The City of Newport seeks proposals from experts in the field of corrosion engineering to evaluate the current status and performance of the City's existing cathodic protection systems. Depending on the facility requirements, the City has both pipelines and water storage tanks that are protected by either impressed current systems or galvanic anode systems. Some of the City facilities were checked as recently as 2021. Some systems have not been checked since their installation in 2002. The City seeks a comprehensive review of all its cathodic protection systems.
The City anticipates some of its cathodic protection systems are beyond their useful life. A follow-up project to remediate, replace, and/or redesign, and construct new cathodic systems may be required as a result of the consultant's analysis. This work will be scoped and advertised separately from this scope of work. The City will utilize the consultant's work products from this assessment to determine a scope of work for a subsequent project All Proposals shall be submitted as set forth in Section 7 - Instructions to Proposers. The City is not
responsible for Proposals submitted in any manner, format, or to any delivery point other than as required by this RFP. Proposals shall be limited to ten (10) pages and must include the services of a Professional Engineer registered in the State of Oregon.
Consultant selection will be based upon weighed criteria as set forth in this Request for Proposals and will include criteria including, but not limited to: similar project experiences, general experience, staffing availability, schedule, and response time.
The City of Newport reserves the right to cancel this procurement or reject any and all Proposals in
accordance with ORS 279B.100.
Objectives
The City of Newport is seeking proposals from experts in the field of corrosion engineering to
evaluate the current status and performance of the City's existing cathodic protection systems.
The objectives of this project are:
o Determine the status of known cathodic protection systems within the City
o Gather all cathodic system information into one document
o Document monitoring and reporting requirements
o Create Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for inspection, documentation, testing,
monitoring and reporting on the condition of cathodic protection systems
o Determine whether remedial action is required for individual cathodic protection systems
o Provide a final report summarizing the work, and develop a written, detailed plan for
mitigating, replacing, and constructing cathodic protection systems that are near, have
reached, or are beyond, their useful life
The consultant shall review existing documentation supplied to them by the City including
design reports, drawings, inspection logs, and memos. The consultant will field verify operation
of all known impressed current corrosion protection systems. Consultant shall evaluate all
known galvanic corrosion protection systems. This scope includes the following activities:
o Review reports, memos, field records, drawings and designs
o Perform structure-to-soil electrical potential measurements
o Verify operation of isolation joints, where appropriate
o Measure and verify anode current output
o Perform rectifier check for impressed current systems
o Provide recommendations for regular interval inspections and testing
o Estimate the longevity of each anode system
o Provide a written report which includes maps, field and meeting notes, findings,
conclusions, and recommendations
o Provide an overview summary map showing all the known cathodic systems For further information, contact the City's
Project Manager, David Powell P.E., Public Works Director at 541-270-4142 or by email at
d.powell@newportoregon.gov. Consultant selection is anticipated to result in the issuance of a contract for
professional architectural and engineering services in a form substantially similar to the one provided in
this RFP.
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