200, 000-Gallon Elevated Water Storage Tank Painting, Rehabilitation, and Coating Project

Onalaska Water Supply Corporation is requesting bids for complete rehabilitation, preparation, coating, inspection, and testing of a 200,000-gallon elevated water storage tank, with bids due July 21, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. CST. A pre-bid inspection will be scheduled by addendum.

The scope includes surface preparation and cleaning, abrasive blasting as required, interior and exterior coating system application, containment and environmental protection measures, inspection and testing, site cleanup and restoration, disinfection, and all associated labor, materials, equipment, permitting, supervision, and incidentals. Bidders must submit their recommended coating system, estimated completion schedule, warranty information, and maintenance recommendations. Three alternate bid items are available: a five-year maintenance program, an exterior overcoat system in lieu of complete blast cleaning, and a HydroFlon Fluoropolymer Finish System option.

Contractor qualifications must include company information, years in business, key personnel, safety record, and five similar elevated tank projects completed within the last seven years with references. Bidders must provide bid security equal to five percent of the total bid amount in the form of a bid bond, cashier's check, or certified check. The successful contractor must furnish a performance bond and payment bond, each equal to one hundred percent of the contract value.

Award will be determined based on best value to OWSC, considering qualifications, experience, references, warranty, coating system quality, schedule, responsiveness, and cost. Required insurance includes general liability of $1 million per occurrence and $2 million aggregate, automobile liability of $1 million, umbrella liability of $2 million, and statutory workers' compensation, with OWSC named as additional insured. The contractor must provide a one-year workmanship warranty, manufacturer's coating warranty, and annual warranty inspection reports, with responsibility for repairs to coating failures during the warranty period.