New York City Department of Environmental Protection: Utility Account Brief

Executive overview

Key findings

US$33.5 billion: ten-year capital program (DEP, May 2026; plan)

US$2,859.1 million: capital commitments in FY 2026 (preliminary actual), against a plan of US$4,840.0 million; the FY 2027 plan is US$5,077.2 million

15 construction bids of US$100 million or more: listed in DEP's 24-month lookahead for release between the second quarter of 2027 and the second quarter of 2028, two of them above US$500 million (status as of October 2026)

US$4,821.1 million: operating revenues of the Water and Sewer System in FY 2025 (actual), up 13.1% on FY 2024

Buyer relevance

Who the report is for

Wastewater electrical, mechanical and process equipment suppliers

Target the seven plant upgrade bids of US$100 million to US$500 million at North River, Wards Island, Bowery Bay, Red Hook and Owls Head, listed for 2027–28.

Heavy civil and tunneling contractors

Plan for the Hunts Point and Newtown Creek bids above US$500 million and the Delaware Aqueduct re-bid a DEP official expects in 2029.

Construction management and engineering firms

Follow the CM and professional services RFPs, such as the US$50–100 million Ashokan Century Program CM listed for the third quarter of 2027.

Metering and billing technology vendors

Judge the meter replacement program, with over 300,000 devices replaced by July 2026 and estimated bills at 28.3% in FY 2026.

Decision scope

Questions answered

How much does DEP plan to spend on capital?

DEP describes a US$33.5 billion ten-year program; FY 2026 commitments were US$2,859.1 million against a US$4,840.0 million plan.

What large bids are coming?

DEP's lookahead lists 15 construction bids of US$100 million or more between the second quarter of 2027 and the second quarter of 2028, two above US$500 million.

How does DEP buy?

Through competitive sealed bids and RFPs posted on PASSPort and the City Record, a design-build RFQ route, and M/WBE small purchases under US$1.5 million.

Who holds DEP's largest current contract?

Frontier-Kemper Constructors holds the Kensico-Eastview tunnel contract of about US$1.1 billion, awarded in October 2024.

Inside the report

Inside the complete report

1. The Account at a Glance

2. Organisation and Decision-Making

3. Financial Position

4. Priorities and Pressures

5. How New York City Department of Environmental Protection Buys

6. Opportunity Register

7. Commercial Priorities: Where to Focus First

8. Watch List: What to Monitor and What to Do

Source Register

Public preview

What to watch next

FY 2027 capital commitments

The plan is US$5,077.2 million after US$2,859.1 million in FY 2026.

FY 2028 rate proposal (May 2027) and rental payment

Rates fund the capital program; 7.7% a year is projected.

DEP's updated lookaheads

Release quarters can move; FY 2026 commitments lagged plan.

Delaware Aqueduct procurement

A large tunnel contract is expected to be bid in 2029.

Landscape report page with the Opportunity Register table of New York City Department of Environmental Protection projects, their procurement status, stage at October 2026 and access routes. — Sample page · page 7 of 12
The Opportunity Register lists each DEP project's status, stage, existing contractors, supplier categories and route in.

Included

What you receive

The complete PDF report: 12 pages, 9 sections, 7 tables and a register of 25 sources.

This edition

October 2026, First edition.

Evidence & method

Evidence and method

The brief draws on DEP's 24-month bid and RFP lookaheads and procurement pages, City Record award notices, the Mayor's Management Report 2026, City Council budget analysis, Water Board and NYW financing documents and 2026 rating reports, with leadership and project status checked on October 29, 2026.

Sources

25 sources, listed in the report's source register. Evidence current to 29 October 2026. Principal data periods: FY 2016 to FY 2025 audited results and FY 2026 operating results (fiscal years ended June 30); FY 2027 rates and budgets; capital plans to FY 2030; DEP procurement lookaheads with status as of October 2026. Project, procurement and leadership status checked against public sources on October 29, 2026. All currency is US dollars (US$)..

Lead analyst

Robert C. Brears

Founder, Our Future Water Intelligence

Robert C. Brears is a water-security specialist and author whose work examines utility governance, infrastructure investment, climate resilience and long-term water-system change for executive and policy audiences.

Decision-focused utility intelligence
Published water-policy author
Evidence-grounded system analysis

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