NEWSREPORTNESPAK

Registration No. L8071 VOLUME 45 NUMBER 3

2019

CORPORATE NEWS 02 - 05

PROJECT NEWS 06 - 13

STAFF NEWS 14 - 15

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02 CORPORATE NEWS

Dr. Tahir Masood, Managing Director

NESPAK, conducted a business appraisal

visit to Qatar from August 25 to 28, 2019

and met Heads of top companies in Doha.

During his visit, MD NESPAK held

meetings with Mr. Saad Ahmed Ibrahim Al

Mohannadi, President of Ashghal, Mr.

Khalid Saif F. S. Al-Khayareen, Manager of

Drainage Networks, Public Works Authority

(Ashghal), Mr. Youssef Ali Al-Obaidan,

Chief Executive Officer, Al Meera

Consumer Goods Co., Dr. Engr. Zayed

Mansoor Saif Al Khayarin, Chairman, KG-

Group and Mr. Jeffrey Chen, Managing

Director of Huawei Gulf North Region. The

meeting with President of

Ashghal was arranged by

Embassy of the Islamic

Republic of Pakistan. Mr.

Salman Ali, Commercial

Secretary also joined the

meeting.

The purpose of the visit was

to explore new business

prospects for NESPAK.

During the meetings, MD

gave a detailed introduction

of overall set-up of NESPAK

and its office in Doha and

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emphasised on NESPAK's

professional capabilities in

the energy, infrastructure and

other development sectors. He explained

details of projects designed and supervised

by NESPAK in Qatar and other parts of the

world. He also presented the NESPAK

portfolio and urged

companies like Huawei to

collaborate with NESPAK

in future projects in the

Gulf Region. Meanwhile,

the Executive Finance

Director Shahzada

Khurrum of Sama Global

Investment Group showed

keen interest to

collaborate with NESPAK

for its upcoming

investment programs in Eastern Europe

and South America. The Managing Director

NESPAK also attended a meeting with Mr.

Ahmad Ali Al Mannai, Vice Chairman

(GSSG) Holdings. He discussed the

prospects of NESPAK's services in the

upcoming GSSG educational project.

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President Ashghal receiving a shield from MD NESPAK

Meeting in progress with Dr. Engr. Zayed Mansoor SaifAl Khayarin, Chairman KG-Group

MD NESPAK along with Engr. MohammedIdrees Anwar, CEO, KG-Group, meetingwith the Managing Director, Huawei,Gulf North Region

MD NESPAK having a meeting with CEO Almeera, Doha-Qatar

CORPORATE NEWS 03

Mr. Wolfgang Gotsch, Regional Group

Director ILF Germany along with Mr. M.

Inam, Managing Director IFL Pakistan

(Pvt.) Limited and Mr. Adil Mahmood

Khan, MD Operations ILF, visited

NESPAK House, Lahore, on July 24,

2019. Dr. Tahir Masood, Managing

Director NESPAK, welcomed the

honourable guests and gave them an

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introduction of NESPAK. The officials

were very impressed by the NESPAK

set-up besides Mr. Gotsch negated the

general perception about working in

Pakistan and showed interest in

promoting relationship with NESPAK

while identifying opportunities across

major business lines. He also offered the

Management of NESPAK to jointly work

on upcoming projects in various

development sectors in Pakistan,

Middle East and African countries.

MD NESPAK briefed them about

NESPAK's working in the Middle

East, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. Mr.

Gotsch told the hosts that he had

recently joined ILF, which has been

working in Pakistan for the last 20

years. He also explained his vision

and appreciated NESPAK for

offering a helping hand.

Meeting of MD NESPAK and MD ILF Germany in progress

MD NESPAK presenting a shield to MD ILFGermany

EVP NESPAK, WAPDAChairman visit Mangla Dam

In the wake of an earthquake in Mirpur

(AJK) on September 24, 2019, Pakistan

Water and Power Development Authority

(WAPDA) Chairman Lt. Gen. Muzammil

Hussain (R) along with Dr. Tahir M. Hayat,

Executive Vice President NESPAK, visited

EVP NESPAK along with WAPDA Chairman visiting different locations of Mangla Dam

the Mangla Dam and its components

comprising of the main dam, spill way,

and power house. The Mangla Dam and

Power House were safe and had not

suffered any damage after the recent

quake.

04

You have served for the longest period

consisting of more than 4 decades

under almost all MDs since

establishment of NESPAK. How was

your journey at NESPAK?

I have enjoyed excellent rapport with all

the MDs. I consider Mr. Irshad Ahmad

(Late) my mentor who worked with the

highest sense of integrity and gave

selfless service to the growth of NESPAK.

My experience of working at NESPAK, a

truly professional organization without any element of gender discrimination, was

indeed amazing. I was overwhelmed by

the support and confidence given to me

by my superiors and shall always cherish

these fond memories.

Being a woman it is more challenging.

How did you cope with challenges

during your job?

I consider myself lucky to have a strong

support system within family and luckily

my bosses too were very supportive of me

and always encouraged me and showed

confidence in my abilities. I was thus able

to perform well even when under pressure.

You had a successful career at

NESPAK. What is the secret of your

success story?

I am humbled by the immense recognition

and appreciation given by my superiors

and colleagues. The management

assisted me in my professional growth and

thus I was able to work to my full potential.

What was the biggest source of strength

for your professional life?

This is a difficult question. Well, I think I was

very loyal to my job and since my work was

appreciated that gave me more

encouragement to work still harder.

The most difficult incident or experience

in your life?

In January 1987 I lost my husband. It was

difficult for me with two small kids to

manage things at office and home but I

must say Mr. Amjad Agha, who was our MD

at that time, he went out of the way to help

me for which I am very grateful to him. It

was the most difficult phase in my life.

