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Shovels have hit the ground on another water project in Texas.
Sundt Construction has started construction Pecan Creek Water Reclamation Plant Expansion in Denton, Texas, according to a Tuesday announcement from the company. The city of Denton awarded Sundt a, based in Tempe, Arizona $92 million guaranteed maximum price contract in February for the project.
As part of the work, Sundt will build a new 75 million gallon per day headwater facility along with a 30 million gallon per day construction using membrane bioreactor technology, according to the announcement. In addition, Sundt will upgrade underground utilities and improve portions of the site within the original plant footprint.
“Through advanced treatment solutions and strategic phasing, we are delivering critical improvements while keeping existing facilities fully operational and intact during the construction of their new improvements,” said Matt Bothun, Texas regional manager of Sundt’s water and wastewater group, in the announcement.
The expansion will help the wastewater facility keep pace with the region’s growth, according to the news release. Although the 2020 census listed a population of 150,000 in Denton, the city could be home to more than 200,000 people by 2030, according to the city’s economic development association.
Across Texas, water projects have gained momentum over the past 12 months. Last autumn, Ferrovial announced that it had won $721 million in water projects across the Lone Star State to Austin and Fort Worth. Meanwhile, Burns and McDonnell screwed up $80 million water reclamation work in the city of San Marcos.
More recently, Crescent Constructors, which was acquired by San Antonio-based Zachry Construction a year ago, he won one $89 million treatment plant expansion in Lewisville in June.
