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Water/WasteWater//state oF the seCtor
The Buckman Diversion’s new pipeline network avoided all conflicts with existing utilities and structures.
Flowing Freely
KeePing the Lines oF CoMMuniCAtion oPen WAs Key to suCCessFuLLy DeLivering
CLeAn, PotABLe WAter to the resiDents oF sAntA Fe, n.M.
By todd rich
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For years, the City oF santa Fe and Santa
Fe County in New Mexico relied on local aquifers as the main source of water for residents. The
practice could not continue, however—the aquifers had been tapped beyond the level at which
they could be replenished and could no longer
reliably provide enough water to get the area’s
population through a drought.
To address the problem, stakeholder representatives from the City of Santa Fe, Santa Fe County
and the Las Campanas Limited Partnership formed
a coalition called the Buckman Direct Diversion
Board to fi nd a way to divert water from the Rio
Grande, treat it and pipe the treated water throughout the region. The fi nal project would ultimately
include an intake from the river, a sediment-removal
facility, a raw-water lift station, two booster stations
to pump the water, and the pipelines needed to carry
the water to its final destination.
The board chose a two-step, design-build
solicitation strategy for design and construction
with a prescriptive request for proposal (RFP).
Evaluation relied heavily on proposed project
cost, but quality, risk management and allocation,
schedule, qualifications and cost-saving ideas
were also factors. The contract went to the joint
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