05 January 2009
sign CK to carry out the expansion project
- Translation -
No. TTW/0002/09
5 January 2009
Subject Announcement of signing an agreement with CH. Karnchang Plc. to carry
out the West Bangkok Water Treatment and Distribution Facilities
Project Expansion Phase 1
to President
The Stock Exchange of Thailand
According to the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders No.
1/2551 of Thai Tap Water Supply Plc. ("the Company"), held on 17 December
2008, approved the connected transaction on assigning CH. Karnchang Plc.
("CK") to carry out the construction for plant enhancement, in order to
increase the Company's production capacity from 320,000 cubic meters/day to
440,000 cubic meters/day, which is called "The West Bangkok Water Treatment
and Distribution Facilities Project Expansion Phase 1", under the condition
that the construction shall start when the Company had signed a contract with
the Provincial Waterworks Authority ("the PWA") to increase the minimum
off-take volume in current purchase and sale agreement, in which the
construction cost must not exceeding Baht 640 million (excluding VAT),
Now, the Company and PWA had signed a contract to amend the current
Water Purchase and Sale Agreement on 29 December 2008, therefore, on the same
day, the Company signed an agreement with CK to carry out the construction for
plant enhancement which the contract worth Baht 638,926,000. The major details
of the constructions are as follows:
1. Civil work of the expansion of the existing water treatment plant
in the production process
Location: Moo 9 Tambon Bang Rakam, Amphoe Bang Len, Nakhon Pathom
Province 73130
2. Civil work construction of Salaya Pumping Station
Location: Bangphasi-Salaya Road, Tambon Khlong Yong, Amphoe
Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom Province 73170
3. Civil work construction of Krathum Baen Pumping Station
Location: Krathum Baen Cooperatives, Amphoe Krathum Baen, Samut
Sakhon Province 74110
4. The construction shall officially start on 29 December 2008
Please be informed accordingly
Very truly yours,
(Sompodh Sripoom)
Managing Director
Office of Managing Director
Tel : 0-2811-7528 Ext. 207
Fax : 0-2811-7687