TO: Indian River County Board of County Commissioners
THROUGH: John A. Titkanich, Jr., County Administrator
Sean C. Lieske, Director of Utility Services
Howard G. Richards, PE, Manager - Capital Projects
FROM: Paola Talavera, Associate Engineer
DATE: October 28, 2025
SUBJECT: Award of Bid 2025067 for Gifford Water Tank Structural Rehabilitation Phase 2. IRCDUS Project ID 13.23.538
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BACKGROUND
Indian River County Department of Utility Services (IRCDUS) owns and operates the Gifford Elevated Storage Tank (EST), a 0.4 million-gallon (MG) steel multi-leg supported tank that has a common inlet/outlet pipe, and an altitude valve. The tank is not required to meet Florida Administrative Code (FAC) requirements for potable water storage, it has been isolated from the water distribution systems and is no longer in operational use.
To ensure structural integrity of the tank, modification/upgrade of the tank is required.
On behalf of the Indian River County Department of Utility Services (IRCDUS), sealed bids were solicited from qualified contractors for the Gifford Water Tank Structural Rehabilitation Phase 2 project. Phase 2 includes sand-blasting and re-coating of the entire exterior structure of the 400,000-gallon multi-leg steel elevated potable water storage tank located in Gifford. Phase 1 of the structural improvements was awarded to, and successfully completed by, Viking Painting, LLC, (Viking) between December 2024 and June 2025. During the solicitation process for Phase 1, the Department determined that awarding Phase 2 was not feasible at the time, as there are antennas on the tank that have to be removed in coordination with their respective vendors.
BID RESULTS
Advertising Date: August 24, 2025
Bid Opening Date: October 3, 2025
Euna Bonfire notified: 348 Subscribers
Bid Documents Obtained by: 18 Contractors
Replies: 2 Contractors
Firm Location Total Bid
Vikin...
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