- Jun. 03, 2025
- Public Relations
Nihon Suido Consultants Receives Contract for Kabutoyama Water Purification Plant Redevelopment and New Purification Plant Construction Project, Starts Work
Nihon Suido Consultants Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: NAKANISHI Shinji), a member of the Taisei-Hamada-Kubota-Toshiba-Nissuicon Design and Construction Joint Venture, has signed a contract with the City of Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, for the Kabutoyama Water Purification Plant Redevelopment and New Purification Plant Construction Project (“the Project”), on which it began work on April 12, 2025.
Background and Project Features
- The Kabutoyama Water Purification Plant, a core facility in Himeji’s waterworks system, has been in operation since 1970. After more than 50 years, aging infrastructure and lack of earthquake resistance have become pressing issues for the facility.
- The Project will help achieve the goal of resilience as set forth in the City of Himeji’s Waterworks Vision, which also includes the goals of safety and sustainability.
- In addition to improving earthquake resistance and enhancing crisis management capabilities at the plant, the Project will ensure safety by providing a stable and secure water supply to the Himeji area and promote sustainability through operational efficiency improvements in the city’s waterworks operations.
Project Overview
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Name |
Kabutoyama Water Purification Plant Redevelopment and New Purification Plant Construction Project |
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Description |
Design and construction of new water purification plant *Under a future plan that takes into account the issues of the existing purification plant, a new purification plant with the same treatment capacity (60,000 m3/day) will be constructed nearby, and operations will be transferred there. |
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Dates |
April 12, 2025, to March 31, 2031 |
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Structure |
Design/build (combining design and construction) |
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Facility capacity (nominal) |
60,000 m3/day |
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Contract date |
April 11, 2025 |
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Contract value |
About ¥24.7 billion (including tax) |
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Member companies |
TAISEI CORPORATION (lead contractor); HAMADA Co., Ltd.; Kubota Corporation; Toshiba Corporation; and Nihon Suido Consultants Co., Ltd. |
Our Role
We will be responsible for the basic and detailed design of the new plant.
Artist’s conception of the surrounding area upon completion of the new plant
Through the construction of a resilient new water purification plant that facilitates the safe and resource-efficient stable supply of water, we look forward to helping build a prosperous and sustainable future society.