Midwest City advances Dorchester Road sewer capacity project
City of Midwest City Environmental Services, Oklahoma · Meeting date: October 27, 2026 · Published: October 28, 2026
Midwest City Municipal Authority has awarded Garver a $299,900 engineering work order for a 10-inch sewer line along Dorchester Road. The project is intended to provide the capacity needed for Cedarbrook Villages development and follows the city’s earlier sewer moratorium concerns.
Key points
- Garver will provide design, survey, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality coordination, bidding support and limited construction-phase services for $299,900.
- The scheme would upsize about 2,300ft of existing 8-inch sewer along Dorchester Road to 10-inch pipe, using pipe-bursting or open-cut construction.
- The wastewater master plan identified the Dorchester Road line as Project 5 and a priority capacity improvement for future development south of Oakwood East.
- A previous planning estimate put total project costs, including construction, contingency, engineering and survey, at $1.12 million.
Full report
Midwest City Municipal Authority has approved a $299,900 work order for Garver to engineer the Dorchester Road Sewer Line Improvements, moving forward on a wastewater master-plan project intended to create capacity for Cedarbrook Villages development.
The work is the first sewer-line project to advance following earlier capacity constraints and a sewer moratorium, Public Works Director R. Paul Streets told trustees. The Eastside Sewer Study and the city’s Wastewater Master Plan identified the upgrade in the Oakwood East neighbourhood as Project 5, a priority improvement for development to the south.
Garver’s assignment covers project management, survey, final design, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality coordination, bidding assistance and construction-phase services. Funding is available from the Municipal Authority’s Fund 188.
The preliminary project outline calls for replacement of approximately 2,300ft of 8-inch sewer between Dorchester Road and Lorene Avenue and SE 15th Street with 10-inch pipe. The engineering scope allows for either pipe bursting or open-cut construction. The project outline also includes five 48-inch-diameter manholes.
Garver will carry out a hydraulic analysis before the kickoff meeting to confirm design assumptions and identify constraints. Survey work will cover up to 2,300ft of proposed alignment, including utility potholing at up to five crossings. The final design package is expected to comprise plan-view sewer drawings and standard details, rather than profile drawings because the new line is expected to follow the existing alignment.
The consultant’s lump-sum fee for project management through bidding support totals $267,900. Construction-phase support is capped at $32,000 on an hourly basis. The work order anticipates final design within 90 days of survey approval, followed by a 30-day DEQ coordination stage and 45 days of bidding assistance after DEQ approval. Construction-phase services are based on an expected 180-day contractor period.
An August 2025 planning estimate put construction at $750,000, comprising 2,300ft of 10-inch pipe estimated at $300/ft and five manholes. With a 30% contingency and 15% allowance for engineering and survey, the estimated total project cost was $1.12 million.
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Source: City Council Meeting, City of Midwest City Environmental Services