Fayetteville PWC July 22 agenda: Lift Station 33 repair and relay switchboards

Fayetteville Public Works Commission (PWC) is set to meet Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 8:30 a.m., with agenda items focused on keeping Fayetteville’s water/sewer reliability and electric operations running smoothly. Two of the biggest reliability-related items are recommendations for a Lift Station 33 structural repair contract and relay control switchboards purchases—both labeled for forwarding to City Council for approval.

Lift Station 33 structural repair: recommended construction award

On the consent portion of the July 22 agenda, PWC is being asked to approve (and forward to City Council for approval) a construction award recommendation for Lift Station 33 Cargill Lift Station Structural Repair.

• Lowest responsive, responsible bidder: Charles R. Underwood, Inc. (Sanford, NC)
• Recommended total award amount: $595,535.25
• Bid date: June 18, 2026

Electric support: relay control switchboards purchase recommendation

The agenda also includes a purchase award recommendation for Relay Control Switchboards, again with language indicating the recommendation would be forwarded to City Council for approval.

• Lowest responsive, responsible bidder: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (Pullman, Washington)
• Recommended total award amount: $595,698.00
• Bid date: May 7, 2026

Utility fund budget ordinance amendment: where the money shifts

The agenda package also includes budget ordinance action tied to utility operating and capital planning—most notably PWCORD2026-07 (FY2026 Amendment #5 Budget Ordinance), which addresses both the Electric Fund and the Water/Wastewater (W/WW) Fund.

Electric Fund (FY2026 Amendment #5)

• Electric Fund increase: $309,300, to $292.2 million
• Operating expenditures: up $415,000 due to increased transmission costs for power supply
• Debt service: down $105,700 due to increased amortization from Series 2025 bond issuance
• Capital: down $200,000 due to project delays (with delayed capital funding planned to move to FY27 via a transfer to a budget carryover reserve)

Water/Wastewater (W/WW) Fund (FY2026 Amendment #5)

• W/WW Fund increase: $63,300, to $182.3 million
• Debt service: up $503,600 tied to state loan and bond interest expense
• Capital: down $7,613,000 due to project delays and reallocation of projects to the bond fund
• Budgetary appropriations: up $7,172,700, including increases related to transfers to budget carryover reserves and moves of delayed capital projects

Separately, the agenda also includes multiple Capital Project Fund ordinance amendments (PWCORD2026-09 through PWCORD2026-19) described as effective upon adoption, plus additional ordinances (PWCORD2026-20 through PWCORD2026-27) described as effective July 1, 2026 to reflect FY27 activity and related budget planning updates.

What happens next (and what residents should watch)

PWC is asking to approve the Lift Station 33 structural repair award recommendation and the relay control switchboard purchase recommendation, and the agenda packet indicates both would be forwarded to City Council for approval. If those items move forward, they would represent additional utility reliability work in the water/sewer and electric systems.

Meanwhile, the budget ordinance amendments are presented as actions PWC is adopting. PWC also notes that meeting agendas are made available by the Monday before each scheduled meeting, and that regular commission meetings are held at 955 Old Wilmington Road and begin at 8:30 a.m.

Sources

• Fayetteville Public Works Commission (PWC) July 22, 2026 agenda packet (PDF)
• City of Fayetteville events calendar: PWC Meeting (July 22, 2026)