BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Workshop on Cost Estimation, Risk Assessment and Management, and Cost Control for the California WaterFix.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Receive and discuss information on cost estimation, risk assessment and management, and cost control for the California WaterFix.
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SUMMARY:
Santa Clara County relies on imported water to meet 55 percent, on average, of its water needs, with 40 percent conveyed through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. This agenda item provides an opportunity for the Board and the public to receive information from consultants working on the proposed California WaterFix project, specifically on the planning efforts to restore the health of the Delta ecosystem and to ensure the long-term reliability of water supplies conveyed through the Delta. The presentations in this workshop are tailored to answer specific questions related to project cost estimation, risk assessment and management, and cost control - with reference to other large tunneling projects constructed in the US and elsewhere.
Guest Speakers (see Attachment 2 for speaker biographies):
Chuck Gardner, the program manager for the California WaterFix project, will give an overview of the project status and schedule and introduce three consultants working within the Design Construction Enterprise, a special purpose enterprise within the Department of Water Resources dedicated to design and, if approved, construction and implementation of the conveyance project.
John Bednarski PE, an Engineering Section Manager with Metropolitan Water District on loan to the Design Construction Enterprise (DCE), will provide an overview of the engineering aspects of the California WaterFix project, including conveyance system's physical components, current cost estimate, proposed organizational structure for the DCE, and the anticipated construction schedule. He will also provide a review of several large tunnel projects from around the world includ...
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