PUB to award contract for S$400-500m desalination plant next month

Singapore

NATIONAL water agency PUB is expected to unveil, within weeks, the winner of a S$400-500 million contract for the construction of Singapore's fourth desalination plant under a design, build, own and operate (DBOO) arrangement.

In April, PUB had announced the tender for the 30 million gallon plant to be built in Marina East. The Business Times understands that the tender drew six bids - four were from Singapore-listed entities Hyflux, United Engineers (UE), Sembcorp Industries and the infrastructure business unit of Keppel Corporation; two others were from the China-linked MCC Land Pte Ltd and Spain's Tedagua.