Tell us about your biggest achievement at

NESPAK

My longest service of 45 years is in itself an

achievement. My career progression is

indicative of my diligence and integrity. What are your feelings after retirement,

any future plans?

It will be difficult for me to utilize these

seven/eight hours in a day which was my

routine at my job. But I am sure with the

passage of time I will find a way out to keep

myself busy and do something constructive.

I just pray Allah Almighty to bless me with

strength and good health so that I can

continue my mission.

Any advice to new comers and ambitious

personnel at NESPAK?

My advice to the youngsters is to work with

utmost honesty and dedication. They should

strive hard to excel in whatever career path

they opt to choose.

A Legendary Career A Legendary Career A Legendary Career CORPORATE NEWS

Mrs. Iffat Jameel with MD NESPAK, former MDs and seniors of NESPAK

Mrs. Iffat Jameel

passes away

Mrs. Iffat Jameel, former Principal

Staff Officer to Managing Director

NESPAK, passed away on October 28,

2019 in Lahore due to cardiac arrest. It

was a shocking news for everyone at

NESPAK. Mrs. Jameel was soft

spoken, hardworking and a very

punctual member of NESPAK

fraternity. She inspired respect, trust,

loyalty and affection of colleagues.

Her services for NESPAK will always

be remembered with reverence. She is

survived by a son and a daughter. May Allah Almighty rest the departed

soul in eternal peace and grant

patience and strength to the bereaved

family to bear this loss, Amen!

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The Last Interview with Mrs. Iffat Jameelabout one and a half

months before her death

Mrs. Iffat Jameel

NESPAK bids farewell to

Mrs. Iffat Jameel

A farewell ceremony was held on

September 16, 2019 at NESPAK House,

Lahore to acknowledge the services of Mrs.

Iffat Jameel, Principal Staff Officer to MD

NESPAK, who has relinquished her charge

after serving NESPAK for more than 40

years. The ceremony was attended by Dr.

Tahir Masood, Managing Director NESPAK,

former Managing Directors Mr. Amjad

Agha, Mr. Karamat Ullah Chaudhry, Dr.

Amjad Pervaiz, Vice Presidents and

GM/Heads of various Divisions.

The hosts paid glowing tributes to Mrs. Iffat

Jameel for her professional services which

she has rendered for such a long period of

time. At the end, bouquets were presented

to Mrs. Iffat Jameel who thanked

NESPAK's management for hosting this

farewell party.

05

NESPAK celebratesNESPAK celebratesIndependence DayIndependence Day

with fervorwith fervor

NESPAK celebratesIndependence Day

with fervor

CORPORATE NEWS

NESPAK celebrated the 72nd

Independence Day by arranging

ceremonies at NESPAK House, Lahore,

Karachi, Islamabad, Peshawar and other

offices on August 14, 2019. The

ceremonies were started with recitation

from the Holy Quran and prayers were

made for the national unity and progress of

the country.

At Lahore Head Office, Dr. Tahir Masood,

Managing Director NESPAK, hoisted the

national flag amid Independence Day drill

performed by NESPAK security guards

and national anthem was played.

Speaking on the occasion, MD NESPAK

expressed one's love for the country and

its importance. He said that all employees

at NESPAK are just like a family and

everyone should make their contribution

by working hard for the Company. On this

occasion, MD gave away shields to those

employees who demonstrated good

performance during the year. In the end,

MD NESPAK cut a cake along with former

MDs and senior officials to mark the

celebration. At Islamabad Office, Mr.

Abdul Qadeer, GM/Head, addressed the

participants with a motivational speech. A

ceremony was also held, in which

“Employee of the Year Award” was given

to the most hardworking and deserving

Professionals, Paraprofessionals and

support staff of Islamabad office and

DM&R Division.

Cake cutting ceremony on 14th August

NESPAK employees celebrating Independence Day at NESPAK House, Lahore

Mr. Abdul Qadeer hoisting the national flag atIslamabad office A group Photo of NESPAK employees and their families at NESPAK House Islamabad on Independence Day

MD NESPAK addressing the audience on the Independence Day

06 PROJECT NEWS06 PROJECT NEWS

Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan

inaugurated a new academic block at

Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of

Engineering Sciences and Technology

(GIKI) in Swabi on August 26, 2019. The

block was constructed with the generous

funding by the Khyber Pakhunkhwa

Government and it was designed and

supervised by Disaster Management and

Reconstruction

(DM&R) Division

of NESPAK. The

PM visited labs

and academic

blocks and

praised the

design and

quality of

construction. The

inauguration

ceremony was

attended by Mr.

Mahmood Khan,

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mr.

Asad Qaiser, Speaker of the National

Assembly and Mr. Shafqat Mahmood,

Federal Minister for Education. Mr. Aziz

Aslam, General Manager/ Head of DM&R

PM inaugurates New Academic Block at GIK Institute in Swabi

Division and Mr. Zaki Aslan,

Project Manager,

represented NESPAK at the

ceremony.

NESPAK was engaged by the Society for

the Promotion of Engineering Sciences

and Technology (SOPREST) for providing

design and construction quality control

services for the Project. Covering an area

of 162,000 square feet, the project has

been completed in two years at a cost of

Rs 1.09 billion. The four-storey academic

block has 12 classrooms, 20 laboratories,

42 faculty offices, three conference rooms

and accommodation for 1,000 students.

