technark Company Profile-JUNE 2015

PROFILE OF TECHNARK CONSULTANTS

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FIELD

TRAINING

AGRICULTURE

EXTENSION PROCESSING

ASSESS

DEMAND

IDENTIFY

PRODUCTS

FINANCIAL

ANALYSIS


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GEOLOGICAL

STUDIES

GEOPHYSICAL

STUDIES MAPPING


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ENVIRON.

STUDIES

FEASIBILITY

STUDIES

M & E

FINANCIAL

STUDIES

DESIGN

CONSTUCTION

SUPERVISION

GEOTECH.

STUDIES

SOCIAL

STUDIES


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MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Dedication of our esteemed staff towards the achievement of professional standards by Technark Consultants has now ultimately earned distinction among the top thirty (30) Engineering Consultancy firms in the country. We maintain our professional aim of paying careful attention to the clients’ needs. However, it is simultaneously true that a firm runs effectively under the influence of a competent team of directors that we do possess now; as without their sheer devotion, the existing level of distinction would not have been achieved so abruptly.

It is not imperative for the firm to look into the quantum of the services or length and weight of a particular project; but, completing the assignments in stipulated time within the available budget up to the entire satisfaction of the clients, is our major objective and goal. The clients do expect from us to complete their assignments with some high standards of technical applications; and that is why they do trust in us.

Under the increasing complex nature of developments, we are expected to provide highly skilled technical staff in the field. As such, the firm has development strong bilateral relationship with other technical firms who are willing to a joint venture where our firm may lead; or otherwise they offer us to be associated or in a joint venture with them.

Unless challenges are addressed with zeal and dedication, perfection does not come to a firm altogether. Technark Consultants, is now capable of handling all complex problems in a project, ranging from a door to door social study to a more highly technically- sensitized studies likewise environment and geological studies; the most uneasy challenging attempts in the field, for which our esteemed associates in a joint venture with our firm, go ahead to resolve issues and report under all severe stress and strain conditions that are being witnessed by us in the province of Khyber Pakhtun Khwa. This again may be termed as an indirect tribute to the field staff members that access the abysmal depths of the projects’ scenarios.

In the last, I offer my sincere advice to the employees of the firm to upkeep the standards expected of them in the execution of their duties, irrespective of the challenges that are being met by them in the field towards completion of a particular assignment.

(ENGINEER JAHANGIR KHAN) Chief Executive, Technark Consultants


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NAME OF THE FIRM: Technark Consultants, Peshawar

ADDRESS: 46, Street 2, Sector N/4, Phase IV, Hayatabad, Peshawar.

PHONE: CEO- 0345 7110949, 0334-9885090

E-MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]

INTRODUCTION TO THE PIONEER OF THE FIRM

Jahangir Khan, Ex Army Officer, graduated from Engineering College Peshawar (Now UET Peshawar) in 1981. Having over 34 years of experience in all fields of civil engineering, especially in the fields of roads, highways, bridges, water supply, urban sewage, multistoried buildings and irrigation; he is specialized in the preparation of feasibility studies, socio-economic studies, environment studies, projects’ proposals, periodic reports and returns, engineering designs, preparation of bidding documents and project specific technical specifications, construction management and supervision at projects’ sites, training of the trainers, preparation of operation and maintenance guidelines for engineering schemes, planning of projects, projects presentation to high ups; and above all worked as a team leader of independent field studies. He has served with a British firm (Halcrow) for over 12 years as a senior engineer. He worked as a Member of ADB Team on projects in FATA. He has also served in the Planning and Development Department (Government Secretariat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) in Grade 19 for four years on contract basis (from 2003 to 2007). He is an author of a few books on history and religion, in English and Urdu version.

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TECHNARK CONSULTANTS was established by Engineer Jahangir Khan in 1995 that gradually enriched its experience in civil engineering works and is capable of handling all major civil engineering and mineral exploration assignments independently. The firm worked with different civil engineering firms (in association and joint Venture), organizations, institutions, public entities and public sector departments at the provincial as well as federal level. The firm is duly registered with the Pakistan Engineering Council and under the Companies Act 1962. It is enlisted with several public sector departments and donor agencies. The objective of firm’s creation was to create a pool of talented engineers and other technical experts, to attain self-reliance in engineering and mineral exploration consultancy. The firm has achieved these objectives to a large extent. The firm’s success lies in the hard work of its highly skilled employees and their commitment to quality in every facet of assignments’ operations. The firm offers a broad spectrum of expert consultancy services ranging from conception to completion and operation of development projects. The scope of these services covers prefeasibility and feasibility studies, surveying and mapping; social environmental soil geological and geotechnical investigations; design, tender and contract documentation, construction/ installation supervision; contract management and post-construction services. The day-to-day functions of the firm are looked after by the Chief Executive who is duly assisted by the senior executive, directors and managers of the respective fields. The associated geologists, earth scientists, engineers (inclusive of designers for bridges roads and Irrigation systems), surveyors, architects, metallurgists, economists, geophysicists, town planners, agriculture scientists, sociologists (males and females) and social scientists are in liaison with the Director (Operations) who coordinates with them whenever their contract services are required; whereas some of them are permanently employed with the firm. The other services that are being extended to the firm are from competent lawyers, business promoters, mines owners, agriculturists, NGOs and other related field experts who have direct or indirect concern within the proposed project activities. within its resources, the firm is donating finances to some social sectors as well.


