Southern Water offers new framework deals

Southern Water Services is inviting contractors to apply for two sets of framework deals worth millions of pounds over the AMP 4 and potentially the AMP 5 investment periods.
The frameworks cover mid-value schemes and smaller civil engineering schemes in Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
The Non-Infrastructure Framework Agreement covers the design and construction of mid-value water and wastewater treatment works. Contracts will typically be worth up to a maximum of £15m.
Southern Water's draft business plan for AMP 4 proposes an investment of between £300m and £800m over the five years of AMP 4 (April 2005 to March 2010). A similar investment is envisaged for the following AMP 5 period to March 2015.
The exact amount Southern Water will be allowed to spend will not be known until the Regulator has approved the firm's business plan.
The framework is planned to last for up to six years with an option to extend it by a further two years.
The Infrastructure Frame-work Agreement covers the design and construction of smaller civil engineering schemes with minor MEICA works, typically comprising water and wastewater pipelines and pumping stations.
Southern Water's business plan proposes an investment of £100m to £350m for AMP 4 and again, a similar investment for AMP 5. Again, the framework deals will be for six years with an option to extend by a further two years.
Firms have until 11 May to register interest in both sets of frameworks.