16th Mar 2005 07:30
UNITED UTILITIES PLC UNITED UTILITIES PART OF CONSORTIUM NAMED AS PREFERRED BIDDER FOR SOUTHERN WATER CONTRACT Southern Water has today named a consortium comprising United Utilities,Costain and Montgomery Watson Harza as preferred bidder to help deliver themajor part of its ‚£1.5 billion water quality and environmental improvementprogramme.The consortium - known as 4Delivery - would be responsible for delivering morethan 250 water and wastewater improvement schemes which form part of SouthernWater's five-year capital investment programme.4Delivery would be responsible for project managing, designing and deliveringthe new schemes and improvements to water and wastewater assets across parts ofHampshire, West and East Sussex, Kent and the Isle of Wight.The consortium is working exclusively with Southern Water towards a contractaward at the end of March with operations commencing beginning of April, 2005.For further information please contact:Simon Bielecki, Investor Relations Manager +44 (0) 7810157649Evelyn Brodie, Corporate and Financial Communications +44 (0) 20 7307 0309United Utilities' A shares and ordinary shares trade on the London StockExchange and its ADRs, each equal to two ordinary shares, trade on the New YorkStock Exchange under the Trading Symbol "UU".ENDUNITED UTILITIES PLCRelated Shares:
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