letter of interest for engineering services

Letter of Interest for Engineering Services

Constantine Engineering, Inc. 1988 Lewis Turner Boulevard

Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32547 Phone: 850-244-5800

Fax: 850-862-5808 www.tcgeng.com

August 2013

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Constantine .................................................................................................... 1

Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 1

The Constantine Culture .............................................................................................................. 1

Summary of Professional Services ............................................................................................... 2

Office Locations ........................................................................................................................... 3

2. Detailed Description of Constantine’s Services ....................................................................... 4

Wastewater Engineering ............................................................................................................. 4

Wastewater Treatment Process Design .................................................................................. 4

Wastewater Collection and Transmission Design ................................................................... 5

Biosolids/Residuals Management ........................................................................................... 5

Effluent Disposal and Effluent Reuse ...................................................................................... 5

Natural Treatment Systems ..................................................................................................... 6

CMOM Program Development ................................................................................................ 6

SSES and I/I Studies ................................................................................................................. 6

Sewer Rehabilitation Design .................................................................................................... 7

Collection System Hydraulic Modeling .................................................................................... 7

Surface Water Quality Studies ................................................................................................ 7

Potable Water Engineering ......................................................................................................... 7

Water Supply and Treatment Process Design ......................................................................... 8

Water Distribution, Pumping, and Storage Design ................................................................. 8

Distribution System Hydraulic Modeling ................................................................................. 9

Potable Water Regulatory Compliance ................................................................................... 9

Stormwater Engineering.............................................................................................................. 9

Stormwater Management Plans .............................................................................................. 9

Stormwater Runoff Modeling .................................................................................................. 9

Stormwater Treatment Systems Design .................................................................................. 9

NPDES and MS4 Permitting ..................................................................................................... 9

Natural Gas Engineering ............................................................................................................ 10

Electrical Engineering ................................................................................................................ 11

Electrical System Design and Analysis ................................................................................... 11

Instrumentation and Control (I&C) Design ............................................................................ 11

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Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Telemetry System Design ............. 11

Subsurface Utility Engineering .................................................................................................. 11

Utility Locating Services ......................................................................................................... 12

Utility Location Verification Services ..................................................................................... 12

GPS Surveying and GIS Verification ....................................................................................... 12

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) ................................................................................. 13

Software Development ............................................................................................................. 13

GeoWIMS™ ............................................................................................................................ 13

Fats, Oils & Grease (FOG) Information Management System ... Error! Bookmark not defined.

FlowAnalyst™ Sewer Flow Monitoring System ..................................................................... 14

Industrial Pretreatment Information Management System (PIMS) ........ Error! Bookmark not

defined.

Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) .............. Error! Bookmark not defined.

General Utility Consulting ............................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.

Program Management .............................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.

Permitting Assistance ................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.

Value Engineering ...................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Community Relations and Outreach Programs ......................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Engineering Services During Construction .................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Construction Cost Estimates ..................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Bid Management Services ......................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Resident Engineering and Observation ..................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Training and Startup .................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.

Construction Services .................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

3. Project Experience ................................................................................................................. 14

Wastewater Engineering ........................................................................................................... 14

Okaloosa County Water and Sewer Department Arbennie Pritchett Water Reclamation

Facility Design-Build Project, Fort Walton Beach, FL ............................................................. 14

Decatur Utilities Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements, Decatur, AL . Error! Bookmark

not defined.

City of Waycross Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Project, Waycross, GA ......... Error!

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Okaloosa County Water and Sewer Department Bob Sikes Water Reclamation Facility

Expansion Improvements Project, Fort Walton Beach, FL ........ Error! Bookmark not defined.

Water Engineering ..................................................................................................................... 15

Decatur Utilities Water Treatment Improvements, Decatur, AL .......................................... 15

Dauphin Island Water & Sewer Authority Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant, Dauphin

Island, AL.................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Master Planning ........................................................................................................................ 16

Augusta Utilities Department Water and Wastewater System 20-Year Master Plan,

Augusta-Richmond County, GA ............................................................................................. 16

Okaloosa County Water and Sewer Department Engineering Report ─ Bond Feasibility

Study, Okaloosa County, FL ....................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Okaloosa County Water and Sewer Department North Okaloosa County Water Reclamation

Facility Preliminary Design Report, Okaloosa County, FL .......... Error! Bookmark not defined.

City of Waycross Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Project, Waycross, GA ......... Error!


Natural Gas Engineering ............................................................................................................ 17

DeKalb Cherokee Gas Revenue Analyses and Rate Studies, Fort Payne, AL ......................... 17

DeKalb Cherokee Natural Gas Annual Engineering Report ....... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Maxwell Air Force Base Natural Gas System Improvements, Montgomery, AL .............. Error!


City of Pine Bluff Landfill Gas Recovery, Pine Bluff, GA ............. Error! Bookmark not defined.

Subsurface Utility Engineering ...................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Okaloosa County Water and Sewer Department Subsurface Utility Engineering and One-Call

Location Services, Okaloosa County, FL .................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Construction .................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.

City of Warner Robins Utilities Department Sandy Run Creek Water Pollution Control Plant,

Warner Robins, GA .................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Jefferson County Environmental Services Department Cahaba Wastewater Treatment Plant,

Birmingham, AL ......................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

City of Gadsden West River WWTF and East River WWTF, Gadsden, AL Error! Bookmark not

defined.

Software Solutions – IT Services .................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

GeoWIMS Work Information Management .............................. Error! Bookmark not defined.

Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) Information Management System Error! Bookmark not defined.

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Industrial Pretreatment Information Management System (PIMS) ........ Error! Bookmark not

defined.

Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) .............. Error! Bookmark not defined.

Capital Projects Information Management System (CPims) ..... Error! Bookmark not defined.

IT Services .................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.

