Woolpert to offer engineering services to Miami-Dade water authority in US

Water and sewer authority of Miami-Dade County in the US has awarded a contract to engineering consultant Woolpert to provide engineering services.

Under the five-year contract with one five-year option to renew, the company will provide consulting services relating to consent decree’s capacity management, operation and maintenance (CMOM) programmes.

Under the deal, Woolpert will co-ordinate with WASD for review, development and modifications to the CMOM plans and programmes in compliance with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region IV’s consent decree.

The consulting firm is expected to take into account the vulnerability of the facilities for climate change impacts when planning for the changes or new developments. Possible reasons behind climate change to be considered are sea level rise, storm surge, wind and flooding.

Besides ensuring that CMOM plans abide by the federal guidelines, the firm also needs to make sure that those are completed and submitted within the pre-specified deadlines.

Woolpert chief operating officer Scott Cattran said: "Woolpert has assembled an all-star cast of national experts and local firms to deliver a CMOM programme for WASD that will not only ensure EPA compliance, but will bring innovative design and technology services to improve overall operations for WASD for years to come."