Detailed Engineering Design & Construction Supervision Services for BWRDP/Emergency Flood Assistant Project

Client

PMO-BWRDP/EFAP, Govt. of Balochistan

Location

Balochistan – Pakistan

Project Revenue

Pak Rs. 12,500 Million

Start Date

May–2023

Executing Agency

Irrigation Department, Balochistan

Input

5,691 Man Months

Consultancy Revenue

Pak Rs. 1,397.09 Million

Completion Date

May-2026

(Contractually)

Pakistan faced a historical flood in 2022 mainly due to climate change. Balochistan is the most effected province. The Government and ADB allocated $531 million for the Emergency Flood Assistance Project (EFAP), with $56.8 million specifically designated for the Balochistan Irrigation Department. A $5.99 million budget supports detailed engineering design and construction supervision under Project Management Consultants (PMC). The proposed project comprises 118 sub-projects to strengthened, rehabilitated and reconstructed in all districts of Balochistan consisting of 23-storages, 20-flood and perennial irrigation, 2-flood management and 73-flood protection sub-projects (37-Priority/36-Supplementary sub-projects).

Scope of Services

The Scope of this project management consultancy services consists of the following:

To prepare the sub-projects which is technically viable, economically feasible, environmentally and operationally sustainable and socially acceptable.

Provide optimized solution and climate resilient design to rehabilitation/reconstruction of storage/dams/spillways/embankments.

Carry out necessary studies, designs, surveys and investigations.

Conduct economic and financial analyses, reviewing and updating social, gender, resettlement, environmental, and socio-economic studies.

warding the contracts, provide comparison of sub-project alternatives from technical economic, environmental, O&M, sustainability and social perspective.

Approvals of QA/QC plans of Contactor

Pre-Construction joint surveys with Contractor

Top supervision of subprojects where flood management works are involved.

Full-time on-site supervision of Contractor’s works for all other sub-projects for the compliance with the specifications, drawings, bill of quantities and other conditions of contracts; and verification of quality and quantity of works and bills.

Review and supervise implementation of the environmental mitigation measures and monitoring plan in line with ADB’s safeguard policy statement.

Prepare monthly and quarterly progress reports from quality control, quantity survey and field measurements.
Prepare a comprehensive construction completion report and Manual for Operation and Maintenance on completion of the contract.