Steel Bridge Coating and Recoating Warranty Requirements

Details

• Creators:
  Padilla, Felix ; Ault, Pete ; Shoyer, Frederick
• Corporate Creators:
  KTA-Tator, Inc
• Corporate Contributors:
  Florida. Department of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Coatings
  • Contract administration
  • Performance measurement
  • Quality control
  • Steel bridges
  • Warranty
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Florida
• Edition:
  Research report May 2022
• Corporate Publisher:
  Florida. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  The service life of steel bridge coatings in Florida is occasionally shorter than the intended design life, resulting in the need for increased maintenance painting. This project examined the value of warranty terms potentially included in painting contracts to improve the quality and durability of steel bridge coatings. The research found that the use of warranty contracts for bridge painting remains uncommon. For the agencies using warranty contracts, the benefit of the warranty remains inherently subjective. All the warranties rely on visually apparent defects at the time of the warranty inspection. Warranties typically define failure in terms of surface corrosion, blistering, or peeling paint. Only one state includes color and gloss concerns. Despite concerns about enforcing warranties, agencies using them do not seem to have any problems with enforcement.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  BED02
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/84551/dot_84551_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.45 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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