4. Client References ....................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

5. Key Personnel ........................................................................................................................ 18

6. Approach ............................................................................................................................... 19

Management Approach ............................................................................................................. 19

Work Breakdown Structure ....................................................................................................... 19

Web-Based Document Management System ........................................................................... 20

Monthly Status Report and Invoice ............................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

7. Quality Assurance .................................................................................................................. 21

Constantine Engineering, Inc. 1 Statement of Qualifications

1. Introduction to Constantine


Overview Constantine Engineering, Inc. is a full service consulting engineering and technical services firm made up of dedicated professionals that provide engineering and technology solutions to utility, municipal, industrial, federal, state, and commercial clients throughout the Southeast and Colombia, South America.

Today our clients face common issues that include greater accountability to the public, stricter regulations, staffing challenges, exposure to new technologies, and shrinking budgets. The staff at Constantine Engineering draws on their diverse backgrounds as engineers, technology professionals, designers, regulators, operators and constructors to develop innovative approaches to address our clients’ needs.

Constantine Engineering provides a broad range of services in markets that include water and wastewater, stormwater, natural gas, water resources management, coastal engineering, public works, software development, subsurface utility engineering (SUE), and geographic information system (GIS) mapping services.

Constantine Engineering is a part of The Constantine Group, Inc., an ensemble of companies that provides turnkey engineering, management, and construction services, which includes

Constantine Management, Inc. – an ownership/operations/management entity that allows for flexible and innovative contracting solutions.

Constantine Constructors, Inc. – a full service utility construction company designed to support our water and wastewater, public works, SUE, and alternative project delivery (such as design-build) project needs.

Civil Systems, Inc. (CSi) – our software group, which develops, maintains and supports utility compliance and management tools.

Every element of The Constantine Group is structured to leverage our collective expertise, allowing us to satisfy each client’s unique needs and deliver results that ensure success. This, coupled with our extensive experience, allows us to understand, support, and work in a spirit of partnership with our clients.

The Constantine Culture

Much of our success stems from our personal commitment, passion, and incentive to attain a vital goal: to take personal ownership in our clients’ challenges. This personal commitment drives us to cultivate open and mutually beneficial relationships with our clients and key teaming partners, essentially becoming a seamless extension of their organization.

Constantine Engineering professionals focus on our clients’ needs, wants, and goals throughout the duration of our projects. We highly value building a partnership around meaningful and continuous client input. Using this approach, Constantine Engineering develops optimal solutions to issues facing our client’s infrastructure, without losing sight of cost, reliability, and

Constantine’s Mission Statement:

“Work in partnership with our clients to solve

utility challenges while enhancing the value of

their assets through the integration of life cycle

planning, sound solutions, innovation, risk

management, and operations efficiencies”



schedule.

Our unique combination of personal commitment and industry knowledge has allowed us to provide the responsive service and quality work products that our client’s expect from their partner.

Summary of Professional Services A select summary of services provided by Constantine Engineering is included below:

Summary of Professional Services Wastewater Engineering

Wastewater Treatment Process Design Wastewater Collection and Transmission Design

Biosolids/Residuals Management Effluent Disposal and Effluent Reuse

CMOM Program Development SSES and I/I Studies

Sewer Rehabilitation Design Collection System Hydraulic Modeling

Surface Water Quality Studies

Potable Water Engineering Water Resources Management and Planning

Source Water Studies Water Supply and Treatment Process Design

Water Distribution, Pumping and Storage Design Distribution System Hydraulic Modeling Disinfection Byproduct Rule Compliance

Stormwater Engineering

Stormwater Management Plans Stormwater Runoff Modeling

Stormwater Treatment Systems Design Outfall Modeling

NPDES and MS4 Permitting

Natural Gas Engineering Natural Gas Supply and Distribution

City Gate Stations District Regulator Stations

Compressor Stations LNG Plants

Commercial/Industrial Meter Sets Pipeline Odorization

Network Analysis Modeling Pipeline Integrity Compliance

Coastal Engineering

Coastal Erosion Assessment and Mitigation Beach Nourishment Engineering

Environmental Permitting Coastal Processes Modeling

Dredge and Fill Assessments and Management Coastal Structure/Shore Protection Design Habitable Structure and Foundation Design

Electrical Engineering Electrical System Design and Analysis

Instrumentation and Control (I&C) Design Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)

Telemetry System Design

Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) Utility Locating Services

Utility Location Verification Services GPS Surveying and GIS Verification

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) GPS Surveying and Field Data Collection

GIS Development and Management

Software Development GeoWIMS™ Work Order Management System

Fats, Oils & Grease (FOG) Info Management System FlowAnalyst™ Sewer Flow Monitoring System

Industrial Pretreatment Info Mgt System (PIMS) Laboratory Info Management System (LIMS)

Custom Application Development Network Maintenance and Support

General Utility Consulting

Program Management Utility Master Planning

Utility Financial Rate Studies Permitting Assistance

Value Engineering Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Assistance Community Relations and Outreach Programs

Engineering Services During Construction

Construction Cost Estimating Bid Management Services

Resident Engineering and Observation Training and Startup Services

Construction Services

Design-Build Alternate Project Delivery Treatment Plant Construction & Improvements

Pipeline & Pump Station Construction



Office Locations We apply our client-partnership approach to everything we do, including how and where we maintain offices. Rather than concentrate all of our resources in a few large offices, we consolidate administrative and overhead functions in a single corporate office, then maintain smaller offices in more locations convenient to our valued clients across the Southeastern United States and Colombia, South America.

Our offices share a wide array of resources, as well as a cadre of technical consultants available to accomplish most any project. Many of our key professionals served in leadership roles with large national and international engineering companies. Our big-company knowledge is packaged in a low overhead, small-company that provides our clients value and efficiency.

