Meat processor PrimatoP doo Herceg Novi has signed a contract to replace and modernise the wastewater treatment plant at its "Slaughterhouse with Processing" unit in Spuž, Montenegro, in an investment valued at more than €300,000, according to a report published on 16 September 2026 (vijesti.me). The contractor is Eko-Vode Tim, a regional firm specialising in design, construction, reconstruction, optimisation and commissioning of treatment plants, and commissioning of the new system is planned by 1 December 2026 (vijesti.me).
Key takeaways
- PrimatoP is investing more than €300,000 of its own funds to replace a 2009-vintage wastewater treatment plant at its Spuž slaughterhouse (vijesti.me).
- Eko-Vode Tim was selected as contractor after PrimatoP collected five offers and assessed technology, safety, efficiency, maintenance and long-term sustainability (vijesti.me).
- The new plant is scheduled to be commissioned by 1 December 2026, financed entirely from company funds (vijesti.me).
- Eko-Vode Tim's regional food-industry references include dairies in Arilje, Bajina Bašta, Šabac, Petrovac na Mlavi and Kaonik, and a Pekabesko project in Skopje (vijesti.me).
What happened: from decision to contract
The existing wastewater treatment plant at the Grbe bb location in Spuž was installed in 2009 and has been in operation ever since, the report says, and after more than a decade and a half the company decided to replace it with a more modern, efficient and safer system tailored to the specific characteristics of meat-industry process wastewater (vijesti.me).
PrimatoP gathered five offers and held technical discussions with specialist companies before making a final choice, weighing not only price but also technology characteristics, safety, expected efficiency, bidder experience, maintenance capability and long-term sustainability of the system (vijesti.me). "An investment of this value and importance required us to make a decision professionally and thoroughly," the company said in the report, adding that it was the technology fit, not the price tag, that drove the final selection (vijesti.me).
During the decision phase PrimatoP held meetings with inspection services, local authorities and other relevant institutions to flag the planned replacement, and it also met non-governmental representatives to explore consultative input and the possibility of EU co-funding, before electing to self-finance the full investment (vijesti.me). "We have taken on the obligation and are now entering into its concrete implementation," the company added, noting that the signed contract, defined work plan and secured funds are the most important part of the story for the project team (vijesti.me).
Who is building it: Eko-Vode Tim
Contractor Eko-Vode Tim is described in the report as a company engaged in the design, construction, reconstruction, optimisation and commissioning of wastewater treatment plants, and was chosen in part because of its track record on technological wastewater from the food, meat and dairy industries (vijesti.me). The cited references cover dairies including Moravica in Arilje, Spasojević in Bajina Bašta, Milovanović in Šabac, Ekofil in Petrovac na Mlavi and Eko Mlek in Kaonik, plus a Pekabesko project in Skopje where a 500 m³/day plant was tested, adapted and expanded (vijesti.me). The report also lists projects in other industrial sectors and plants of various capacities across the region and the European Union (vijesti.me).
Reported figures at a glance
| Item | Reported value |
|---|---|
| Total project value | More than €300,000, self-financed |
| Existing plant vintage | Installed 2009, Grbe bb, Spuž |
| Offers evaluated | Five |
| Selected contractor | Eko-Vode Tim |
| Target commissioning date | 1 December 2026 |
Specification read: what a meat-plant replacement like this means for a buyer
The reported envelope of "more than €300,000" for a single slaughterhouse and processing unit, financed without grant support, is consistent with a packaged, owner-funded industrial rebuild of the screening and biological stage of a small-to-mid meat-processing site, rather than a municipal-scale plant. The source does not report a design flow in m³/day, a population equivalent, BOD/COD loading, or a treatment train for the new Spuž unit, so those inputs cannot be quoted as fact; the only flow number in the entire report is the 500 m³/day Pekabesko reference plant in Skopje, which belongs to a different owner and is cited only as contractor experience (vijesti.me).
A meat-industry wastewater treatment train of this class typically runs screening → flow balancing/grease removal → biological treatment (commonly an aerobic biological stage such as SBR, MBBR or MBR) → tertiary solids separation and disinfection, with sludge handling sized to the same throughput. The Spuž event is a full replacement of a 2009 unit, so it bears on the biological and downstream stages of that train rather than on collection or primary screening; the contractor's published food-and-dairy reference list points to biological-stage rebuilds of broadly comparable scale. The same contractor profile matters for an operator comparing supplier shortlists for the MBR-class rebuilds of an industrial biological stage or weighing whether an existing membrane stage is rebuilt on site or refurbished off site against a tight year-end commissioning date.
For a plant manager running a slaughterhouse or meat-processing site of broadly similar throughput, the takeaway is the procurement pattern: a five-offer, technology-weighted evaluation, food-industry experience as a non-price gate, and self-financed delivery against a fixed 1 December 2026 commissioning milestone (vijesti.me). Operators scoping a comparable replacement should treat the reported cost, scope and timeline as owner-specific anchors, not as a benchmarked class range, and should request the same five-bid, technology-weighted evidence package before signing.
FAQ
What is the headline value of the Spuž wastewater project?
More than €300,000, fully financed from PrimatoP's own funds, with a target commissioning date of 1 December 2026, as reported on 16 September 2026 (vijesti.me).
Who is the contractor, and how was it selected?
Eko-Vode Tim, chosen after PrimatoP collected five offers and weighed technology, safety, efficiency, maintenance and long-term sustainability rather than price alone, with food-industry experience cited as a key criterion (vijesti.me).
What capacity or pollutant load is the new plant sized for?
The supplied report does not state a design flow, population equivalent, BOD or COD load for the new Spuž plant; the only capacity figure mentioned, 500 m³/day, refers to a different project (Pekabesko in Skopje) cited as contractor experience (vijesti.me).
When will the new system be operational?
Works are planned to be completed and the new plant put into operation by 1 December 2026, according to the company's statement in the report (vijesti.me).
