This project consists of the phased installation of a new 48-inch steel water line. Construction of Phase 1 is underway, and this RFP considers Phase 2 with the ability for the City to add future phases, which may be reduced to a 42-inch steel or smaller. Phase 2 of the water line will run from 33rd Avenue North at US Highway 17 Bypass travelling north along Highway 17 Bypass to Arundel Road. The water line will turn on Arundel Road onto Wild Iris Drive, where it will travel northeast and run in the roadway right-of-way to the next tie-in point with the existing 36-inch water line on the southwest side of Grissom Parkway at the Wild Iris tunnel under Grissom Parkway (see Appendix 4.) Future phases will continue from this point northeast along Marina Parkway to the Bal Harbor subdivision, where the proposed water line will cross a private easement to the Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach transmission tie-in point near the Highway 17 Bypass off-ramp to North Kings Highway. The anticipated design and/or construction aspects may include but are not limited to: Horizontal directional drill Jack and bore Property owner coordination Electric-Cable-Telephone (ECT) utility coordination and telecommunications Major water line interconnection and bypasses to the existing 36-inch Longitudinal Distribution Main (LDM) water line Meter vaults Traffic control The work includes, but is not limited to, the installation of all piping, valves, fittings, clearing and grading, traffic control, sedimentation and erosion control, testing, and all other work necessary to construct Phase 2 and make the proposed water line operational. The installation of the new water line will allow the City to divert water flows from the existing 36-inch water line along the Highway 17 Bypass which will then utilize the new water line directly from the Myrtle Beach Water Treatment Plant for distribution to the rapidly expanding north end of Myrtle Beach, as well as the future flows to the City of Morth Myrtle Beach. The City expects Phase 2 of the new water line to be fully operational by the fall of 2026.