Constantine Office Locations Fort Payne, Alabama

2414 Airport Road West Fort Payne, AL 35968

256.997.9199 Telephone 256.997.9887 Fax

Fort Walton Beach, Florida 1988 Lewis Turner Boulevard Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

850.244.5800 Telephone 888.215.3836 Fax

Birmingham, Alabama 111 Edenton Street

Birmingham, AL 35242 205.969.0800 Telephone

888.215.3836 Fax

Pensacola, Florida 41 North Jefferson Street Pensacola, Florida 32502 850.912.8950 Telephone

888.215.3836 Fax

Decatur, Alabama 410 Johnston Street, Suite D

Decatur, AL 35601 256.280.2960 Telephone

Augusta, Georgia 435 Telfair Street

Augusta, GA 30901 706.664.0664 Telephone

Prattville, Alabama 198 Medical Center Drive

Prattville, AL 36066 334.358.3251 Telephone

888.215.3836 Fax

Warner Robins, Georgia 403 South Pleasant Hill Road

Warner Robins, Georgia 31088 478.225.4674 Telephone

888.215.3836 Fax

Mobile, Alabama 60-B Springdale Boulevard

Mobile, AL 36606 251.479.0808 Telephone

251.300.8610 Fax

Medellin, Colombia, South America Carrera 43A N.15 Sur 15 Oficina 802

Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia 011.57.4.326.8049


2. Detailed Description of Constantine’s Services

2. Detailed Description of Constantine’s Services Constantine Engineering is truly unique within the consulting engineering arena because our engineering design is tempered by decades of real-world, hands-on construction and operations experience. We take projects from concept through planning, evaluation, permitting, financing, design, construction, and even operations, maintenance, rehabilitation and replacement.

Detailed descriptions of the professional services that Constantine Engineering offers our clients are presented below:

Wastewater Engineering Our key staff has extensive experience in the planning, design, construction, startup and troubleshooting, operation, maintenance, and management of wastewater treatment facilities and has successfully provided these services for facilities ranging from 30,000 gallons per day (gpd) to over 60 million gallons per day (mgd). These treatment facilities have used a myriad of treatment processes including conventional activated sludge, biological nutrient removal processes, trickling filters, aerated lagoons, sequencing batch reactors, and membrane bioreactors.

Constantine Engineering’s professionals work with clients to quickly evaluate feasible wastewater alternatives, concentrating on those that promise to reduce Total Costs of Ownership (TCO) while meeting or exceeding regulatory requirements. When evaluating the suitability of such applications, Constantine Engineering professionals give special consideration to simplicity and ease of operation. Although we have applied advanced technologies to meet stringent discharge standards, cost-effectiveness and energy conservation have been equally important in selecting appropriate treatment and disposal systems.

We recommend treatment technologies on the basis of the nature of the wastewater to be treated, client needs, and the level of treatment required. When client needs exceed conventional technologies, we develop alternative or innovative applications of proven technologies to provide solutions. Our featured Wastewater Engineering Services include:

Wastewater Treatment Process Design

Constantine Engineering professionals have developed innovative/alternative solutions to wastewater problems across the southeast. Our staff has designed treatment plants and modification to facilities ranging in size from 30,000-gpd to over 60-mgd.

While our professionals are thoroughly experienced in the design, construction, and evaluation of conventional wastewater treatment technologies including, activated sludge, biological nutrient removal processes, trickling filters, aerated lagoons, and sequencing batch reactors; we have also executed projects that required the use of unique and innovative wastewater treatment plant designs and have developed

Arbennie Pritchett Water Reclamation Facility Okaloosa County, Florida



alternative solutions to improve existing systems with minimal capital expenditures. Our professionals are highly skilled in the application of emerging technologies that could be required to meet regulatory or water quality requirements including, membrane processes, chemical conditioning, tertiary treatment, and natural treatment and disposal systems.

Constantine Engineering professionals have performed many alternative treatment evaluations to determine the most appropriate technology to use to meet the specific regulatory or water quality criteria of each project. The professionals of Constantine Engineering execute every project with the same goal in mind; provide comprehensive engineering services that are cost-effective and economically sustainable, that satisfy the growth needs of our Clients.

Wastewater Collection and Transmission Design

Constantine Engineering provides master planning and feasibility studies, design, and construction management services for wastewater collection and transmission systems and reclaimed water conveyance systems. Our design services include selection of materials and preparation of specifications, estimates, and contract documents. We have also designed, managed, and inspected miles of sewers.

Our wastewater conveyance system experience includes:

Wastewater interceptors

Collection gravity pipelines

Force mains and low pressure systems

Wet weather flow storage facilities

Pumping stations and appurtenances, such as manholes and cleanouts

Reuse water transmission and distribution systems

We can provide our clients with capabilities in infiltration and inflow (I/I) reduction, hydraulic analysis, rehabilitation, hydrogen sulfide control, and customized maintenance software.

Biosolids/Residuals Management

Residuals management has been an operational issue at all of the nearly 50 wastewater treatment facilities which Constantine Engineering professionals’ have consulted or designed. Considering site-specific variables such as landfill tipping fees, hauling distances, farmland

availability, and existing sludge treatment processing, our professionals provide the client with extensive expertise in crafting site-specific solutions for each

facility. Frequently, it requires a staged or phased-in approach because the economics and constraints change over time. Our hands-on operational experience ranges from land filling and land application to composting, and even lime-stabilization.

Constantine Engineering’s professionals have worked as engineering consultants to develop sludge management plans for volume reduction,

stabilization, beneficial reuse, or disposal for a number of communities across the Southeast U.S. Our staff has extensive experience with in-plant studies and waste audits, and is experience in residuals management, from planning through implementation.

