Caroline County, VA has awarded Reid Engineering. Co. along with MEB General Contractors the design build contract for the Caroline County Polecat Creek 1.5 MGD Enhanced Nutrient Removal WWTP Upgrade and Expansion. REC will act as the Prime Engineer and provide all design services for the project. The WWTP consist of an 8,000 sqft Operations Building, Headworks, 5 Stage Bardenpho Reactor System, Tertiary Filtration, UV and Sludge Digestion and Handling. The design and construction is being handled concurrently and a Certificate To Construct (CTC) approval with VA DEQ is in process.

The Unsolicited PPEA by the Reid and MEB DB team is a true success story in the making. The original WWTP upgrade and expansion project estimated by others was projected to be nearly 30 million dollars with a system that had less capacity and treatment capabilities. The PPEA DB Price is $16.45 million dollars with an expanded design capacity from 0.5 MGD to 1.5 MGD and the ability to meet very low Nitrogen and Phosphorus limits. Third Party financing was provided as an option in the PPEA proposal but the County ultimately opted for Virginia Resource Authority (VRA) Funding. Contact Shane Reid, P.E. for more information.