United Utilities has concluded the process of awarding framework agreements for its Build Only delivery runway - the frameworks form part of the design and build delivery runway within its AMP8 operating model.
Framework agreements have been awarded for construction of assets in two Lots:
Lot 1 - Non-Infrastructure: Water Treatment, Waste Water Treatment, Pumping Stations & Storage, Reservoirs, Bio Resources and Energy (£1.7 billion)
Work types which form part of the Lot 1 Non-Infrastructure works include:
- Sludge treatment Bio-digesters
- Chemical Dosing Rigs
- Primary, secondary & tertiary wastewater treatment process
- Gas Holders
- MEICA Installation and commissioning
- Presses
- Combined Heat and Power
- Access Roads and Site Facilities
- Other construction works
Lot 2 – Infrastructure: Water Networks & Water Network Pipelines, Wastewater Networks & Wastewater Network Pipelines, Pumping Stations & Storage and Reservoirs.(£4.3 billion)
Work types that form part of the Lot 2 Infrastructure works include:
- Pump Installations
- Concrete in-situ tank installations
- Pre-fabricated tanks
- CSO chamber installations & pump return
- Sewer upsizing and installations
- Screen installations
- MEICA Installation and commissioning
- Access Roads and Site Facilities
- Other construction works
United Utilities said that in total up to 17 framework agreements would be awarded (7 for Lot 1 and 10 for Lot 2 respectively) when it first went out to tender in August 2023.
The following companies have now been awarded framework contracts under Lot 1:
- Avove Limited
- Binnies UK Limited and W.G.M (Engineering) Limited
- Eric Wright Water Ltd
- Glanua UK Ltd
- Lagan Aviation & Infrastructure Ltd
- Mott Macdonald Bentley Ltd
- Ross Shire Engineering Limited
- Stonbury Limited
The following companies have now been awarded framework contracts under Lot 2:
- A E Yates Ltd
- Barhale Ltd
- Bethell Construction Limited
- Eric Wright Civil Engineering Ltd
- Forkers Ltd
- J. Murphy & Sons Ltd
- Network Plus Services Limited
- Sapphire Utility Solutions Ltd
- United Living Energy Limited t/a United Living Infrastructure Services
- Ward & Burke Construction Ltd
Projects awarded under the framework will be via NEC4 based call-off contracts. The number of projects awarded will be subject to AMP8 requirements and dependent on the size, type and geography of the final agreed programme for AMP8, and beyond.
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