Work began on key design and pre‐construction for all East County Advanced Water Purification (East County AWP) elements. The entire East County AWP Program was divided into three “packages” and the Program’s Joint Powers Authority (JPA) authorized all of them in 2020.
The packages include a 16-million-gallons per day water recycling facility, 11.5-MGD advanced water purification facility, visitor center, solids handling facility, force main, and water pump and lift stations.
The advantage of progressive design-build agreements is that they provide the opportunity to evaluate price options, value‐engineering ideas, refine the project design and identify project risks.