LAN provided route evaluation, design, and construction administration for more than 38,000 LF of 24-, 30-, and 72-inch diameter water transmission line. The alignment was along a quickly developing US 380 corridor, including four separate system interconnections. Each interconnection was completed within an allowable 24-hour shutdown window, connecting bar-wrapped and ductile iron pipe. In delivery, our team negotiated an isolation valve variance with TCEQ reducing the base requirement of 18 valves to only two, saving more than $400,000.

The quality of construction documents was demonstrated with 13 qualified bids received that were very tightly grouped, with the low and average bids both within 5% of the engineer’s estimate. The only change orders were from rock strata not identified in geotechnical investigations and totaled less than 2% of the bid value.