HomeMy WebLinkAbout033877 ORD - 02/24/2026Ordinance 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.
WHEREAS, there is a statutory exception for this procurement in Local Government
Code, Section 252.022(a)(2), as this purchase is necessary to preserve or protect the
public health or safety of the City's residents;
WHEREAS, City Council is concurrently authorizing a Reimbursement Resolution and
will authorize the sell of bonds to finance the costs of the containerized brackish water
desalination plant project;
WHEREAS, City Council finds that this contract is reasonable and necessary to furnish
the ratepayers with water service;
WHEREAS, City Council finds that recovery of the cost of this contract through the utility
rates is reasonable and necessary to preserve the utility's financial integrity.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The City Council specifically finds that the foregoing statements included in
the preamble of this resolution are true and correct and adopts such findings for all intents
and purposes related to the authorization of this procurement.
SECTION 2. Funding in the amount of $55,000,000.00 is appropriated into the Water
Capital Fund.
SECTION 3. The Corpus Christi FY2025-2026 Capital Budget adopted by Ordinance No.
033731 is amended to increase revenues and expenditures by $55,000,000.00.
SECTION 4. The City Manager or designee is authorized to execute a contract with FCC
Aqualia USA Corp. for the CCW Containerized Brackish Water Treatment Plant in the
amount of $ 43,548,474.00.
SECTION 5. The City Manager or designee is authorized to execute contracts for
construction of civil and site improvements and ancillary items identified in FCC Aqualia
USA Corp's proposal required to be provided by the City for the CCW Containerized
Brackish Water Treatment Plant project in an amount up to $11,451,526.00.
SECTION 6. The City Manager or designee is authorized to execute contracts for the
purchase of equipment and construction of storage tanks, pipelines and pump station to
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convey water from the Western Well Field to the Containerized Brackish Water Treatment
Plant at O.N. Stevens WTP in an amount up to $120,000,000.00.
INTRODUCED and APPROVED on the fl %ay of t_J, 2026.
PASSED and APPROVED on the )tt*day of
Paulette Guajardo, May
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2026.
ATTEST:
Rebecca Huerta, City Secretary
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of the Finance & Procurement Department of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her
duly authorized representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that the
money required for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract, agreement, obligation or
expenditure described above is in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund specified above, from which it is
to be drawn, and has not been appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments are subject to
annual appropriation by the City Council.
City Council Action Date: February 17, 2026 Legistar Number: 26-0196
Agenda Item:
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.
Amount Required: $175,000,000.00
Fund Name
Accounting Unit
Account No.
Activity No.
Amount
Water CIP 2026
4494-45-89
550910
26155
$43,548,474.00
Water CIP 2026
4494-45-89
550910
26155
$11,451,526.00
Water CIP 2026
4494-45-89
550910
26155
$120,000,000.00
Total
$175,000,00\0..00
❑ Certification Not Required
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Director of the Finance & Procurement Department
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