Murphy has been chosen to design, build, operate and maintain major water treatment works (WTW) in Ireland, in a contract worth around €25 million.
The project for Irish Water is to design, build, operate and maintain the Staleen and Cavan Hill WTW in County Louth. Murphy will help the company provide high quality drinking water to the towns of Dundalk and Drogheda through the modernisation and upgrading of two water treatment plants. Work is set to begin at the schemes in Louth this month and construction works are expected to be finished in 2019. Once complete, Murphy will then operate and maintain the works for the following year.
The operation will sit seamlessly as part of the 25 water and wastewater treatment plants Murphy currently operates for Irish Water.
The Staleen WTP was originally constructed in 1974 and upgraded in 1986, and now supplies over 80,000 people across Drogheda and East Meath areas. Cavanhill WTP has been in operation since 1991 and supplies over 35,000 people in the Dundalk area.
William McKnight, infrastructure regional lead at Irish Water, said:
“The upgrade at Staleen will benefit the environment as it will improve the treatment of the existing discharges to the River Boyne and improve energy efficiency at both plants. It is a priority for Irish Water to upgrade both plants to ensure they comply with all drinking water standards.”
Irish Water is investing €5.5 billion in capital spending over the next four years on the quality of drinking water and wastewater, and capacity, as well as new infrastructure.
Murphy, which has offices in Newbridge and City West in Ireland and in Newry in Norther Ireland, has also been awarded a €2.5m contract to carry out improvement works to the Caugh Hill WTW near Dungiven for Northern Ireland Water.
Commenting on the new contracts, Stuart Rothery, water sector director for Murphy, said:
“We are delighted to be able to provide a fully integrated design, build, operate and maintain capability for our water clients in Ireland. Our one Murphy approach ensures that we bring all of our industry experts and experience from across the whole company to provide reliable cradle-to-grave services.
“By coordinating the process, MEICA (mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, controls and automation) and civils engineering requirements from a design, commissioning and operational perspective, Murphy can deliver assured solutions to meet our clients’ needs."
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