SAN DIEGO, CA has been selected for a $5 million contract by the city of San Diego, California, to provide as-needed engineering consulting services to support existing and future water, wastewater, and recycled water facilities. Under the contract, Kleinfelder will provide with integrated engineering and design services to assess and optimize operational efficiencies, implement green and sustainable solutions, and reduce operations and maintenance costs while continuing to improve the value for ratepayers. The as-needed, three-year contract will end in 2018.

"Kleinfelder is delighted to have been selected for this project and look forward to continuing our relationship with the city of San Diego," said , Kleinfelder's Water Market Manager. "With our advanced capabilities and expertise across our internal technical network and industry relationships, we will provide truly integrated services that can handle a contract of this magnitude while generating tangible benefits for the Public Utilities Department and the citizens it serves."

Under this contract, Kleinfelder will provide as-needed engineering and design services to manage and optimize the performance of the department's facilities and assets. Other tasks may include water, wastewater, and recycled water engineering; civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering; cost estimating; instrumentation and controls engineering; construction management; water and wastewater treatment processes; and water and wastewater pilot study design and implementation.

Kleinfelder has grown to be one of the premier providers of water and waste water services in the United States. The company has worked on many large-scale water projects including the San Clemente Dam Raise project in California, the $4 million North Brookfield Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrade in Massachusetts, and water quality assessment and monitoring plans for the Peruvian Ministry of the Environment.