The $75 million San Francisco International Airport Mel Leong Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant project consisted of upgrades to the existing sanitary and industrial wastewater treatment plant facilities that were originally constructed in the 1970s. Improvements were required to increase capacity for future demands, address deferred maintenance to extend the facilities useful life, meet Title 22 Regulations, and provide a reliable source of recycled water to achieve SFO sustainability goals. The project scope includes rehabilitating and replacing existing industrial primary and secondary wastewater treatment processes, replacing solids dewatering and handling facilities, constructing a new 8,000-SF administrative and laboratory building, and constructing new recycled water treatment process and storage facilities.
As the construction manager, PMA directed all aspects of design and construction for this progressive design-build project through all project phases, including programming, schematic design, detailed design, construction, start-up, and commissioning and closeout. This project utilized partnering and risk management techniques to keep the team focused on key performance metrics associated with scope, quality, innovation, project and life-cycle costs, schedule, and conflict resolution. Overview
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