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Water Treatment System Improvements Town of Georgetown, Colorado

Project Completion 2011

Client Reference Mr. John Curtis Superintendent 303-569-2555 "[FEI] is efficient, cooperative,

and mindful of each

particular project's needs. I

fully endorse Frachetti

Engineering, Inc."

- John Curtis

FEI's Funding Specialist assisted in acquiring $3.4 million (including $2 million in

loan principal forgiveness and $1.4 million in a zero interest loan)

Provided preliminary design, final design, construction engineering services, and

funding and financial consulting services

Provided distribution system hydraulic model

Membrane Filtration - DE filters were replaced with membrane filters designed to

provide more effective pathogen removal, improve treated water quality, and increase

treatment capacity

Raw Water Intake - Retrofitted with a 0.5 mm screen using Coanda technology

Project also included storage tank and distribution system improvements

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Water Storage and Distribution Improvements Town of Georgetown, Colorado


Client Reference Mr. John Curtis Superintendent 303-569-2555 " FEI displayed tremendous dedication to this project and provided exceptional service. Thank you for all your good work."

- Tom Hale Town Administrator

Improvements made to Georgetown's 50 year old water treatment infrastructure will allow for more reliable and higher quality treatment for the next 30 years

FEI constructed new 400,000-gallon storage tank & 1,500 GPM booster pump station

Constructed new distribution line to connect new storage tank with the existing distribution system

New Water Tank and Pump Station – Providing the Town with water storage and distribution facilities

Existing Storage Tank Replacement – Replaced with a new steel tank

Distribution Main Replacement – New water distribution main was installed along Argentine Street to improve system hydraulics during high demand events

Rockfall Mitigation - Rockfall fence installed to reduce risks to the Town’s new facilities



Water Treatment Plant Expansion Lookout Mountain Water District, Colorado


Client Reference Ms. Christina Shea District Administrator 303-526-2025 " FEI enabled this to be a successful project in terms of objectives and budget and we would not hesitate to recommend your services."

- Christina Shea District Administrator

FEI provided design and field engineering services for construction of a 0.5 mgd

membrane filtration water treatment plant

Upgraded the existing water treatment plant with membrane filtration

Managed the design and permitting process for installation of microfiltration

membrane skids

Three Siemens Memcor XP24 microfiltration membrane skids, each rated for a

maximum flow rate of 195 gpm

Retrofit of existing package systems to provide pretreatment and improve hydraulic

conditions

800 square foot building expansion

Demolition of existing filter backwash pumps and equipment

Total project cost was $1.2 million


Water Treatment System Improvements Briggsdale Water Company, Colorado


Client Reference Mr. Wayne Gilliland 303-718-0253

FEI provided design and construction engineering services for improvements to upgrade the existing system

A 30,000 gallon above-grade bolted steel storage tank

Updated well pump controls

Installation of variable speed distribution booster pumps with automated pressure control system

Sodium hypochlorite chemical feed system

New facility building, emergency generator, buried yard piping and site security fencing

Total project cost was approximately $450,000



Wastewater Collection & Reclamation System Design Ute Lake Ranch Water & Sanitation District

Project Completion Design - 2008 Construction - 2012

Client Reference Mr. Jason Garside Project Manager 303-298-1644

FEI provided preliminary design, final design and construction administration and

engineering services as part of a design-build team with Phelps Engineering

Multiple collection system lift stations

Preliminary treatment including headworks, solids and grit removal

0.165 mgd tertiary sequencing batch reactor (SBR) treatment facility

Effluent equalization and chlorine disinfection

Reclaimed water pump stations

Biosolids handling, and support facility/operations building

The construction value of the Project was $2.5 million


Henderson Mine Water Treatment Plant Upgrades

Project Completion October 2007

Client Reference Mr. Adam Sommers President, AquaWorks DBO 303--477-5915

"I was thoroughly impressed with FEI's ability to finish this project in a timely manner - without cutting any corners. Their team is extremely efficient"

- Adam Sommers President AquaWorks DBO FEI provided design and field engineering services as a member of a design-build

(D/B) team tasked with upgrading the Mine’s filtration process

The water treatment facility provided potable water for the Mine’s 300 plus employees, and the improvements provided capacity for future growth at the Mine

Memcor CMF unit rated at 173 gallons per minute (gpm)

New treatment building

Connecting filtered water with existing potable water storage tanks

Sand filters retrofitted with gravel media

Membrane cleaning waste collected in an underground tank and siphoned to a tanker truck, then treated at the Mine’s wastewater plant

Filter backwash waste recovered in an underground vault and returned to the fire


Wastewater Collection and Treatment System Eldorado Springs, Colorado


Client Reference Mr. Jeffrey Callahan Division Manager 720-564-2221

Mr. Bart Fischer

Fischer Construction, Inc. 303-485-8855 "I am so happy I had Bob at my side as we dealt with the physical and people limitations and opportunities in the community."

