Alan Rendl Regional Pump Station - North Harris County Regional Water Authority, Houston, TX

The Alan Rendl Regional Pump Station is part of the NHCRWA’s surface water supply and transmission program. Construction included building a new 40.3-million-gallons-per-day (MGD) finished water pumping station. The work generally included connecting to a surface water transmission main, a new pump station building, and installing two 14,000-gallon-per-minute (GPM) and two 7,000-gpm horizontal split-case centrifugal pumps with associated discharge piping, and a hydropneumatic system for connection to the surface water distribution system. Other work items included a new stormwater detention pond and outfall structure, two 12.5-MGD Ground Storage Tanks, chemical storage and feed system, new maintenance building, a medium-voltage electrical service with related buildings and equipment for power distribution, distributed generation and motor control, sanitary sewer lift station and off-site force main, and associated HVAC, plumbing, and incidental utilities.

The project began in late 2021 and completed in late 2024.

Owner: North Harris County Regional Water Authority
Location: Houston, TX
Engineer: DEC
Status: Completed June 2024
Final Cost: $102,151,000

AWARD:
CMAA Project of the Year: Water/Wastewater (Plant) Project - greater than $100M (2024)
The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) - Houston Chapter awarded the Alan Rendl Pump Station "Project of the Year" in November 2024. CMAA recognizes the entire life cycle of the project and acknowledges the team that contributed to the success of the project:

Owner: North Harris County Regional Water Authority
Program Design Management: AECOM
Engineer: Gannett Fleming
Construction Management and Inspection: Freese & Nichols
Contractor: Five Companies, LLC