Archer City Water Treatment Plant

The Archer City Water Treatment Plant project in Archer County is complete. TDLR closed the project file in October 2019, which marks the end of the accessibility review process for this construction. The facility is located at 602 W South Street in Archer City, Texas.

This new construction project was designed to treat 1.0 MGD of potable water for the City of Archer City. The filing lists the facility name as the Administration Building, with a total square footage of 1,842 sq ft. The estimated cost for the work was $5,780,000, resulting in a computed cost of $3138 per square foot.

Project Details and Scope

The City of Archer City, represented by City Manager George Huffman, served as the owner of record. Biggs & Matthews was the design firm of record for the project. Sharlynn L Keys was the registered accessibility specialist associated with the filing. The project involved public funds and public land, requiring registration with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Construction began in March 2018, with a scheduled completion date of October 2019. The TDLR file was registered in January 2019. The scheduled build window for this project was 599 days. This duration is longer than the county median of 182 days for similar new construction filings in Archer County.

The estimated cost of $5,780,000 is above the county median for its type, placing it in the top quarter of comparable projects. The cost per square foot of $3138 is significantly above the county median of $127. The size of 1,842 sq ft is below the county median of 9,100 sq ft for new construction filings in the area.

Local Context and Third-Party Notes

Archer City is a small community in Archer County. According to U.S. Census estimates for the 76351 ZIP code, the population is about 1,481. The median household income in this area is $57,607, and the median owner-occupied home value is $125,600. Housing in the area is predominantly owner-occupied, with 789 housing units recorded.

Third-party sources have noted the significance of this infrastructure update. A post by newschannel6now.com stated that the project is necessary because the city's current water treatment plant was built in 1959. MH Civil, a contractor associated with the project, described the work as successfully transforming the city's infrastructure and expanding capacity to 1.0 MGD. These external references align with the scope described in the TDLR filing.