Royal HaskoningDHV wins water supply contract in Vietnam

Royal HaskoningDHV has signed a €2.7m contract with Center for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (CERWASS) of the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to set up two new water treatment facilities and distribution networks in the province of Ba Ria Vung Tau.

After completion, the Ba Ria Vung Tau Rural Water Supply project will be able to meet potable water requirements of 100,000 local residents.

The project is also expected to boost economic development of the region by supplying water to the local businesses.

Local people in the area are chiefly dependent on unsafe water from wells and surface water.

According to the contract terms, Royal HaskoningDHV will construct two complete water supply systems for the Vietnamese province, which will include provisions for raw water intake, water treatment, distribution networks and 25,000 home and business connections.

The firm will also be responsible for managing the project and supplying critical equipment and components for it.

Royal HaskoningDHV Water Technology director for the ASEAN market Tim Jeanné said: "We have already delivered the complete design and engineering, socio-economic reporting, EIA and feasibility study for the Ba Ria Vung Tau water supply system.

"We are now responsible for the construction management of the water treatment plant and distribution system and supply of equipment and components like pumps, valves, sludge scrapers, instrumentations and the electrical and automation system."

Facility for Infrastructure Development (ORIO), which is supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is the co-financer for the water project.

The project is expected to be completed by March next year.

CERWASS director Nguyen Van Tri said: "The implementation of the Ba Ria Vung Tau Rural Water Supply project plays a crucial role in our objective to supply clean water to 97% of the rural residents by the year 2020.

"It is an important and truly meaningful project which will contribute to the realisation of Vietnam’s rural clean water supply and sanitation strategy."

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Image: Majority of rural Vietnamese use unsafe water from wells and surface water. Photo: Courtesy of Royal HaskoningDHV.