League City council weighs $86M wastewater plant expansion

League City’s council was asked on Oct. 27 to approve an $86 million package expanding the city’s Southwest Water Reclamation Facility. The work adds 2 million gallons a day of wastewater treatment capacity, and the vote outcome is not yet posted.

The item, legislation 26-0404, would award a Construction Manager at Risk contract to CSA Construction, Inc. with a guaranteed maximum price of $77,915,143. It also sets aside a separate $2,093,194 Work Change Directive budget the city can draw on for changes during construction. Two more contracts round out the $86,015,143 total: $240,485 to Terracon Consultants for material testing and $5,766,321 to Freese and Nichols for construction management, inspection and start-up services. The council’s action record and minutes for the meeting had not been posted when this was published, so the item remains proposed.

Why it matters

For builders and developers working League City, treatment capacity is a gating factor on new subdivisions and commercial plats. A contract this size, presented by the city’s capital projects office, shows League City is funding sewer capacity ahead of the next round of residential and commercial growth in the plant’s service area.

The numbers

The $86,015,143 total construction budget breaks into four pieces: the $77,915,143 CMAR contract to CSA Construction, the $2,093,194 Work Change Directive budget, $240,485 for Terracon’s testing work and $5,766,321 for the Freese and Nichols construction management contract. The project, numbered WW2201 in the agenda, adds 2.0 million gallons per day (MGD) of treatment capacity.

What’s next

If the council approves the resolution, CSA Construction becomes construction manager at risk for the expansion, with Freese and Nichols handling construction management and inspection. The approved resolution and minutes will confirm the vote once the city posts them. More on the metro: /markets/houston/.