Northern Ireland Water has gone out to tender with a contract for leakage detection services worth an estimated £15 million.
The water company has had an active leakage control policy for many years, together with a Leakage Business Plan to take forward leakage activities.
The level of leakage has been reduced from 291 Ml/d at March 2002 to 163 Ml/d at March 2017.
The Sustainable Economic Level of Leakage (SELL) was reviewed in 2013 and the updated figure of 159 Ml/d is to be achieved by March 2019. An integral part of NI Water’s Business Plan is to go below the SELL by 6 Ml/d and reduce leakage to 153 Ml/d by March 2021.
The utility said that external assistance in detection activities will be required for the next 6 years to meet targets in relation to both leakage reduction and maintenance.
Northern Ireland Water intends to supplement existing in-house resources for the detection of the unreported leaks in the water distribution network via the contract.
Initial contract period will run for 3 years with an option to extend by 2 more annual extensions.
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 11th August 2017 – click here to access the tender documentation.