- Jeffrey Callahan Boulder County, Colorado The design/build team of FEI and Fischer Construction replaced the community’s

individual sewage disposal systems. FEI provided overall project management, design and construction engineering services

Replacing each septic tank with an individual grinder pump station

Transmission of wastewater through small-diameter low-pressure mains to a centralized treatment plant

Constructing a new sequencing batch reactor wastewater treatment facility for BOD, TSS and total nitrogen control

FEI successfully managed all the local, state, and federal permitting and approvals

Project cost of $1.8 million was funded by Boulder County, the local improvement District, a US EPA STAG Program grant, and a State Revolving Fund loan



Wastewater Treatment Facility Expansion Town of Kersey, Colorado


Client Reference Ms. Trudy Peterson Former Town Manager, Currently with Town of Elizabeth 303-979-7860

Mr. Bart Fischer Fischer Construction, Inc. 303-485-8855

"The experience that I have had

with FEI has been very positive."

- Trudy Peterson Former Kersey Town Manager

FEI and Fischer Construction were selected as the design-build team to construct a

new 0.4 mgd sequencing batch reactor facility to replace the existing system - FEI

provided all permitting, design, and construction engineering services for the project

Preliminary treatment using a 6-mm micro-strainer screen located in a separate

headworks structure

Secondary treatment for BOD, TSS, total nitrogen (nitrification and denitrification)

Effluent equalization and UV disinfection for pathogen control

Innovative Approach - Combined primary settling, grit removal, and sludge

stabilization; combined influent equalization tank serving as denitrification reactor

Total project cost was $2.4 million



United Water and Sanitation District Brannan Pit Pump Station Upgrades

Project Completion October 2008

Client Reference Mr. Drew Damiano, United Water & Sanitation District 303-773-1005 Mr. Dan LaCoe, Dan's Custom Construction 303-356-8043 Mr. David Buchwald, PE Pipestone Equipment 303-579-9658

Design-build delivery / raw water pump station

Prepared hydraulic model for 25 cfs pump system to recover water rights during low

flow periods

Established operating and performance criteria for two 250 HP and one 125 HP pump

Confirmed performance criteria during demonstration testing of flow capacity through

5-mi 36” steel pipeline

Prepared final plans and specifications

Provided construction phase services


Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvements Eagle River Water & Sanitation District, Colorado

Project Completion Vail - 2008 *Still working with ERWSD Avon - 2009

Client References Avon: Candy Burbridge, Operations 970-477-5431 Vail: Jim Edwards, Supervisor 970-477-5414 Edwards: Parker Newbanks, Superintendent 970-476-7480 "I greatly appreciate their work efforts and look forward to collaborating with them on future projects."

- Chris Maines (Former WW Operations Manager)

Plants located at Vail, Avon, and Edwards. FEI provided preliminary design, final design and construction administration services for several upgrade projects

Vail WWTF Equalization Improvements included: Automating equalization return pumping system, process instrumentation additions, and plant-wide ICE system consolidation

Avon WWTF Blower Optimization Improvements included: Automating the control system for five centrifugal blowers, incorporating energy saving techniques, documenting and consolidating as-constructed ICE drawings

Edwards WWTF 2012 Project includes: Replacing influent pumps and screenings wash press, installing new lift station, documenting and consolidating as-constructed ICE drawings



Instrumentation, Controls, & Electrical Engineering Eagle River Water & Sanitation District, Colorado

Project Completion December 2011 *Still working with ERWSD

Client Reference Avon: Candy Burbridge, Operations 970-477-5431 Vail: Jim Edwards, Supervisor 970-477-5414 Edwards: Parker Newbanks, Superintendent 970-476-7480

FEI partnered with Browns Hill Engineering and Design in an instrumentation,

controls, and electrical (ICE) drawing and document management system project for

the wastewater treatment facilities located in Vail, Avon, and Edwards.

Program management of drawing development and field verification

Developed Process and Instrumentation Diagrams, as well as Electrical,

Instrumentation and Control schematics

System evaluation and capital improvement planning

Microsoft Project used to manage the tasks at each facility



Blower Controls Upgrade Project Eagle River Water & Sanitation District

Project Completion Design – 2008 Construction – 2009

FEI provided design-build services to the District in support of

new aeration control strategy for secondary biological

treatment.

FEI teamed with NE Controls, Triangle Electric and R.E.

Davis to deliver project in 13 months.

