Archibald Memorial Beach Park Renovations

CPWG Constructors supported the City of Madeira Beach’s efforts to upgrade and beautify the Archibald Memorial Beach Park. Our design enhanced the functionality and visual appeal of the park by adding parking lots with beautiful lighting, landscaping, beach walkovers, automated parking meters, a dumpster facility, and stormwater facilities. The restroom facilities and showers were refurbished to add to the park visit experience. Utilities along Gulf Blvd were placed underground to allow the park’s natural beauty to shine.

Project tasks performed were based on the principles of sustainability-driven conceptual planning, ecologically focused landscape design, and value engineering. The improvements included repaving the parking lot, providing two-way traffic flow between parking lots, additional parking, adding a new pay station parking system, new signage (parking, beach access, etc…), adding a new stormwater system, and complete landscape renovation including lighting for the palm trees, new parking area light poles and fixtures and a new dumpster shelter.

Our team performed preliminary design, alternative analysis, landscaping with local plants, and produced civil site construction plans that incorporated updated project landscaping with associated irrigation plans. The plan also included specialized lighting to avoid disturbing nesting sea turtles.

The CPWG design included the renovation of two existing buildings. The first building, known as the ‘Snack Shack’ served as the hub of the park, primarily as a location to serve snacks and concessions to beach patrons. The scope of work included repair and renovation of building’s exterior façade, providing safe stairway access to the second floor loft and retrofitting the concession area.  Improvements included new deep fryers, additional ventilation options, updated electrical and plumbing. The second building renovated was a public restroom bathhouse. The scope of work included upgraded plumbing fixtures, casework, and replacement of the existing doors. The utilities along Gulf Blvd were placed underground to allow the park’s natural beauty to shine.

Our team worked with the City of Madeira Beach staff to prepare the project specifications and special provisions required for project bidding. To smooth the construction process, an Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) permit modification application was prepared and submitted. Our team provided construction administration for the project and conducted site visits to assess progress.