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Town of Strasburg, Virginia Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade & Expansion Competing Proposal for the Town of Strasburg’s Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade and Expansion

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Copyright 2013 - PERC Water Corporation

May 3rd, 2013

Town of Strasburg, Virginia Wastewater Treatment Plant and Expansion Upgrade

Competing Proposal for the Town of Strasburg’s Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade and Expansion Volume 1

Executive Summary PERC Water Corporation (“PERC Water”) is pleased to submit this competing proposal to the Town of Strasburg per the Public Notices dated February 28, 2013 and April 11, 2013. This competing proposal is being submitted to the Town of Strasburg as the Responsible Public Entity (RPE) in accordance with the Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002 (the “PPEA”), specifically the PPEA Model Guidelines (the “Guidelines”) as Revised in September 2007 as adopted by the Town. Our competing proposal is being submitted per the Guidelines that contemplates a two-step process with step one being a qualifications-based Conceptual Stage resulting in the Town shortlisting certain firms, followed by a step two Detailed Stage. Further, our competing proposal contains elements of both the Conceptual Stage and the Detailed Stage as provided in both Volume 1 and Volume 2.

PERC Water is submitting this competing proposal in partnership with PC Construction Company, Pacific Advanced Civil Engineering, Inc. and Greenway Engineering, Inc. As you will read further in this proposal, our very qualified and experienced project team is proposing an upgrade and expansion of the Town of Strasburg’s Wastewater Treatment Facility to increase capacity to 2.0 million gallons per day (MGD) and to provide Higher Efficiency Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal.

Based on the combined expertise of our team, we have developed a creative and innovative design solution to the Town of Strasburg’s wastewater needs that enables our team to propose a solution that is cost competitive while providing the certainty of performance and schedule. Our proposal includes unique performance guarantees as further described in Volume 2 of this Proposal.

Designed to meet the

needs of Strasburg, VA The Situation

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About Our Design/Build Project Based on the information presented in the PPEA request by the Town of Strasburg and the final design plans and reports prepared by Malcolm Pirnie, it is our project team’s understanding that the Town is seeking to expand their existing facility from 1.0 MGD to 2.0 MGD and add Enhanced Nutrient Removal (ENR) capabilities to meet the new, more stringent permit requirements for total nitrogen and phosphorus. To comply with the new requirements, the Town embarked on the design of a Membrane Bio-Reactor (MBR) plant which utilized the existing oxidation ditches and secondary clarifiers as the biological process volume and constructed new surge attenuation and MBR process tankage.

Our project team has significant experience with both conventional and membrane facilities required to meet ultra-low nutrient requirements. Based on our experience and considering that the existing collection system flow has a large amount of Infiltration & Inflow (I&I) contribution, we do not believe that an MBR process provides the Town the “best value” in meeting the treatment objectives. Membrane facilities are typically both higher capital cost and higher overall operational cost. This statement is even more true for facilities with high I&I contributions.

For this reason, our project team has selected to pursue a more conventional, yet advanced design approach using a modified 5-stage BardenPho process. The BardenPho process has been used successfully for over 30 to 40 years to provide excellent nitrogen and phosphorus removal performance. In addition to the standard BardenPho process and given the lower average loading (low BOD) to the plant, we will likely also employ an additional recycle system which is similar to the UCT (University of Capetown) process to reduce operational costs associated with the use of a chemical carbon source.

The proposed facility will be comprised of multiple treatment trains providing stand-by redundant capacity in accordance with State and Federal requirements. The following table summarizes the proposed major process unit capacities.

Please refer to Volume 2 for further detailed information.

Number of Process Trains

Total Capacity MGD

Firm Capacity MGD

¼” Screening

2

20.0

10.0

Grit Removal

1

10.0

10.0

3-4

12.5 -15.0

10.0

New Secondary Process (BardenPho)

1

7.5

7.5

Existing Secondary Process (BardenPho)

2

2.5

2.5

Secondary Clarification

5

15.0

12.0

Tertiary Filtration

4

14.8

11.1

3+1

12.5

10.0

Aerobic Sludge Storage

2

4.0

4.0

Dewatering Centrifuges

2

4.0

4.0

Major Unit Process

Influent Lift Station Pumps

UV Disinfection

Why the PERC Water Team is the “Right Design/Build Team” The PERC Water Team includes the nation’s leading wastewater design/build firms with extensive experience with wastewater solutions and design/build experience.

• The PERC Water team has developed a unique, compact design solution for the Town of Strasburg’s wastewater facility that includes utilization of the existing assets, while expanding the capacity and treatment needs in a cost effective and compact layout.

The compact layout utilizes “common wall construction” resulting in a cost effective construction solution.

This is a typical design that PERC Water has utilized for the past 15 years and has resulted in greater certainty for all project members. Because of our unique ability and history in designing and building structures utilizing “common wall methods” PERC Water continues to provide valuable solutions to our clients saving them valuable resources of time, money, and land.

• To enhance our performance guarantees, PERC Water is willing to defer a portion of its Design/Build contract value as a financial guarantee of performance. Depending on the level of interest by the Town for such an “incentive based performance guarantee”, we refer you to Volume 2 “Completion Guarantees and Warranties”.

• Ranked number 2 in the US by ENR for wastewater treatment plant construction, PC Construction will bring to the Town of Strasburg the most experience of any firm in the construction of treatment plants AND the integrated delivery process. Owners appreciate PC’s collaborative teamwork, intricate knowledge of plant processes and their core values of uncompromising integrity to deliver exceptional value and exemplary safety performance. Delivering the absolute best value and a pleasant design and construction experience are a few of the many reasons that over 70% of their business is from repeat clients.

