Water and Wastewater Team

Owner’s Advisor & Construction Management

Maintaining project quality and integrity throughout the project life cycle

An owner’s advisor (OA) is a third-party firm responsible for providing support to the owner during design and construction. An OA is particularly helpful during alternative and collaborative delivery projects. Garver’s OA services, when brought on early in the project, can flesh out project details while maintaining project integrity. And because cost effectiveness is an integral part of any project, Garver’s OA services can help review deliverables and keep projects on course by identifying potential impacts and mitigating their effect.

Garver’s construction services range from periodic observation to full-time resident observation to assist with schedule maintenance, pay app and payroll review, promoting job site safety, and monitoring the construction quality through the final product to match the plans and specifications. Garver actively anticipates issues before they become problems, reviews plans and construction methods in advance of each phase, and maintains clear lines of communication with all project stakeholders.

Jeff Sober, PE

Director of Water Services

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Featured Projects

TRA CRWS Headworks A Fine Screen Facility

Garver’s services for TRA’s CRWS (405 MGD P2HR) New Fine Screen Facility Headworks A Project included all design phases for all engineering disciplines to design a new, multi-level, $26 million-dollar fine screen facility.

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TRA TMCRWS UV

Garver provided evaluation, design, and construction administration services for TRA’s UV disinfection improvements to the Ten Mile Creek Regional Wastewater System (TMCRWS) facility.

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Sulphur Springs WWTP Improvements

Garver provided design services for Sulphur Springs’ WWTP improvements project. The design involved improving the plant’s treatment capacity approximately 45% within the 5.4 MGD facility’s existing footprint.

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Tuscumbia Membrane Softening WTP Pilot

Garver used building information modeling (BIM) to enhance design efforts and coordination, as well as public communications and awareness, for a new water treatment plant in historic Tuscumbia, Alabama.

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Enid Kaw Lake Water Supply Program

Garver is serving as owner’s representative (OR), program manager, and lead designer for a multi-phased, full build-out of $475M program to deliver raw water from the Kaw Lake Reservoir (Arkansas River Watershed) to the City of Enid.

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Project 7 Water Authority Program

Through Garver’s extensive program management services, we’ve helped the region develop a resilient water supply to provide safe and clean water to six different communities.

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Owner’s Advisor & Construction Management Services

Risk Management

We conduct risk evaluations and create risk registers to prioritize risks and collaborate with stakeholders to develop mitigation strategies and establish who owns each risk.

Funding

Our dedicated funding team helps clients identify funding opportunities and strategies and select the ones that align best with their project; in addition to assisting with the initial applications, the team can help with administering the funds and developing outlay reports.

Community and Stakeholder Engagement

Our team coordinates on behalf of clients during community and stakeholder meetings and informs them of project goals and progress, along with providing informative resources to the community.

Startup Assistance and Operator Training

Garver’s support extends beyond project construction and includes startup and training services to assist operators with integration of new technology and equipment.

Full-Time Observation Services

Our observers serve our clients’ best interest, overseeing project progress and making sure construction aligns with the approved project design.

Procurement and Delivery Method Coordination

We’re familiar with available delivery methods, including design-bid-build (DBB), competitive sealed proposal (CSP), construction management-at-risk (CMAR), design-build, design-build-operate, and public-private partnerships (P3), and can help clients select the best project delivery method for their project.