Game Changing Bid will Test Membrane Establishment against Rising Stars
A potential game changing bid this week could shape the future of the municipal MF/UF market in North America. Up for grabs is a 3-MGD MF/UF system consisting of a 'Universal Rack' that can accommodate 3 of 5 prequalified pressurized, hollow fiber, PVDF membrane modules. This will allow the water utility to competitively bid out the future membrane replacement rather than be locked into a specific membrane used in a proprietary system which has traditionally been the case.
OEMs qualified to bid are GE and Pall who have traditionally offered proprietary systems, and Wigen Water Technologies and H2O Innovation two of their fastest growing competitors who build systems using a number of different UF modules.
While there has been a lot of talk about Universal Racks in the past 12 months, this is the first bid I have seen that is based on this model. It will be very interesting to see how the 'Proprietary OEMs' fare against their more flexible competitors.
I will update with more project specifics when this is awarded.
