CMAR Project Delivery Method Facilitates the Construction of a Large-Diameter Pipeline and Treatment Plant Upgrade Project, Allowing Timely Access to Much-Needed Water Resources in North Texas

Lake Texoma, a 2.5 million acre man-made reservoir stores roughly 28 percent of the North Texas Municipal Water District’s raw water supply (NTMWD 2016). The owner was forced by Federal regulation (the Lacey Act of 1900, SS 42.a.1, pg.2) to stop its pumping operations after the discovery of zebra mussels, an invasive species, within the Red River Basin. In September 2011, the owner hired a consultant to consider alternative ways to access their raw water capacity in Lake Texoma. The development of the a raw water pipeline project was the most feasible means to access this much needed capacity, while maintaining regulation and preventing the spread of zebra mussels into the Trinity River Basin. This project was facilitated through the construction manager at risk (CMAR) delivery method, due to the District’s dire need to regain access to water. Through a selection process the CMAR was selected in January 2012. The CMAR Team was responsible for the entirety of the project delivery, including oversight, management, scheduling, and portions of the construction. The project was taken from concept to delivery in less than 26 months including both the design and construction phases.