• PERC Water has successfully completed over 60 designs and 22 operating wastewater facilities all using the design/build delivery method. The firm has won multiple awards, here in the US and internationally for successful projects execution and innovative delivery methods. PERC Water led the development, design, construction and operation of the first 100% privately funded water recycling facility in the US that was completed on-budget and seven months early (refer to http://www.percwater.com/Portfolio/1/ city-of-santa-paula-santa-paula-water-recycling-facility for a short video about the award winning Santa Paula Water Recycling Facility.

• PACE has completed the design of dozens of new or upgraded wastewater treatment facilities over the last 10 years alone and has expertise in several wastewater process technologies and will apply this knowledge and skill to recommending the best solution to meet the facility’s water quality objectives.

PACE team members are made up of licensed engineers and also current or former licensed wastewater operators, which gives them unique perspective which they apply towards design to ensure facilities are practical to operate and maintain.

• Greenway Engineering has extensive knowledge and understanding of the various municipal entities, regulators, and codes and have current experience designing and processing site development plans in the Shenandoah Valley We are on a first name basis with numerous personnel at the Town of Strasburg.

Our team of engineers, surveyors, and scientists are expertly familiar with the local environment and infrastructure and will be able to provide the services requested in this RFP. We have teamed up with local Geotechnical, MEP and Electrical engineers, (Ruckman Engineering and Comfort Design) to provide the best in the local knowledge of the project area in order to provide the community with a well designed system.

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Title Section 1

CONTENTS 1

Qualifcations

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Experience

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General Information

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Project Charactertistics

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Qualifications

“A great business success was probably never attained by chasing the dollar, but is due to pride in one’s work - the pride that makes business an art.”

Henry Doherty

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Legal Structure & Roles The Design/Build project will be led by PERC Water as the Design/Build Entity, with PC Construction serving as the General Contractor for the entire construction portion of the Project. PC Construction will engage local trades to perform certain elements of the Project. Both PACE and Greenway will be consultants to PERC Water providing design and engineering services on behalf of PERC Water.

The proposed contract to be utilized between the Town and PERC Water is the DBIA Standard Form of General Conditions of Contract Between Owner and Design-Builder, Document No. 535, a copy of which is included in this proposal.

The proposed contract to be utilized between PERC Water and PC Construction is DBIA Standard Form of Agreement Between Design-Builder and General Contractor – Cost Plus Fee with an Option For a Guaranteed Maximum Price, Document No. 550. A copy of this agreement is included in this proposal.

The proposed form of Agreements to be used between PERC Water and PACE, and PERC Water and Greenway will be standard engineering consulting agreements.

Is the Responsible Public Entity (RPE), the Affected Jurisdiction, and the Affected Jurisdiction, and the Appropriating Body.

Design/Build Entity

General Contractor

Consultant Engineer of Record

Consultant Geotechnical Engineering

Consultant General Civil, Survey,Structural, Permitting

Consultant Electrical/Controls

PERC Water PERC Water Corporation is an innovative water infrastructure company that develops, designs, builds, operates and manages water infrastructure throughout the United States. We have designed over 60 water infrastructure projects over the past 15 years, 22 of which we have built and placed into operation.

Our unique project approach results in certainty of cost, schedule and water quality for our clients. We pride ourselves on providing the most comprehensive, cost-effective and community-friendly service to the industry. PERC Water was formed by Johan Perslow who has been in the Water sector for 40 years.

Johan Perslow, P.E. Johan Perslow, P.E., a licensed civil engineer and general contractor, founded PERC Water with a clear vision:

“We don’t use water, we just borrow it.”

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Qualificationss

Total Solution Our facilities will produce effluent that will meet or

exceed the applicable regulatory requirements for such facility consistent with the design of the facility.

We assume the risks associated with designing, building and operating water infrastructure and provide all guarantees at the conceptual phase of the project.

PERC Water Company Overview

PERC Water recognizes that wastewater treatment facilities are highly-specialized, state of the art clean water production facilities and assets to their community. Our trademarked Total Solution approach enables us to perform every aspect of the development of a water recycling facility from initial conceptual design through full operation of the facility. Because we not only design and build but often operate the completed facilities for years, our team puts long-term goals ahead of short term wins. We’ve developed a unique approach that focuses on all of our activities on achieving four goals during asset management.

PC Construction Company Overview

PC Construction Our promise is to provide you with the highest quality construction project at the lowest possible cost, delivered safely and on time. Since 1958, PC (formerly Pizzagalli) has been providing our clients with world class service; many consider us as one of the premiere water and wastewater treatment plant constructors in the United States. With offices in Vermont, Maine, and North Carolina, PC Construction is one of the nation’s largest employeeowned contractors.

PC Construction has an extensive portfolio of water and wastewater treatment plant expansions, upgrades and new construction, making us the partner of choice in the water treatment field for over 50 years. Ranked second in the country by Engineering News Record for wastewater treatment plant construction, PC has completed hundreds of new construction and improvement projects for water and wastewater treatments plants. In the past 10 years alone, PC has constructed $789 million worth of water and wastewater projects in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Additionally, PC is a pioneer in applying the design-build and integrated delivery approach, and has delivered dozens of projects using this methodology since the 1980’s on projects ranging from less than $1 million to over $250 million.

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Qualifications

Our philosophy of project delivery centers on our ability to self-perform a majority of the work, supplemented by qualified subcontractors who share the same values.

We go above and beyond on every job, period. We exceed our customer’s expectation when it comes to safety, schedule, and budget. Our project teams understand the processes and how water and wastewater facilities operate. We believe that on-time delivery of the highest quality projects for the best value is only part of the equation. The experience of the construction process is just as important as the results. We create positive, memorable experiences and lasting relationships because our people are guided by our core values.

