2005 - 2006 - Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook 2012

JORDAN PART 2: COUNTRY ANALYSIS
Jordan’s estimated US$120-140 million Wadi Main, Zahra and Mujib DBO water treatment scheme
was won by a JV between ABB SUSA and Earth Tech (Tyco). The 55million m 3 per day spring water
treatment plant is being funded by USAID.
A 25 year concession to pump and distribute 100 million m 3 of water per day 325km from the Disi
aquifer has been under consideration since 1998. Capital spending of US$625 million will be
required. Five groups have pre-qualified to bid for the project, with US$200 million provided by the
Jordanian Government and the Social Security Corporation. In July 2005, it was announced that the
bidding process would be resumed.
A five plus five year management contract for water services in the Northern Governates (Irbid,
Jerash, Ajloun and Mafraq) is currently at the bidding stage.
MAJOR CITIES
City 2000 2015 Status
Amman 1,148,000 1,654,000 Water management project for Suez
Private sector contracts awarded (Please see the relevant company entry for details)
Location Contract Company
Northern Jordan 25 year water treatment BOT Ondeo
A water treatment BOT for Northern Jordan
Suez’s Ondeo Degrémont, Ondeo and Morganti of the USA have been awarded a 25 year BOT for a
530,000m 3 per day water treatment plant in Northern Jordan. US Aid, the US Agency for International
Development is providing 60% of the project's US$169 million cost, with the rest coming from local
sources. The As-Samra facility will replace an existing waste stabilization pond treatment system and
will provide drinking water to about 2 million residents in the Jordanian capital Amman and
surrounding towns. Construction started in May 2004, with the consortium running the plant from
2006-28.
Private sector company operations (Please see the relevant company entry for details)
Company Parent company Population served
(country) Water Sewerage Total
Ondeo Suez (France) 2,000,000 0 2,000,000
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