The City of Philadelphia's Fall 2026 Procurement Forecast, released on October 5, 2026, schedules a Philadelphia Water Department pumping station replacement at Lardner's Point for bidding in Spring 2027, estimated at more than US$10m. It is one of several PWD plant contracts the City now expects to put on the market in the next year.
What is coming
The same forecast lists a sixth primary sedimentation tank, also estimated at more than US$10m, for Winter 2027, and coating and valve work at the washwater towers, estimated at US$5–10m, for Summer 2027. All three are lowest-bid public works contracts on PHLContracts. A fourth item, the "E=MC squared" energy performance project led by the Philadelphia Energy Authority with PWD, carries a March 2027 date and aims to end biogas flaring. Across 13 City departments and agencies, the forecast covers more than 150 opportunities worth nearly US$2 billion.
Already in the market
The Northeast plant aeration upgrade, financed by a US$149.1m PENNVEST loan approved in January 2026, has been put out to bid; the award was pending at last check, November 14, 2026. The work covers blowers, aeration basin gates and valves, concrete repairs and a new substation.
The program behind it
PWD's proposed capital program for FY 2026 to FY 2031 totals US$4,731.85 million, with proposed capital budgets of about US$809.1 million for FY 2026 and US$797.35 million for FY 2027. Formal bids apply above US$25,000, and the City seeks at least 35% M/W/DSBE participation in for-profit contracts.
Which of PWD's programs are open now, which are emerging, who already holds the major work and where suppliers should focus first are set out in the full report. The full report, Philadelphia Water Department: Utility Account Brief, is available for USD 499. For a free overview, read the Philadelphia Water Department Utility Snapshot.