Yellow River Water Reclamation Facility duriing construction Lilburn, Georgia

PACE Company Overview

PACE PACE, a California corporation, is a specialized civil engineering firm formed in 1987 offering advanced water resource services. They offer a wide range of engineering services related to water, wastewater, stormwater management and water resource permitting and regulatory compliance to ensure projects are both economically viable and environmentally sustainable. Their engineering approach focuses on maximizing value by creating multi-use infrastructure systems, cost-effective phasing strategies and systems that include environmental, aesthetic and recreation uses. PACE staff members include licensed professional engineers with PhDs, university instructors and policy-makers in the water resource arena. We also have an in-house water resources laboratory, pilot facility, and water quality laboratory for use on related projects to ensure designs are functional and operable in practice. With over 25 years of experience in wastewater treatment arena, PACE is highly qualified in many areas including, but not limited to the following:

PACE has a strong reputation for its expertise in water resources. They have assisted their clients in evaluating service areas, site locations, site footprints, capacity phasing requirements, wastewater treatment process technologies, collection system infrastructure requirements, effluent disposal options, cost estimating, and permitting requirements. Clients benefit from PACE’s experience with advanced water and wastewater treatment facility design and our experience working with contractors in a design-build and CMAR settings.

This background leads us to place major emphasis on the compatibility, constructability, costs and long-term ease in operations of the treatment systems. Clients also gain from the direct involvement from their principals who bring innovation, creativity and up-front value engineering to the project.

Wastewater infrastructure evaluations and master planning Wastewater collection infrastructure component design / system improvements Wastewater pumping facilities Wastewater treatment, effluent reuse design and costing Wastewater quality assessment, treatment development, planning, and permitting Construction and O&M cost estimating Controls and instrumentation Field assistance / construction management services

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Qualifications and Experience

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Detailed Company Overviews

Consultants Schnabel

Greenway Engineering

As a nationally-recognized firm with a tradition dating back more than 55 years, Schnabel Engineering, with their subsidiary, Lachel & Associates, has become a preeminent provider of geotechnical, dam and tunnel engineering services. Schnabel’s specialized services include geotechnical and geostructural engineering, as well as dam and tunnel engineering, environmental services, geophysical and geosciences services, construction monitoring, and resident engineering. These coordinated geo-related efforts provide an integrated approach to every project from subsurface explorations and soil testing, through engineering analysis, design, and construction support.

Greenway Engineering, Inc. is a multi-disciplined consulting engineering firm in the northernShenandoah Valley. Formed in 1971, Greenway Engineering offers Civil Engineering, Surveying, Land Planning, Construction Testing and Inspection, and Environmental Services to a diverse client base.

Their commitment to their clients is a hallmark of their service. Schnabel combines the engineering capacity and expertise of a large firm with the client responsiveness of a small firm. They are dedicated to providing expertise, value, environmental stewardship, innovation, and insight on every project. This dedication to client advocacy allows them to provide a unique and valuable dimension to design teams not typically found in today’s industry.

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Their team approach combines talent and expertise, providing the client with innovative and efficient project execution with a holistic approach. They possess extensive knowledge of local building, development and environmental regulations, and have continued working relationships with the regulatory and governmental personnel for each of the disciplines offered.

Diversity, Communication, Experience, and Integrity are the corner stones of their company.

Qualifications

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The Situation Qualifications and Experience

Project Organizational Chart

Owner’s Rep Design/Build Contract

Design/Build Team

Pure Genius

Design

Survey Civil Structural Mechanical Electrical P& ID’s Permitting Geotech QAQC Start Op/Commisioning Training Operations Consulting Services

Build

Sitework Concrete Mechanical Electrical I&C Equipment Special Inspection QAQC

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PERC Water

President, PERC Water “We manage expectations from concept to reality.”

Brian Cullen Executive oversight will be provided by Brian Cullen, president of PERC Water. Mr. Cullen is a prominent water infrastructure figure who has been at the helm of PERC Water since 2000. Under Mr. Cullen’s leadership, PERC Water has completed 15 new state-of-the-art water recycling facilities that have won numerous awards, here in the US and internationally.

PC Construction

Most notably, Mr. Cullen was instrumental in the development of the nation’s first 100% privately financed water recycling facility that has received several awards from respective entities such as the Design Build Institute of America, Global Water Intelligence, Environmental Business Journal and the National Council of Public-Private Partnerships.

President, PC Construction “We go above and beyond on every job, PERIOD.”

Kevin McCarthy Executive oversight will be provided by our President Kevin McCarthy. Mr. McCarthy has over 31 years experience in the construction industry providing executive leadership, project management and estimating support for projects in a diverse range of markets, including water and wastewater treatment, health care, education, manufacturing and commercial. As an employee-owner and the president and CEO of PC Construction, Mr. McCarthy is actively involved in the company’s strategic and business planning processes and maintains responsibility for all construction operations.

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Nate Owen, Vice President & COO of PERC Water will be the project’s primary source contact for the project, and will coordinate all planning and design work with all Project Team members. Regular meetings or teleconferences are held with applicable Project Team members and consultants to coordinate engineering study and/or design issues.

Meeting minutes will be kept and retained in the project files. All telephone conversations with client, other offices and consultants will be logged and retained in the project files.

All incoming or outgoing correspondence will be through the Project Manager.

