Water supply and sewerage

Greater İstanbul Water Supply Stage II: Melen System

Steel transmission main installation
Steel transmission main installation
Location
İstanbul, Türkiye
Client
DSİ
Period
1996–2008
Service
Engineering and consultancy
Key data
900 million m³/year

Scope

  • Melen intake and pumping station: 6 units of 4,500 kW each
  • 138 km steel transmission main, 2,500 mm diameter
  • About 25 km of tunnels, including the 5,500 m Bosphorus Tunnel (4,000 mm diameter)
  • Cumhuriyet water treatment plant, 720,000 m³/day
  • Final design, tender documents, contractor prequalification, bid evaluation, detailed design and construction supervision
  • Joint venture: Nippon Koei, Gibb, Mott MacDonald, SETAN, Su-Yapı, Temelsu, Dapta, Sial. Financed by JBIC.