Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
Presentation to
American Council of Engineering Companies
April 11, 2013
Michael J. HornbrookChief Operating Officer
RECENTLY COMPLETED ANDONGOING PROJECTS
Progress On Water System Redundancy
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Hultman Aqueduct Rehab/MetroWest Interconnections
Southern Spine
Section 18, 50 & 51 Rehab
Spot Pond StorageTank & Pump Station (under construction)
Stoneham/Reading Interconnection
Section 89 Globe Valve Replacement
Hultman Aqueduct Rehab/MetroWest Interconnections
Southern Spine
Section 18, 50 & 51 Rehab
Spot Pond StorageTank & Pump Station (under construction)
Stoneham/Reading Interconnection
Section 89 Globe Valve Replacement
Lynnfield/Saugus Pipelines: Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, LLC
• 12,000 feet of new water mains under Route 1; including new 12-inch main for Saugus
• Completed December 2012
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Northern Intermediate High – Stoneham Interconnections: Dewberry Engineers, Inc.
• 2,200-foot-long, 36-inch-diameter emergency pipeline connection between Stoneham and Reading
• Completed January 2012
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Lower Hultman Aqueduct Rehab:Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.
• 13.2 miles of joint and leak repair• Interconnections to MetroWest
Tunnel• 94% complete
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Upper Hultman Aqueduct Rehab: Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.
• Inspection and rehab of 9,600 feet of Upper Hultman
• 75% complete
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Spot Pond Storage Tank and Emergency Pump Station: Hazen & Sawyer PC, Design – CDM Smith, Owner’s Rep
• 20-million gallon buried, concrete storage tank and emergency pump station
• 21% complete
Gillis Pump Station Improvements (VFDs)Dewberry Engineering, Inc.
Construction Notice to Proceed: June 2013Estimated Cost: $3.9 million
Wachusett Aqueduct Pump Station:Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, LLC
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Construction Notice to Proceed: April 2014Estimated Cost: $45.6 million
Northern Intermediate High Redundancy:Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, LLC
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Section 89 & 29 - Phase 1
Construction Notice to Proceed: January 2015Estimated Cost : $21.3 million
Section 89 & 29 - Phase 2
Construction Notice to Proceed: May 2015Estimated Cost : $21.7 million
Southern Extra High Redundancy - Study:Kleinfelder Northeast, Inc.
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Design Award: January 2014Construction Notice to Proceed: July 2016Estimated Cost: $28.3 million
Carroll Treatment Plant UV: AECOM Technical Services, Inc.
• Addition of ultraviolet disinfection facilities to meet new SDWA regulations
• 87% complete
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Quabbin Water Treatment Plant UV:AECOM Technical Services, Inc.
• Addition of ultraviolet disinfection facilities to meet new SDWA regulations
• 3% complete
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Brookline Sewer Separation – Microtunneling: Beta Group, Inc.
• Installation of 4,500 feet of new storm drain by microtunneling
• Plus 5,080 feet of storm drain and sewer by open trench
• 97% complete
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Brookline Outfall Cleaning: Dewberry Engineers, Inc.
• To ensure that the outfall has adequate hydraulic capacity to convey Brookline’s separated stormwater to the Charles River Basin
• Completed August 2012
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Cambridge CSO Stormwater Wetland:Kleinfelder Northeast, Inc.
• Construction of 4 x 8 box culvert storm drain and and wetland basin
• 90% complete
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Alewife Brook CSO Control Plan:Kleinfelder Northeast, Inc.
Sewer Separation - Huron Ave
Construction Notice to Proceed: July 2013Estimated Cost: $17.5 million
Sewer Separation – Concord Ave
Construction Notice to Proceed: January 2014Estimated Cost: $7.3 million
Deer Island – North Main Pump Station VFDs:Malcolm Pirnie, Inc., Design – Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, LLC, EDCS
• Replacing obsolete variable frequency drives
• 18% complete
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Deer Island: Scum Skimmer ReplacementFay, Spofford & Thorndike, LLC
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Construction Notice to Proceed: June 2013Estimated Cost: $20.0 million
Deer Island Butterfly Valve Replacement – North Main Pump Station And Winthrop Terminal Facility: AECOM
Construction Notice to Proceed: June 2013Estimated Cost: $10 million
Chelsea Headworks Rehabilitation:Malcolm Pirnie/ARCADIUS US, Inc.
