Aegion secures sewer restoration contract in Missouri

Aegion, through its subsidiary Insituform Technologies, has won a $6.3m contract for the restoration of more than 114,000ft of sewer pipelines in Springfield, Missouri, US.

The contract is part of a four-year improvement plan valued at around $30m to eliminate infiltration issues impacting the integrity of Springfield’s sewer pipelines.

Insituform North American Rehabilitation West Region vice president and general manager Kenneth Foster said the company has worked with the city of Springfield since 1987.

"We look forward to continuing to work with the city on future pipeline projects as well," added Foster.

Under the contract, Insitutform will inspect small, medium and large-diameter sewer pipelines using closed-circuit television, manhole rehabilitation and the installation of cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) on laterals and pipelines.

The company will use its air invert steam cure methodology for the CIPP installation, which reduces water and energy usage on the job site by about 95%.

The project is expected to start in July 2012 and is expected to take eight months to complete.

Yearly contracts worth $8m will be handed out for the remaining three years of the improvement plan through a competitive bidding process.