Ecuador City Plans $120m Wastewater Project

Guayaquil, Ecuador, is to embark on a $120m wastewater project to improve its wastewater services.

The project involves construction of the country’s two largest wastewater treatment plants, each with a capacity to treat 3.5m³ per second of wastewater.

The city’s private water utility Interagua, which is executing the project, has shortlisted 12 companies, including six international and six local firms.

The project is part of Interagua’s 2011-16 investment plan and is expected to be awarded in June 2011, according to bnamericas.com.