Prime Minister Imran Khan, Speaker National Assembly and KPK Chief Minister offer dua at the inauguration ceremony

A view of the academic block at GIKI

Mr. Aziz Aslam,

General

Manager/Head

Disaster

Management

and

Reconstruction

Division, visited

the Society for

the Promotion of

Engineering

Sciences and

Technology

(SOPREST)

Office,

Islamabad.

SOPREST is the

parent body of

the Ghulam

Ishaq Khan Institute. This meeting was

held after the inauguration of a new

academic block at GIK Institute in Swabi

by Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Engr. Shamsul Mulk, Ph.D. (Hon), HI,

President of the SOPREST and Col.

Hassan Haqqani, Project Director,

appreciated NESPAK team efforts and

NESPAK professional meetsEngineer Shamsul Mulk

congratulated them on successful

completion of the Project. Engr. Shamsul

Mulk, served as Caretaker Chief Minister of

KPK and also served as Chairman Water

and Power Development Authority

WAPDA. Mr. Mulk also served NESPAK in

early years of his career. He

acknowledged the contribution of NESPAK

towards national development.

Meeting of NESPAK Team with Engineer Shamsul Mulk in progress

The Software Engineering Team of Water &

Agriculture (W&A) Division, NESPAK got

the ICT P@SHA Winner Award for

“NESPAK - Enterprise Management

System” under category of “Industrial -

Resources, Energy & Utilities” at ICT

P@SHA Awards 2019. This has been an

Enterprise Management System

developed for IESCO by Software

Engineering team using cutting-edge

latest technologies. The award is based on

the project titled “Field Survey and

Mapping through Web-Based Enterprise

MIS/GIS Application for Distribution

Network of IESCO.”

Mr. Javed Munir, GM/Head W&A Division,

received the award at P@SHA Awards

ceremony held at a local hotel in Lahore.

NESPAK wins ICTP@SHA 2019 Award

NESPAK Team receiving P@SHA Award

07PROJECT NEWS

Work is in progress on the construction of

a CPEC project comprising 40 km

Expressway Section (Havelian-

Mansehra) and 80 km highway

section (Mansehra-

Thakot) under the

Work in progress on

Havelian–Thakot(120 km) section

supervision of the NESPAK-DOLSAR joint

venture. The project comprises seven

tunnels, 102 bridges, 11 flyovers and over

500 culverts/underpasses. The physical

progress up to September 2019 is 88

percent with expected completion date of

March 2020. The project cost is Rs. 133

billion and it is being financed by EXIM

BANK, China having a share of 90 percent

and Government of Pakistan with 10

percent share. The National Highways

Authority is the Client for this

important project.

Views of different locations of work in progress on Hahelian-Thakot project

Establishment of University Campus at Bannu

The University of Science & Technology,

Bannu, has awarded engineering

consultancy services for the Project

“Establishment of University Campus for

Women at Bannu” to NESPAK in

September 2019. NESPAK's scope of work

includes preparation of a master plan,

architectural & engineering design and top

construction supervision with approximate

project cost of Rs. 402 million. Mr.

Muhammad Naveed, Senior Engineer

Islamabad office, has been designated as

the Project Manager.

NESPAK wins NTDC contract

NESPAK has won an NTDC contract for

the “Consultancy Services for Construction

Supervision of Extension Works at

500/220kV Yousafwala and Jamshoro Grid

Station.”

A NESPAK-8.2 OZI JV was awarded

NTDC's contract for “Solar Water

Pumping in Balochistan – A

Feasibility Study.”; on September 5,

2019. As an initiative towards energy

and agricultural sectors reforms in

Balochistan, NTDC on behalf of

Ministry of Energy (Power Division)

has entrusted NESPAK led JV with

the task to conduct a comprehensive

feasibility study for Solarization of

10,000 tubewells located in various

Districts of Balochistan.The 5-month study will encompass a

number of issues related to

Balochistan endangering the

sustainability of its eco-system. Major

issues include depleting groundwater

levels, inefficient irrigation practices,

non-recovery of electricity bills from

farmers, high transmission &

distribution losses, increasing circular

debt and subsidies being given to

farmers by Governments of Pakistan

and Balochistan. The objective of the

feasibility study will be to propose

effective solutions that ascertain

sustainability of Balochistan region

while reducing losses being incurred

to the national exchequer.

Solarization of10,000 tubewells

in Balochistan

08 PROJECT NEWS

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The Environmental and Public Health

Engineering (E&PHE) Division of NESPAK

is providing consultancy services to Water

and Sanitation Agency (WASA), Lahore for

establishment of Wastewater Treatment

Plants (WWTPS) in Lahore, which is a top

priority project of Government of the

Punjab and is likely to be funded by the

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Wastewater treatment plants in Lahore(AIIB). In view of the extreme urgency, a

NESPAK team has achieved significant

progress and submitted various

deliverables including design parameters

& criteria, topographic survey report,

environment & social impact assessment

(ESIA) report and flood modelling/site

selection report.

The NESPAK's team held a meeting with

the AIIB Mission

and Managing

Director, WASA

under the

chairmanship of

Secretary

Housing Urban

Development &

Public Health

Engineering

Department

(HUD&PHE) on

September 17,

2019 and

presented

various aspects

of the project.

Syed Imran Waheed, Vice President CM Division NESPAK and Ch. SaeedAhmed, Chief Engineer Planning & Review Zone, Irrigation Department,signing the Addendum No.4

Mr. Aamir Munir, Project Manager, in a meeting with AIIB Mission andMD WASA, Lahore

Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA),

Multan Development Authority, Multan has

hired NESPAK for providing consultancy

services for “Detailed Engineering Design

and Resident Supervision for Upgradation

and Environmental Improvement of Chungi

No. 09 Disposal Station, Multan” in July

2019. The scope of services includes

topographic survey, geotechnical

investigation, detailed design of disposal

station and force main, Updating of

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Report and resident supervision of the

project. The duration of this Rs. 2.44 billion

project is 22 months. After contract

signing, a kick off meeting was also held

at the office of WASA, Multan in July 2019;

among representatives of NESPAK and

WASA Multan.