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The firm is in a strengthened position to select an avenue through which it can pursue a particular course of action towards a bright future, bypassing all turbulent business climates; as far as design, construction supervision and particular studies in the field are concerned. We clearly understand as what do we do, for whom we have to do it, and how to excel in achieving our objectives.

The broad-aspect vision at the national level, by TECHNARK CONSULTANTS, is to provide multi-disciplined consulting engineering and planning services in a professional manner, by timely responding to and courteously dealing with the government department and private sector entities. The experienced and qualified engineers, landscape architects surveyors and planners, social and environmental scientists, geologist and hydrologists, socio-economists; work dynamically as a team to solve all problems encountered in different situations at complex and hard locations. Our mission is to build better associations with public and private sectors, by delivering unique and unparalleled expertise, programs and services; as well as present well designed, coordinated, sustainable, cost effective and technically sound solutions in the field of civil engineering that are acceptable to the clients; and whenever required by the client to physically apply these on ground, we accomplish the assignments in a stipulated period with application of remarkable technical, managerial or administrative inputs to achieve result-oriented outputs. By collecting baseline, primary and secondary data; we draw a clear picture of the existing situation in the field by analyzing the most important aspects of a related study and suggest elaborated long-term mitigations or corrective measures, in collaboration with the stakeholders; as well as draw comprehensive technical, financial, socio economic and environmental plans as per the need assessments framed out by our highly profiled field experts. Our professional staff members believe in clarity, provision of correct updated data, and elaborated cum figurative presentation of reports to the clients.


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Our Capacity for Assignments

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GENERAL WORKING METHODOLOGY OF THE FIRM

TECHNARK CONSULTANTS proposes a comprehensive assortment of services from conception to commissioning of assignments including feasibility studies, detailed design, construction supervision, operation and maintenance, inspection, monitoring and evaluation, rehabilitation or remedial works and training; and defines needs, priorities and financial or economic aspects to the entire satisfaction of the client.

During the implementation of an assignment, it starts with the preparatory phase that includes site reconnaissance, survey, general or specific studies, socio economic and socio-agro; and subsequent evaluation of such studies. Once the assignment of commissioning a study is entrusted to the firm, it then carries out field investigations and surveys which include the following scenarios.

Topographic survey Hydrological studies Hydro geological studies Geological studies Geotechnical studies Soil studies Agricultural studies (in case of irrigation projects) Traffic studies (in case of transportation projects) Social studies Seismic studies (in case of heavy construction structures)

As soon as the preliminary engineering details obtained from the field are in hand, the firm proceeds further with preliminary design which is analyzed on most economic level, project planning, cost estimates, environmental studies, land use planning, aerial photographs and then computerizing these to assimilate the design with the needs of the client.

Design stage of project is inclusive of the following preparations.

Detailed Bill of Quantities (BOQ) Technical Specifications Cost Estimates Implementation Program Financial Plans, and Contract Documents Evaluation of bidding documents Assisting the client in the award of contract

The construction phase is dealt with by the firm on the following lines.

Preparation of Construction Management plan and its subsequent execution Site Supervision through field expertise


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Preparation of Construction and As-Built Drawings Progress Monitoring and Control Projects’ Cost Control Management of Construction Accounts Quality Control Training & Transfer of Technology Project Management Testing & Inspection of Controlling Works

If entrusted with responsibility by a client, the Operation and Maintenance phase of the project is executed by the firm on lines as under.

