PORTLAND WATER BUREAU

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT INTERN1st CECOP INTERNSHIPBRANDEN RICHARD CONFER

PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

HISTORY OF PORTLANT WATER BUREAU

HOURS, SCHEDULES, AND WAGES

SERVICE GROUPS FOR PWB PROJECT INVOLVEMENT

OVERVIEW BIG PROJECTS USEFUL CLASSES TAKE AWAYS

FROM FOREST TO FAUCET, WE DELIVER THE BEST DRINKING WATER IN THE WORLD.

BRIEF HISTORY OF PWB PWB WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1851.

IN 1895, BULL RUN COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF CONDUIT 1 WHICH ALLOWED FLOW TO MT. TABOR.

CREDIT WAS DUE IN 1905 TO PWB FOR THE DECREASE IN DEATHS SINCE BULL RUN BECAME OPERATIONAL.

1927 WATER METERS WERE INSTALLED IN THE PORTLAND AREA TO ALL WATER SERVICES.

1930-1940 CHLORINE WAS FIRST INTRODUCE TO PREP WATER FOR TREATMENT AND ALLOWED FOR CLEANER WATER FOR PUBLIC USE.

BY 1962 BOTH DAM 1 AND 2 WERE CONSTRUCTED AT BULL RUN.

DURING THE 2000’S, TECHNOLOGY INCREASED ALLOWING FOR EFFICIENCY AND REUSABLE UTILITIES WHICH DECREASED WATER USAGE BY 80%.

IN 1995, PWB INSTALLED A 50 MILLION GALLON TANK AT POWELL BUTTE TO HELP DISTRIBUTE WATER TO CONSUMERS.

HOURS

I CHOSE MY OWN WORKING HOURS.

I WORKED 7:00AM TO 4:30PM.

30 MIN LUNCH. FLEXIBLE.

SCHEDUELSWAGES

THEY OFFERED A FLEX SCHEDULE.

9 HR WORK DAYS MON-THRU.

WORK 8 HR EVERY OTHER FRIDAY.

EVERY OTHER FRIDAY OFF.

HAD THE OPTION FOR MY FLEX DAYS.

MENTORS AND COWORKERS WORKED WELL WITH MY PERSONAL SCHEDULE.

40 HOUR WORK WEEKS.

19$ AN HOUR. PAYED

HOLIDAYS. NO BENEFITS. SICK DAYS

AFTER 90 DAYS.

ENGINEERING CM SERVICES GROUPTeresa Elliott

Chief Engineer

Stan VandeBergh

Principal EngineerWalter

LewandowskiSenior Engineer

Rick LappSr Eng

Associate

Jim ScanlonCAD Tech III

Roy MartinezInspection Manager

Branden ConferCM Intern

Kate BarrrettSenior

Inspector

Ted RoosSenior

Inspector

Clay LuperSenior Inspector

Project Involvement Road 10/

Watershed Interstate

Renovation Project

Hydrogravitram Fulton Pump

Station Mt. Tabor Lusted Hill

Road 10 Activates Erosion and traffic controls Saw Cutting Grinding (Change in spec..) Overlaying North and South side

widening Culvert replacements Reconditioning and paving Retaining wall

Road 10 Cont.… Pre Bid Meeting

To give the bidders an opportunity to ask questions and get answers about the project. Pre Con meeting

Contractor ask specific questions and submits submittals to the CM before project. Contract Weekly Meetings

Up coming schedule and communication on project details. Submittals

Items /materials needed for project. Kept record of each sub and response. RFI’s

Request for information between CM and Contractor. Chlorine Safety Certified

Chlorine station located close to project. Inspections

Inspected/ site walks to insure safety and progress for project.

INTERSTATE RENOVATION PROJECT Activities Administration

Reconciling of documentation for project.

Inspections Daily reports, safety, and

progress, punch lists. Electrical As-builds

Worked in Auto Cad and Micro Station to build the electrical As-build for IRP.

FULTON PUMP STATION ACTIVITIES INSPECTIONS

Inspected the sight to insure safety and progress. PROJECT MEETINGS

A collective meeting where we confer upcoming schedules and discuss potential problems.

PERMITS Permit revision.

RFI Request for Information.

Submittals

Hydrogravitram Involvement Built by Shab Levy 1983

Masonry Metal Work Cleaning Planning Organizing Scheduling

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Side Activities Wood Fair CM/GC Micro Station Operations/GIS Culvert

Inspections Surveying Air Compressor

Woodend Culvert & Largest Culvert.

Combusted Pipe at Mt.

Tabor.

Surveying at Watershed

Helpful CoursesEngineering PlanningSurveying Technical writing Fluid MechanicsAutoCAD

Take Away’s Understanding of job titles and roles within

PWB. Being clear and verbal. Don’t wait, just do. Follow up. Be a team player.

QUESTIONS???