Northern Ireland Water has gone out to tender with a contract for its rural waste water investment programme (PC15) worth up to £16 million.
The contract covers provision of a 5 year programme of works to design, construct, test and commission appropriate wastewater treatment solutions for works with a Population Equivalent (PE) of generally less than 250.
The works are located throughout Northern Ireland (NI) and the main project driver is to deliver the as many top priority works with an estimated total value between £12 million to £16 million and a programmed completion of March 2021.
NI Water is proposing to award the RWwIP PC15 programme to one contractor will will work throughout NI. Every site will be assessed on a site by site basis to determine the best option.
The water company is also looking for solutions to be standardised with the majority of the replacement works utilising a RBC process. At least 3 of the sites must be sustainable solutions, the intention behind that being a low carbon wastewater treatment process such as an ICW, percolating filter bed or reed bed.
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents is 18tth March 2016. Click here to download the contract documentation.
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