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Home / News & Insights / Riviera Beach chooses Haskell-CDM Smith JV for new water plant
With the promise of delivering high-quality drinking water and spurring local economic growth and stability, the City of Riviera Beach, Florida, selected the joint venture (JV) of Haskell and CDM Smith to design and construct a new $100 to $150 million, state-of-the-art water treatment facility.
The new facility will replace Riviera Beach’s current plant, which is 63 years old and processes water using outdated technology is continually challenged to meet the modern demands of Riviera Beach residents and businesses. The new facility design and construction are expected to take 36 months.
‘We will be known for the best water in Florida, not just in Palm Beach County,” said KaShamba Miller-Anderson, vice chair of the city’s Utility Special District Board of Directors. “It’s been a long time coming and I’m just really happy to be here with the group being able to make this moment happen.”
The new water treatment plant is one component of the city’s innovative “Reimagine Riviera Beach” initiative, through which the city is looking to take significant steps to spur redevelopment of the community, starting with the investment in new municipal facilities. The City Council recently gave the green light to build a new City Hall.
“Riviera Beach is a growing community that's transforming itself, and the Riviera Beach Water Treatment Plant is a critical project for that transformation,” said Pete Kinsley, President of Haskell’s Infrastructure & Transportation Group. “The Haskell-CDM Smith joint venture with our local partner, Brown Electrical Solutions, will help the city realize that vision and complete this critical project.”
Vincent Brown, owner of Brown Electrical Solutions, addressed the board on behalf of the joint venture team, attesting to the commitment Haskell and CDM Smith will make to the community.
“Haskell and CDM Smith share the same vision that I share, which is to build wealth here in Riviera Beach,” Brown said. “The vision is to ‘Live, Work and Play.’ Brown Electrical Solutions works in Riviera Beach. We live in Riviera Beach, and we play in Riviera Beach. There are 35,000 residents of Riviera Beach. Some of the residents work for me. This is what a Riviera Beach dollar looks like.”
The JV will employ numerous local sub-contractors and vendors, focusing on supporting small, minority-owned and women-owned businesses. To that end, the JV’s commitment includes a pledge to break the project into many smaller bid packages to allow wide distribution among local subcontractors, along with a significant community outreach plan that includes mentor-protégé programs, conducting tours for local youth, and maximizing project awareness through public meetings.
The water treatment plant project will begin with a series of workshops, during which the JV design-build team will meet with city representatives to review alternatives for the new water-treatment process and begin decision making that will allow equipment procurement, a vital issue to the project schedule given widespread supply chain problems.
“It's going to be a challenging job, but we have assembled the perfect team to deliver this project with excellence,” Kinsley said. The Haskell-CDM Smith JV pledges to create high-quality drinking water that'll serve this community for decades.
Contact Haskell’s Infrastructure & Transportation team to discuss your municipal or industrial water treatment needs.
CDM Smith is a privately owned engineering and construction firm providing legendary client service and smart solutions in water, environment, transportation, energy and facilities. Passionate about our work and invested in each other, we are inspired to think and driven to solve the world's environmental and infrastructure challenges.
Brown Electrical Solutions is a Riviera Beach-based firm that specializes in electrical contracting services and repairs.
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