The municipality of Erechim has announced that it has received seven bids from seven consortiums for the concession of public water supply and sewage services in the Erechim municipality, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

The seven bidders that participated in the bidding process are as follows:

• Erechim Saneamento Consortium;
• Itajuí/Construtami Consortium;
• Sanear Erechim Consortium;
• Aegea Saneamento;
• Clear Ambiental Consortium;
• Águas do Cravo Consortium;
• Companhia Riograndense de Saneamento (CORSAN).

The selected consortium will be responsible for the design, construction, improvements, expansion, revision, operation and maintenance of the units that are part of the physical, operational and management system of production and distribution of water, collection, removal, treatment and final disposal of sanitary sewage.