WSD awards design, build and operate contract for first stage of Tseung Kwan O Desalination Plant (with photo)

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     The Water Supplies Department (WSD) today (December 11) awarded the "Design, Build and Operate" contract for the first stage of the proposed desalination plant at Tseung Kwan O to AJC Joint Venture, comprised of Acciona Agua SA, Jardine Engineering Corporation Limited and China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited, following a tender process.

     The lead participant of the AJC Joint Venture is a Spanish desalination contractor Acciona Agua SA, which is well-experienced in the design, construction and operation of desalination plants in various parts of the world, such as Spain, Australia and the Middle East.

     "The proposed desalination plant will provide Hong Kong with a strategic water resource which is not susceptible to the impact of climate change," said the spokesman for the WSD. "The desalination plant will adopt the technology of reverse osmosis, which has been confirmed with a previous pilot study to be effective in producing potable water complying with the Hong Kong Drinking Water Standards under local conditions."

     The contract is worth about $9,018.9 million. The design and construction will commence this month, and the desalination plant is expected to commence operation in 2023 with a water production capacity of 135 000 cubic metres per day. The contractual operation period is 10 years with a provision for extension by five years.

Ends/Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Issued at HKT 15:33

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The Director of Water Supplies, Mr Wong Chung-leung (third right), is pictured with the representatives of AJC Joint Venture. They are (from left) the Executive Director and President of China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited, Mr Danny Hung; the Structured Finance Manager of Acciona Agua SA, Ms Laura de Andres Marruedo; the Director General of Acciona Agua SA, Mr Jose Diaz-Caneja; the Chief Executive of Jardine Engineering Corporation Limited, Mr Kevin O'Brien (second right); and the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of Jardine Engineering Corporation Limited, Mr Penn Yeung (first right). The group had just signed the "Design, Build and Operate" contract for the first stage of the Tseung Kwan O Desalination Plant at the Water Supplies Department Headquarters in Wan Chai today (December 11).