J.F. Shea given CWA contract to reline Pipeline 5 in San Luis Rey Canyon

J.F. Shea Construction, Inc., was given the San Diego County Water Authority contract to reline Pipeline 5 in San Luis Rey Canyon.

The SDCWA board voted unanimously May 23 to award J.F. Shea a $47,913,795 contract for the work. The project will reline approximately 9,000 linear feet of existing 96-inch diameter pre-stressed concrete cylinder pipe.

Pipeline 5 was built in 1982 and conveys untreated water to CWA member agency turnouts. The CWA has an asset management program which protects the reliability of CWA facilities. Inspection technologies reduce the risk of pipeline failures and are als...