Regional Water System
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Leonard Treated Water Pipeline to Farmersville Delivery Point; Project No. 101-0632-23; Tabulation of Bids and Award of Contract for Pipe Procurement
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SUBJECT
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Authorize award of a procurement contract in the amount of $15,257,175 to Northwest Pipe Company for pipe procurement, storage, and delivery for the Leonard Treated Water Pipeline to Farmersville Delivery Point project.
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PURPOSE
To mitigate lead times and maintain the proposed construction schedule of the Leonard Treated Water Pipeline to Farmersville Delivery Point project, procurement of the 48-diameter pipe is required prior to awarding the project construction contract.
RECOMMENDATION
The Executive Director, NTMWD staff and HDR Engineering, Inc. recommend the Board of Directors authorize the award of a contract as follows:
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Contractor: |
Northwest Pipe Company |
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Procurement, storage, and delivery of pipe |
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Project: |
No. 101-0632-23, Leonard Treated Water Pipeline to Farmersville Delivery Point |
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Amount: |
$15,257,175 |
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Committee: |
This will be an item on the February 25, 2026, Water Committee meeting agenda |
DRIVER(S) FOR THIS PROJECT
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Strategic Objective: |
1.2 Successfully Deliver Capital Program 1.4 Reliable and Resilient Systems |
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☐ Regulatory Compliance |
☐ Asset Condition |
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☒ Capacity |
☒ Redundancy/Resiliency |
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☐ Relocation or External Requests |
☐ Operational Efficiency |
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☐ Safety |
☐ Administrative |
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☐ Policy |
☐ Other _____________ |
BACKGROUND
PROJECT PURPOSE
• This project is to provide a 48-inch diameter treated water pipeline to convey water from the existing Leonard treated water pipeline in the vicinity of Farm-to-Market Road 981 south to the existing Farmersville delivery point.
• The proposed 48-inch pipeline will provide additional capacity to the East System to meet projected demands through the year 2050.
• This project was identified in Project No. 101-0588-21, the Water Transmission System CIP Update.
• This project bid an early pipe procurement package in advance of the construction package. Early procurement is required to maintain the project schedule; without it, the substantial completion date will be delayed. Procuring the pipe several months prior to the construction package award supports substantial completion by May 2028.
• This procurement contract will be assigned to a construction contractor selected through the bidding process.
PROJECT COMPONENTS
• This project includes the design of approximately 62,300 linear feet of 48-inch pipeline from a new branch connection on the existing 84-inch Leonard pipeline to a tie-in location near Farmersville Delivery Point No. 1.
• The proposed project alignment crosses numerous streets, highways, and creeks. Most of the proposed alignment would be performed by open cut, with multiple short sections of jack and bore.
TABULATION OF BIDS
Sealed bids for construction of the Pipe Procurement Package were received at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 23, 2026, as tabulated below:
Bidder Total Bid Recommendation
Northwest Pipe Company $15,257,175 Recommended for Award
American SpiralWeld Pipe Company, LLC $19,237,000
Thompson Pipe Group - Pressure $21,434,816
ENGINEER’S OPINION OF $29,700,000
PROBABLE COST
RECOMMENDED BIDDER HISTORY
Founded in 1966, the Northwest Pipe Company has selected its Saginaw facility to produce pipe for this project due to its experience manufacturing high-quality pipe, its experience on similar projects, and its proximity to the job site. The Saginaw Facility has over 30 years of experience producing mid-to-large diameter steel pipe for similar projects. They have manufactured and delivered more than 68 miles of 48-inch through 90-inch diameter pipe in Texas since 2020. The Saginaw facility currently employs 145 full-time staff for high-volume production. The plant has the capacity to easily coordinate production, manufacture and ship multiple segments simultaneously.
List of recent NTMWD’s projects supplied by Northwest Pipe Company that have been completed or are currently in construction:
a. Project No. 101-0431-16, North McKinney Pipeline Phase III (completed November 2019)
b. Project No. 101-0424-16, Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir Raw Water Pipeline - Segments A and B (completed September 2023)
c. Project No. 101-0425-16, Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir - Treated Water Pipeline from Leonard Water Treatment Plant to McKinney No. 4 - Bid Package No. 7 (completed February 2025)
d. Project No. 101-0425-16, Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir- Treated Water Pipeline from Leonard Water Treatment Plant to McKinney No. 4 - Segments D and E (completed February 2025)
e. Project No. 101-0566-20, 36-inch Plano Westside Pipeline (currently in construction)
f. Project No. 101-0390-15, Wylie Water Treatment Plant Conversion to Biologically Active Filtration - Bid Package No. 2 (currently in construction)
Based on the information provided, the NTMWD staff and HDR Engineering, Inc. recommend award of the contract to Northwest Pipe Company.
FUNDING
Funding in the amount of $15,257,175 to Northwest Pipe Company is to be made available utilizing the Regional Water System Extendable Commercial Paper (ECP) Program as the appropriation source; issuance of ECP notes will occur as cash needs arise.