Upgradation ofdisposal station,Multan

Mr. Muhammad Ayyub, Project Manager NESPAK,along with his team attending a meeting withDeputy Managing Director Engineering andManaging Director, WASA Multan

M/s K-Electric has awarded three

contracts to NESPAK for carrying out

heat rate and capacity tests at:

1. 248 MW, CCPP Korangi Power

Complex (KPC)

2. 100 MW, CCPP Site Gas Engines

Power Station (SG)

3. 100 MW, CCPP Korangi Town Gas

Engines Power Station

The above projects were awarded after

successful completion of same services

for 560 MW, CCPP Bin Qasim-II

Karachi. The assignment is first of its

kind and thus it has opened a new

window for NESPAK. The works carried

out by NESPAK were well appreciated

by K-Electric as well as NEPRA.

K-Electric awardsthree contractsto NESPAK

With an aim to improve the

implementation pace and

quality of a major part of the

Program, the Irrigation

Department hired NESPAK

as supervisory consultants in

September 2009 after

competitive bidding process

which after successive

extensions had ended on

August 31, 2016. Upon

completion of initial

consultancy contract, the

Irrigation Department rehired

NESPAK through competitive

bidding process.

Accordingly, the consultancy

services contract of ADP

Project was signed on

September 02, 2016 with a

completion period of three

(03) years. The existing consultancy

contract ended on September 02, 2019.

Keeping in view NESPAK's appreciable

performance, the client has extended

NESPAK services on ADP Project for

further 6 months. The Addendum No. 4 to

the consultancy contract was signed on

August 30, 2019 by Ch. Saeed Ahmed,

Chief Engineer Planning & Review Zone,

Punjab Irrigation Department and Syed

Imran Waheed, Vice President/Head

Construction Management (CM) Division

NESPAK.

09PROJECT NEWS

The Environmental &

Public Health

Engineering (E&PHE)

Division of NESPAK

continued work on the

ADB-funded Punjab

Intermediate Cities

Improvement

Investment Programme

(PICIIP). After approval

of Sectoral

Assessment Reports

(Water & Sanitation

Sectors), NESPAK

submitted water & sanitation master plans

of Sahiwal and Sialkot cities. Subsequently,

detailed presentations were delivered to the

Client, stakeholders and other competent

forums including Secretary Local

Government & Community Development

Department (LG&CDD), Commissioners

and Deputy Commissioners of Sahiwal,

Sialkot & Gujranwala. District Planning and

Design Committees (DPDC) accorded

approval to master plans on August 9, 2019

& September 17, 2019 respectively at

meetings held under the chairmanship of

Punjab Intermediate Cities ImprovementInvestment Programme

the respective Divisional Commissioners.

Afterwards, work on detailed engineering

design, PC-1 and bidding documents of

priority projects has been commenced for

Sahiwal and Sialkot cities.

The progress review meeting was held on

September 23, 2019; under the

chairmanship of Punjab Minister for

Finance, which was also participated by

Managing Director NESPAK, Secretary

Planning & Development (P&D), ADB

Provincial Coordinator, Project Director

and GM/Head E&PHE Division.

The E&PHE Division

of NESPAK has

been engaged by

Thar Coal Water

Works, Government

of Sindh to provide

engineering

consultancy

services for the

feasibility study and

detailed design for

Pre-treatment

System on Left

Bank Outfall Drain

(LBOD) Water as a

Feed to Reverse

Osmosis (RO) Plant

for 660 MW Thar

Coal Power Project.

NESPAK has

prepared and

submitted GIS base

maps and feasibility study report.

Currently, a pilot plant study has been

proposed for the project. After satisfactory

results of the pilot plant study, NESPAK will

Pre-treatment System on LeftBank Outfall Drain

Meeting is being held under the Chairmanship of Minister Finance

Replacement of outlived sewer in MultanWater and Sanitation Agency (WASA),

Multan Development Authority entrusted

NESPAK with the task of providing

consultancy services for “Detailed

Engineering Design and Resident

Supervision for Replacement of Outlived

Sewer in Multan (Phase-II)” in July 2019.

The scope of services includes a

topographic survey, detailed design of

outlived sewer lines, updating of

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

Report and resident supervision of the

project. The duration of this Rs. 2.16 billion

project is 34 months. After contract

signing, a kick off meeting was also held at

the office of WASA, Multan in July 2019

among representatives of NESPAK and

WASA Multan in order to ensure efficient

commencement and scheduling of project

activities.

Mr. Muhammad Ayyub, Project Manager NESPAKalong with his team; in a meeting with DeputyManaging Director Engineering WASA Multan

prepare detailed design report along

with tender documents for the

proposed Pre-Treatment system. A view of Left Bank Outfall Drain (LBOD)

Site Visit with Officials of Thar Coal Water Works and Engro

10

Oman awards Road,Dam Projects to NESPAK

The work on subject project continued and

overall progress achieved is 98.84 percent

against planned progress of 98.90 percent

of actual scope including additional works

at the end of August 2019 under

NESPAK supervision.

The Extension of Time (EOT) for 136

days up to October 21, 2019 was

approved by the Client for

completion of the additional house

connection works and for additional

scope of providing booster pumps,

pressure reducing valves, and

hanging pipeline along bridge to

cross major wadi and major thrust

boring under newly constructed

Barka Nakhal road.