Effluent Disposal and Effluent Reuse

Constantine Engineering’s professionals have extensive experience in the design, construction,



trouble-shooting, startup and long term operation of sprayfield irrigation systems that provide a zero surface water discharge alternative for wastewater treatment and disposal. We have designed and constructed numerous land application projects and our “hands-on” startup experiences, as well as our operations experiences, help to refine and improve subsequent designs.

Our professionals are also experienced in the design and implementation of reclaimed water reuse systems; that can consist of landscape and agricultural irrigation, wetlands enhancement, groundwater recharge and recovery, indirect and direct potable use, or industrial recycling.

Natural Treatment Systems

Constantine Engineering professionals also have applied natural treatment systems to solve complex wastewater treatment issues including, designing constructed wetlands to naturally treat wastewater effluents to meet strict standards. Our professionals also have worked on projects teams that developed award-winning natural treatment projects that eliminate the need for costly, more traditional treatment technology. In fact, our professionals designed one of the very first man-made wetland treatment systems in the Southeast U.S. that was designed specifically to meet stringent ammonia-nitrogen permit limits.

CMOM Program Development

Constantine assists wastewater utilities in developing Capacity Assurance, Management, Operations and Maintenance (CMOM) programs. EPA developed the CMOM concept nearly a decade ago. Although never formally adopted as a regulation, CMOM is still promoted by EPA, and is now being embedded within NPDES permits.

SSES and I/I Studies

Excessive infiltration and in-flow (I/I) disrupts a wastewater utility in many ways. I/I can overload a collection system to the point of costly over-flows; it causes higher operations and maintenance costs; and it can lead to treatment plant upsets. Constantine has the experience and expertise necessary to investigate and analyze infiltration and in-flow, and to develop effective programs to mitigate its effects.

The goal of an I/I strategy is to determine the most cost effective strategy to reduce the impact of I/I on collection system performance. Built into every Constantine I/I program is our wealth of engineering experience gained from treatment and collection system design, performance analysis, and rehabilitation design, as well as our experience with utility customer relations and regulatory agencies.

Constantine understands that a flow-meter investment is worth no more than the quality and clarity of the information it produces. To maximize our clients’ investments, Constantine has developed an array of flow analysis tools and software to analyze pipe flow and storm events, identify trends, and ultimately to prioritize areas for subsequent I/I investigation and mitigation.



Constantine has hands-on experience with a wide spectrum of flow meters and software from proven manufacturers. We understand how to maximize the advantages of each flow meter technology, to better suit the utility’s specific program needs.

Sewer Rehabilitation Design

Constantine’s professionals have decades of experience analyzing sewer collection system data to recommend, specify and design rehabilitation projects. Our past rehabilitation projects include many cutting-edge trenchless technologies, such as cured-in-place concrete linings, slip-lining, and pipe bursting.

Collection System Hydraulic Modeling

Advances in computer technology have led to a greater reliance on hydraulic modeling as a

means of system analysis, design, and management. Constantine Engineering professionals

use the latest technology and methods for modeling wastewater projects to improve the

efficiency and quality of wastewater systems we design.

Our engineering professionals have completed models associated with CMOM programs, I/I

studies, master planning, and water hammer investigations to name a few on various collection

systems. Many of the models that we have created have been turned over to clients that we

have trained, for their in house use.

Collection system hydraulic models use GIS mapping, flow monitoring, and physical system data

to develop a computer representation of the hydraulic system that allows the owner to make

changes and instantly see results. As a result, our staff works closely with clients to develop

“what if” scenarios when diagnosing and recommending solutions for complex issues. This

may include effects of increasing a lift station pump capacity on the downstream collection

system to looking at the effects of sidestream storage on sanitary sewer system overflows

Surface Water Quality Studies

Constantine Engineers have extensive experience performing point source wasteload allocations (WLA), watershed assessments and Total Daily Maximum Loads (TMDLs). Constantine can perform watershed surveys and water quality monitoring and modeling using state of the art computer models such as Mintequa, Eutromod, Cormix, Plumes, WASP, and others. We have teamed with biologists, chemists and environmental scientists to develop complex hydrodynamic water quality models to analyze a range of surface water impairments, from dissolved oxygen and sedimentation, to nutrients and pathogens.

Potable Water Engineering Constantine Engineering professionals are experienced in every facet of water supply engineering, and have provided these services for more than 20 years to water systems ranging in capacity from less than 100,000-gpd to greater than 70-mgd. The water supply engineering services that Constantine Engineering’s professionals have provided to clients across the southeast include water supply master planning; water supply development, water distribution



system and treatment facilities planning design and construction services, pumping systems, storage, and computer hydraulic modeling.

Cost-effective design of treatment facilities holds the greatest potential for cost and operational efficiencies for water treatment systems. Our objective when designing water facilities is to reduce initial capital and life-cycle costs, while designing a low maintenance facility with a long useful life that meets budget,

schedule, and water supply and quality needs. Our featured Water Engineering Services include:

Water Supply and Treatment Process Design

Constantine Engineering professionals have designed or managed the design and construction of surface water and groundwater supplies and treatment systems for new facilities and the rehabilitation and expansion of existing facilities. We have provided water supply and treatment engineering services across the Southeastern United States for more than 100 water distribution systems.

While our professionals are thoroughly experienced in the design, construction, and evaluation of conventional water treatment technologies, including chemical coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, and disinfection; we have also executed projects that required the use of unique and innovative water treatment plant designs and have developed alternative solutions to improve existing systems with minimal capital expenditures. Our professionals are highly skilled in the application of other emerging technologies that could be required to meet regulatory or water quality requirements including, membrane processes, powdered and granular activated carbon, ion exchange, direct filtration, ultra filtration, alternative disinfection, color removal, enhanced TOC removal, and taste and odor control.

