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City of Little Canada, MN 3 <br />Benefits <br />KLM will provide to the Owner two (2) copies of the inspection report and video, which <br />will provide the following benefits: <br />1. Clearly stating the actual condition of the coatings and structural integrity. <br />2. Provide a schedule for performing recommended maintenance work. <br />3. Provide an Engineer's Cost Estimate for all recommended repair work. <br />4. Color photographs substantiate details of the report. <br />5. Copies of the report justify maintenance recommendations to decision - makers. <br />6. The inspection report can be included in the specification document to provide <br />accurate information on existing conditions for bidders. <br />7. Antenna installation recommendations. <br />8. Recommendation of future inspections. <br />9 KLM will also provide drawings in the report for future maintenance. <br />Kam Work Plan <br />Inspection Evaluation for Steel Water Storage Reservoirs <br />KLM Engineering, Inc. can also perform the following types of inspections. They <br />are included as part of this proposal. <br />Floatdown Inspection <br />The floatdown inspection is KLM's most frequently used and most comprehensive <br />inspection. This method of inspection provides the inspector /engineer with more <br />information than the other types of inspection. <br />KLM will provide NACE Certified Coating Inspectors, with one or both of these . <br />individuals being an AWS welding inspector, whom are properly trained and qualified to <br />perform this type of inspection KLM proposes to perform our standard "float- down" of <br />the water tower. If the tower can be drained in a single day (8 hours), this will enable the <br />tank to be inspected, cleaned, and disinfected in a one -day inspection. <br />In order to perform a complete float -down inspection, the city must have the water at or <br />near the high water level (HWL) at the start of the inspection KLM inspectors will insert <br />and inflate a sterilized rubber raft into the tank interior. During the float inspection, the <br />city will be responsible for opening and closing the valves to the tower. The inspectors <br />will notify the city personnel when to start draining the tank and at what rate. The <br />inspector, while in the raft, will examine the interior structure and evaluate the existing <br />5 <br />