Procurement
Kinoya's US$104.85m DBO keeps the existing Laucala Bay outfall
WAF's CW02 prequalification applications closed on 30 September 2026 at 15:00 Fiji time (GMT+12), following a September corrigendum. Bidding invitations are expected in December for up to three shortlisted eligible applicants. The estimated US$104.85 million Kinoya upgrade combines 36 MLD treatment capacity, five years of operations and reuse of the existing 2.4 km Laucala Bay outfall.
Published scope and current milestone
The 7 September corrigendum updates the original 11 June invitation: page 1 specifies the deadline, shortlisting limit and December expectation, while page 2 routes applications through WAF TenderLink. The procurement plan is dated 13 August 2026, version 3. ESIA paragraph 104 gives the first-stage capacity and existing-outfall design basis; paragraphs 95 and 284 describe effluent targets and wider nutrient inputs.
Contract packaging and mobilisation implications
The procurement combines treatment design, civil and electromechanical works, disinfection, sludge systems, controls and operating performance. Specialist package allocation depends on the eventual DBO contractor, whose appointment remains unconfirmed. The marine interface is the existing outfall; the reference design identifies plant-side treatment and discharge works.
Evidence conclusion
Award, mobilisation and acceptance evidence
Corrigendum 1-IFP sets the revised deadline, three-firm shortlist limit and expected invitation month. The August procurement plan v3 retains prior review, single-stage two-envelope bidding and 70:30 merit-point evaluation. Detailed qualification thresholds require the TenderLink documents, which have not been obtained. Plant compliance will be measured against six effluent parameters; the ESIA also identifies other nutrient sources affecting Laucala Bay.
Outstanding evidence
- CW02 prequalification result and up-to-three-firm shortlist after the 30 September 2026 close
- Expected December 2026 bidding invitations and actual invitation date
- Final 36 MLD process design, inlet hydraulics, disinfection, sludge, co-digestion, and control systems
- Responsibility for inspecting and operating the existing 2.4 km ocean outfall
- Commissioning and operating evidence against six national effluent parameters
- Laucala Bay monitoring that separates Kinoya performance from other pollution sources
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Sources used 8
- Fiji Healthy Oceans and Water Security Improvement Project Asian Development Bank, Current status reviewed 14 October 2026
- CW02 invitation for prequalification: Corrigendum 1-IFP Asian Development Bank / Water Authority of Fiji, 7 September 2026
- Report and recommendation for Fiji Healthy Oceans and Water Security Improvement Project Asian Development Bank, 11 September 2025
- Healthy Oceans and Water Security Improvement Project environmental and social assessment Asian Development Bank / Water Authority of Fiji, 2 June 2025
- Fiji Healthy Oceans and Water Security Improvement Project procurement plan Asian Development Bank, 13 August 2026
- Fiji Healthy Oceans and Water Security Improvement Project loan agreement Asian Development Bank / Republic of Fiji, 23 September 2025
- ADB approves support for ocean health and water security in Fiji Asian Development Bank, 12 September 2025
- Water Authority of Fiji current tender list: CW02 Kinoya wastewater treatment plant Water Authority of Fiji, Current list reviewed 15 July 2026