Startup Tests towards operation and maintenance Preparation of Operation & Maintenance plans and guidelines Monitoring of operation of the project Personnel training to the beneficiaries Capacity building (through training and resourcing) Supervision of management & construction during the maintenance stage Issue of Operation & Maintenance Manuals Introduction of Automation Methodology System Analysis & Design Software Development and their Testing Quality Assurance and related training to the beneficiaries Raising of maintenance funds through community participation, and

imparting training to the community in accounts keeping Safety Inspections and issue of relevant guidelines to the beneficiaries

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

SMALL DAMS

Small dams can be used to supply drinking water, generate hydroelectric power, increase the water supply for irrigation, provide recreational opportunities and improve certain aspects of the environment. However, adverse environmental and sociological impacts have also been identified during and after many small dams’ construction in the country. Whether small dams’ projects are ultimately beneficial or detrimental, to both the environment and surrounding human populations, have been debated since the 1960s and probably long before that. The environmental impacts of small dams in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa require thorough screening since the provincial demand for water and energy increases; and the number and size of small dams increase accordingly.

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The company has the honor of designing and supervising the construction of small dams in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province and FATA. TECHNARK CONSULTANTS has extensive expertise in this sector having undertaken numerous small and large hydraulic structures including dams and hydropower projects.

Areas of Expertise in Small Dams

Site Reconnaissance Topographic Survey and Mapping Field Investigations and Lab Testing Geotechnical Investigations Foundations Investigations Geology & Hydro-geology Investigations Seismic Studies Hydrology and Hydraulics studies Identification of Structures Reservoir Studies Model Studies Socio-Economic Studies Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Studies Preparation of Technical Specifications and Bill of Quantities (BOQ) Preparation of Tender and Contract Documents Quality Management Training/Transfer of Technology Preparation of Operation and Maintenance Manuals Feasibility Studies Project Planning Preliminary and Detailed Designing Construction Supervision and Management

POWER GENERATION

In Pakistan, power is generated at the rate of 0.1 % from coal, 1.6 % from nuclear, 32 % from oil, 30 % from gas, and 28 % from hydropower thus attaining a total of 92 % whereas the present need of the country is almost double than this and would reach to a demand of 25000 MW by the end of year 2020. There is a great potential for micro hydelpower in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where spring water can be channelized to produce electricity. The firm has gained much experience in installing and operating a few micro hydelpower stations in the mountainous areas thus simultaneously dealing in the following areas of hydelpower generation.


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Areas of Expertise in Hydropower Generation

Processing of Hydrological Data Power Prospective and Energy Surveys Topographic Surveys Geo-technical exploration, Laboratory Testing and Investigation of

Construction Materials Site Selection and Outline Planning of Project Structural Designs Selection of electrical and mechanical Paraphernalia Sediment Studies and its Impacts on Paraphernalia Project Cost Estimates Economic and Financial Evaluation Environmental Impacts Tender and Contract Documents Construction Supervision, Testing and Commissioning Procedures for Operation and Maintenance

IRRIGATION

Pakistan's principal natural resources are arable land and water. About 25% of Pakistan's total land area is under cultivation and is watered by one of the largest irrigation systems in the world. Agriculture accounts for about 21.2% of GDP and employs about 43% of the labor force. In Pakistan, the most agricultural province is Punjab where wheat and cotton are the most grown. Irrigation, Drainage, Groundwater & River Basin Development, Flood Control Projects, Salinity Control and Reclamation Programs are few such fields that carries prospect to TECHNARK CONSULTANTS.

From the initial work of topographic survey and feasibility studies/ detailed design to the absolute handover of irrigation schemes to the benefitting communities, the firm earned distinction in completing a few small irrigation schemes The firm provides following services in this regard;

Preconstruction activities

Topographic surveys of the area

Planning of an irrigation scheme

Preparation of pre-feasibility studies

Preparation of environmental studies report

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Preparation of detailed feasibility studies

Preparation of detailed design of a scheme

Establishing local community organizations in collaboration with the communities

Construction supervision activities

Layout of an irrigation scheme

Construction supervision

On-job training of the beneficiaries of the communities

Handover of schemes to the beneficiaries

Post Construction activities

Planning operation and maintenance of the irrigation scheme

Training and familiarizing the communities in fund raising for self-help O&M of the schemes

Training the communities in the O&M of the schemes

Preparation of maintenance guidelines

Areas of Expertise in Irrigation

Irrigation Networks Irrigation and Drainage Requirements Groundwater Development River Basin Development Flood Protection and Restoration River Training and Associated Works Surface and Subsurface Drainage On-Farm Water Management Contour Irrigation Salinity Control and Land Reclamation Irrigated and Rain-fed Agriculture Water Sector Policy and Planning Studies Irrigation and Drainage Studies

PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING

The Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) is a public agency in Pakistan that is responsible for rural water supply. It has a similar setup as well in each province of the country which is autonomously run at the provincial level. In routine and during natural disasters, the agency has the responsibility to get drinking water to the public at the government expenses in collaboration with the local communities as well as collaborating with aid organizations for the purpose.

The firm has the experience of handling PHED’s assignments in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province thus experiencing itself in the following fields.

