Award: Water project
Value: $89 million
Location: Lewisville, Texas
Client: City of Lewisville
Another water project is on the books in Texas.
Crescent Constructors, a contractor that specializes in municipal and wastewater treatment projects, won a contract to expand the Prairie Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Aeration Basin, according to a June 30 announcement. The cost of the project is approximately $89 million, per the Texas Bid Network.
As part of the scope of work, Crescent will increase the plant’s operating capacity from 12 million gallons per day to 16 million, per the announcement.
To accomplish this goal, Crescent will expand the aeration basin and remove an older portion of the facility to make room for the expansion and a new blower building, per the release. It will also rehabilitate existing headworks, aeration basins and a building for return activated sludge and waste activated sludge, alongside related piping, electrical, controls and site improvements.
The wastewater plant will remain active through construction, which means that Crescent will take the project in phases, alongside electrical and controls integration, supplier representatives and planned shutdowns to keep disruptions to a minimum. The team anticipates final completion in November 2028.
The win for Plano, Texas-based Crescent follows its acquisition by San Antonio-based Zachry Construction in September. Zachry made its play for the water infrastructure firm in order to help it gain a stronger foothold in the burgeoning water market.
Overall, the expansion is the first step of a plan to prepare the growing city to meet future capacity demands. The long-term goal of the facility is to reach 20 million gallons per day, according to a news release from the city.
Lewisville, with an estimated population of approximately 139,000 people, has grown in population — its numbers have surged 10.6% since April 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
