# Salem Civicplus #ITB #2027-020

Lead paint abatement and repainting of Salem City Hall fire escapes

**Posted:** October 14, 2026
**Identifier:** ITB #2027-020
**NAICS:** 562910, 238320

The City of Salem, Virginia, is seeking a qualified contractor to remove lead paint and repaint City Hall’s north and south fire escapes.
- **Government buyer:** City of Salem, Virginia — Purchasing Department.
- **Scope and quantity:** One lump-sum project to abate lead-based paint and prepare, prime, and repaint the north and south exterior steel fire escapes, associated doors, and trim; quantity is one project.
- **Paint OEM:** **The Sherwin-Williams Company**. Specified colors are Fireweed SW 6328 and Extra White SW 7006, or exact matches; sheens must match existing doors and trim.
- **Work requirements:** Prepare metal to bare metal meeting SSPC-SP 11 or higher, and remove loose or unsound paint from wood. Apply one primer coat and two coats of commercial or industrial-grade exterior paint. Include containment, lead-safe cleanup, testing, regulated waste handling and disposal, protection of adjacent areas, and access equipment. Prepare, prime, and paint new or repaired metal installed by others at no additional cost.
- **Coordination and warranty:** Coordinate and remobilize around repairs to the north fire escape steps and platform performed by others. The work schedule accommodates approximately 30 working days for those repairs; workmanship and materials are warranted for one year from final acceptance.
- **Products and part numbers:** No separately quantified product items or product part numbers are specified; the Sherwin-Williams color codes are SW 6328 and SW 7006.

### Description

The City of Salem is soliciting bids for safe removal of existing lead-based paint from, and priming and repainting, the exterior steel fire escapes and associated doors and trim on the north and south sides of Salem City Hall. Metal surfaces must be prepared to bare metal and wood surfaces to a sound surface, followed by one coat of primer and two finish coats of exterior paint. The contractor must provide the labor, materials, equipment, containment, testing, transportation, and waste disposal necessary to perform the work in compliance with applicable lead-based paint requirements. Repairs to broken steps and a platform on the north fire escape will be performed by others, requiring coordination and sequencing of the painting work. A mandatory pre-bid meeting is required for bidders.

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