Civil engineering, infrastructure and tunnelling specialist Barhale has been appointed by Affinity Water to its capital delivery framework for both its Capital Enhancement and Capital Maintenance Schemes for AMP8 and AMP9.
Ben Hayward, Head of Capital Delivery at Affinity Water, commented:
“We are pleased to have awarded five contracts and to be working with our delivery partners; Barhale, Galliford Try, United Infrastructure and J Browne over the next five years and beyond.
“Together, we face a huge challenge to deliver for our customers, but by working collaboratively with our trusted partners, we will ensure we meet those expectations and deliver on our commitments to our customers.”
The estimated total value of the framework is £900 million, with around £450 million earmarked for each regulatory period.
The framework partners are, for Capital Enhancement Schemes: Barhale; J Browne; and Galliford Try, and for Capital Maintenance Schemes: Barhale; J Browne; Stonbury; and United Living.
Barhale will be responsible for works comprising: mains renewals; network reinforcements; street works; commissioning; developer services including new connections and water mains diversions; network modelling and network data management; network calming; and MEICA for distribution assets.
The framework also covers: the design, build and commissioning of water treatment processes - including civils; MEICA and process design; the design, build and commissioning of booster pumping stations, service reservoirs and similar structures such as clean water tanks; and the integration of assets - including automation/control of the strategic network.
The programme is designed to ensure efficient, cost-effective improvements to Affinity Water’s infrastructure to benefit customers while safeguarding vital water resources.
Daniel Meadowcroft, Projects Director – South Region at Barhale said:
“We are very proud to be extending our relationship with Affinity Water and it is a fantastic result for us to have been appointed to both schemes.
“We are looking forward to working alongside Affinity Water to complete a very exciting capital delivery programme over the next two regulatory periods. It will deliver important benefits in terms of network resilience, improved environmental performance and better services to its growing number of customers.”
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