South West Water unveils partners for its capital programme

South West Water has unveiled the businesses that it has appointed to support its new £2.8bn capital investment programme.

BAM Nuttall, Clancy and Mott McDonald Bentley have been appointed as main construction partners in the west of South West Water’s region while Tilbury Douglas, MWH Treatment and Network Plus Envolve will be its partners for projects in the east,.

The water firm said the lead partners will be supported by a range of professional consultants: Stantec, Long O Donnell, and Turner & Townsend will provide project management; Aecom, ChandlersKBS and Turner & Townsend “will ensure best value-for-money” while Aecom, Arcadis, Pell Frischmann, Stantec and WSP will produce “innovative designs”.

Meanwhile, South West will appoint locally based specialist firms “in the next few months” to complete its new engineering delivery model.