Site work for a water / sewer project in Reyno, Arkansas. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The Project consists of abrasive blast cleaning of the interior and exterior of the existing elevated water storage tank, which contains lead-based paint, and application of a new coating system. In addition the exterior of the existing pressure filters will be abrasive blast cleaned and repainted and will include the pipe gallery associated with the pressure filters. In addition 2-opposite side service connections under the highway will be replaced with properly encased service lines. Bids will be received for a single prime Contract. Bids shall be on a lump sum and unit price basis. Bidding Documents also may be examined at the Reyno City Hall by appointment only. Printed copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the Issuing Office, during the hours indicated above, upon payment of $_50.00_ for each set. Cost of Bidding Documents is non-refundable. Checks for Bidding Documents shall be payable to "Civil Engineering Associates". Upon request and receipt of the document cost indicated, the Issuing Office will transmit the Bidding Documents via delivery service. The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the Bidder's date of receipt of the Bidding Documents. Partial sets of Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for full or partial sets of Bidding Documents, including Addenda if any, obtained from sources other than the Issuing Office. A pre-bid conference will not be held for this project. Bid security shall be furnished in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Section 746 of Title VII of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (Division A - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017) and subsequent statutes mandating domestic preference applies an American Iron and Steel requirement to this project. All listed iron and steel products used in this project must be produced in the United States. The term "iron and steel products" means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials. The work covered by this item of the specifications includes furnishing all paint, labor, and materials and performing all operations in accordance with this section of the Specifications and the applicable portion of the Plans. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, material, equipment and services for cleaning and painting of surfaces as follows: 1. All metal work, equipment, pumps, valves, fittings, hangers, supports and machinery; except stainless steel, galvanized steel, and aluminum. 2. All exposed piping and hazardous concealed piping, where required, to be color coded. 3. All structural steel not hot-dip galvanized, and miscellaneous steel work. 4. All exposed conduit and electrical work (excluding galvanized steel). 5. All doors and frames as required, except, aluminum or fiberglass frames. 6. All exterior concrete wall surfaces. Exterior concrete roofs shall be sealed with an approved water sealer. 7. All exterior block. The work to be performed under this section of the Specifications shall consist of furnishing all labor, materials, and equipment necessary for painting pumps, exposed pipe, valves and fittings, hangers, supports, electrical conduits, metal work, structural steel, miscellaneous steel, equipment, doors, miscellaneous wood, concrete block, drywall, etc., as specified herein. All metal surfaces to be painted shall be sound, clean and free of harmful scales, rust, dirt, oil, grease, moisture, or any other foreign matter which might, in any way, lessen the life or usefulness of the coating. All metal shall be smooth and free from blisters, rough corners, pits, dents, or other imperfections before painting. Pits and dents shall be filled and the metal ground smooth where required. Shop coated surfaces shall be thoroughly cleaned before the application of subsequent paint coats in the field. Paints and similar materials shall be mixed in vessels of adequate capacity. All paints shall be thoroughly stirred before being taken from the containers, shall be kept stirred while using, and all ready-mixed paints shall be applied exactly as received from the manufacturer without addition of any kind of a drier or thinner except as permitted or directed by the Engineer. All painting at the site of the work is hereby defined as field painting and shall be under the direction of the Engineer to the extent that he shall determine where and when painting may be done. All surfaces to be painted shall have their readiness for painting approved by the Engineer before work is started. In all cases, paints and coatings shall be applied according to manufacturer's recommendations. Surfaces of exposed members inaccessible after erection shall be cleaned and painted before erection. No painting shall be done when the temperature is below 50°F, when rain is falling, during fog, or until moisture on the surfaces to be painted has completely disappeared. Ambient air and substrate temperatures must be a minimum of 5°F above dew point. Painting found defective shall be removed and the surface repainted as directed by the Engineer. Aluminum and galvanized members shall not be painted.