This Progressive Design-Build (PDB) project focuses on the rehabilitation of the existing 41-million-gallons-per-day (MGD) water treatment plant in Miami, Florida. The City’s primary objective is to modernize and upgrade the facility to improve efficiency, reduce operational costs and enhance water quality. Key elements of the project include the construction of a new 5-MG storage tank, a new workshop and storage building and the installation of a new 400-horsepower pump within the existing pump station building.

The rehabilitation also includes the construction of a new vertical high-service pump station, along with plant-wide upgrades to the electrical, instrumentation, control and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems.

The project commenced in April 2022, with substantial completion of design after a year and a half of collaboration between the owner, PCL, and the design engineer. Construction began with the demolition of utilities and the completion of the storage tank. 

Rehabilitation focused on improvements that would provide the greatest long-term value to the City of North Miami Beach and the communities served by the Norwood Water Treatment Plant. By increasing storage capacity and improving water distribution infrastructure, the project supports the facility's ability to serve additional customers and accommodate future growth while maintaining reliable operations. These improvements help position the plant to make greater use of its available treatment capacity as regional demand continues to increase.

A major component involved modernizing critical pumping infrastructure while integrating new systems into an active treatment facility. Complex connections between new and existing infrastructure, including large-diameter process piping installations and critical system tie-ins, required detailed planning, coordination and sequencing. Successfully executing these connections while maintaining ongoing plant operations was one of the project's most significant accomplishments.

The project demonstrates how targeted infrastructure investments can improve operational resiliency, support future expansion and strengthen the reliability of essential water services for the communities that depend on them.