Installed new inlet throttling valves on five, multi-stage

centrifugal blowers having a total capacity of 9,600 scfm.

Installed new flow control valves at each aeration zone to

optimize air input.

Operational control achieved through DO setpoints at each

aeration zone.

New blower control panel utilizes most-open-valve theory to

achieve most efficient blower operation.

$73,000 annual power savings achieved through improved

blower control.

Project payback period of 4.4 years.

Client Reference Ms. Candy Burbridge Operations, Avon WWTF 970-477-5431



Wastewater Treatment Facility Expansion Town of Georgetown, Colorado


Client Reference Mr. John Curtis Superintendent 303-569-2555 "FEI ...tailors their

engineering work, combining

it with operational aspects to

create an excellent

functioning product."

-John Curtis

FEI provided preliminary design, final design, and construction engineering services for

replacing the Town's existing 45 year old treatment plant

Provided funding and finance services to assist Town with securing funds of $5.8 million

including $2 million in loan principal forgiveness and $3.8 million in a zero interest loan

Integrated fixed-film activated-sludge (IFAS) nutrient removal process

Retrofitting existing circular aeration basin into a secondary clarifier and existing

clarifier to effluent equalization

Continuous upflow filtration process to remove solids, metals and phosphorus

New chemical feed systems

New SCADA system

Installation of energy efficient high-speed turbo-compressor blowers



Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements Town of Nederland, Colorado

Project Completion

Under Construction

Owner

Town of Nederland Ms. Alisha Reis 303-258-3266 ext. 35

Contractor

Aslan Construction, Inc.

Plant Size

0.25 MGD / 0.50 MGD peak day

Construction Cost

$3,800,000

Construction Cost Per Gallon

$15.2/Gallon

Delivery Method

Design-Build (CMAR)

Replaced non-compliant aerated lagoons with sequencing batch reactor (SBR)

technology, new facility designed for biological nutrient removal (BNR) - TIN < 10

mg/L; TP < 0.5 mg/L.

Improved the water quality for downstream users by reducing nutrients, phosphorus

and nitrogen, through biological nutrient removal, chemical precipitation, and tertiary

filtration.

Facility employs a high degree of automation for reduced maintenance and operating

costs. CDPHE designated as "categorically green".

Minimized cost of loan repayment to the Town by capturing the most advantages

funding sources, including State Revolving Funds, Department of Land Affairs, and

Intergovernmental Agreement.



Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion St. Vrain Sanitation District, Colorado

Project Completion Design - 2011 Construction 2012 - 2013 (ongoing)

Client Reference Mr. Rob Fleck District Engineer 303-776-9570

FEI provided preliminary design and final design services and is currently providing

construction administration and engineering services to the District in support of the Phase I

Treatment Plant Expansion Project

Hydraulic capacity expanded from 4.5 to 12.5 MGD (peak)

Replacing existing 3 MGD extended aeration process with 6 MGD advanced oxidation ditch

process

Biological nutrient removal (BNR) with independent aeration and mixing control using high-

efficiency Jet Aeration

Second-generation autothermal thermophilic aerobic digestion (ATAD) to produce Class A

biosolids

Administrative building improvements

Approximate construction value of $30 million

New Headworks facility; new raw sewage pumping, fine screens, grit removal, and odor control



Water & Wastewater Treatment Facility Improvements Idaho Springs, Colorado


Client Reference Mr. Wayne Ramey President, Ramey Environmental Compliance 303-833-5505

Mr. Chris Brownell

Former City WWTF/WTF Superintendent 303-576-7860

Construction Manager at Risk Hydro Construction Company, Inc. Mr. Jim Eurich 970-225-2211

FEI provided preliminary & final engineering design and construction administration

services. The project included partial funding from the EPA STAG program, and an

alternative project delivery approach - Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR). Total

project cost $1.25 million.

Replaced grit removal system and classifier.

Replaced PD blowers with high speed turbo blowers.

New stainless steel jet aeration headers in SBR basins.

New HVAC systems.

Updated control system PLCs and SCADA programming.


Water Storage Tank Replacement Town of Dillon, Colorado

Project Completion Design - 2010

Client Reference Mr. Trevor Giles Town of Dillon Superintendent

FEI provided preliminary design, final design and construction administration and engineering services to the Town for their membrane replacement project.

Upgrading the existing membrane filtration modules with new PVDF ultrafiltration (UF) membrane modules

Backwash air supply system modifications to accommodate air requirements for the new membranes

Construction Approval Permit application package preparation and submission to CDPHE

FEI was awarded a follow-up contract to construct a new 1.8 MG storage tank which will replace the existing 0.9 MG tank. Additional improvements include buried potable water piping and electrical level sensing equipment

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