Partnering Approach The PERC Water Team has extensive experience in the area of Design/Build and Design/ Build/Operate. It is our experience that a DB and DBO projects require the spirit of teamwork and partnering for all Project Team Members and Owners, and we recommend a formal series “Partnering Sessions” to be conducted during certain phases of the project hosted by a consultant that specializes in the area of Partnering. PERC has worked with several consultants that specialize in this area.

The Engineer of Record will be PACE, a 60-person engineering consulting firm with a strong reputation for its expertise in water resources that follows the principles of doing what is best for the client and what is right for nature. PACE’s service areas include engineering of water/wastewater infrastructure and stormwater management/flood protection. PACE will perform and/or coordinate and oversee the design and engineering for the following disciplines: • • • • • •

Process Design Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Mechanical Engineering Technical Specifications Engineering Services during Construction

During the design and engineering phase of the project, the design team will perform and/or coordinate and oversee the following disciplines: • • • • •

Electrical Engineering Process and Instrumentation Diagrams Architectural Design Permitting O&M Manuals

Design and Engineering

General Construction

This phase of the project will be managed by Nate Owen during the preparation of the Construction Documents. During this phase, the design team will meet on a regular basis (weekly) and monthly with the Town to review and discuss design progress. Following completion of the Construction Documents, PC Construction will obtain the permits for the construction of the Facility.

Following issuance of the relevant permits, construction of the Facility will commence.

General Construction will be managed by PC Construction with on-site project managers, superintendents and field engineers. In addition, procurement of specified process equipment, controls and instrumentation will be managed by PC Construction and PERC Water.

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Management Approach

Management Approach

Management Approach PC Construction will self-perform civil, concrete and mechanical disciplines and to the extent applicable will retain local subcontractors that also specialize in the construction of water and wastewater treatment facilities, and water recycling facilities. PC Construction’s preferred method of selecting subcontractors and suppliers is to use local established contractors, consultants and businesses whenever possible. Our team follows a straightforward process to maximize local-firm involvement: • Identify interested sub trades.

PC Construction will utilize the resources of local organizations like the Chamber of Commerce, Blue Book Directory, Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC), Association of General Contractors (AGC), etc.

• Solicit bidding for the project.

Identified firms will be contacted through our BidMail and fax programs. Interested firms are then able to download plans and specifications from PC Construction’s website or BidMail. Firms that don’t have online service will be sent CD’s containing the information. Our estimators will then follow up with each firm by phone to help firms complete the bidding process.

• Match local firms to the right work.

To ensure maximum participation, the capabilities of each firm will be evaluated relative to the scope of the project that is being bid. Larger local firms that are capable of performing the entire scope will be contracted that way. Smaller

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firms that want to work, but cannot take on the entire scope independently, will be contracted to appropriate sub components of the project, or teamed with larger firms.

In this manner, PC Construction will maximize local subcontractor and supplier participation for this project and give back the greatest business value to the Strasburg community.

The General Construction key members are: • • • •

PERC Water (Design/Build Entity) PC Construction, General Contactor PACE, Engineer of Record Greenway Engineering, Site Civil, Surveying

Monthly Construction Activity Reports: To ensure maximum participation, the capabilities of each firm will be evaluated relative to the scope of the project that is being bid. Larger local firms that are capable of performing the entire scope will be contracted that way. Smaller firms that want to work, but cannot take on the entire scope independently, will be contracted to appropriate sub components of the project, or teamed with larger firms.

• Meeting Minutes and Progress Photographs • CPM Schedules and Project Actions Lists • RFI Logs • Submittal Logs

Equipment Procurement Approach: Equipment selection is prioritized based on the following categories determined by the Design/Build Entity: • • • • • •

Equipment Operations Efficiency Equipment Performance and Reliability Equipment Quality and Life Cycle Equipment Warranty Equipment Capital and Life Cycle Cost Equipment Delivery Schedule

Selected equipment is incorporated into the construction documents. Vendor quotations are solicited through Requests for Proposals (RFP) which includes performance based technical specifications, warranties, delivery schedules, and submittal process. The Project Manager incorporates delivery and leadtime into the project master critical path schedule. Following acceptance of an RFP, PERC Water issues an authorized purchase order to the vendor following approval by the Project Engineer, Project Manager, Procurement Engineer and Operations and Maintenance Manager.

The vendor shall prepare and issue submittals to the PERC Water Team and the Project Engineer for review and approval. Any modifications are communicated to the vendor and adjustments to submittals are implemented, and re-submitted for approval.

PERC Water shall then provide an approval to the vendor to commence fabrication.

Management Approach

A sample copy of a Monthly Activity Report can be provided upon request.

Once fabrication is complete, delivery to the jobsite and installation of the equipment is performed. All equipment is procured under “FOB Jobsite”, therefore all insurance of equipment is provided by the vendor until the actual delivery to the jobsite upon which it would then be covered under a separate insurance policy. The vendor provides field inspection of installation in accordance with PERC’s quality control requirements and will also provide equipment startup, commissioning and operator training.

All equipment will be procured based on the project schedule. Appropriate time is allotted for the long lead items and vendors are bound to specific delivery dates included in the detail of associated purchase orders.

Vendors are required to perform self-inspection during the fabrication process and field inspection after installation.

Commissioning and Startup System Integration – Immediately following completion of the general construction activities, PERC Water’s System Integration & Controls Team will begin control system verification and checkout. During this phase of the project, field wire terminations are made, control loop checks are verified, communication networks are completed and the facility SCADA System is confirmed.

Commissioning – Following System Integration phase the facility progresses to the Commissioning phase. During this phase of the project, PERC Water’s Technical Services Division will work with OEM / vendor

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Management Approach to complete field startup of all process and facility equipment, verify installation and operability of systems, verify control points and set calibration. The Commissioning effort is complete following a successful 24hour Clean Water Test and the Engineer of Record declaring the facility Substantially Complete, at which time the facility is ready to accept wastewater and commence Startup.

