Township Council Meeting - Wednesday — Packet

Resume Eric C. Betz, PE, BCEE, CME Vice President Director of Infrastructure Mr. Betz, who serves as Vice President and Director of Infrastructure, has over 30 years of experience providing consulting engineering services to local governments, municipal and regional utilities authorities, counties, water companies, state agencies and private clients. His primary area of expertise is in water and wastewater engineering however he has wellrounded experience profile having worked across other sectors including transportation, built environment and energy. Career Snapshot • Over 30 years of experience Education • MS, Civil/Environmental Engineering, Rutgers University • BS, Civil/Environmental Engineering, Rutgers University Registrations / Licenses • Professional Engineer: NJ • Certified Municipal Engineer: NJ • Board Certified Environmental Engineer (W/WW) Affiliations • American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists (AAEES) • American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) • American Water Works Association (AWWA) • New Jersey Society of Municipal Engineers (NJSME) • Utility and Transportation Contractors Association of NJ • Rutgers University SOE CEE Industry Advisory Board • Columbia University School of Engineering CBIPS, Board Member While working for his former employer, where he worked for 29 years, he has designed, managed and provided oversight for infrastructure projects of varying magnitudes and levels of complexity. Mr. Betz, most recently served as Senior VP and Principal, where he was Development Manager for US Northeast Region, which included approximately 800 staff working in 15 offices spanning from New England to DC Metro area and westward to Cleveland, OH, Pittsburg, PA, Buffalo, NY and Chicago, IL. He was responsible for developing business strategy and growth objectives for this region. Mr. Betz routinely tracked hundreds of active opportunities with an aggregate gross revenue value between $500m and $1B (pipeline of work). He was responsible for supporting sector and practice leaders, and commercial managers, and promoted internal and external collaboration to deliver major, innovative, critical infrastructure projects. Over his three plus decades in the industry, he has served public agencies (municipalities, counties, states, federal, utility authorities,

deliver major, innovative, critical infrastructure projects. Over his three plus decades in the industry, he has served public agencies (municipalities, counties, states, federal, utility authorities, transportation authorities) as well as private clients across many industries. Mr. Betz has successfully assisted clients with identifying and receiving funding through various local, state, and federal programs to help them deliver their capital programs. He has been responsible for advisory services, planning, permitting, designing, and providing construction phase engineering services for numerous critical infrastructure improvement projects throughout the region that are in use today, benefitting the health, safety, and welfare of the public. He is now an integral part of FPA’s management team serving as the firm’s Director of Infrastructure Technical Organization. In this role he manages the firm’s Water & Wastewater, Water Resources & Dams, Solid Waste Management, and Municipal Services groups. Mr. Betz has helped the firm develop and implement a variety of infrastructure projects across the firm’s various service sectors including site development, transportation, recreation, buildings/facilities, environment and utilities. He prides himself on tackling challenging infrastructure projects and applying his experience, diverse background, and innovative ideas to help our staff deliver solutions for our vast array of clients in the public and private sectors.

Eric C. Betz, PE, BCEE, CME Director of Infrastructure Consulting Engineering Services, NJ Environmental Infrastructure Trust Fund (NJEIT) Pools 1, 2, and 3, NJEIT/NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Trenton, New Jersey Program Director responsible for consulting engineering contract that includes three distinct pools of consulting engineering and program management services. Pool #1 involves Redevelopment Project Set-Aside, SAIL Program, and Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Abatement Projects support. Pool #2 involves Green Infrastructure/Long Term Control Plans (LTCPs) and preparation of the Guidance Manual for the State of New Jersey. Pool #3 involves H2LOans Software application review. Supervised the preparation of the draft Guidance Document for Evaluating Green Infrastructure as a CSO Control Alternative for LTCPs, which has been submitted to the NJEIT/NJDEP for review and adoption. Emergency Storm Sewer Rehabilitation, New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Emergency On-Call Infrastructure Repairs, IEW Construction Group Maple Shade, New Jersey Project Manager and Supervisor responsible for the design of point repairs along a deteriorated 54-inch diameter 15foot deep corrugated metal pipe (CMP) storm sewer aligned perpendicular to State Highway Route 73 South. Design incorporated repairs to pipeline directly adjacent to a commercial building. The project included the design of a pipeline rehabilitation procedure via slip-lining the entire 400-lf span of CMP storm sewer and new headwall system. Water and Sewer Improvements Program – Phase 2: Water Distribution and Sanitary Sewer Upgrades (Contract Nos. 1, 2 and 3) Keyport Borough, New Jersey Cont. No. 1: Principal-in- Charge responsible for the construction of water distribution and sanitary sewer improvements funded through the USDA-RD program. Water improvements included the installation of 3,200 linear feet (LF) of 8- inch diameter ductile iron pipe (DIP) water mains, 1,300 LF of copper water services, associated water system valves, and fire hydrants. Sanitary sewer improvements included repairs to the aging and deteriorated sewers, manholes, and service laterals, including closed-circuit television (CCTV) inspection and cleaning of approximately 5,500 LF of 6-inch to 8-inch diameter sewer main, cured-in-place (CIPP) lining of 3,000 LF of 6-inch to 8-inch diameter sewer

