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Gorman Avenue Water Treatment Plant Clarifier Rehabilitation

Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland

LocationOcean City, Worcester County, Maryland
MarketWater Treatment Plants

CLARIFIER EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT, CONCRETE REPAIR AND RESURFACING, HIGH-PERFORMANCE COATINGS, CAUSTIC SODA FEED MODIFICATIONS, MOTOR CONTROL CENTER REPLACEMENT, GENERATOR REPLACEMENTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, CONTROLS, TESTING, STARTUP.

Johnston Construction Company

  • The project included the rehabilitation of two existing circular solids-contact clarifiers, including removal and replacement of mechanical equipment, concrete-tank repairs, concrete resurfacing, crack and spall repairs, protective coatings, structural metals, access systems, and electrical equipment.
  • JCC installed complete replacement clarifier components, including center-support columns, draft tubes, center-drive platforms, drive units, flocculation assemblies, conical baffle walls, rotating sludge-scraper assemblies, effluent launders, sample piping, and access walkways.
  • The work included modifications to the existing caustic soda feed system, including replacement of the existing chemical-feed equipment with larger pumping units and associated piping, valves, controls, and electrical connections.
  • JCC replaced the South Filter Building motor control center and coordinated new panelboards, harmonic-filter equipment, power distribution, controls, testing, startup, and arc-flash requirements.
  • The project included replacement of the standby diesel generators at both the Gorman Avenue Water Treatment Plant and Worcester Street facilities.

B & R Electrical Contractors

  • BRE’s scope included electrical demolition, conduit, conductors, boxes, devices, lighting, equipment connections, switchgear connections, inspection, testing, startup, and project closeout.
  • The electrical work supported the rehabilitation and equipment replacement of two existing solids-contact clarifiers, including new clarifier drives, mechanical equipment, disconnects, controls, and associated field connections.
  • The project included electrical work for replacement of the South Filter Building motor control center, including MCC F, Panels P1 and P2, harmonic-filter equipment, current transformers, startup support, and associated power-distribution connections.
  • BRE installed the applicable electrical infrastructure and connections required for replacement of the Gorman Avenue and Worcester Street standby diesel-generator systems.
  • BRE furnished and installed conduit, wire, and field connections in accordance with Electrical Drawings E-1 through E-16 and Instrumentation Drawings I-1 through I-9.

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