Progressive Design-Build

Stockton Regional Wastewater Control Facility (CA)

Stockton Regional Wastewater Control Facility (CA)

With budget constraints and a plethora of existing problems and possible solutions, the principal challenge for the City of Stockton and its selected design-build team of AECOM and W. M. Lyles JV was to sort through existing needs, determine best-value solutions, and develop a significantly more cost-effective approach for project implementation.

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Western Townships Utilities Authority Master Plan Improvements (MI)

Western Townships Utilities Authority Master Plan Improvements (MI)

This was Western Townships Utilities Authority’s first collaborative delivery project, and it chose the progressive design-build (PDB) model to enable owner input on the design and foster a true team approach to the project from inception through completion. The PDB model allowed the team to evaluate alternative design ideas and choose the one that worked best for the owner’s needs.

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Northeast Water Purification Plant Expansion (TX)

Northeast Water Purification Plant Expansion (TX)

The City of Houston, Texas, in association with four regional water authorities, is expanding its Northeast Water Purification Plant, dramatically increasing its ability to support steady residential and commercial growth while reducing dependency on groundwater....

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Thornton Water Treatment Plant Replacement (CO)

With a rapid growth in population, the city of Thornton needed to replace its aging drinking water plant. It needed to be resilient and robust enough to meet water demands 365 days a year, including winter water temperatures of 4°C. It needed to be flexible enough to treat the multiple source waters Thornton has in its portfolio to Partnership for Safe Water standards. It also needed to have a robust taste and odor treatment system to mitigate algae-sourced challenges within Thornton’s raw water storage reservoirs. This was a key part as taste and odor were the biggest complaints of Thornton customers.

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