PILLAR: Sustainable
AGENDA DATE: September 9, 2026
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): Citywide
DEPARTMENT: Dallas Water Utilities Department
PRIORITY: Infrastructure
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) the rejection of proposals received for the Central Wastewater Treatment Plant Non-Potable Water System Improvements Project; and (2) the re-advertisement for new proposals - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
*In alignment with Water and Wastewater Capital Improvement Program.
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BACKGROUND
The Central Wastewater Treatment Plant (CWWTP) Non-Potable Water System Improvements Project, located at 1020 Sargent Road, will provide a new Non-Potable Water (NPW) system that will satisfy current volume and pressure demands, as well as include provisions for expansions to meet future growth. The existing non-potable water infrastructure is not meeting the needs of the CWWTP, resulting in increased operations and maintenance costs. The demand for non-potable water has increased due to improvements to several processes throughout the plant that started utilizing NPW in place of drinking water for mechanical equipment cooling and seal water demands.
The project scope includes construction of a wet well, pump station, electrical building, 16-inch, 18-inch, and 24-inch diameter non-potable water lines and associated appurtenances for the non-potable water conveyance loop. The advertised contract also included the rehabilitation of approximately 1,680 linear feet of 84-inch diameter semi-elliptical plant influent piping.
On May 8, 2026, one proposal was received in the amount of $69,415,850.00, which substantially exceeded the engineer’s estimate and available project budget of approximately $37 million. The single, higher than expected proposal is attributed to regional labor competition and specialized trade deficits, limited contractor participation, geopolitical volatility and material escalation, general mar...
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