All the four PRVs in the project are

constructed on site. Hanging

pipeline and major thrust boring

work are also completed.

Construction of booster pump rooms

Water Distribution Networkfor Nakhal, Awabi & Wadi al

Maawil Wilayats in Oman

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is in progress in Hubra, Abyad & Taw

areas while land acquisition by Client for

booster pumps of Nakhal & Stall areas is

still under process.

NESPAK has been awarded mega road

and dam projects in Sultanate of Oman

enabling a Pakistani engineering firm to

generate handsome foreign exchange

for the country by exporting its expert

consultancy services.

As per details, Special Economic Zone

Authority Duqm- SEZAD, Oman has

hired NESPAK for design of a Dual

Carriageway for NR-32 Phase-I at Duqm

(16km). The scope of works comprises

designing for a 6-lane dual carriageway

road (13 km), 3 No. bridges (total

length=3 km), roundabouts/ signalised

traffic signals (04 No). This dual

carriageway (6-lane) will run through

business hub in free zone i.e. heavy

Industrial area, Duqm Refinery, Petro

chemical industry, Shell Petroleum

project etc. and connect these with

Duqm Port.

Ministry of Regional Municipality and

Water Resources has engaged NESPAK

for feasibility study and design of

Recharge and Storage Dams in Wilyat

Al Hamra, Al Dakhliyah Governorate,

Oman. The scope of work comprises of

6 No. Recharge dams, 3 No. Storage

dams and 5 km of wadi training/

protection works for future planned

residential areas on the edge of main

wadis.

Under a third assignment, NESPAK's

consultancy services have been hired by

the Ministry of Transport and

Communication, Oman for preparation

of tender documents for left over

stretches of Batinah Coastal Road

Phase-1 (60 km). A 45 km dual

carriageway road (4-lane) was designed

and supervised by NESPAK in 2015 and

designing of remaining dual carriageway

(15km) including bridges, roundabouts

along Batinah coast line is included

under current scope of work.

This dual carriageway road (4-lane) is a

main road which will connect Muscat

with Dubai. This main Batinah Coastal

Road will promote tourism and connect

different built up areas, Sohar port,

Refinery and fish harbors. MD NESPAK

Dr. Tahir Masood has congratulated the

concerned staff on these achievements.

Visit

Muhammad Ittfaq, Deputy Project

Manager/Irrigation & Drainage Expert,

Nigeria, visited the Pakistani Consulate

General Office at Kano on September 10,

2019 and discussed business

opportunities, particularly NESPAK in

Nigeria with His Excellency Pharmacist

Ahmed I. Yakasai, Honorary Council-

General, Kano Nigeria.

Construction of Hubra pump room

Mr. Muhammad Ittfaq meeting with His ExcellencyPharmacist Ahmed I. Yakasai

11PROJECT NEWS

MKM Tower Project in QatarThe magnificent MKM office tower

comprising (3B+G+14) Floors, is located

in the heart of Doha Qatar and it is

owned by MKM Real Estate INV.

Company chaired by Dr. Mansoor Khalil

M Al-Shawani. The project was started

in August 2014 and completed in July

2019. NESPAK was engaged for

construction supervision services of the

Project. Mr. Abid Suleman Butt

performed duties of the Project Manager

and Mr. Muhammad Yousaf as a Senior

MEP Engineer.

MKM Tower is an office building

comprising 108 offices with total built up

area of 15,474 sqm with construction

cost of Rs. 2,236 million. Building

features include firefighting and fire

alarm systems, CCTV system, handicap

parking with complete parking

management system, three high speed

Toshiba elevators and three basements

with parking space for 70 cars.

New Pakistan Embassy Complex Project in Doha QatarThe Embassy of Pakistan in Qatar had

awarded the contract for providing

consultancy services for planning,

designing and acquiring approval from

various authorities to NESPAK for its

embassy building in May, 2012. The

assignment was completed in March

2014. The construction works

commenced on November 20, 2017 and

completed in September 2019 under the

supervision of NESPAK. NESPAK

supervision team comprised Mr. Abid

Suleman Butt, Project Coordinator, Mr.

Thomas, Resident Engineer and Mr.

Muhammad Yousaf, Senior MEP

Engineer.

New Pakistan Embassy Complex

Project costing Rs. 1,066 million has a

covered area of 6072 sqm. It was

constructed on a plot area of 8148 sqm,

which comprised an embassy building,

ambassador's residence, utility building

and ancillary buildings.

A NESPAK-AHT joint venture in

association with CSIRO arranged

a workshop on Interim Report of

the Hydrological Modeling for Flow

Forecasting Study of Kabul River

Basin Using GIS/RS Technology

project at a local hotel in Lahore

on August 20, 2019. The purpose

of this workshop was to appraise

stakeholders about the progress

on Interim Report and initial results

of the SRM+G modeling activity

for flow forecasting of Kabul River

Basin.

Attendees included

representatives of Water and

Power Development Authority

(WAPDA), Water Sector Capacity Building

and Advisory Services Project (WCAP),

Indus River System Authority (IRSA),

Punjab Irrigation Department, University of

Engineering and Technology (UET) Lahore

Hydrological Modeling for FlowForecasting Study of Kabul River Basin

and FAST University Lahore. The

Consultants' project team comprising both

local and foreign members made

comprehensive presentation which was

well appreciated by all the participants.

Kano River and Hadejia Valley IrrigationSchemes in Nigeria

The Federal Government of

Nigeria is collaborating with

the World Bank towards the

implementation of a seven year

program dubbed

“Transforming Irrigation

Management in Nigeria

(TRIMING) Project” to achieve

sustainable growth in Irrigated

Agriculture production and

productivity given its global

growing competitiveness in

achieving higher output as well

as raising income of people

living below poverty line.

