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The City of Durham's Brown Water Treatment Plant has two five-million gallon clear wells. The project is to clean the exterior of the clear wells and then apply a coating while the clear wells remain in operation. Scope of Work. The City is soliciting an experienced and qualified contractor to: The Brown Water Treatment Plant is located at 1615 Infinity Rd, Durham, NC 27712. There are two clear wells at the Brown Plant. Both are concrete tanks, built by Crom in 1977. Each has the same dimensions, 185' feet in diameter, 30 ft in height from the ground to the roof, with the domed roof sloping up another 15 ft. This project is solely concerned with exterior cleaning and coating. All surface preparation, coating and painting application shall conform to applicable standards of the Society of Protective Coatings, NACE International, American Water Works Association and the manufacturer's printed instructions. Surface preparation shall adhere to NACE 6/SSPC 13 standard; pressure wash to remove all loose paint, dirt, dust, etc. Primer Coat shall be: Tnemec Series 151-1051 Elasto-grip FC or approved equal applied at 0.7-1.5 mils DFT Intermediate Coat shall be: Tnemec Series 156 Enviro-crete or approved equal applied at 6.0-8.0 mils DFT. If there are any cracks that cannot be covered with the coating system, apply Tnemec 156 Enviro-crete or approved equal, as needed, and apply Tneme-Tape or approved equal as needed. Finish Coat: Tnemec Series 156 Enviro-crete or approved equal applied at 6.0-8.0 mils DFT The clear wells shall remain in operation at all times. There are five roof vents, and some form of protection must be provided by the Contractor to keep paint from entering the clear well while allowing air flow to each vent. The Contractor must have a plan to accomplish this and submit for City approval before work begins. The Contractor shall not impede the normal operation of the plant. Under no circumstances shall the access hatches for the clear wells be opened or entered. The Contractor shall arrange for a construction meter/backflow preventer from the City for the water used in pressure washing; the City shall not provide water for this purpose. There are other structures and infrastructure close to the clear wells on the plant site. Any damage to City property resulting from the cleaning and coating work shall be resolved by the Contractor to the City's satisfaction. Workmanship for the above referenced project will be warranted to be free from defects for a period of one year from date of completion. Project Manager and Contact with City; Questions about this RFP. Direct questions and concerns to Attn: Chris Pacheco-Neave Plant Engineering and Maintenance Department of Water Management 1600 Mist Lake Dr DURHAM NC 27704 chris.pacheco-neave@durhamnc.gov If you have concerns about this RFP that you believe are not being addressed by the project manager, please contact Tom Lucas Superintendent 1615 Infinity Rd Durham, NC 27712 919-560-4362 tom.lucas@durhamnc.gov There is no performance bond necessary for this project. Discretion of the City. A. The City of Durham reserves the right to (i) reject any, any part of, or all proposals, or (ii) accept that proposal which the City deems to be in its best interest, whether or not it is the lowest dollar proposal. B. NOTWITHSTANDING anything to the contrary in this document or in any addendums to this document, unless the contrary provision refers specifically to this provision, the City reserves the right (i) to negotiate changes of any nature with any candidate with respect to any term, condition, or provision in this document and/or in any proposals, whether or not something is stated to be mandatory and whether or not it is said that a proposal will be rejected if certain information or documentation is not submitted with it, and (ii) to enter into an agreement for some or all of the work with one or more persons, firms, or corporations that do not submit proposals. For example, all deadlines are for the administrative convenience or needs of the City and may be waived by the City in its discretion. This subparagraph B applies to the entire RFP, including the UBE portions. C. Where the City asks or tells candidates to do stated things, such as that a proposal should follow a stated format or that the candidate should do stated things in seeking the contract, the City may reject a proposal because it does not comply with those requests, so the candidate is adding to its risk of rejection by non-compliance. Still, the City may, in its discretion, waive non-compliance. This subsection (C) does not limit subsections (A) and (B). D. Of course, once a contract is signed, the parties to the contract may enforce the contract according to its terms as allowed by applicable law. Questions about the RFP and the RFP process should be submitted to the project manager identified at the beginning of this RFP. Questions are due April 10th, by 5:00 PM.