NEWest Construction given FPUD contract for Daily Pump Station renovations

The Fallbrook Public Utility District (FPUD) awarded NEWest Construction, Inc., the contract to replace the pumps and upgrade the electrical system at FPUD's Daily Pump Station in DeLuz.

A 5-0 FPUD board vote Aug. 24 authorized the $806,000 contract contingent upon the San Diego company being able to meet all of FPUD's bonding, insurance, and other requirements.

"The work involves a major overhaul of all equipment," said FPUD general manager Brian Brady.

The Daily Pump Station was constructed by the DeLuz Heights Municipal Water District, which merged with FPUD in 1990. "The Daily Pump Station is an important component of supplying water to higher elevations in the DeLuz portion of our service territory," Brady said.

FPUD staff prepared a design package for the replacement and upgrades project. Seven firms responded, and the NEWest bid of $806,000 was the lowest. Although FPUD's 2015-16 budget approval June 22 only allocated $720,000 for the Daily Pump Station improvements, adjustments to the planned pipeline budget for 2015-16 will be made so that FPUD can keep its overall water capital expenditures within the total budgeted amount.