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the adjacent park pond will also need to be evaluated to verify water levels are maintained during <br />construction and not impacted by the project. This may require back feeding water to the pond to <br />maintain proper levels. Dewatering can be one of the larger challenges on this project. With proper <br />planning, this can be managed to become a marginal risk item on the project. <br />Maintaining Process Flows. We understand that this project will require a bypass pumping system to <br />maintain CSO flows to the plant during the construction of the new diversion and outfall structures. <br />A temporary system may also be necessary to tie in the new 48" interceptor piping. We approach <br />bypass pumping by evaluating the flow requirements to the plant, risk associated with the pumping <br />setup, and length of time the system must be in operation. We want to minimize the amount of time <br />bypass pumping is required, simply because of the risk and cost these systems can have on a project. <br />We also setup our systems to have redundancy and alarms to ensure potential mechanical issues can <br />be remedied timely, with little to no impact to the bypass system. Kokosing will contract with a bypass <br />pumping specialist that has the ability to engineer and provide a redundant system to meet the CSO <br />needs for this project. A system with multiple pumps and flow level controls will likely be required to <br />maintain CSO flows to the plant, but discharge to the river should flows exceed 77 MGD. Due to the <br />risk and coordination efforts required for a system like this, we will ask that American Structurepoint <br />and plant personnel be heavily involved in the planning process for this system to verify it meets your <br />process requirements and permitting limits. <br />D. CONSTRUCTION PLAN AND APPROACH <br />Kokosing's approach to scheduling and managing every project starts with a firm understanding <br />of the project scope, risk components, process constraints, and milestones set by the client. We <br />then break the schedule into phases of work, from preconstruction through construction, followed <br />by project closeout. This project will involve two separate scope upgrades to the plant with the CSO <br />045 EQ Basin improvement and Final Clarifier 1, 2, and 3 improvements. Although our master CPM <br />schedule will include all activities for both scope improvements, we will track the construction phase <br />of work separately so each can be managed independent of each other. <br />Preconstruction Phase <br />The preconstruction phase of this project will start with an understanding of plant operations, current <br />design, and the establishment of project milestones for construction. Immediately after this section, <br />we have provided a preliminary conceptual project schedule showing many of the pre -construction <br />and procurement items that will be required for the project. This schedule will be refined as additional <br />information is provided, but it will show how we will work collaboratively with American Structurepoint <br />and the City of South Bend through the preconstruction process to get the project to construction. <br />A design and permitting schedule, aligned with GMP budgeting will need to be established so <br />contracting and material/subcontractor procurement activities can begin. We know that some <br />materials and equipment will have long fabrication lead times, therefore, those items will be targeted <br />for early procurement. These items would include the electrical scope, generator, VFD's, controls, <br />piping, rebar, pumps, clarifier equipment, and dewatering. Getting these subcontractors and vendors <br />on board early in the procurement process will help get submittals and releases for fabrication <br />going to maintain and/or exceed project milestone expectations. In the event a particular equipment <br />item has a lead time that will impact the intended schedule before IDEM permitting approval or the <br />establishment of the GMP budget, we do have the option to issue a limited notice to proceed for that <br />particular item and discuss the procurement with IDEM. We have had similar situations on other <br />projects where pumps have been released for submittal/engineering prior to the establishment of <br />the GMP If this becomes necessary, we will work with you to get the necessary approvals and allow <br />these portions of work to proceed. <br />SOUTH BEND, INDIANA GSC 30 <br />