Southern Water has appointed Barhale to its £500M framework for low complexity infrastructure design and build route schemes through the forthcoming Asset Management Period (2025-2030).
Civil engineering, infrastructure and tunnelling specialist Barhale has been selected for Lot 1 of the collaborative AMP8 framework to provide clean water construction management services and expertise.
The five year Lot 1 framework, which covers all of Southern Water’s geographical operating area including the Isle of Wight, is valued at £210M. The water company retains the option of a further three year extension.
The scope of services includes: creating, optimising and delivering programmes; pre-construction and construction enabling works; identifying the most cost-efficient civils, mechanical and electrical, and environmental construction resource to deliver works; managing and undertaking construction delivery; and managing and undertaking commissioning.
Phil Cull, Barhale’s Southern Region Director believes Southern Water has been very clear on its ambitions for AMP8 and beyond and on the way in which it wants to see them delivered.
“There is a focus on finding creative, cost-effective solutions that protect the environment while providing supply resilience for customers,” he said.
“This programme will mainly address routine asset works but there is nonetheless an emphasis on identifying low build or no build solutions and a real commitment to sustainability so we will be considering low carbon, catchment, and nature-based solutions.
“We are looking forward to working with Southern Water through this important period.”
The latest award extends Barhale’s relationship with Southern Water following the contractor’s appointment to the medium complexity non-infrastructure works framework in 2023.