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Construction Notice to Proceed: February 2015Estimated Cost: $52.1 million
Clinton Wastewater Treatment Plant Aeration:Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, LLC
• Installing fine bubble diffusers in aeration tanks obtain a better oxygen transfer rate and reduce electricity consumption
• 99% complete
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Clinton Wastewater Treatment Plant Digester Rehab:Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, LLC
• Clean and rehab digesters and rehab the tanks (replace covers, piping, valves, gas lancers and mixers) to operate under new NPDES permit
• Construction Notice to Proceed: June 2013• Estimated Construction Cost: $3.2 million
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Clinton Treatment Plant Phosphorous Removal
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Phosphorous Reduction
Facility
Chlorine Contact Tank Design Award: June 2013
Construction Notice to Proceed: August 2016Estimated Cost: $5.8 million
MWRA’s Capital Improvement Program
• Over 80% of MWRA’s capital spending has been for projects mandated by federal or state regulators
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Mandated v. Non-Mandated Project Spending
Mandated(Court Orders,
Consent Orders)
Non-Mandated(Pipeline Rehabilitation and Infrastructure Replacement)
Future Capital Spending
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$1,134.5 $1,143.9
$793.5
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FY04-08 Cap FY09-13 Cap Proposed FY14-18 Cap
5-Year Spending Caps
$320 million less than projected in the Final FY2013 CIP
• FY2014 will mark the beginning of a new five-year cap for MWRA’s CIP - $350 million lower than the current cap
• The lowest projected spending since the Boston Harbor Clean-up began in 1990
• As of December 31th, 2012, the total Indebtedness is $5.8 billion
• For the first time, MWRA will be paying off more principal on debt than annual capital spending
Paying Down Debt
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$4,000,000,000
$4,500,000,000
$5,000,000,000
$5,500,000,000
$6,000,000,000
$6,500,000,000
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
MWRA's Outstanding Debt
TotalOutstandingDebt will decrease
by $351 million
UPCOMING CONTRACT AWARDS
Upcoming Design Contracts
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Project Phase Notice to ProceedEstimatedContract
Amount ($000s)
FY13 Anticipated Awards
Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains 3 – MEPA/Design May-13 $32,979
Clinton Wastewater Treat Plant Phosphorous Removal Design/ESDC Jun-13 $900
Carroll Water Treatment Plant Technical Assistance 7 Jun-13 $750
Carroll Water Treatment Plant Technical Assistance 8 Jun-13 $750
Upcoming Design Contracts
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Project Phase Notice to ProceedEstimatedContract
Amount ($000s)
FY14 Anticipated Awards
Capital Maintenance Planning & Development As-Needed Design Contract 11 Aug-13 $1,600
Capital Maintenance Planning & Development As-Needed Design Contract 12 Aug-13 $1,600
Capital Maintenance Planning & Development As-Needed Design Contract 13 Aug-13 $1,600
DI Treatment Plant Asset Protection
Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning Equipment Replacement - Design/ESDC Aug-13 $3,500
DI Treatment Plant Asset Protection Fire Alarm System Replacement-Design Sep-13 $2,100
Wastewater Meter System-Equipment Repl. Planning / Study Sep-13 $100
DI Treatment Plant Asset Protection
Thermal Power Plant Fuel System Modifications Resident Engineer Inspection Sep-13 $800
Spot Pond Supply Mains Rehabilitation
Section 4 Webster Ave Bridge Pipe Rehabitation Design Sep-13 $500
DI Treatment Plant Asset Protection Digester & Storage Tank Rehab Design/ESDC Oct-13 $3,000
DI Treatment Plant Asset Protection Clarifier Ph 2 Design Nov-13 $3,000
IN OTHER NEWS
E-Procurement: Phased Approach
• MWRA has been working to get procurements on-line• Contracts Portal expected to go live this summer
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E-Procurement: Supplier Portal Went Live Last Week
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