Repair/Refurbishment of an Oil Storage Tank built in the mid to late 1970's to BS 2654 which is currently being used to store heavy fuel oil (HFO). The tank is 60m diameter x 14m high with a 40,000 cubic metre capacity. It is of a fixed cone roof design with a slope of 1 in 5 and a raised cone floor with a slope of 1 in 20.

The tank will be handed over to the successful contractor in a clean state and is currently being inspected to API 653/EEMUA 159. The contractor will be issued with a full report detailing the extent of the repairs upon handover and will be expected to repair the tank to EEMUA 159/ API 653 or equivalent European standard.

The Applicant and/or consortium members must be able to provide/carry out the following:

Scaffolding required for carrying out the necessary repairs as well as any temporary structures used to maintain the structural strength during the repair work;

Repairs to the roof, shell and annular floor as specified in the inspection report;

Repairs to the access stairs, platforms and handrails;

Replacement of nozzles, steam coils and connecting pipe work;

Non destructive testing (NDT) of welding;

Hydrostatic testing of repaired tank;

Installation of lighting and instrumentation;

Full documentation pack including records of all repairs;

Design calculations for all repairs, new nozzles/tank fittings and temporary structures.

The estimated value of the contract is between GBP 800k to GBP 1200k.