Water Utilities Trust approves Atoka pipeline contract awards, including $52 million Dokka segment

The Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust approved contract awards on Dec. 2 for segments of the Atoka raw water pipeline, including a $52,000,000 award to Belt Construction and a separate award to McKee Utility Contractors.

Staff introduced item 6a as a ratification and award to McKee Utility Contractors for a segment of the Lake Atoka raw water line from the Macomb Pump Station to the Stanley Draper Reservoir. Staff member Larry said, "It's about a 16 and a half mile long segment from the Macomb Pump Station to Draper." The board approved the item; the transcript records the chair announcing approval.

Item 6c was presented as a resolution approving addendums, extending time, and awarding a contract to Belt Construction for the Dokka raw water line from State Highway 3 West to Macomb Pump Station for $52,000,000. Staff said this and related awards complete the second Atoka pipeline; staff described the segment as "about 12 and a half miles long" and noted an agenda field that read 1.44 (staff clarified the longer length). The chair called for approval and announced, "And it passes." The transcript does not record mover/second names or a roll-call tally for either award.

The trust also noted item 6b had been stricken; staff explained 6b was a deferred item and a separate item had been posted to extend award times. No protest or public comment about the contracts appears in the transcript.

Details and context: the transcript identifies the Macomb Pump Station and the Stanley Draper Reservoir as endpoints for the McKee award and cites the Dokka segment as part of completing the second Atoka pipeline. The record includes staff length estimates and the $52,000,000 contract figure; it does not provide firm completion dates, contractor contact information beyond the company names, or a roll-call vote record.