WTP SALLISAW, OKLAHOMA

City of Sallisaw, Oklahoma

Hawkins-Wier Engineers

Currently Under Construction

The award of this project is a testament to the value of partnering and including the entire project team into the plan review process.  Originally bid in November 2005, BRB was low-bidder out of five by almost $1 million.  Due to unforeseen financial considerations, this budget was almost $3.5 million above what the City of Sallisaw had in the coffers.  Immediately, the team of BRB Contractors, Inc., Hawkins-Weir Engineers, and the City of Sallisaw got together and set about performing an intensive value-engineering review to enable the construction of this project so necessary to the City’s future.  Following this exhaustive review and re-design process, the team was able to reduce the project’s budget to $16.5 million.  The City awarded the construction contract to BRB in January 2006.  The following represents the major modifications and value-engineered changes that allowed this project to become a reality.

• The original design called for the lake intake structure to be constructed in significant amounts of native rock utilizing micro-tunneling.  Drawing on the diverse talents of BRB, the bridge division was able to collaborate in the re-design and plan for the construction of a bridge to serve the lake intake, eliminating the very costly process of micro-tunneling.  This modification alone allowed a savings of approximately $2.5 million.

• Minor plant process modifications were incorporated and the proposed clearwell was eliminated.

• BRB’s over 47 years of experience with project funding and procurement was instrumental in assisting the City of Sallisaw in obtaining a certificate of tax exemption, saving almost $500,000.