Water & wastewater
Open tenders
Why this matters Active design-build-operate tender for a modular wastewater treatment plant with three years of operation included. Scope is clear: supply, installation, testing and operational services. Bidding deadline has been extended, indicating the opportunity remains open.
Why this matters The City of Cape Town is actively seeking a private partner under a finance-build-operate (FBO) model for a major water reuse and treatment scheme. This is a substantial infrastructure contract at the scale water and wastewater contractors bid on continuously. The scheme is expected to produce significant new water supply, indicating capital works and long-term operating responsibilities. Monitor for the formal tender notice and bid documentation.
Upcoming
Why this matters WBIF pipeline of multiple wastewater treatment plants and sewerage network projects across the Balkans with named buyers (EBRD, KfW), budgets, and expected tender launch windows. Four concrete infrastructure procurement signals in water/wastewater, all directly relevant to contractors.
Why this matters Anglian Water has commissioned engineering design work for two seawater desalination plants in Norfolk and Lincolnshire, with a shortlist of sites expected by end-2026 and preferred sites identified in 2027. This signals a material procurement pipeline for desalination plant construction and installation. Contractors specialising in seawater treatment, intake systems, brine handling and civil works should monitor Anglian Water's site consultation and subsequent tender announcements. The next mil
Archived
Why this matters A Canadian municipality is seeking a $7M design contract for sewage treatment plant upgrade and has applied for federal/provincial grant funding. The project is in preliminary design phase with a named contractor (Brown and Caldwell) already engaged; this signals an upcoming construction tender.
Why this matters A Greek municipal water utility is procuring upgrade works to a wastewater treatment plant and complementary sewerage network rehabilitation — a core water infrastructure contract for specialist contractors.
Why this matters A concrete repair and rehabilitation contract for an aeration basin at Kamen-Körnebach wastewater treatment plant in Germany. This is exactly the type of infrastructure work a water contractor would bid on.
Why this matters This is a closed design-and-build tender for wastewater treatment plant expansion in Poland. The deadline (2026-07-06) has passed as of today (2026-10-12), so the opportunity to bid is no longer open.
Why this matters A sewer construction and wastewater treatment plant (ČOV) tender from a major Slovak water utility. Direct fit for a water and wastewater contractor.
Why this matters A Swiss intermunicipal wastewater operator is procuring a biogas upgrading facility with CO2 capture and liquefaction—core infrastructure for sewage sludge processing. This is a direct opportunity for specialist contractors in biogas treatment and grid-injection systems. The mandatory CO2 recovery option suggests a complex technical specification; monitor the tender portal for bid documentation and submission deadlines.
Why this matters Massachusetts utilities have received funding approvals for specific water infrastructure projects (secondary treatment upgrades, PFAS treatment, collection system expansion, septic management). Contractors should monitor the procurement channels of Gloucester, Provincetown, Manchester-by-the-Sea and Nantucket for tender notices, which typically follow funding allocation. The projects are named and budgeted but not yet open for bidding.
News
Why this matters El Dorado Water Utilities is funding a $31 million wastewater treatment plant project through a mix of city, federal and state funds. Engineering and cost valuations have been completed with named contractors Hawkins-Weir Engineers and Van Horn Construction. The city council meeting today will decide on ordinances to reallocate funding and authorize the federal grant. No open tender or procurement is described; this is a funding approval and project-status announcement. A construction contract m
Why this matters LinkedIn post discussing Europe's wastewater investment gap and market fragmentation. No specific tender, RFI, grant, or procurement signal is mentioned — only commentary on the overall market opportunity.
Why this matters The EPA has approved financing for Columbia, Tennessee's drinking water expansion, which will fund construction of a new raw water intake, transmission main, and treatment plant improvements. However, this is a funding announcement, not a procurement notice. No tender, RFP, or contract call is open or described. Contractors would need to monitor Columbia's project delivery channels separately for actual construction contracts.
Why this matters News article about Michigan regulatory development on septic codes. No concrete procurement, tender, grant, or pilot programme mentioned or signalled.
Why this matters A small parks drainage project in a rural Ontario township. Drainage channel restoration in a heritage park is typically civil earthworks or landscaping, not water infrastructure procurement a water treatment or network contractor would pursue. The contract has already been awarded, so no bidding opportunity exists.
Why this matters This is a news report on a water infrastructure project that has already broken ground and is in construction. The procurement and contracting phase are complete; no bid opportunity exists. A water contractor might track this for future O&M contract renewal signals, but this article does not represent an open or upcoming procurement.
Why this matters Public health news about Legionnaires' disease trends. While water quality is tangentially related, this is epidemiological reporting with no procurement signal, contract opportunity, or infrastructure project identified.
Why this matters A settlement of historical PFAS contamination claims. While water quality is relevant to the scope, this is a legal settlement and liability allocation, not a procurement opportunity. Water contractors may see indirect demand if cleanup or remediation contracts follow, but those would be separate tenders.
Why this matters A Facebook post discussing Europe's wastewater infrastructure investment gap and decentralized treatment trends. No specific tender, RFI, grant call, or procurement signal is present.
Why this matters This is regulatory news about industrial emissions enforcement. While it may indirectly affect water utilities' compliance costs, it does not describe a specific procurement, grant, pilot, or pipeline signal for water infrastructure or treatment.
Why this matters Environmental news story about mining impact on drinking water supply. No procurement, tender, grant, or pipeline signal for water infrastructure work.
Why this matters Marbella has awarded a land-sale contract to developers. The town planning rules require buyers to install water, sewage and other infrastructure as part of their development obligations — but this is a condition of the land purchase, not a procurement contract a water contractor would bid on. The sewage and water work is the developer's responsibility under the sale terms, not a separate utility or municipality tender.