City of Marathon, Florida – FKAA Project No. 4001-99
Client
Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
1100 Kennedy Drive Key West, Florida 33041
Contact
James Reynolds
Executive Director
Phone: (305) 296-2454
Project Description
- This project, which became a prototype and pilot project for the Marathon Wastewater System Design-Build Project, involved an expansion to the Little Venice Wastewater Collection System in Marathon, Florida. Construction conditions encountered were typical of South Florida and in particular the Florida Keys; including coral rock excavation, high groundwater, vacuum sewer systems, high-density neighborhoods, environmentally sensitive coastal areas, and limited construction access. Construction conditions encountered were typical of South Florida and in particular the Florida Keys; including coral rock excavation, high groundwater, vacuum sewer systems, high-density neighborhoods, environmentally sensitive coastal areas, and limited construction access.
Project Scope
- The work consisted of furnishing and installing a wastewater collection system of approximately 11,300 LF of vacuum sanitary sewer, 85 vacuum pits, and 1,600 LF of gravity sanitary sewer, in coralline rock soil conditions and tidally influenced groundwater.
Project Cost
- $ 2,118,257
Completion Date
- 2004
