Questions_and_Answers_Site_Visit_Info_as_of_8-12-2021_3.pdf

140R4021Q0071 – EBHD Rehab – Water Tank Inspections

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Questions and Answers and

Site Visit Information as of 8/12/2021

1. Can the tank sizes (diameter, height, etc.) be provided with some supporting pictures?

ANSWER: As per the Statement of Work the three steel tanks are 30-foot by 10-foot-diameter:

The concrete masonry water tank is 49-foot-diameter by 24-foot-tall:

Tank gallon information and constructed dates:

Information from Site Visit on 8/11/2021

Site visit commenced at 9:30 a.m. on 8/11/2021 from the Bureau of Reclamation Elephant Butte office.

Attendees:

Dusty Vega, Vice President, D&R Tank Reymundo Gutierrez, Project Manager, Bureau of Reclamation Rosanne Vigil, Contracting Officer’s Representative, Bureau of Reclamation Tina Villegas, Contracting Officer, Bureau of Reclamation Brent Tanzy, Resource Specialist, Bureau of Reclamation Kassidy Steckbeck, Intern, Bureau of Reclamation Ronda Lucero, Contract Specialist, Bureau of Reclamation

The meeting started with introductions.

Sign-in sheet was completed.

Noted that questions regarding this requirement are due by August 18, 2021 and responses are due by August 27, 2021.

Viewed the concrete masonry tank first.

− Tank can be inspected either empty or full.

− Tank was constructed in 1912.

− Holds approximately 280,000 gallons and is 49-foot-diameter by 24-foot-tall.

− Originally used for the valves on the penstocks which are no longer needed.

− Used for domestic water.

− There is hatch access on the top of the tank with a perch which is 3.5 ft by

4.5 ft.

− There are probes inside for tank control.

− The roof is the primary concern. It is all wood and some of the roof decking is rotten and needs to be repaired.

− A liner was installed in approximately 2006.

− It has been several years since anyone has been inside the tank.

Viewed the three steel tanks next.

− Tanks would be drained but need to inspected on a different day from the concrete tank.

− These are smaller tanks which hold approximately 17,000 gallons and they are 30-foot by 10-foot-diameter.

− There is no man way at the bottom of the tank.

− There is a bolted hatch at the top of each tank.

− The bottom of the tank is steel.

− Needs to be tested for lead.

− A prior sanitary survey performed by the New Mexico Environment

Department indicated issues with lack of security, lack of inspection, and lack of access.

− Needs a common float for all three tanks.

− The gauge board is outdated.

− Would need hardware replacement like pulleys, float, cable.

Site Visit concluded at approximately 10:50 a.m.