Engineering and project management consultant, HSS Engineers Berhad announced today that its unit HSS Engineering had signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) to explore potential opportunities for Management and Technical Services in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) region.
IWK is Malaysia’s national sewerage services provider with 27 years of experience in managing end-to-end processes involving various types of sewerage systems and customers in urban and rural areas.
This strategic collaboration will allow HSS to leverage on its experience exceeding 35 years to bring technology, innovative solutions and expertise that will be a value-add to IWK for excellent project execution. Amongst others, HSS would provide services including sustainable, green technology, BIM and value management.
Notably, HSS’ track record in the areas of sewerage drainage and irrigation projects include design and site supervision for refurbishment and upgrading works of Pantai Sewerage Treatment Plant, engineering design and preliminary study for centralised sewerage treatment plant for Bandar Melaka East, drainage and stormwater management blueprint for Iskandar Malaysia and masterplan study for Madinat Al-Arab in UAE.
The MOU between IWK and HSS will be valid for a period of two years.
IWK’s scope of services in the MOU would include provision of management services encompassing corporate development, human resource and change management, information, communication and technology, customer services, financial management and management support services. In addition, IWK will offer technical services comprising of capital works project management, wastewater treatment, wastewater collection, asset management, capital planning and technical support services.
Meanwhile, on top of its asset and project management services, HSS would aim to nurture and develop human capital and new competencies in innovative asset and project management, strengthen engineering competencies and efficiency in service delivery, deliver sustainable infrastructure and ensure good care of the environment in project delivery, as well as expedite the delivery of large, complex projects on time and under budget.
The water treatment market in Europe, the Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific is forecasted to expand at a 5.8% compounded annual growth rate from 2020 to 2026.
The market growth in these regions will be primarily driven by rising demand of potable water as a result of growing urbanization and rising population. Besides that, catalysts such as higher concern for ground water and surface water pollution as well as elevated prevalence of various water-borne diseases will further accelerate growth in the sector.
