Water and Effluent Treatment Magazine
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10 ALLIANCES 2015 BMM, the BAM Nuttall and Mott MacDonald joint venture, was set up to deliver coastal and fluvial works under the Environment Agency's Water and Environment Management (WEM) framework. As part of the deal, the joint venture is delivering assets and projects in their entirety from conception to completion, including project appraisals, design development and early contractor involvement, design and build contracts, managing programmes of work and the operation and maintenance of assets. The framework also led to BMM being selected for a £23M contract to deliver flood protection for Leeds. The deal was procured through the WEM framework by Leeds City Council It involves works extending for 4.3km from the city mainline railway station to just below Knostrop weir. It will see the replacement of C2V+ is the joint venture between CH2M Hill and VolkerStevin. The alliance is one of four partners with will deliver United Utilities construction programme for AMP6 and potentially up to 2026. Both CH2M Hill and VolkerStevin have a long, successful track record of the existing fixed weirs at Crown Point and Knostrop with moveable ones that can be lowered in flood conditions to reduce river levels and the threat of river flooding. On completion this scheme will provide flood working with United Utilities. They have also worked together in other sectors including flood defence, environmental and marine for clients such as the Environment Agency and the Ministry of Defence. Commenting on the consortium's UU deal, VolkerStevin managing protection from the River Aire and Hol Beck. The project is expected to be completed by March 2017. The BAM Nuttall Mott Macdonald joint venture was set up to deliver coastal and fluvial works under the EA's WEM framework. director Rob Coupe said: "We are delighted to have been selected by United Utilities as a construction delivery partner for the AMP6 period. We look forward to working closely with the regional teams to engineer top quality water and wastewater infrastructure solutions and to support United Utilities with its vision of becoming the North-west's leading service provider." The AMP6 contract is a design and construct framework and covers the full spectrum of works for both water and wastewater across the North-west. The contract could be further extended to 2026. The framework comprises multidisciplinary activities including design, project management, construction, testing, commissioning and maintenance of water and wastewater treatment works, pipelines, pumping stations, reservoirs and mechanical and electrical installations. PARTNERS BAM Nuttall, Mott MacDonald CUSTOMER Environment Agency CONTRACT Water and Environment Management framework TERM Four years PARTNERS CH2M Hill, VolkerStevin CUSTOMER United Utilities CONTRACT AMP6 design and construct framework TERM Five years, with possible extension to 2026 BMM C2V+ The project will improve Leeds' flood protection from the River Aire ALLIANCES 2015 WEM deal leads to Leeds work UU deal covers ll spectrum The framework includes maintenance of pipelines