White Horse Reservoir moves to main construction tender stage

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 09:02 · Archive

Three joint ventures have been invited to tender for construction of the White Horse Reservoir near Abingdon, which would be the UK's second largest.

Three joint ventures have been invited to tender to design, build, test and commission the new White Horse Reservoir for Thames Water. The invitation marks a major milestone for the project, which would become the UK's second largest reservoir once built, serving Thames Water's area including Swindon, Cirencester and Marlborough.

The reservoir near Abingdon is scheduled to hold 150 billion litres of water with a surface area of 6.7 square kilometres, almost the same size as Gatwick airport. Construction is expected to take around a decade, followed by two winters to fill, with water available for use from 2040.

The estimated cost has risen from £2.2 billion to between £5.5 billion and £7.5 billion after a review last year more than tripled the project site to 38 square kilometres to accommodate extra building works, relocate nearby solar farms and reroute local rivers and streams. The three shortlisted joint ventures are: WFH JV, comprising Webuild S.p.A., Hyundai Engineering and Construction Limited and FCC Construccion; BMV+, comprising Bouygues Travaux Publics, J. Murphy & Sons Limited and VolkerFitzpatrick; and BBV, comprising Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Limited and VINCI Construction Grands Projets S.A.S.

How it is being reported

• Second largest UK reservoir moving to major next stageThree joint ventures have been invited to tender to design, build, test and commission the new White Horse Reservoir for Thames Water.Swindon Advertiser · 14 Oct, 08:32
• Second largest UK reservoir moving to major next stageThree joint ventures have been invited to tender to design, build, test and commission the new White Horse Reservoir for Thames Water.Gazette & Herald · 14 Oct, 08:32

In this story: Thames Water · White Horse Reservoir · Abingdon · Swindon

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