1. Rapid Infiltration Basin
Design and Permitting Services
RFQ No
August 1, 2016

2. Haines City’s Goals 
Develop a RIB that works Maximize beneficial use of reclaimed water Minimize design and capital costs to the City Reduce O&M costs to the City Obtain Cooperative Funding    
Environmental sustainable practices will be deployed whenever determined to be fiscally sustainable, with the intent of aggressively protecting our environment by deploying sound, best management practices.
~ Haines City FY Budget

3. Reiss Team Meets Your Goals
The Expert in RIBs Maximize site capacity using RIBs Streamlined permitting Directly engaged with you Obtain grant funding this year    

4. City’s Cooperative Funding Goals
Demonstrate Measurable Benefit
50% Matching Grant Funding
Obtain high priority ranking

5. Measurable Project Benefits
Improve local minimum flows and levels Provide additional treatment of reclaimed water Improve surface water quality Supplement groundwater not surface drainage Comparatively inexpensive    

6. Cooperative Funding Cooperative Funding FY2017 Timeline
Staff defines ranking criteria
Applications Due
October
7th
Project proposals to Governing Board
Final rankings to Governing Board
Governing Board approval
JUL 2016
AUG 2016
OCT 2016
NOV 2016
DEC 2016
FEB 2017
APR 2017
JUN 2017
SEP 2017
OCT 2017
CFI Informational workshop
August 4th
Review of applications and
ranking
Staff presents rankings to Governing Board
Governing Board review
Contracts awarded

7. Challenging Schedule (Same Schedule as Storage Tank)
Task
Completion Date
2016
Contract Award
Aug18th
Pre-Engineering
Sep18th
Preliminary Design Report
Oct 7th
Cooperative Funding Submittal
Final Design
Dec15th
Project Permitting

8. City of Eustis WWTF WMD Grant Funding Time Line
Task
Completion Date
2016
Contract Award
Feb18th
Notice to Proceed
Feb 23rd
Preliminary Design Report
Apr 20th
FDEP Permit
WMD Grant Application
Apr 22nd
Board Approval Funding
Jun14th

9. Cooperative Funding Consulting Needs
Draft Project Rank
Name
SJR Core Mission
Applicants Share
Total District Portion
Total Estimated Project Cost 1
Jacksonville Beach Sewer Main Extension & Septic Removals
Water Quality
$173,246
$84,517
$257,763 2
Palm Coast Flood Control Structure BS-2-REDI
Flood Protection $0
$334,000 3
Apopka Water Conservation Incentive Program
Water Conserve
$70,000
$140,000 4
Eustis Eastern Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion
$5,905,000
$2,475,000
$8,380,000
Ranked 4th out of 78 Applications
*Project also submitted to FDEP for Springs Protection Funding

10. How Do We Know We Can Do This?
we just did!

11. Our Project Team

12. Proven Teamwork and Expertise
Kathleen Gierok
Greg Taylor
Curtis Kunihiro
Client Services Manager
Project Manager
Technical
Director
Mark Worsham
Lawrence Rolle
Scott Hoxworth
Project
Engineer
Project Engineer
Project Engineer

13. Same Key team Members as the reuse storage tank

14. Seamless Subconsultant Expertise
AquaSciTech
GAI Consultants, Inc.
David MacIntyre
Don Silverberg
Engineer/ Hydrogeologist
Environmental
Madrid Engineering Group
Pickett Engineering, Inc.
Larry Madrid
Greg Prather
Geotechnical Engineer/ESA
Professional
Surveyor
‘Our team has a successful history collaborating with each other and with the City’

15. Project Approach for Success

16. Understanding Hydrogeology
Standard Penetration Tests (SPTs) for soil characteristics
Piezometers for groundwater table elevations
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) for shallow confinement
Load Testing
Conserv II Distribution System:
29 years of planning, design, permitting, and operations
3,000+ acres
More than 50 RIBs

17. Key Site Considerations

18. Hydrogeology and Preliminary Design Report
Basis for design and permitting
Based on SWFWMD DWRM3 groundwater model
Telescoping Mesh Refinement (TMR) for specific site conditions and design
Represent local site conditions
Maximize wet weather disposal

19. Preliminary Investigations
Phase 1 Site Assessment
Threatened and endangered species evaluation
Site boundary and topographic survey
Site Capacity

20. “ Permitting Substantial modification to the WWTP permit (FDEP)
Based on the preliminary design report
Final plans and as-builts submitted upon construction completion
Environmental Resource Permit (FDEP)
Construction of a new RIB system constitutes a change in the location of the discharge and is a substantial modification as defined in (49), FAC. “
~Jacki Champion
FDEP SW District

21. Final Design Developed in collaboration with City staff
Practical and functional design
Quality control to minimize change orders
Engineering completed during the design, not corrected during construction

22. Less work for you! Why Combine Projects? Make the most of your budget
Make the most of your budget
Higher priority ranking for SWFWMD funding 
Faster implementation 
One project team means less work for you 
Less work for you!

23. Proven Value to Haines City
Project approach to meet challenging schedule 
Expertise for a quick and accurate design 
Relationships for a collaborative approach 
Understand your budget
Reiss will make your life easier!

24. Better Together

26. City of Eustis WWTF WMD Grant Funding Time Line
Task
Completion Date
2016
Contract Award
2/18/16
Pre-Engineering
2/23/16
Final PDR
4/20/16
FDEP Permit
WMD Grant Application
4/22/16
Board Approval of Funding
6/14/16

27. Proven Teamwork and Expertise
Kathleen Gierok
Greg Taylor
Curtis Kunihiro
Client Services Manager
Project Manager
QA/QC
Mark Worsham
Lawrence Rolle
Scott Hoxworth
Project
Engineer
Project Engineer
Project Engineer

28. Collaborative Approach
Reiss Engineering
City Manager
Utilities
Customers
Public Works
City Commission
Operations/ Field staff

29. Collaborative Approach
Successful
Project!

30. Experience that Matters to You!

31. Project Highlight SR 17 Utility Main Replacement/Relocation
11,700 linear feet of piping
Construction sequencing
Utility coordination review
Maintenance of traffic coordination
<1% in change orders
Haines City rated Reiss Engineering
Average 9.9 on the Client Survey
CLIENT RATING
What’s in it for Haines City:
A common sense approach
Minimal customer disruptions
Cost-effective

32. Project Highlight SR 17 Utility Main Replacement/Relocation
FINAL BILL

33. Project Highlight Hillsborough County Brushy Creek PS
10 MGD triplex submersible PS with odor control
Raised wetwell to capture available head
PS surrounded by public park
Public involvement
What’s in it for Haines City:
Money-saving solution
Neighborhood friendly

34. Project Highlight Polk County Lift Station #106 Rehab
7.0 MGD master submersible lift station rehabilitation
Lift station must remain in service – bypass pumping
Odor control
SCADA/I&C
High profile location LS
What’s in it for Haines City:
Understand and protect existing infrastructure
Keep system operational

35. 5 FIRMS 2 OFFICES 40 TEAM MEMBERS Efficient Services Haines City
Within an hour from
HAINES CITY
ready to work for
40 TEAM MEMBERS
Haines City
IN CENTRAL FLORIDA less than an hour from project site