LocationOcean City, Worcester County, Maryland — Two Facilities
MarketWater Treatment Plants
Contract
$785,546
Team Members
- Owner
- Town of Ocean City, Maryland
- Engineer
- Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP
- Prime Contractor
- Johnston Construction Company
Key Accomplishments
- Coordinated and executed the project's civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation work, together with demolition, excavation, backfill, site work and testing required to provide a complete operating facility.
- Furnished and installed a new sodium hypochlorite chemical-feed system designed for 12.5-percent sodium hypochlorite service.
- Furnished and installed positive-displacement peristaltic chemical metering pumps with variable-speed controls and provisions for local and remote operation.
- Integrated chemical-feed pump controls capable of transmitting run, fail, speed and local/remote status, receiving remote start/stop commands and accepting remote speed-control signals.
- Furnished and installed electronic drum scales with digital indication and 4–20 mA remote weight-monitoring capability.
- Installed modular secondary spill-containment decks for chemical drums, including interconnected containment modules and access ramps.
- Furnished chemical-feed accessories including calibration cylinders, chemical-resistant flexible hose, pressure gauges, pump-support shelves and pressure-relief valves.
- Provided sodium hypochlorite pressure-relief protection designed for an 80-psig relief setting and materials compatible with the chemical service.
- Performed installation, balancing and operational testing of the chemical-feed system and corrected deficiencies identified during testing before final acceptance.
- Coordinated manufacturer inspection and start-up services for the chemical-feed equipment and provided manufacturer-led training for Town operating personnel.
- Integrated the station improvements with the project's PLC, Operator Interface Terminal and instrumentation system, coordinating new and existing process equipment with the Town's control infrastructure.
- Coordinated programming and installation requirements for interfaces between the station control panel, chlorination equipment and the Town's existing SCADA system.
Project Description
Served as Prime Contractor for Contract WR/OC-194, completing improvements at two active Town of Ocean City water-system facilities: the 100th Street Chlorine Booster Station and the 15th Street Water Treatment Plant.
Performed the comprehensive upgrade of the 100th Street Chlorine Booster Station, including building modifications, sodium hypochlorite chemical-feed equipment, toilet-room improvements, drain piping and associated work.