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Photo Below:Trash thrown onto tracks in Kibera slum.
ecently,you may have watched an passed through the food section near the Okay,I thought to myself,though his words
episode of The Tonight Show with its host, purple gate,Shawn stopped abruptly after stuck in my mind.While it was just one
my Fallon,interviewing the co-founder seeing a familiar face working at Angel's conversation of thousands he and I had,I
Aicrosoft,generous philanthropist and Empanadas.He pointed over to a blonde girl remembered that one.
isehold name,Bill Gates.The topic of at the booth and said in a very matter of fact
iversation was an unexpected one—poop way,"I am going to marry that.girl someday." Four years later,almost to the day,I was
:er.Though the name sounds repulsive, I would later learn her name was Sara Sakis. nshaky giving
spilling sparkling
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fluid in question is anything but.The hands sp g apple cider over
my rented tux,I repeated the story of Shawn's
)p water is actually clean drinking water I chuckled at such a bold statement asking, bold statement to the large gathering of
,duced by a machine called the Omni "Do you know her?"
Shawn and Sara's wedding guests.
+iessor.Gates introduced Fallon to this new
ce of technology The warm afternoon
it takes sewer
sun and crisp August
age through a series - skies made for a
processes to create beautiful wedding
an drinking water. Sand reception at the
a interview ended
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"Yeah,she is on my cross-country team,"he adventure.Sara's summer break was over and
after the wedding they were heading back
ow where exactly did this machine come said. down to Idaho for school.Sara was enrolled
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cal woman living in Palmer,Alaska?For me, "Have you talked to her?" at the University of Idaho in the mechanical
ieengineering program and was entering her
story began in September of 1999 when
ly best friend Shawn VanTassel and I were "No." senior year.
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Upon graduation,Sara received a job offer The Omni Processor(OP)was invented by ash,energy to run itself,and excess electricity
from a small engineering firm,Janicki Janicki Industries in response to a challenge that can be used privately or sold to a local
Industries,in Sedro-Woolley,Washington. by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to power grid—all within an area close to the
The company was started by engineer,Peter reinvent the toilet.Though the parameters of size of a double wide trailer.Put in such
Janicki,and is a leading global supplier of the challenge were much more specific,the simple terms the entire thing sounds a bit
large-scale high-precision prototypes,parts end goal was to invent an economical way unbelievable.But considering the different
and tooling used by companies all around for developing nations to deal with human components of the OP and the technology
the world including aerospace leaders such waste as a way of improving sanitation.Janicki involved,the reality of what it can do becomes
as Boeing,NASA,and Lockheed Martin, was approached by the Foundation in 2012 to easier to grasp.
governmental support to the Department participate in the challenge.After three years
of Defense,and companies in the marine, of design and development the OP progressed First,the sludge is conveyed through a
transportation,and alternative energy sectors from a concept on a piece of paper to a dryer where it is boiled.The resulting water
as well. functioning machine.With Sara's remote vapor goes through a series of filters until it
oversight from Alaska,the first prototype, is condensed,treated,and then dispensed
After living in Sedro-Woolley for a few years the OP Sioo,was built and tested in Sedro- as some of the purest water you can find—
Shawn and Sara were able to move back Woolley.As the prototype was close to anywhere.After the sludge is dried it is
home to Palmer where they planned to start becoming operational,Sara,Peter,and other incinerated in a boiler that produces steam to
a family.Sara was able to continue her job Janicki engineers travelled to India and Africa run a steam engine which generates enough
working from home.This remote status didn't to promote the machine,demonstrate how it power to run the entire machine and output
hinder her position with Janicki Industries.She works,and scope potential'places where the excess electricity.The only fuel,besides the
eventually became a lead engineer and project S1oo and other future models could be used. sludge,needed for the machine to run is
manager for the company.Her career took a for a generator to get the machine started.
decisive turn when she became the program But what exactly is the Omni Processor?What Once enough sludge has gone through the
manager of what would eventually be called does it do,and how does it do it?In a single machine,it runs solely on the sludge.The ash
the Omni Processor. statement,the OP takes sewer sludge and produced by the incineration process can be
produces clean drinking water,a fertilizing used as a fertilizer as it is rich in potassium an
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vater,takes about five minutes.Bill Gates works in a very similar fashion to the Sioo, gallons)of potable water a day.This one
attest to it.He was there during a trial but modifications have been made to increase machine has the potential to process the fecal
earlier this year when sludge from a local its overall capacity.It is estimated the Szoo sludge produced by a population of loo to 200
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OP,and in minutes he was handed a glass which translates to just over 24,000 gallons. for 35 thousand individuals.Just imagine what
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got attached to the machine.