Constantine Engineering professionals have performed many alternative treatment evaluations to determine the most appropriate technology to use to meet the specific regulatory or water quality criteria of each project. Constantine Engineering executes every project with the same goal in mind; design a facility to meet the performance requirements of the water supply source and the current and known water quality regulations, cost-effectively, using the simplest yet appropriately sustainable technologies available. Constantine Engineering strives to provide comprehensive engineering services that are cost-effective, economically sustainable, and that satisfy our clients’ growth needs.

Water Distribution, Pumping, and Storage Design

Constantine Engineering professionals have designed and managed the construction of water pipelines ranging in size from less than 6-inches to 48-inches in diameter, and water conveyance and pumping systems ranging in capacity from less than 200 gallons per minute (gpm) to greater than 6 mgd with operating pressures exceeding 300 pounds per square inch (psi) and surge pressures exceeding 600 psi. Our experience includes water booster pumping stations, riverine



raw water intakes, horizontal split case pumps, vertical turbine pumps, and others. Our professionals have also designed and managed the design and construction of Hydro-pillar water storage tanks ranging in capacity from less than 1 million gallons (mg) to 3 mg.

Distribution System Hydraulic Modeling

Constantine Engineering professionals’ experience includes the analysis of hundreds of miles of water pipelines that range from the simplest to the most complex distribution systems. Our professionals are experienced in the use of several computerized hydraulic modeling software systems, including Cybernet, H2OMap, WaterCAD, SewerCAD, WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, Hammer, NETWK, KY Pipe, and EPAnet, to quickly and efficiently analyze the operation and performance of complex piping systems. We have used these models to evaluate the cost effectiveness of expanding conveyance capacity by increasing pumping capacity versus line sizes, and to evaluate the impacts that such changes could have on water quality, fire flows, pressures, and operations. We also perform detailed transient (or “water hammer”) analyses to identify potential causes of pipeline and pump station failures.

Potable Water Regulatory Compliance

Using tools such as GIS mapping, distribution system modeling, and source water evaluation, Constantine helps utilities comply with today’s complex potable water regulations, including the Disinfection Byproduct (DBP) Rules and the Groundwater Rule.

Stormwater Engineering

Stormwater Management Plans

Constantine professionals develop stormwater management plans for both municipalities and

large industrial facilities. These plans are designed to accomplish complete regulatory

compliance while anticipating future expansions.

Stormwater Runoff Modeling

We use the latest in computer simulation software to model stormwater runoff quality and

quantity for municipal and industrial clients. Most of these modeling studies are required for

regulatory permitting for new project construction or ongoing facility operations.

Stormwater Treatment Systems Design

Constantine professionals assist municipal and industrial

clients in design stormwater treatment systems to reduce

non-point source runoff pollution loadings into surface

water bodies. These treatment design range from solids

settling to oil and grease removal.

NPDES and MS4 Permitting

Our professional staff assists municipalities in complying

with environmental regulations concerning stormwater

runoff. These regulations include NPDES permitting for

temporary construction and permanent facility operation,



as well as Phase I and II MS4 permitting for municipal stormwater management systems.

Natural Gas Engineering Constantine Engineering professionals have provided consulting engineering to natural gas utilities for over 20 years. These natural gas infrastructure projects range from small and large diameter pipelines, to pressure or flow control facilities, to SCADA and GIS software development.

Projects typically include planning, design, permitting, surveying, easement acquisition, bid services, construction management, inspection, startup, and operating manuals.

Natural Gas Supply and Distribution

City Gate Stations

District Regulator Stations

Compressor Stations

LNG Plants

Commercial/Industrial Meter Sets

Pipeline Odorization

SCADA Control and Monitoring

Rate Studies

Operation and Maintenance Manuals

Emergency Response Plans

Operator Qualification Programs

Drug and Alcohol Plan

Network Analysis Modeling

Mapping/GIS

Pipeline Integrity Compliance


5. Key Personnel

Electrical Engineering

Electrical System Design and Analysis

The Constantine Electrical Engineering department provides a wide range of electrical design

and analysis services related to projects in water, wastewater, public works, environmental, site

civil, and transportation market sectors. The electrical design services include electrical

distribution system design, equipment evaluation and sizing, equipment specification,

emergency and standby electrical system design, interior and exterior lighting design,

over-current device coordination, electrical fault analysis, electrical transient and steady state

analysis, voltage drop analysis, harmonic analysis and mitigation, and arc flash hazard analysis

Instrumentation and Control (I&C) Design

Constantine strives to provide instrumentation and control system designs specifically tailored

for each application. All components are evaluated and specified based on current and future

application requirements, as well as total cost of ownership. Our instrumentation and control

system design services include: P&ID drawings, loop diagrams, automation system component

specification, instrumentation specification, network diagrams, custom control panel design,

and process loop descriptions.

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Telemetry System Design

Constantine Engineering professionals have extensive experience designing and implementing

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) solutions that control and monitor industrial,

infrastructure, and facility-based processes. Whether the solution is local or requires access to

remote sites, our staff has the expertise to engineer the perfect solution. Our typical SCADA

projects include: Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Wastewater Collection Systems, Water

Treatment Plants, Water Distribution Systems (potable and reclaimed systems), Industrial

processes, Toll Collection Systems and Building Automation Systems.

Subsurface Utility Engineering Constantine Engineering professionals are experienced and have the equipment to perform subsurface utility engineering (SUE) including locating, verification, data acquisition, and

mapping of buried conductive and non-conductive utilities.

Our professionals have provided locating, planning, and mapping assistance to both large and small public and private utilities, as well as architectural and engineering firms. Our professionals are experienced with the use of ground penetrating radar (GPR) systems, sub-meter global positioning systems (GPS), as well as vacuum and hydro-vacuum excavation methods to safely locate and identify buried utility infrastructure assets.


