Delivering value through design - Mangawhai ecocare project

Capital expenditure in Waste Water Treatment represents a long term investment for the asset owner and operator. Often ignored, the through-life cost of the asset is likely to be significantly larger than the initial capital investment. The design of the electrical and control installation is one of the areas that is extremely important in optimising project life cycle costs.

This paper discusses the design aspects and the technology chosen for the electrical and control installation of the Mangawhai Ecocare project, and how it delivers value for Water Infrastructure Group, as the builder and operator of the new Waste Water Treatment Facility at Mangawhai. It will also discuss the enablers that encouraged the design approach, in particular the way in which the electrical, instrumentation and control package was let.

The Mangawhai Ecocare project is a good example of how you can make an electrical and control installation future proof and reduce both capital and running costs by putting more emphasis on the design stage of the project and by implementing smart technology throughout the system without compromising the reliability of that system.