# Lewis and Clark Regional Water System awards Phase 3 contract for water treatment plant expansion

The Lewis and Clark Regional Water System awarded a contract to PKG of Fargo, ND for Phase 3 of its Water Treatment Plant near Vermillion, South Dakota. The base bid is $85.4 million, with a bid alternate of $18.2 million for a second clearwell. Construction began in spring 2024, with substantial completion by October 2027.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-03-14
- Where: near Vermillion, South Dakota, United States
- Value: $85.4M
- Starts operating: Oct 2027
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 44.19 million gallons per day (firm capacity); expansion to 60 MGD with bid alternate
- Products: water treatment
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Lewis and Clark Regional Water System](https://endata.com/companies/22817.md)
- [PKG](https://endata.com/companies/22818.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [lcrws.org](https://lcrws.org/system-construction/water-treatment-plant/), 2017-03-14: "Phase 3 is needed for the full buildout of the plant in order to provide the 20 member cities and rural water systems with their combined reserved capacity of 44.19 million gallons a day."

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