Jacobs and Mott MacDonald have been selected by Thames Water, the U.K.’s largest water and waste utility, as technical partner to support delivery of the water company’s $5.9 billion (£4.7B) future asset investment programs under its Strategic Resource Option (SRO) framework.
The SRO technical framework supports three major water infrastructure projects critical to delivering water security for the south of England: the London Water Recycling, South East Strategic Reservoir Option and Severn to Thames Transfer projects. Under this eight-year professional services framework agreement, Jacobs and Mott MacDonald will deliver a range of technical, engineering, environmental, regulatory and planning consent services to take the schemes through the development phase and into delivery.
“Jacobs and Mott MacDonald combine tremendous global capabilities from major complex water infrastructure programs, and together with our U.K. planning experience will provide innovative support,” said Jacobs Senior Vice President Kate Kenny. “As the need for long-term, integrated water management solutions intensifies, we’ll work collaboratively with Thames Water to solve some of the U.K.’s greatest water resources challenges.”
Mott MacDonald Managing Director U.K. & Europe Richard Risdon said:
“I’m delighted to announce our appointment to this Framework. Mott MacDonald and Jacobs have an impressive track-record of providing industry leading services to the U.K. water sector and we look forward to continuing to work closely with Thames Water, helping deliver pioneering solutions for the benefit of the communities they serve.”
The two companies integrate industry-leading capabilities across both the full water and project lifecycle – from planning and consulting to design and technical capabilities. Having been involved in early stages of the development of the SROs, both companies understand the strategic context, need and basis of design for these projects.
To date, Jacobs and Mott MacDonald have delivered more than 100 development consent orders (DCOs) in the U.K. water sector, including Thames Tideway Tunnel, the sector’s first project to be developed under the U.K.’s Specified Infrastructure Projects Regulations and one of the largest DCO projects in the U.K. water sector.
