Transcript Thames Tideway Tunnel - Thames Estuary Partnership

PROJECT UPDATE
GEOFF LOADER, HEAD OF STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
SEPTEMBER 2015
Background
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Progress over the last 12 months
• Development Consent Order granted (12 September 2014)
• Andy Mitchell appointed Chief Executive Officer (January 2014)
• Main Works preferred tenderers announced (February 2015)
• Licence award granted by Ofwat (August 2015)
• Investors appointed for Bazalgette Tunnel Limited (August 2015)
• Main Works Contractors appointed (August 2015)
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PLANNING AND CONSULTATION
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Consultation and Community Engagement
30
Months
development
114
days of public
exhibitions held
9,400
Responses
during
consultation
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Over
meetings
attended
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Route to Development Consent
• Over six years of project
development, planning
and extensive consultation
• Planning Act 2008
• Public consultation
• DCO application
- 50 separate documents
- 50,000 pages in total, including
a 25,000 page Environmental
Statement.
- Development Consent
granted 12 September 2014
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Received Support for the project
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DELIVERING THE PROJECT
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Delivery model
• Thames Water worked with the Government and Ofwat to consider a
range of models to ensure a value for money solution
• A new regulated Infrastructure Provider, Bazalgette Tunnel Limited (BTL),
has been formed under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010
• Regulated by Ofwat
• Tendered through a competitive process and will build, manage and
maintain the tunnel. Thames Water will operate it
• £1.1bn of investment is from Thames Water, £3.1bn is from BTL
• Licence awarded 24 August 2015.
• Flat bills for Thames Water customers
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Bazalgette Tunnel Limited
The new Infrastructure Provider is the first Wastewater only company
in the UK. It is made up of the following shareholders:
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About Tideway
• Bazalgette Tunnel Limited
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New, independent regulated water company
First one created in 20 years, 6th largest in the country
Only waste-water-only water company in the country
UK tax based company
Invested funds representing 1.7 million UK pensioners
- Ambition is long-term modest returns
- Keen to see
• Highest standards of Health Safety and Wellbeing
• Delivered at demonstrable value for money
• Earning a positive reputation
• As soon as possible
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Main Works Contractors
West
Central
East
System
Integrator
All contracts awarded 24 August 2015
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Main Construction Works
WEST
London Clay
CENTRAL
London Clay/Lambeth Group/Thanets
EAST
Chalk
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Timetable
2015
• BTL
granted
licence by
Ofwat
2016
Main works
preliminary
construction
begins
2017
2021
Tunnelling
begins
Tunnelling
ends
2022
2023
Project
System
commissioning completion
begins
• Main
Works
contracts
awarded
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