Craven County in US approves $26m water project

The Craven County Board of Commissioners in the US approved a $26m project for a water supply, treatment and distribution system.

The project will construct a nanofiltration system near the Stately Pines area off US 70 between New Bern and Havelock.

The new system, designed by McKim and Creed, will have a capacity to treat three million gallons of water per day.

Craven County Water System director Rusty Hayes was quoted by Sun Journal saying: "The new plant will replace the authorised capacity we lost and this helps fill that gap and give us some working room for growth, but it’s not all for new users."

The council has shortlisted two bids, including one from Herring-Rivenbark and Shook Construction, for building the plant.

Following the review, the county commissioners have accepted the low bid of $22.76m submitted by Shook Construction, which was recommended by the engineering design firm McKim and Creed.

The construction contract will not include the design cost and $247,200 cost for system software implementation services and special inspections services.