Advanced Water Quality Assurance Laboratory

Butier provided constructability and design review services for the new Advanced Water Quality Assurance Laboratory. Butier is currently providing construction management and inspection services for the 39,000 square-foot laboratory, which is located on OCWD's Fountain Valley campus.

The two-story steel framed sustainable (green) laboratory will house the personnel and equipment needed to do more than 350,000 analyses of approximately 18,000 water samples taken each year. This will ensure the groundwater quality used by approximately 20 city and other retail water agencies. The new water quality laboratory will also support the new water quality testing requirements for Orange County's Groundwater Replenishment System—the largest water purification project of its kind in the world.

Butier's construction management responsibilities include the following:

• Preparing a written CM and procedures plan and communications manual
• Implementing and managing computerized data, reports, documents control, and various software programs for contract administration purposes
• Tracking and documenting submittal procedures, correspondence, RFIs, change orders, and potential change orders
• Reviewing drawings, specifications, cost estimates, and bidding documents
• Developing a Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan
• Scheduling weekly meetings and preparing and distributing meeting minutes
• Interfacing with OCWD on all issues affecting the nearby residents, businesses, government agencies, and other interest parties
• Coordinating field inspection and testing
• Managing/responding to all Contractor claims
• Providing monthly and final construction progress reports
• Reviewing and monitoring Contractor's CPM schedule
• Compiling and submitting operation and maintenance manuals
• Start-up, close-out, and acceptance services