Massachusetts Water Resources Authority

Presentation to

American Council of Engineering Companies

April 11, 2013

Michael J. HornbrookChief Operating Officer

RECENTLY COMPLETED ANDONGOING PROJECTS

Progress On Water System Redundancy

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Hultman Aqueduct Rehab/MetroWest Interconnections

Southern Spine

Section 18, 50 & 51 Rehab

Spot Pond StorageTank & Pump Station (under construction)

Stoneham/Reading Interconnection

Section 89 Globe Valve Replacement

Hultman Aqueduct Rehab/MetroWest Interconnections

Southern Spine

Section 18, 50 & 51 Rehab

Spot Pond StorageTank & Pump Station (under construction)

Stoneham/Reading Interconnection

Section 89 Globe Valve Replacement

Lynnfield/Saugus Pipelines: Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, LLC

• 12,000 feet of new water mains under Route 1; including new 12-inch main for Saugus

• Completed December 2012

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Northern Intermediate High – Stoneham Interconnections: Dewberry Engineers, Inc.

• 2,200-foot-long, 36-inch-diameter emergency pipeline connection between Stoneham and Reading

• Completed January 2012

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Lower Hultman Aqueduct Rehab:Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

• 13.2 miles of joint and leak repair• Interconnections to MetroWest

Tunnel• 94% complete

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Upper Hultman Aqueduct Rehab: Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

• Inspection and rehab of 9,600 feet of Upper Hultman

• 75% complete

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Spot Pond Storage Tank and Emergency Pump Station: Hazen & Sawyer PC, Design – CDM Smith, Owner’s Rep

• 20-million gallon buried, concrete storage tank and emergency pump station

• 21% complete

Gillis Pump Station Improvements (VFDs)Dewberry Engineering, Inc.

Construction Notice to Proceed: June 2013Estimated Cost: $3.9 million

Wachusett Aqueduct Pump Station:Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, LLC

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Construction Notice to Proceed: April 2014Estimated Cost: $45.6 million

Northern Intermediate High Redundancy:Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, LLC

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Section 89 & 29 - Phase 1

Construction Notice to Proceed: January 2015Estimated Cost : $21.3 million

Section 89 & 29 - Phase 2

Construction Notice to Proceed: May 2015Estimated Cost : $21.7 million

Southern Extra High Redundancy - Study:Kleinfelder Northeast, Inc.

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Design Award: January 2014Construction Notice to Proceed: July 2016Estimated Cost: $28.3 million

Carroll Treatment Plant UV: AECOM Technical Services, Inc.

• Addition of ultraviolet disinfection facilities to meet new SDWA regulations

• 87% complete

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Quabbin Water Treatment Plant UV:AECOM Technical Services, Inc.

• Addition of ultraviolet disinfection facilities to meet new SDWA regulations

• 3% complete

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Brookline Sewer Separation – Microtunneling: Beta Group, Inc.

• Installation of 4,500 feet of new storm drain by microtunneling

• Plus 5,080 feet of storm drain and sewer by open trench

• 97% complete

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Brookline Outfall Cleaning: Dewberry Engineers, Inc.

• To ensure that the outfall has adequate hydraulic capacity to convey Brookline’s separated stormwater to the Charles River Basin

• Completed August 2012

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Cambridge CSO Stormwater Wetland:Kleinfelder Northeast, Inc.

• Construction of 4 x 8 box culvert storm drain and and wetland basin

• 90% complete

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Alewife Brook CSO Control Plan:Kleinfelder Northeast, Inc.

Sewer Separation - Huron Ave

Construction Notice to Proceed: July 2013Estimated Cost: $17.5 million

Sewer Separation – Concord Ave

Construction Notice to Proceed: January 2014Estimated Cost: $7.3 million

Deer Island – North Main Pump Station VFDs:Malcolm Pirnie, Inc., Design – Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, LLC, EDCS

• Replacing obsolete variable frequency drives

• 18% complete

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Deer Island: Scum Skimmer ReplacementFay, Spofford & Thorndike, LLC

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Construction Notice to Proceed: June 2013Estimated Cost: $20.0 million

Deer Island Butterfly Valve Replacement – North Main Pump Station And Winthrop Terminal Facility: AECOM

Construction Notice to Proceed: June 2013Estimated Cost: $10 million

Chelsea Headworks Rehabilitation:Malcolm Pirnie/ARCADIUS US, Inc.

