Features & Highlights
- Immense project scale and aggressive 21-month schedule on mission-critical facility
- Detailed metrics and dashboards kept all parties informed of planned vs. actual costs
- Offsite manufacturing of key elements improved quality and schedule while reducing safety risks
Project Overview
Sundt built a new End of Pipe (EOP) sitewide wastewater treatment and reclaim facility that can treat up to 12 million gallons per day (MGD). In addition, Sundt constructed all of the underground conveyance to combine the effluent from multiple semiconductor fabrication facilities on-site to a central location, enabling treatment of the industrial wastewater (IWW) for reuse with the ability to provide complete zero liquid discharge.
The facility utilizes multiple treatment processes including:
- chemical quenching and pretreatment of the IWW influent stream
- biological treatment with biological nutrient removal (BNR)
- membrane bioreactor (MBR),
- biosolids dewatering treatment with screw presses
- reclaimed water advanced treatment with ion exchange softening, decarbonation, high pH and high recovery reverse osmosis elements with supporting clean-in-place (CIP) systems
- brine treatment with the ability to achieve zero liquid discharge including falling film evaporators and crystallizers using mechanical vapor recompression
- dewatering salt centrifuges
- multiple chemical systems to assist in the treatment processes.
Sundt was brought on board in Phase 1 to enable this critical project using our strong and collaborative project delivery approach. The project’s aggressive 21-month schedule required several creative solutions. These solutions included phased permitting and early procurement of long-lead equipment as well as opening multiple work fronts concurrently to meet critical-path demands. The aggressive schedule also required a steep and significant ramp of key administrative staff and skilled craft labor. Our team met the needs of the project and the client by onboarding these key personnel and sustaining the required pace for the project with double-shift, six-day weeks for much of the project. It was through our team’s disciplined approach and robust project controls systems that we were able to quickly identify the requirements for the project, effectively manage, and ultimately deliver the project on time and under budget.
Our team staffed the project with 60 administrative professionals and nearly 400 skilled craft labor professionals.
