Photo/rendering of San Jose Wastewater Facility Cogeneration Project

San Jose Wastewater Facility Cogeneration Project

Hawkins serves as lead counsel for the City of San Jose, California in procuring a new, world-class biogas cogeneration facility, as well as related headworks and yard-piping improvements, on a progressive design-build basis. Advanced technology will be used at the cogeneration facility to meet existing and future power demands and replace aging energy systems. The projects represent the first use of alternative approaches to the delivery of public works improvements at the San Jose-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility, the largest advanced wastewater treatment facility on the West Coast.

Client City of San Jose
Role Owner's Lead Counsel
Distinction First Major Alternative Delivery Project for West Coast’s Largest Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility
Delivery Method Progressive Design-Build
Project Size 15 MW
Capital Cost $90 Million
Contract Term 3 Years
Contract Counterparties CH2M and Overaa