EARTH TECH NEWS
UK'S MINISTRY OF DEFENSE SIGNS EARTH TECH AQUATRINE PROJECT A CONTRACT
25-year contract transfers MoD's water and wastewater responsibilities to Earth Tech consortium
LONG BEACH, Calif. - June 10, 2003 - This past week, the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense (MoD) signed the $ 1.5 billion, 25-year Aquatrine "A" contract with BREY Utilities, a joint venture between Earth Tech and Kelda Plc.
Project Aquatrine is one of the UK government's largest public/private partnership projects. The project is being undertaken by the MoD in England, Wales, and Scotland with the aim of transferring responsibility for the operation and maintenance of MoD water and wastewater assets and infrastructure to private sector. As part of BREY, Earth Tech will implement the infrastructure upgrades to ensure that all of the MoD facilities meet current environmental standards.
Package A is the first of three Project Aquatrine packages to be awarded and covers the Midlands, Wales and Southwest England. BREY will have responsibility for over 1,000 MoD sites, including many of the MoD's larger bases such as RAF Cosford and RAF Lyneham, Army garrisons at Bordon and Larkhill, and HMNB Portsmouth where over half of the Royal Navy's fleet is based.
To mark this significant milestone, a Relationship Charter signing ceremony took place at Addleshaw Goddard offices in London on May 20th. Ceremony signees included MoD Chief Executive Vice Admiral Peter Dunt, MoD 2nd Permanent Under-Secretary Ian Andrews, Kelda Plc Managing Director Kevin Whiteman, and Earth Tech Engineering Chief Executive Officer Bob Mead.
"Earth Tech is proud to be part of this landmark event for the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense," said Libby Gawith, managing director of Earth Tech's European operation. "We are pleased to bring our private sector knowledge to the provision of water and wastewater services for the Ministry of Defense in order to deliver effective and efficient operations and service."
The contract is expected to go live in December 2003 following a pre-commencement period.
Orkney is located across the Pentland Firth six miles from the northern coast of Scotland. Orkney has a population of 20,000 with nearly 250,000 visitors per year.
About Earth Tech
Founded in 1970, Earth Tech (www.earthtech.com) is an industry leader and global provider of engineering, architecture, construction, environmental, infrastructure development and facility operation services to meet the needs of government and industrial clients in today's ever-changing world. Earth Tech has more than 8,400 professional and support personnel in nearly 200 offices worldwide, including the U.S., Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia/Pacific. Earth Tech's headquarters are located in Long Beach, Calif.
