Bristol Water has awarded £75million in AMP7 contracts to Lewis Civil Engineering and Gallagher through an innovative new delivery model.
The water company has announced the award of new Network Maintenance Partnership Contracts as the latest milestone in implementing its new delivery model. From now on all planning, scheduling and prioritisation work will be done by Bristol Water’s in house team allowing the new contractors to focus on the delivery of the work.
Bristol Water said:
“Lewis Civil Engineering and TK Gallagher will work with us as we take back control to deliver positive impact for the communities we serve. This will result in a much more customer focused approach putting people at the heart of our everyday work.”
The new contractors started work on 1 October and will deliver maintenance work across the utility’s supply area – the contracts will run until 2024.
Mel Karam, Bristol Water, Chief Executive commented:
“This is a major milestone in making us ready to achieve our ambitious business plan, Bristol Water For All.
Together with our new network maintenance partnersT&K Gallagher and Lewis, we will deliver for our customers and our communities. We recognise the impact of our maintenance work on people’s lives and so we have worked tirelessly to select partners who share our values and ambition to deliver for people. This is not just a new contract but a new way of working and a new approach to our maintenance work.”
Lewis Civil Engineering Ltd said that securing the strategic partnership framework would allow it to strengthen its current relationship with Bristol Water and align fully with their social contract values and efficiency targets.
TK Gallagher described the contract win as a significant achievement for Gallagher, securing long term works with a new client as part of an innovative delivery model. The Intelligent Partnership would provide a continued focus on achieving Bristol Water’s key objectives of reducing leakage, supply interruptions, and bills, all whilst increasing customer satisfaction and resilience, the firm added.
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