Cleaning Two Keeler Boilers

Added: Jul 17, 2015 4:18 pm Scope of Work: Contractor shall thoroughly clean fire and water sides of two (2) Keeler Boilers as specified below.

Requirements: The vendor shall furnish all labor, materials, tools, equipment and supervision necessary to complete the Scope of Work. The contractor shall provide the services of certified-licensed, qualified, professional mechanics to perform this work.



A. Work will require scheduling at the Northport VAMC with the Engineering Service. The specific work required is described below:

1. Have fully trained and qualified mechanics with confined space certification performing all work.

2. Perform all work in strict accordance with all latest OSHA-EPA-National Plumbing-National Electric-Federal-State-Local codes and accepted trade practices

3. Lock out all atomizing steam, control air, feed water supply, main non-return steam stop, steam stop on main boiler room header, chemical feed lines, surface blow, and bottom blow lines. Forces draft at main electric panel. All electric power to program and controls. Power supply to boiler at main electric panel.

4. Water sides: The vendor shall remove internal feed line and baffles from steam drum, clean and replace. The vendor shall supply new nuts and bolts to reinstall all internal baffles in steam drum. Nuts and bolts will be high temperature and high pressure steel grade 9.

5. All boiler tubes shall be cleaned by passing motor driven turbine brush on flex shaft through all tubes. The brush shall be kept in continuous motion to prevent damage to the tubes.

6. Scale rust and sludge loosened from tubes shall be flushed down the mud drain with water, and removed.

7. The steam and mud drum will be scraped and wire brushed to remove scale corrosion, rust and sludge.

8. Gaskets on steam drum will be supplied by Government.

9. Fire sides: The vendor shall thoroughly clean all boiler tubes to remove soot, carbon, ash, and fuel deposits. The vendor shall steam, scrape and wire brush all fire sides.

10. Steam cleaner will be furnished by contractor. Compressed air will be furnished by contractor.

11. Vendor responsible for closing boiler after inspection is complete.



B. Perform the service once a year on boilers #2 and #4 between the months of August and September.

C. Contractor shall be responsible for the integrity of all work related to this project.

D. Contact the Contracting Officer Representative when work will commence.

E. Provide all reports/findings/recommendations to Charles Solicito or his designated representative.



Equipment:

- Two (2) Keeler Boilers

- Boilers' size and capacity: 40,000 lbs/hr.

- Date of manufacture: 1968

- Dual fuel

- Boilers were last cleaned in 2013

- Both boilers are currently in service