closed-circuit television (CCTV) inspection and cleaning of approximately 5,500 LF of 6-inch to 8-inch diameter sewer main, cured-in-place (CIPP) lining of 3,000 LF of 6-inch to 8-inch diameter sewer mainlines and associated air testing and grouting, sealing and rehabilitating sanitary sewer manholes, installation of 1,100 LF of 8-inch diameter PVC sewer main, 2,700 LF of 6-inch diameter PVC sewer laterals, and precast concrete manholes. Cont. No. 2: Design and construction administration for the replacement of all 2,500 residential and commercial meters within the service area, including the installation of infrastructure and networks required to remotely read and monitor the meters, and managed services to collect, store, and transmit meter readings. This project is funded through the USDA-RD program. Cont. No. 3: Responsible for the decommissioning and demolition of a 293,000-gallon riveted steel standpipe (c. 1896) and restoration of the site. Demolition work included existing water distribution piping, vaults, and associated electrical panels. The project was funded through the USDA-RD program. Historic Streetscape Improvements Allentown Borough, New Jersey Principal-in-Charge responsible for completion of the design of the streetscape and business district beautification project, which included new brick paver sidewalk improvements along Main Street/County Route 524/539 with new tree pits, decorative lighting, benches, trash receptacles, and bicycle racks. The project also included the design, grading, and layout of a new off-street municipal parking lot with retaining walls. Maintained close coordination with the Borough, Monmouth County Engineering Department, Freehold Soil Conservation District, NJDEP, the State Page 2

Eric C. Betz, PE, BCEE, CME Director of Infrastructure Historic Preservation Commission, and PSE&G, as well as the funding agencies for the project, including NJDOT Local Aid District Office and Monmouth County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Office. Consulting Engineer and Water & Wastewater Consultant Freehold Township, New Jersey Serve as Engineer, Construction Inspector, Project Engineer, Project Manager and Principal-in-Charge during the periods of 1994 – 2016 and 2023 to current, providing general consulting engineering services for the Township and engineering services to the Utilities Department. Assist as needed, with day-to-day engineering activities/tasks, supports the Township Engineer and Superintendent of Public Utilities with project planning, budgeting, implementation of capital improvements, identifying and securing funding assistance. Help coordinate tasks and projects with Township Officials, the Business Administrator, Township Engineer, and Public Works and Utilities Departments. Provide design, bidding, permitting and construction phase services for various capital improvements to the Township’s infrastructure including environmental remediation, stormwater projects, water system improvement projects, infiltration/inflow studies and sewer rehabilitation projects, and engineering reviews for water and sewer for the Township’s Planning Board. Municipal Engineering and Wastewater Consultant Carteret Borough, Middlesex County, New Jersey Mr. Betz serves as the Borough’s primary Municipal Engineering and Utilities Consultant for this energized and redeveloped community of over 20,000 people. Once a mecca for heavy industrial and commercial operations, the community has been transformed and redeveloped into a center for entertainment, community engagement, and is prime location to raise a family, which is conveniently located in the Northeast and close to NYC and North Jersey communities. Mr. Betz helps the Borough evaluate, upgrade, and maintain their 100+ miles of storm and sanitary sewer including the Borough’s nine (9) sewage and stormwater pump stations. FPA’s team of professionals led by Client Manager and primary Consulting Engineer, Eric C. Betz, PE, BCEE, CME, helps the in-house Director of Municipal Engineering and Public Works handle the day-to-day municipal engineering activities, including budgeting,

ary Consulting Engineer, Eric C. Betz, PE, BCEE, CME, helps the in-house Director of Municipal Engineering and Public Works handle the day-to-day municipal engineering activities, including budgeting, capital improvements, funding assistance, and coordination with Borough Officials and other Departments. FPA is responsible for helping the community design and construct various capital improvements including replacement of five of the seven sewage pumping stations, construction of a sanitary relief sewer, infiltration/inflow studies, sewer rehabilitation projects removing hundreds of illegal sanitary connections from the Borough's storm sewer system and reducing inflow and infiltration, and has helped deliver numerous public works projects, environmental remediation programs as well as park and recreation projects. We have helped coordinate with State and Federal agencies on behalf of the Borough, resulting in nearly $13 million in grant monies to help perform infrastructure improvements. Our lead representative, Mr. Betz has served the Borough as their consulting engineer and primary wastewater consultant for over three decades. Consulting City Engineer City of New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey Mr. Betz serves in the role of Consulting City Engineer for the “The Hub City” reporting to the City’s Director of Engineering and Public Works and the City Administrator. FPA’s talented team of professionals led by Eric C. Betz, PE, BCEE, CME, City of New Brunswick’s Consulting City Engineer and FPA’s Vice President & Director of Infrastructure, provides Municipal Engineering support services to the City Engineering and Water Utility on a routine basis and we maintain weekly office hours in the City’s Engineering Department. FPA’s team of diverse subject matter experts managed by Mr. Betz, assist the City in managing and delivering tasks and projects under their day-to-day operations as well and with various capital projects necessary for the City’s complex and aged sanitary, water and stormwater systems, roadways, culverts, parks, buildings, and other municipal infrastructure. Mr. Betz manages and coordinates FPA’s resources to provide on-call licensed land surveying support, design and drafting support, engineering design, Page 3

