A joint venture of Cork-based companies EPS Group and Sisk Construction has been awarded the contract to design and build the wastewater treatment facility at Shanbally to serve the Cork Lower Harbour area.
(Photo:Cork Lower Harbour prior to works commencing)
Following completion of construction in Q2 2017, EPS will further operate the facility for a period of up to 9 years on behalf of Irish Water.
The treatment facility forms part of the overall near €100m investment by Irish Water in the Lower Harbour region of Cork. The chosen treatment technology for the project is a process known as Nereda® - the facility in Lower Harbour is only the third project under construction in Ireland or the UK that utilises Nereda®. EPS as the licensee for Nereda® in Ireland have a co-operation agreement with the global engineering consultancy, Royal Haskoning DHV for the delivery of Nereda in Ireland.
To date, the EPS/Royal Haskoning DHV partnership has successfully delivered a plant at Clonakilty in West Cork and are completing one in Carrigtwohill in County Cork. The technology brings significant environmental and economic benefits to the Lower Harbour project and EPS/Sisk JV are fully focused on delivering a successful project for all stakeholders involved.
Jim Palmer, Technical Director EPS commented: ‘
EPS/Sisk JV are delighted to be part of this overall strategic project which will bring significant environmental, social and economic benefit to the region and Cork in general. The joint venture team look forward to working with Irish Water and Cork County Council in the successful delivery of the project’.
EPS Group is a specialist wet infrastructure support services group of companies operating across the Republic of Ireland, the UK and the Middle East.
EPS are Ireland’s largest, privately owned Design-Build-Operate (DBO) partner for the delivery and operation of water and wastewater assets. Current long-term operational concessions cover over 200 treatment assets serving a population equivalent close to 1 million. EPS has held contracts with all 34 water authorities in the Republic of Ireland (now transferred to Irish Water), as well as a significant share of the Trader sub-market.
Pat Lucey, Director of Civil Engineering for Sisk, added that EPS and Sisk shared a commitment to collaborative working with partners, clients and stakeholders for the benefit of the project and the wider community. With a turnover of more than €1 billion and headquartered in Ireland, the international construction company has domestic operations in Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Wales and Scotland and international operations in Europe and the United Arab Emirates.
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