RFPs: Selecting the Design-Builder - Design-Build for Water and Wastewater Projects - page 197

Project: LondonRoadWaterTreatmentFacility,Boggstown,Indiana
Owner Name: Indiana-AmericanWaterCompany
Design-Build (DB) Entity: BowenEngineeringCorporation(contractor);
HNTBCorporation(architect/engineer)
Contract and/or Completion Date: May2009
Description of Project
In early 2007, based on engineering planning studies, the Indiana-American Water
Company (INAW) decided to construct three new water treatment facilities: two in
West Lafayette, Ind., and the new London Road Water Treatment Facility (LRWTF)
near Greenwood, Ind. The new facilities were necessary to meet the projected cus-
tomer demands for the summer of 2009. The schedule required that all three water
treatment facilities be in service by June 1, 2009. These three facilities were success-
fully completed as two contracts with one design-builder using American Water's
modified progressive DB project delivery model.
INAW is committed to building sustainable facilities and following good envi-
ronmental stewardship practices. Many innovative environmental stewardship fea-
tures were designed into this facility, including solutions to avoid disturbance of
delineated wetlands, eliminate risk of hazardous chemicals, and reduce power con-
sumption. The team's innovative solutions, in collaboration with INAW, enabled
the LRWTF to be awarded LEED™ Silver Certification by the US Green Building
Council (USGBC).
Despite demands of a shorter schedule, significant permitting obstacles, and
a remote location, the project was completed on schedule in less than 18 months,
under budget, and with no worker injuries.
Source Selection and Contracting Approach: To meet increasing customer demand
in Greenwood, Ind., INAW issued a DB contract to deliver the new LRWTF. INAW,
as a private sector owner, commonly acts as an owner/design-builder and also works
with design-builder teams as an active owner participant. This facility was success-
fully completed utilizing a modified progressive DB project delivery model that
included significant INAW participation.
The project included a new groundwater well field and a new treatment facility
capable of supplying, treating, and pumping 3 mgd (11.4 ML/d). The $11.3 million
facility was to be designed for future expansion to 6 mgd (22.7 ML/d) and treats
groundwater to meet and exceed all regulatory standards and INAW goals.
INAW utilized American Water's modified Progressive DB project delivery
model, which includes a two-phase best-value process to select the design-builder.
Phase 1 consisted of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ), which generated a short
list of the best-qualified firms, and Phase 2 included a Request for Proposal (RFP).
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