South West Water has named the construction companies to deliver its £2.8bn five-year infrastructure program to 2030.
The water company, which serves Cornwall, Devon, the Isles of Scilly and parts of Dorset and Somerset, has appointed six contractors for its AMP8 framework, which runs between 2025 and 2030. The value of the framework is more than double that of the previous one, which was worth £1.3 billion.
Bam Nuttall, Clancy and Mott MacDonald Bentley have been announced as lead construction partners in the west of the region, while Tilbury Douglas, MWH Treatment and Network Plus Involve will lead in the east.
South West Water submitted its proposals for the framework to Ofwat, the water industry regulator, in October. Among the planned projects are two new reservoirs, new ceramic water treatment works in Bournemouth and a waste reuse plant in Poole. The water company also plans to replace 9,000 lead pipes and 34 km of cast iron pipes.
Generally, £96 billion worth of water infrastructure improvements are planned throughout England and Wales. Ofwat will deliver its final decision on the proposals in December 2024.
South West Water chief executive Susan Davy said: “These appointments will help make our plan, the right one for our region, a reality.
“We are already addressing the challenges we face, but with greater investment we can go further and faster.”
South West Water also announced its consulting partners: Stantec, Long O’Donnell and Turner & Townsend as project management consultants; Aecom, ChandlerKBS and Turner & Townsend as cost consultants; and Pell Frischmann, Stantec and WSP as design consultants.
The firm will also appoint some local specialist firms to the framework in the coming months, he said.
Ronan Clancy, chief executive of Clancy, said: “The clarity and ambition of the water company’s plans and the level of investment it is undertaking make the framework really exciting for us.
“Throughout the offer it was clear that our values aligned closely with those of South West Water, and we look forward to working with them in the coming years.”
