Northeast WRF Digester Repairs
Closed State & local contract opportunity Posted
- Solicitation number
- 23-0013-UT
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdiction
Opportunity details come from constructionbidsource.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
The City of Clearwater, Florida is requesting bids on comprehensive anaerobic digester repairs at the Northeast Water Reclamation Facility under ITB 23-0013-UT, with bids due August 26, 2026 and pre-qualification required two weeks prior to bid opening. Pre-qualified contractors are exempt from reapplication. Bidding requires current Florida state and Pinellas County licenses, and all bidders must comply with the Florida Trench Safety Act, OSHA excavation standards, EPA NPDES stormwater requirements, E-Verify verification, and scrutinized companies and anti-human trafficking certifications.
The scope encompasses draining and cleaning the digester, lifting and removing the cover, detailed inspection of the dome, skirt, pipe supports, mixing nozzles, concrete corbels, and gas and sludge feed pipes, followed by repairs determined after inspection and agreed upon by the City and Engineer. Work includes patching and epoxy coating of external roof plates, repair or replacement of rollers, sandblasting and rewelding of the side skirt, sandblasting and rewelding of internal ceiling plates, concrete repairs (crack, spall, and ballast block replacement), plug valve replacement, potential replacement of ductile iron piping in 6", 8", 12", and 16" diameters, and potential replacement of 4" stainless steel digester gas pipe. The contractor must develop tabulations of recommended replacements and repairs for owner approval. The contract term is 365 consecutive calendar days.
The pricing sheet contains 28 base bid line items, a 10% contingency allowance, and a bid alternate for a new digester cover with salvage credit for 190,000 pounds of steel. Bid security of 10% of the maximum bid price, in the form of a certified check, cashier's check, or proposal bond, is required. Site visits are mandatory; questions must be submitted in writing to the Engineer with responses provided only through formal written addenda. Electronic submission through the City's e-Procurement Portal is recommended.
Opportunity text
The Work to be performed under these Contract Documents is generally described as follows:
- Draining and cleaning of the anaerobic digester.
- Lifting and removal of the anaerobic digester cover.
- Inspection of the digester cover (which includes the dome, the skirt, the covers bottom), pipe supports, mixing nozzles, concrete corbels, digester gas pipe, sludge feed pipe. Final repairs will be determined after inspection has been completed and agreed upon by City and Engineer.
- Repair of external roof plates
- Patching and repair of corroded areas as needed.
- Application of epoxy coating.
- Replacement of rollers as needed.
- Repair of the digester cover side skirt which include sandblasting, rewelding and recoating. Repairs will be determined after inspection and agreed upon by City and Engineer. Contractor will develop a tabulation of recommended replacements and repair for owners approval.
- Repair of internal ceiling plates which include sandblasting, rewelding, and recoating. Repairs will be determined after inspection and agreed upon by City and Engineer. Contractor will develop a tabulation of recommended replacements and repair for owners approval.
- Repair of concrete on inside of tank as indicated on drawings. Repairs will be determined after inspection and agreed upon by City and Engineer. Contractor will develop a tabulation of recommended replacements and repair for owners approval.
- Concrete pipe support repair/replacement.
- Concrete crack repair/replacement.
- Concrete spall repair/replacement.
- Concrete ballast blocks replacement.
- Replacement of plug valves as indicated on drawings.
- Potential replacement of 16 (DIP), 12 (DIP), 8 (DIP), and 6 (DIP) piping as indicated on drawings. Repairs will be determined after inspection and agreed upon by City and Engineer. Contractor will develop a tabulation of recommended replacements and repair for owners approval.
- Potential replacement of 4" digester gas (SS) pipe as indicated on drawings. Repairs will be determined after inspection and agreed upon by City and Engineer. Contractor will develop a tabulation of recommended replacements and repair for owners approval.
- Potential replacement of glass lined ductile iron mixing noxxles. Nozzles will be inspected and identified for replacement.
- Reinstallation of digester cover.
- New digester cover (Bid Alternate-if required and accepted)
- Other works as described in the BV technical specificaions
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Northeast WRF Digester Repairs.pdf |
On GovTribe
Work this opportunity
- Track it in your pipeline
- Similar opportunities
- Ask GovTribe AI about this opportunity