5. Key Personnel

Services that Constantine Engineering SUE staff performs include:

Utility Locating Services

Constantine Engineering professionals are experienced in the use of GPR, as well as traditional electro-magnetic methods to locate and identify buried utility infrastructure assets. Our approach to locating buried assets is to use GPR to supplement traditional electro-magnetic methods radio frequency pipe and cable locators by detecting non-metallic or non-conductive utilities such as PVC pipe, fiber-optic cables, or other plastics, concrete, terracotta, and others. The listed applications below are just a few examples where GPR can be successfully used:

Plastic gas pipes

Ductile iron or ACP water and sewer lines

Plastic sewer and water lines

Telecom fiber w/o tracer

Lost duct banks or vaults

Distribution heating /cooling

Buried utilities and structures beneath pavement

Utility Location Verification Services

Constantine Engineering uses soft-dig techniques including vacuum excavation and hydro-vacuum excavation to verify the location of buried utilities, to verify size and materials of construction, as well as the depth of the buried asset. Soft-dig techniques offer advantages over other more aggressive techniques for verifying the type of buried assets and their location, as well as other specific data.

The advantages of soft-dig vacuum excavation techniques include:

Eliminates and reduces damage during the excavation process

Reduces the excavation required to access the specific asset

Minimizes disturbance to surrounding properties

Quicker and easier to use

Multiple locates can be performed during a single setup

Can be used safely to locate fiber-optic and other communication cables

The removed soil can be immediately replaced following the verification process

Can be used effectively to depths of greater than 10-feet

GPS Surveying and GIS Verification

Once a buried asset is located and has been verified, we collect specific data regarding the asset and identify the specific location of the asset using sub-meter global positioning


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system (GPS) equipment. The specific location and asset information and immediately input into our ESRI compliant database. Our field crews use laptop computers that include aerial photography to ensure the accuracy of the locations in the field. Using our technology and systems, post processing of information and data is not necessary. This also facilitates verification of the utility’s existing GIS database features.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Constantine Engineering provides GIS mapping services. Our experience in designing and constructing utility infrastructure projects increases our proficiency and ensures our effectiveness when working with clients on their utility planning and mapping projects.

Our professionals managed the development of the Okaloosa County Water and Sewer Department (OCWS) Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection System Geographic Information System (GIS). Currently, Constantine Engineering is assisting OCWS to verify the locations of water distribution and wastewater collection system assets by collecting accurate field data. The data is used to update and strengthen the information and data in the OCWS GIS system.

Software Development Through Civil Systems, Inc. (CSi, a member

of the Constantine Group), we develop,

maintain and support automated tools for

utility management and regulatory

compliance. In addition to custom

application development and database

management services, we have developed

the following software products:

GeoWIMS™

CSi’s GeoWIMS™ provides a highly

customizable and powerful solution for

managing operations and maintenance

activities. The intuitive design translates

to staff buy-in, low training overhead, and

rapid incorporation into your operations.

Our philosophy – “your work management solution should not be the hardest part of

completing a job”. GeoWIMS™ features include:

Automated notifications

Built-in messaging system

Embedded GIS

Resource tracking

Wireless field access

Preventative maintenance scheduling


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FlowAnalyst™ Sewer Flow Monitoring System

FlowAnalyst™ is CSi's web-based flow reporting system. This unique system, built by CSi from the ground up specifically for wastewater utilities, combines GIS mapping power with sophisticated analysis and graphing tools to let you see what is happening in your collection system. Click on a flowmeter to view real-time flow through the meter. Select a nearby rain gauge to add to the chart, to see instantly what effect rainfall has on flow in the pipe. Email the chart to key contacts to document rehab needs. With FlowAnalyst™, the power is at your fingertips.

3. Project Experience Constantine’s professional staff has been involved in many of the key utility infrastructure projects in the Southeast over the past quarter-century. While it is impractical to list all of our project experience, the remainder of this section presents summaries of recent, representative projects, including details regarding construction costs and schedules, and client contact information.

Wastewater Engineering The professional and technical staff of Constantine Engineering have managed the design or served as the lead engineer, construction manager, or resident observer for numerous wastewater treatment plant construction projects across the southeast, including the following:

Okaloosa County Water and Sewer Department Arbennie Pritchett Water

Reclamation Facility Design-Build Project, Fort Walton Beach, FL

Okaloosa County, Florida selected Constantine Engineering, Inc., as their Program Manager to construct a new 10 mgd WRF, the Arbennie Pritchett Water Reclamation Facility (WRF). The new WRF will replace the aging 6.5-mgd Garniers Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP). The new WRF was constructed on leased property located on Eglin Air Force Base that was previously used by OCWS for disposal of treated effluent from the existing Garniers WWTP.

Constantine Engineering managed the $65 million program that included the design and construction of the new Arbennie Pritchett WRF, a new 15 mgd re-pumping station to convey flow from the existing Garniers WWTP site to the new Arbennie Pritchett WRF site, a new 200 acre rapid infiltration basin (RIB) effluent disposal system, construction of more than 10 miles of new 8-inch to 36-inch diameter raw sewage and effluent piping, and decommissioning and demolition of the Garniers WWTP.

OCWS chose to implement the construction of the new 10 mgd WRF using the Design-Build (D-B) project delivery approach, in accordance with the Consultant’s


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Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA), Florida Statute s, 287.055. Using this approach, the County realized substantial benefits for its customers, including timely and efficient scheduling, optimal risk allocation, competitive design selection, and innovation, clear assignment of performance responsibilities to a single contracting entity, and long-term WWTP reliability and life-cycle cost savings.

