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Ocean City 100th Street Chlorine Booster Station & 15th Street WTP GAC Filter Improvements

Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland — Two Facilities

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.

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