By dconner@thenewsrecord.com
Publication Date: 2026-11-04 13:21:00
The Mecklenburg County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Monday to award a contract of nearly $35 million to rebuild the Clarksville water treatment plant and double its capacity, a project Microsoft is paying for.
Supervisors acted on a recommendation from its Economic Development Committee, which voted unanimously to grant the award earlier Monday. The 70-year-old water plant is run by the Town of Clarksville, which serves as the water utility for the Microsoft data center being built nearby as well as residents and businesses in and around Clarksville.
The county received three bids, from WACO Inc., English Construction and Morgan Contracting. Morgan Contracting LLC submitted the lowest responsive bid at $34,974,929, which County Administrator Alex Gottschalk said represents the estimated total project cost. The firm is based in Knoxville, Tenn., and is known for work on water plant upgrades.
Gottschalk said no part of the cost falls on local government or local…
