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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESPONSE - RFP - P1149 CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICES WTPCH2M HILL ® CH2M H I LL South Jamaica Street Englewood, Englewood, CO 80112 5946 P.O. Box 241325 Denver, CO 80224-9325 October 30, 2008 Tel720.286.5254 Fax 720.286.9990 Ms. Opal Dick, CPPO, Senior Buyer City of Fort Collins — Purchasing and Risk Management Division 215 North Mason Street, 2nd Floor PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 Subject: P1149: Consulting Engineering Services Water Treatment Facility Design and Construction Services for Capital Improvements Dear Opal: Fort Collins Utilities has implemented significant improvements to the City's water supply and treatment infrastructure to provide safe drinking water, sustain reliability, and further improve service to the City's water customers. CH2M HILL has had the privilege of working with you over the past 13 years on the development and implementation of numerous improvements. We stand eager to continue our successful relationship. The following proposal explains the reasons why CH2M HILL is best suited to assist Fort Collins Utilities for the next 5 years. A few of these reasons are summarized below: ■ Staffing continuity promotes efficiency. Fort Collins Utilities will be working with a proven commodity, because our team is "high on the learning curve." CH2M HILL's familiarity with your facilities, staff, business practices, and project delivery techniques prepares us to immediately address project requirements and provides you with fast, easy communications, and responsive service. Furthermore, your I&C/electrical engineer, Carollo Engineers, has been our partner on the team serving the City since 1995. ■ Past working relationship provides a solid.foundation. Our the past 13 years, we have proven our ability to work seamlessly with Fort Collins Utilities as an extension of your staff to provide full - service support on a variety of water infrastructure projects and support activities. CH2M HILL has a vested interest in the success of your projects, and Fort Collins Utilities can retain the extensive institutional knowledge and momentum already established, with no learning curve. The City can continue to capitalize on the investment made in our project team. ■ Full -service capabilities provide a one -stop shop. As a full -service delivery firm, CH2M HILL has access to the people, facilities, and technologies to address any need identified by Fort Collins Utilities. In addition to traditional water treatment services, we offer expertise in regulatory compliance, capital improvement prioritization, sustainability, operational efficiency, asset management, watershed planning, security and preparedness, information technology, and total water management. This has been demonstrated on numerous occasions in the past and we anticipate the need for these value-added services to continue in the future. ■ Unparalleled knowledge of the Residuals Solids Drying Pad project ensures success. As your partner on the Fort Collins Water Treatment Facility Sludge Management Evaluation in 2001 and currently on the 2008 Water Treatment Facility Solids Management Program project, we understand your residuals processing goals, and will work closely with you to develop flexible, practical, and cost- effective solutions to achieve them. ■ Extensive experience with APDS process results in project success. The CH2M HILL team is an enthusiastic proponent of the partnering concept and Fort Collins Utilities' APDS process. We are committed to sustaining our partnership with you and your construction contractor, Hydro Construction, on many more projects. Residuals Solids Drying Pad Design and Construction Team Qualifications Our team is structured to provide an efficient and streamlined organization for the design and construction of Residuals Solids Drying Pad project. Team members have been selected for their familiarity with City's goals, their knowledge of Front Range water treatment and residuals, their reputation for delivering quality service, and their availability for the duration of this project. Kay Dry, PE, Environmental/Permitting CH2M HILL ■ Englewood, CO Kay performs diverse consulting services on a wide variety of environmental engineering projects, including air permitting (Title V and construction permit applications), air dispersion modeling, Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments, groundwater monitoring and reporting at landfills, well and septic system design, NPDES permitting, industrial wastewater pretreatment design, and RCRA permitting. She performed a compliance audit of the EPA's Risk Management Program for the Fort Collins Water Treatment Facility and has prepared risk management plans for chlorine for two water treatment plants in Colorado. These risk management plans included completing an offsite hazard analysis and a prevention program for the plants. Ed Meyer, Construction Cost Estimating CH2M HILL ■ Englewood, CO Ed is responsible for the development and quality control of capital and operating cost estimates for a variety of projects, and prepares engineering and construction schedules, economic feasibility studies, alternative technology estimates, life -cycle cost evaluations, and long-range facility operation plans for many types of projects. Ed has previously provided construction cost estimate development and review for various Fort Collins Utilities projects. Holly Nelson, PE, Project Engineer • CH2M HILL ■ Loveland, CO Holly has 7 years of experience in water and wastewater treatment engineering. She is currently assisting Fort Collins Utilities with the preparation of its 2008 Water Treatment Facility Solids Management Program Report. For the City of Loveland, she evaluated • approaches for storage and disposal of water treatment plant solids at the Chasteen Grove Water Treatment Plant, and performed an evaluation of current solids removal practices, applicable regulations, and cost analysis of various alternatives for storage or • disposal. Pat Nelson, PE, Regulatory Compliance CH2M HILL ■ Englewood, CO Pat is a water quality and water resources specialist for CH2M HILL. Her expertise • involves water quality monitoring and assessment, NPDES permitting, stormwater management, pretreatment program development and compliance assistance, auditing, • regulatory understanding and interpretation, use -attainability analysis, water quality • standard development, and assessing legal and institutional issues affecting water resource and wastewater treatment projects. She is actively involved in water quality and • water resource issues in the southwestern United States, and assists clients with water quality control and management. She has more than 25 years of diverse experience in both public and private environmental engineering as a project manager, project • engineer, and program manager. Pat has previously assisted Fort Collins Utilities in • working with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). WB102008003DEN • Dave Oerke, PE, Residuals Processing/Handling CH2M HILL ■ Englewood, CO Dave recently joined CH2M HILL and is a nationally recognized biosolids and solids processing facility design expert. He has extensive project experience with municipal clients in Colorado and throughout the United States. Dave's prior experience includes the evaluation of centrifuges, belt presses, and landfilling versus transport of water treatment plant solids via sewer to a wastewater treatment plant and co -mingling of water with wastewater solids for the Fort Collins Water Treatment Facility. He also evaluated 14 residuals alternatives including centrifuges, belt filter presses, filter presses and drying beds, landfilling, and co -composting of water residuals with wastewater biosolids for Denver Water's Foothills Water Treatment Plant. Steve Patterson, PE, Structural'Engineering CH2M HILL ■ Englewood, CO Steve has more than 13 years of experience on the structural design of water resource facilities including pump stations, reinforced concrete channels, pipelines, dam foundations, and storage tanks. He provided design and construction inspection services for a number of facilities at the Fort Collins Water Treatment Facility, including a reinforced -masonry backwash pump station housing vertical turbine pumps, reinforced - brick masonry and a reinforced -concrete flocculation and sedimentation basins, a reinforced -brick masonry and reinforced -concrete chemical storage and feed facility, reinforced -concrete raw water flow blending structure, and miscellaneous structural modifications for existing filter rehabilitation. Craig Wilkening, PE, Drainage/Stormwater Engineering CH2M HILL ■ Englewood, CO Craig has 25 years of experience on hydrologic and hydraulic modeling for drainage master plans, storm drainage design, flood insurance studies, stormwater management, dambreak analyses, bridge replacements, watershed management, and floodplain reclamation and development. Craig is proficient using hydrologic models HEC-1, CUHP, UDSWMM, TR-20, NUDALLAS, HECWRC and HMR-52; hydraulic models HEC-2, WSPRO, HY-8, and DAMBRK; and flood damage analysis models SID and EAD. He is also experienced in the use of ARC/INFO, ArcView, and IDRISI for GIS analysis. Technical Resources CH2M HILL has assembled a team of professionals to provide the specialized engineering and permitting expertise required to deliver the full range of projects that you may require over the next 5 years. Scott Dahle, Safety CH2M HILL ■ Salt Lake City, UT Scott is experienced in developing and managing site -specific Health, Safety, and Environment (HS&E) programs and procedures for design and construction management projects as well as multimillion -dollar design -build construction projects. He implements CH2M HILL's subcontractor approval process, which is a significant program incorporated to review and assess subcontractors prior to bid award. The,process includes an analysis of the subcontractors loss history, experience ratings, their health and safety programs, competencies, and training. Scott has the outstanding ability to direct, lead, and manage large safety operation, and is experienced conducting preconstruction meetings for the contractors, reviewing the contractual health and safety requirements, and the requirements of the site -specific safety program. WBI02008003DEN Walker Evans, PE, HVAC Engineering CH2M HILL ■ Englewood, CO Walker has 8 years of experience in water treatment systems design and selection for ventilation, heating, cooling, and plumbing systems as well as in-depth knowledge of available equipment and equipment performance. He recently served as lead mechanical engineer for the Loveland Wastewater Treatment Plant with responsibility for the HVAC design to upgrade the existing headworks facility and was part of the odor control design team. He also served as project engineer for the Aurora Reservoir Water Purification Facility for the City of Aurora. He was responsible for the HVAC design of three separate facilities on the project site including selection of equipment for ventilation, heating, and cooling requirements as well as plumbing systems. Kathy Freas, PhD, Climate Change/Sustainability CH2M HILL ■ Albuquerque, NM Kathy leads CH2M HILL's climate change initiative, developing defensible and practical approaches to