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Our Detroit Water Master Plan Project, a joint venture between TYJT and CH2M Hill, is substantially complete. We are currently performing public participation activities as part of the DWSD stakeholder information program. This effort is scheduled to be completed in May 2005. Our Detroit Water Quality and Hydraulic Model Project has also been completed. The Master Plan and Detroit Model Projects, we believe, will establish future rehabilitation and new facilities needs. Thus, resulting in project design and construction opportunities for the local engineering and contracting community, including TYJT.

Our DWSD Imlay Station Project is now operational. “It is the largest pumping facility in the Detroit water system, rated at 500 MGD, and has been primarily operated by TYJT staff” says Mr. Yang. 

Our Water practice was recently successful in capturing, as a prime consultant, a 2-year Water Audit Project for DWSD. We are currently negotiating the contract scope of services and cost with DWSD. We anticipate start of work in the fourth quarter of 2004. We are also targeting numerous potential projects on the Water side with DWSD, such as the Residual Dewatering and Improvements at the Southwest Water Treatment Plant, a Design/Build project scheduled for procurement in May 2004. Our Water group has been especially active for the first time in the Detroit area suburbs. We have been successful in getting a small project in Redford Township; have a proposal in for the city of Southfield, one in for the City of Wyandotte; and will submit a proposal for the City of Riverview on April 16, 2004. 

TYJT’s Wastewater Practice, headed by Mr. Ashwani Gupta, TYJT’s Senior Vice President, has been active in completing projects and pursuing new work. The DWSD PC-750 Construction project for the Dewatering Facilities at the Lower Level of Complex II at the Detroit Wastewater Treatment Plant is near completion. TYJT is the prime consultant for this project. “We believe the facilities will be operational in May, 2004. These new centrifuge facilities will dramatically enhance the treatment plant dewatering capacity and contribute to the plant’s continued compliance with its NPDES permit”, says Mr. Gupta.

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TYJT continues to participate in numerous activities under the DWSD PC-744 Program Management for the Rehabilitation and Upgrade of the Detroit Wastewater Treatment Plant. We continue to lead the Team’s procurement activity (mainly construction work remaining); perform O&M liaison; provide training and O&M manual preparation support; conduct inspections and provide resident engineering services. PC-744 project is scheduled to be completed in November, 2005.

Our design effort, as a subconsultant for the City of Dearborn Tunnel Project, continues. The design is scheduled for completion in May, 2004. The Conner Creek CSO Detention Facility is well under construction and we continue to provide construction phase engineering services as a subconsultant to Hazen & Sawyer. The Detroit Wastewater Master Plan has been completed by the CDM Team. TYJT was CDM’s major sub-consultant for this project. Similar to the Water Master Plan, the Wastewater Master Plan identifies rehabilitation and new facilities needs for the Detroit Collection System. This will generate future design and construction opportunities for the local consultant and contractor community including TYJT.

TYJT’s efforts, as a subconsultant to CDM, for the Greater Detroit Regional Sewer System (GDRSS) continues. DWSD has recently extended CDM’s contract for another year (i.e. 2004) and has awarded Martin Controls a one-year contract for the GDRSS equipment maintenance; TYJT is also Martin Controls’ subconsultant.

TYJT’s Infrastructure Practice, headed by Mr. Alan Schneider, TYJT’s Vice President, continues to deliver projects for numerous clients, including Wayne County, Detroit Metro Airport Authority, General Motors and other municipal and private clients. “We are doing engineering work along the Detroit River front from the Ambassador Bridge at the West to Belle Isle Bridge on the East” reports Mr. Schneider. As part of the Smith Group Team, TYJT is currently providing civil engineering design services for the East Detroit River Walk Project (from Rivard Street to Belle Isle) which is scheduled for completion in 2006. The estimated project construction cost is $50 million. As a subconsultant to Chan Krieger Associates, TYJT is contributing to the West River Walk Master Plan (from Joe Louis Arena to the Ambassador Bridge).

As part of the Smith Group Team, TYJT is currently providing civil engineering design services for the East Detroit River Walk Project (from Rivard Street to Belle Isle) which is scheduled for completion in 2006. The estimated project construction cost is $50 million. As a subconsultant to Chan Krieger Associates, TYJT is contributing to the West River Walk Master Plan (from Joe Louis Arena to the Ambassador Bridge).

As a subconsultant to Albert Khan, TYJT did most of the engineering design work for the GM Promenade in front of the Renascence Center which is currently under construction. Work is scheduled for completion by end of 2004 at an estimated construction cost of $10 million.