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Transportation & Environment Committee
(D) 3. Annual CIP Status Report
January – December 2024
Presenters: Lori Mitchell P.E., Acting Director, ESD
Kapil Verma P.E., Deputy Director, ESD CIP
David Ohlson, P.E., Principal Engineer, ESD CIP
Program History
▪ Plant Master Plan (PMP) adopted in 2013
– More than 100 capital improvement projects totaling
over $2.1 billion to be implemented at the RWF over
30 years
▪ Accomplishments
– 36 projects completed; $1.1 billion expended to date
– Numerous awards and recognition
▪ FY 2025-2029 Adopted CIP - $544 million for construction 2 2024 Program Highlight –
Multiple Projects Completed
▪ Six projects completed
– Blower Improvements
– Fire Life Safety Upgrades
– New Headworks Access Road
– Outfall Channel and Instrumentation
Improvements
– Storm Drain System Improvements
– Yard Piping Improvements - Phase 2
3 Top photo: 96" raw sewer pipe rehab with carbon fiber reinforced polymer Bottom left: Completed rehabilitation of Legacy Lagoons Pump Station Bottom right: 84" pipe rehab with partial-depth concrete crown repair and epoxy coating 2024 Program Highlight –
Plant Master Plan Technical Update
▪ Significant changes in the 11 years since the PMP
was adopted
▪ The Plant Master Plan Technical Update will:
– Assess and update recommendations for future
improvements
– Extend the planning horizon to 2050
▪ Updated plan created with Jacobs will include:
– Detailed capital improvement recommendations for the
next 25 years
– Updated project descriptions, scopes, costs and
schedules
▪ Plant Master Plan Technical Update is expected
spring 2025 4
Program at a Glance
5 Two Projects in Feasibility/Development
One of the four mesophilic digesters slated for upgrade as part of the Additional Digester Facility Upgrade project
6 Project Definition & Criteria
▪ Additional Digester Facility
Upgrade
Project Alternative/ Conceptual
Design
▪ Building 40 VFD Room HVAC
Improvements
Four Projects in Design and Bid/Award
7 Preliminary Design
▪ Camera and Card Reader Upgrades
▪ HVAC Improvements Phase 1
▪ HVAC Improvements Phase 2
Bid & Award Construction Contract
▪ Yard Piping Improvements - Phase 3
Pipe condition assessment for the Yard Piping
Improvements - Phase 3 project
Camera slated for
replacement as part of the
Camera and Card Reader
Upgrades project
Ten Active
Construction
Projects
Total Base Construction Value: $294.4m
8 Six
Completed,
Four
Remaining
Total Base Construction Value of Remaining Projects: $233.2m 9 Total Base Construction Value of Completed Projects: $61.2m Construction
Highlight:
Digested
Sludge
Dewatering
Project
Construction Value: $131.1m
Expected Beneficial Use: October 2025
10 Digested Sludge Dewatering Facility
11 Digested Sludge Dewatering Facility
12 Dewatering Facility Building progress
Centrifuge feed pumps and piping installation
Blend units activate polymer to support dewatering
Construction
Highlight:
Filter
Rehabilitation
Construction Value: $33.3m
Estimated Beneficial Use: May 2025
13 Filter Rehabilitation
14 Filter Rehabilitation
15 Welding on backwash pipe
Serpentine chlorine tank rehabilitation work
Staff performing torque test for power feed
into new eyewash station
Expected Activities through December 2025
16 ▪ Reach Substantial Completion on the Digested Sludge Dewatering Facility and Filter Rehabilitation Projects
▪ Procure a Design Builder for the Additional Digester Facility Upgrade Project
▪ Obtain Council approval to award the construction contract for Yard Piping Improvements - Phase 3 and the design-build contract for the Additional Digester Facility Upgrade Project
▪ Obtain Council approval of the Plant Master Plan Technical Update