addressing the challenges facing water and other infrastructure managers as a result of climate change impacts. She has knowledge of approaches to help evaluate the ability of the water supply capital improvement programs of large water management organizations to withstand the long-term effects of climate change, including water supply, hydrograph changes, sea level rise, flood management, and ecosystem effects, and the infrastructure associated with these managing these effects. Luke Heyerdahl, Geographic Information Systems CH2M HILL ■ Englewood, CO Luke has 24 years of experience in applying GIS and computer visualization to a variety of projects at the local, regional, and national levels. He offers expertise in applying computer -based GIS systems, computer -based simulations, and computer animation to planning, water resources, and multidisciplinary environmental projects. He has a working knowledge of ARC/INFO, ArcView, AutoCAD, AML, Avenue, and AutoLisp programming, as well as various PC applications. Luke has extensive experience in applying GIS to NEPA-driven environmental assessments, county -level database development, and RI/FS project support Ric Lecznar, AIA, Architecture CH2M HILL ■ Englewood, CO Ric's more than 30 years in the architectural and planning profession include a wide range of building types and extensive experience in project management, design, working drawings and specifications, bidding procedures, and construction contract administration. He has designed 340,000 square feet of public facilities, including water and wastewater, port, and transportation. Additionally, Ric has extensive experience incorporating high -efficiency building systems and component design concepts, reducing clients' initial capital and operational energy costs while providing healthy indoor environments. Michelle Majeune, Public Outreach CH2M HILL ■ Englewood, CO Michelle has more than 22 years of experience in communication strategies, public outreach, interagency coordination and alternative analysis/decision processes. She assists in developing public involvement and public information scope of work and budgets, and works closely with project managers and engineers to incorporate public involvement and public information aspects into projects from planning and design stages through implementation. WB102008003DEN 10 Mike Matichich, CIP Prioritization CH2M HILL ■ Washington, DC Mike is CH2M HILL's global technology leader for Financial Services. He has more than 25 years of experience in managing and conducting strategic financial planning, management consulting, business planning, policy analysis, facility planning, and infrastructure management studies for public and private projects. He develops strategies and tools that are used to implement complex projects, taking into account financial limitations, sound economic principles, and project implementation needs. His studies have been used to satisfy such varied requirements as federal environmental requirements (environmental impact statement analyses), state and federally mandated implementation orders, and financial markets (e.g., bond feasibility studies). Mike recently served as project manager on the Aurora Water CIP Prioritization project. He also served as principal investigator or lead financial consultant on numerous industry research projects, including Asset Management Planning and Reporting Options for Water Utilities (2006) and the Capital Planning Strategy Manual (2001) for AwwaRF. Rich Migacz, Asset Management CH2M HILL ■ Englewood, CO Rich has 30 years experience including implementations of asset management, GIS, financial, project accounting, and human resources systems. He served as a task leader on the Aurora Water CIP Prioritization project and assisted in developing the prioritization framework, developing enhancements for identifying candidate projects and tracking them through the prioritization process, gathering and processing prioritization data for projects in the 5-year budget, developing final CIP projects, and documenting processes and tools for the enhanced prioritization process. He also conducted a comprehensive condition assessment on the Homestake Water Project, which supplies drinking water to the cities of Aurora and Colorado Springs. Ty Morton, PE, Distribution System Hydraulic Modeling CH2M HILL ■ Tucson, AZ Ty has more than 10 years of experience as a water resources engineer with extensive integrated watershed management design skills. His broad experience includes project management and oversight, model development, and engineering design. His relevant experience includes water distribution and ASR facility design, drainage design, construction management, water quality monitoring, water/sewer/reuse master planning, and hydrologic and hydraulic modeling. Ty served as project engineer on the Fort Collins Water Distribution Master Plan where he performed data collection, GIS data manipulation, model (H2ONET) development, multiple pressure zone analyses, integrating shared water agreements with neighboring water districts, calibration, population growth analysis, and recommendations for future system improvements, and final report preparation. Perrin Niemann, PE, Distribution System Water Quality Monitoring CH2M HILL ■ Fort Collins, CO Perrin is an expert in hydraulic modeling and has served as task leader, project manager, project engineer, or senior project engineer on modeling projects for 18 wastewater systems, nine water distribution systems, and two reuse systems in communities throughout the United States. She has employed modeling software such as InfoWorks CS, MOUSE, XP-SWMM, H2ONET, H2OMAP, PIPE2000, and EPANET, and utilizes ESRI GIS software to support her modeling work. She provided quality control review of Fort Collins Utilities' fluoride tracer tests and used the resulting data to confirm hydraulic model calibration. Perrin provides management of and ongoing support for water modeling efforts for City of Loveland and conducted water quality modeling using H2OMAP of total dissolved solids and hardness to evaluate potential impacts of introducing water from a new water treatment plant to the distribution system for Aurora Water. WB102008003DEN ill Steve Poison, PE, Hydraulics CH2M HILL ■ Englewood, CO Steve has 28 years of engineering experience including more than 22 years in water and Wastewater treatment studies and design. He served as design and construction services manager for the first two phases of several modifications to the Fort Collins Water Treatment Facility. Projects involved the addition of three multi -media filters; the addition of a second pressure dissipation valve on the raw water supply from Horsetooth Reservoir and revisions to the existing pressure dissipation valve piping and facility; modifications to the existing chlorine feed facility to increase container storage capacity; and the addition of a new chemical feed facility including chemical feed systems for chlorine dioxide, potassium permanganate, and powdered activated carbon, as well as an emergency chlorine scrubber system. He was also responsible for detailed hydraulic modeling of the existing and anticipated modifications to the facilities from the time of the facility planning work in the mid-1990s through several plant expansion projects, culminating in a new flocculation/filtration facility in 2001. He used CH2M HILL's HYDRO hydraulics simulator for the primary modeling of the plant flow, and also used the AFT Fathom simulator for detailed modeling of a complex piping network in a portion of the plant. Recently, Steve performed hydraulic modeling for the Treatment Train 4 Stage 1 flocculator influent channel to support the Stage 1 evaluation. Steve provided recommendations and detailed design for inlet modification to reduce the unbalanced hydraulic loadings to the Stage 1 flocculator and preserve floc formation. Ron Skabo, PE, Corrosion Engineering CH2M HILL ■ Englewood, CO Ron specializes in the areas of optimum materials selection, abrasion resistance, and corrosion control, including cathodic protection, metals, coatings and linings, plastics, and other nonmetallics. Ron is a member of several ASTM International committees concerned with protective coatings, fiberglass -reinforced plastics, and elastomeric linings. He has significant experience in all phases of corrosion control, materials selection, cathodic protection, failure analysis, laboratory and field testing, nondestructive testing, and equipment inspection. Ron supported design and development of materials specifications for several chemical storage and feed systems for the Fort Collins Water Treatment Facility, including fluoride, chlorine dioxide, sodium chlorite, and alum. Ken Thompson, Security/Preparedness CH2M HILL ■ Englewood, CO Ken has managed or served as senior advisor on over 100 vulnerability assessments and 25 Emergency Response Plans. In 2003, Ken served as project manager for the vulnerability assessment and emergency operations plan update for Fort Collins Utilities. He is currently managing the $15 million Security Improvement Project for the City of Glendale, Arizona, to develop an integrated water and wastewater security master plan, update the emergency response plan, provide design and construction services for water and wastewater security designs, and develop an integrated water contaminant monitoring program for water and wastewater systems. Don Ulrich, CVS, Value Engineering CH2M HILL ■ Englewood, CO Don is a senior program manager and value engineering consultant for CH2M HILL. He His experience includes major infrastructure programs for water resource, rail, transit, transportation, environmental, and telecommunications projects. Don has served as the value engineering team leader on more than 500 assignments, with a composite construction value of approximately $11 billion and implemented savings of $1.9 billion. WB102008003DEN IF, Doug Yearsley, PE, Mechanical Engineering CH21VI HILL ■ Englewood, CO Doug has over 30 years of specialized experience in mechanical engineering for a variety of water treatment plants and related facilities including pump stations, piping systems, blower and compressor stations, chemical storage, HVAC, and building services. He served as design manager of a 45-mgd expansion to the Fort Collins Water Treatment Facility, including chemical feed and storage, improvements to existing filters, new filters, new clarification, and lamella plate clarifiers. Subconsultants Keith Meyer, PE, Construction Management Ditesco ■ Fort Collins, CO Keith has more than 15 years of design and construction management experience in water, sewer and general infrastructure projects, and formerly served as a project manager for Fort Collins Utilities for over 5 years. During this time, he worked on numerous capital and maintenance projects at the water treatment facility. He is knowledgeable of the plant operations and has solid relationships with the staff. He also has experience with the City's APDS and many other delivery models. His knowledge of plant personnel and operations during any construction project will bring efficiency and advantages to the delivery process. Eric Bernhardt, PE, Geotechnical CTLIThompson, Inc. ■ Fort Collins, CO Eric is experienced in the management and supervision of laboratory and field testing as well as observation and testing of soils, asphalt, concrete, aggregates, masonry, welds, bolts, spray -applied fireproofing, and reinforcing steel. He has more than 10 years of experience conducting geotechnical investigations to provide earthwork, drainage, and foundation design recommendations for construction, renovation, or redevelopment projects. Gary Faselt, PLS, Surveyor Stantec ■ Fort Collins, CO Gary has more than 26 years of surveying experience as a crew member, crew chief, survey technician, and as a project surveyor. His surveying experience ranges from section breakdowns in the national forests of the Pacific Northwest using conventional transit and chain, to establishing and reducing complex control networks using the Global Positioning System. As a project surveyor, he is responsible for all project operations from proposals to preliminary boundary surveys and platting to final completion of construction, including residential, commercial, and municipal developments. WB102008003DEN 13 a M Related z Experience Our team's directly related experience and proven commitment ensure successful project implementation. The CH21M HILL team has the experience needed to perform all work associated with your Capital Improvements Projects. This section demonstrates the range of our services, relevant experience on representative projects, and outstanding performance of our team in meeting client objectives. This experience brings Fort Collins Utilities a full range of water treatment and water conveyance services including planning, design and construction, alternative project delivery, and risk management. We offer: ■ A long history of involvement with Fort Collins Utilities. We will continue to work as a partner with Fort Collins Utilities to develop projects that meet your high standards for quality, performance, and schedule. ■ Understanding and commitment to formal partnering and the Fort Collins APDS process. ,■ Unparalleled experience in water supply and treatment, pipeline, pump station, water storage, and drainage/stormwater facility planning, design, and construction management. We have: - Designed over 1,500 treatment facilities, including more than 12 along the Front Range. - Planned and designed more than 2,000 miles of pipelines in the past 10 years, ranging from 6 to 144 inches in diameter and including steel, concrete, PVC, and ductile iron pipe. - Planned, designed, and constructed more than 200 pump stations in the last 5 years, with capacities up to 600 mgd and 66,000 horsepower (hp). - Performed hydrologic studies for numerous drainage basins, developed water surface profiles for several hundred miles of rivers and streams, and designed drainage structures, stormwater management facilities, and erosion controls. ■ Industry leadership as shown by Engineering News -Records 2008 survey of the nation's top 500 firms, which ranked CH2M HILL as the third -largest firm in the water category and fifth among all design firms. ■ A track record of working collaboratively with clients to address water quality and water supply issues along the Front Range. Experience on Similar Projects Fort Collins Utilities Experience Over the past 13 years, CH2M HILL team members have performed a wide array of projects for Fort Collins Utilities that demonstrates the breadth and quality of our planning, design, and construction management services. This history of service demonstrates our team's responsiveness to Fort Collins' needs and the ability to meet each project's unique requirements in a cost-effective, technically sound manner. We have a long history of providing services to Fort Collins Utilities, and have the proven ability to work with your staff to address challenges, facilitate difficult decisions, and WB102008003DEN 14 develop creative and cost-effective solutions. Our team has successfully completed, or is currently involved in, a variety of projects for Fort Collins Utilities. • Water Treatment Facility Solids Management Study • Treatment Train 4 Flocculator Evaluation • Alternative Disinfection Evaluation • Sanitary Sewer Investigation • Fluoride Tracer Test • PAC Feed System Modifications ' Utility PIF and Financial Planning Study • Vulnerability Assessment • 2004 Water Treatment Facility Modifications • Southwest Pump Station • 2003 Water Treatment Facility Modifications • Asset Management Studies • Post -Lime Modifications • Risk Management Plan • Settling Basin Project • Sludge Disposal Alternative Investigation • 2000 Water Treatment Facility Modifications • Water Treatment Facilities Master Plan Update • Fluoride System Improvements • Backwash Supply Pump Station Project • T5 Complex Project • Water Quality Laboratory HVAC Improvements • Filters 609 to 623 Rehabilitation • Electrical Master Plan and Site Drainage Improvements • 1997 Water Treatment Facility Modifications • 1996 Water Treatment Facility Modifications • Revised Water Treatment Facilities Master Plan • 1995 Water Treatment Facility Modifications Residuals and Dewatering Experience For decades, CH2M HILL has been delivering successful water projects that include residuals and solids processing and disposal, and we have provided management facility plans and solutions to clients worldwide. Our comprehensive residuals management services include facility planning and permitting, design, construction, and operation. Our solids expertise and cadre of technologists help to establish self-sustaining, world -class solids management programs that will carry our clients through the demands of the next several decades. Water Treatment Facility Experience Ranked as one of the nation's top water treatment consulting firms, CH2M HILL has designed over 1,500 treatment plants around the globe, including more than 12 along the Front Range. CH2M HILL repeatedly delivers water treatment facilities geared to longevity, low maintenance, and safety at low initial capital and life -cycle costs. Our team has first-hand knowledge of the water quality issues in the Fort Collins area. The CH2M HILL team has extensive experience with the treatment of Front Range surface waters, including CBT systems as well as for water originating from east slope watershed supplies. In addition to our work with the City of Fort Collins, we have worked with the cities of Loveland, Longmont, and Aurora, the Denver Water Board, the Town of Castle Rock, Town of Fort Lupton, Centennial Water and Sanitation District, and Colorado Springs Utilities. We understand the unique challenges posed by the widely varying water quality conditions in your water supplies. We fully appreciate your stringent watershed management program, finished water quality standards, design standards, and facility performance requirements. WB102008003DEN 15 Asset Management Experience CH2M HILL brings demonstrated experience assisting utilities improve the management of infrastructure assets through a comprehensive strategy incorporating the latest guidelines and recommendations from industry publications. Our utility asset management specialists have co- authored the first comprehensive publication on asset management for water and wastewater utilities, Managing Public Infrastructure Assets to Minimize Cost and Maximize Performance, published by the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (formerly AMSA) in cooperation with the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), American Water Works Association (AWWA), Water Environment Federation (WEF), and the EPA. Capital Planning and CIP Prioritization Experience As a significant portion of our nation's utility infrastructure approaches the end of its service life, communities face a steep increase in capital spending needs. In addition, communities will continue to be challenged to finance capacity expansions, system upgrades to meet increasingly stringent regulations, and enhance customer service. More than ever, utilities need creative solutions that balance utility financing needs with a community's capacity to provide funding, while making the most of external resources. CH2M HILL helps utilities address financial challenges every day. The utility industry has turned to our experts to author manuals of practice for the development of rates and charges, as well as toolkits for strategic planning, capital planning, and rate optimization. CH2M HILL offers a comprehensive suite of financial services that can help utilities achieve results for continued fiscal health and sustainable development, including: WB102008003DEN 16 ■ Rates and Charges. CH2M HILL has conducted more than 300 financial planning, cost -of -service, rate, and asset management studies for water and wastewater utilities throughout the United States. In addition, CH2M HILL has served in a leadership role in both the AWWA and WEF rates and charges manuals. ■ Financial Planning and System Valuation. CH2M HILL has helped clients establish financial goals and policies to achieve their goals and objectives. This includes identifying appropriate financial benchmarks, developing funding plans, and "what -if' scenario planning. ■ CIP Prioritization. CH2M HILL has helped clients improve the processes and tools used to identify, prioritize, and implement capital projects. This includes defining decision processes to prioritize the most urgent capital projects, appropriately ranking and scoring rehabilitation and replacement projects, and defining the relationships between strategic capital planning, system master planning, capital budgeting, and financial tracking systems. ■ Outside Funding. CH2M HILL actively invests in tracking alternative funding sources, such as federal and state grants. This investment allows CH2M HILL to assist clients in developing funding strategies that match the goals and objectives of their utility programs and projects. To help our clients optimize available grant funds, CH2M HILL developed and maintains a comprehensive, searchable database that provides information and guidelines for grant programs at local, state, regional, and national levels. In the past few years alone, we have helped our municipal clients obtain grants and state revolving fund loans for capital projects totaling more than $1 billion. In 2007, CH2M HILL was engaged by Aurora Water to implement an enhanced Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) prioritization strategy for water, sewer, and stormwater capital projects. The objective of the project was to implement new processes and a methodology to enable the utility to identify, prioritize, and rank projects that added the most value to the system's key goals. • Led a series of workshops in which a diverse prioritization team from the utility identified and weighted the key goals for the City's water, sewer and stormwater programs (e.g., system reliability, regulatory compliance, and customer service). Developed performance measures and used them to measure the contributions of select capital projects to each of the six primary goals identified. The prioritization framework was then applied to 141 candidate projects within the utility's 5-year capital planning window through FY 2012 with a total value of $765 million ($496 million in water projects, $149 million in sewer projects, and $120 million in stormwater projects). Key outputs of the prioritization analysis included: — Contribution by criteria tables and graphs, which showed the ranked order of the projects based on Me value contributed toward the utility's weighted goals. — Cumulative cost figures, which showed the cumulative investment