Poplar Tent Area Water Pump Station

Summary

Concord is constructing a 6-million-gallon-per-day drinking-water pump station at the Rock Hill Church water-tank site. The station will move finished water between service areas, improve supply redundancy, support growth, and replace the existing Rock Hill Church Road booster station. The $5.096 million construction contract is scheduled for final completion in May 2027.

Current stage: Under construction.

Current condition: Active.

Key Facts

Project Funding

Funding type: Public · Status: Allocated

Timeline

1. 2025-11-15

   Pump-station construction begins

   The formal construction-services schedule set November 15, 2025 as the notice to proceed, with substantial completion scheduled for April 24, 2027 and final completion for May 24, 2027. Concord's current budget reporting confirms that construction began; no later official evidence of opening or completion was found in the bounded advancement scan.

   Stage after event: Under construction
2. 2025-10-09

   Council awards construction contract

   After receiving four bids, City Council authorized a $5.096 million contract with low responsible bidder Harper General Contractors and a separate $612,450 construction-services amendment with Hazen and Sawyer. The construction bid exceeded an earlier estimate of about $3.5 million, primarily because of extensive site work on sloping terrain.

   Stage after event: Contract awarded
3. 2025-08-05

   Six-mgd design issued for construction

   Concord advertised Bid 2686 using issued-for-construction documents for a 6-mgd station, increasing the final design capacity from the earlier 5-mgd planning basis. The package included a pump building, generator, meter vault, access work, valve manholes, and about 1,250 feet of connecting pipe.

   Stage after event: Final design
4. 2024-01-11

   Hazen receives engineering contract

   City Council selected Hazen and Sawyer from seven interested firms and authorized a $477,000 engineering and bid-phase services contract. The design basis initially called for 5 mgd at the Rock Hill Church tank property and identified projected demand from the Grounds at Concord as a primary driver.

   Stage after event: Preliminary design or environmental review
5. 2023-10-04

   City solicits pump-station design team

   Concord issued RFQ 2600 for hydraulic analysis, site selection, preliminary and final civil, mechanical, and electrical design, bid documents, and an engineer's cost estimate. The Rock Hill water-tank property was identified as a preferred location.

   Stage after event: Funded or programmed
6. 2021-02-26

   Water master plan recommends pump station

   Concord's Water System Master Plan recommended a booster station identified as Rock Hill BPS. The project was subsequently included in the City's approved FY 2022-2026 capital improvement program.

   Stage after event: Planning or feasibility

Geography

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