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Scottish Water names new framework partners
Scottish Water has named several nership delivery arm, Scottish Water in the delivery of its Capital tion industry in Scotland and will
more framework partners to help Solutions Two. Investment Programme. provide opportunities for work across
deliver its next wave of capital invest- The newly announced lots are to Scottish Water’s Head of Capital the country through our wider
ment, which is valued at nearly £2B, deliver non-infrastructure and capital Programme Procurement, Lorna supply chain”.
and commences in 2010. maintenance work on behalf of McGregor, said: “These partners have The companies on each frame-
Seventeen companies have been Scottish Water, along with infrastruc- the skills and experience to work with work include: Balfour Beatty Civil
selected to work as framework ture work that was announced last Scottish Water in delivering this work Engineering Ltd, Black & Veatch Ltd,
partners on projects with Scottish month. This completes the group of in a way that will drive efficiencies to Clancy Dowcra Ltd, Carillion
Water’s in-house delivery arm, framework partnerships called achieve best value for our customers. Construction Ltd, Mott MacDonald
Capital Investment Delivery (CID), “Construction Delivery Partners” “Scottish Water’s programme of Bentley Ltd, Byzak Ltd and Rok Civil
and also its new joint venture part- (CDPs) who will assist Scottish Water work is good news for the construc- Engineering Ltd.
(l to r) Scottish Water’s John
Leitch and Kirstie Laird, Mike
Ramsay of Black & Veatch,
Willie Rennie MP (flag), Jim
Tolson MSP (in car), Anne Marie
Dewar of Scottish Water
West Fife Water drives into the fast lane
The £14m investment at the Glendevon MP for West Fife, Willie Rennie said: the project delivery arm of Scottish
Water Treatment Works (WTW) in West “Often the importance of good quality Water. Solutions is an innovative joint
Fife is gathering pace. Once tap water is taken for granted in venture partnership that includes
improvements to the works have been Scotland. However, quality is paramount some of the country’s largest civil
completed early next year clearer, fresher not only to the success of Fife's vitally engineering companies.
drinking water will be delivered to around important tourism industry, but to every It has already delivered more than £1B
200,000 customers in communities aspect of the local economy.” worth of infrastructure and non-
from Dunfermline and Cowdenbeath The improvement programme is being infrastructure projects during this current
to Kincardine. carried out by Scottish Water Solutions, investment period.
Flood-risk communities to get help from Black & Veatch
Black & Veatch (B&V) will continue to With the aim of managing the risk tainable way to manage the flood risk
help protect those at risk from flood- of river and sea flooding, the NEECA and, if necessary, constructing flood
ing after receiving a two-year exten- framework is among the principal defences. The scope of B&V’s contri-
sion to its term as a consultant on tools of the Environment Agency’s bution includes strategic planning to
the National Engineering and flood management strategy. It identi- determine districts under threat of
Environmental Consultancy fies communities and areas at risk of flooding and appraising the suitability
Agreement (NEECA) framework. flooding; and assesses the most sus- of proposals to best manage the risk.
6 Water & Wastewater Treatment September 2009