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Trust authorizes advertising for two large transmission-main interconnect projects
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Summary
Trustees approved plans and specifications to advertise two transmission-main projects (WC0853 and 00930) to increase interconnectivity between Draper and Heffner service areas; staff said bids will open in late February with a 395-day construction schedule and May 2027 closeout target.
The Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust voted Jan. 13 to advertise plans and specifications for two transmission-main interconnect projects intended to improve drinking-water supply resiliency between the Draper and Heffner service areas.
Kendra Alexander presented the project overview, identifying the work as two large pipelines — a 42-inch main (designed by Tetra Tech) and a 48-inch main (designed by Guernsey) — that will connect at Booster Pump Station 9 and run across private property and parallel a railroad corridor. She said the approach bundles the two pipeline segments to one contractor to minimize repeated disruptions and avoid bulkhead/capping operations between separate contracts.
Alexander outlined the procurement and schedule: staff will advertise the projects, open sealed bids in late February (presented as “February 20 February 25”), expect to award approximately 30 days after bid opening, and issue a notice to proceed immediately after award. She said the combined construction duration is 395 days with project closeout targeted for May 2027.
Trustees asked questions about why the design uses two different diameters and about pump-station locations; staff answered that alignment studies and hydraulic-flow direction drove the decisions. The board moved to approve advertising and the motion passed.
What happens next: staff will publish the plans and specifications, receive sealed bids on the stated dates, and return with an award recommendation after procurement closes.
