Pacific Hydrotech to rehabilitate FPUD's Overland Trail Lift Station

Pacific Hydrotech will be rehabilitating the Fallbrook Public Utility District’s Overland Trail Lift Station.

A 4-0 FPUD board vote Dec. 9, with Don McDougal absent, awarded the Perris company a $2,490,150 contract.

“We’re combining two lift stations into one more reliable lift station,” FPUD general manager Jack Bebee said.

The existing Anthony’s Corner Lift Station will be demolished, and the existing Overland Trail Lift Station will be rehabilitated. The capacity for the Overland Trail Lift Station will be increased to handle the flows currently handled at the Anthony’s Corner Lift Station.

The rehabilitation of the Overland Trail Lift Station will include replacing the pumps, electrical and controls equipment and backup generator. The existing wet well will be expanded, and modifications will be made to the existing controls building.

“It’s an older facility that needs some rehabilitation work,” Bebee said.

The expansion of the Overland Trail Lift Station will eliminate the need for work other than demolition on the Anthony’s Corner Lift Station.

“That also needed significant rehabilitation,” Bebee said.

FPUD staff along with Infrastructure Engineering Corporation prepared a design package and solicited bids. Nine bids were received by the Nov. 20 deadline.

Pacific Hydrotech of Perris submitted the low bid of $2,490,150. The second-lowest bid amount of $2,538,032 was from Rainbow’s SCW Contracting Corporation. The past Pacific Hydrotech work for FPUD includes the construction of the district’s ultraviolet disinfection facility.

FPUD’s total budget over a two-year period for the project is $3,000,000, which will include administration and construction management costs. The capital budget calls for expenses of $1,500,000 during fiscal year 2019-2020 and $1,500,000 in 2020-2021.