Contract signed for Hodson Bay Sewerage scheme after years of waiting

In South Roscommon by Denis Naughten

 

Cllr John Naughten & Denis Naughten TD  photographed at Hodson Bay  where a new sewerage scheme has been given the green light

Local TD Denis Naughten has welcomed the signing of contracts by Roscommon County Council for the final phase of the Hodson Bay sewerage scheme.

The announcement was also welcomed by local Councillor, John Naughten, who stated that the contract has been awarded to the company EPS and that Roscommon County Council will be meeting with the contractor to ensure the completion of the Hodson Bay scheme as soon as possible.

Denis Naughten welcomed the signing of the contract and stated that the new sewerage scheme had been approved for some time, and while the pipe work was laid, the approval for the treatment plant was not forthcoming from the Department of the Environment until recently.

Cllr John Naughten pointed out that there are 13 sewerage schemes included as part of this capital investment project costing €6.5m by the company EPS Ltd., for the provision of new and upgraded wastewater treatment plants at various locations in the county under the Roscommon Towns and Villages Sewerage Scheme.

Editor’s Note: The tender includes capital funding of €6.495 million from EPS Ltd., for the provision of new and upgraded wastewater treatment plants at various locations in the county under the Roscommon Towns and Villages Sewerage Scheme.

The design build operate (DBO) tender submitted by EPS Ltd. Also included an estimated cost of just over €8 million for the operation and maintenance of the ten plants together with a further three plants recently built.

The Towns and Villages Sewerage Scheme is included for funding under the Department of the Environment Water Services Investment Programme 2010-2012Under the contract new wastewater treatment plants will be provided at Arigna, Creagh, Frenchpark, Hodson Bay, Knockcroghery and Loughglynn, while the existing facilities at Ballinlough, Ballyleague, Lanesborough, Elphin and Strokestown will be upgraded.

The successful tenderer EPS Ltd will be required to design and build the ten treatment plants and to operate them for Roscommon County Council for 20 years, together with the operation of three new wastewater treatment plants already in place in Cootehall, Lisacul and Tulsk