Optimise Joint Venture

Optimise (Water) LLP is a joint venture between J Murphy and Sons, Barhale Construction plc, Clancy Docwra Ltd and MWH. It has been awarded the prestigious AMP5 contracts by Thames Water valued at potentially £500million over the 5 year contract period. The Optimise Joint Venture has been awarded the contracts to undertake capital works on the network infrastructure for both clean and waste water, covering the Thames Valley and North London regions. The scope of works will include continuing to replace London's worn-out Victorian water mains, upgrading sewers to protect customers' homes from sewer flooding and installing asset monitoring equipment (SCADA). The contract runs from the start of the new five-year regulatory period, (AMP5) April 2010 to March 2015, during which time Thames Water will invest nearly £5 billion across London and the Thames Valley. Optimise is responsible for whole lifecycle programme management and the provision of design and build solutions to Thames Water. This is a considerable scope of work which requires close working liaison with a number of Agencies, Authorities, Regulatory bodies and the general public for successful delivery. The contracts represent a major undertaking and possibly one of the largest and most varied water infrastructure programmes to be carried out in the UK.