Entec Bulletin
Scottish Water in the Frame
Entec has won a major partnering contract with Scottish Water Solutions (SWS) to be the south west regional design consultant on non-infrastructure projects.
The contract runs from April 2004 to March 2006. SWS is a unique partnership established to deliver Scottish Water’s Allocated Capital Investment Programme, valued at £1016 million. The partnership consists of three partners: UUGM (United Utilities, Morgan Est, Galliford Try), Stirling Water (Thames Water, Gleeson, Alfred McAlpine, Halliburton KBR) and Scottish Water.
SWS represents a new business model for the water industry, a limited company within a publicly owned organisation. Scottish Water owns 51% of SWS, the remainder is split equally between the other two partners. Under the new arrangement, Entec staff are already working alongside SWS staff in teams located in SWS and Entec offices. The programme of work is such that Entec is rolling out a resourcing plan which aims to provide more than 30 staff by early summer 2004, the majority of whom will be based in the Glasgow office.
The framework arrangement also includes the facility for Scottish Water to employ Entec for work beyond the requirements of SWS. Frank O’Neill, Director in Entec’s Glasgow office said: “Naturally we’re delighted by our success in securing this important contract. We’re looking forward to developing a close working relationship with SWS to ensure effective delivery of Scottish Water’s non-infrastructure projects in the south west of Scotland over the next two years.”
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