Facility Start-Up – PERC Water’s Asset Management Division will assume the lead of the project following successful completion of the 24-hour Clean Water Test. Once all mechanical and control systems are verified, the facility is ready to commence treating wastewater. Commencement of wastewater operations shall begin with seeding.

Seeding is the introduction of an established biomass to the facility in order to accelerate the start-up process. Introduction of wastewater occurs immediately following seeding and is gradually increased in quantity over the first several days. This allows the seeded biomass to acclimate and grow. During this initial operating period, partially treated effluent is stored within the facility until full treatment can be achieved and permit compliant effluent can be discharged. PERC Water’s Asset Management Team shall perform daily process control sampling and analysis to verify progress. After reliable and continuous compliant effluent has been produced, the facility is ready for effluent discharge and the start-up phase is complete.

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Asset Management – PERC Water recognizes wastewater treatment facilities as highly-specialized and complex production facilities, an asset to the Town of Strasburg.

Accordingly, PERC Water’s Asset Management Division specializes in a full-service offering, managing every aspect of this asset. Our Total Asset Management Service is beyond the scope of traditional O&M service and results in long-term operational reliability, outstanding process performance, extended life cycle and budget-conscious cost of operation. This service begins with all day-to-day tasks for the entire system in accordance with all regulatory requirements, and includes forward planning and budgeting for capital replacements and other future needs. Ultimately decreasing the overall cost for the City, the Asset Management Team focuses on increased water quality, reduction of power consumption, equipment efficiency, and also provides a “24-7” oncall staff for facility operations and maintenance. PERC Water’s Asset Management Team provides customer service specifically tailored to each client, while managing every aspect of the Town’s wastewater needs.

Entity

Role

License Type

License Number

PERC Water

Design/Build Lead Firm

General Contractor

In Progress

PC Construction

Contractor

General Contractor, BLD, H/H, HVA, PLB

2701-015900A expires 03/31/15

Engineer of Record Professional Engineer

040716 expires 03/31/15

PACE Greenway

Civil, Survey

Professional Engineer

032809 expires 08/31/14

Schnabel

Geotechnical

Professional Engineer

015605 expires 07/13/13

Electrical

Professional Engineer

008875 expires10/31/13

Comfort Designs

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Management Approach / Licensing

Licensing

2

Experience

“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.�

Andrew Carnegie

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PERC Water Experience

PERC Water has been tremendously successful in the design, construction and operations of Water Recycling Facilities and has designed over 60 facilities, 22 of which have been designed, built and operated by PERC Water. All of the completed facilities have been started up and operated by PERC Water following construction, and PERC Water continues to assist clients that have assumed the operations of our facilities.

Awards PERC Water was presented the 2009 Design-Build Institute of America Western Pacific Region’s “Best Project – Water” Regional Award in recognition of our SPA 3 WRF in Surprise, Arizona. In 2006 our Mountain House WRF won an award from Global Water Intelligence as “Highly Recommended” and was one of the top four treatment facilities in the world. PERC Water has provided Design/Build/Operate services for several of the fastest growing towns and cities in the southwest region, including four new regional water recycling facilities in the City of Surprise, Arizona. We have also served as the Design/Build/Operate entity on another two WRFs in the Town of Buckeye, Arizona and entered into a total of nine separate Design/Build/Operate contracts for facilities in Maricopa, Arizona.

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In 2008, PERC Water partnered with Layton Construction and Alinda Capital to Design / Build / Operate / Finance the City of Santa Paula’s new Water Recycling Facility. This is the first new DBOF water recycling project with a 30-year concession in the US. The commencement of operations took place six months earlier than the date required by the Regional Water Quality Control Board. The team was presented the Global Water Awards’ 2009 “Water Deal of the Year” Award of Distinction in April 209 for their contribution to the advancement of public-private partnerships in the international water sector specific to their contract to design, build, operate and finance this Facility.

Adelanto WWTP

Mountain House WRF

Adelanto, CA Upgrades to 4.0 MGD

Mountain House, CA 3.0 MGD WRF

Santa Paula WRF

Santa Paula, CA 4.2 MGD WRF Four Corners WRF

Barona WRF

Espinola, NM 0.08 MGD WRF

Lakeside, CA 0.75 MGD WRF

Sky Village Casino WRF

Palm Valley WRF

Pueblo of Acoma, NM 0.75 MGD WRF

Rancho Viejo WRF

Santa Fe, NM 0.25 MGD WRF

Goodyear, AZ 4.1 MGD WRF

PERC Water Projects

City of El Mirage WRF

El Mirage, AZ 3.6 MGD WRF

Whetstone WRF

Sundance WRF

Benson, AZ 0.25 MGD WRF

Buckeye, AZ 3.6 MGD WRF

SPA-2 WRF

Red Rock WRF

Surprise, AZ 1.2 MGD WRF

Pinal County, AZ 0.3 MGD WRF SPA-4 WRF

Surprise, AZ 1.2 MGD WRF

Tartesso WRF

SPA-3 WRF

Buckeye, AZ 1.2 MGD WRF

Surprise, AZ 1.8 MGD WRF SPA-5 WRF

Surprise, AZ 1.2 MGD WRF

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Nate Owen will be leading the Design Build project for PERC Water, his experience building 6 PERC Water facilities in the past 7 years makes him the ideal candidate. Mr. Owen will be supported by the experienced team of Erin Hubbard, Senior Project Manager; Larry Johnson, Technical Services; and Rick Rhoads, Operations. Bob Nespeca, Operations Estimating and Karen Sayles, Director of Finance, will support the project from the office. The team wouldn’t be complete without several of the PACE employees that will be dedicated to the project. PACE has provided construction management and engineering services on almost every PERC Water project. Each of the PACE employees on the team has worked on multiple PERC Water facilities in the recent past.

