KWA to re-tender 5 MLD STP as no bidder qualifies; Work begins on 27-km sewage pipeline in Kochi

The Kerala Water Authority (KWA) will award the work order for its 17-km sewerage pipeline network by the end of September. It will once again float the tender for its 5 MLD sewage treatment plant after none of the bidders qualified in the bidding process. Meanwhile, work on the 27-km sewage pipeline, which is part of the sewerage project, has begun in the city.

According to sources in the KWA, the bid for the 5 MLD plant will be reopened by the end of this month. This will be the third time the water utility will be reopening its tendering process for the 5 MLD plant.

The sewerage treatment project includes three components — an STP and two sewage pipeline networks of 27 km and 17 km. It caters for Girinagar and portions of Kadavanthra and Panampilly Nagar in Kochi.