New Orleans Levee District – Eastbank Floodgate
About the Project
The Orleans Levee District (OLD) is responsible for constructing, operating and maintaining the Mississippi River and Hurricane Protection Flood Control Systems for the citizens of Orleans Parish – along with many other important services provided for the community.
The OLD is a highly respected flood protection and service organization.
The project scope included the containment, abrasive blasting and painting of over seventy floodgates.
KGC Performed
Full-time comprehensive third-party coatings inspection quality assurance services that included:
- Assure proper surface preparation and cleanliness prior to painting.
- Check all surfaces for holidays and check dry film thickness of all coating applied per SSPC PA.
- Assure that paint is properly stored, mixed and applied.
- Write a weekly progress report.
- Keep a daily report with entries, as follows:
- Record surface temperature and air temperature inside of containment before blasting and painting and after painting.
- Record humidity
- Record paint dry film thickness measurement per SSPC PA 2.
- Record ambient temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction at the beginning, middle and end of each workday.