This same PERC Water/PACE project team recently celebrated a milestone on a Wastewater Treatment facility upgrade for the City of Adelanto, CA. As the upgrades to the facility were put in place several months ahead of schedule, the City is able to save thousands of dollars in pumping and treatment at a regional partner facility.

Nate Owen V.P. / COO

Erin Hubbard Senior Project Manager

Rick Rhoads Director of Operations

Karen Sayles Director of Finance

Larry Johnson Director of Technical Services

Bob Nespeca VP Infrastructure Concessions

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PERC Waer Experience

Employees on the Project

PC Construction Experience

At PC Construction, our commitment to excellence, superior workmanship and collaboration has made us the partner of choice for water and wastewater treatment facilities for more than 50 years. We understand the unique challenges associated with completing complex construction operations within an actively functioning plant as well as on a new site—and have the expertise to overcome them.

The decades-long relationships we have formed with our water treatment clients have allowed us to work on a wide variety of projects from pump stations to major expansions and new plants—ranging in size from $1 million to $250 million. Backed by our innovative design phase estimating services, our self-performance capabilities, and proven history of high quality, safe projects, we will go above and beyond to deliver a superior result for the Town of Strasburg.

PC engages in nearly $450 million of construction projects each year; approximately $150 million are fast-track, designbuild or construction-management-at-risk delivery. The Town of Strasburg will benefit from our recent and relevant experience on integrated delivery wastewater treatment plant projects, including the award-winning Yellow River construction management-at-risk and H.L. Mooney design-build projects. These are the most recently completed examples of how PC Construction brings our successful alter-

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native delivery experiences to the benefit of each project. As an employee-owned company, we go “above and beyond” on every project to deliver on our promises.

“We all knew from the beginning that executing this $250 million project via an alternative delivery method would make this a high-profile project and that our actions and progress would be watched by all in the industry. From my perspective, this has been a remarkable performance to date and key to our success has been the collaboration among all team members. PC’s ability to foster such a team approach is found not only in your processes and technology, but in the integrity of your people. Additionally, the team’s ability to understand what we wanted and needed, and then apply their knowledge and experience to provide innovative solutions has enabled us to maximize the available budget.”

Adam Minchey, P.E., LEED AP Special Projects Manager Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources, Georgia

PC Construction is pleased to propose a project team of seasoned construction professionals with an extensive array of experience in water and wastewater treatment plant construction, upgrades and expansions.

Our construction project management team consists of Joe Chaklos, Senior Project Manager; Dan Stromberg, Senior Project Engineer; and Rodger Stengel, Project Superintendent.

Executive oversight will be provided by Vice President Jeff Garner, P.E., LEED AP, a 25-year construction veteran. As vice president, Jeff will support the project team, provide executive oversight, and ensure all of PC’s resources are made available as needed to make this project successful.

Joe Chaklos, P.E. Sr. Project Manager

Daniel Stromberg Sr. Project Engineer

Roger Stengal Project Superintedent

Jeff Garner, P.E. Vice President

Additionally, the following team members will provide support to the project management team during preconstruction services; Andy Seaton, Senior Estimator; and Ashraf Asad, Scheduling Manager.

Since team synergy is an important ingredient of any project, it is important to note that this proposed project team have worked together for many years and have successfully completed multiple projects together including the Percy Miller WTP in Middletown, VA; the Basham Simms WWTP in Purcellville, VA; and the Broad Run WRF in Ashburn, VA. We encourage you to contact these Owners as they can best attest to our abilities and their experience during the construction of their projects. It is also important to note that the Basham Simms and Broad Run projects involved the installation of GE membrane systems. The Percy Miller project was designed by Arcadis, and is the latest in a long history of our two companies working together.

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PC Construction Experience

Employees on the Project

PC Construction Project Experience PC Construction’s extensive portfolio of Integrated Delivery & Competitve Bid Water Treatment projects in Virginia for the last 10 years totaling $789 million.

$84.9 million Broad Run WRF Loudoun Water Ashburn, VA $3.8 million Route 50 Water Booster Pumping Station Loudoun Water Ashburn, VA $23.6 million Basham Simms WWTF Town of Purcellville, VA

$20 million Percy D. Miller WTP Upgrade City of Winchester, VA

$5.5 million Vint Hill Farms WWTP Upgrade & Expansion Fauquier County Water & Sanitation Authority Warrenton, VA

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The Situation Experience

$158 million Corbalis WTP Expansion Fairfax County Water Authority Herndon, VA $17.7 million Wet Weather Filtration Retrofit Arlington County, VA

$55.2 million - Multiple projects Upper Occoquan Service Authority Centreville, VA $6.7 Potomac Yard Pump Station Potomac Yard Development, LLC Alexandria, VA $168.5 million - Multiple projects at H.L. Mooney Prince William County Service Authority Woodbridge, VA $9.7 million Linton Hall Lift Station Replacement & $2.6 million Stonewall Jackson Pump Station Prince William County Service Authority Manassas, VA

$2.2 million Hoadly Road Water Storage Tank & Pump Station Virginia American Water Company Manassas, VA $2.6 million Fuller Heights Lift Station Prince William County Service Authority Triangle, VA $22.7 million WTP Improvements Virginia American Water Company Hopewell, VA $9.1 million Hopewell WWTP Expansion City of Hopewell, VA

