Making My Way Downtown, Drilling Past, and I Am Chip Bound: Designing a 16-mi Pipeline Fast

The City of Sherman is located 75 mi north of the DFW metroplex and 20 min south of the Oklahoma border. Sherman has experienced a modest growth rate of 1.74% over the last decade. However, in the spring of 2022, multiple large industries selected Sherman as the location for their new large chip manufacturing facilities in far north Texas. In addition to the large water demands required to serve the new industrial facilities, the City is also experiencing rapid growth as developers are looking to keep up with the projected population growth in new jobs. To meet the in-service date, the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) delivery method was selected and used. This paper will outline the steps taken during design and construction to meet the demanding schedule required, as well as opportunities learned throughout the design that could be applied to other projects.