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same place their waste is disposed. Imagine benefits to using garbage.In garbage the ratio has been able to do her work from home
what hundreds,if not thousands of OPs of water to solids is less than in fecal sludge, all these years at the foothills of Hatcher
across the globe could mean to a world trying which means a smaller amount of water would Pass,her role as president will require that
to combat the pollution of an ever growing be produced by the OP.This isn't necessarily she and Shawn,with their three children,
population and where sanitation is a problem a bad thing.Less liquid means there is more move back to Washington.From there she
that only grows by the day. energy stored in our trash,which means the will manage the production of more OPs,
output of electricity would greatly increase. see to their placement in different locations
In developed nations such as the U.S. One of the most exciting things I've learned around the world,and be a part of refining
where clean water is easily attainable,and a about the OP is its versatility and potential for the technology to improve efficiency and
commodity most take for granted,there is still meeting the needs of different markets. I have overall function.Ultimately,if everything goes
a major market for the OP.Though we could yet to think of anyone who wouldn't have a according to plan,Sara Sakis VanTassel,from
definitely use a machine that incinerates our use for it. Palmer,Alaska,will be running a company tha
sewage and produces clean water,the OP changes the world.
has the capability of solving another major Through the invention and development of
problem--our trash. Not only can the OP the OP,a new company,Janicki Bioenergy,
process fecal sludge,it can use garbage as was incorporated in the summer of 2014,
fuel.Basically anything besides heavy metals with Sara as its president.Unfortunately,her
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KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
do,„ atst�'; Assistant Superintendent
_ ( Dave Jones
148 North Binkley Street Soldotna,Alaska 99669-7520
Phone (907) 714-8888 Fax (907) 262-5867
August 6, 2015
Chief Eddie Athey .
Seward Fire Department
P.U. Box 167
Seward, AK 99664
Dear Chief Athey:
This letter is to confirm that the Kenai. Peninsula Borough School District supports your
plan to conduct live burn training at 2109 Diamond Boulevard on September 29, 2015. We
understand this location adjoins the schools in Seward. but that ball fields and cross country
trails separate this property from the school buildings, and is far enough from the actual
buildings that the trainings will not interfere with classes. We approve your request.
We appreciate the work you do to make this a safer place to live and educate students. We
hope your training goes well. Thank you for what you do.
Sincerely,
Dave Jones
Assistant Superintendent
cc: /Frevan Walker
Andy Rothenberger
David Kingsland
ANCHOR POINT COOPER LANDING HOMER HOPE KACHEMAK SELO KENAI MOOSE PASS NANWALEK NIKISKI NIKOLAEVSK NINILCHW
PORT GRAHAM RAZDOLNA SELDOVIA SEWARD SOLDOTNA STERLING TUSTUMENA TYONEK VOZNESENKA
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SECTION 000500-CONTRACT
CITY OF SEWARD,ALASKA
SMIC Harbor Improvements Phase I
Breakwater Construction, project 2015-1163
CONTRACT("Contract"), between the City of Seward,Alaska; herein called the City, acting by and
through its City Manager, and upon signing;this document shall serve as the notice to proceed, and
Company Name: Hamilton Construction LLC
Company Address: P. O. Box 241952,Anchorage,Alaska 99524
a/an Individual _Partnership Joint Venture X Single Member Sole Proprietorship LLC
Corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Alaska, its successors and assigns, herein called the
Contractor, is effective the date of the signature of the City Manager on this document.
The Contractor, for and in consideration of the payment or payments herein specified and agreed to by
the City, hereby covenants and agrees to furnish and deliver all the materials and to do and perform all
the work and labor required in the construction of the above-referenced project as bid by the Contractor,
which bid and prices named, together with the Contract Documents(as hereinafter defined)are made a
part of this Contract and accepted as such. It is distinctly understood and agreed that no claim for
additional work or materials, done or furnished by the Contractor and not specifically herein provided for,
will be allowed by the City, nor shall the Contractor do any work or furnish any material not covered by
this Contract, unless such work or materials is ordered in writing by the City. In no event shall the City be
liable for any materials furnished or used, or for any work or labor done, unless the materials,work, or
labor are required by the Contract or on written order furnished by the City. Any such work or materials
which may be done or furnished by the Contractor without written order first being given shall be at the
Contractor's own risk, cost, and expense and the Contractor hereby covenants and agrees to make no
claim for compensation for work or materials done or furnished without such written order.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, payment under this Contract shall not exceed
Fifteen Million Thirty Two Thousand One Hundred One&80/100 dollars($15,032,101.80)for all base items,
additional work, and change orders.
