California American Water Selects Boart Longyear Company to Construct Desalination Source Water Slant Wells
November 24 2015 - 6:31PM
Business Wire
After a comprehensive procurement process, California American
Water has selected Boart Longyear Company to construct seven to
nine source water slant wells that would draw ocean water for the
desalination facility proposed as part of California American
Water’s $320 million Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project. Boart
Longyear ranked highest and provided the lowest cost among the
three respondents to a request for proposals (RFP) that was issued
in September. Respondents were evaluated on business, technical and
price criteria. Boart Longyear submitted a proposal for
approximately $2.8 million per source water slant well, which is
slightly lower than California American Water’s engineering
estimate.
“All three firms were qualified to construct the project, but
Boart Longyear’s proposal scored highest overall based on our
ranking criteria and they were the lowest bidder,” said California
American Water’s Vice President of Engineering Deana Donohue. “The
knowledge we have gained from the test well helped us to create a
meaningful RFP that has resulted in quality proposals with
well-informed cost estimates and an advanced understanding of the
task at hand.”
Boart Longyear is a leading global provider of drilling
services, drilling equipment, and performance tooling for mining
and drilling companies. Boart Longyear has a 125-year history in
the mining and drilling industry with six global manufacturing
locations, some of the most advanced drilling technology on the
market, and is the first U.S. firm to utilize sonic equipment for
environmental drilling.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for Boart Longyear to extend
our footprint in the desalination market and be a leader in this
industry,” said Boart Longyear’s Territory Contracts Manager Jason
Lamb. “Our in-house engineering group is excited with the news and
our operations team can’t wait to get started.”
California American Water and Boart Longyear constructed a test
slant well earlier this year to assess the feasibility of slant
well technology at California American Water’s preferred project
site. Water quality results and production capability of the test
slant well have so far exceeded expectations.
California American Water will now provide the proposals it
received in response to the RFP, along with its evaluation report
and draft contract to the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project
Governance Committee, which will conduct its own review and make
further recommendations. The committee is set to discuss the matter
in public during a special meeting set for Tuesday, December 1,
10:00 a.m., at the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District
office located at 5 Harris Court in Monterey.
The proposals and evaluation report will be posted to the
project’s website, www.watersupplyproject.org, where more
information on the Monterey Peninsula Water Supply Project can be
found, including data from the test slant well and the latest news
and updates on the project’s progress. The Monterey Peninsula Water
Supply Project is intended to replace the local community’s current
reliance on the Carmel River as its primary source of water supply
and is expected to be complete in 2019.
California American Water, a subsidiary of American Water Works
Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK), provides high-quality and reliable water
and/or wastewater services to approximately 600,000 people.
Founded in 1886, American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest and
most geographically diverse, publicly traded U.S. water and
wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J.,
the company employs 6,400 dedicated professionals who provide
regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other
related services to an estimated 15 million people in 47 states and
Ontario, Canada. More information can be found at
www.amwater.com.
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California American WaterLuke GianniOffice: 831-646-3252Mobile:
831-236-8523luke.gianni@amwater.com
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