$156 million Atlantic Treatment Plant Expansion Hampton Roads Sanitation District Virginia Beach, VA $13 million VA Initiative Plant Nutrient Reduction Hampton Roads Sanitation District Norfolk, VA $3.1 million Suffolk HSPS #2 & Plant Upgrade City of Suffolk, VA

$20.2 million 37th Street WTP Upgrade $3.9 Moores Bridges Standby Generator Facility City of Norfolk, VA

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PACE Experience

Within the past 10 years alone, the PACE team has designed and provided construction and operations assistance services on over 30 new or expanded treatment facilities. All of these facilities included advanced biological nutrient removal systems. Clients benefit from PACE’s experience with advanced wastewater treatment facility design and our experience working with contractors in all types of project delivery structures including design-bid-build, design-build, design-build-operate and Construction Management at Risk (CMAR). This background leads us to place major emphasis on compatibility, constructability, costs and long-term ease in operations of the treatment systems. Clients also gain from the direct involvement from our principals who bring innovation, creativity and up-front value engineering to every project.

The PACE team member principal, James Matthews is a licensed Professional Engineer with the State of Virginia and he will stamp all engineering drawings and provide quality control / quality assurance reviews on all aspects of facility engineering.

Key Qualifications of the PACE team include:

Team Principal is a seasoned Professional Engineer also with a WWTP operations license, thereby conscious of operational needs and issues.

Experience in engineering and operations allows the PACE team to communicate and understand the unique needs of the City’s project team members and develop “win-win” solutions for the project.

Significant design-build delivery experience with proposed team members on over 20 constructed facilities.

Expertise with a wide range of treatment processes with a strong understanding of applications for various removal of specific target pollutants.

Team members are hands-on by not just being focused on how things “should” operate according to engineering calculations, but by experiencing it first-hand in the field and applying “tried and true” knowledge.

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Experience

James Matthews, P.E.

Andrew Komor, P.E.

Engineering Project Dir. PACE, V.P. of Environemntal Water

Engineering Project Mgr. PACE, Project Manager

James Matthews is highly regarded in the water and wastewater industry for his tremendous wealth of practical knowledge  and his ability to use technologies and research to develop value for clients. Mr. Matthews has created designs of several award-winning water reclamation facilities in California and Arizona, and has saved capital cost, reduced construction schedule, and minimized operations and maintenance needs on hundreds of pump station, reservoir, water treatment, and wastewater treatment projects by implementing creative design concepts. His expertise stems from an extensive background in engineering design, construction supervision, plant operations, and administration.

Mr. Matthews leads the Environmental Water Division of PACE, which is responsible for all water and wastewater infrastructure and treatment projects.

Andrew Komor is a technical expert on engineering infrastructure having successfully performed engineering design, Â project management, and field services for over $120 million in capital on over 20 completed water resource projects in the past eight years. Mr. Komor is sought after as a technical consultant and designer on water resources projects including advanced wastewater treatment and water recycling, drinking water, ocean and brackish water desalination, groundwater recharge, lake and reservoir water quality enhancements and new technology research and development. As part of the design and engineering of such projects, Mr. Komor is adept at providing comprehensive civil, mechanical, structural, electrical, and controls designs which are innovative, cost effective, and highlyoperable. Mr. Komor will be responsible for the management of the project design and delegation of project team-members to ensure a value-added approach and sound design which can be implemented effectively.

Experience

PACE Experience

Employees on the Project

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General Information

In the event you have any questions or concerns regarding our proposal please do not hesitate to contact the following individuals who are committed to making this project a success.

Contact Information Nathan (Nate) Owen, Vice President and COO PERC Water Corporation 959 South Coast Dr., Suite 315 Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Mobile: (714) 514-8883 Joe Chaklos, P.E., Senior Project Manager PC Construction Company 14635A Compton Rd. Centrevillle, VA 20121 Office: (571) 522-2075 Mobile: (703) 932-8003 The Situation

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Project Characteristics

“All things are created twice; first mentally; then physically.

The key to creativity is to begin with the end in mind, with a vision and a blue print of the desired result.�

Stephen Covey

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Project Description Based on the information presented in the PPEA request by the Town of Strasburg and the final design plans and reports prepared by Malcolm Pirnie, it is our project team’s understanding that the Town is seeking to expand their existing facility from 1.0 MGD to 2.0 MGD and add Enhanced Nutrient Removal (ENR) capabilities to meet the new, more stringent permit requirements for total nitrogen and phosphorus. To comply with the new requirements, the Town embarked on the design of a Membrane Bio-Reactor (MBR) plant which utilized the existing oxidation ditches and secondary clarifiers as the biological process volume and constructed new surge attenuation and MBR process tankage.

Our project team has significant experience with both conventional and membrane facilities required to meet ultra-low nutrient requirements. Based on our experience and considering that the existing collection system flow has a large amount of Infiltration & Inflow (I&I) contribution, we do not believe that an MBR process provides the Town the “best value” in meeting the treatment objectives. Membrane facilities are typically both higher capital cost and higher overall operational cost. This statement is even more true for facilities with high I&I contributions.

For this reason, our project team has selected to pursue a more conventional, yet advanced design approach using a modified 5-stage BardenPho process. The BardenPho process has been used successfully for over 30 to 40 years to provide excellent nitrogen and phosphorus removal performance. In addition to the standard BardenPho process and given the lower average loading (low BOD) to the plant, we will likely also employ an additional recycle system which is similar to the UCT (University of Capetown) process to reduce operational costs associated with the use of a chemical carbon source.

The proposed facility will be comprised of multiple treatment trains providing stand-by redundant capacity in accordance with State and Federal requirements. The following table summarizes the proposed major process unit capacities.

