Utilities splash-out on upgrades
18 Sep 2015
Water supply and treatment utility Yorkshire Water has announced a £100 million mechanical contract as part of a deal to upgrade 720 pumping stations.
Four companies – including Nomenca, Cema Clayton Consortium, Eric Wright Group and Damar Group – will conduct the mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, controls and automation (MEICA) work over a five-year period.
A major part of the project, which will also see the contract partners undertake administrative, managerial and customer support-related responsibilities, will allow Yorkshire Water to bring its recently acquired pumping stations up to the required standards.
“The MEICA framework will provide a fast and efficient delivery route where capital work can go straight into delivery,” said Paul Robins, asset solutions manager at Yorkshire Water.
The five-year contract will began this month and will cover the entire Yorkshire region.
Meanwhile, Northumbrian Water Group has today announced five new deals with five companies in a bid to upgrade the its network of water, wastewater treatment and sewer assets.
The contracts, worth £500 million, will run until 2025 and are expected to commence at the beginning of next month.
The five companies involved in the deal include: Esh Construction and MWH - in a joint venture; Mott MacDonald Bentley; Interserve; and Integrated Water Services.
Mott MacDonald Bentley bidding and strategy director Steve Tetlow said: “The water and wastewater treatment framework will involve improving a wide range of assets including treatment works, boreholes, pumping stations and reservoirs.”
Northumbrian water has also awarded a number of additional agreements worth £580 million to help repair and maintain its sewer network and its system of water pipes in the North East, Essex and Suffolk
