Andrade Gutierrez Plans Sanitation Investment in Brazil

A consortium led by construction firm Andrade Gutierrez in Brazil has presented a plan to invest R$3.5bn ($2.1bn) in sanitation projects in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco under a public private partnership (PPP) with state water utility Compesa.

The Brazilian company will invest the money over the next 12 years to provide universal wastewater collection services in 15 municipalities in the Recife metropolitan region.

If approved, the project is expected to increase wastewater collection coverage in the Recife metropolitan region to 100% compared with the current 35%, according to waterworld.com.

Compesa is studying the plan and after reviewing it will tender the sanitation project.