required to implement the projects in ranked order. — Benefit/cost outputs that rated the relative efficiency of the candidate projects. — A post -prioritization review was conducted to identify and document factors outside of the modeled results to be considered by the utility as it implements its capital program. WB102008003DEN 17 Ms. Opal Dick October 30, 2008 Page 2 The City of Fort Collins is one of CH2M HILL's most valued clients and we look forward to continuing our long-standing relationship with Fort Collins Utilities. If you have questions regarding the details in this proposal, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, CH2M HILL Kevin Heffernan, PE Project Manager Sincerely, CH2M HILL Gerald W. Simpson, PE Geographic Operations Manager Security/Preparedness Experience CH2M HILL has completed numerous security analyses and vulnerability assessments - nationwide including the vulnerability assessment for Fort Collins Utilities. Combining our in-house security, anti -terrorism, and force protection expertise with premier engineering capabilities, the CH2M HILL team is able to evaluate the existing conditions, identify the vulnerability, prioritize corrective actions to be taken, and design, construct, and implement an integrated solution to meet your standards. CH2M HILL brings an outstanding team of engineering, security, and emergency management professionals who have played an integral part in the development of security standards, tools, approaches, and training curriculum, and who have made significant contributions to the water quality industry to ensure the integrity of municipal, government, and industrial facilities across the country and around the world. In addition, our water security and quality experts have undertaken research, development, testing, and implementation of enhanced methods for prevention, detection, treatment, containment, and response to biological and chemical warfare agents, other contaminants, and pathogens that could be introduced into water systems. Commitment to Safe Drinking Water A tenet of the Water Treatment Facilities Master Plan updates has been to produce a safe and good -tasting drinking water. To further reinforce this commitment, Fort Collins Utilities has been an ardent supporter of the CH2M HILL's history of commitment to ' voluntary Partnership for Safe Water leadership program and currently holds the honor of the alignsFive Years Directors Award for the Water Treatment Facility. CH2M HILL both applauds this commitment by Fort Collins /-sus AwaBILITYL Utilities and pledges our support to allow V 2903—Desgnedthe you to continue your participation in this �--> - .- Aurora Reservoir Ukter 2 8 PurificationFacildy,the noble program. 2908—Awarded ':.centerpiece of Aurora's program management a -sustainable water future, Tor a sustainable legflq "'t'� * ..located adjacent to the at the 2012 Summer , f•,. `-ev,. Aurora Reservoir Park Olympics in LoClimate Change/SUStainability rMon _ 1,.�"i. t 2006- Experience 2003 — Board s t D''rSus Ina endorses >. Master Plan for _ CH2M HILL's identity has been shaped by Csignat to McAurum" a signatory to the UNGlobel °rgan1cDa1ry'+ its longstanding commitment to social, economic, and environmental stewardship 2902—Fkm`s first _ Completed and problem solving. For more than five o -nuclear decon., toning LEED certification toat Rocky Flats Program at the ,,f itjdt1o. decades, we have invested in best -practice Mitehead Animal Research Center, sustainable solutions, skills, and knowledge Emory University that will provide the City of Fort Collins Z004 — CH2M HILL 2000—Fomted DernerCamp ® unequaled sustainability leadership. Sustainable (4 Dualtlm ) I recehie LEED ,; ` areaiaG�roup eedificetipnM Our leadership in sustainable design and i cNamaHiLL In`CH2M HILL ( . and adopted _ „ . - development begins at home in Denver with PPolicy aDllky }: 2003—Served as lead our World Headquarters Campus, which engineer forth $78 mNon Denver Water was designed and built with practical ttedyC6rg Plant 1992—P'Rio Suh'in th ri' t environmental efficiency and sustainability w on Sustainableowaw at t t as a high priority. 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Itie 200/AW RD% /Tahoe. to improve the power plam at Jake's water quality #, 1953 Dower GLOBAL PROJECTS DENVER AND LOCALAREA WB102008003DEN 18 Conveyance System Experience experience CH2M HILL has experience on conveyance system planning, zign translates into reliable, cost-effective design, and construction management on pipeline, pump stations, and related infrastructure facilities for municipalities throughout Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region. We have a comprehensive understanding of the physical, hydraulic, cold ` 2 b weather, geotechnical, environmental, and regulatory challenges facing Fort Collins. CH2M HILL offers full -service pipeline capabilities (hydraulic and surge modeling, route evaluations, pipeline design, Q *A coordination of rights -of -way and easements, corrosion engineering, construction impact analysis, and cost estimating) _ through a single entity. CH2M HILL has designed more than ♦ 2,000 pipelines in the last 10 years, ranging in size from 6 inches to 144 inches, and using all common piping materials 1 such as steel, ductile iron, bar wrapped, prestressed -concrete C♦� cylinder, and PVC. In addition, CH2M HILL brings in-depth experience with all types of pump stations, with capacities up to 600 mgd and 66,000 hp. LEGEND !_ Water Storage Reservoir Experience ♦ Pump Stations CH2M HILL has designed more than 400 water storage • Pipelines reservoirs throughout the United States and has designed and managed the construction of at -grade and below -grade storage reservoirs with capacities of 0.1 to 50 million gallons. We have provided siting studies, geotechnical designs, inspection, water quality analysis, and other design and construction management services. Drainage/Stormwater Experience CH2M HILL is a nationally recognized leader in the area of water quality and stormwater management, with more than 60 years of experience in related studies and design. Our experience in studies includes developing practical and detailed stormwater design manuals, comprehensive watershed management plans, and cutting -edge information system applications. Our design experience includes all aspects of drainage structure, stormwater management facility, and erosion -control structure development. Construction Management Experience CH2M HILL has been a leader in providing construction management and inspection services for 60 years. For the fourth year in a row, the Engineering News -Record (ENR) has ranked CH2M HILL the No. 1 firm for both fee -based construction management (CM) and program management. CH2M HILL has provided construction management for more than 1,500 projects during the past 5 years in communities around the globe. CH2M HILL provides the following CM services: ■ Construction Administration ■ Construction Inspection ■ Constructibility Reviews ■ Project Controls/Scheduling ■ Cost Estimating ■ Change Order Management ■ Construction Claims Resolution ■ Quality Assurance ■ Safety Oversight ■ Value Engineering ■ Commissioning/Startup Services ■ Design -Build Management ■ Alternative Project Delivery ■ Project Partnering WB102008003DEN 19 Ditesco is a project and construction management services firm based in Fort Collins, '10SCO Colorado. The core strength of Ditesco comes from its commitment to assign projects to Uhighly qualified staff with extensive construction and engineering experience. This ensures a common sense approach to project administration and delivers quality at every project stage —from conceptual design through final construction punch list and closeout. Ditesco routinely bridges the gap between design and construction providing each owner with representation that suits their individual needs. For Fort Collins Water Treatment Facility projects, Keith Meyer will be Ditesco's main contact and provide these services on projects as they arise. Keith has more than 15 years of design and construction management experience in water, sewer, and general infrastructure projects. He previously served Fort Collins Utilities as a project manager for over 5 years and has worked on numerous capital and maintenance projects at your water treatment facility. Regulatory and Permitting Experience CH2M HILL offers unique and valuable experience among the consulting community in the area of regulatory compliance and permitting assistance. Our Denver staff includes national experts in all aspects of the regulatory compliance field. This knowledge will allow Fort Collins to anticipate future requirements and provide effective input to future permitting activities. CH2M HILL also has experience working with the CDPHE in a collaborative manner to efficiently obtain the necessary permits to build and operate facilities. To assist our clients in meeting their regulatory mandates, CH2M HILL staff acquires and manages large bodies of data, prepares permit applications, and serves as liaison to federal, state, and local agencies. We have a proven record of successfully partnering with our clients to share inventory tools and compliance strategies, and negotiating favorable permit conditions with regulatory agencies. Our professionals also perform rigorous reviews and analyses to demonstrate our clients' compliance with numerous diverse regulations. CH2M HILL has provided air quality permitting services to industry and government since the early 1970s. Our multidisciplinary air experts include engineers, environmental scientists, meteorologists, and technicians. We can provide the full range of air quality services to our clients. With air experts in our Denver office, CH2M HILL has complete, in-house resources to support ambitious and information -intensive regulatory projects. Local staff closely track state air quality regulations and work with state air quality agencies in regulation development. We complement these local resources with nationally recognized air experts to ensure that state-of-the-art strategies and permitting solutions are incorporated into our clients' permit applications. We have a complete program library of all EPA and most state -approved models. WB102008003DEN 20 m 0 Scope of Work and o _ Engineering Cost ME RV Estmate Having worked hand -in -hand with Fort Collins Utilities for the past 13 years, we are eager to continue our relationship and work alongside you to implement capital improvements related to your Water Treatment Facility Design and Construction Services for Capital Improvements. Our project understanding, scope of work, and engineering cost estimate are detailed below. Project Understanding CH2M HILL's understanding of the City's.philosophies, goals, and project requirements will facilitate the development of cost-effective and reliable solutions. Our team has developed a clear understanding of your needs for the Residuals Solids Drying Pad Project. This understanding was developed by meeting with your staff on several occasions, our past involvement in the Fort Collins Water Treatment Facility Sludge Management Evaluation (CH21VI HILL, November 2001), and through our current involvement in the 2008 Water Treatment Facility Solids Management Program Report. In addition, we are proposing many of the same technical design team members that have completed designs for your Water Treatment Facility. Our