The City of Stockton’s wastewater treatment plant was aging and faced new discharge permit requirements with limits on nitrogen in the treated effluent discharged to the San Joaquin River. Over $220 million in improvements are being procured through a progressive design build contract with a joint venture design build team. Improvements include new screening, influent pumping, grit removal, secondary and tertiary treatment with denitrification, cloth media filtration, ultraviolet disinfection and personnel buildings. The plant will have an average flow capacity of 40 mgd and a peak flow capacity of 105 mgd.
West Yost was asked to join the project management team partnered with City staff throughout the design-build process. Design progressed through 2019 and construction began in September 2019. Over the course of the project, West Yost provides project management at the City’s offices, coordinating the City and design-build team efforts, preparing an application for a $108 million federal WIFIA loan, assisting with design review and overseeing construction monitoring. West Yost, teamed with Robertson-Bryan, Inc., will continue providing project management services through completion of construction in 2023.
Notable Features of the Project
- Program Management for a major Progress Design-Build Project
- Wastewater Treatment Plant with both new construction and retrofit construction
- Close working relationship with Owner managing an alternative delivery project
Team Spotlight
Jeff Pelz, PE
Vice President, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Jeff Pelz, PE
Vice President, Chairman of the Board of Directors
“I enjoy digging in with clients to the point where I understand their needs and drivers, and then talking through an honest assessment of potential approaches to the project or problem at hand. Deciding what to do is as exciting for me as actually doing the work.
I feel a great sense of accomplishment in my roles as owner’s advisor on alternative delivery projects. Two of my assignments have been wastewater treatment plant projects (City of Davis Secondary and Tertiary Improvements Design-Build and City of Stockton RWCF Modifications Progressive Design-Build Project) where I’ve helped our clients negotiate and manage major design-build contracts. These and other similar assignments have provided me the privilege of working side-by-side with senior client managers and a team dedicated to achieving the best outcome on behalf of the public rate payers. Working through the details of a design-build contract and then staying closely engaged through construction is incredibly rewarding.”