Project: Jericho Wastewater Collection System – Phase II
Role: General Contracting
Client: USAID
Location: Jericho - Palestine
Date: Project was terminated for Convenience of the Government (T4C) on March 11, 2025.
Size: 20 km of main sewers and 2,200 House Connections.
Engineer: AECOM
Cost: Original Contract $19,506,860
Executed work value: Approximately $10,000,000

The objectives of this project included increasing Palestinians' access to safely managed sanitation services, increasing the availability of treated wastewater for irrigation, protecting groundwater against wastewater contamination, and improving the sustainability of the Jericho WWTP by constructing a new photovoltaic (PV) system to provide a cost-effective source of reliable power to operate the plant. To achieve these objectives, the Contract included the construction of the following infrastructure:

1. Construction of about 16.9 km of 8-inch sewer pipeline.
2. Construction of about 2.3 km of 10-inch sewer pipeline.
3. Construction of about 0.9 km of 12-inch sewer pipeline.
4. Construction of about 6.2 km of 6-inch service laterals.
5. Construction of about 731 manholes.
6. Construction of about 1,540 connection pits.
7. Construction of one lift station.
8. Construction of about 0.5 km of 6-inch steel force main.
9. Construction of about 2,200 house connections, including 6-inch service pipes and household manholes.
10. Construction of a new photovoltaic (PV) system generating approximately 800 kilowatt at the existing Jericho WWTP including a new medium voltage room.
11. Roads Reinstatement and rehabilitation works.