PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency: Utility Account Brief

Executive overview

Key findings

29 upcoming tenders: 12 construction and 17 goods, services and maintenance entries, each above S$90,000 (list updated 10 November 2026)

S$1,875,556 thousand: group operating expenses in FY2024, against operating income of S$1,560,012 thousand and government operating grants of S$488,696 thousand

About 83%: Deep Tunnel Sewerage System Phase 2 (DTSS2) completion as at 31 May 2026; Tuas Water Reclamation Plant (WRP) at 65% construction progress on the same date, with progressive commissioning from 2027

S$205 million: Changi NEWater Facility 3 construction contract awarded to Sanli M&E Engineering (GeBIZ award record, November 2025)

Buyer relevance

Who the report is for

M&E, automation and OT integrators

Prepare for the Tuas WRP Contract 5B and Choa Chu Kang Waterworks digitalisation calls, both listed for December 2026 at ME02 grades L6 and L5.

Membrane, pump and process equipment suppliers

Identify the main contractors and consultants to approach on Changi NEWater Facility 3, Changi WRP Phase 3 and the new Kranji WRP.

Engineering and coastal consultancies

Track the 116 km Tuas–Pasir Panjang study, City-East Coast design and the five listed EPU/SER/34 engineering and advisory tenders.

Business development teams at regional contractors

Check which BCA workhead or EPU head and grade each listed tender requires before its likely month of purchase.

Decision scope

Questions answered

How many tenders does PUB have coming up?

Its list updated on 10 November 2026 has 29 entries above S$90,000: 12 construction and 17 goods, services and maintenance, running to March 2027.

Who already holds PUB's largest current contracts?

Sanli M&E Engineering holds Changi NEWater Facility 3 at S$205 million; Tuas WRP packages include Sinohydro at S$449.6M; Leighton Asia is rebuilding Choa Chu Kang Waterworks.

How far along is the Deep Tunnel Sewerage System Phase 2?

About 83% complete as at 31 May 2026, with the Tuas WRP at 65% construction progress and progressive commissioning scheduled from 2027.

How large are PUB's operating costs?

Group operating expenses were S$1,875,556 thousand in FY2024, against operating income of S$1,560,012 thousand and government operating grants of S$488,696 thousand.

When does coastal protection construction begin?

City-East Coast construction is planned for the 2030s and north-west coast reservoir measures from the mid-2030s. S$10 billion has been injected into the Coastal and Flood Protection Fund, which funds PUB's coastal protection and drainage capital spending.

Inside the report

Inside the complete report

1. The Account at a Glance

2. Organisation and Decision-Making

3. Financial Position

4. Priorities and Pressures

5. How PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency Buys

6. Opportunity Register

7. Commercial Priorities: Where to Focus First

8. Watch List: What to Monitor and What to Do

Source Register

Public preview

What to watch next

3. Financial Position

the FY2025 annual report (costs, grants and borrowing after the April 2025 price step); any green bond report covering the October 2025 tranche; any new MSE statement on water prices.

A landscape table listing PUB projects such as waterworks renewal, a 1,600 mm NEWater main, sewers and drainage, metering, IT systems, coastal protection and energy, with columns for status, stage, contractors, supplier categories, next milestone and how to access. — Sample page · page 9 of 13
Opportunity Register: listed tenders and programmes with stage, contractors, supplier categories and registration route.

Included

What you receive

The complete PDF report: 13 pages, 9 sections, 10 tables and a register of 26 sources.

This edition

November 2026.

Evidence & method

Evidence and method

PUB's Annual and Sustainability Report 2024/25 ten-year summary and earlier annual reports, its upcoming-tender list and DTSS2 progress newsletters, ministry parliamentary replies, and contractor and trade-press contract announcements checked on 11 November 2026.

Sources

26 sources, listed in the report's source register. Evidence current to 11 November 2026. Principal data periods: FY2024 ten-year summary in PUB's Annual and Sustainability Report 2024/25; PUB upcoming-tender list of 10 November 2026. Project and procurement status checked against public sources on 11 November 2026. All currency is Singapore dollars (S$) unless stated..

Lead analyst

Robert C. Brears

Founder, Our Future Water Intelligence

Robert C. Brears is a water-security specialist and author whose work examines utility governance, infrastructure investment, climate resilience and long-term water-system change for executive and policy audiences.

Decision-focused utility intelligence
Published water-policy author
Evidence-grounded system analysis

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