Pharmaceutical Client | Waste Water Treatment Plant
Waste Water Treatment Plant
Upgrade
Eastern PA
Owner
Pharmaceutical Client
Eastern, PA
Design Professional
BCM Engineers
Plymouth Meeting, PA
PROJECT
The project consisted of a new addition to the company’s existing Waste Water Treatment Plant, along with a total upgrade of the existing facility. Installation of specific mechanical piping was crucial to this project’s success. During this project, the adjacent facility was on-line and in full production. Necessary precautions were taken to ensure that the operating facility would not be impacted.
CHALLENGES
- Plant had to remain “on-line”
- Plant operators needed to manually operate plant
- Coordination and planning to tie new systems into existing systems
- Delivery and installation of precise and complex mechanical materials
- Safety was the priority due to heavy material installation which would easily cause injury
SOLUTIONS
- Installed by-pass pumps and temporary tanks to redirect flow
- Installed technology upgrades in a phased approach to automate system
- Daily schedules detailed completion of designated systems
- Constant communication with equipment suppliers and subcontractors
- Frequent safety meetings to discuss potential hazards and solutions
CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
L.R. Costanzo experts also procured and installed:
- Complex mechanical systems
- Tie-ins of new systems into existing systems