The Upper South Creek Advanced Water Recycling Centre, located in Western Sydney, will have the capacity to treat up to 70 megalitres of wastewater per day. It will be delivered in multiple stages, with Stage One to provide 35 megalitres of wastewater treatment capacity per day by 2025.
The project includes:
- a wastewater treatment plant that includes production of treated water suitable for recycling and environmental flows, renewable energy, and biosolids suitable for reuse
- a pipeline from the Water Recycling Centre to the Nepean River, to release excess treated water
- infrastructure from the Water Recycling Centre to South Creek, to release excess treated water and wet weather flows
- a pipeline extension from the new Nepean River pipeline to the Warragamba River for environmental flows, and
- a pipeline from the Water Recycling Centre to Sydney Water’s existing wastewater system to discharge brine.
Key Dates
| Aug 2021 | EOIs Open |
| Oct 2022 | Contract Award |
| Aug 2023 | Construction Commencement |
| 2026 | Expected Construction Completion |
Procurement
| Procuring Agency: | Sydney Water |
| Successful Tenderer: | A consortium of John Holland, GHD, Jacobs and TRILITY. |
| Procurement note: | In the successful consortium, John Holland is responsible for construction, GHD and Jacobs will provide engineering and design services and TRILITY is responsible for operations and maintenance advice. |
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PROJECT HISTORY
| Nov 2020 | The 2020-21 NSW Budget detailed that $104 million was to be spent by Sydney Water on the project in FY2020-21. |
| Jan 2021 | The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment issued Secretary's Environmental Assessment Requirements for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Assessment for the project. |
| Jul 2021 | Sydney Water provided an update on the proposed delivery strategy and procurement process. Stage One of the project will be procured as three separate Design and Construct contracts, which will include a five-year operations period. Separately, Sydney Water issued a Request for Tenders for the Technical Advisor for the project, closing on 3 August. |
| Aug 2021 | Sydney Water opened an Expression of Interest phase for the the first work package. Sydney Water is seeking a consortium to design and construct the treatment plant, then operate it for five years. |
| Aug 2021 | Sydney Water opened an Expression of Interest phase for the the second work package. Sydney Water is seeking a consortium to design and construct the Treated Water Pipeline (East) and the Brine Pipeline (West). |
| Oct 2021 | The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment declared the project State Significant Infrastructure and placed the Environmental Impact Statement on public exhibition, closing on 17 November. |
| Oct 2022 | The contract to design and operation the project was awarded to a consortium of John Holland, GHD, Jacobs and TRILITY. |
| Feb 2023 | The Upper South Creek Advanced Water Recycling Center received planning approval from the Federal and NSW Governments. |
| Jul 2023 | Registrations of Interest (ROIs) opened for an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management services contract for the Upper South Creek Networks Program, closing on 11 August. The scope of the ROI covers a series of network wastewater infrastructure assets that will service the Advanced Water Recycling Centre facility over the next 10 years. |
| Aug 2023 | Construction commenced on Stage One of the project. |
| Sep 2023 | Sydney Water released a Transaction Notice for the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management (EPCM) contract for the Upper South Creek Networks Program. The Transaction Notice refines the contract’s delivery model and provides indicative dates for procurement. |
Estimated Total Cost
(2021)
Sector
Water & Sewerage
Procurement approach
Traditional Procurement |
Service Contract |
Other |
Location
New South Wales |
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