United Utilities has gone out to tender with a £220 million five year metering contract for the installation and maintenance of domestic and commercial water meters.
The firm will award framework agreements and / or contracts of up to 129 months duration, on the basis of an initial 69 month term plus an optional extension of a further 60 months.
The scope of the contract will include work classified as regulated and some minor unregulated work for the installation and maintenance of UUW revenue water meters, including:
- free meter option meter installation
- reactive meter exchange
- proactive meter exchange
- chamber repairs
- meter removals
- meter relocation and rightsizing
The estimated annual volume of activity is around 153,000 individual jobs and the successful contractor will manage the supply of water meters and materials available through a separate United UUW framework Agreement.
The following volumes for the remainder of AMP5 are anticipated average volumes from anticipated contract start date to April 2015:
- Free Meter Option - 23,200
- Meter Maintenance (Domestic) - 13,800
- Meter Maintenance (Commercial) - 5,600
- Other Maintenance - 2,000
The following volumes for AMP6 are anticipated average annual volumes through to April 2020(dependent upon conclusion of PR14);
- Free Meter Option - 54,400
- Meter Maintenance (Domestic) - 71,800
- Meter Maintenance (Commercial) - 22,900
- Other Maintenance - 4,000
Deadline for responses is 20th November.
Barhale has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent.
Börger UK, which has firmly established itself as a leading pump brand since it was set up in Staffordshire in 2004, has moved into bigger, brand-new premises in Shrewsbury.
HUBER Technology UK & Ireland are inviting people to register for their March webinar where they will be providing information about HUBER water intake screens for municipal and industrial applications.
Sulzer has launched a new global Center of Excellence (CoE) for Water Treatment Solutions - the CoE consolidates Sulzer’s wastewater treatment expertise in a unified and global manner.
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply.
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest.
Find out more about the remarkable career opportunities on offer at WSP - scroll down to watch the inspirational video.