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Areas of Expertise in Public Health Engineering

Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage Planning Development of Surface and Groundwater Resources Development of Municipal and Industrial Water Supply, Sewerage and

Drainage Systems Water and Sewage Treatment Plants/ Systems and their Design Liquid and Solid Waste’s Management Educating the Beneficiaries on Health and Hygiene Urban and Industrial Effluence Control Environmental Impacts Assessment

ARCHITECTURE AND TOWNSHIP PLANNING

The firm had been initially engaged in townships planning and architecture design for different entities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Starting from small scale housing schemes’ plotting ~ to large scale towns planning and urban development, it earned distinction in the said field both in the public and private sectors. It also produced numerous detailed designs for houses to be constructed in different towns in the province. A separate section was established in the head office of the firm where such activities are still followed, up to the entire satisfaction of clients.

The firm has designed several multistory buildings, townships and housing schemes at Baluchistan, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces and FATA; and supervised the layout and construction of many of such schemes, assigned by the public sector departments and private sector entities.

TECHNARK CONSULTANTS is fully capable of providing a complete site development and landscape architecture services to public sector departments and private entities of any level. The types of projects include commercial/ retail facilities, community master planning and engineering, parks and recreational complexes, residential land and environmental planning, with detailed impact assessment. The firm’s services range from initial site investigation, site evaluations, feasibility studies, master planning and concept design, preparation of contract documents, technical specifications and management/ administration of construction supervision for its clients.


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Areas of Expertise

Religious Structures Educational Institutions Multi Storied Buildings Residential Buildings Hospital & Related Structures Town Planning Housing Schemes

TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

The firm has committed itself for a long period in the feasibility studies, environmental studies, and design/ construction supervision of national and provincial highways, roads and bridges; up to the entire satisfaction of the clients.

The company has a complete in-house capability to cover the whole gamut of engineering consultancy services in this field.

Firm's services are based on the principles of consistent client service, quality assurance, cost effectiveness and innovative solutions that include:

Transportation and Traffic Studies GPS Topographical & Route Surveys Geotechnical/Economic Studies Detailed Design Tender Documentation Construction Supervision Quality Assurance Contract Management Complete Documentation

Areas of Expertise

Rural & Urban Roads Highways & Motorways Airports Bridges

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES


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TECHNARK CONSULTANTS provides comprehensive planning and environmental engineering services to the public sector departments and private sector entities. The firm coordinates the resolution of planning and environmental concerns with esteemed engineering services to ensure completion of assignment within a stipulated tenure. It offers specialization in the preparation of comprehensive plans, social and environmental studies towards findings /feasibility for the developmental works by providing all reference to codes and ordinances in the development of a comprehensive plan. Since the overall success of a project requires comprehensive attention to social and environmental concerns and the resolution of complex assignments into a regulatory provision; our different well experienced associates in the development, work closely as a team in rooting-in the successful projects.

SOCIO ECONOMIC STUDIES

As a part of the pre-feasibility/feasibility study, the socio-economic studies were/ are carried out by TECHNARK CONSULTANTS and recommendations conveyed to the concerned clients for consideration and proper implementation of the proposed up-lift programs; even highlighting the sources of earning or any other incentive development programs to be introduced in the area towards the up-lift of livelihood of the people of the concerned areas. We have received consequent progress report in the up-lift of livelihood of the people of the area which were earmarked and notified to the client during our preliminary report’s submission. It has been mainly due to our efforts in awakening the respective public institutions to look into the needs of the people of the area and intervene accordingly.

The firm has carried out numerous social and socio-economic studies as part of the feasibility studies, and executed a few independent studies to find out their social acceptability and economic viabilities. The independent studies were assigned by the public sector departments of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA.

Areas of Expertise

MIS Solutions GIS Solutions Data Base Solutions Internet and E-commerce Solutions


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Web Development Services CAD Engineering Services Data Transcription Services Management Consultancy Services IT Consultancy and Training Services

WATER RESOURCES’ PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

Water is a precious resource and the management of water resources is a growing concern. Worldwide pressure on water demand is making the planning, management and governance of water resources and its institutions, essential for our common future. We adopt leading technological expertise and approaches for addressing water issues in Pakistan. Our expertise covers structural and non-structural aspects of sustainable surface water and groundwater resources planning, management, use and adaptation to climate change. Our approach in project planning and management aims at balancing economic constraints and social needs, while conserving water resources and the ecosystem, and working alongside stakeholders to promote and enhance sustainable use and management of water resources. The firm has experience in the following sub-categories.

