The Municipality of Skagway awarded a single‑vendor contract to Hamilton Construction, LLC for the splicing, coating, inspection, and delivery of steel pile sections originally procured for a cancelled ore‑dock mooring project. The contractor must receive multiple shipments of piles (late Dec 2022 – mid‑Feb 2023), perform butt‑joint splices on 24‑, 30‑, 36‑, and 42‑inch diameter piles in compliance with AWS D1.1, apply high‑performance epoxy coating, conduct NDT inspections, and deliver the completed piles to Skagway by July 2023. The contract is a firm‑fixed‑price award valued at $865,074, with monthly invoicing and strict liquidated‑damage penalties for schedule delays.
• Scope: pile receipt, storage, structural welding, coating, NDT, and final delivery.
• Key dates: bids due 29 Dec 2022, award decision 5 Jan 2023, work to be completed by July 2023.
• Requirements: Alaska prevailing‑wage compliance, $2 M insurance, COVID‑19 testing, and adherence to environmental regulations.