Copeland Park Pump Station Improvements

The Copeland Park Pump Station, located in Newport News, Virginia, was originally built in 1965 and includes a pump station with three booster pumps offering a firm pumping capacity of 12 million gallons per day, along with an adjacent water storage tank holding approximately 5 million gallons. Due to extensive operational failures of the pumping equipment, outdated electrical systems, and serious structural deficiencies in the pump station building and foundations, rehabilitation is considered highly complex and impractical. As a result, the City of Newport News has decided to move forward with the design and construction of a new pump station to replace the existing facility. To ensure an efficient and timely project delivery, the improvements will be managed through the Construction Manager at Risk (CMaR) method, allowing for constructability input during the design phase. This solicitation, issued by the Waterworks agency of Virginia, is open for responses until May 22, 2026. Key contact personnel include the Procurement Manager, Kersha Aerga, and Procurement Services Specialist, Natalie Minton. The project aims to address critical infrastructure needs and enhance the reliability and capacity of the community’s water pumping and storage system.