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Your Little Rock Wastewater provides several functions
along with multiple layers of services within each.
Function
Administer all functions within the Engineering Division, including wastewater engineering, capital improvement plan administration, and collection system administration. The Engineering Division ensures that the Utility’s short and long term goals are implemented as effectively as possible while ensuring accountability, accuracy and customer and ratepayer satisfaction.
Wastewater Engineering - Determine policies for engineering practices and design. Design, coordinate, and manage engineering projects and studies with other divisions of the Utility, private consulting engineers, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD), and other utilities and agencies. Provide support to management through engineering calculations and graphical presentations. Provide in-house detailed design documents, project administration and inspection services for both in-house construction and Contracted work. Provide engineering support through planning design and inspection for the various annual maintenance construction contracts for both capital projects such as the trenchless rehabilitation and yearly maintenance contract such as chemical root control and pipeline cleaning.
Professional Service Contract Administration - Negotiate, administer and manage all professional services contracts for planning, pre-design and design of capital projects. Review and coordinate the design of major sewer facility improvements protecting the interests of Little Rock Wastewater. Coordinate the professional services procurement process and conduct related informational meetings. Review and approve invoice processing, status reports, and accounting system requirements. Determine policies for standard engineering practices, design, and technical specifications.
Capital Improvement Plan Administration - Administer, direct and manage construction of the Little Rock Wastewater Capital Projects. Provide management oversight of contractor’s construction activities to achieve successful project completion. Participate in pre-construction and progress meetings, assist consulting engineer to resolve engineering and construction conflicts and disputes, provide clarifications, interpretations, and directives as necessary to meet the terms of contracts and conditions and to minimize any negative impacts on the projects. Approve work directive changes and oversee administration of change orders approval. Oversee consulting engineer’s review and processing of invoices and construction progress payments. Provide information as required to meet funding agency reporting and compliance. Prepare and maintain construction files including easement acquisition and Contracts. Oversee consulting engineer’s coordination of construction activities with other utilities, internally, and other governmental agencies having jurisdiction, and regulatory agencies. Ensure construction compliance with contact documents and regulatory agency requirements. Review plans and specifications for constructability and risk mitigation.
Collection System Administration – Provide engineering support as required to establish standard engineering practice and minimum standards for design and construction of collection system expansions. Provide inspection oversight for developer funded collection system expansions. Obtain and review all records of easements, plats and as-built information for all extensions to the collection system. Provide system information to potential customers concerning connection locations and requirements. Issue connection permits and provide inspection services for private service line connections.
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STONE WARD