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SFPUC backs design‑build‑operate delivery for Treasure Island wastewater plant, authorizes staff to seek Board of Supervisors approval
Summary
The commission approved pursuing a design‑build‑operate (DBO) approach for a new Treasure Island wastewater treatment plant to reduce local staffing burdens, transfer operational risk, and produce a flexible facility sized at roughly 1.3 MGD with a construction estimate of about $130 million; staff will seek an ordinance from the Board of Supervisors to permit the operating component.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission voted on April 23 to advance a design‑build‑operate delivery method for a new wastewater treatment plant on Treasure Island, instructing staff to seek Board of Supervisors approval for the approach.
Greg Norby, Assistant General Manager for the Wastewater Enterprise, explained the recommendation to pursue a DBO contract to deliver design, construction and operation of the new plant. He said the existing Treasure Island utilities were built by the U.S. Navy, are aged and not held to PUC utility standards, and that operating them under the current arrangement consumes about 10…
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