San Antonio Water System

Updated Feb. 1, 2021

For all San Antonio Water System (SAWS) construction contracts, Trilateral Contracts, Counter Permits and General Construction Permits, all projects under design after February 2, 2021 need to conform to the updated specifications (dated “January 2021”).

The standard specifications and drawings (DD) are provided as a technical resource for engineering professionals for use in design and construction of water and wastewater projects managed and contracted by the San Antonio Water System.

At any time, these specifications and drawings may be altered or superseded by the general conditions, special conditions, supplementary conditions, or addenda included within the contract documents issued for each project.

For projects beginning design prior to Feb. 1, 2021, please reference Archived Construction Specifications here.

All projects advertised after Sep. 1, 2022 need to conform to the updated specification 840 Water Tie-ins (July 2022).

Specification 852 Sanitary Sewer Manholes and Specification 855 Reconstruction of Manholes was revised March 2023 to remove Conshield coating as an option and remove the antimicrobial additive requirement for precast manholes. Archived 2021 versions found here.

SAWS is currently performing a thorough evaluation of all approved sewer manhole coatings. No new sewer coating applications will be accepted until this evaluation is complete.

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• ITEM NO. 100 Mobilization
• ITEM NO. 101 Preparing Right-Of-Way
• ITEM NO. 1015 Service Line Break, Leak Repairs
• ITEM NO. 102 Intermediate Demobilization and Remobilization
• ITEM NO. 1020 Water Main Break, Leak Repairs
• ITEM NO. 103 Revegetation
• ITEM NO. 110 Recycled Water System
• ITEM NO. 1100 Sliplining Sanitary Sewers
• ITEM NO. 1101 Slip-Lining Grout
• ITEM NO. 1103 Point Repairs and Obstruction Removals
• ITEM NO. 1109 Sanitary Sewer Lateral and Reconnections
• ITEM NO. 1110 Progress Schedule
• ITEM NO. 1112 Project Record Documents
• ITEM NO. 1114 Pre-Construction Video
• ITEM NO. 200 Flexible Base
• ITEM NO. 299 Flowable Fill
• ITEM NO. 300 Concrete ( Natural Aggregate)
• ITEM NO. 3000 Handling Asbestos Cement Pipe
• ITEM NO. 3001 Pole Bracing
• ITEM NO. 301 Reinforcing Steel
• ITEM NO. 307 Concrete Structures
• ITEM NO. 550 Trench Excavation Safety Protection
• ITEM NO. 804 Excavation Trenching and Backfill
• ITEM NO. 808 Reinforced Concrete Vaults
• ITEM NO. 809 Reinforced Concrete Vaults for Metered Fireline Services
• ITEM NO. 812 Water Main Installation
• ITEM NO. 813 Water Services For Firelines
• ITEM NO. 814 Ductile Iron Pipe
• ITEM NO. 815 HDPE Pipe Installation Direct Bury for Water
• ITEM NO. 816 Steel Pipe Installation
• ITEM NO. 817 HDPE Pipe Installation Waterline by Pipe Bursting
• ITEM NO. 818 Water Pipe Installation PVC (C-900,and C-909) Pipe 4in-24in
• ITEM NO. 819 Galvanic Anode Cathodic Protection
• ITEM NO. 820 Concrete Steel Cylinder Pipe Installation
• ITEM NO. 822 Customer's Water Yard Pipe
• ITEM NO. 823 Directional Drilling For Customers Water Yard Pipe
• ITEM NO. 824 Water Service Supply Lines New Services
• ITEM NO. 824 Water Service Supply Lines Reconnects
• ITEM NO. 824 Water Service Supply Lines Relocates
• ITEM NO. 824 Water Service Supply Lines Service Relays
• ITEM NO. 826 Existing Valve Box Adjustiments
• ITEM NO. 828 Gate Valves
• ITEM NO. 830 Butterfly Valves
• ITEM NO. 831 Cut-In Tee
• ITEM NO. 832 Tapping Sleeves and Valves
• ITEM NO. 833 Meter and Meter Box Installation
• ITEM NO. 834 Fire Hydrants
• ITEM NO. 836 Grey Iron and Ductile-Iron Fittings
• ITEM NO. 839 Anchorage Thurst Blocking and Joint Restraint
• ITEM NO. 840 Water Tie-ins (July 2022)
• ITEM NO. 840 Water Tie-ins
• ITEM NO. 841 Water and Reclaimed Water Mains Hydrostatic Testing Operations
• ITEM NO. 844 Temporary and Permanent Blow-off Assemblies
• ITEM NO. 845 Gate, Fencing and Property Maker Details
• ITEM NO. 846 Air Release Assemblies
• ITEM NO. 847 Disinfection
• ITEM NO. 848 Sanitary Sewer
• ITEM NO. 849 Sanitary Sewer Testing
• ITEM NO. 850 Polymer Concrete Sanitary Sewer Structures
• ITEM NO. 851 Existing Manhole Adjustment
• ITEM NO. 852 Sanitary Sewer Manholes
• ITEM NO. 853 Sanitary Sewer Glass Fiber Reinforced Polyester Manholes and Structures
• ITEM NO. 854 Sanitary Sewer Laterals
• ITEM NO. 855 Reconstruction of Existing Manholes
• ITEM NO. 856 Pipe Jacking
• ITEM NO. 857 Fiberglass Reinforced Pipe for Large Diameter Gravity Sanitary Sewer
• ITEM NO. 858 Concrete Encasement Cradles Sadlles and Collars
• ITEM NO. 860 Vertical Stacks
• ITEM NO. 862 Abandonment of Sanitary Sewer Mains, Manholes, and Structures
• ITEM NO. 864 Bypass Pumping Large Diameter Sanitary Sewer Mains
• ITEM NO. 865 Bypass Pumping Small Diameter Sanitary Sewers Mains
• ITEM NO. 866 Sanitary Sewer Main Television Inspection
• ITEM NO. 868 Sanitary Sewer System Cleaning
• ITEM NO. 869 Project Signs
• ITEM NO. 900 Reconstruction of Sanitary Sewer by Pipe Bursting Crush
• ITEM NO. 901 Rehabilitation of Sanitary Sewer by CIPP (Hot Water)
• ITEM NO. 902 Construction Health and Safety Program
• ITEM NO. 903 Construction QC QA Program
• ITEM NO. 904 Construction Phase Procedures
• ITEM NO. 906 Water Use Accountability
• ITEM NO. 910 Manhole Rehabilitation

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