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Downer EDi new maintenance contractor

Thursday 29 April 2010, 12:25PM

By Southland District Council

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SOUTHLAND

Downer EDi Water has been awarded the Southland District Council’s water and wastewater operations and maintenance contract.

Council accepted Downer’s tender at Wednesday’s Council meeting in Invercargill.
Council asset manager water and wastewater Ian Evans said he was pleased with the awarding of the contract but also wanted to acknowledge the work previous contractor Fulton Hogan had done.

“Fulton Hogan has managed our water and wastewater operations for the past 12 years and has done a good job,” Mr Evans said.

The tender process, which started last year, attracted interest from a number of parties. Following a detailed evaluation process an expert panel recommended the appointment of Downer EDi which has similar experience of such contracts across New Zealand.

Downer EDi scored highest in the evaluation process. All tender prices for the 12-year contract were within 7% of each other, demonstrating that the pricing is accurate.
The new contract sees an overall increase of 16%, much lower than was originally expected. Community boards, CDAs and water supply committees were made aware of the likely increase at local estimate meetings in February.