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Jacobs is creating King County’s Elliott West Wet Weather Treatment Station task, which will enhance water quality in Elliott Bay.
Released Sept. 13, 2024
The Elliott West Wet Weather Treatment Station in Seattle is getting an upgrade. Obtained from King County.
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Award: Wastewater treatment station enhancements
Worth: Total task worth $400 million to $450 million, $5.5 million preconstruction agreement
Area: Seattle
Customer: King County Wastewater Treatment Division
King County’s Wastewater Treatment Division selected Kiewit Infrastructure West as basic professional and building supervisor for its $400 million Elliott West Wet Weather Treatment Station job in Seattle.
The building and construction agreement for the task will be worked out later on, the company took an action forward by signing a $5.5 million preconstruction agreement with Kiewit, firm representative Akiko Oda stated in an e-mail.
Elliott West, a combined sewage system overflow center finished in 2005, shops and deals with sewage and stormwater throughout durations of heavy rain, according to the task site. Now the treatment station requires to be updated to abide by more stringent ecological guidelines, satisfy the needs of a growing population and manage an altering environment.
The overall job expense is presently approximated at $400 million to $450 million, while the building and construction expenses are expected at around $220 million, Oda stated.
This is not King County’s just such effort: In the coming years it is investing $10 billion in wastewater treatment and other strength procedures in order to minimize contamination in waterways and get ready for storms, which are most likely to end up being more regular and extreme due to environment modification. The county has 14 water facilities jobs prepared to make its system more reputable and safeguard Puget Sound.
Seattle signs up with a multitude of other neighborhoods throughout the nation that are investing billions to improve their combined drain facilities, which can launch unattended wastewater into bodies of water when the system is overwhelmed. The Elliott West task will minimize neglected combined sewage system overflow discharge and enhance water quality in Elliott Bay, according to the task site.
As soon as the task is total, Elliott West will utilize screening, ballasted sedimentation, and ultraviolet disinfection, which will permit it to accomplish more rigid water quality requirements. Building and construction is slated to start in 2027 and to cover by 2032, per the task site.
Dallas-based Jacobs is creating the task, according to Oda.
For the preconstruction stage, Omaha, Nebraska-based Kiewit’s scope of work consists of assistance on danger management, worth engineering, constructability evaluations, building and construction preparation, scheduling and expense estimating, per Oda. The scope of work for the building stage is still in advancement.