{"id":742,"date":"2009-05-04T16:25:57","date_gmt":"2009-05-04T20:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa-origin-www.parsons.com\/?post_type=project&#038;p=742"},"modified":"2024-06-11T12:56:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T16:56:05","slug":"s-nevada-water-program","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.parsons.com\/project\/s-nevada-water-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Nevada Water Authority Program And Construction Management \u2014 Las Vegas, Nevada"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-3293 size-full is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" height=\"380\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/swna_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3293\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Water Quality Laboratory<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Since 1993, Parsons has provided program and construction management services to the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA)\u2014the agency responsible for addressing Southern Nevada\u2019s water needs\u2014on its major capital program. <\/strong>Our very first assignment was to develop a phased plan so new facilities would come into service just before they were needed. Key features of the capital improvement program include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>327 miles of pipeline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>13 pumping stations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16 reservoirs and forebays<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 large new intakes in Lake Mead<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6 large hard rock tunnels \u2013 4 drill and blast and 2 TBM up to 15 Bar pressure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 concrete lined access shafts as deep as 600 feet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>56 blind bore well shafts up to 91-inch diameter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A new ozone\/direct filtration plant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The addition of ozone treatment to the existing water treatment plant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turnouts (distribution points) to regional water retailers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-developing-a-project-control-system\">Developing A Project Control System<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To manage the requirements of such a large and changing program, we developed a unique project control system that linked to the overall project schedule to track spending on every contract. This system also provided transparency for SNWA to monitor how its ratepayers\u2019 money was spent as construction proceeds. Our other innovations and accomplishments on this program include:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-3919 size-full is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" height=\"380\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/025_1.jpg\" alt=\"SNWA Intake No. 3 at Lake Mead\" class=\"wp-image-3919\" style=\"width:557px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Lake Mead Intake No. 3<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A programmatic environmental impact statement that covered the entire program, allowing projects to be built without further individual environmental studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A detailed analysis that divided contracts into similar types of work and size. This has resulted in excellent prices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Design suggestions that resulted in similar structures and equipment that saved more than $29 million in construction costs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Value engineering on three of the major facilities \u2014 the two treatment plants and the intake in Lake Mead\u2014resulting in estimated savings of $35 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We recently provided planning, project development, design management, and construction management for SNWA\u2019s new Intake No. 3\u2014a deep water intake that will provide continued access to water from Lake Mead as a historic drought and declining lake levels threaten the operation of the other two intakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-comprehensive-water-management\">Comprehensive Water Management<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We currently provide program and construction management services for the Intake No. 3 Low Lake Level Pumping Station (L3PS), which will deliver water from the recently completed intake to SNWA\u2019s two water treatment facilities. The project includes the new pumping station, 144 inch-diameter aqueducts to connect to existing facilities, and 69-kv electrical service to the pumping station. L3PS will have a total pumping capacity of 900 million gallons per day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-parsons-blocks-highlighted\"><p>\u201cParsons\u2019 longstanding partnership with the Southern Nevada Water Authority has improved and increased the regional water supply since 1993,\u201d said Mark Fialkowski, president, Infrastructure North America for Parsons. \u201cHaving completed more than <strong>120 major projects<\/strong> for the Southern Nevada Water Authority, we\u2019re proud to continue improving system reliability, increase water use efficiency, and create a longer water life cycle that results in cost savings and better community health.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.parsons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/A2_water-wastewater.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5189\" style=\"width:367px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Major Construction And Capital Plan (MCCP) <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-major-construction-and-capital-plan-mccp-contract\">Major Construction And Capital Plan (MCCP) Contract<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We were selected by the Southern Nevada Water Authority to provide program and construction management services for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snwa.com\/assets\/pdf\/reports-mccp.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020 Major Construction and Capital Plan (MCCP)<\/a>. This seven-year, $150 million contract includes program support for major capital projects and Project Labor Agreement services within the 2020 MCCP as directed by the Authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will provide program and construction management for the Garnet Valley Water and Wastewater projects, Stage II Reliability projects, Ozone Equipment Upgrades, Microbiology Lab Expansion, Lower Las Vegas Wash Stabilization, Horizon Lateral Program, Flocculation Area Rehabilitation and the River Mountains Engineering and Operations building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supporting more than $4 billion of infrastructure development, we have helped build numerous critical facilities and used innovative technologies and processes to meet the demands of growth and impacts of droughts in Southern Nevada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-parsons-blocks-author\"><span style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.parsons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Water-Icon.jpg)\" class=\"author-avatar\" title=\"Water Icon\"><\/span><h5>Transforming Water<\/h5><div class=\"author-desc\"><p>Parsons has decades of experience creating and maintaining safe, efficient, and sustainable water facilities and processes. Our expertise in program and construction management (PM\/CM) and engineering have helped us transform the industry through some of the most complex water and wastewater projects in the world.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.parsons.com\/markets\/water-wastewater\/\">Learn 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