2022 Coatings Program

Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority is requesting sealed bids for the 2022 Coatings Program covering pipe, equipment, and structural coating work at two water treatment facilities, with bids due July 22, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. Attendance at a mandatory virtual pre-bid conference on June 22, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. and pre-qualification approval are conditions of bid eligibility.

Work is performed at the Hugh A. Wyckoff Water Treatment Plant (3728 Mars Hill Road, Acworth, Georgia) and the James E. Quarles Water Treatment Plant (4402 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta, Georgia), awarded under a single contract. The completion period is 140 consecutive calendar days from commencement. Scope includes pressure washing, surface preparation (including diamond grinding with hand tools as an authorized alternative to blasting for vertical concrete columns, per SSPC-13 standards and paint manufacturer requirements), and coating of filter cells, valves, actuators, filter control consoles (10 units), tanks, and associated infrastructure per Section 09900 specifications. Addendum No. 1 (July 11, 2022) revised filter cell concrete wall pressure washing requirements, BV5 valve and actuator specifications, filter control console quantities, sludge conditioning tank scope, and concrete surface preparation methods.

Bidders must be licensed in Georgia, submit bids under their legal name certified by the Georgia Secretary of State, and include a bid bond equal to five percent of the total contract amount or an acceptable certified check, a notarized non-collusion affidavit, contractor's license certification, public benefit application affidavit, and security and immigration compliance certification. The successful bidder will furnish performance and payment bonds prior to contract execution. Site visits are available June 22–24, 2022 by appointment. Questions are due by email by 5:00 p.m. on July 8, 2022 to David Haas, the Engineer's Project Manager. Bids remain subject to acceptance for 60 days following opening. All bids submitted in the initial 2022 bidding were rejected; the project is scheduled to be rebid in 2023.