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Council to add parametric engineering support, and staff seek to fund water‑tank recoating after 2024 study
Summary
Public Works reported that a 2024 condition assessment found exterior paint delamination and organic growth on the city’s 2.5‑million‑gallon water storage tank; staff asked to increase the on‑call engineering contract limit and approve a new work assignment for design and project management ahead of a planned pressure‑blast recoating.
Public Works Director Gary Schmick asked the Mountlake Terrace City Council to approve two staff requests tied to the city’s large potable water storage tank: increase the city’s on‑call engineering support contract limit with the consultant from $100,000 to $200,000, and authorize a roughly $83,000 work assignment for project management and engineering support to plan and manage a recoating of the 2,500,000‑gallon tank.
Schmick said a 2024 condition study identified extensive exterior paint delamination and organic growth on the tank exterior. He told council staff found an intact corrosion‑protective base layer but recommended…
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