SURREY, UK, May 10, 2007 -- Atkins, the design and engineering consultancy, has won a three-year, multi-million pound contract to manage Southern Water's asset base. The contract follows eight months of tendering and contract negotiations and builds on the company's 15-year relationship with Southern Water.
The contract, with an anticipated value of £10m to £15m, supports Southern Water's strategy to develop an industry-leading asset management function to enhance customer service, mitigate business risk and align the company's investment strategies for PR09 (the periodic review of water pricing for the period 2010 - 2015).
This contract also includes the transfer of a number staff from Southern Water into Atkins and the establishment of two new local offices in Winchester and Brighton.
Roger North, a director of Atkins says: "This is a strategic contract drawing on our expertise of asset management in a number of engineering sectors, combined with our global design capability."
Niall Mills, Southern Water's Director of Assets, said: "We have been working with Atkins for more than 15 years and in this time they have proven they can deliver the high standards we demand from our engineering consultants. As a regulated business we have a duty to deliver improvements and efficiencies. Using industry leaders like Atkins will enable us to deliver these objectives."
Southern Water provides water supply and wastewater treatment services across Kent, East and West Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Atkins has worked extensively with Southern Water since 1990, most recently in helping to deliver its AMP4 program of water resource studies, water and sewerage network improvements and asset optimization work.
Atkins plans, designs and enables the delivery of complex capital programs for clients in the public and private sectors across the globe.
Southern Water's assets include; 370 Wastewater Treatment Works, 94 Water Treatment Works, 2197 pumping stations, over 21,000km of sewer pipes and 13,400km of water mains.
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