Constantine Engineering managed the overall permitting effort for the Program, performed the conceptual design for the project, and managed the design build process. We also provided administration, design, and construction services for several other portions of the project including the construction of the 15 mgd re-pumping station, the 200 acre RIB disposal system, more than 10 miles of new 8-inch to 36-inch diameter raw sewage and effluent piping, and demolition of the Garniers WWTP.

Original Schedule: February 2007 to November 2009

Final Schedule: Completed on schedule

Original Cost: $64,000,000

Final Cost: $1,000,000 under budget

Client: Okaloosa County Water and Sewer Department, Okaloosa County, FL

Project Contact: Jeff Littrell, Director

Telephone: 850.651.7172

Address: 1804 Lewis Turner Boulevard Suite 300 Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

Water Engineering Constantine Engineering professional and technical staff has managed the design, served as lead design engineers or construction managers and residents on numerous water system projects across the United States. Some of our staff’s project experience includes:

Decatur Utilities Water Treatment

Improvements, Decatur, AL

Decatur Utilities owns and operates a potable water treatment and distribution system for the northeast Alabama port city of Decatur. The water supply for Decatur is the Tennessee River. The water treatment facility is a 68-mgd conventional plant that includes coagulation, settling, filtration, and disinfection. Constantine Engineering was selected by Decatur Utilities to evaluate the water plant and identify capital improvements to increase efficiency and improve the reliability of treatment. Constantine developed priorities that included improvements to raw water


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pumping, chemical feed, flocculation, filtration, telemetry controls, and a new emergency power generator. Constantine also assisted Decatur Utilities to secure financing from the Alabama State Revolving Fund (SRF) to design and build the improvements to the water system. Because of energy savings from the proposed technology improvements, the SRF funds were matched with principle forgiveness funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Constantine Engineering provided design engineering services, construction management, onsite construction observation, and SRF administration.

Original Schedule: February 2009 to May 2011

Final Schedule: February 2009 to September 2011

Original Cost: $5,752,470

Final Cost: $5,794,162

Client: Decatur Utilities, Decatur, AL

Project Contact: Ray Hardin, General Manager

Telephone: 256.552.1440

Master Planning Constantine Engineering Professionals have served as the project managers or lead engineers in the development and update of long-rang comprehensive water and wastewater planning documents for numerous utilities across the southeast, including the following:

Augusta Utilities Department Water and Wastewater System 20-Year

Master Plan, Augusta-Richmond County, GA

The August Utilities Department (AUD) provides water and wastewater services to Georgia’s second largest metropolitan area, the consolidated government of Augusta-Richmond County. AUD selected Constantine Engineering, Inc., teamed with local consultants, to develop a 20-year master plan for their water and wastewater system. The scope includes regulatory reviews; updating water and wastewater system hydraulic models; evaluating existing treatment, distribution and collection systems; developing a 20-year capital improvement program (CIP); and coordinating public meetings with elected officials and local stakeholders. The plan should be completed in early 2013.

Client: Augusta Utilities Department, Augusta-Richmond County, GA

Project Contact: Tom Wiedmeier, Director

Telephone: 706.312.4160

Address: 360 Bay Street, Suite 180 Augusta, GA 30901


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Natural Gas Engineering

DeKalb Cherokee Gas Revenue Analyses and Rate Studies, Fort Payne, AL

The DeKalb-Cherokee Counties Gas District (DC Gas) serves almost 7,000 customers in DeKalb

County, Cherokee County, Marshall County, and Etowah County in northeast Alabama. DC Gas

originated in 1952 and currently purchases gas supply

from Tennergy Corporation, Southeast Alabama Gas

District, Prior Energy, and BP Amoco. DC Gas purchases

approximately 2,000,000 Dekatherm (Dkt) of natural gas

each year for customer demands. The annual cost of

gas varies approximately $6 million to $15 million each

year, mostly depending on market pricing for natural gas.

Starting in approximately 2004, natural gas market

pricing experienced significant increases and finally

decreased in 2010.

In 2005, Constantine Engineering was authorized by DC Gas to evaluate

customer rate classes and actual rates to ensure that revenues would be

sufficient. Constantine developed a financial model to project revenue

and margin based on rate structures, customer demands, cost of gas, cost

of operations, and other factors. The model allows DC Gas to predict and

compare revenue projections to current conditions. Since 2005, Constantine has continued to

develop revenue projections and rate analyses for DC Gas, sometimes completing the analyses 2

or 3 times annually. The financial analyses helps DC Gas maintain sufficient financial margins

while also maintaining customer satisfaction through stable and reasonable rate adjustments.

Schedule: Annual contracts since May 2005 through present

Annual Cost: $8,000

Client: DeKalb-Cherokee Counties (AL) Gas District

Project Contact: Keith Davis, General Manager

Telephone: 256.845.3731

Address: 205 Grand Avenue North

Fort Payne, AL 35967


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4. Key Personnel Constantine’s staff includes experienced project managers, professional engineers, licensed contractors, CADD designers, field technicians and administrators. Below is a matrix summarizing our key staff’s qualifications:

