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c ,....... ~ "" . ~ City of Sunny Isles Beach: Special Inspection Services RFO No. 11-07-11 Desiqn Proiect #4 - Solid Waste Authority. Capital Pro~ram Design/Construction Support, Palm Beach County, FL The Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County (SWA) embarked on a $1.3-billion capital program to prepare for the J> management of Palm Beach County's solid waste for the next 50 years. URS has been engaged to assist SWA to develop a program management plan and to serve as their program design coordination and construction manager for the capital program. Major program components include significant private utility replacements and upgrades at SWA's major complex on 45th Street. The program's main elements are: . To build-out of the current landfill site, . Upgrade of the energy-from-waste plant, . Program manage the design and construction of new facilities including a new landfill site, a new mass-burn facility, and new transfer stations. Owner: Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County URS Role: Program management of pump station design, force main screening, facility design, sanitary sewer overflow abatement plan, construction management Project Type: Pump stations, pipelines & reservoirs Total Construction Value: $1.3 Billion Project Start: 2007 Completion: Ongoing URS goals for SWA are: . Provide consistency in project management . Provide independent oversight of projects . Provide improved schedule performance, cost and quality control . Facilitate improved communication and cooperation . Provide proactive management of all projects URS' first activity was to prepare an overall program budget and schedule assessment based on available information and then to upgrade the quality of the input data and information to finalize an overall program budget and schedule. Based on the final program URS prepared a cash flow forecast to help SWA evaluate options to fund their program. URS assisted SWA to evaluate funding sources and finalize bond fund needs and timeframes to fund the program projects. Two of the first URS assignments demonstrate the breadth of our support to SWA. URS independently evaluated pending claims and performed a schedule analysis for a critical transfer station project that was already under construction and was behind schedule when URS was contracted. URS then assisted SWA with termination strategies, procurement to engage a contractor to complete the work, and is supporting mediation/litigation preparation. The second project required relocation of the Materials Recycling Facility to allow expansion of the landfill. The timeframe was too short for a conventional design/bid/build approach. URS assisted SWA in developing a design build qualification based selection procurement process for the project. The project is currently under construction and is scheduled to be complete in time to allow critical landfill cell expansion. 2-18 I co 3 g 2 URS