Maynilad Water Services Inc. (Maynilad) has appointed Black & Veatch to shape the future of wastewater management for more than 9 million people across Metro Manila in the Philippines.
The scope of work for the project includes developing specifications for construction, testing and commissioning as well as design guidelines and standards. The project is expected to end by mid-2016.
“We are assisting Maynilad in crafting wastewater design standards and guidelines for them to effectively implement their wastewater roadmap. Having the right standards in place ensures consistency and efficiency to enable Maynilad to progressively expand Metro Manila’s wastewater service coverage as cost effectively as possible,” said Tse Yau Shing, Project Director at Black & Veatch.
Black & Veatch will tailor for Maynilad a set of guidelines and performance standards for its sewage collection network and treatment systems. The company will draw upon decades of experience in designing and building world-class water and wastewater treatment facilities in Singapore, Hong Kong and other densely populated urban centres throughout the world.
“Black & Veatch will help us benchmark against best practices from Asia and globally. The work will help us focus first on our near term expansion objectives, without losing sight over the longer term of being able to upgrade the assets to more advanced systems,” said Ms. Yolanda Lucas, Head of Program Management Division of Maynilad.
Maynilad is the water and wastewater services provider for 17 cities and municipalities in the West Zone of Metro Manila. Its concession has recently been extended to 2025.
Black & Veatch first delivered water solutions in the Philippines in the 1960s - its first major project was a study commissioned by the World Health Organization to produce a Master Plan for Sewage System for the Manila Metropolitan area.
The firm is involved in leading wastewater projects throughout Asia including the iconic Deep Tunnel Sewerage System, Phase 2 in Singapore as well as a review of Hong Kong’s entire sewer and drainage system.
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