Mills Contracts, as a partner in Meridian Utilities Ltd, are involved in the delivery of four main areas of work under this Contract. These being

Water network services which includes:-

• • Water main connections, extensions, alterations and repairs including new connections in housing developments and cut and prove of water Supply Pipes;
  • The repair of leaks on Service Pipes, water mains and major trunk mains, for all types of pipe material up to and including 750mm diameter;
  • Provision and laying of water mains up to 300m in length and up to 300mm diameter;
  • Repair /replace private Supply Pipes, fittings, fitting chambers, Service Pipes, stop-cock chambers, integrated boundary boxes and street furniture;
  • Separation of water Supply Pipes;
  • Service pipe connections;
  • Lead pipe replacements;
  • Boundary valve, PRV, flow meter and reservoir inlet control;
  • Internal washing of service reservoirs;
  • Programmed flushing of water networks;
  • Burst isolation and recharging of networks to enable repairs;
  • Permanent and temporary reinstatement of all Surface Groups;
  • Swabbing, chlorinating and pressure testing of new water mains;
  • Trenchless techniques for repair/laying of water mains;
  • Water booster station installations, i.e. plinths, kiosks, ducting and pipework (M&E plant and control installations by Others).
  • Any other work associated with the water network including small project work.

• Wastewater network services which includes:-
  • Manhole construction and repair;
  • Minor sewer pipework installations;
  • New sewer connections including extensions in single and common trenches;
  • Trenchless techniques for repair/laying of sewers;
  • Testing of sewers and manholes;
  • Submersible sewage pumping stations installations – manhole chamber construction and refurbishment (M&E plant and control installations by Others);
  • Any other work associated with the wastewater network including small project work.

• Metering services which includes:-
  • New connection metering which is the compulsory metering of all non-domestic new connections to the mains supply;
  • Selective metering which covers meters installed at the behest of the Employer;
  • Optant metering which covers meters installed as per non-domestic Customer requests, where practicable;
  • Proactive meter maintenance which is a programme for the replacement of existing meters, and meter chambers based on meter age and overall consumption;
  • Reactive meter maintenance which covers repairs and replacements of meters of all sizes, boundary boxes, chambers, valves and strainers in support of metered billing activities;
  • Data quality surveys on either metered or un-measured premises to ascertain more detailed information about the water supply arrangement to the Affected Property;
  • Any other work associated with the metering services including small project work.

• Plant hire services which includes supply of a range of plant (with and without operators) to support the NIW’s in-house staff and provide Major Incident support. Items include (but are not limited to):-
  • Excavators and lorries;
  • Potable water tankers;
  • Sludge tankers (mainly Major Incident support);
  • Vans and 4×4 vehicles;
  • Tractor units;
  • Sludge pumps;
  • Potable water pumps;
  • Cranes;
  • Small items of plant and tools;
  • Any other plant hire requirements associated with the range of services.

The majority of the tasks, except for minor infrastructure improvements, are of a short duration throughout Northern Ireland in a diverse environment ranging from congested urban areas to remote rural areas.