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:: Construction Management, Resident Engineering, and Program Management
Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion, Valley Sanitary District, Indio, CA
(Construction Management & Field Resident Engineering).  As Prime Consultant LEE & RO is providing construction management and resident engineering services for a $24 million plant expansion project that will increase the activated sludge plant capacity from 5 mgd to 10 mgd.  Project components include retrofit of existing aeration tanks, new Turblex aeration blowers, secondary clarifiers, chlorine contact tanks, a 54-inch outfall, and sludge dewatering belt presses.  The construction is scheduled to be complete in May 2008.
Wastewater Treatment Plant Phase 1 and Phase 2 Expansion/Improvement Projects, City of Patterson , CA
(Construction Management & Field Resident Engineering).  As Prime Consultant, LEE & RO provided construction management and resident engineering services for two consecutive expansion projects.  The $6 million Phase 1 Expansion/Improvement project increased capacity from 0.5 mgd to 1.3 mgd in 2003 and the $10 million Phase 2 Plant Expansion/Improvement project increased capacity from 1.3 mgd to 2.0 mgd in 2006.  Project components included headworks, oxidation ditch, activated sludge, and percolation ponds.

Capital Improvement Program Project Management and Peak Support Services, San Diego County Water Authority, San Diego, CA

(Program Management and Engineering Support).  As the Principal Subconsultant (25% share of contract value) to Jacobs Engineering, LEE & RO is providing program management and engineering support services on this five-year program that began in January 2006.  This assignment provides assistance to the Authority with water system master planning, design management, and construction management for a $3 billion capital program that will include new water treatment plants, reservoirs and conveyance systems.

Water Reclamation Plant No. 4 Expansion, Coachella Valley Water District, Coachella , CA
(Construction Management & Field Resident Engineering).  As Prime Consultant, LEE & RO provided full engineering services for two separate projects at Water Reclamation Plant No. 4, the $17 million Phase 4 Plant Expansion project increasing treatment capacity from 6.9 mgd to 9.9 mgd, and the $4 million Chlorination & Dechlorination (C&D) project for the expanded 9.9 mgd capacity.  The $4 million C&D project construction was completed in 2007 and the $17 million Phase 4 Plant Expansion project construction is currently in the start up and commissioning phase and is scheduled to be complete in February 2008.
Reclamation Plant Expansion and Biosolids Thickening and Dewatering Facilities, Water Reclamation Plant No. 10, Coachella Valley Water District, Coachella , CA
(Construction Management & Field Resident Engineering).  As Prime Consultant LEE & RO is providing resident engineering/construction management services for two major capital improvement projects at Water Reclamation Plant No. 10, a new $11 million 5 mgd Title 22 tertiary treatment plant (filtration and chlorination), and an $18 million biosolids handling facility, with DAF thickeners, belt presses, odor control system, and a truck loading system for an 18 mgd water recycling plant.  The tertiary plant construction was completed in 2002 and the biosolids facility construction is scheduled to be complete in March 2008.
Water Resources Capital Improvement Program Management Services, City of Arcadia , CA
(Program Management ).  As Prime Consultant, LEE & RO provided program management services for several major capital improvement projects funded by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.  Services included preparing RFPs, reviewing proposals, and overseeing agreements, invoices, and the work progress of design and construction management consultants.  Work also involved technical and constructability reviews and resolution of construction issues. Projects included seismic rehabilitation of the 3.2 million gallon capacity Santa Anita Reservoir No. 3, Chapman Well No. 7 rehabilitation and equipping/booster pumping, sodium hypochlorite disinfection systems, and 4,000 gpm Camino Real Booster Pump Station. 
Zone 6A and Zone B+ Booster Pump Station (BPS) Improvements, Irvine Ranch Water District, Irvine, CA
(Construction Management & Field Resident Engineering).  As Prime Consultant, LEE & RO is responsible for construction management and resident engineering for two pump station improvement projects, the Zone 6A high pressure BPS and Zone B+ BPS in the Turtle Rock area of Irvine , CA .  The Zone 6A BPS capacity will be increased from 1,400 gpm to 2,500 gpm by addition of a 100 hp pump driven through a variable frequency drives in addition to other BPS improvements.  The Zone B+ reclaimed water system modification includes removal of unused pumps and installation of new variable frequency drives and flow & pressure control regulators. Construction for these $2 million projects is scheduled to be complete in June 2008.

Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvement Projects, Encina Water Pollution Control Facility, Carlsbad, CA

(Construction Management & Field Resident Engineering)As Prime Consultant, LEE & RO provided construction management and resident engineering services for two treatment plant improvement projects for the 38 mgd EWPCF, the Chemical Enhanced Primary Treatment (CEPT) project and a secondary treatment capacity improvements project including aeration tank retrofits and fine bubble diffuser installation.  The CEPT consisted of ferric chloride and polymer storage, mixing and pumping/ injection facilities designed to improve the BOD and suspended solids removal efficiency.  The secondary improvements project consisted of the installation and modification of aeration piping, aeration headers and blower/DO controls, and the installation of fine bubble diffusers in the 4th aeration basin.  The construction was completed in 2004.  

Olsen Road Wastewater Pumping Station, Sewer and Force Main, City of Thousand Oaks, CA
(Construction Management and Resident Engineering).   As Prime Consultant, LEE & RO provided construction management and resident engineering services for a $3.5 million project for diversion of wastewater flow from the Olsen Road Wastewater Treatment Plant to the City’s main plant, the Hill Canyon Wastewater Treatment Plant, via the City’s trunk sewer system.   The project included a high-head lift station, 7,000 feet of 12-inch diameter gravity sewer and 7,000 feet of 8-inch diameter force main.  The project also included cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) rehabilitation of sewers. The construction was completed in 2003.    
Recycled Water Conversion Projects, Long Beach Water Department, Long Beach, CA
(Construction Management and Resident Engineering). As Prime Consultant, LEE & RO provided construction management and inspection services for a conversion project involving the disconnection of existing potable water supplies from park irrigation systems and providing new recycled water connections, meters, and related piping.  The project included a 6,100 feet long, 6-inch ductile iron pipeline below a very congested Ocean Boulevard in downtown Long Beach .  A critical aspect of the project involved testing and procedures to prevent cross connection contamination.  The inter-tie  project included a hot tap on a 12-inch ACP water main, a new meter vault, hydrant, blow-off, and a hot tap on a Golden State Water Company water main. LEE & RO took a proactive role in coordinating with the surrounding community and various City departments.
Joint Regional Treatment Plant Aeration System Upgrade South Orange County Wastewater Authority, Dana Point, CA
(Construction Management/Resident Engineering).  As Prime Consultant, LEE & RO provided construction management and resident engineering services for a $4 million aeration system upgrade at the 12 mgd Joint Regional Treatment Plant in Laguna Niguel owned by the Moulton Niguel Water District.  The project included a new blower building, installation of a new single stage Turblex brand 450 hp and 8,000 cfm blower and two new multi-stage Hoffman brand 300 hp and 4,400 cfm blowers, replacement and modification of aeration air piping, demolition of existing aeration equipment, installation of new Parkson fine bubble aeration panels in the existing aeration tanks, and associated site, electrical, and instrumentation system improvements.  The construction was completed in 2005.