understanding of your solids management system operation coupled with our experience working with your team on designs provides us with an exceptional foundation to help you meet these project goals: Knowledge , operations ■ Balance available land area for the residuals handling and drying pad with selection of the bests-tra-tegy. efficient operation and movement of solids handling equipment. DECANT ■ Provide maximum capture of the SOLIDS LAGOONS (8) dewatered liquid and cost-effective return • ONE LAGOON IS OPERATING -NORMAL FILL =14T02C " to the treatment system. • PEAK FILL = 7 TO 10 DAYS AL�kmmp/r\ ' DECANT RETURN ` Employ best management practices STTIONUMP 2 POND (BMPs) to minimize impacts of stormwater on the drying facilities and meet regulatory requirements. ■ Provide protection of the residuals solids WET PAD ,j from wind erosion to ensure proper (PEAK SEASON) disposal of solids. ■ Develop a landscaping approach that satisfies the City's submittal process and SECONDARY (PEAK SEASON) minimizes impacts to the surrounding landowners. ■ Work with City staff to track pending regulatory issues that may impact design WINDROWS of the solids drying pad. ■ Develop a sustainable operations plan for the long-term disposal of dried residuals. Each of these goals is further discussed in this section. STORAGE AREA WB102008003DEN 21 Optimize Drying Pad Area CH2M HILL has been working closely with the Fort Collins Water Treatment Facility staff during development of the 2008 Water Treatment Facility Solids Management Program Report to estimate the future sludge quantities and determine the preferred drying pad size. The plant staff desires a larger drying pad than originally presented in the 2001 evaluation based on the staff's extensive experience with current drying and loading operations. CH21VI HILL recognizes the value of the staff's practical operations experience and will incorporate its operational needs into the analysis. Two alternative locations (Sites A and B) have been identified at the Water Treatment Facility site. Both sites are in close proximity to the current sludge management operations and have space available for the proposed drying pad facilities. Three options exist for these two locations, which are described below. ■ Option 1 — Use Site A and align the pad along the eastern fence line of the Fort Collins Water Treatment Facility site. Advantages of this area include its proximity to the solids drying lagoons, the ability to return the dewatered liquid from the drying pad to the solids decant return pond by gravity, and the availability of existing mature landscaping for screening and wind protection. Disadvantages include the site's limited area and proximity to the eastern property line and La Porte Avenue. There is also a power line in the area along the east side of the solids decant return pond with an easement that must be avoided. ■ Option 2 — Use Site B where the current solar drying operations are performed. Advantages of this site include the large amount of available area for solids handling and the fact that it is screened from La Porte Avenue. Disadvantages are that the site is farther from the solids drying lagoons and would require a dedicated pump station for dewatered liquid return. Additional landscaping may also be required for wind erosion protection over the proposed site. ■ Option 3 — Use a combination of both sites by using Site A for the initial drying phase and Site B for the windrow drying phase. This would require construction of two separate pads but would allow a larger drying area while optimizing the use of existing facilities for return of the dewatered liquids. We realize the location of the residual solids drying facilities will impact the overall efficiency of the future solids handling processes. As we finalize our work on the 2008 Water Treatment Facility Solids Management Program Report, we will gain a thorough understanding of the operational costs associated with drying and handling of the residuals solids material. This insight will enable us to do a complete lifecycle cost analysis of the options outlined above to provide the most cost effective and sustainable solution to the City. WB102008003DEN OOA Cost -Effective Dewatering Capture and Return The capture and return of the liquid dewatered from the residuals solids play a large part in the evaluation of the drying pad locations. Use of existing dewatered liquid/decant facilities will likely be more cost effective; however, this savings must be carefully measured against the available space for the dewatering operations near these existing facilities. This evaluation will consider life -cycle costs of the return pumping facilities, including new facility construction, power requirements, and ease of maintenance for the return pump station alternatives. Decant return pumping is a critical component in evaluating the drying pad location. Develop BMPs to Minimize Stormwater Impacts Stormwater can have a large impact on the solids drying operations. While some measure of re -wetting of the solids will always be present during inclement weather, this effect can be minimized by ensuring proper runoff of precipitation and diversion of stormwater. Stormwater must also be controlled during construction of the facilities to meet regulatory requirements and protect water quality. CH2M HILL will consider both temporary and permanent stormwater BMP control measures to provide the City with an optimized approach to long-term stormwater management in the residuals drying area. Wind Erosion Protection We anticipate that a combination of landscaping and screening wall construction will be used to prevent wind erosion of the residuals solids on the pad. Erosion of material becomes more evident as the solids reach the final drying stages due to the limited moisture available to retain the material in place. CH2M HILL will analyze prevailing wind patterns at the site to develop an economical combination of landscaping and screening wall measures to block wind erosion. Screening walls will perform a dual purpose as they can also be used as push walls to improve loading efficiency and ease the removal of the residuals solids material for disposal. Wind erosion control strategies will be critical to the overall operation of the Residuals Solids Drying Pad. WB102008003DEN 23 Practical Use of Landscaping We recognize landscaping is an important component of projects. Landscaping can greatly enhance the aesthetics of the facilities by providing visual interest and screening. Landscaping can also be used to provide noise abatement and improve air quality. CH21VI HILL will work with the City to optimize the use of landscaping at the site to provide visual screening and a wind block for the drying pad area. Consideration will also be given to the placement of trees and other landscaping elements to maximize sun exposure to the area to enhance the drying operation. • . Keep Apprised of Changing Regulations Disposal of residuals solids from the Fort Collins Water Treatment Facility is regulated by the EPA and the State of Colorado as solid waste disposal. Regulations addressing these water treatment residuals solids are currently undergoing changes that will affect the solids handling practices at many treatment plants. CH21V! HILL is dedicated to keeping apprised of these changing regulations as part of our efforts to provide quality services to the City. CDPHE's Water Quality Control Division recently developed a guidance document related to the management of water treatment plant residuals entitled Draft Policy and Implementing Guidance for Control and Disposition of Drinking Water Treatment Residuals Containing Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (TENORM Policy). TENORMs represent naturally occurring materials that have elevated levels of radionuclides (e.g., radium and uranium). The TENORM regulations and guidance documents were developed to provide effective ways to protect humans and the environment from harmful exposure to the radiation in these materials. Regulations developed for TENORM are directed at water treatment residuals that contain these materials. The levels of these radionuclides that are found in the dried residuals will affect the ultimate disposal options available to the City. Preliminary tests of the dried material"stockpiled at the Fort Collins Water Treatment Facility do not indicate excessive TENORM levels. However, these levels could fluctuate and test results should be closely monitored. CDPHE issued a draft of proposed revisions to Section 9, Waste Impoundments, of the State's Solid Waste Regulations (6 CCR 1007-2). The proposed changes would have had significant impact to residuals handling at the Fort Collins Water Treatment Facility, resulting in the need for the solids lagoons to be lined. During the public comment period, CDPHE agreed to postpone the Section 9 revisions in order to work with the water treatment community to determine reasonable water quality control parameters for water treatment facility residual impoundments. Depending on the State's findings, these regulations could have significant implications for the solids handling processes at your water treatment facility and should be closely monitored. If the proposed regulations are not modified as a result of the combined fact-finding process, it is likely that mechanical dewatering will be a more cost-effective, long-term solution, and a residuals solids drying pad would no longer be required. WBI02008003DEN 24 Scope of Work Our approach and scope of work address major project issues early, define solutions to meet these challenges, and are structured for seamless integration with your APDS process. CH21VI HILL's proposed scope of work for design of the Residuals Solids Drying and Handling Pad is based on your Request for Proposal and our unique understanding of the project requirements. The following section provides a summary of key aspects of our proposed scope. We have also prepared a detailed "contract ready" version of the scope, which is available for your review. - Task 1— Project Management Task 1.1—Project Chartering CH21VI HILL will conduct a half -day project chartering meeting with the project team to confirm project goals and objectives; establish expectations, roles and responsibilities; establish a decision -making process; and review the contracted scope of services. Task 1.2—Progress Meetings Through our experience on previous design projects for you, we fully understand and appreciate the benefits of the Fort Collins APDS. A key element of the process is frequent communication throughout design with your team and the construction contractor. For this project, we anticipate that biweekly meetings will be conducted at the Water Treatment Facility. Task 1.3—Project Instructions Project manager, Kevin Heffernan, will prepare project instructions that outline procedures, summarize project goals and scope, present the project work plan (which shall include tasks, staff assignments, level of effort, costs, and schedule), establish quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) procedures, and include other information that is pertinent to the successful execution of the project. Task 1.4—Cost and Schedule Control We understand the need to accurately track progress and costs. Project manager, Kevin Heffernan, will implement, monitor, and update the project work plan as required throughout