West Yost is working with the Stanislaus Regional Water Authority to develop and implement a new treated surface water supply to serve the cities of Turlock and Ceres, California. The declining quality and availability of groundwater supplies serving the customers of both Ceres and Turlock makes this regional project critical to the future water supply in this region. West Yost helped to develop a road map to construct the raw water facilities, treatment plant, finished water transmission mains, and the local distribution facilities necessary to connect with each City’s local system.
West Yost’s team provided a quick start on this project through technical analyses that assisted in effective decision making in order to capture funding opportunities.
West Yost guided SRWA and their Board Members through the evaluation and selection of project delivery options. The evaluation included a presentation of the project delivery alternatives, a narrowed focus on the most viable alternatives, development of a weighted alternative delivery matrix based upon a set of relevant evaluation criteria, presentations by members of the alternative delivery procurement community, and the ultimate selection of Lump Sum Design Build (DB) as the project delivery method.
The West Yost team prepared procurement documents for a two-part procurement of the design-build contractor. The DB contract was executed in July 2020 and is currently in the design and construction phases of the project. West Yost remains engaged as SRWA’s engineer for contract compliance oversight, DB contractor engagement, and design review. The project is scheduled to be operational and providing surface water to the Cities of Ceres and Turlock in Summer 2023.
West Yost’s services included:
- Design of Wet Well
- Public Outreach Program Implementation
- Project Delivery Method Evaluation and Selection
- Preparation of Request for Qualifications and Requests for Proposals for Design-Build Procurement
- Design-Build contract negotiation
- Preparation of applications for successful State Revolving Fund (SRF) loan and Prop 1 and WaterSMART grants
Notable Features of the Project
- Lump Sum Design-Build project delivery method
- Two-step procurement process and successful contract negotiation
- Successful in obtaining low-interest loan and several grants to reduce customer rates
Team Spotlight
Lindsay Smith, PE
Program and Procurement Management Business Sector Leader, Vice President
Lindsay Smith, PE
Program and Procurement Management Business Sector Leader, Vice President
“I love working with our great team at West Yost to solve challenging projects in partnership with our clients. I get tremendous satisfaction seeing our clients implement projects that make a positive impact for their communities.
The Davis Woodland Water Supply Project is a special project for me. I began working on the project in 2007 and continue to serve the Woodland-Davis Clean Water Agency today. The project brought a sustainable surface water supply to the Cities of Davis and Woodland and UC Davis, which also happens to be the area where I live.”
Monique Day, PE
Principal Engineer I
Monique Day, PE
Principal Engineer I
“My favorite part of my job is helping clients problem-solve. Together we are helping the environment, improving water quality, and adding resilience to our communities. I like supporting clients in obtaining funding. I help them with strategy for planning and design so they can find suitable funding sources with the overall goal of minimizing the costs to their ratepayers while delivering high-quality water and protecting the environment.
For many of my clients I help diversify their water supply portfolios to make their community more resilient and sustainable. I’m proud of the work I did on the Davis Woodland Water Supply project. I was involved from the early planning stages through project completion and continue to support the Woodland Davis Clean Water Agency now that the project is in an operational phase. I was part of a great team in making the project a success.”
Andy Smith, PE
Water Treatment Practice Area Leader, Principal Engineer I
Andy Smith, PE
Water Treatment Practice Area Leader, Principal Engineer I
“I love the blend of disciplines and the opportunities for collaboration that treatment facility projects typically provide. Some of my most rewarding experiences in this field have stemmed from my relationships with the talented administrators, managers, engineers, operators, and technicians that are directly impacted by our work.
Andy is a civil engineer and has provided a broad spectrum of planning and design services for water and wastewater clients in California, Nevada, and Oregon. His treatment facility experience spans master planning, predesign, detailed design, permitting, cost estimating, funding, and engineering services during construction and start-up.”