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Construction Notice to Proceed: February 2015Estimated Cost: $52.1 million

Clinton Wastewater Treatment Plant Aeration:Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, LLC

• Installing fine bubble diffusers in aeration tanks obtain a better oxygen transfer rate and reduce electricity consumption

• 99% complete

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Clinton Wastewater Treatment Plant Digester Rehab:Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, LLC

• Clean and rehab digesters and rehab the tanks (replace covers, piping, valves, gas lancers and mixers) to operate under new NPDES permit

• Construction Notice to Proceed: June 2013• Estimated Construction Cost: $3.2 million

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Clinton Treatment Plant Phosphorous Removal

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Phosphorous Reduction

Facility

Chlorine Contact Tank Design Award: June 2013

Construction Notice to Proceed: August 2016Estimated Cost: $5.8 million

MWRA’s Capital Improvement Program

• Over 80% of MWRA’s capital spending has been for projects mandated by federal or state regulators

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Mandated v. Non-Mandated Project Spending

Mandated(Court Orders,

Consent Orders)

Non-Mandated(Pipeline Rehabilitation and Infrastructure Replacement)

Future Capital Spending

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$1,134.5 $1,143.9

$793.5

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FY04-08 Cap FY09-13 Cap Proposed FY14-18 Cap

5-Year Spending Caps

$320 million less than projected in the Final FY2013 CIP

• FY2014 will mark the beginning of a new five-year cap for MWRA’s CIP - $350 million lower than the current cap

• The lowest projected spending since the Boston Harbor Clean-up began in 1990

• As of December 31th, 2012, the total Indebtedness is $5.8 billion

• For the first time, MWRA will be paying off more principal on debt than annual capital spending

Paying Down Debt

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$4,000,000,000

$4,500,000,000

$5,000,000,000

$5,500,000,000

$6,000,000,000

$6,500,000,000

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

MWRA's Outstanding Debt

TotalOutstandingDebt will decrease

by $351 million

UPCOMING CONTRACT AWARDS

Upcoming Design Contracts

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Project Phase Notice to ProceedEstimatedContract

Amount ($000s)

FY13 Anticipated Awards

Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains Weston Aqueduct Supply Mains 3 – MEPA/Design May-13 $32,979

Clinton Wastewater Treat Plant Phosphorous Removal Design/ESDC Jun-13 $900

Carroll Water Treatment Plant Technical Assistance 7 Jun-13 $750

Carroll Water Treatment Plant Technical Assistance 8 Jun-13 $750

Upcoming Design Contracts

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Project Phase Notice to ProceedEstimatedContract

Amount ($000s)

FY14 Anticipated Awards

Capital Maintenance Planning & Development As-Needed Design Contract 11 Aug-13 $1,600

Capital Maintenance Planning & Development As-Needed Design Contract 12 Aug-13 $1,600

Capital Maintenance Planning & Development As-Needed Design Contract 13 Aug-13 $1,600

DI Treatment Plant Asset Protection

Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning Equipment Replacement - Design/ESDC Aug-13 $3,500

DI Treatment Plant Asset Protection Fire Alarm System Replacement-Design Sep-13 $2,100

Wastewater Meter System-Equipment Repl. Planning / Study Sep-13 $100

DI Treatment Plant Asset Protection

Thermal Power Plant Fuel System Modifications Resident Engineer Inspection Sep-13 $800

Spot Pond Supply Mains Rehabilitation

Section 4 Webster Ave Bridge Pipe Rehabitation Design Sep-13 $500

DI Treatment Plant Asset Protection Digester & Storage Tank Rehab Design/ESDC Oct-13 $3,000

DI Treatment Plant Asset Protection Clarifier Ph 2 Design Nov-13 $3,000

IN OTHER NEWS

E-Procurement: Phased Approach

• MWRA has been working to get procurements on-line• Contracts Portal expected to go live this summer

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E-Procurement: Supplier Portal Went Live Last Week

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