Eric C. Betz, PE, BCEE, CME Director of Infrastructure environmental and regulatory permitting assistance, public bidding assistance, and construction phase engineering services inclusive of administration and inspection services. Mr. Betz assists the City with capital project planning, budgeting, and implementation. Furthermore, he assists with the review of developer applications for compliance with City, County, State, and industry standards and providing compliance inspections for Board applications and capital projects. Mr. Betz helped the City plan and create their Municipal Stormwater Utility, which is one of the first in the State, and he continues to support them with Tier A MS4 permit compliance and coordination with NJDEP and USEPA. This role affords Mr. Betz and FPA the opportunity to provide survey, engineering, environmental and construction management, and inspection services for this bustling city with a population of more than 55,000, which is also a commercial hub in central New Jersey and home to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and several major hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and is also known as one of the state’s and region’s leading hubs for research and innovation. Municipal Engineering Services Chatham Borough, New Jersey Assistant Borough Engineer responsible for providing municipal engineering services and assistance to the Borough on an as-needed basis related to budgeting, planning, funding assistance, capital improvement projects involving water, roadway, streetscape, and stormwater improvements, and professional review for the Borough Planning and Zoning Boards. City Engineering Department Special Consultant City of New Brunswick, New Jersey Principal-in-charge of the team who supported the City’s in-house City Engineering Department. Supported capital project needs including CADD, design, permitting, bidding and construction phase engineering services. Our team assisted with capital project budgeting and implementation supporting projects that included stormwater management, traffic and transportation, sanitary sewer system, parks and other city infrastructure. Assisted with review of developer applications for compliance with City, County, State and industry standards. Special Projects Engineer and Water and Sewer Consultant Wall Township, New Jersey Township’s Special Projects Consultant and Water and

for compliance with City, County, State and industry standards. Special Projects Engineer and Water and Sewer Consultant Wall Township, New Jersey Township’s Special Projects Consultant and Water and Sewer Engineer responsible for reviewing water and sewer system extensions and proposed improvements for developer applications for compliance with Township and industry standards. Provide general consulting services on the municipal water and sewer infrastructure. Assist the Township in planning and budgeting of capital projects as required. General Municipal, Water, and Sewer Consultant Keyport Borough, New Jersey Borough’s Water and Sewer Engineer responsible for reviewing water and sewer system extensions and proposed improvements for developer applications for compliance with Borough and industry standards. Provide general consulting services on the municipal water and sewer infrastructure, including budgeting, planning, and implementing capital improvements. Page 4

Resume Brian T. Dougherty, PE, BCEE Senior Project Consultant / Manager of Water & Wastewater Mr. Dougherty has more than 28 years of extensive experience in the water and wastewater sector and has designed and managed hundreds of utility and infrastructure projects. His experience includes providing consulting engineering services to local governments, municipal and regional utility authorities, counties, private water companies, state agencies and private clients. Career Snapshot • Over 28 years of experience Education • BS, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Rutgers University • MS, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Rutgers University Registrations / Licenses • Professional Engineer: NJ, NY, PA • Board Certified Environmental Engineer (W/WW) Affiliations • American Water Works Association • NJ Water Environment Association • American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists Mr. Dougherty’s experience includes the design, permitting, and construction management of a variety of water and wastewater infrastructure. This project experience has included water supply wells, water treatment plants, transmission and distribution mains, and water storage tanks as well as gravity sewer replacements and extensions, sewage pump stations and force mains, and wastewater treatment. He has completed projects involving specialized pipeline designs including horizontal directional drill installations, jack-and-bore and micro-tunnel crossings of critical infrastructure, and pipeline rehabilitation using various techniques. His facility project experience includes new construction, retrofits, and rehabilitation of plant facilities of varying ages, conditions, and capacities. He has also worked on several design-build projects in the role of lead designer and design-build team leader. Mr. Dougherty has developed condition assessments of water and wastewater facilities and infrastructure. His experience includes feasibility studies and assessments to identify necessary upgrades to water and wastewater infrastructure to meet future conditions. His planning experience includes water and sewer master planning efforts that have included demand and build-out projections and the development of and analysis using hydraulic computer models. Mr. Dougherty has successfully assisted clients with identifying and receiving funding through various local, state, and federal

ns and the development of and analysis using hydraulic computer models. Mr. Dougherty has successfully assisted clients with identifying and receiving funding through various local, state, and federal programs to help them deliver their capital programs, including the NJ State Revolving Fund (iBank), USDA Rural Development and other regional programs. A licensed engineer in multiple states and a board-certified environmental engineer, Mr. Dougherty has managed water and wastewater engineering departments at other consulting firms during his professional career. As the Water & Wastewater Discipline Manager at FPA, Mr. Dougherty provides managerial direction and supervisory control to develop, manage, promote, and integrate all aspects of the department’s operations to meet client needs and achieve department and firm objectives.