Water and Sewer
Texas Parks and Wildlife On-Call Blanket Contract
The Klotz Associates Austin Office has a new On-Call Engineering Contract with Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD). Under the old On-Call Contract, we provided engineering design and construction phase services on water, wastewater and drainage projects for a variety of facilities in Region II (Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Huntsville). Under the new contract, TPWD selected Klotz Associates for ALL REGIONS (I-III), giving us the opportunity to work on any TPWD facility in the State of Texas.
BexarMet Water District Hill Country Water Works Pump Station #2
BexarMet Water District Hill Country Water Works Pump Station #2 is a new project for Klotz Associates in the Hill Country, where they have needed the water as much as we have in Houston, if not more so. We are finalizing the scope, but ultimately we are going to redesign a pump manifold to increase the efficiency of a High Power Pump Station.
City of Seguin Water Line Project
Klotz Associates is working on the scope but is planning to design approximately a mile worth of 12-inch water main to attach to existing 8-inch main. There will be a bore under a TxDOT roadway. The line is proposed within a fully developed area.
Austin Clean Wastewater Program – West Rim Wastewater Line
Klotz Associates provided preliminary professional engineering services into constructing a maintenance access road, five creek crossings, and eight manholes and demolishing two lift stations for an existing wastewater line that had been experienceing major overflowing problems. The Preliminary Engineering Report researched the replacement of eight iron bends in the pipe with eight manholes. There were also sections of asbestos concrete line that had to be removed with special care. The Report also involved coordination between many governmental departments such as the City of Austin, Texas Parks and Wildlife, the Texas Historical Commission, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
City of Houston Rehabilitation of Beltway Wastewater Treatment Plant
Klotz Associates provided Phase I, II and III engineering services for rehabilitation of the Beltway Wastewater Treatment Plant. The project included new aeration systems and blowers, extensive electrical work including new medium voltage distribution to both blower buildings, rehabilitation of the chlorination and de-chlorination systems and rehabilitation of the Return Sludge Pump Station. Replacement and rehabilitation of the blowers required careful planning and design of a sequence of construction to allow the plant to remain fully operational during construction activities. Our experience with large blower rehabilitation and replacement on this project has prepared us to effective and efficiently perform the blower replacement required for the Sims North WWTP project. Construction of this project was completed in early 2008. The final construction cost was 4.6% under the bid amount. The Kalluri Group was a major subconsultant to Klotz Associates on this project, providing electrical and instrumentation and control engineering.
