Water and Effluent Treatment Magazine
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22 ALLIANCES 2016 CiM6 is a new joint venture for AMP6, this time between Costain Integrated and MWH. for AMP6) has delivered its first AMP6 project for Severn Trent Water (STW). Among its first projects for Severn Trent Water is the upgrade of Wootton Wawen wastewater treatment works in Warwickshire, and the joint venture has already started commissioning for the project. The upgrade is to ensure the works meet the new standards on phosphates removal required by the EU's new Water Framework Directive, and involves the design, procurement, construction and commissioning of a new ferrous chloride chemical dosing plant, along with a drainage pumping station and bunded area for tanker deliveries. Scott Hughes, Costain whole life hole project manager, said: "STW set the This joint venture was originally the CVA partnership comprising Costain, Veolia and Atkins that was selected to carry out design & build solutions as part of Thames Water's eight 2 O alliance. However, at the end of the Early Contractor Involvement phase Veolia walked away from the joint venture due to a change having decided its strategy should focus on optimising existing assets rather than design & build. That le' Costain and Atkins to carry on as a twosome to help deliver billions of pounds of essential improvements to Thames Water's ageing network over the AMP6 period. Costain has provided key members of the eight 2 O management team, and has played a significant role in the development of programme strategy and approach to standardisation and offsite manufacture. As the programme moves into challenge of delivering even greater efficiencies in AMP6 equalling a 20% saving over identical AMP5 projects. To meet this tough challenge, new project delivery models and strategies were developed during the last year of AMP5 comprising collaborative planning and production control, factory thinking and design for off-site manufacture, standard products and batching. We set ourselves a delivery, Costain together with its partner Atkins, will be responsible for delivering half of the overall capital programme. Thames Water is using the alliance model to achieve greater efficiency in the delivery of its business target reduction of 30% faster in the STW project delivery end-to-end process (E2E), which includes client gateway governance, feasibility, outline design, detailed design, construction and commissioning." He said a 30% faster target has already been achieved at Wootten Wawen through employing leading strategies such as off-site manufacture and standard products. plan, with a greater emphasis on collaborative team- working, innovation, sustainability and an integrated supply community, in a bid to lock in long-term value to the company and its customers. PARTNERS Costain Integrated; MWH CUSTOMER Severn Trent Water CONTRACT Non-infrastructure works design and build TERM Five years CiM6 Costain Atkins ALLIANCES 2016 CiM6 gets down to business Three become two Costain and Atkins working as a twosome PARTNERS Costain, Atkins CUSTOMER Thames Water CONTRACT Delivering design & build solutions TERM Five years, possible five-year extension A 30% target has been achieved at Wootten Wawen