33 firms vie to build Oman wastewater plant

A contract for a wastewater treatment plant in Oman, as part of a major new sewerage system, has attracted a record number of bids from contractors.

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Thirty-three companies have expressed interest in constructing Haya Water's Amerat wastewater treatment plant as the September-end deadline for submissions approaches.

Expected to be awarded during the second quarter of 2012, the facility will have a daily capacity of 18,000m³. Construction is anticipated to begin six months after the contract is awarded, and will take up to 30 months to complete.

Galfar, Larsen & Toubro, Veolia Emirates, Al Hassan Engineering and ACWA are all vying for the design, build, operation and maintenance contract, which opened for submissions on 27 July and closes on 26 September.

The Amerat plant is the first of six contracts to be awarded for the first phase of a wastewater system to cater for a population of 50,000 in 2008, but projected to grow to 110,000 by 2025.

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Phase one, which will provide sewerage for 18,000 plots in the area, is expected to be completed by 2015, and cater for about 80% of the residents in the Amerat and Al Hajir areas.

Haya Water CEO Omar al Wahaibi commented that the development of the Amerat wastewater treatment plant is “a key development” of the overall sewerage system being developed.

The design and layout of the Amerat plant will also provide for future expansion of its treatment capacity to meet a projected daily demand of 36,000m³ by 2050, with the first-phase capacity of 18,000m³ expected to meet demand until 2028.