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| Acciona will build Costa Rica’s biggest Wastewater Treatment Plant  Acciona Agua has signed a contract with the Government of Costa Rica to Design & Build the "Los Tajos", a Waste Water Treatment Plant in the capital, San José. The contract was awarded by the Government of Costa Rica, through the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewage Systems, and is worth 45 million dollars -more than 35 million euros. The contract includes the facility's commissioning, technology transfer and assistance with operation and maintenance.Construction is expected to take 30 months while the technology transfer and assistance with operation and maintenance will continue for a further 18 months. "Los Tajos" will be Costa Rica's biggest WWTP and Acciona Agua's first project in the country. Acciona Agua was chosen in an international tender marked by strict economic, technical and environmental requirements, given that the San José Environmental Improvement Project is backed by an international cooperation loan from the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation. write your comments about the article :: © 2012 Construction News :: home page |