United Utilities has named Turner & Townsend Infrastructure as the preferred bidder for the role of independent technical adviser (ITA) for the Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme (HARP).
Earlier this year the water company for the north-west identified the Strabag Equitix Consortium as the preferred bidder as the competitively appointed provider (CAP) to design, build, finance and maintain the replacement of the six tunnels sections (approximately 50km) along the 110km Haweswater Aqueduct route.
HARP will be the largest infrastructure project undertaken by United Utilities since privatisation. The original aqueduct was completed in the 1950s to increase water supplies to Manchester and the Pennines from the Lake District. The project aims to ensure the resilience of the asset for decades to come.
United Utilities head of programme delivery John McNeill said the ITA would play a crucial role for HARP by providing objective, independent assurance on costs and delivery of the project.
“This is the culmination of a lot of hard work from a dedicated team, and we are really pleased to have now established our preferred bidder for the ITA role,” he said.
