Storage Tank Inspection Services- Revised Bid by Lot

The City of Chesapeake is soliciting bids from qualified bidders to establish a contract for inspection and evaluation of the condition of all elevated and ground storage tanks for potable and non-potable water owned by the City and managed by any City department, including (without limitation) the tanks located within the Department of Public Utilities’ public water distribution system, and water treatment process tanks and production basins located at the two water treatment plants owned by the City of Chesapeake.

Background

Municipal water utilities are required by the Virginia Department of Health (“VDH”) to provide any existing information requested by VDH to conduct a “sanitary survey” on the utilities’ waterworks in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations Chapter 40, Section 141.401. To this end, VDH requires Virginia municipal water utilities to evaluate the condition of “finished water storage” and other physical facilities in the waterworks on a periodic basis.

By way of illustration and not limitation, the City owns the following storage tanks and related facilities:

Project Details

• Reference ID: 26-005-2230
• Department: Public Utilities
• Department Head: TBD (TBD)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-05-15T16:00:00.000Z

Evaluation Criteria

• Important Instructions for Electronic Submittals —

  The City of Chesapeake, VA is accepting electronic bid submissions. Bidders shall create a FREE account with OpenGov Procurement by signing up at https://procurement.opengov.com/signup. Once you have completed account registration, browse back to this page, click on "Draft Response", and follow the instructions to submit the electronic bid.

• Summary —

  The City of Chesapeake is soliciting bids from qualified bidders to establish a contract for inspection and evaluation of the condition of all elevated and ground storage tanks for potable and non-potable water owned by the City and managed by any City department, including (without limitation) the tanks located within the Department of Public Utilities’ public water distribution system, and water treatment process tanks and production basins located at the two water treatment plants owned by the City of Chesapeake.

• Scope of Work or Project Details —

  Please see the Attachments section for specifications and attachments.

• Timeline —

  Release Project Date:	May 7, 2026
  Question Submission Deadline:	May 15, 2026, 12:00pm
  Proposal Submission Deadline:	May 29, 2026, 12:00pm There will be a public bid opening (virtual only) via zoom at 12:15pm on Friday, May 29, 2026 at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84711651152?pwd=6Gf2E4GD3hoi2m9pcbbvCxZqzLEdRo.1

• Project Contact —

  Nicole Webb

  Water Production Superintendent

  3550 Battlefield Blvd. South

  Chesapeake, VA 23323

  Email: nwebb@cityofchesapeake.net

  Phone: (757) 382-3568

• Procurement Contact —

  Suzan Sadler

  Procurement Specialist II

  306 Cedar Rd, 5th Floor

  Chesapeake, VA 23322

  Email: ssadler@cityofchesapeake.net

  Phone: (757) 382-6376

Submission Requirements

• Submit Response (required) —

  Confirm that your response including cost is attached.

• I certify that I have read, understood and agree to the terms in this solicitation, and that I am authorized to submit this response on behalf of my company. (required)
• IFB 26-005-2230 Bid document upload: Storage Tank Inspection Services Revised Bid By LOT (required) —

  Upload all required bid documents here including Mandatory Bid Materials referenced in Section VI, item F. Enter pricing into the Pricing Proposal tables. 

• I certify that I have uploaded the Mandatory Bid Materials as part of my bid response. See Section VI, item F for details (required) —

  Please confirm 

• I certify I have examined the photos listed in the Attachments section (tab within OpenGov) that visually describe access to the Manganese contactor sites at the two Water Treatment Plant locations (required)
• Pricing (required) —
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    • Seeking services for hourly rate schedules.
  • Choose Option 2 when you need vendors to provide you with the line items. 
• Evaluation Committee? (required) —

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• Projected Contract Value ($) (required) —

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