ENGINEERING SERVICES IN CONJUNCTION WITH REPAIRS TO THE COMPONENTS OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND DIGESTER CLEANING/REPAIR IN THE CITY OF LONG BEACH
When:CITY OF LONG BEACH
February 2017
OBJECTIVE:
The City of Long Beach is seeking to retain the services of a professional engineering firm to provide detailed plans and specifications, construction administration, and potentially on-site inspection services for the repairs to various components of its Wastewater Treatment Plant located at the intersection of National Blvd. and West Pine (on the bayfront). The enclosed location map in Appendix One depicts the location of the City of Long Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The selected consultant will be required to prepare a bid document to retain the services of a licensed contractor to clean the digesters at the Wastewater Treatment Plant as well.
OVERVIEW - HISTORY AND FUNCTION:
The City of Long Beach currently owns and operates a 7.5 MGD wastewater treatment plant located at the intersection of National Blvd. and West Pine Street that services a population of approximately 35,000 residents. The treated effluent is discharged to Reynolds Channel, and historically operates within permitted discharge parameters.
The City, pursuant to, inter alia, a Schedule of Compliance, Corrective Action Plan, and Order on Consent, is required by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to undertake various repairs at its Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The repairs required are as follows:
DEFICIENCY | DESCRIPTION OF WORK | CURRENT NYSDEC COMPLETION DATE |
EAST EFFLUENT SCREW PUMP IS OUT OF SERVICE | REPAIR OR REPLACE EAST EFFLUENT SCREW PUMP | 6/30/2017 |
GRIT TANK DECKING CRACKED | REPAIR DAMAGED AND DETERIORATED GRIT TANK DECKING | 6/30/18 |
GRIT CLASSIFIER AND ASSOCIATED VALVES/PIPING | REPLACE GRIT CLASSIFIER, VALVES, AND ASSOCIATED PIPING | 6/30/18 |
GRIT BUILDING | MAKE REQUISITE REPAIRS TO THE BUILDING | 6/30/18 |
PRIMARY SETTLING TANKS | REPAIR DAMAGED AND DETERIORATED TANK, PRECAST WALKWAYS, SPALLED REINFORCED CONCRETE, AND CORRODED REINFORCEMENT. | 6/30/18 |
PRIMARY SETTLING TANK (EAST) | REPLACE EAST FLIGHT GEAR DRIVE. REPLACE ALL COMPONENTS CORRESPONDING TO THE EAST FLIGHT GEAR DRIVE INCLUDING CHAINS, SPROCKETS, GEARS, FLIGHTS ETC. | 6/30/17 |
PRIMARY SETTLING TANK (WEST) | WEST GEAR DRIVE WAS RECENTLY REPLACED. CITY CURRENTLY SOLICITING BIDS TO REPLACE ALL COMPONENTS THAT CORRESPOND TO THE WEST GEAR DRIVE. (NIC)
| 6/30/17 |
FINAL CLARIFIER FLIGHT GEAR DRIVES | REPLACE MIDDLE AND SOUTH FLIGHT GEAR DRIVE. NORTH FLIGHT GEAR DRIVE WAS RECENTLY INSTALLED. | 6/30/17 |
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DIGESTERS REQUIRE CLEANING | PREPARE BID DOCUMENT FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DIGESTER CLEANOUT | 6/30/17 BID DOCUMENT COMPLETION BY 6/30/18 |