Winner

Camp Dresser and McKee, Inc.

CDM Arbennie Pritchett Water Reclamation Facility
Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Okaloosa County in the Florida panhandle teamed with Camp Dresser and McKee to design and build a state-of-the-art wastewater treatment facility. The Arbennie Pritchett water reclamation facility will serve a population of 181,000, treating wastewater to the stringent Florida Department of Environmental Protection standards. The high-quality effluent will be discharged to rapid infiltration basins for groundwater recharge, reclaiming a valuable water resource.

The integrated 3D model and ProjectWise paid dividends. Among them were reduced man-hours for design drawings; a compressed design schedule by using 3D models; a collaborative approach rather than an iterative; minimized construction conflicts with quality deliverables; reduced reengineering and redesign; and more effective team and client reviews.

Finalist

Finley Engineering Group, Inc.

 Road 431, Ein Ha'Kore Interchange Bridges
Tallahassee, Florida

A design-build-operate-transfer project, Road 431 is a cross-country suburban throughway that allows direct travel from the Rishon Lezion city area, bypassing Ramla, and connecting to Road 1 near Modi'in. The road is approximately 21 kilometers long and has three lanes in each direction, reducing traffic on the main access road to the Tel Aviv metropolitan area.

The design team used Bentley Bridge RM to integrate design and construction analysis files, allowing a move from design immediately into construction engineering without requiring significant conversion. Given the distance between Finley’s office in Tallahassee, Fla., and the project site in Israel, these tools were critical in project team communications. Since all design and shop drawings were transmitted electronically, team members saved time by easily transferring data.

Finalist

Sargent & Lundy, LLC

Exelon Nuclear: LaSalle Station Unit 1 LP Feedwater Heater Replacement
Chicago, Illinois

The project involved replacement of three low-pressure feedwater heaters (FWHs) that had experienced corrosion/erosion damage with new state-of-the-art heaters. The heaters were located in congested plant areas and not accessible during plant operation due to radiation exposure. Plant block walls were removed to allow for egress to the existing/new FWHs.

Deploying detailed laser-scanning techniques in conjunction with the capabilities of MicroStation and Bentley Navigator was a crucial factor in enabling the team to work efficiently on site and meet the schedule requirements. The team was able to immediately merge the detailed laser-scanned data for the existing piping and equipment configuration with the detailed data for the new FWHs.

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