In order to improve the

agricultural capacity especially

in the northern regions of Nigeria the

TRIMING project has focused on two

major irrigation schemes, namely the Kano

River Irrigation Scheme (KRIS) and the

Hadejia Valley Irrigation Scheme (HVIS).

Within these two schemes major

rehabilitation and extension works shall be

carried out in following three Lots:

Lot 1: Rehabilitation and Expansion of ŸKano River Irrigation Scheme and Dam

Safety Remedial Works at Tiga Dam,

Ruwan Kanya Dam and Challawa Gorge

Dam

Lot 2: Rehabilitation and Expansion of ŸHadejia Valley Irrigation Scheme and

Dam Safety Remedial Works at Hadejia

Barrage

Lot 3: River Training works in Hadejia-ŸJama River Basin

All the three Contractors have been

mobilised since January 2019. The

construction period of the project is four

years. The H.P. Gauff, Germany and

NESPAK, Pakistan Joint Venture has been

providing consultancy services for the

construction supervision. The overall

objective of the works supervision contract

(WSC) is to provide international standard

of engineering construction supervision of

the dam, irrigation and river training

construction works.

Participants of the workshop

A team of TRIMING Project visiting the Challawa Gorge Dam Safetyactivities along with Consultants and Contractors while Engr.Muhammad Ittfaq, DPM explaining the major works to be done

12 PROJECT NEWS

The Water and Agriculture Division (W&A)

of NESPAK has been awarded project

design, construction supervision and

implementation support of the ADB-funded

Balochistan Water Resources

NESPAK wins Balochistan WaterResources DevelopmentSector Project

Development Sector Project (BWRDSP)

through national competitive bidding. The

duration of the project is five years. Mr.

Javed Munir, GM/Head W&A Division

signed the consultancy contract for

BWRDSP with Irrigation Department,

Government of Balochistan on July 24,

2019.

The consultants will prepare feasibility

studies, detailed engineering design,

bidding documents of irrigation schemes/

Sri Toi dam along with construction

supervision. The consultants will also

provide support to the PMO and PIO to

design, manage and implement the

project to fulfill the overall requirements for

the project. The project will support the

implementation of the integrated water

resources management policy of the

Government of Balochistan. The policy

provides a comprehensive framework for

the province to address the issues of water

management and development in the

context of basin approach, with water

harvesting and groundwater recharging as

an integral part of watershed

management.

NESPAK has entered into

an agreement with the

Embassy of the People's

Republic of China on

July 26, 2019 for

providing engineering

consultancy services.

NESPAK's scope of work

includes assisting the

Client in getting

approvals from the

Capital Development

Authority (CDA) for

consideration of

residential apartments

costing around US$ 3.4

million. Mr. Salman

Shahid, Chief Engineer

Islamabad office, has

been designated as

Project Manager.

Expansion of the Embassy ofExpansion of the Embassy ofthe People's Republic of China the People's Republic of China Expansion of the Embassy ofthe People's Republic of China

Mr. Abdul Qadeer, General Manager/Head and Mr. Salman Shahid, Chief Engineer, Islamabad Office after signing agreement withChinese Representatives

Mr. Javed Munir, GM/Head W&A Division (R) after signingcontract with BWRDSP officials

Sardar Muhammad Asif Nakai, Provincial

Minister for Communication and Works,

visited the ongoing ADP projects in

Rawalpindi Division and Road Research

and Material Testing Laboratory for

checking the quality of works. Mr. Saeed

Ullah Jan, Resident Engineer, briefed the

Minister about the progress and

methodology of the work. The visiting team

checked the cores of asphaltic wearing

course at different locations. All the tests

were found satisfactory and the progress

was also made according to work

schedule.

Minister visitsMinister visitsADP projects inADP projects inRawalpindiRawalpindi

Minister visitsADP projects inRawalpindi

Clarification

Apropos the news item

published in Newsreport April-

June 2019 Volume 45 Number

2 titled “NESPAK wins Workers

Welfare Fund (WWF)

Islamabad Building Project”, it

is clarified that the logo of

World Wide Fund for Nature

(WWF) was inadvertently used

for Workers' Welfare Fund. The

error is regretted.

Sardar Muhammad Asif Nakai visiting theproject site

13

Mr. Javed Munir,

General Manager/

Head, Water &

Agriculture Division

signed an amendment

(No. 5) to the

Consultancy Services

Agreement (CSA) on

August 20, 2019. The

proposed Jalalpur

Irrigation Project will

enhance agricultural

production by

providing irrigation

supplies to 174,000

acres of barren land.

Under the project, a new irrigation system

will be designed to irrigate areas of Tehsil

Pind Dadan Khan of District Jhelum and

Tehsil Khushab of District Khushab on

right bank of River Jhelum. The scope of

the services includes detailed design of

Irrigation and drainage network, updating

Jalalpur Irrigation Project

Research and Development (R&D)

activities are always a part and parcel

of progressive professional

organisations in the world. NESPAK

being the largest engineering

consultancy organisation of Pakistan

has matured into a multinational

company having forty six years of

rich experience on diverse

engineering projects. Its more than

4500 staff possesses an unparalleled

expertise in the fields of engineering

and other allied disciplines. However,

NESPAK has to meet the latest

market challenges in terms of time,

cost and quality.

In cognizance of the above facts,

NESPAK's management has recently

established an R&D Cell at NESPAK

Head Office, Lahore. The main

agenda of R&D Cell is to standardise

design/supervision/inspection

procedures for use on NESPAK

projects and to carry out

collaborative research with other

dynamic engineering organisations.

