Trust awards $6.5 million contract for Draper plant pump station electrical upgrades

The Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust on May 20 ratified addenda 1–3 and awarded a $6,500,000 contract to Crossland Heavy Contractors for electrical improvements at the High Service Pump Station at the Draper Water Treatment Plant.

"This project includes the relocation of the variable frequency drives out of the high service pump station to [the] auxiliary high service pump station," Project Manager Kendra Alexander told trustees, adding the work includes demolition of existing switchgear in a basement she described as prone to flooding and the installation of an additional cooling-water system to provide redundancy. "This project is also funded by the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund," Alexander said.

The agenda listed the work as Project WTO254, High Service Pump Station Electrical Improvements at the Draper Water Treatment Plant. Trustees considered the item (Item 6B), heard Alexander's briefing, moved and seconded the approval, and the motion "passes" according to the meeting record; the transcript does not show a roll-call vote or individual tallies.

General Manager Browning reported that, with recent rains, most city lakes are at or above full pool and that Draper is about "3 or 4 inches below full pool," which he described as functionally over full. Browning also said water expenses and revenues were as expected for the time of year, while wastewater expenses were slightly elevated because some invoices were transferred from fiscal year 2024 to fiscal year 2025 budgets.

Trustees had no additional questions recorded during the item and there was no public comment listed on the meeting record for this project.