Coates Hire has been awarded a three-year shared purchasing dry hire contract (SP) with two one-year extension options in January 2020 with Australia’s largest water utility, Sydney Water.

The SP contract is the first signed Sydney Water’s new Partnering for Success (P4S) procurement strategy and ensures Coates Hire will supply pumps and fluid management traffic management and power generation solutions to the water utility.

On top of that, Sydney Water will have access to Coates Hire’s full range of quality plant and general hire equipment.

“The contract represents a significant milestone as the first SP contract, as well as the beginning of a long-term relationship between Sydney Water and Coates Hire,” Sydney Water’s head of procurement Xavier Decomps says.

“This shared purchasing approach will develop deeper relationships between Sydney Water and its RDC partners, and facilitate a consistent, transparent and controlled way of sharing information about goods and services.”

Coates Hire sales manager – Sydney Stephen Hoare says the company is proud of the new support process for Sydney Water and the supply chain: “Through our network of over 50 branches in NSW Coates Hire guarantees a high standard of customer service, and a competitive level of technical support and expert advice to support Sydney Water operations.”