Maynilad awards construction of sewage plant

MANILA, Philippines - Maynilad Water Services Inc., the service provider in Metro Manila West Zone, has awarded the construction of its P1.044 billion sewage treatment plant (STP) in Cupang, Muntinlupa City to J.E. Manalo-Degremont Consortium.

J.E Manalo will provide the civil works, while international water technology provider Degremont will provide the appropriate technology for the facility.

Degremont is a unit of France-based utility company Suez Environnement.

The memorandum of agreement (MOA) for this award was signed between Suez Environnement Asia Water Division CEO Francois Fevrier, Suez Environnement Asia president Stephen Clark, Maynilad president and CEO Ricky Vargas, and Maynilad chief operating officer Herbert Consunji.

The Cupang STP is expected to provide wastewater services for over 58,000 households from Barangays Alabang, Bayanan, Buli, Cupang, Putatan and Sucat in Muntinlupa City.

The facility is designed to treat up to 46 million liters of wastewater per day, contributing to the clean up of Laguna Lake.

It is one of six wastewater facilities funded by Maynilad’s $137.5-million loan from the World Bank for the development and improvement of wastewater services in the West Zone.

Other facilities to be funded by this loan are the construction of new STPs in Pasay and Valenzuela, construction of a South Septage Treatment Plant, rehabilitation of the Alabang STP (completed in 2013), and the recently inaugurated Talayan STP.

Maynilad is co-owned by Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) and Consunji-controlled DMCI-Holdings Inc.

It services the west zone of Metro Manila covering Manila (all but portions of San Andres and Sta. Ana), Quezon City (west of San Juan River, West Ave.), EDSA, Congressional, Mindanao Ave., northern part from the districts of the Holy Spirit and Batasan Hills, Makati (west of South Super Highway), Caloocan, Pasay, Parañaque, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, Valenzuela, Navotas and Malabon, cities of Cavite like Bacoor and Imus and towns of Kawit, Noveleta and Rosario.