This will go a long way in uplifting the

standard of NESPAK's services for its

clients along with saving time and

cost. This Cell is steered by Mr.

Sohail Kibria, a former Vice President

of NESPAK, as its Convener and it

has already started functioning

effectively, with all the

Divisions/Offices of NESPAK under

its ambit.

NESPAKestablishesResearch &Development

Cell

The RLNG based 1,263 MW Combined

Cycle Power Plant (CCPP) Power Plant is

located near Trimmu Barrage Jhang at

Haveli Bahadur Shah District Jhang,

Punjab. Punjab Thermal Power (Pvt.)

Limited (PTPL) had signed a US $ 520

million mega contract with the China

Machinery Engineering Corporation, China

on Turnkey basis for the Engineering,

Procurement and Construction of the

project. NESPAK had been engaged as

lead consultant for preparation of tender

documents, design review, construction

1,263 MW Combined Cycle PowerPlant, Jhang

supervision, preparation & evaluation of

O&M tender documents etc. of this

combined cycle power plant and has been

rendering consultancy service. The overall

updated progress by the end of

September is 80 percent.

Land Acquisition & Resettlement Plan

(LARP) and EIA studies, preparation of

tender documents, tender award

assistance, PC-I and construction

drawings. The construction of the project

works is expected to commence by

December 2019.

PROJECT NEWS

Mr. Javed Munir, General Manager/Head Water & Agriculture Division signing theAmendment with Mr. Khalid Hussain Qureshi, Project Director - PMO Canals,Punjab Irrigation Department

Chemical watertreatment system area

An aerial view ofCCPP Jhang

14 STAFF NEWS

Achievement

Mr. Salman Akhtar Khan,

Senior Engineer,

Construction

Management Division,

has successfully

achieved Project

Management

Professional (PMP ®)

certification from Project Management

Institute of USA on August 05, 2019,

achieving “Above Target Status” in all

Project Management processes. The PMP

is an International certification awarded

upon a rigorous testing of five

management processes including

Initiating, Planning, Execution, Monitoring

& Control, and Closing.

Mr. Salman Akhtar Khan has also

successfully completed his Master's

degree in Project Management, from

Bahria University in 2019. The title of his

project was Planning, Scheduling and

Monitoring & Controlling of Construction

Project using Primavera P6.

Meeting

NESPAK has planned to upgrade its

training facilities for the continuous

professional development of its engineers.

As such, efforts have been started to look

into the possibilities of arranging joint

training sessions with other training

institutes in the country. As a first step, an

initial meeting was held with Ms. Summera

Yasin, Dean of National Institute of Public

Policy (NIPP), Lahore on July 23, 2019.

Another meeting had been taken up with

Government Engineering Academy Punjab

(GEAP), Lahore on September 4, 2019. A

brief presentation was given by GEAP on

major areas of engineering management,

current affairs, communication skills etc.

NESPAK also discussed on continuous

professional development of engineers.

Further deliberations will be taken up with

WAPDA Administrative Training Institute

Islamabad to finalise a joint training policy.

CPD course on Landslide Study, Analysis and Mitigation

Mr. Sohail Kibria, Convener R&D Cell, was

invited by Pakistan Engineering Council

(PEC) at Leads University Lahore to

conduct a CPD Course on Landslide

Study, Analysis and Mitigation on July 19,

2019. He was given a shield at the end of

the course by the Chairman Civil

Engineering Department.

A presentation about

the design review

findings of the K-IV

project was made by

the NESPAK team to

the Chairman

Planning and

Development (P&D)

along with Chief

Minister Sindh,

Minister for Local

Govt., Chief Secretary,

Project Director K-IV

and Karachi Water & Sewerage Board

(KWSB) officials. Major issues in project

design were highlighted along with the

options to address the issues. It was

explained to the members that the design

review study has focused only on the

existing alignment of K-IV Project. Mr.

Murad Ali Shah, Chief Minister Sindh urged

NESPAK team to study an alternate

alignment as it could be a more suitable

option.

Another presentation was made by the

NESPAK team of K-IV Project to the Deputy

Chairman Planning and Development

(P&D), Federal Secretary Finance &

Planning and other officials of KWSB

regarding the findings of the design review

of K-IV Project. The NESPAK team was

appreciated for their efforts and wide

spread analysis in association with

DELTARES and TUMAS. The NESPAK

team that attended these meetings

included Mr. Javed Munir, GM/Head W&A

Division, Mr. Fazal Rehman Kashif, Project

Manager K-IV, Mr. Muhammad Afzal,

Deputy Project Manager and Mr. Mirza Asif

Baig, Advisor.

Greater Karachi Bulk WaterSupply Scheme Project

Mr. M. Dawood Rana, General

Manager/Head Highways and

Transportation Engineering (H&TE)

Division visited Balochistan along with Mr.

Basit Sheikh, Chief Engineer/Project

Manager and Mr. Amjad Saeed, Advisor

H&TE Division. A meeting was held with

Mr. Noor-Ul-Amin Mengal, Principal

Secretary to Chief Minister & Mr. Usman Ali

Khan, Commissioner, Quetta regarding

future development

package for

Quetta. Mr. Noor-

Ul-Amin Mengal

appreciated the

previous services

of NESPAK and

requested the

latter to prepare a

proposal for

development in

Quetta especially

for road network,

infrastructure and

drainage/sewerage

.

The H&TE officials also visited the Quetta

Development Package Project. The site

was inspected along with Client and the

GM/Head instructed the concerned staff to

ensure the best quality control at site and

quick response to address day to day

matters. A meeting was also held with site

staff to motivate them in such a difficult

area. The GM/Head also appreciated the

services of field staff.

