In early September, the Wharton-Smith project team at the Georgia Pacific Foley Cellulose completed the Effluent Disposal System project, a discharge flow diversion from the current plant outfall to the tidal portion of the Fenholloway river. The team joined representatives from Georgia Pacific, Hazen and Sawyer, Tetra Tech, Woolpert, and Reynolds Construction to celebrate. Barbeque, [...]
We are thrilled to announce that a Joint-Venture project that was completed for Hillsborough County in Florida with Garney Construction is a double award winner. The Northwest Regional Water Reclamation Facility (NWRWRF) Expansion, located in Tampa, FL, recently received the Engineering News-Record (ENR) Southeast Regional Project of the Year for 2020 and the 2020 Florida [...]
Wharton-Smith Construction Group announced that it has achieved Gold in Associated Builders and Contractor’s STEP Safety Management System. Founded in 1989, STEP participation demonstrates safety leadership and a cultural commitment to safety performance. STEP applicants measure their safety processes and policies on 25 key components through a detailed questionnaire with the goal of implementing or [...]
On July 16, Wharton-Smith joined with representatives from the City of Fort Myers, Cogburn Electric, AECOM, and CDM Smith for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, lunch, and a tour of the South Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility. See more pictures. The $46 million project included electrical upgrades of both the Central and South Facilities, screen and grit system [...]
Wharton-Smith’s Orlando Water Division has recently become the grateful selected construction manager at risk for the Western Reuse Storage & Pump Station project! As September 2020 approaches, our team is eager to act on this estimated $9 million five-acre greenfield site. Construction will include a new reclaim storage and pump station consisting of two 4-million-gallon [...]
We continue to marvel at our devoted employees who make it their mission to provide the best possible service for our clients. Today’s Employee Spotlight is dedicated to our Director of Operations in South Florida, Gregory Williams. To learn more about Wharton-Smith’s hardworking team member, follow the link below! https://youtu.be/S5fcBw_99_E
The Wharton-Smith Orlando Water team has some positive news to share – we have recently been awarded the Buckman WRF Biosolids and UV project! Expected to begin in September 2020, this $90 million CMAR project will consist of five, separate large upgrades to improve multiple treatment process areas including UV disinfection, biosolids handling, dewatering, and [...]
Each year, the Central Florida Chapter of ABC recognizes and celebrates outstanding projects built by its members. The Chapter’s highest recognition is the Eagle Award. This year, Orlando Water won an Eagle Award for Cypress West Water Reclamation Facility. On Oct. 26, team members were honored at ABC’s annual awards banquet at the Hyatt Regency [...]
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