Water resources assessment and preparation of master plans

Hydrological studies and hydro-meteorological information systems

Hydro-geological studies and groundwater potential assessment

Mathematical modeling and Decision Support Systems for water resources planning and management, flood control and groundwater management

Water conservation techniques, wastewater reuse and water harvesting Groundwater development for water supply and irrigation Development of water resources infrastructure Irrigation schemes planning , design and construction management Participatory irrigation planning and management Climate change adaptation Urban and rural water supply, planning, design and implementation Water sector projects feasibility and design, management and monitoring Trans boundary water resources planning Policy and strategic plan development River Basin Planning based on Integrated Water Resources Management

principles

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Water sector institutional strengthening and organization, capacity building and training

WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION WORKS

The firm has designed and supervised construction activities as well as post construction assignments (i.e. operation and maintenance of the water supply schemes) of numerous such projects executed by the Public Sector and Private Sectors in the rural and urban areas. It included the preparation of detailed water supply designs of the townships and housing schemes as well as supply of potable water to the communities through community participation.

WASTE WATER/ SEWAGE WORKS

The firm has designed waste water and Sewage water works in the urban areas, especially in the major cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province; and rehabilitated the existing such works where blockage or overflow was encountered due to increased population. It also supervised the construction activities of such works to the entire satisfaction of the client

WATER RESOURCES-DEVELOPMENT WORKS

The firm has designed and supervised the development works of water resources, especially the installation of deep-bore tube wells for irrigation and potable water supply, for the urban and rural population through the public sector departments and private entities/ NGOs. It supervised the rehabilitation of numerous spring sources in the interior of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA Agencies/ Frontier Regions.

TRAINING

Many developmental schemes introduced in irrigation and agriculture sector required the post-constructions; operation and maintenance of the project, so that the concerned communities may run the developed schemes at their own once handed over to them by the irrigation and agriculture departments. In this regard, the interventions aimed by the firm on behalf of the clients (public departments), the social, socio-economic and technical capabilities of community based organizations (CBO’s) were analyzed by detaining teams in the


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fields which were headed by the respective field specialists. Since the participation of the local labor in the major projects of irrigation systems where enormous skilled labor was required to layout simple masonry or concrete works. The local inhabitants were trained in the indigenous skills required for the purpose. The firm’s engineers trained them for weeks so they are capable to stand on their own feet. The CBO’s were made aware of the importance of the project and the post-construction maintenance of the schemes that could be mainly of interest for the community itself. The training of the trainers also included community participation in accounts keeping, fund raising and arrangements of general body meetings. These activities had been mainly incorporated in the Asian Development Bank’s and World Bank’s projects.

Areas of Expertise

On-the-Job Training Lectures, Seminars and Workshops Study Tours of Dams, Barrages, Irrigation & Drainage Systems Visits to Laboratories of Hydraulic Research, Soils & Material Testing,

Agricultural Research Stations, On-Farm Water Management Training Institutes and other centers of interest

CAPACITY BUILDING/ INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Wherever, it was pointed out in the feasibility studies that there would be a need for the institutional development concerning the projects, a go-ahead signal was obtained from the client to carry out pre-requisite study for the institutional development. Some of the institutions required major interventions towards successful operations and maintenance of the projects. Such interventions mainly concerned the public institutions of education, health, irrigation and agriculture.

Areas of Expertise

Studies and Implementation of Institutional Reforms Restructuring of Provincial Irrigation Departments (PID) Legal and Regulatory Framework Water Pricing, Trading and Markets Water Rights Collection Systems of Water Charges


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Drainage Cess, Revenues Comparison between O&M Expenditure and Revenue Collection Irrigation and Drainage Investments Community Development Management Information System (MIS) Financial Planning and Management Monitoring and Evaluation Institutional Strengthening of Provincial Irrigation Departments (PID), Area

Water Boards.(AWB), Water User Associations (WUA) and Farmer Organizations (FO)

Community Organizations Formulation of Terms and Conditions Contract and Tender Documents

ASSOCIATED EXPERIENCE

FEASIBILITY STUDIES

Feasibility studies of engineering projects have been taken by the firm since the time of its rising and successfully completed different studies up till now. Our engineers, geologists, environmentalists, socio-economists, hydrologists and social scientists had been working on different related projects and framed an authentic and elaborated feasibility study report for each project so much so that our reports were taken as an example by other entities/ departments.

Our feasibility studies are based on quality delivery, explaining sustainable operation and maintenance. The proposed infrastructures in the studies are planned as per requirement or needs with presentation of most economic infrastructures that are durable and acceptable to the client and the beneficiaries.

PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Technical assistance was provided to ADB in the Irrigation schemes in FATA, through application of the following strategies;

identifying, formulating, and implementing projects improving the institutional capabilities of governments and executing agencies formulating development strategies promoting the transfer of technology

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Project preparatory technical assistance for the preparation of feasibility studies and detailed engineering for projects

Project implementation technical assistance covering consulting services for project implementation and initial operation, including the training of project personnel

Advising technical assistance supporting institutional strengthening, sector and policy studies, and non-project-related human resource development

WRITING PROJECT PERIODIC REPORTS AND DOCUMENTATION

In each project, the periodic report on monthly or quarterly basis, inclusive of inception reports and periodic correction of drawings, had been ethically submitted to all the clients well in time. For completion of each project, an elaborated final report was submitted to the clients for their record. All such documents and reports were even copied on a soft disc and submitted to the concerned client.

PROJECT PRESENTATION THROUGH MULTI-MEDIA TO HIGH-UPS

The firm has delicate multi-media sets used for the purpose of project presentations to the clients. Since these presentations have been of more than 200 numbers, hence the list is been dropped due to insufficient space here in THE profile of the firm. These presentations have been useful in reviving the project’s workability and scheduling.

WRITING TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS

Since the major output of the firm had been the designing of civil engineering projects, hence the firm successfully prepared the elaborated design, bidding documents, technical specifications, methodologies and approaches as a project specific requirement. However one thing was clearly kept in mind that the modality of all such reports and specifications were framed within the sphere of rules and regulations, guidelines and instructions of the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC). Technical specifications of the projects were prepared by a group of engineers specialized in similar services that in the past extended their such services in the compilation of composite schedule of rates (CSR) for the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Our experts have been ensuring the execution of such specifications on the field as well from time to time as a pre-laid requirement of the clients.

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PREPARATION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGNS

In all civil engineering projects, the firm submitted detailed drawing of works either independently at its own or in association with other firms. Our technical experts who are highly experienced in the design of roads and highways, multi-span bridges of steel structure and RCC design with multiple introductions of the foundations required as per bearing capacity of a soil. These designs were tested on specific software modalities and calculations. The designs, before submission to the client, were discussed with them and their technical reviews accommodated. There had not been even a single incident when design prepared by the firm was suspended or rejected.

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND SUPERVISION

When the firm acquired potentiality, it switched over to construction management and supervision as an additional challenge in the field of civil engineering. Our field staff of civil engineering and social sciences adequately fulfilled the field responsibilities of all such projects assigned to the firm.

Reaching a level of full competency in the field of irrigation, public health works, roads, highways and bridges, buildings and town planning, the firm was engaged by different public sector departments, in the construction management and supervision of their projects. As such a separate department of construction management and supervision was established at the firm’s head office at Peshawar. At present, the firm is carrying out construction management and supervision of numerous civil engineering works.

MONITORING AND EVALUATION

It is important to learn from experiences: it expands the existing knowledge base and helps to make the programs even more effective. Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of projects and programs plays an essential role in this process. M&E gives an organization insight into the effectiveness and efficiency of its activities, projects and programs. An organization can use the results of M&E to adjust its activities. M&E is not simple. Enquiries with projects’ development organizations make it clear that many organizations have a hard time setting up and carrying out M&E activities. This is contrasted by the great need to expand our knowledge. Nonetheless, the experienced staff members of the firm are capable to handle any level of M&E. Many projects of roads and highways as well as irrigation schemes required continuous monitoring. This task was assigned to the firm by many public institutions and each project was successfully monitored.


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The firm has a list of projects which were monitored regularly and detailed reports were submitted to the client for perusal. Usually monitoring and evaluation assignment had been pertaining to the projects which had born expenses of more than 40 million rupees and such projects required the period of monitoring extending from year-one to year-five. Majority of such projects were funded by donor agencies like ADB, World Bank, kfw, USAID and UNDP.

PREPARATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

Where design of civil engineering works was involved that carried the preparation of BOQ’s, contract specifications, contract agreements, application of Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) rules, regulations and instructions to be fulfilled; related binding documents were prepared for the contract that included bidding documents as well. Advertisement of the bids on behalf of the clients were floated in the newspapers and all necessary arrangements for pre-bidding and bidding processes were undertaken by the firm towards smooth and transparent execution of the contracts by the winning contractors.

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT STUDIES

An environmental impact assessment is an assessment of the possible positive or negative impact that a proposed project may have on the environment, together consisting of the environmental, social and economic aspects. The purpose of the assessment is to ensure that decision makers consider the ensuing environmental impacts when deciding whether to proceed with a project.