the project. In addition, he will prepare and distribute a monthly status report to the City. Task 2 — Project Definition Prior to commencing design activities, there are several key project issues that require analysis and direction. During the Project Definition phase, the CH21VI HILL team will review the project goals discussed earlier in this proposal and work with your team to define the optimum solution for the residuals solids drying pad location and size. In addition to these key activities, the Project Definition Report will include the following: ■ Site Utilities. CH21VI HILL will review available drawings that identify the location of existing utility piping and develop a plan for routing dewatered liquid return piping and providing washdown water to the solids drying pad if desired. ■ Site Layout. CH21VI HILL will develop a preliminary site plan to show new facility locations, parking areas, roadways, and landscaping options. ■ Geotechnical Investigation. CH21VI HILL's team member, CTLIThompson, will conduct a geotechnical field exploration of the selected site and work with Steve Patterson, our proposed structural engineer, to develop the optimum approach for the slab foundation and underdrain structure. ■ Surveying. CH21VI HILL's team member, Stantec, will conduct a site survey to verify topographic information and locate existing utilities, and perform geotechnical field exploration (boreholes and test pits) as required. WB102008003DEN 25 0 0 O 0 0 0 O • 0 ■ Permitting. CH2M HILL will work with State and local permitting authorities to promote an efficient review process for the construction of the new facilities, including site applications and BMP approvals. ■ Safety. CH2M HILL will work with City staff to develop a plan that provides for the safe operations associated from residuals handling operations. Safety concerns include exposure to radiation from potential TENORM, airborne dust, lighting, and traffic controls. Task 3 — Preliminary Design Following completion of the Project Definition Phase, CH2M HILL will prepare a preliminary design that will meet your needs for: ■ Accurate communication of design approach to your engineering/operations team. ■ Development of a baseline construction cost by your construction contractor. ■ Initial concepts of landscaping approach. ■ Specific configuration, location, and accessibility of major elements of the project. ■ Location identification for connection of the dewatered liquid return piping to the existing decant return system at the Water Treatment Facility. CH2M HILL will prepare a preliminary design report for your review. Assuming the existing decant pump station will be modified for the new dewatered liquid flows from the drying pad, the preliminary design would consists of the drawings and specifications shown below. Following completion of a construction cost estimate by your construction contractor, we will work with the team to identify and implement changes that would ProjectF,rying Pad nary improve function and constructibility, add value, or reduce cost for construction and/or operation. ■ Title Sheet and Location Map Task 4 — Design ■ Index of Drawings CH2M HILL will prepare detailed drawings and ■ Site Grading Plan 1 specifications of sufficient detail that your ■ Site Piping Plan 1 construction contractor can proceed with ■ Landscaping Plan construction with a minimum of clarifications. We ■ Overall Drying Pad Plan — Structural/Mechanical have reviewed the project concepts with our team ■ Drying Pad Sections — Structural/Mechanical and have developed a detailed list of drawings anticipated for your project based on the assumption used for pre -design. The drawing list can be found later in this section. All drawings will be prepared using the City's design and graphics standards (i.e., AutoCAD current version). Formal submittals of drawings and specifications will be made at the 50 and 90 percent review stages, and workshops will be conducted with your team to discuss review comments and collaboratively develop the best approach to optimize the design. Following the 90 percent review workshop, the CH2M HILL team will prepare a final set of drawings and specifications that will accurately convey the project requirements to your construction contractor and permitting authorities. Task 5 — Services During Construction CH2M HILL will provide construction administration services, including inspection, change order preparation, review of contractor's application for payment, periodic inspection reports, and startup assistance. We are familiar with the Fort Collins APDS approach and would anticipate that construction observations and special inspections would be provided by our team member Ditesco. We will work with your project manager to define our services during construction and anticipate that the CH2M HILL team would be responsible for: ■ Attending weekly construction meetings ■ Geotechnical inspection and materials testing through CTLIThompson ■ Review submittals provided by Fort Collins Utilities' construction contractor WB102008003DEN 26 ■ Respond to request for information and provide clarification of design intent ■ Assist Fort Collins Utilities with preparation of change orders ■ Specialty inspection, including inspections required by various engineering disciplines, including mechanical, and structural ■ Preparation of record drawings ■ Preparation of an Operations Manual for the Residuals Drying and Handling Facility Engineering Cost Estimate CH2M HILL has developed a scope that is comprehensive and addresses all of the design and permitting issues that can be anticipated for design of the Residuals Solids Drying- Pad project. We have developed a drawing list for final design that represents the level of documentation and records that we have provided for you on previous projects. DrawingEreliminar General G-1 Cover, Location, and Vicinity Map 1 G-2 Index to Drawings 1 G-3 Abbreviations and General Legend 1 G-4 Civil Legend 1 G-5 Structural Notes and Legend 1 G-6 Mechanical Legend 1 G-7 I Process Flow Diagram 1 Site Civil C-1 Grading Plan 1 C-2 Access Road and Grading Details 1 C-3 Yard Piping Plan and Details 1 C-4 Stormwater Management Plan 1 C-5 Landscaping Plan 1 C-6 I Irrigation Plan and Details 1 C-7 Planting Details 1 Structural/Mechanical SM-1 Drying Pad Underdrain Plan 1 SM-2 Drying Pad Plan 1 SM-3 Drying Pad Sections 1 SM-4 Drying Pad Sections and Details 1 DS-1 Structural Standard Details 1 DM-1 Mechanical Standard Details 1 TOTAL 20 A detailed listing of our estimated labor hours by task is provided on the following page. When considering our estimate, we ask that you consider the following factors: ■ We have a full appreciation for the level of detail and design presentation required by your team, and our design drawings will satisfy this requirement. ■ We have included sufficient hours for our team to collaborate with your operations staff and construction contractor to review the design. This is a result of our understanding of and commitment to your APDS process. ■ We have included sufficient hours for our team to explore alternative site locations for the residuals solids drying pad. This is a result of our understanding of and commitment to your operations staff needs. ■ Landscaping design efforts are more significant than might be anticipated for a project of this nature. Landscaping will provide both aesthetic and air quality benefits to the City. Our initial scope and cost estimate are a starting point for discussion, and we are committed to developing a scope and cost that are fair and provide sufficient time for our professionals to deliver the high -quality design deliverables and service that you expect. WB102008003DEN 27 Firm Qualifications Our team will deliver creative solutions founded on our industry leadership in water projects. The CH2M HILL team brings unique experience, capabilities, and a comprehensive understanding of the City's Water Treatment Facility needs and requirements. We offer an exceptionally strong team of individuals that have a proven track record on projects for Fort Collins Utilities. Our team members have also supported many other clients along the Front Range and across the United States, thereby allowing Fort Collins Utilities to benefit from our unique insight and wide-ranging experience. CH2M HILL brings a proven commitment to Fort Collins Utilities' success and looks forward to applying the following strong credentials to your Capital Improvement Projects and the Water Treatment Facility Residuals Solids Drying Pad project. Our team offers: ■ Full -service capabilities, offering a one -stop shop for virtually all of Fort Collins Utilities' consulting needs. ■ Individuals who have successfully conducted planning, design, and operational support for water treatment facilities, pump stations, pipelines, raw water facilities, drainage channels, and other related facilities in Colorado and across the nation. ■ Established working relationships with your Alternative Project Delivery System (APDS), the Fort Collins Utilities team, and your current general contractor, Hydro Construction, Inc. ■ Access to more than 1,700 staff members in the Front Range area. For Fort Collins Utilities, this means working with a team that is readily accessible and responsive. ■ A vested interest in the success of this contract, with the ability for Fort Collins Utilities to retain the extensive institutional knowledge and momentum already established, with no learning curve. Our team is uniquely prepared to hit the ground running. CH2M HILL is a national leader in the planning, design, and construction of water supply and treatment facilities. For more than 60 years, we have planned, designed, and %P provided construction services on hundreds of major water supply, treatment facility, pump station, and pipeline projects. Over the past 5 years, CH2M HILL has successfully completed more than 10,000 water and wastewater projects throughout its 100 offices. CH2MHILL We understand that a wide range of technical expertise will be needed to successfully complete the requested services in a timely and cost-effective manner. CH2M HILL will partner with Fort Collins Utilities to successfully help it meet today's challenges, such as regulatory compliance, Engineering News -Record sustainable capital improvements, 2008 Ranking operational efficiency, #5 To 500 Design Firms � watershed planning, aging infrastructure, #1 Top 20 Sewer/Waste E N R drought, security, #3 Top 20 Water customer needs, rate Top 500 Design Firms increases, asset k2 Construction Management Published by Engineering management, for=,Fee News -Record, April 21, information technology, Zoos. Based on 2007 workforce pressures, a3 Combined Design and revenues. CM/Professional service and total water management. WB102008003DEN W6102008003DEN ' 28 z Schedule This section presents a preliminary schedule for all anticipated engineering and project management activities described in Section 4, Scope of Work and Engineering Cost Estimate. This schedule will be expanded to a detailed critical path schedule with input from City staff, and will be used by our project manager, Kevin Heffernan, to track progress, define required resources, and control the costs and schedule of the various tasks. The schedule was developed to allow time for further development of the 2008 Water Treatment Facility Solids Management Program Report. Construction activities