Suez Environmental, the Paris-based utility that operates Indianapolis' wastewater plants, is holding a conference at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis tomorrow through Saturday to discuss internal strategy for the next few years, according to The Indianapolis Business Journal.
Suez, which runs the local plants through its United Water Services subsidiary, will host about 15 people from its local operations as well as sites in nationals including Algeria, China and Hungary.
The meeting was held in Paris last year. It is closed to the public.
The current 10-year contracts expire 31 December, and the city has issued a request for proposals to operate and maintain the wastewater treatment system.
Four companies responded to an initial request for expression of interest. In addition to United Water, they include:
- American Water of Voorhees, N.J., which is owned RWE AG of Essen, Germany
- CH2M Hill OMI Inc. of Englewood, Colo.
- Veolia Water North America of Houston
The new contracts will involve taking over management of the new $1.8 billion wastewater control system as stages of construction are finished.
The project, which began in 2001 and is to be finished by 2025, is expected to minimize raw sewage flowing into rivers during rainstorms.
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