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Preferred bidder status
Preferred bidder status.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nUnited Utilities Group PLC\n\n19 February 2009\n\n UNITED UTILITIES SELECTED AS PREFERRED BIDDER FOR \n ADELAIDE DESALINATION OPERATIONS CONTRACT \n\nUnited Utilities has been selected by the South Australian Water Corporation as\npreferred bidder for a desalination operations contract in Adelaide, as part of\nthe AdelaideAqua consortium. The consortium comprises Acciona Agua, Abigroup,\nMcConnell Dowell and United Utilities Australia.\n\nThe design and construction phase of the project is expected to commence,\nsubject to major development approval, in the near future with Acciona Agua,\nAbigroup and McConnell Dowell building a new desalination seawater plant,\nscheduled to deliver first water in December 2010.\n\nOn completion of the plant in mid-2011, it is intended that United Utilities\nAustralia will operate this new facility under a separate 20-year operations\nand maintenance agreement via its joint venture with Acciona Agua. United\nUtilities will have a minimal investment requirement.\n\nChief Executive of United Utilities, Philip Green, said:\n\n\"We are very pleased to have been awarded preferred bidder status for this\noperations contract, which builds on our existing presence in Australia and\nutilises our core skills to deliver further growth.\"\n\nUnited Utilities' contacts\n\nFor further information please contact:\n\nPhilip Green, Chief Executive +44 (0) 1925 237000 \n \nTim Weller, Chief Financial Officer +44 (0) 1925 237000 \n \nGaynor Kenyon, Communications Director +44 (0) 7753 622282 \n \nRob Hughes, Investor Relations Manager +44 (0) 1925 237019 \n \nDominic Fry / Tom Murray, Tulchan Communications +44 (0) 20 7353 4200 \n\nNotes\n\nIn 2007, United Utilities Australia and Acciona Agua formed a joint venture\nwhich combines Acciona Agua's global experience in providing large scale\ndesalination plants with the country-specific market knowledge and operating\nskills of United Utilities Australia.\n\n - \n\nUnited Utilities Group's ordinary shares trade on the London Stock Exchange and\nits ADRs, each equal to two ordinary shares, trade over the counter under the\nTrading Symbol \"UUGRY\".\n\n\n \n ","length":2803,"tagName":"div"}]