4530--Perry Pt External API 653 Fuel Tank Inspection

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Scope of Work

5-Year External 150,000-gallon API 653 Aboveground Storage Tank and API 570 Piping Inspection

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STATEMENT OF WORK

In accordance with the Federal and State regulations for the management of Atmospheric Petroleum storage tanks (See 40 CFR 112), the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and all applicable industry standards, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Perry Point VA Medical Center (VAMC) Campus field-erected boiler plant tank [150,000 gallon American Petroleum Institute (API) 650 tank erected in 1979] requires a 3rd party API 653 tank inspection and API 570 piping inspection by a 3rd party inspector(s) with the following certifications:

Required:

API-accredited API 653 tank inspector

API 570 accredited inspector

Preferred:

Society for Non-destructive Testing (SNT)-TC-1A accredited

Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)-field engineering personnel.

National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE)-accredited corrosion engineering personnel

Maryland Professional Engineer (P.E)

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This inspection is required of field-erected tanks every 5 years by law. API is the major design code for welded, atmospheric tanks.

Contractor will be required to perform a 5-Year API 653 Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) Inspection and API 570 Piping Inspection on the field-erected tank, D-315, and associated piping at the Perry Point VA Medical Center Boiler Plant detailed below:

Facility

Address

Building ID No.

AST

Capacity

Product

Perry Point VAMC

59 Ave. D

Perry Point, MD 21902

D-315

Boiler Plant

150,000

Fuel Oil

Scope of Services:

Contractor will provide a 5-Year API 653 External AST Inspection.

Contractor will provide an API 570 Piping Inspection for piping associated with referenced AST (This inspection is typically completed when an API 653 5-Year inspection is completed).

Contractor will provide a detailed report about the AST system and its apparatuses. Report to include deficiencies and/or any major areas of concern that need to be corrected/repaired for continued service.

Contractor will provide recommendations based on any failures noted in the inspection.

Assumptions:

This scope of services does not include correction of any additional deficiencies found during this project.

If additional deficiencies are found, they will be quoted under separate cover.

Ready and unobstructed access to the worksite and tank with no encumbrances.

Inspections to take approximately 2-3 days to complete and report is expected to be completed within 30 days of the inspection.