RFP Water Valve Condition Assessment Program

Bid rejected, plan to rebid not timeline at this time. The final Scope of Work may be modified and will become a part of any contract or agreement between the City and the selected Firm. 2. Valve Exercising & Data Collection - Using Owner records, field locate all mainline isolation valves. Collect a coordinate point and detailed asset information including but not limited to: operation type, depth to operating nut, turns to operate, position found, operable, surrounding cover, casting shape, direction to close, and other observations. All valves in the program shall be operated until moving freely at minimum two full cycles. Operations of the valves shall comply with AWWA M-44 Manual of Practice. Valves not to be part of the program include: check valves, altitud valves, pressure reducing valves, air release valves, hydrant isolation valves, blow valves, service isolation valves, and valves within the Kingsport Water Treatment 3. Data Management - The data collected will be formatted such that it shall be easily integrated into Cartegraph OMS either directly or through the Owners enterprise geodatabase. 4. Project Management - The Firm shall coordinate the work and provide regular updates to the Owner regarding schedule, progress, deliverables, broken or frozen valves, and other repair recommendations as identified. 5. Schedule of Costs - provide schedule of costs for all activities to be included in the scope of work with an estimated total for completion based on 20,000 valves. A bid bond or certified check in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total of the bid is required. Certified hecks should be made payable to City Treasurer, City of Kingsport. The successful bidder will be required to execute acceptable Performance and Payment Bonds in an amount equal to one hundred (100%) percent of the contract price.

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Utilities, Instrumentation and Control for Utilities, Water Utilities, Water Utility Distribution Piping, Water Utility Distribution Equipment, Disinfecting of Water Utility Distribution, Water Utility Storage Tanks.