H&TE officials visit projects in Balochistan

Mr. M. Dawood Rana, Mr. Basit Sheikh and Mr. Amjad Saeed during their visit to Balochistan

NESPAK team giving a presentation on K-IV project

15STAFF NEWS

Retirement/Takes Charge

Mr. Abdus Salam Khan, General Manager

was appointed as Head of Geotechnical &

Geo-Environmental Engineering Division

with effect from July 01, 2019. He had

been associated with NESPAK for the last

35 years and possesses an excellent

professional career. He specialises in dam

design and hydraulic structures. He retired

from NESPAK service on August 28, 2019.

Consequent, upon his retirement, Mr. Irfan-

ul-Haq, General Manager, has been

designated as Head of Geotechnical &

Geo-Environmental Engineering Division.

Mr. Irfan received his MSc degree in Civil

Engineering from Imperial College London

and hails from a rich Geotechnical & Geo-

Environmental Engineering background.

He possesses 32 years of professional

experience to his credit.

Lectures

r. Sohail Kibria delivered a lecture to the in service engineers of Mvarious governement departments at Govt. Engg. Academy

Lahore on Earthquake Engineering on May 16, 2019.

He highlighted various interesting aspects of study and analysis of

earthquakes for designing safe structure as per provisions of Revised

Seismic Provisions of BCP (2007).

raining and Development is a continuous process for individual Tand organisational development. In this connection, a lecture

was delivered by Mr. Imran Badar, General Manager Construction

Management Division NESPAK, on the topic of “Construction

Methodology of Balanced Cantilever Box Girder Cable Stay Extrados

Bridge ”under West Bank Bypass Project in Muzaffarabad City,

AJ&K” at NESPAK House Lahore, on September 24, 2019.

NESPAK was invited by NED

University of Engineering and

Technology (NEDUET) Karachi to

participate in Career Fair 2019 for

career counselling of fresh

graduates. Mr. Raheel Ahmed

and Mr. Muhammad Taha Khan

attended the event and provided

guidance to students regarding

preparation of interviews and CV

NESPAK attends Career Fair 2019

formats. This event was

organised by Director

Industrial Liaison NEDUET

on September 19, 2019.

During the ceremony, Dr.

Sarosh Hashmat Lodhi, Vice

Chancellor, NEDUET

Karachi, presented a

memento to NESPAK as

token of appreciation.

In continuation of capacity building program initiated by NESPAK's

Human Resources Division, an in-house training session on

“Importance of Geotechnical Investigations” was conducted by Mr.

Sohail Kibria, Advisor to NESPAK and Ms. Sadaf Saeed, Principal

Engineer GT&GE Division, at Islamabad office on August 05, 2019.

Various professionals of Islamabad office & DM&R Division attended

the session.

Resource persons emphasised the role of Geotechnical Division by

providing an insight into the process of Geotechnical Investigations,

its main benefits, areas of application, main outputs, importance of

Limit States and Problematic Ground Conditions, followed by some

case studies.

In-House Training on Capacity Building

Participants of the lecture

Capacity building program in progress

Prof. Dr. Sarosh Hashmat Lodhi along with Director DIL Dr. Aamirpresenting a memento to Mr. Raheel Ahmed

Participants of the event Mr.Raheel Ahmed and Mr. M. TahaKhan sharing a memento withMr. Ahmad Halim, Vice President,NESPAK Karachi Division

Mr. Abdus Salam Mr. Irfan-ul-Haq

EDITOR: AHMAD SAID, GM/HeadBusiness Development Division

DEPUTY EDITORS: HINA NAZ SIDRA ILYAS

DESIGNER: MUHAMMAD AHMED NADEEMPRO: ZULFIKAR ALI KHAN

On the appeal of Prime Minister of

Pakistan, NESPAK observed Kashmir

Solidarity Day at Lahore, Karachi,

Peshawar and Islamabad offices to

express solidarity with Kashmiri brethren

on August 30, 2019.

At NESPAK Islamabad Office, all

employees of Islamabad office and DM&R

Division assembled to pay homage to

Kashmiris while national anthems of

Pakistan and Kashmir were played. Dr.

Tahir Masood, Managing Director

NESPAK, stood there alongside other

employees to express solidarity with

Kashmiris in the wake of recent

developments resulting in gross human

rights violations by India.

At NESPAK House,

Lahore, a large number

of NESPAK employees

led by Dr. Tahir M.

Hayat, Executive Vice

President NESPAK,

gathered in front of

NESPAK House, Lahore

while carrying banners

and placards inscribed

with slogans for the

freedom of Kashmir. They chanted slogans

against Indian forces' brutalities against

the Kashmiris.

Addressing the rally,

Dr. Tahir Hayat paid

homage to the

sacrifices of the

people of Kashmir.

He said that those

who are living either

in Occupied

Kashmir or Azad

Kashmir, they are

our brothers and

sisters. He urged the

world to take note of

atrocities committed

by India in the

Occupied Kashmir. He said that India was

suppressing ingenious freedom struggle of

the people of Kashmir against occupation

with the usage of force and state terrorism.

The struggle of Kashmiris for independence

would be successful soon, he concluded.

Kashmir Solidarity DayKashmir Solidarity Dayobserved at NESPAKobserved at NESPAKKashmir Solidarity Dayobserved at NESPAK

Dr. Tahir Hayat addressing the employees of NESPAK assembled to observeKashmir Solidarity Day at NESPAK House Lahore

Islamabad office staff led by MD NESPAK observingKashmir Solidarity Day

NESPAK staff holding Kashmir Solidarity Day rally

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