The Contractor further covenants and agrees that all materials shall be furnished and delivered and all
work and labor shall be done and performed, in every respect,to the satisfaction of the City, on or before:
April 30,2017 or within 630 calendar days following the date of notice to proceed. It is
expressly understood and agreed that in case of the failure on the part of the Contractor, for any reason,
except with the written consent of the City,to complete the furnishing and delivery of materials and the
doing and performance of the work before the aforesaid date, the City shall have the right to deduct from
any money due or which may become due the Contractor, or if no money shall be due, the City shall have
the right to recover One Thousand Five Hundred&00/100 dollars($1;500.00)per day and ADDITIONAL
LIQUIDATED DAMAGE refer to the Modification of the General Conditions in Article 11.8 for each calendar day
elapsing between the time stipulated for the completion and the actual date of completion in accordance
with the terms hereof; such deduction to be made, or sum to be recovered, not as a penalty but as
liquidated damages. Provided, however, that upon receipt of written notice from the Contractor of the
existence of causes over which the Contractor has no control and which must delay furnishing of
materials or the completion of the work, the Contracting Officer may, at his or her discretion, extend the
period specified for the furnishing of materials or the completion of the work, and in such case the
Contractor shall become liable for liquidated damages for delays commencing from the date on which the
extended period expires.
The bonds given by the Contractor in the sum of$15,032,101.80 Payment Bond, and$ 15,032,101.80
SMIC Harbor Improvements CONTRACT
Section 000500 Page 1
SECTION 000500-CONTRACT
Performance Bond,to secure the proper compliance with the terms and provisions of this Contract, are
submitted herewith and made a part hereof.
The Contractor further covenants and agrees that the entire construction will be done under the
administration of and to the complete satisfaction of the City subject to the inspection at all times and
approval by any regulatory agency of the Local, State, or Federal Government of the United States of
America,and in accordance with the laws of the State of Alaska and the City of Seward.
For purposes of this Contract, Contracting Officer means Ron Long or any other person designated by the City
Manager.
The Contractor is an independent contractor and not an employee or agent of the City.
Contract Documents shall have the meaning ascribed by the General Conditions of the Construction
Contract, and include but are not limited to this Contract,the General Conditions of the Construction
Contract, the Supplementary Conditions, and the following listed documents:
(1) Resolution 2015-071 (2) SMIC Harbor Improvements—Phase I, project 2015-1163 Project bid
documents dated May 2015
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Contract and agree to its terms and
conditions.
CONTRACTOR
Company Name: Hamilton Construction LLC
Signature of Authorized Company Representative: C .
P Y f
Typed Name and Title:
Date:August 10, 2015
CITY OF SEWARD
Signature of City Manage - �
Typed Name:Jim Hunt
Date: £S'-lb-rS
City Clerk:
(ATTEST)
CONTRACT
Section 000500 Page 2
SMIC Harbor Improvements
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KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
* Assistant Superintendent
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Dave Jones
148 North Binkley Street Soldotnc, Alaska 99669-7520
Phone (907) 714-8888 Fax (907) 262-5867
August 6,2015
Chief Eddie Athey
Seward Fire Department
P.O. Box 167
Seward.AK 99664
Dear Chief Athey:
This letter is to confirm that the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District supports your
plan to conduct live burn training at 2109 Diamond Boulevard on September 29, 2015. We
understand this location adjoins the schools in Seward. but that ball fields and cross country
trails separate this property from the school buildings, and is far enough from the actual
buildings that the trainings will not interfere with classes. We approve your request.
We appreciate the work you do to make this a safer place to live and educate students. We
hope your training goes well. Thank you for what you do.
Sincerely,
Dave Jon
Assistant Superintendent
cc: i/Trevan Walker
Andy Rothenberger
David Kingsland
ANCHOR POINT COOPER LANDING HOMER HOPE KACHEMAK SELO KENA; MOOSE PASS NANWALEK NIKISKI NIKOLAEVSK NINILCHIK
PORT GRAHAM RAZDOLNA SELDOVIA SEWARD SOLDOTNA STERLING TUSTUMENA TYONEK VOZNESENKA