The City of Wetaskiwin in Alberta, Canada has launched a request for proposals from potential partners willing to enter into a legal relationship with the City to assist with the implementation of the City’s required Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) upgrade from lagoons to a mechanical system.

The City is seeking a business partnership with an organization that can demonstrate consistent goals and objectives based on the following criteria:

1. Ensure that a cost-effective contract is achieved to design (optional), build (optional), partial finance, operate, and maintain the new wastewater treatment facility to meet the City’s desired level-of-service through a minimum 15-year concession period.
2. The City will maintain an active role in the design and build process.
3. The facility design must consider fiscally responsible for long-term operating and maintenance costs over capital costs.
4. The design must meet all federal and provincial regulatory requirements.
5. Maximize all sustainable and resiliency initiatives and look at operating reduction opportunities such as heat recovery, solar, etc. where practical.
6. Limit utility rate increases to an inflationary level.
7. Review options to include operations and maintenance of the City Water Treatment Plant (WTP), in addition to the WWTP, through the same term in a cost-effective manner. Thus overall water and wastewater operations and maintenance service.

The deadline for the submission of proposals is on August 13, 2020. 

Tender documents can be accessed on our business opportunity page here.