Since environmental study and assessment of a project is a pre-requisite for the execution of the project if found feasible, hence while preparing the pre-feasibility/feasibility studies, environmental assessment studies were an important part of the documents. Our environment scientists, some of whom are Phd’s in their field were accompanied by their junior staff (environment assessment inspectors), carried out extensive studies in the field and earmarked the positive and negative aspects as a post-construction effect of a project. Mainly such environmental studies related to the construction of roads, highways, bridges, irrigation and water supply schemes. Environmental impact assessments (EIAs) were prepared for all projects, as required

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by government planning requirements, covering the construction and operation phases of each development.

POLICYMAKING AND POLICY ANALYSIS

Policymaking and planning are core elements of public governance which aims at deliberate and carefully studied decision that provides guidance for addressing selected public concerns. In this regard the firm worked on framing policies for works like provision of clean air through plantations, provision of clean water for rural and urban areas, provision of good health facilities in rural areas, high employment of skilled and unskilled labour class in the remote areas of the province, provision of facilities to the inhabitants in rural areas in the attainment of the high education, decent and affordable housing schemes/ townships and improved literacy, in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA. Usually Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) methodology has been adopted by the firm in collecting, analyzing, and verifying information at the local/community level ~ to the high level of institutional developments for a particular policymaking.

DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AND DESIGN

As a general approach towards Project Planning, the local participatory development planning has been adopted by the firm to analyze the need of a development, a willingness to involve the local communities in the decision making that would affect them; as well as supporting their future empowerment towards sustainability of the proposed development. The plans and designs were discussed with the communities and their visions incorporated in the final preparation of the development plan and design. The stakeholders were apprised of the plan in a joint meeting arranged with them. All concerned NGOs were consulted while jotting down a plan on a paper for consideration and their views as to the success and failure of the development plans highlighted in the reports submitted to the public sector’s concerned departments.

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Need Assessment

Needs assessment vary from project to project and place to place, depending on the existing livelihood of the people living in that area and the government’s interests in giving a developmental project to the affected communities; linked to the communities’ interest in accepting a proposed project. However, there had been instances where need assessment was carried out by the firm in the flood and earthquake affected areas in Pakistan, especially in the province of KPK and FATA, in the year 2005, 2009 and 2010. Need assessment of such catastrophic incidents were carried out on emergency basis for early consideration of relief to the concerned quarters or communities. Many bereaved families needed immediate attention hence the task of assessment was given to the firm by the LDP under the USAID umbrella program in the case of flood affected areas (2009 and 2010), and by the different donor agencies in the case of earthquake (2005), so as to provide semi-pucca transitional shelters to them. The assignments were completed by the firm successfully.

Every project under any Irrigation or Agriculture Departments’ program required need assessment for operation and maintenance of the systems on self-help basis by the local communities. These assignments were successfully carried out by the firm in collaboration with the local communities.

System Analysis

System analysis is the process of totally understanding the current system by gathering and interpreting facts, diagnosing problems, and using the facts to improve the current system. Thus, Analysis specifies 'what' the system should do; that is, it sets the objective and design and also states 'how' to accomplish the objective.

Where system analysis was involved, the firm identified as to who, what, when and where will the system be and how will it work; thus highlighting a successful system delivery. A training plan was developed for each system highlighting as how to use new system and manage changes due to new system. This activity was particularly related to the small dams, irrigation schemes, identification of a zoo at Peshawar and water supply schemes.

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The firm has a team of specialists in the financial field who develop financial management scenario for every project and analyze the feasibility of a project from financial and economic point of view, by calculating the FIRR/EIRR and all other related calculations, to see whether the proposed project would be beneficial or not. Proposing all available sources of income and comparing with the cost to be incurred on the development of a project, a clear picture is presented to the client with recommendations. This assists every client in the selection of a project, after visualizing whether under the circumstances explained by the firm, should they implement the project or not.

ENERGY AUDIT

We provide comprehensive consultancy and project management expertise on residential, commercial and industrial solutions regarding solar electric system installations. Currently, we offer planning, designs, management and operation and maintenance for solar landscape accent lighting, solar park lights and solar street lights, perimeter, rescue and security lighting, road hazard lights, solar water heaters, solar water purifiers, solar panels and solar energy generation systems. Our technical support, internal engineering and quality control departments are supported by manufacturing affiliates in the United States, Germany, Malaysia, China and other countries. The company's consultancy services include project design, installation, technical assistance and maintenance resources. Some of the national and international organizations dealing in solar equipments, consultancies and installation workmanship, to whom we have access as associates, are given.

We carry out enrgy audit of the buildings, Hioghways lighting system and then prepare feasibility study of projects/ schemes that are entrusted to us for identification of energy

OUR ASSOCIATES IN ENERGY

AUDITS

G 23 A/1 Park Lane, Clifton Block V

Karachi, Pakistan 75600

Solarcity College Road, Lahore

54000, Pakistan

G-30/4 KDA Scheme No. 5, Block-

8, Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan.


