FCI SCHUYLKILL UPGRADE WATER TANK - 25Z2AD8

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Schuylkill located in Minersville, Pennsylvania intends to make a single award to a responsible entity to provide all necessary equipment, labor, materials, and incidentals to correct the below referenced work on a 500,000 gallon above ground water tank: 

• Perform a dry interior cleanout to remove sediment.
• Install an anti-vortex plate on the suction line.
• Install a cable-type safety climb device on the shell ladder.
• Post a confined space entry sign at the primary roof hatch.
• Adjust, calibrate, and lubricate the existing liquid level gauge.
• Install a thermomete on the tank.
• Replace the PVC overflow pipe with a steel overflow system, complete with standoffs, flapper valve, and screen.
• Install two (2) open coil element (OCE) heaters.
• Install sacrificial anodes on the interior shell.
• Install a lock on the primary roof hatch. (Owner provided lock)
• Repair cracks and spalling with a commercial non-shrinking grout.
• Pressure wash the tank exterior with an antifungal solution.
• Install a fall protection required sign near the base of the shell ladder.
• Install a frost-proof drain valve complete with a locking device. (Owner provided lock)
• Replace the bolts on the primary shell manway with maintenance-free galvanized steel bolts.
• Clean the area around the anchor bolts, tighten the anchor nuts, and tack weld the nuts to the bolts, repaint.
• Clean the exposed foundation and seal or paint to protect the concrete.