East San Bernardino and Riverside Counties in California
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California was performing routine maintenance on the Colorado River Aqueduct which required planned shut-downs of the water distribution system. The work was conducted in the “low” desert, between Indio and Lake Havasu, Arizona, in Eastern San Bernardino and Riverside counties.
Solution:
Entech Consulting Group provided on-call, on-site electrical and mechanical inspectors to conduct field inspections of the contractors work at the Colorado River Aqueduct (CRA). Entech provided inspection personnel to perform the following services:
- Review MWD specifications for contractor work;
- Oversaw contractor installations and repairs;
- Site compliance or non-compliance to contractor specifications on daily reports;
- Provide photo documentation to lead field inspector for review and resolution of work issues;
- Deliver inspection reports, progress reports, status updates, progress payment/additional work/change recommendations;
- Provide field office correspondence, historical report/data and survey records/data, & as-built drawings;
- Oversaw refurbishing of head gate drive components, furnishing and installing of new motor drive systems, and associated power and control cables.
Benefits:
- Extension of Inspection staff to Augment the Metropolitan Water Authority Staff
- Experienced Inspectors with expertise in water facility construction
- Ability to follow specific project owner criteria