FCI SCHUYLKILL UPGRADE WATER TANK - 25Z2AD8

2026-11-03

The Federal Bureau of Prisons , Federal Correctional Institution ( FCI ) Schuylkill located in Minersville , Pennsylvania intends to make a single award to a responsible entity to provide all necessary equipment , labor , materials , and incidentals to correct the below referenced work on a 500 , 000 gallon above ground water tank : Perform a dry interior cleanout to remove sediment . Install an anti - vortex plate on the suction line . Install a cable - type safety climb device on the shell ladder . Post a confined space entry sign at the primary roof hatch . Adjust , calibrate , and lubricate the existing liquid level gauge . Install a thermomete on the tank . Replace the PVC overflow pipe with a steel overflow system , complete with standoffs , flapper valve , and screen . Install two ( 2 ) open coil element ( OCE ) heaters . Install sacrificial anodes on the interior shell . Install a lock on the primary roof hatch . ( Owner provided lock ) Repair cracks and spalling with a commercial non - shrinking grout . Pressure wash the tank exterior with an antifungal solution . Install a fall protection required sign near the base of the shell ladder . Install a frost - proof drain valve complete with a locking device . ( Owner provided lock ) Replace the bolts on the primary shell manway with maintenance - free galvanized steel bolts . Clean the area around the anchor bolts , tighten the anchor nuts , and tack weld the nuts to the bolts , repaint . Clean the exposed foundation and seal or paint to protect the concrete .

Pennsylvania

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