Site work for a bridge / tunnel in New Fairfield, Connecticut. Completed plans call for site work for a bridge / tunnel.

The Town of New Milford is requesting proposals from qualified professional firms, licensed in the State of Connecticut, to provide bridge over coating (painting) for the Town. Question Submission Deadline:December 2, 2024, 8:00am Question Response Deadline:December 5, 2024, 5:00pm The hours of operation are typically Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Depending upon the project, work hours may extend beyond 4:00 p.m. but typically not beyond 5:00 p.m. The commencement time of the work will begin as directed by the Public Works Supervisor. 4.2. Scope of Work The winning bidder must comply with all environmental, health, and safety standards for painting of outdoor steel structures. 1. Contractors and subcontractors are required to have at least one (1) Coating Application Specialist (CAS) (SSPC ACS/NACE No. 13)-certified (Level II-Interim Status-Minimal) craft-worker. 2. CAS-certified craft-worker(s) are required for all crews/craft- workers up to four (4) crew members. 3. For each crew larger than four (4), an additional CAS-certified craft-worker shall be present on each painting/blasting crew during blast cleaning and spray application (Atmospheric and Immersion Service) operations. 4. A crew member is a person who is on the job performing hand-held nozzle blast cleaning and/or spray application of protective coatings on a steel structure. The certification(s) must be full, not interim, and must be kept current for the duration of the Project work. If a Contractor's, subcontractor's or any craft-worker's certification expires, the firm will not be allowed to do any work on this item until the certification is reissued. 5. The winning bidder must provide and use all protective measures to protect the environment around the bridge and the river below from contamination from the prepping and painting process. 6. All loose and flaking paint, rust spots and bare spots must be prepped and primed prior to final coat of paint using appropriate cleaning and priming materials. 7. Final coat of paint must meet all environmental standards and not contain any hazardous materials. a. Additional Resource/Information can be found on the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration website 8. Application Methods: The coating system shall be applied by spray equipment of a type and size capable of applying each coat within the required thickness range. 9. The applicator shall strictly adhere to the manufacturer's written recommendations for application methods, cure times, temperature and humidity restrictions and recoat times for each individual coat of the specified system. However, in no case shall coatings be applied in ambient conditions that exceed the relative humidity and dew point temperature control limits specified herein. 10. Brushes shall be used in areas where spray application will not achieve acceptable results. Brushing technique shall be performed in a manner that will provide a uniform, blended finish. 11. All storage, mixing, thinning, application and curing techniques and methods shall be accomplished in strict accordance with the printed material data sheets and application instructions published by the respective coating material manufacturer. 12. Surfaces shall be painted with the specified prime coat material before the end of the same work shift that they were blast cleaned and before any visible rust back occurs. 13. Applied coatings shall not have runs, sags, holidays, pinholes or discontinuities. 14. The winning bidder must provide a 24 month warranty against chipping, rusting or any other type of failure after painting is completed under normal wear and tear conditions. 15. The Contractor shall provide at least one (1) Coating Inspector who is a National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) Certified Coating Inspector Level 3 with Peer Review for the duration of the field application to provide Quality Control. 16. The QC Inspector shall provide a report to inform the town Engineer on a daily basis, of the progress and any corrective actions performed on the coating work. 17. The QC Inspector shall be present during all cleaning and coating operations. 18. The winning bidder must complete the project no later than July 1, 2025.