Please refer to Volume 2 for further detailed information.

Number of Process Trains

Total Capacity MGD

Firm Capacity MGD

¼” Screening

2

20.0

10.0

Grit Removal

1

10.0

10.0

3-4

12.5 -15.0

10.0

New Secondary Process (BardenPho)

1

7.5

7.5

Existing Secondary Process (BardenPho)

2

2.5

2.5

Secondary Clarification

5

15.0

12.0

Tertiary Filtration

4

14.8

11.1

3+1

12.5

10.0

Aerobic Sludge Storage

2

4.0

4.0

Dewatering Centrifuges

2

4.0

4.0

Major Unit Process

Influent Lift Station Pumps

UV Disinfection

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The final VPDES permit issued by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality on February 4th, 2013 identifies effluent water quality for the 2.0 MGD facility. To the extent that changes to the VPDES permit are required, PERC Water is willing and able to take on the responsibility at the Town’s request. A second VPDES “Watershed General Permit for Nutrient Discharges to the Chesapeake Bay” is also in place. This permit will remain the responsibility of the Town.

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The Situation Project Situation Characteristics

Reviewing Agency

Department

Permit

Responsible Party

Shenandoah County

Department of Planning and Zoning

Land Disturbance

PERC Water

Shenandoah County

Building Inspection/ Code Enforcement

Building, Grading, Mechanical & Electrical Permits

PERC Water

Shenandoah County

Health Department and/or Fire Rescue

Hazardous Materials Review

PERC Water

Shenandoah County

Air Pollution Control District

Authority to Construct and Permit to Operate (Generator)

PERC Water (Town if preferred)

VPDES modification (if required)

PERC Water

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Valley Regional Office

Certificate to Construct

PERC Water

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Valley Regional Office

Certificate to Operate

PERC Water

Virginia Stormwater Management Program

PERC Water

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Project Characteristics The Situation

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Permitting

Permitting

Adverse Impacts The September 2010 Environmental Report prepared by Malcolm Pirnie and EEE Consulting confirms that the project presents no long-term adverse impacts on environmental resources. The design will consider all mitigation efforts recommended under Section 4.0 of the report. The project scope includes adequate measures to mitigate potential short-term effects such as noise, air emissions, increased traffic and erosion and sedimentation during construction. These effects are manageable with appropriate mitigation efforts and compliance with applicable regulations and permits.

As with all wastewater treatment activities, odor is a primary concern. PERC Water takes this concern very seriously and will take all reasonable measures to ensure that the odor generated by the expanded facility will not exceed impact surrounding residences. Our design will not create new structures within between the exiting wastewater treatment tanks and the homes and ball fields to the north.

Positive Impacts The Town of Strasburg, its residents and businesses will be the primary beneficiary of the project. In providing a wastewater treatment facility design with increased capacity and enhanced nutrient removal the Town will build its ability to serve existing users and support planned development. The threat of interrupted services, environmental contamination or permit exceedance will be vastly reduced.

The Town will reduce its obligation to purchase Nitrogen and Phosphorus credits and potentially create the ability to sell credits in future years.

Additional beneficiaries include those living and working within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Increased nitrogen and phosphorus removal capability will help improve the water quality beginning with the Shenandoah River that flows past the facility and provides recreational opportunities within the Town.

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The Situation Project Situation Characteristics

Positive/Negative Impacts

Watershed Map

Project Characteristics The Situation

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Risk Allocation and Liability Description

Town

PERC Water Team

Operation of Plant

Retained

Not Applicable

Operation of Collection System

Retained

Not Applicable

IIPP Industrial Pretreatment

Retained

Not Applicable

Geotechnical / Soils Risk

Retained

Not Applicable

Influent Flow

Retained

Not Applicable

Utilities

Retained

Not Applicable

Yes, if Town is Operator

Yes, if PERC Water is Operator

Zoning

Retained

Not Applicable

Land Acquisition

Retained

Not Applicable

Survey

Town responsible for initial site survey and placement of property monuments

PW responsible for any additional design and construction required surveys

Design

Town to provide required design criteria

Electricity

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Project Charateristics

No

PW responsible for preparation of design and construction documents PW to perform startup and commissioning to meet requirements of the contract documents and applicable law

Town

PERC Water Team

Startup and Commissioning

Town to monitor construction and tests to determine compliance with contract documents and applicable law.

PW to perform startup and commissioning to meet requirements of the contract documents and applicable law

Construction Schedule

Town to accept the risk for force majeure events, and other project delays that a reasonably out of the control of PW

PW to be responsible for delays that are within its control

Permitting

Town to work collaboratively with PW to issue permits in an expedited manner. Town to pay or waive all local permit fees.

PW is responsible for obtaining and complying with all applicable permits

Town to provide 100% of the project financing

PW to cooperate with the Town in application for grant funding and other funding necessary for the project.

Natural Disasters, including acts of war and terrorism

Town will grant necessary excusable project schedule extensions

PW not responsible for delays

Property Insurance

Town to pay for property insurance for the Plant

PW to obtain builders risk insurance during construction

Retained

Yes, PW to provide appropriate General Liability Insurance

Professional Liability Insurance (E&O)

No

Yes, PW provides E&O insurance

Performance & Payment Bonds

No

Yes, for construction

Yes, if Town requests additional or extra work, PW will be fairly compensated and appropriate schedule adjustment

No, PW will not perform any extra or additional work without the prior written authorization and appropriate contract amendments

Project Financing

General Liability Insurance

Extra / Additional Work

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Risk Allocation & Liability

Description

Town of Strasburg, Virginia Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade and Expansion

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