Enowa, the utility and energy subsidiary of Saudi gigaproject developer Neom, has extended to 30 October the bid deadline for the contract to design and build a water recycling and recovery plant catering to Oxagon, the development's industrial cluster. Previously   the client gave engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors until 3 October to submit revised proposals for the contract. It is understood that EPC contractors had previously submitted bids for the contract. However, following initial post-tender negotiations, Enowa issued an addendum, which necessitates the submission of revised proposals.  The  Oxagon Village Water Recycling and Recovery Plant project entails the construction of the following: Wastewater truck receiving facility Pretreatment facilities including screens and equalization Main biological treatment adopting a food chain reactor (FCR) technology The scope also includes the construction of tertiary treatment and sludge handling facilities and recycled water storage tanks, as well as internal roads, offices and education centres. This project is separate from the Hidden Marina wastewater recycling plant project, which is being procured on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis. The bidder prequalification process is under way for this project, which will have the capacity to treat 64,000 cubic metres a day (cm/d) of wastewater, expandable to 80,000 cm/d. The Hidden Marina project will supply water recycling services to the anticipated occupants of the 170-kilometre-long pair of parallel buildings that will make up The Line at Neom. It will utilise a build-own-operate-transfer model, with the sewage treatment concession period extending 25 years from the date of operation, which is expected to be in the second quarter of 2027. The project's first phase is expected to cost approximately $347m.   For registration as a supplier: https://www.neom.com/en-us/our-business/suppliers   (ICE RIYADH)

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