This year, to celebrate Construction Inclusion Week, we want our employee owners to focus on inclusion – within our projects, our teams, the regions in which we live and work, and throughout our company. Every voice is important to be heard, valued and respected – and that collectively makes our teams stronger and our performance better.

Safety is at the core of our PEOPLE FIRST value, with a goal of always sending every employee home safely. Our company-wide toolbox talk during Construction Inclusion Week will focus on psychological safety and speaking up. The message reinforces that it is every team member’s responsibility to speak up for safety, and that it is equally important to ensure that all team members feel safe and empowered to have their voices heard.

We are also asking our teams to think about what inclusion means to them. As our industry continues to deal with a tremendous labor shortage, building an inclusive culture where employees feel valued, respected and empowered is an important way to attract and retain the very best. Being included promotes a sense of belonging which is so important to individual, team and company success.

We will also take advantage of this week to plan meaningful ways to give back to our local communities. Every team will commit to a local giving activity that brings everyone together to serve the communities in which we live and work!

At PC, we know that we are on a journey of continuous improvement when it comes to inclusion, but we hope highlighting it throughout the week – and continuing that momentum throughout the years to come – will remind everyone how important it is to take always care of each other and put people first.

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PC Construction is serving as the Construction Manager at-risk (CMAR) for a portion of the project. The Paulding County Board of Commissioners recently approved an $86.8 million guaranteed maximum price (GMP) for that portion. This GMP encompasses a new 18-mgd water treatment plant, raw water intake and pump station on the Etowah River and reservoir intake and pump station. All the facilities will be provisioned for a future expansion to 36 mgd and are expected to meet the County’s water supply needs through 2060.

A raw water intake and pump station will be used to draw water from the Etowah River during periods of high flow to support the 305-acre Richland Creek Reservoir. The pump station will utilize four 16-mgd, 1500 HP vertical turbine pumps. The pump station has been designed so that it does not affect river wildlife and to minimize the impact on downstream users. The intake will have very small openings, making it impossible for fish to enter the intake. Additionally, there will be very low entrance velocities so that fish and wildlife are not impacted by the presence of the screens.

Once completed, the Richland Creek Reservoir will provide approximately three billion gallons of raw water storage. The reservoir is designed to yield 35 mgd, which will support the future needs of Paulding County as population and industry continue to grow.

A state-of-the-art 18-mgd water treatment plant will be constructed at the reservoir site. A water intake and pump station will deliver water from the reservoir to the treatment plant. The pump station will utilize three 9-mgd, 400 HP vertical turbine pumps with provisions for three additional pumps to be added in the future. The treatment plant will utilize dissolved air flotation (DAF) equipment, sand filters and granular activated carbon (GAC) filters to treat the water.  The finished water will then flow into a 6.3-million-gallon clearwell for storage. Once the treatment process is complete, water will be pumped from the clearwell to end users through a finished water transmission line.

Paulding is the only county in greater Atlanta area without its own water supply. Currently, the County is a wholesale customer of the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority. As a customer of another water authority the County is vulnerable to rate increases and subject to water availability. This project will secure Paulding County resident’s water needs with a stable source regardless of weather conditions or other user’s needs.

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