Construction of Thar Coal Railway Connectivity Project (105 km) in Sindh Province, Pakistan – Design Vetting Consultancy

Client

Frontier Works Organization
FWO

Location

Sindh , Pakistan

Project Revenue

Pak Rs. 5.00 Billion 

Start Date

Jan-2025 

Executing Agency

Pakistan Railways

Input

1,155 Man-Months 

Consultancy Revenue

Pak Rs. 539.00 Million 

Completion Date

NA

The Thar Coal Rail Connectivity Project is a strategic railway infrastructure initiative in Sindh, Pakistan, being executed by Frontier Works Organization (FWO) for Pakistan Railways, Ministry of Railways, Government of Pakistan, to connect the Thar coalfields with Pakistan’s national railway network. The project involves construction of approximately 105 kilometres of single-line railway track, including loop lines, connecting the Thar Coal Mines (Block-II/Islamkot) with New Chhor Railway Station, facilitating transportation of indigenous Thar coal to power plants and industrial destinations, improving freight movement and strengthening railway logistics in Sindh and across Pakistan. Rehman Habib Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd. (RHC) has been engaged as an independent multidisciplinary design vetting and technical review firm. RHC’s scope under the consultancy includes multidisciplinary railway infrastructure engineering and design review, covering railway track and alignment, railway track design review, geotechnical and embankment engineering, geotechnical investigations, bridges and structures, hydrology and drainage, electrical and utility infrastructure, station and associated civil works, and environmental and social aspects, together with technical coordination and review of relevant railway systems and interfaces. The assignment demonstrates RHC’s capability as a Railway Consultant in Pakistan, railway engineering consultancy and railway infrastructure consultant, combining its established engineering expertise with specialized railway technical expertise where required to address specific railway design and systems requirements. Through its experience with Pakistan Railways, RHC provides railway design review and design vetting, railway infrastructure engineering, construction-phase technical support, railway rehabilitation and upgrading, and multidisciplinary engineering consultancy services relevant to major railway projects in Pakistan.

Scope of Services

  • Review of the Design Specifications and Construction Drawings: 
  • Quality Control and Quality Assurance and Payment Certification: 
  • Monitoring of the environmental compliance as per EMMPs 
  • Verification to ensure that the plans/designs meet the priority criteria agreed. 
  • Review of the plans/designs to assure compliance with agreed criteria and standards. 
  • Verification of the quantities and quality of materials procured and works completed. 
  • Notifying USAID on compliance or non-compliance of complete works with agreed standards and criteria. 
  • To spot check and visit site to inspect quality of material and construction works. 
  • To analyze rates and estimation of materials and their cost.