In January, Saudi Arabia's Water & Electricity Company (WEC) commenced a programme to commission a series of new Independent Sewage Treatment Plants as part of the company's 'Vision 2030,' which recognises the critical importance of ensuring the future reliable provision of sewage treatment services for the quality of life of residents of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
For this purpose, WEC has conducted a competitive process to select a developer or developer consortium for the development, financing, engineering, procurement, construction, implementation, ownership, operation, maintenance and transfer of a new ISTP with a total ultimate treatment capacity of up to 270,000 m3/day. The ISTP will be located near the city of Taif, in the Mecca Province of KSA.
The following applicants have submitted the SoQ for Taif ISTP project:
Acciona Agua
Al Balagha Investments
Al Yamama Company
China Gezhouba Group Co., Ltd.
China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group, ASMA Advanced Solutions
Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios, S.A., The International Water Distribution Company (TAWZEA)
FCC Aqualia, Alkhorayef Group
Marubeni Corporation
Metito Utilities Limited, Power and Water Utility Company for Jubail and Yanbu (Marafiq), Mowah Co.
Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Miahona Company
Orascom Construction
Samsung Engineering Company Limited
Saudi Services for Electro Mechanic Works Company (SSEM)
SUEZ Groupe
Utico FZC, Toshiba Water Solutions, MAJIS Industrial Services