Municipal utilities qualify for Riyadh contract

• From: Vol 8, Issue 4 (April 2007)
• Category: General
• Region: Middle East
• Country: Saudi Arabia
• Related Companies: Acea, ACWA Power, Al Arrab, Al-Zamil, Amiwater, Aqualia, Berlinwasser, Consul Aqua, Emasesa, FCC, Gelsenwasser, GTZ, Marubeni, RWE, Saudi Oger, Saudi Services for Electro Mechanic Works Co, Saur, Suez, Sumitomo, Termomeccanica, Tokyo Sewerage Corp, Tokyo Water Works, United Utilities and Veolia Water

Saudi Arabia is looking for expertise rather than money. It has proved an interesting proposition for outward-looking municipal utilities.

Nine consortia have prequalified for the six-year Riyadh water management contract in Saudi Arabia. The list illustrates the new geography of the global water industry: five of the nine groups include water companies under municipal control.

The prequalified groups are:

1. Veolia Water: The French company has qualified on its own. Its engineering consultancy subsidiary Seureca was responsible for the ...