The Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) has invited contractors to prequalify for the deal to build the new East Jerash wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Jerash city.

The project will receive local funding from the WAJ and international funding from the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

The WWTP is part of the efforts to increase the wastewater treatment capacity of Jerash. The existing East Jerash WWTP was built in 1982 and expanded in 1992 to its current capacity of 3,750 cubic metres a day (cm/d). In 2010, construction of the West Jerash WWTP was completed, with the commissioning of the facility taking place soon after. The West Jerash plant was designed to operate through 2025, with an average flow of 10,000 cm/d.

The East Jerash facility is the latest in a number of projects the kingdom has tendered in 2013 as part of efforts to upgrade its utilities infrastructure.

In July, the WAJ invited contractors to submit bids for a contract to expand and upgrade the wastewater system in the capital city of Amman.

The scheme will involve building 5,800 metres of new wastewater pipelines at four locations within Amman, which will include all connections to existing pipelines and valve chambers. The work will include the construction of the new Dabouq pump station.