{"id":10599,"date":"2014-06-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/taiwan\/press\/joint-venture-to-extend-multi-billion-dollar-used-water-superhighway\/"},"modified":"2017-10-19T06:02:55","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T10:02:55","slug":"joint-venture-to-extend-multi-billion-dollar-used-water-superhighway","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/press-releases\/joint-venture-to-extend-multi-billion-dollar-used-water-superhighway\/","title":{"rendered":"Black & Veatch and AECOM win iconic Singapore water project"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joint venture to extend multi-billion-dollar used-water \u201csuperhighway\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

A joint venture between Black & Veatch and AECOM (NYSE: ACM) has been selected by PUB, Singapore\u2019s national water agency, to provide engineering services for Phase 2 of the Deep Tunnel Sewerage System\u00a0(DTSS).<\/p>\n

The B&V AECOM (Black & Veatch and AECOM) joint venture team will work with PUB to shape one of the most significant and anticipated water projects in Asia.<\/p>\n

Freeing up land for other higher-value developments, supporting the production of NEWater<\/a>, improving energy efficiencies and potentially leveraging the water-energy-waste nexus are some of the key sustainability goals of DTSS Phase 2.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe project\u2019s vision underlines PUB\u2019s innovation and global leadership in sustainable water solutions,\u201d said Cindy Wallis-Lage, president of Black & Veatch\u2019s water business. \u00a0\u201cIt is a privilege to team with AECOM and PUB in setting a new standard in reliable, flexible and energy-efficient infrastructure that promotes water sustainability for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have assembled a compelling joint venture team of world-class local and global experts, who look forward to delivering a sustainable infrastructure solution,\u201d said Michael S. Burke, AECOM president and chief executive officer. \u00a0\u201cWe are honored to be a part of the DTSS project, which will enhance Singapore\u2019s water sustainability and resilience \u2014 solidifying its place as a leader in the global water industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

DTSS Phase 2 will extend DTSS to the western side of Singapore through an 18.6-mile-long South Tunnel, nearly 44 miles of link sewers, the Tuas Water Reclamation Plant (WRP) and an estimated 7.5-mile deep-sea outfall. \u00a0The entire DTSS will result in a 50-percent reduction in land taken by used-water infrastructure with three centralized collection and treatment points: Changi WRP in the east; Kranji WRP in the north; and Tuas WRP in the west.<\/p>\n

A NEWater factory will be integrated with the Tuas WRP and contribute to Singapore\u2019s long-term goal of increasing NEWater production to meet up to 55 percent of its total water demand. \u00a0In addition, working with Singapore\u2019s National Environment Agency, an integrated waste management facility will be co-located at the Tuas WRP site. \u00a0This offers potential opportunities to integrate used-water and solid-waste treatments to maximize energy and resource recovery.<\/p>\n

The B&V AECOM (Black & Veatch and AECOM) joint venture will conduct a feasibility study and preliminary design as part of the first stage of the project. \u00a0As the lead consultant, the team will program manage the delivery of DTSS Phase 2 in the second stage of the project. \u00a0Supporting Black & Veatch and AECOM will be Ramboll, a leading consulting engineering company from Denmark, and KPMG. \u00a0During the course of the project, the team will also explore ways to collaborate on ideas with key tertiary institutions in Singapore.<\/p>\n

The contract was signed today at a ceremony at Singapore International Water Week 2014, which included guest of honor, Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, minister of Environment and Water Resources.<\/p>\n

For more information on DTSS, please refer to the fact sheet here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

About Black & Veatch<\/b><\/p>\n

Black & Veatch is an employee-owned, global leader in building Critical Human Infrastructure\u2122 in Energy, Water, Telecommunications and Government Services. \u00a0Since 1915, we have helped our clients improve the lives of people in over 100 countries through consulting, engineering, construction, operations and program management. \u00a0Our revenues in 2013 were US$3.6 billion. \u00a0Follow us on www.bv.com<\/a> …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-10599","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/10599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-release"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/10599\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=10599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}