BCRUA staff report steady progress on Phase 2 pump station, Phase 1D plant work; Phase 2A design nearing permit clearance

Aaron Archer, a project manager with Market Partners, told the Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority on March 26 that work on the Phase 2 raw-water pump station and related tunnel is trending toward recovery after earlier delays and that Phase 1D of the water treatment-plant expansion is moving into commissioning.

The Phase 2 raw-water contract is a $225 million agreement; Archer reported contractors have installed roughly $123 million to $124 million of work and that the project is about 55–65 percent complete depending on the metric used. He said the contractor has submitted a recovery schedule showing on-time substantial completion as currently planned for Feb. 16–17, 2027, if recovery measures—such as weekend work—are performed as outlined.

Those recovery measures are focused on finishing underground tunnel liner repairs, installing remaining pump-shaft casings and transitioning to the pump-station foundation work. Archer said the contractor has one outstanding shaft to drill, three casings left to grout, and anticipates casing work complete around May under the current schedule. He also said crews have restarted work on the maintenance-building foundations at the Valente intake site.

Why it matters: Phase 2 is the largest capital…