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Prize: Award San Marcos Water Claim Installation
Value: $ 80 million
Location: San Marcos, Texas
Customer: City of San Marcos
Kansas City, based in Missouri, Burns & McDonnell has won a contract to build a new Water claim installation of 2 million gallons per day For the city of San Marcos in Texas, according to a statement of September 22. Lydia Schroeder, a spokesman for the contractor, told estimated construction costs about $ 80 million.
The installation will help San Marcos manage the demands for increasing wastewater from a foreseen residential development, according to the statement, and is part of a larger plan to adapt to population growth in the region.
Once built, the treatment plant will be able to provide 2 million daily gallons with wastewater treatment capacity, which can be extended to 8 million in the future, said Schroeder. Next to the process structures, the team will also build two buildings with approximately 20,000 square feet of administrative and processing space.
As a way to meet quick growth demand, Burns and McDonnell will implement an interim provisional wastewater management system, while simultaneously designing the permanent installation. The construction team will also try to comply with an accelerated calendar driven by continuous growth in the region.
It is estimated that the construction will begin in January 2026 at the provisional facilities, said Schroeder, with the construction of permanent plants that were expected to begin in the third quarter of next year. The construction team provides that the project will be substantially completed in August 2028.
“Our progressive design approach gives us the possibility of collaborating early, making informed decisions and accelerating delivery, while maintaining priorities and city center,” said Sarah Isbell, leader of the firm’s water segment in Texas, in the statement.
To finance the wastewater project, the city signed a cost distribution agreement with various residential developers. The Burns & McDonnell project will support the planned housing construction calendar for developers, according to launch.
Demand for water infrastructure is growing, especially in the state of Lone Star, and Great public builders see the opportunity In the sector. In fact, the Texas legislature approved two bills that would advance in total of $ 20 billion to combat a water crisis downhill in May.
Recently, the San Antonio -based infrastructure builder, Zachry Construction, reached an agreement Acquire Plano, sprocketed builders based on Texas. The movement, according to Zachry, will help the contractor to focus on demand projects on demand.