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Hydel-power generation is another important feature that has been given due

consideration by the firm in Balochistan

and now implementing the same

strategy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The

stretegy is being impolemented by

PEDO through NGOs who provide such

projects or schemes on turnkey basis.

Such NGOs require the services of

expereinced consultants. From

topographic survey to social,

hydrological, geological, socio-

economical, environmental and seismic

considerations that would affect technical investigations and subsequent

implementations, is given due weightage towards construction of economical

infrastructures and installation of efficient machinery for the purpose. Studies in such

power generation systems are aimed as quality-based.

MINERAL EXPLORATIONS/ STUDIES

Technark consultants with its associated firms in mineral exploration, provide multi-disciplinary geological and mining consulting services. The geological experts, mining engineers, metallurgists, surveyors, database managers, GIS specialists, data processing analysts, all with proven competency in base metals, precious stones and coal/ oil and gas mining exploration. Our experienced consultants undertake

requirement. We evaluate every aspect of the energy consumption and suggest solar electric systems that are subsequently installed through our identified installers and give the project to the client on turn key basis. In furtherance to the above we prapre guidelines, economic feasbility of the asssignments as well as the effect of the installation on the environment. The design that we propose adds to the ecology of the site or a building. We have accordingly carried out audit in the private and public sectors of Punjab and Sind and now converging out attention at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where there is a great potential for the energy audit. We have recently taken initiative in this field and are successfully achieving our goals.

P.O. Box 1569 30 Forest Products

Rd. Sutter Creek, CA 95685

ITTEFAQ SOLAR SYSTEMS

B-Block Mehar Faiz Colony

Fathegarh Mughalpura Jallo Park

Road,Lahore Pakistan.


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numerous independent mineral resource and reserve estimates, site validation, quality control and pit optimization exercises at pre-feasibility and feasibility stages for all clients. With local knowledge and indigenous expertise, the consultants generate competent person reports that comply with international reporting standards. Technark Consultants combines advanced geological software solutions and mining technology with the expertise of experienced industry practitioners, to deliver a unique multi-disciplinary consulting service covering the entire exploration and mining chain.

Technark Consultants with its associate firms’ exploration and assessment services include:

Desk study data review and interpretation/target generation Reconnaissance Grassroots and exploration drilling Geological mapping Evaluation stage

Technark Consultants is known for its services with proven competency as under:

In possession of local knowledge, local expertise and local alliances Projects completed on-time, within budget and to the required standard Track record of providing tailored solutions to meet diverse client-needs Flexible and pragmatic approach to managing complex projects and

requirements Expert reporting capabilities in compliance with international reporting

standards Analytical excellence combined with practical real-world interpretation of data Technical proficiency across cutting-edge software used for modern day

exploration and estimation. Initiating Competent person reports Reports in compliance with local mining codes and international reporting

standards. Recognized in the public sector as a technical advisor entitled to submit

competent person reports Expert in exploration of coal, base metals, ferrous metals, precious metals and

construction materials. Broad software expertise in geological exploration and mine modeling

software solution, as well as other third-party software applications Ability to offer a much wider portfolio of technical services including software

needs analysis and business requirements analysis. Provides expert geologists, mining engineers, metallurgists, surveyors,

database managers, GIS specialists and business process analysts with wide-ranging technical abilities and interests.

Consultants who speak English, Urdu, Pashtu and other local languages Office staffed by local mining professionals


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Service support in local official languages, and ability to produce multi-lingual reports (if required)

Technark Consultants, in a joint venture with associate firms, offers a range of services that span the entire mining value chain from grass roots exploration; resource estimation; scoping to full bankable feasibility studies; and mine production and control. Our project experts span exploration and resource development, geological consulting and mining software technical management. Their key skills include geology and ore body modeling, optimization, reporting and exploration practices. The team has extensive experience with gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, tin, coal, platinum group elements and across a variety of deposit types.

Our consultants provide the following project services to us:

Early stage exploration and assessment services deliver end-to-end expert advice, data compilation, interpretation and geological modeling to drive operational impact for clients.

Desk study data review and interpretation/target generation Reconnaissance Grassroots and exploration drilling


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Evaluation stage

ORGANIZATION OF THE FIRM

Survey Eqpt. Sets

6 #

OFFICE TRANSPORT, TOOLS, EQUIPMENTS AND MACHINERY

Hilux Cab 1 #

Soil Test Sets-

4 #

Laptop 6 # Car 3 #

Generator 2 # Printers 12 # Map Tracer 2 #

Desktop Comp.

12 #