Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission

SUMMARY

PMWeb was implemented for a 10-year, $2.1 billion USD program of capital works from 2016 to 2026. AECOM was contracted by Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission to manage the program of works and AECOM selected PMWeb. This engagement also included an extensive migration of legacy hardcopy documents to digital files and data in PMWeb.

OVERVIEW

Established in 1902, the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC) began operation of the Newark Bay Treatment Plant in 1924 as a means to alleviate pollution in the Passaic River and its tributaries. Major expansions, upgrades, and renovations throughout the twentieth century have made the PVSC one of the largest wastewater treatment plants in the United States.

Since 1902, the PVSC has expanded its mission to enhance the viability, and environmental health and security of the 1.4 million residents in the 48 municipalities of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Union and Passaic Counties of the Passaic Valley Service District.

CHALLENGE

The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission sustained more than $90 million in damages from Hurricane Sandy. The 140-acre plant, situated near the confluence of the Passaic River and Newark Bay, was entirely engulfed by floodwaters, which destroyed much of PVSC’s critical process equipment. PVSC needed a modern Program Management Information System (PMIS) to help manage their 10-year $2.1 billion USD Resiliency Program from 2016 to 2026.

SOLUTION

AECOM was been hired by Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC) to provide program management services for their Resiliency program as part of renovation work from the aftereffects of Hurricane Sandy. PVSC has authorized AECOM to select a Program Management Information System (PMIS) software for managing this program.

PMWeb was selected and is being used to manage this program. PMWeb usage includes the following areas: Planning (Capital Planning Initiatives and Portfolios), Project Management (Drawings, Submittals, RFI, Correspondence, Meeting Minutes, Action Items, Transmittals, Budgets, Commitments, Changes, Progress Payments, Invoices, AP Payments), Workflow Document Routing, Asset Management, Scheduling, Integrations, Document Management, Risk Analysis, and Business Intelligence Dashboard and Reports.

As implementation proceeded, PVSC also raised the need to address its massive store of historical documents that were essential for future project work. This involved an extensive migration of hardcopy documents to digital.

RESULTS AND BENEFITS

PMWeb is a key tool for managing this program and provides a single centralized source for transparency, stakeholder collaboration, communication on all essential documents, records, and data. PMWeb Business Intelligence reporting provides powerful customizable dashboards and reports that give a current and accurate analysis of program status and performance. This empowers users to make informed choices with the best available data.

The following sections outline work to digitize PVSC records and integrate PMWeb with Oracle financials.

PVSC’s need to digitize its records was supported by IDC surveys that indicated the average knowledge worker spends 20% of his/her time looking for information. This is exacerbated with aging hardcopy records – it’s hard work and it takes time.

“The Technical support team is excellent when needed and the turnaround time in returning your call is also excellent.”

James Tarabocchia
Supervisor CADD/GIS Operations
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission

INTEGRATION

Two-way automation of transactions between PMWeb and Oracle eBusiness Suite was implemented. The PMWeb modules involved were:

INTEGRATION OBJECT MAPPING

CONFIGURATION CHANGES

WEB SERVICES AND APIS USED