Raleigh awards $4.44m contract to close water-network gap
City of Raleigh Public Utilities Department, North Carolina · Meeting date: November 4, 2026 · Published: November 5, 2026
Raleigh City Council approved a construction contract with Sanford Contractors for the Rand Road–Ten-Ten Road Water Main project. The scheme will install about 13,000 linear feet of 12-inch ductile-iron transmission main, alongside hydrants and associated appurtenances.
Key points
- Sanford Contractors secured the $4.44 million award as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder among eight submissions received on September 29.
- The project will install approximately 13,000 linear feet of 12-inch ductile-iron water transmission main, hydrants and other appurtenances.
- Raleigh Water identified the project in its 2016 Water System Master Plan.
- The utility says the project addresses a distribution-system gap and is intended to improve performance, redundancy and regional connectivity.
Full report
Raleigh City Council has approved a $4.44 million construction contract for a new transmission main intended to close a gap in the city’s water distribution network.
Sanford Contractors will deliver the Rand Road–Ten-Ten Road Water Main project after submitting the lowest responsive, responsible bid among eight construction bids received by Raleigh Water on September 29. The council approved the award through its consent agenda on November 4.
The contract covers installation of approximately 13,000 linear feet of 12-inch ductile-iron water transmission main, together with fire hydrants and associated appurtenances. Raleigh Water has budgeted $10 million for the overall project, while the construction award is $4,440,750.
The utility identified the scheme in its 2016 Water System Master Plan. Staff said the new main would address an existing gap in Raleigh’s distribution system, improving system performance, redundancy and regional connectivity.
The meeting materials list an expected construction duration of 18 months. They also state an anticipated February 2026 construction start date, although the contract award was considered by council in November 2026.
The water-main award was the most substantive utility capital decision taken at the meeting. Council also approved the Stormwater Management Advisory Commission’s FY2027 work plan, which directs the commission to work with city stormwater staff on reviewing and evaluating citywide stormwater-management standards and requirements for new development and redevelopment.
For Raleigh Water’s wastewater operations, council also approved an amendment to Davis Landscape’s Resource Recovery Division landscape-services contract. The amendment adds four facilities—the Neuse River Resource Recovery Facility, Smith Creek, Little Creek Resource Recovery Facility and the Wrenn Road location—to the scope from the third contract year, increasing the contract by $550,804.
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Source: City Council Meeting - First Tuesday - Afternoon & Evening Sessions, City of Raleigh Public Utilities Department