Apr 20th 2020 | Posted in Water Projects by Texas Government Insider

The San Antonio Water System (SAWS) is seeking competitive sealed proposals for the W-6 Upper Segment: Hwy 90 to SW Military Drive Sewer Main Project that will replace the existing sewer infrastructure that runs through Lackland Air Force Base.

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SAWS W-6 Upper Segment sewer project

Project scope calls for or the construction of about 29,000 linear feet of 60-inch, 78-inch, and 104-inch gravity sewer main via tunneling and short segments of open cut as well as construction of 16-foot diameter access shafts with depths from 40 feet to 145 feet deep.

New infrastructure will be built around the base and existing 48 and 54-inch gravity sewer mains will be abandoned.
Estimated project cost is $180 million. Proposals are due by 10 a.m. May 1.

SAWS anticipates awarding the contract and issuing a notice to proceed in July for the largest project in its Sanitary Sewer Overflow Reduction Program (SSORP).