Water testing for treatment plant

Gosford Council officers have recommended that council accept the tender from Sydney Water to provide water quality analysis at several locations, including the Woy Woy Water Treatment Plant.

The contract will cover water samples for a two-year period.

Tenders for the provision of water quality analysis services closed on February 13.

A report from council stated that the work had previously operated without a term contract, but as the number of samples had increased over the past 12 months, it was decided that a contract should be let for the work.

Council received eight tenders for the work.

Council reported that a four-member tender evaluation panel agreed that "the most suitable tender came from Sydney Water".

Council stated that water samples tested in any one financial year will cost between $500,000 and $600,000, depending on the number of repeat samples required.

The work also includes the analysis of water samples from the Somersby Water Treatment Plant, raw water samples from Mangrove, Narara, Woy Woy and Somersby bore fields, as well as Mangrove Creek and Mooney Mooney Dams.

Council agenda, WAT.11, 1 May 2007