Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority Rush
to Hire New Management Team
| January 2, 2001 -- According to an email the Water Industry Council received from Bill
Reinhardt, Publisher/Editor of Public Works Financing, Ellen McLean, Chair of the
Finance Committee at Pittsburgh City's Water and Sewer Authority, is urgently seeking an
interim water system management firm until a twenty year contract can be signed at the end
of 2001. Qualifications of proposers is due at the Authority by January 12, 2001. A
shortlist will be published on January 23rd and a preproposal meeting is scheduled for
January 29 through 30th. Technical and cost submissions are due on February 13th. The
interim contract is slated to commence on March 15, 2001. The Water and Sewer Authority
hopes to have a long-term contractor signed as early as September 1, but more likely by
December 31, 2001. At that time the City of Pittsburgh expects to sign a 20-year contract
then to run its 117-mgd rapid sand filter (circa 1969), 455 million gallon storage system
and all pumps and pipes that carry an avgerge of 65 mgd from the Allegheny River to 82,000 customers inside the city. A
key to winning this contract is the ability of private manager to sell Pisburgh's excess
water capacity to surrounding suburbs.The County wastewater authority serves a population
of 550,000. Contact: Ellen McLean Fax: (412) 255-8649 ellen.mclean@city.pittsburgh.pa.us
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