Specifications include, but are not limited to: Inspection, evaluation, cleaning, minor repairs, and disinfection of all three City-owned tanks on a three-year cycle. Scope of Services The selected firm shall enter into a three-year agreement to assume full responsibility and accountability for the inspection, washout, minor repairs, cleaning, and disinfection requirements related to the City’s water storage tanks. The selected firm must be in business for at least five years and each employee must be fully trained in the evaluation, cleaning, and maintenance of water tanks. All work performed must meet AWWA, SCDHEC, OSHA, and City requirements. Listed below are detailed descriptions of the essential services the selected provider will be responsible for performing. 1. ADMINISTRATIVE The selected firm will provide a manager directly employed and supervised by the firm and who will represent the company in all administrative and managerial tasks. The manger will act as a single point of contact representing the firm for subjects related to the delivery of services, customer satisfaction, and dispute resolution, including compliance with the General Terms and Conditions of this RFP and contractual agreement. 2. INSPECTION & EVALUATION The selected firm will provide trained personnel directly employed and supervised by the company to perform all inspections. Reference ANSI / AWWA D101-53 (R86), Inspecting and Repairing Steel Water Tanks, Standpipes, Reservoirs, and Elevated Tanks for Water Storage. Page 5 of 15 Proposer’s initials____ The inspector must be a certified engineer in the state of South Carolina with a NACE Level 1 certification. Each tank must be visually inspected, at a minimum, once in any twelve-month period. If conditions warrant, additional visual inspections should be performed at no additional cost. All observations will be documented in a concise report with supporting photographs. The tanks’ compliance with regulatory standards and regulations will be documented in a single page compliance report with supporting photographs. Any repairs and/or renovations shall be inspected for compliance quality and projects documented. A qualified representative of the selected firm, acceptable to Georgetown, may perform the physical inspections. Submit a preliminary report and a final report after all necessary work has been completed. Inspection reports must include observations and photographs of the tanks’ exterior and interior structural and non-structural components, protective coating system, and maintenance recommendations needed or not needed. Submit a separate report for each tank. If any of the inspections are to be performed by The selected firm will provide trained personnel directly employed and supervised by the company to provide all labor, equipment, and materials to clean, inspect, and disinfect each water storage tank identified in this RFP. Wash out disinfection services shall include but not be limited to: Each water tank will be washed out, inspected, and disinfected following American Water Works Association (AWWA) C652 Standards or as often as local conditions require but not less often than once every three years. • Washouts shall be performed following AWWA Standards D652-86 Spray Method 2 Standards for Potable Water Tank disinfecting. • All observations will be documented in a concise report with supporting photographs. • The tanks compliance with regulatory standards and regulations will be documented in a single page compliance report with supporting photographs. • A qualified representative of the selected Service Provider, acceptable to Georgetown, may perform the physical inspections.
