North Midland Construction’s NMCNomenca division has been awarded a £400 - £500 million contract to deliver Severn Trent Water’s next phase of upgrade and improvement works.
NMCNomenca has been appointed as the design and build partner for Severn Trent Water across both clean water and waste water frameworks under the new AMP6 asset management plan. The contract is a continuation of the work NMC Nomenca has already completed for Severn Trent Water under the AMP5 framework, which has included work at Stoke Bardolph water treatment works in Nottingham.
Work is due to take place from 2015-2020 on a number of projects across the Midlands with a concentration of activity in the south and east regions. Work NMCNomenca will be undertaking covers infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects, including; work on water treatment plants, sewer lines, storage facilities, flood alleviation, sewer upgrades, combined sewer overflows, storm water and wastewater management.
Stuart Proud, Managing Director at NMC Nomenca said:
“Securing such an important framework is a fantastic way to end 2013 and a significant contract win for the business. We’re delighted to be able to continue our work with Severn Trent Water who we have built a very successful relationship with over the past five years. Our work on AMP5 has allowed us to develop new technologies, innovations and skills that we will be able to apply to this new framework to deliver projects on time and on budget.”
Simon Cocks, Waste Water Services Director for Severn Trent Water commented:
“We’ve developed successful long term relationships with all of our supply chain partners and we’re pleased that we can continue to work together as one team to maximise the benefits of these arrangements. The vision for the next five years is all about investing efficiently so that we continue to deliver the lowest bills in England and Wales for our customers and leave a legacy to be proud of.”
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