Contracting and Jobs

Dam and Spillways

• Status: Design completed, approved by TCEQ on July 3, 2020

• Engineer: Freese & Nichols

• Prequalified Contractors: Barnard Construction Company, Inc; Granite Construction Company; Kiewit Infrastructure South Co.; and, Thalle Construction Company, Inc.

• Construction Procurement: Anticipate Construction Contract Award in March 2021

• Procurement/Contracting Method: Competitive Sealed Proposals

• Scope Includes: Dam; spillway; emergency spillway; outlet/intake structure; intake valves, piping and structure; dam and borrow area clearing

Roads and Bridges

• Status: Negotiating TxDOT Advanced Funding Agreement & Fannin County Agreement

• Design and Construction Procurement: Anticipate Procurement for Construction in February 2021; Anticipate Construction Award April 2021

• Procurement/Contracting Method: Progressive Design Build

• Scope Includes: SH 34 & FM 1550 relocations; improvements; adjustments and terminations of county roads; demolition of four bridges; removal of abandoned paving on SH 34, FM 2990 and FM1550; and clearing in roadway construction areas.

• Additional information:

  • Roadway Fact Sheet

  • Lake Ralph Hall Roadway Relocations Industry Presentation (February 24, 2020)

Environmental Improvements

• Status: Mitigation Plan finalized and includes preliminary design of environmental improvements

• Mitigation Design, Construction and Monitoring: On-Going

• Procurement/Contracting Method: Competitive Sealed Proposals/Full Service Provider

• Scope Includes: Final design, construction, monitoring, maintenance, and adaptive management of environmental improvements through acceptance by USACE

Clearing and Demolition

• Status: Clearing and demolition requirements not yet defined

• Design Procurement: Request for Qualifications issued January 12, 2021, and may be found here.

• Construction Procurement Anticipated: Anticipated Summer 2021

• Procurement/Contracting Method: CMAR or Conventional Design-Bid-Build

• Scope Includes: Clearing and Demolition

Conveyance Elements

• Status: Conceptual design completed for pipeline alignment, system hydraulics, balancing reservoir site & pump station site

• Preliminary Design: General Engineering: LAN -- Scope Includes: Finalizing pipeline alignment, ROW survey and instrument preparation, mapping, preliminary design for pump station, balancing reservoir, and flow control station at Irving Pipeline, system hydraulic design (including surge), controls conceptual design, coordinate final design

• Pipeline Final Design: Procurement anticipated Spring 2021

  • Procurement/Contracting Method: RFQ

  • Scope Includes: Developing plans and specifications for pipeline procurement and construction

• Pump Station Final Design: Anticipate Design Contract Award in February 2021

  • Procurement/Contracting Method: RFQ

  • Scope Includes: Final design of station, System SCADA, Irving Control Station

• Balancing Reservoir Final Design: Procurement anticipated Spring 2021

  • Procurement/Contracting Method: RFQ

  • Scope Includes: Final design of balancing reservoir, access roads and on-site piping

• Pipeline Construction: Procurement anticipated Fall 2022

  • Procurement/Contracting Method: CMAR or Conventional Design-Bid-Build

  • Scope Includes: Pipeline construction

• Pump Station Construction: Procurement anticipated Fall 2022

  • Procurement/Contracting Method: potential CMAR Request For Qualifications in February 2021

  • Scope Includes: Pump Station and Control Station for Irving Pipeline

• Balancing Reservoir Construction: Procurement anticipated Fall 2022

  • Procurement/Contracting Method: CMAR or Conventional Design-Bid-Build

  • Scope Includes: Balancing reservoir and access roads, on-site piping

Support Facilities

• Status: Site for Lake Headquarters selected; site for operations/maintenance near dam tentatively selected; amenities sites and scope not defined

• Facilities Planning: Consultant SOQ anticipated February 2021

• Facilities Design: Procurement anticipated Spring 2021

• Procurement/Contracting Method: RFQ

• Scope Includes: Programming and design for Lake Headquarters, operations/maintenance facilities, amenities

• Facilities Construction: Procurement anticipated Spring 2022

• Procurement/Contracting Method: Competitive Sealed Proposals/Conventional Design-Bid-Build

Program Support

• Status: Program Services not yet initiated

• Procurement Anticipated: 2021

• Procurement/Contracting Method: Request for Proposals/Professional Services

• Scope Includes: Supporting UTRWD’s management of Lake Ralph Hall program and capital program capabilities, program maintenance deployment, miscellaneous planning, design and engineering services, inspection and other construction management staff augmentation.