Constantine’s Key Personnel

Staff Member Expertise Education Registration/Certification

Van Baggett Water/Wastewater Design Modeling & GIS

BS Civil Engineering BS Biology

PE in AL, GA

Will Barrett Water/Wastewater Design MS Civil Engineering BS Civil Engineering

PE in AL

Joey Crews Water/Wastewater Design BS Civil Engineering PE in FL

Adam Crotts Electrical Engineering Instrumentation & Control

BS Electrical Engineering PE in AL, FL, GA

Joe Downey Principal Water/Wastewater Design

MS Civil Engineering BS Civil Engineering

PE in AL, GA, TN

Lonnie Dye Water/Wastewater Design MS Civil Engineering BS Civil Engineering

PE in GA, MN, NC, NE, SC

Jim Kizer Principal Water/Wastewater Design

MS Civil Engineering BS Civil Engineering BS Biology

PE in AL, GA, FL, SC

Brad Kleckley Software Development Water/Wastewater Design

BS Civil Engineering PE in AL, FL

Paul Kleinschrodt Water/Wastewater Design BS Civil Engineering EIT in AL

Christina Leach Water/Wastewater Design BS Civil Engineering PE in FL

Kristen Leffel Water/Wastewater Design BS Civil Engineering EIT in TN

Guy Locker Water/Wastewater Design BS Civil Engineering PE in AL

Dave Marshall Utility Construction GC in AL, GA, FL

Richard McLemore Civil Designer/Drafter

Russell Moore Client Service Management MBA BS Civil Engineering

EIT in GA

Evan Morgan Water/Wastewater Design BS Civil Engineering PE in AL

Tom Nabors Sewer Rehabilitation BS Civil Engineering PE in AL, TN

Josh Petersen Water/Wastewater Design BS Civil Engineering PE in AL, FL, GA

Brett Scudder Federal Program Management MS International Relations BS Engineering Management

PMP

Jim Smith Water/Wastewater Design BS Civil Engineering PE in AL, FL

Daniel Stevenson Electrical Engineering Instrumentation & Control

BS Electrical Engineering PE in FL

Shawn Stroehl Electrical Designer/Drafter AS, Drafting and Design

Scott Todd Program Management Master Planning

MBA MS Civil Engineering BS Civil Engineering

CPSM PE in AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, TN

Kart Vaith Water/Wastewater Design MS Chemical Engineering BT Chemical Engineering

PE in FL, GA, TX

AS – Associate of Science

BS – Bachelor of Science

BT – Bachelor of Technology

CPSM – Certified Professional Services Marketer

EIT – Engineering Intern

MBA – Master of Business Administration

MS – Master of Science

PE – Professional Engineer

PMP – Project Management Professional


6. Approach

5. Approach

Management Approach Through the extensive project experience of Constantine Engineering’s professionals and technical staff, we have developed management tools that are crucial in handling sensitive project management issues in an efficient and cost-effective manner. These tools are an integral part of Constantine Engineering projects, and our professionals have the training and experience to successfully implement them on our client’s projects.

Our proposed management approach has evolved over the course of many years of successful engineering projects. Successful projects do not happen by accident but are the result of careful, studied management. Constantine Engineering looks forward to the opportunity to demonstrate its successful management approach. The key controls and tools we have used to control the budget, schedule, quality, and safety of the work tasks assigned to Constantine Engineering are presented below.

Work Breakdown Structure A key strategy of effective planning is to partition the project into manageable tasks and subtasks that can be individually planned, estimated, and controlled. The work breakdown structure (WBS) approach is a graphical tool that displays the project's statement of work making it easier to understand and communicate with the project team. It is employed from the earliest stages of project planning.

The WBS represents the project in terms of the hierarchy of deliverables and services it will produce. The project is therefore described just as a manufacturer would document the bill of materials breakdown for a washing machine or automobile. The WBS starts with a single box at the top which represents the whole project. The project is then partitioned into its components with lower level boxes.

The WBS supports the principle of management by deliverables providing a map of what is to be produced. The role of the WBS is to:

Partition the major project deliverables into smaller components to improve the accuracy of cost estimates


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Provide a mechanism for collecting and organizing actual costs

Provide a mechanism for performance measurement and control

Note that the WBS provides a simple map of what is to be produced. It does not deal with schedules and therefore has no time dimension. It is however used as entry criteria for schedule development. The concept of WBS level is important as it allows you to designate the level of detail at which you report cost estimates and project cost performance figures.

Constantine Engineering uses the WBS to breakout project work activities into multiple independent tasks that can be evaluated and reported to our clients.

Web-Based Document Management System Constantine provides clients and teaming partner’s access to project files and documents via a

web-based document management system. This password-protected secure system, hosted

on Constantine’s servers, facilitates collaboration and minimizes redundant file sharing,

increasing the quality and economy of file project deliverables.

6. Approach

6. Quality Assurance Project instructions, work planning, scheduling, team meetings, client workshops, and status reports all enhance the prospect of completing a project within schedule and budgetary constraints. These tools will be used by the project manager to control the project. In addition, through the quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) processes, a senior project consultant will periodically audit the progress for compliance with the cost and schedule objectives.

Quality has always been at the heart of Constantine Engineering's culture and success. Delivering superior quality service at the lowest cost is our key marketplace strategy. Our QA/QC program is based on a quality approach that has the following features:

The client's perception of quality counts.

Our project team and management approach build quality in, rather than fixing it at the end.

All members of our management and staff are committed to delivering quality.

All of our work should continually add value to the client's objectives.

Appropriate team members will routinely meet with our clients normally at least monthly, to review project work status, costs, and planned upcoming activities. More frequent meetings may be appropriate during certain periods of the project.

A written work plan is a crucial component of Constantine Engineering’s management approach. The work plan defines the scope of services, the roles and responsibilities of the individual team resources, budgets, and schedules. Changes to or deviations from the work plan are easily detectable. Developing a work plan consists of developing a strategy to control the work that accomplishes the following:

Organizes the work by tasks and duration, level of effort, cost, and staff experience

Identifies and defines deliverables and their due dates

Aligns the project schedule with the calendar

Developing the work plan requires input from our clients, senior advisors, key project team members, and Constantine engineering, construction, and managerial staff. After the work plan is developed, it is the responsibility of the project manager to monitor and manage.

When the scopes of specific project tasks have been defined and our client has provided the notice to proceed, the project manager prepares a set of project instructions, which include management, organization, scope definition, schedule, budget information, and the quality control (QC) program necessary to complete the project properly. The project instructions also provide technical guidance for our team’s work on their respective tasks.

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