Water and Wastewater

Pipeline, pump station, reservoir, and treatment facility construction is dominated by requirements that do not appear on a rendering: pressure and leakage testing, disinfection and bacteriological clearance, thrust restraint, corrosion protection, bedding and backfill specification, and the shutdown windows that determine when tie-ins can occur.

What we manage

• Pipeline alignment conflicts with existing utilities
• Shutdown and tie-in windows coordinated with district operations
• Dewatering, shoring, and trench safety in constrained alignments
• Bedding, backfill, and compaction testing compliance
• Pressure, leakage, and disinfection testing protocols
• Corrosion protection and cathodic systems
• Mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation coordination
• SCADA integration and controls commissioning
• Traffic control on pipeline work in public streets
• District standard specification compliance

Pump stations and facilities

Pump stations are small buildings containing complicated systems. The civil work is straightforward and the mechanical, electrical, and controls integration is where schedule and cost risk concentrate. Long lead equipment procurement, factory testing, and commissioning belong on the schedule from day one, not discovered at the end.

Design-build water projects

We have managed design-build delivery of water infrastructure including pump station, fore-bay tank, and transmission main work for a public water district. Design-build can compress schedule meaningfully on water projects, provided the district's criteria and standard specifications are properly incorporated into the criteria documents. See design-build.

Capital improvement programs

For districts running multi year capital improvement programs, we provide program level budgeting, scheduling, standards, and reporting so projects are comparable and the program is governable. See program management.