Along the curving road leading up to Tampa Bay Water's $129-million reservoir renovation project in Lithia, Fla., signs implore crews to work safely and deliver quality work. One message, "Do it right the first time," is ironic given the project's history. The 8-year-old, 15.5-billion-gallon reservoir already was the focus of a lengthy, expensive legal battle after cracks developed. Therefore, TBW will have to settle for getting it right the second time.
With the redo, design-builder Kiewit-Gannett Fleming is leaving nothing to chance, employing what the project team calls a more "robust" set of design features. That characteristic was a design imperative, since this time the design-builder will be on the hook for maintenance for a period of five years after project completion.