Carrollton Continues Award Winning Development Efforts;
Awarded 2012 Public Works Project of the Year

Carrollton, TX – Carrollton has been awarded the 2012 Public Works Project of the Year Award by the Texas Public Works Association (TPWA) in the division of projects less than $2 million. The award is for the Fyke Road Lift Station Rehabilitation.

The Fyke Road Lift Station Reconstruction project was relatively small but eliminated a chronic operational problem for the City’s wastewater department. The lift station was constructed in 1979 and was of the wet well/dry well type, and since it was about 25 feet deep, required a confined space entry. The old lift station wet well and pumps were improperly sized by today’s design criteria – the wet well was too small and the pumps too big – and as a result the wet weather wastewater flows were pumped into the receiving manhole too quickly and often for it to handle the flows. As a result, wet weather overflows were common in the receiving manhole and the lift station had to be monitored in large rainfall events because it was always in danger of losing power or malfunctioning. This project corrected those major flaws and should serve the area for decades.

“This project established an aesthetic and functionality standard for all future lift station rebuilds in Carrollton. We appreciate the opportunity to receive this recognition.” commented Cesar Molina, Carrollton’s Director of Engineering.

The project was constructed with Pay As You Go funding which is derived from residents’ water utility bills. Birkhoff, Hendricks & Carter, L.L.P. provided professional engineering services while North Texas Contracting constructed the project.

The project began in October 2010 and took a year to construct, though actual construction did not take that long. Delays in coordinating with the electrical provider took several months in converting from 240V to 480V and then delivery problems for various components also caused delays. The cost of the project was $659,600.

In total, the project consisted of the design and construction of the following components: lift station construction, on site sanitary sewer and force main, backup power generation, demolition and removal of the old Lift Station, traffic control, erosion control, and prior to construction, property acquisition from an adjoining resident.

“Public Works has looked forward to the replacement of this lift station for many years. I’m glad that we could turn one of our big wastewater system problems into an asset that will serve the City for many years to come” said Tom Geier, Carrollton’s Capital Improvement Project Manager.

Carrollton also received the 2010 TPWA Public Works Project of the Year for the North Transmission Water Line project, as well as the 2011 TPWA Public Works Project of the Year Awards in two different categories, for the Columbian Club Pump Rehabilitation and the South Main Street Reconstruction project.

Molina received the 2012 award at the TPWA Annual Conference Awards Banquet on Thursday, June 7 on behalf of the City of Carrollton. For more information about the projects, call 972-466-4230.