On April 10, 2024, Portland City Council accepted the second-phase prices that bring the two Bull Run Filtration construction contracts to a combined $1,672,000,000: $1,290,000,000 for the filtration facility and $382,000,000 for the pipelines.
The facility
MWH-Kiewit JV is the construction manager/general contractor for the facility, which is designed to filter 135 million gallons a day. Council accepted a first-phase price of $286,245,376 in June 2023 and a second and final phase of $1,003,753,656 in April 2024. Stantec designed the facility.
The pipelines
Bull Run Conveyance Partners holds the pipeline contract, covering more than 28,000 linear feet of pipe from 6 to 72 inches in diameter. Its first phase was priced at $51,792,077 and its second and final phase at $330,207,923. The contract set a 25% goal for COBID-certified firms; the second-phase report planned $102,000,000, or 34% of hard construction costs, for them. Jacobs Engineering Group designed the pipelines.
Where the project stands
At end-September 2026 the filtration project was 43% complete, with $1,028.34 million spent of a $2.46 billion budget. Filtered water is required by September 30, 2029, under the City's compliance agreement with the Oregon Health Authority.
What it means for suppliers
With both main contracts awarded, most remaining filtration work is let through the two teams as subcontracts and supply packages. About $1,431.7 million of the filtration budget was still unspent at end-September 2026.
Which other Portland Water Bureau programs are open, emerging or paused, how City purchasing works since its March 2026 move to SAP Ariba, and where suppliers should focus first are set out in the full report. The full report, Portland Water Bureau: Utility Account Brief, is available for USD 499. For a free overview, read the Portland Water Bureau Utility Snapshot.