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Kier has secured two additional Stage 1 Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) contracts from Southern Water under the utility's £3.1 billion Strategic Delivery Partner framework for AMP8, extending major upgrade works across East Sussex and Brighton.
The new packages comprise the Hastings Resilience programme and the Brighton East nitrate removal scheme, both aligned to Southern Water’s AMP8 objectives to bolster resilience, safeguard water quality and enhance environmental performance.
The Hastings Resilience programme is expected to be worth more than £30m, targeting long-term improvements in resilience, treatment performance and security of supply across the Hastings supply system.
At Brede Water Supply Works, Kier's Stage 1 ECI covers upgrades to rapid gravity filters, high lift pumping stations, clear water tanks, disinfection processes and discharge systems. Additional resilience and discharge improvements will also be advanced at Beauport Water Supply Works.
At Brighton East Water Supply Works, the Stage 1 ECI will support nitrate removal through new treatment infrastructure, reconfiguration of the network, and upgrades to raw water transfer and treatment processes linked to the Brighton East and Falmer supply network.
Kier is currently collaborating with Southern Water on 31 ECI projects, reflecting the breadth of AMP8 activity moving through development and delivery. These have a combined ECI value of £104m, with associated construction expected to exceed £480m as schemes advance into delivery.
Andy Lingham, managing director for Water at Kier Infrastructure, said: "These latest awards continue to build on our relationship with Southern Water and reflect the level of investment now moving through AMP8. The work spans critical operational infrastructure upgrades that will help improve resilience, treatment performance and regulatory compliance across the network. Delivering these schemes requires close collaboration between operational, design and delivery teams from the earliest stages of development to help achieve the right long-term outcomes. That early involvement helps us reduce risk, improve constructability and develop efficient solutions before work starts on site."
