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C -- ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR TANK INSPECTION SOL N00604-97-R-0013 DUE 031497 POC Paula Fukuda, (808) 474-2397 Ext. 209, Contract Specialist, Beatrice Appling, Contracting Officer Provide services of a registered engineer with API 653 certification for tank inspection. Inspection to include visual and ultrasonic survey of the entire tank surface of five Red Hill, Hawaii underground storage tanks as required. The engineer/inspector shall furnish all labor, supervision, materials, tools, equipment and transportation required to complete the work. Work and materials not specifically mentioned, but necessary to complete the intent of the specification shall be provided by the contractor. These services include inspection and nondestructive testing of suspect areas, specifying procedures for all areas that require repair and verification of repairs. Access to the entire tank surface will be provided. The ultrasonic survey will consist of the entire tank bottom and any suspect areas on the tank shell. Inspect for deterioration and damage to the coating on the interior of the tank shell plates and welds, pits on the interior of the tank shell plates and welds, holes through the tank shell plates and welds, non-visible holes and cracks in the tank shell plates and welds that are identifiable by the nondestructive test or the visible seepage of fuel and/or water back into the tank, suspect areas such as blisters in the tank shell plates. The engineer shall have the necessary equipment, training, experience and certification IAW ASNT TC IA as a level 11 technician to perform ultrasonic thickness testing per the requirements of the applicable specifications. Test the entire tank bottom where the coating has been removed for the presence of chlorides, soluble ferrous salts, alkaline/acidic contaminants, and flame sprayed aluminum. Conduct tests for everything except aluminum in accordance with NACE item no. 54257 (Publication 6G186). Test for the spread of flame sprayed aluminum using the caustic soda method. Conduct a vacuum box test for all welds on the flat tank bottom plats and first ascending plates. REPORT: The engineer shall issue a "field" report on the results of each day's activity tothe designated "FISC" representative. Items requiring immediate attention shall be resolved or dispositioned prior to continuing with the inspections. Prepare a written report detailing the tank deficiencies IAW API Publication 653. The final report shall be typed and include the documentation of dates and times of the inspection, photographs, mapping, repair or return to service recommendations as deemed appropriate. The PE stamp of the engineer, date and signature on the final report shall be issued within seven days after the last inspection of each tank. As-built drawing to be provided for each tank identifying the locations of all defects. Describe the type of defect (damaged coating, pitting, crack, weld failure, corrosion, etc.), quantity (number, square footage, length) and severity (size, depth, and area of pitting, etc.), and other features and information relevant to the tanks condition. RECOMMENDATION: Provide a prioritized ranking of the deficiencies and recommendations for the type of repair isrequired within one working day of inspection. TANK INSPECTION: The Government will hire a contractor under a separate contract who will mobilize the tanks and perform the recommended repairs. The contractor will assist the inspector/engineer for five days per tank by providing an operator for the movement of the booms in the tank, with an assistant to the API inspector in the basket to provide lighting and to record the observations of the inspector. The contractor shall also provide a roving watchman inside the tank and in the access tunnel while the API inspector is performing inspections from the basket or at the tank bottom. Access to tanks is provided through upper access tunnel 57,512 millimeters above the tank bottoms and the lower access tunnel just below the tank bottoms. Personnel and equipment access into the tanks via the 2,420 millimeters diameter manways located at the upper access tunnel. The manway and the catwalk at the tower in the center of each tank are 57,912 millimeters above the tank bottom. The contractor's access to the work site will be via Adit 4 or 5. The contractor shall comply with all applicable activity security requirements. PERFORMANCE: Inspector/engineer shall be available during the Federal Government's regular working hours, which shall be an 8-hour period from 0700 to 1530 hours, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Government holidays. The scheduling and performance of all on-site work shall be coordinated with the Navy Contractor through FISC Planning and accomplished in such a manner as to cause the least possible interference with the normal operations of the facility. The duration of the project is fixed at six months. The contractor shall commence work within 21 calendar days after notice to proceed. QUALIFICATIONS: The API engineer/inspector shall provide a list, including points of contact and phone numbers, of similar completed projects within the last five years. Engineer shall be a graduate of a four-year accredited college program in engineering with the Professional Engineer (PE) license in structural, mechanical or civil engineering. A minimum of five years of experience in the design, construction, inspection and repair of atmospheric liquid petroleum storage tanks. Engineer shall be certified in accordance with API 653 and in accordance with ASNT TC IA as a level 11 technician to perform ultrasonic thickness testing. All work procedures shall be in accordance with EM 385-1-1 (Army Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual). Government utilities will be provided. No Government furnished equipment is available. Open sites near the work area will be available for the contractor to store equipment and material; the contractor to assume all liability for contractor property stored at the site. RESTRICTIONS: No employee or representative of the contractor will be admitted to the work site without satisfactory proof of United States citizenship or is specifically authorized admittance to the work site by the Contracting Officer. Failure to obtain entry approval will not affect the contract price or time of completion. (0044)

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