Clancy has been appointed to Lot 1 & Lot 2 of Southern Water’s Low Complexity Delivery Route (LCDR) Capital Infrastructure Framework to support the large-scale investment in sustainable infrastructure improvements planned through the upcoming AMP8 regulatory period.
The contract will see Clancy continue its longstanding relationship with the water company and its suppliers to create a new collaborative framework that will deliver low complexity infrastructure design and build route schemes for Southern Water’s water and wastewater networks. The expected projects over both frameworks will consist of new water mains, sewer rising and gravity mains, infiltration reduction schemes, rehabilitation projects, growth and pump away schemes plus waste developer services and infrastructure projects.
The family-run infrastructure specialist will provide its expertise to identify, design and implement low carbon or no build solutions, where possible, to promote both cost effectiveness and greener solutions, while reducing disruption and ensuring uninterrupted services for Southern Water’s customers. Clancy will also focus on factoring easy, cost-effective maintenance into the design of the capital investment projects through this framework to deliver greater efficiency in the long term.
Reflecting Southern Water’s prioritisation of sustainable practices, Clancy is working to increase the proportion of its onsite energy generated by solar panels, as well as its use of hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) to power its plant, vehicles and equipment by contract start.
Extended across Southern Water’s geographical portfolio, including the Isle of Wight, the framework will run for five years at a value of £400m across the two lots with the possibility of a three-year, extension. This is part of the water company’s largest investment period to date, as it improves its network resilience.
Ronan Clancy, executive director at Clancy, commented:
“The water sector is feeling pressure from all sides. Increasingly unpredictable weather and growing populations are placing rising demands on the network. At the same time there is a requirement to keep customer bills low as we strengthen our ageing infrastructure. As a result, it’s essential that we find cost-effective and efficient solutions to upgrading assets and improving performance.
“The new regulatory period presents an excellent opportunity for the industry to invest vital resources into expanding and reinforcing the integrity of the country’s pipelines. Clancy’s wealth of experience in delivering capital investment programmes, as well as in the maintenance of water and wastewater networks, means we are well-placed to support Southern Water in ensuring the network is resilient and efficient to maintain for the future.”
Denver Knight, operations director at Clancy, said:
“As we look ahead to AMP8, our long-standing expertise in the sector, our direct delivery model and our culture of approaching challenges innovatively will enable us to deliver better quality and more efficient outcomes for Southern Water and its customers. We’re looking forward to continuing our well-established relationship in the years to come.”
