Award Information

This Award Information document pertains to the Columbus Tank Improvements project in Georgia, a water infrastructure initiative managed by the City of Columbus Water Works. The project encompasses the reconditioning of three primary welded steel elevated water storage tanks with capacities of 500,000 gallons each: the Cody Road Back Tank, Schatulga Road Tank, and County Line Road Tank. Work includes complete removal and replacement of interior and exterior protective coating systems and repair of miscellaneous tank accessories. The contract also includes alternate bid items for reconditioning the Uchee Creek 50,000-gallon standpipe and the North Columbus Water Resource Facility Clearwell, involving exterior and interior coating systems for the standpipe and exterior coatings for the concrete clearwell.

The base bid tanks are funded through GEFA (Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority), subjecting the project to all applicable federal requirements. The Uchee Creek Standpipe is located on Fort Benning; contractors selected for this work component must comply with the requirements outlined in Appendix B, the Columbus Water Works/Fort Benning Contractor-Subcontractor Agreement. This funding structure and site-specific requirements represent key considerations for potential bidders evaluating their capacity to execute the work and meet compliance obligations.