Infrastructure Project Delivery Services | AQUA Engineering

Project Delivery

AQUA supports the full infrastructure project lifecycle. The same team carries a project from master plan through design, permitting, construction, and into long-term operations support. In phased resort development, this continuity means that infrastructure decisions made in early phases are understood in context when later phases are designed, eliminating interpretation errors and redesign costs that occur when new consultants start mid-program.

Capabilities Include:

Planning and Preliminary Engineering

AQUA's planning work is structured to produce actionable decisions. Master plans and preliminary engineering reports define the infrastructure investment required to support development objectives, identify constraints and risks, sequence capital improvements across phases, and establish the technical basis for regulatory submittals. Deliverables are designed to be directly usable by resort ownership, development teams, and financing parties.

System master planning and long-range capital improvement programs
Alternatives analysis and feasibility studies
Preliminary engineering reports and basis of design
System capacity analysis and deficiency identification
Capital improvement program development with cost projections and phasing schedules
Impact fee analysis and user rate studies

Design

Design services are structured to support both owner review and regulatory submittal. Phased submittals at 60, 90, and 100 percent completion allow resort ownership and regulatory agencies to review and comment before final document production. Construction documents are produced for competitive bidding and include technical specifications covering materials, installation requirements, and testing procedures appropriate to the facility type.

Phased submittals at 60, 90, and 100 percent for owner and regulatory review
Construction drawings and specifications for competitive bidding and construction
Coordination with architects, civil consultants, ski area planners, and resort development teams in active ski terrain

Permitting and Regulatory Coordination

State drinking water authority: source permitting, safe yield determinations, operating permits, and new system approvals
State environmental agency: wastewater treatment permitting and effluent disposal approvals
Dam safety authority: new permits, modification permits, hazard reclassification, and ongoing compliance
Right-of-way and corridor: DOT encroachment permits and highway utility license agreements
Environmental review: NEPA coordination, agency submittals, and permitting support
Water rights: administrative coordination for appropriations, exchanges, and transfers

Bidding and Procurement

Construction document final quality review and advertisement coordination for public procurement
Pre-bid meeting facilitation and addendum preparation
Bid evaluation, contractor reference verification, and recommendation
Contract execution support and preconstruction coordination

Construction Services

AQUA provides construction-phase engineering services scaled to project requirements. Full-time or part-time resident project representation is available depending on project complexity and owner preferences. For dam construction, full-time on-site observation and regulatory documentation are provided as a required component of dam safety compliance, separately from general construction oversight.

Full-time or part-time resident project representation
Shop drawing and submittal review
RFI response and design clarification
Pay application review and change order negotiation
Full-time dam safety construction observation and engineer's completion certification
Construction record keeping and as-built documentation

Startup, Commissioning, and Long-Term EOR Support

AQUA's involvement does not end at project closeout. System startup and commissioning support is provided through AES, and controls and SCADA verification is coordinated through SKM Engineering. Ongoing EOR engagement covers system modifications, expansion planning, emergency support, and long-term regulatory compliance as resort development continues.

System startup planning and commissioning coordination with AES
Controls and SCADA verification coordination with SKM Engineering
Operations and maintenance manual preparation and operator training
Ongoing EOR services: system modifications, expansion design, and regulatory compliance
Emergency engineering response