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Black & Veatch wins major water project in Western Australia

| By Gerald Ondrey

Black & Veatch (www.bv.com), in a joint venture (JV) with Civmec (BVCJV), will upgrade and expand Western Australia’s largest wastewater treatment plant. The EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) alliance contract with the Water Corporation will see Black & Veatch return to Woodman Point Wastewater Treatment Plant, with the work to be completed by end of 2019.

“We have deep roots with water and wastewater engineering in Perth that date back to the early years of the 20th century, and it’s great to return to Woodman Point,” says James Currie, managing Ddrector of Black & Veatch’s water business in Australia. “Teaming with Civmec sharpens our focus on delivering the best long term value for the community through local participation, capital savings, and environmental improvements.”

The JV will design and build the works. The plant’s treatment capacity will increase from 140 million L/d to 180 million L/d, and serve 900,000 people when completed. The upgrade also consists of: Expansion of existing odor collection and treatment systems; new grit-removal facility; new flow-distribution channel; new sedimentation tanks; and conversion of the existing batch reactor to a permanent aeration facility.

The contract awarded to BVCJV will commence end of November 2016.