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Wichita Water Partners is built around the design capabilities and construction leadership of St. Louis-based Alberici and Kansas City-based Burns & McDonnell, along with a team of strong local design and construction partners. Wichita Water Partners team members employ approximately 1,000 people who call Wichita home.

Collectively, Wichita Water Partners team members have worked on nearly every major water infrastructure project in Wichita over the past 30 years. This includes the last major addition to the current water treatment plant, the generator building, and the Hess Pump Station. Other projects the team supported include Intrust Bank Arena, Exploration Place, Keeper of the Plains suspension bridge, Kellogg 235 interchange, East Kellogg and the new minor league baseball stadium.

Investing in Wichita’s Small Businesses and Workforce

All too often, the opportunities that come with large infrastructure projects are out of reach to those who would most benefit. Wichita Water Partners – led by Alberici and Burns & McDonnell – is committed to changing the business environment on this project in a way that has a lasting impact on our region for years to come.

Several programs are designed to help diversify the supplier network to bring more local firms and local talent to the project by:

• Paving the way for small businesses to work on the project by providing alternative bonding and insurance programs to help participating companies grow capacity, as well as provide quick-pay programs to assist with cash flow – removing two of the primary hurdles small businesses face in pursuing work on large projects.
• Supporting the Wichita small business community by offering programs that will help business owners gain knowledge and support to grow their businesses. Virtual sessions led by Fred McKinney, Ph.D., and other leaders in the field are being sponsored by Alberici, Burns & McDonnell and Evergy. Learn more about the first Wichita Entrepreneurship & Innovation Series here.

Proven, Relevant Expertise
Across the Nation

The team is responsible for Omaha, Neb.’s Platte West Water Treatment Plant, which has a capacity of 104 million gallons a day. Omaha credits the plant for increasing capacity by 40% and meeting its drinking-water needs for the next 50 years.

National experience includes the Alexander Orr Water Treatment Plant in Miami-Dade County, which can process 215 million gallons per day. For comparison, Wichita’s plant will have a 120-million-gallon-a-day capacity.