The Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department selected Jacobs Solutions, along with two other firms, to design upgrades worth $15 million each for the county. three sewage treatment plantsaccording to a company announcement.
The other two firms are Hazen and Sawyer, PC, based in New York, and Black & Veatch, based in Overland, Kansas.
That brings the total value of the contract to about $45 million, according to the Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department. Under the six-year professional services contract, Jacobs will support upgrades aimed at modernizing aging infrastructure, improving operational performance, mitigating climate change impacts and addressing system resiliency across the department’s plants and system.
“As climate change intensifies, maintaining Miami-Dade County’s aging wastewater system is an increasingly complex challenge that requires creative, integrated and holistic solutions,” said Ron Williams, senior vice president of Jacobs. “By leveraging our digital solutions, we will help Miami-Dade County optimize opportunities to reduce capital, operating and maintenance costs for a smarter, more reliable treatment system for the future.”
Jacobs’ award is based on a 50-year relationship with Miami-Dade County, according to the release. His most recent experience includes acting as the owner’s representative of the $2.7 billion from the Ocean Outfalls Legislation Program and the provision of engineering services for the South District Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Outside of Florida, the Dallas-based company also recently won awards in the water and wastewater space. These include a $25 million contract to operate and maintain a water treatment plant in Waterbury, Connecticut, as well as a $500 million contract to build the Donald C. Tillman Advanced Water Purification Facility in Los Angeles.
Spending on wastewater and waste disposal projects recently down 0.7% in February, according to data from the US Census Bureau. Over the past 12 months, however, spending in the sector increased by around 12.4%.
