Site work for a water / sewer project in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Working plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The purpose of the project is to ensure the integrity of the SSWRF aeration system. A loss of the aeration piping system, which is an integral part of the activated sludge process, can impact plant capacity and effluent quality, and the ability to meet the District's WPDES effluent permit limits. The project scope includes design and construction to replace the four active 30-inch blower discharge pipe branches from the Blower Generator Building (Bldg. 326) to the 90-inch air header, to replace the 30-inch blower discharge pipe expansion joints inside Building 326, and to replace the 16-inch branch pipe feeding from the air header to Aeration Basin. The impact on the operating budget is unknown. As of October 17, 2024, this project is currently in the FY 2024 Budget. Funding for this project is allotted in the city's capital improvement plan for construction FY 2024-2027. It's expected to advertise to bid in October 2024, with construction running from February 2025 to October 2027. The following contracts have been awarded: • S02017D01 (Engineering Services - Blower Branch Pipe Replacement at SSWRF) was awarded to Donohue & Associates, Inc. • S02017D02 (Process Air Header Inspection Phase 4) was awarded to J.F. Ahern Company, Inc. • S02017E03 (Process Air Header End Cap Asbestos Abatement) was awarded to Balestrieri Environmental & Development, Inc. • S02017E04 (Process Air Inspection Phase 3) was awarded to Lee Mechanical, Inc. There were also several on-call contracts that worked under the S02017 project: • TS-2667 Task Order 7 (Preliminary Engineering) – Donohue & Associates, Inc. • TS-2672 Task Order 6 (Process Air Header Inspection Phase 1) – Grunau Company, Inc. • TS-2672 Task Order 8 (Process Air Header Inspection Phase 2) – Grunau Company, Inc. • TS-2649 Task Order 11 (Lead-Based Paint Inspection) – The Sigma Group, Inc. *Project information has been obtained through a public capital improvement plan (CIP). A CIP is a financial schedule for short- and long-range projects which is updated regularly. Information listed in the CIP often evolves based on funding availability and the project details, including timeline and value, are subject to change. The content management team will continue to pursue additional details as they become available.