Tucson Water is seeking a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) to develop an Advanced Water Purification (AWP) Demonstration Facility located at 2550 W. Sweetwater Drive in Tucson, Arizona. The project involves constructing a 2.5 million gallon per day facility that will purify tertiary effluent from the Agua Nueva Water Reclamation Facility to potable water standards, meeting Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) requirements. Key deliverables include building upgrades, AWP equipment installation, piping modifications, and site improvements such as landscaping, paving, and parking lot construction. The facility will serve multiple purposes, including verifying treatment processes, establishing design criteria for a full-scale facility, providing public engagement, and training water treatment operators. Interested firms must submit Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) by October 23, 2025, at 2:00 pm local time, with a pre-submittal meeting scheduled for September 30, 2025, via Microsoft Teams and an on-site visit planned for October 2, 2025, at 1:00 pm. The project is funded through a United States Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) grant and is expected to be fully operational by September 2027, with construction completed by January 2027. The procurement includes Small Business Enterprise (SBE) program provisions, which apply to contracts with estimated construction values of $100,000 or more. Only firms certified by the City of Tucson under Chapter 28, Article XIII of the Tucson Procurement Code are eligible to fulfill SBE goals, with specific requirements for subcontractor involvement and documentation. Contractors can meet SBE goals through prime contractor participation, subcontractor involvement, or supplier engagement, with specific percentage credits assigned based on the type of SBE involvement. The estimated total construction cost is $10,000,000, with the conceptual design suggesting a project cost of approximately $5.3 million and a contingency range between $1.6 million and $8 million. The recommended treatment approach involves a reverse osmosis-based treatment train featuring microfiltration/ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, ultraviolet advanced oxidation process, and optional granular activated carbon treatment. Potential cost savings of approximately $350,000 may be achieved if Tucson Water purchases major equipment directly, and the project includes pre-packaged treatment equipment such as pilot skids for various filtration and purification processes.
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Offer_and_Acceptance.pdf | 87KB | 9/18/25 | ||
SBE_Provisions_Revised_May_2024_Includes_Subcontractor_Modification_Form.docx | 337KB | Document | 9/18/25 | |
Advanced_Water_Purification_Demonstration_Facility.pdf | 670KB | 9/23/25 | ||
AWP_Demonstration_Facility_Slide_Deck.pptx | 17MB | Presentation | 9/18/25 | |
TW_AWP_Conceptual_Design_for_Review_v4.pdf | 12MB | 9/18/25 |