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Tenders for RM4b Rasau water treatment plant to close in Aug and Sept — Air Selangor
Sulhi Khalid & Izzul Ikram June 30, 2021 17:40 pm +08

KUALA LUMPUR (June 30): Tenders for three packages under the first phase of the Rasau water treatment plant valued at RM4 billion will close in August and September, said Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor).

Giving an update on the project at a media briefing today, Air Selangor head of operations Abas Abdullah said the company had issued three of the tender packages early last month.

“In early May, we issued three packages — Package 1 on the water treatment plant and Package 2 and 3 on the distribution of the system.

“They are now preparing for the closing of tenders in September for Package 1, and August for Package 2 and 3,” he said.

Abas did not reveal the names of the parties who have shown interest in the tenders so far.

The Edge reported in December last year that Air Selangor will be calling for the tenders for the first phase of the plant this year.

The first phase involves the construction of a 700 million litre a day (MLD) treatment plant, while the second phase, which doubles the capacity to 1,400 MLD, will cost an additional RM2 billion, and the work is estimated to be completed by 2024.

Among local public-listed companies with expertise in water treatment plants are Salcon Bhd, Taliworks Corp Bhd, and Selangor State government-controlled Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor Bhd.

According to Air Selangor’s website, the award for the packages in the Rasau plant will be announced in November this year and January next year.

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Biggest off-river storage facility project in Malaysia

The Rasau Water Supply Scheme is considered to be the biggest Off-River Storage (ORS) facility project in the country.

The construction of the scheme would cut across several major highways namely the North-South Expressway Central Link (ELITE), Shah Alam Expressway (KESAS), West-Coast Expressway (WCE) and the South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE).

Through the Rasau Water Supply Scheme, nine existing tin mining ponds of 489 hectares have been identified as a potential water source in the form of ORS.

These ponds of various sizes, where the biggest pond in the area is about 185 hectares, are located in the districts of Sepang and Petaling.

As the biggest ORS in the country, the development period would take about two and a half to three years to complete.

Should a river be polluted, the raw water pumping station has the option to stop abstracting water from the river whilst the operations of the water treatment plant will not be affected as the abstraction from water sources is now shifted to the ORS.

With significant improvement in Sungai Klang water quality, this river can be a viable potential water source. There is good potential for these ponds to store raw water received mainly from Sungai Klang and to a lesser extent, from Sungai Air Hitam and Sungai Rasau.

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