Case File 26-0196
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Ordinance authorizing a contract with FCC Aqualia USA Corp. of Katy, Texas for design, procurement, assembly, commissioning and operation of a containerized brackish water desalination plant in the amount of $43,548,474.00 for the CCW Containerized Brackish Water Treatment Plant project; authorizing construction contracts for ancillary improvements required for the brackish treatment plant in an amount up to $11,451,526.00; authorizing emergency construction contracts for the pump station and conveyance system from the Western Well Field to ON Stevens WTP in an amount up to $120,000,000.00; and amending the FY 2026 Capital Budget, with FY 2026 funding available from Water Capital Fund.
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Track subcontracting openings on Corpus Christi brackish water plant
Context: COO Winkelmann's Feb 17 presentation named 'Aqualia qualifications' alongside those specific scope items just before the $410M-anchored project cleared its 9-0 final vote.
Recommended: Identify bid packages for the Western Well Field Pump Station, conveyance line, and ONSWTP site work now that funding is approved — Aqualia's qualifications were presented as the likely design-build team, so subcontracting will route through them rather than a separate city RFP.
Ask why Vaughn's water plant vote flipped in Corpus Christi
Context: Vaughn cast the sole no vote in the 8-1 first-reading tally on Feb 17, then the same ordinance passed 9-0 on second reading Feb 24.
Recommended: Request comment from Council Member Vaughn's office on why the lone dissenting vote against the brackish water plant on first reading became a unanimous approval one week later, with no recorded change to project scope or cost.
Check your Corpus Christi water bill for new plant surcharge
Context: COO Nick Winkelmann's Feb 17 presentation included 'project costs and rate impact' and 'estimated monthly water bill impact' as agenda items ahead of the $410M bond-funded project.
Recommended: Ask Corpus Christi Water for the rate schedule behind the newly approved treatment plant, since staff already briefed Council on the specific monthly bill impact before the vote.
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Ordinance authorizing a contract with FCC Aqualia USA Corp. of Katy, Texas for design, procurement, assembly, commissioning and operation of a containerized brackish water desalination plant in the amount of $43,548,474.00 for the CCW Containerized Brackish Water Treatment Plant project; authorizing construction contracts for ancillary improvements required for the brackish treatment plant in an amount up to $11,451,526.00; authorizing emergency construction contracts for the pump station and conveyance system from the Western Well Field to ON Stevens WTP in an amount up to $120,000,000.00; and amending the FY 2026 Capital Budget, with FY 2026 funding available from Water Capital Fund.
Vote: 9 for, 0 against
Authorize contract with FCC Aqualia for containerized brackish water desalination plant
Pulled from consent agenda for individual consideration. Enactment No: 033877
Ordinance authorizing a contract with FCC Aqualia USA Corp. of Katy, Texas for design, procurement, assembly, commissioning and operation of a containerized brackish water desalination plant in the amount of $43,548,474.00 for the CCW Containerized Brackish Water Treatment Plant project; authorizing construction contracts for ancillary improvements required for the brackish treatment plant in an amount up to $11,451,526.00; authorizing emergency construction contracts for the pump station and conveyance system from the Western Well Field to ON Stevens WTP in an amount up to $120,000,000.00; and amending the FY 2026 Capital Budget, with FY 2026 funding available from Water Capital Fund.
Vote: 8 for, 1 against
pass on first reading; authorize contract with FCC Aqualia USA Corp. for brackish water desalination plant ($43,548,474), ancillary improvements (up to $11,451,526), and emergency pump station/conveyance contracts (up to $120,000,000)