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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDOWNR102517BlessingheldforKoloaWell16Aand16BSiteandBuildingImprovementsProjectDepartment of ��� I County of Kauai Water has no substitute... Conserve it! News Release For Immediate Release: October 25, 2017 Contact: Jonell S.T. Kaohelaulii Information Specialist Phone: (808) 245-5461 Mobile: (808) 755-5432 Email: jkaohelaulii@kauaiwater.org Blessing held for Koloa Well 16 A and 16 B Site and Building Improvements Project KOLOA — The Department of Water (DOW) held a blessing ceremony on Oct. 18, to commence the Koloa Well 16 A and 16 B Site and Building Improvements Project in Koloa. "This project will provide significant improvements to the Koloa Well 16 site that support the current and future developments, such as the affordable housing projects being planned in the area," said Dustin Moises, DOW's chief of construction management. "I would like to thank our DOW staff, contractor Unlimited Construction, Inc. and subcontractors for working diligently together and for their efforts towards this project. We aim to continue the progress of improvement and construction projects to strengthen our water systems, island wide." The Koloa Well 16 A & 16 B Site and Building Improvements Project is part of the DOW's Water Plan 2020, a comprehensive long-range plan that addresses the need to upgrade aging infrastructures on Kauai. Work will be located within the existing well site and includes new installation of a well pump, discharge piping and a disinfection system. The project will also include new construction of a motor control center and control building in addition to various site improvements to address aging infrastructure issues. The construction contract was awarded to Unlimited Construction, Inc. in the amount of $3,576,241. The subcontractors involved in this project include Koga Engineering & Construction, Inc., Dorvein D Leis Company, Inc., Grace Pacific LLC, Wasa Electrical Services, Inc., Pacific Concrete Cutting & Coring, Inc., Alii Landscaping and Maintenance, Coating Works Hawaii, Inc., Pural Water Specialty Company, Inc., Simmons Steel Corporation, Beachside Roofing LLC, Mahelona Sheet Metal Fabrication LLC, Derrick's Well Drilling & Pump Services, Inc., Esaki Surveying and Mapping, Inc., Hirata & Associates, Inc. and ENPRO Environmental. Rev. Jade Waialeale-Battad of Ke Akua Mana Church officiated the blessing over the project site. For more information on the Koloa Well 16 A & 16 B Site and Building Improvements Project, contact the Department of Water at 245-5461. Photo by the Department of Water Photo 1: Sujatha Ramaraju of Unlimited Construction, Inc. (left) and DOW's Dustin Moises (right) untie the lei at the blessing ceremony held on the Koloa Well 16 b site. The well pump (seen in the background) will be replaced as part of the DOW's Koloa Well 16 A and 16 B Site and Building Improvements Project. Photo by the Department of Water Photo 2: (From Left to Right) Kaleo Smith of Aloha Equipment Rentals, Unlimited Construction, Inc.'s Wade Bartel, DOW's Joel Bautista, DOW's Bryan Wienand, Rev. Jade Waialeale-Battad, DOW's Dustin Moises, Unlimited Construction, Inc.'s Mel Baxter, Koga Engineering and Construction, Inc.'s Jordan Kahananui and Unlimited Construction, Inc.'s Sujatha Ramaraju and Dan Robson participate in the blessing ceremony at the Koloa Well 16 project site on October 18, 2017.