will need to be closely coordinated with WTF staff to minimize any impact to operations. At this time, there are no regulatory or permitting drivers steering the overall project schedule. CH2M HILL is uniquely qualified and committed to meeting your schedule due to the following factors: ■ Local office with full -service engineering capabilities ■ Comprehensive understanding of the Water Treatment Facility operations, including solids management ■ Familiarity with your design standards, project management, and communication techniques ■ Thorough understanding of the Fort Collins APDS process ■ Our key staff members, including project manager, Kevin Heffernan, and lead engineer, Anne Childs, have the ability to start your project immediately Coordination of construction activities Task 1 is critical to minimize the impact on plant operations. Month 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1Project Management 2 ProjectDefinition Preliminary Design �- • 5 1 i ServicesDuring WBI02008003DEN 2s t rt"r"YY"Y µ , � .r Z References Client satisfaction and repeat business reflect CH2M HILL's successful project execution. We encourage you to contact the following individuals to inquire about CH2M HILL's capabilities, project performance, and technical quality. ■ Fort Collins Water Treatment Facility, Fort Collins, Colorado. Kevin Gertig, Fort Collins Water Utilities, 970-221-6617 ■ Glendale Zone 4 Groundwater Treatment Plant Project, Glendale, Arizona. Rick Scott, City of Glendale, 623-930-3901 ■ Aurora Reservoir Water Purification Facility, Prairie Waters, Wemlinger Water Treatment Plant Expansion, and Griswold Water Treatment Plant Improvements, Aurora, Colorado. Dana Ehlen, Aurora Water, 303-739-7382 ■ Loveland Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Loveland, Colorado. Steve Adams, City of Loveland, 970-962-3000 WBI02008003DEN 30 o APDS Processp4 Experience 71 1 Our team's familiarity with your APDS process will enhance communication and coordination, and streamline project execution. The CH2M HILL team is very familiar with the Fort Collins APDS process, a unique form of project delivery that combines the benefits of "design -build" with the benefits of separate contracts for engineering and construction. The process satisfies the City's goal of optimizing collaboration between the City, builder, and designer. Representatives of these three entities work together throughout design and construction to provide: ■ Continuous checks on cost versus performance ■ Constructibility reviews that leverage the specific skills, materials, and equipment available to the builder ■ Open and honest communication throughout the project to ensure that the constructed facility aligns with project goals and constraints ■ Collaboration between the City's ICE team and the designers to define the optimum control strategies and interfaces with the existing system Over the past 13 years, our team has been part of this creative project delivery approach on many projects at your water treatment facility, including: ■ Southwest Pump Station ■ PAC Feed System Modifications ■ Fluoride System Improvements ■ Sanitary Sewer Investigation ■ 2004 Capital Improvements ■ 2003 Capital Improvements ■ 2000 Water Treatment Facility Modifications ■ Settling Basin Project ■ Backwash Recycle Project ■ Filters 609 to 623 Rehabilitation ■ Backwash Supply Pump Station Project ■ T5 Complex Project ■ Electrical Master Plan and Site Drainage Improvements ■ Water Quality Laboratory HVAC Improvements ■ 1996 Water Treatment Facility Improvements ■ 1995 Water Treatment Facility Improvements Our team has a proven record of successfully partnering with the various construction, operations, and engineering teams for these projects, including Hydro Construction, Garvey Construction, and Lillard & Clark. Our project manager, Kevin Heffernan, has demonstrated his commitment to this process by forging strong relationships with each of these construction contractors. We have assembled the same team to sustain this level of performance and commitment on the Residuals Solids Drying Pad Project, and all other projects that the CH2M HILL team will deliver for you. Kevin Heffernan is currently completing his assignment as engineering manager for the $70 million Zone 4 Groundwater Treatment Plant construction manager -at -risk (CMAR) project for the City of Glendale, Arizona. The CMAR approach in Arizona is very similar to your APDS delivery approach. Our team's experience in alternative project delivery has further strengthened our understanding of risks, value engineering, constructibility, and optimization that are fundamental elements of your APDS process. WB102008003DEN 31 t0 CH2M HILL is an enthusiastic proponent of the partnering concept and will work with Fort Collins Utilities to develop a positive relationship based on common goals and objectives. CH2M HILL's core leadership team has extensive experience on projects involving formal partnering. We understand the benefits of this approach and fully support partnering (either formal or informal) on all of our projects. In fact, project chartering or partnering is a cornerstone of CH2M HILL's Project Delivery System and is required on all projects. Our team fully appreciates the benefits of partnering, including: ■ Clearly establishes roles and responsibilities ■ Develops a process to resolve issues, including an issue escalation process ■ Initiates a sense of team and understanding of other team members' critical success factors ■ Creates a mission statement that defines critical success factors for the project, including definable and measurable goals ■ Provides opportunities for continuous monitoring of project performance ■ Fosters commitment and "cradle -to -grave" involvement of senior project staff ■ Streamlines collaborative decision making, with input from affected parties, which improves quality of solutions during design and construction Over the past 13 years, our team has established a proven record of successfully partnering with your staff and with various construction, operations, and engineering teams on Fort Collins Utilities' projects. We commit to furthering our strong relationships with your staff and to work collaboratively with team members at all times to ensure that your projects are executed in the most effective and cost-efficient manner possible. WB102008003DEN 32 Subconsultants CH2M HILL's overall teaming strategy for this project is to bring the highest quality and best value to Fort Collins Utilities. CH2M HILL will be the prime consultant with overall responsibility for executing and delivering a successful project. Depending on the specific requirement of each task order, we have identified five specialty firms with relevant local experience to provide services on an as -needed basis. We have worked with each of the subcontractors listed below on previous projects and know that their capabilities provide an enhanced level of service. crc N/ Carollo Engineers is an environmental engineering firm specializing in the planning, design, and construction of water and wastewater Engineers... Working Wonders With Water facilities. Carollo's reputation is based on client service and a continual commitment to quality. Carollo Engineers currently maintains 27 offices Role: Electrical and I&C Engineering in 12 states. Carollo Engineers (formerly Morroni Engineering) has partnered with CH2M HILL for the past 13 years to successfully deliver water projects for Fort Collins Utilities. It has continuously delivered high -quality engineering services for design and the construction management of projects involving high-level control systems. For this RFP, Fort Collins Utilities named Carollo Engineers to continue to provide quality service related to electrical, instrumentation and controls, and P&IDs. CH2M HILL is uniquely qualified to continue our 13-year working relationship in support of Fort Collins Utilities for an additional 5 years. Ditesco is a project and construction management services firm based ilesco in Fort Collins, Colorado. The core strength of Ditesco comes from its commitment to assign projects to highly qualified staff with extensive construction and engineering experience. This ensures a common Role: Construction Management sense approach to project administration and delivers quality at every project stage —from conceptual design through final construction punch list and closeout. Ditesco routinely bridges the gap between design and construction, providing each owner with representation that suits their individual needs. CTLIThompson, Inc. is an integrated services firm offering �HOMPSON complete geotechnical engineering and materials testing. Since its inception in 1971, CTLIThompson with its time - tested capabilities, has grown to become a single -source Role: Geotechnical Engineering and Materials Testing provider of trusted engineering solutions. CTLIThompson is the largest employee -owned geotechnical engineering, geostructural, and materials engineering firm headquartered in Denver, with unparalleled expertise in Colorado, including a local office in Fort Collins. Fort Collins Utilities will benefit from the participation of CTLIThompson, which operates the most complete soils, concrete, and asphalt testing laboratories in the Rocky Mountain Region. Stantec is a multidisciplined engineering firm founded in 1954 that provides professional design and consulting services in planning, engineering, architecture, surveying, economics, and project management.. Stantec offers a comprehensive range of surveying and geomatics services to define land boundaries and address spatial data for innumerable features on, above, and under the earth's surface. Stantec Stantec provides crucial information for our clients through traditional surveying, Role: Surveying and Mapping geodesy, digital mapping, global positioning systems, geographic information systems, terrestrial laser scanning, aerial photogrammetry, and more. Stantec's office in Fort Collins provides local access to an experienced surveying and mapping staff. Stantec has an excellent track record of providing the City with survey and mapping at the water treatment plant and for the City's utilities and buried infrastructure. WB102008003DEN 2 ADZ Laboratories ACZ Laboratories is located in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and is a full -service environmental testing laboratory with 29 years of Role: Specialty Analytical experience offering analytical testing for clients worldwide. ACZ analyzes many matrices including surface water, groundwater, wastewater, soil, sludge, plant, and biota tissue. Analytical laboratory results are available for state compliance or NELAP/NELAC-approved regulatory purposes. ACZ analyzes samples using EPA -promulgated analytical methods and programs including NPDES and RCRA using SW846 and CWA. ACZ's radiochemistry department provides analysis for low-level radioactivity of naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) in several matrices. ACZ's project experience includes groundwater monitoring or remediation at uranium mine/mill sites, as well as Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) monitoring. WB102008003DEN CI Outstanding technical qualifications, long-term familiarity with your water supply and treatment system, and a full understanding of your organization's goals enable our team to work very productively with you. To provide Fort Collins