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REMONDIS shortlisted for France’s largest drinking water concession
Promising prospects: REMONDIS Aqua has passed the pre-qualification stage in an international tender to supply water to the Greater Paris region.
REMONDIS Aqua is the only German provider in the running for the contract for supplying water to France’s most heavily populated region
France’s largest water board, the Syndicat des Eaux d‘Ile-de-France (SEDIF), has completed its preliminary assessment stage concerning the awarding of a contract to supply drinking water to the Ile de France region involving 144 towns and districts in the region excluding the City of Paris itself with REMONDIS Aqua prequalifying as a suitable supplier. Of the 11 initial bidders, only three French competitors have successfully passed the international selection process alongside REMONDIS Aqua.
The contract for supplying the approx. 4.3 million inhabitants of the Ile de France or Greater Paris region with drinking water has been held uninterruptedly by Veolia since 1923. As a result of increasing pressure to raise efficiency and lower costs, SEDIF has begun a tender process to look for the best possible provider. The Ile de France is by far the most heavily populated region in France. It consists of eight departments – including Paris itself – with around 12 million inhabitants. The tender itself covers the running of the 3 waterworks and facilities as well as the pipe network stretching over 9,000 kilometres for supplying drinking water to the 144 towns and districts of the Greater Paris region with its approx. 4.3 million inhabitants. |
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Andreas Bankamp, managing director of REMONDIS Aqua
According to information provided by the French Environment Ministry, up to 75 % of the drinking water supply sector has been privatized in France. And the level of privatization within the wastewater treatment sector lies at 50 %. In contrast to Germany, French local authorities and municipal associations often use private sector suppliers to guarantee their drinking water supply and wastewater treatment services. REMONDIS Aqua is already responsible for wastewater treatment for around 5 million people in Turkey and now has the opportunity to demonstrate its skills in the area of drinking water supply by winning France’s biggest drinking water supply contract.
“Successfully passing the prequalification stage for over 4 million inhabitants in France confirms in an impressive manner that REMONDIS Aqua has also established itself internationally in the drinking water sector as a competent partner for full service water management.“