturers are Sherwin-Williams, Tnemec and Carboline, or an approved equal.

Atlantic Underwater Services, Inc.

According to the project specifications, the exteriors of the tanks will be abrasive blast-cleaned to a Commercial finish (SSPC-SP 6/NACE No. 3) and recoated with a three-coat zinc-urethane system.

Four additional contracting companies submitted bids for this contract, including:

  • Minoan Industrial LLC (York, Pennsylvania) at $539,400;
  • Nostos SS Contractors, LLC (Reston, Virginia) at $554,550;
  • K&K Painting (Baltimore, Maryland) at $596,580; and
  • Brave Industrial Paint, LLC (Long Branch, New Jersey) at $1,200,000.

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