Utilities with quality customer service, CH2M HILL is offering you a team of proven performers. This team brings relevant, successful experience in the planning, design, construction management, and operational services of water treatment and infrastructure -related facilities, including projects throughout Colorado and beyond. As a result, Fort Collins Utilities can count on a highly qualified engineering team, with recent relevant experience, to meet all project needs. We offer: ■ A team of engineers and technical resources who have worked with Fort Collins Utilities on previous projects allows the team to efficiently move forward. Our team is "high on the learning curve," is familiar with your facilities, staff, business practices, and project delivery techniques, and provides you with fast, easy communications and responsive service. ■ A proven project manager, Kevin Heffernan, who has a track record with Fort Collins Utilities for delivering on -time, under -budget, and technically sound projects. Kevin also has extensive experience collaborating and building consensus with Fort Collins Utilities' operations and project management staff. ■ Dave Oerke, a nationally recognized expert in residuals handling and solids processing, recently joined CH2M HILL's Denver staff. Dave's history spans over 30 years, during which time he has successfully conducted residuals studies and designs for more than 100 projects along the Front Range and nationwide. ■ The capacity, skill set, resources, and technical expertise to adequately address every anticipated scope of work activity enable us to mobilize the right people, at the right time, to act as a seamless extension of your staff. Project Organization Our team in anchored on a foundation of Colorado -based professionals who have worked extensively in Colorado's Front Range. We have functionally organized our team to provide access to a range of resources available to support the variety of task assignments that might be associated with this project. You will recognize members of our team as individuals who have effectively served you on past projects. CH2M HILL continues to strive to be your full -service consultant for the variety of challenges that confront you. WB102008003DEN Anne Childs, PE Residuals Processing/ Handling Dave Oerke, PE Structural Engineering Steve Patterson, PE Project Engineering Holly Nelson, PE Environmental/Permitting Kay Dry, PE Drainage/Stormwater Engineering Craig Wilkening, PE Regulatory Compliance Pat Nelson, PE Construction Cost Estimating Ed Meyer, PE CADD Cody Schnee Core Leadership Team Kevin Heffernan, PE All Paquet, PE Kevin Heffernan, PE CIP Prioritization Mike Matichich Master Planning Kevin Heffernan, PE Hydraulics Steve Polson, PE Asset Management Rich Migacz Mechanical Engineering Doug Yearsley, PE HVAC Engineering Walker Evans, PE Distribution System Hydraulic Modeling Ty Morton, PE Distribution System Water Quality Modeling Perrin Niemann, PE Corrosion Engineering Ron Skabo, PE Architecture Ric Lecznar, AIA Geographic Information Systems Luke Heyerdahl Safety Scott Dahle Risk Management Kay Dry, PE Climate Change/ Sustainability Kathy Freas, PhD Value Engineering Don Ulrich, CVS Public Outreach Michele Majeune Security/ Preparedness Ken Thompson Rod Brauer, PE Doug Simon, PE Electrical ISC, Engineering Carollo Engineers Bill Tomerlin Monte Richard, PE Geotechnical and Materials Testing CTL Thompson, Inc. Eric Bernhardt, PE Construction Management Ditesco Keith Meyer, PE Surveying Stantec Gary Faselt, PLS Specialty Analytical ACZ Laboratories CH2M HILL's core personnel are highly experienced engineering and design professionals. In addition, their experience working on similar projects throughout the western United States, coupled with their familiarity with your facilities, staff, and business processes, translates to high -quality projects that meet or exceed Fort Collins Utilities' goals. Kevin Heffernan, our proposed project manager, will be the principal point of contact for Fort Collins Utilities and will have overall responsibility for the team's responsiveness, the quality of our work products, and client satisfaction. He will be supported by Rod Brauer as principal -in -charge, and three task leaders, AI Paquet, Anne Childs, and Doug Simon, forming a cohesive leadership team. WB102008003DEN `. Kevin Heffernan, PE, Project Manager CH2M HILL ■ Englewood, CO Kevin has been your trusted consultant for water treatment facility designs since 1997. He provides invaluable knowledge of your working procedures, facilities, and preferences, thereby increasing efficiency and enhancing quality. As project manager, Kevin will serve as the primary point of contact with Fort Collins Utilities. He will work closely with Fort Collins Utilities' project manager to confirm we are delivering services in a timely manner that supports Fort Collins Utilities. Frequent, effective, and proactive communication is critical to ensure the end products are in line with Fort Collins Utilities expectations and that there are no surprises in the delivery of the projects. Kevin will manage the CH2M HILL team to effectively, and efficiently, execute the work tasks. Kevin has over 16 years of experience in the planning, design, and operation of water treatment plants and pumping facilities. He is experienced in all areas of treatment plant work, including process studies, pilot plants, preliminary design, final design, construction, startup, and operational assistance. For the past 5 years, Kevin has managed 17 task orders for Fort Collins Utilities as part of its Capital Improvements Project. Over the years, Kevin has served Fort Collins Utilities on multiple projects in various capacities, including project manager, design manager, lead process engineer, and resident engineer. Currently, Kevin is wrapping up his role as engineering manager for a $70 million groundwater supply and treatment project in Glendale, Arizona. This project encompasses seven groundwater supply wells, approximately 10 miles of urban pipeline construction, and a new 10-mgd ion exchange groundwater treatment plant. Delivery of this project is very similar to your APDS approach. From the outset of design 2 years ago, CH21VI HILL has worked closely with the City's construction general contractor to jointly develop this project with the City and take advantage of the unique insight both team members contribute for the betterment of the project. '7 commend your leadership and project delivery excellence, and efficient engagement with the CMAR (construction contractor) to keep this very complex project on track. " Arif Rahman, Project Manager, City of Glendale, Arizona Rod Brauer, PE, Principal -in -Charge CH21VI HILL ■ Aurora, CO Rod provides an executive -level contact, ensuring the necessary resources to get the job done and in-depth understanding of your facilities. Rod Brauer will serve as principal -in -charge for this project. In this role, Rod's primary responsibility will be to maintain an open line of communication to discuss our performance on a regular basis and to ensure that our project manager is supported by the best resources our firm has to offer. Rod has over 25 years of experience specializing in water treatment facility design and construction. For Fort Collins Utilities, Rod served as project manager for the master planning, design, and construction management activities for the $50 million improvements project. Following value engineering evaluations of previous master planning efforts, he identified opportunities to optimize earlier planning efforts and reduced construction costs by approximately $10 million. He also managed the design of a 45-mgd expansion to your water treatment facility, including chemical feed and storage, improvements to existing filters, new filters, new clarification, lamella plate clarifiers, and a new backwash supply facility. WB102008003DEN Al Paquet, PE, Assistant Project Manager/Special Projects CH2M HILL ■ Loveland, CO AI's experience in project management and capital improvements planning for projects along the North Front Range will assist the City with planning and delivery of sustainable solutions for future needs. Al has been involved in the planning and design of water -related facilities in the Fort Collins and Loveland areas since 2001. He has extensive capital program management expertise for water and wastewater treatment facilities including the planning, design, and construction phases. Al currently serves as project manager on the Fort Collins Treatment Train 4 Flocculator Evaluation and Alternative Disinfection Study that will allow the City to prepare for regulatory changes, understand the advantages and disadvantages of alterative systems, and communicate with City management regarding the implications and cost benefits associated with changes to a gaseous chlorine system. Al also managed the development of a water treatment plant residuals management strategy for the City of Loveland. This study included an evaluation of current practices, review of residual disposal alternatives, and regulatory requirements. TENORM-proposed regulations and guidelines were also reviewed and testing was performed to establish compliance. Al's former role as a local utility's capital project manager and interim water treatment operations manager provides a diverse background and perspective that will assist the team with the City's future planning needs. Anne Childs, PE, Residuals Solids Drying Pad Task Manager CH2M HILL ■ Englewood, CO Anne's first-hand knowledge of your residuals solids project translates into reliable, cost-effective solutions and design. Anne has 20 years of experience on various projects throughout the Front Range and is currently assisting Fort Collins Utilities with the preparation of its 2008 Water Treatment Facility Solids Management Program Report. She has a first-hand understanding of your solids management system operation and the intricacies of the residuals solids drying pad project. Anne served as construction manager for the residuals drying bed improvements to the Loveland Water Treatment Plant and on the Digesters 11 and 12 project for Metro Wastewater Reclamation District. Anne served as design manager and performed construction administration for a complete retrofit of the aeration basins, including the installation of two new basins, modifications to four existing basins, and a new aeration system at the Loveland Wastewater Treatment Plant. Doug Simon, PE, Pipelines, Pump Station, and Reservoirs Task Manger CH2M HILL ■ Omaha, NE Doug's knowledge of pipeline, pump station, and reservoir systems will streamline study and design activities, and ensure that the solutions developed are implementable. Doug has 14 years of experience in design and construction of stormwater, conveyance, pumping systems, and storage facilities as well as hydrology, hydraulics, floodplain mapping, and water utility master planning for numerous clients along Colorado's Front Range. For Fort Collins Utilities, he served as project manager for the design and construction phase services for the Southwest Pump Station project and as lead project engineer for development of the City of Fort Collins Southwest Water Distribution System Improvement Plan. In addition, he is proficient in a number of hydraulic modeling software packages including EPA SWMM, StormCAD, HEC-RAS, FESWMS, HY8, Culvert Master, and others. WB102008003DEN