Water, sanitation contract awarded in Czech Republic for €28 million

Following an international call to tender, the city of Benešov in the Czech Republic has contracted SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT subsidiary VHS Benešov (Ondeo Services CZ) to manage the city’s water and sanitation services for a period of 10 years. This contract will begin on 1 January 2014.

As part of the contract, Ondeo will provide support during the rebuilding and extension of the city’s main wastewater treatment plant while ensuring service continuity and quality during the completion of the works.

The performance criteria built into the contract will be measured and assessed every year and will then be submitted for annual performance review by the local authority.

The 16 performance criteria will cover: the quality of the water and discharges and the methods for analysing them; the efficiency of the operations and potential repairs to the network; the network inspection and preventive maintenance efforts and the quality of customer relations.

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