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Waterline Relocations Along State Highways in Dallas, Rockwall, and Kaufman Counties; Project No. 101-0607-22, Work Package G; Tabulation of Bids and Award Of Contract, and Authorize Inspection Services
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SUBJECT
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Authorize award of a construction contract for the Waterline Relocations Along State Highways in Dallas, Rockwall, and Kaufman Counties, Work Package G project in the amount of $8,954,567 to Belt Construction of Texas, LLC, and authorize internal inspection services in the amount of $367,920.
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PURPOSE
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is preparing to widen Farm to Market Road 552 (FM 552) from approximately State Highway 205 (SH 205) to State Highway 66 (SH 66). This TxDOT project will encroach on existing NTMWD water lines and easements, requiring the relocation or protection of water lines, valves, and other facilities to avoid conflict with the roadway expansion. This contract is for the construction of the required relocations and protections of NTMWD pipelines along FM 552.
RECOMMENDATION
The Executive Director and NTMWD staff recommend the Board of Directors authorize the award of a contract as follows:
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Contractor: |
Belt Construction of Texas, LLC |
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Construction Contract and Internal Inspection Services |
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Project: |
No. 101-0607-22, Waterline Relocations Along State Highways in Dallas, Rockwall, and Kaufman Counties, Work Package G |
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Construction Contract: $8,954,567.00 Internal Inspection Services: $367,920 |
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Committee: |
This will be an item on the June 25, 2025, Water Committee meeting agenda |
DRIVER(S) FOR THIS PROJECT
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Strategic Objective: |
1.1 High Quality Services; 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
• TxDOT is planning various road improvements in Dallas, Rockwall, and Kaufman Counties that will encroach on existing NTMWD water line easements, creating conflicts with NTMWD water pipelines, valves, and vault structures, and these conflicts require varying degrees of relocation or protection.
• Administrative Memorandum No. 5807 authorized the design for these multiple relocations associated with TxDOT expansions to be completed under a single design effort with Teague Nall and Perkins, Inc. (TNP).
• To facilitate the timing and material availability among the multiple sites, the construction activities are separated into eight construction work packages. Package G (607G) is the last of the eight packages on NTMWD Project No. 101-0607-22
PROJECT PURPOSE
• Work Package 607G refers to work along FM 552 from SH 205 to SH 66 where TxDOT’s expansion of FM 552 impacts five existing NTMWD pipelines and one delivery point site.
• This project maintains the protection of existing infrastructure through the relocation of pipelines and a delivery point site in conflict, and protection of pipelines by extending the protective casings for existing NTMWD water lines at road crossings where TxDOT is expanding their right-of-way limits.
PROJECT COMPONENTS
• Construction of segment replacements for three water lines along FM 552, encompassing approximately 3,500 linear feet (LF) of pipelines.
• Replacement of an existing meter vault
• Installation of 180 LF of split steel casing around two existing water lines where TxDOT’s right-of-way limits are expanding
TABULATION OF BIDS
Sealed bids for construction were received at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, as tabulated below:
Bidder Total Bid Recommendation
Belt Construction of Texas, LLC $8,954,567.00 Lowest responsible bid
Recommended for Award
Canary Construction, Inc. $9,085,725.00
S.J. Louis Construction of Texas Ltd. $9,265,339.36
Mountain Cascade of Texas, LLC $10,800,618.00
ENGINEER’S OPINION OF
PROBABLE COST $9,394,000.00
LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER HISTORY
Belt Construction of Texas, LLC has successfully completed or is currently under construction on several similar projects for the NTMWD:
• Project No. 101-0390-15, Wylie Water Treatment Plant Conversion to Biologically Active Filtration, Phase II (currently in construction)
• Project No. Project No. 501-0491-18, 121 Force Main Improvements (currently in construction)
• Project No. 101-0607-22, Work Package B, Waterline Relocations Along State Highways in Dallas, Rockwall, and Kaufman Counties (completed April 2025)
• Project No. 301-0508A-18, Wilson Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Drain Improvements (completed October 2023)
• Project No. 501-0439-16, Beck Branch Parallel Interceptor (completed May 2021)
• Project No. 401-0438-16, 121 Regional Disposal Facility Gravity Sewer, Leachate Pump Station and Force Main (completed March 2018)
• Project No. 101-0262-11, Replacement Section of the North Plano Pipeline (completed May 2015)
Based on their standing as the lowest responsible bidder, the information provided, and reports by the supplied references, the NTMWD staff and Teague Nall and Perkins, Inc. recommend award of the contract to Belt Construction of Texas, LLC.
INTERNAL INSPECTION SERVICES
NTMWD will utilize its own inspection staff to cover all inspection tasks. The cost to NTMWD related to this internal inspection coverage is approximately $367,920.
FUNDING
Funding in the amount of $8,954,567 to Belt Construction of Texas, LLC and $367,920 for NTMWD Internal Inspection Services is to be made available in the Regional Water System Capital Improvement Fund. The District anticipates partial reimbursement by TxDOT for this project.