NEWSREPORTNESPAK

Registration No. L8071 VOLUME 46 NUMBER 1

2020

CORPORATE NEWS 02 - 05

PROJECT NEWS 06 - 11

STAFF NEWS 11

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JANUARY - MARCH

02 CORPORATE NEWS

Rear Admiral Hamid Hussain, SI(M)

Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (Admin),

Cdre. Waqar Ahmed, SI(M) Director of

Works and Chief Engineer Navy along with

Lt. Crd Samiullah, Staff Officer to DW&CE

visited NESPAK House, Lahore on March

16, 2020 and held a meeting with Dr. Tahir

Masood, MD NESPAK and senior officials

of the company to discuss the prospects

of NESPAK's involvement in the

rehabilitation of road and other critical

works at the strategic assets of Pak. Navy

at Ormara Naval Base.

Dr. Tahir Masood

gave a detailed

briefing about

NESPAK's capability

with particular

emphasis in the

field of marine

works. He explained

various types of

studies required to

be carried out to

understand the

complex geological

conditions at the site and the way forward.

The MD NESPAK was assisted by senior

officials of NESPAK including Mr. Irfan Ul

Haq, GM/Head GT&GE Division, Mr.

Dawood Rana, GM/Head H&TE Division,

Mr. Farooq Sheikh, GM Karachi, Mr. Yawar

Saeed, GM GT &GE Division, Mr. M. Ilyas,

Sr. Advisor GT&GE and Mr. Sohail Kibria,

Head R&D.

The delegation of Pak. Navy expressed

confidence in NESPAK's professional

capability and asked the MD to prepare a

revised detailed TOR for the work to be

undertaken at Ormara. Rear Admiral Pak.

Navy also thanked MD NESPAK for his

detailed presentation. In the end, MD

NESPAK presented mementos to the

honorable guests.

Former Managing

Director Mr. Karamat

Ullah Chaudry donated

rupees one million to

NESPAK Foundation for

awarding scholarship on

behalf of NESPAK

Foundation. This

scholarship will be

introduced in his name

“Karamat Ullah Chaudry

Merit Scholarship” to the

best performing male/

female student of the

year. NESPAK

appreciated this noble

gesture in the interest of

the children of retired and

present NESPAK

employees.

Mr. Karamat Ullah Chaudry donatesRs. one million to NESPAK Foundation

Harbin Electric International (HEI) donates masks to NESPAK

In the wake of

spread of Covid-

19 pandemic in

Pakistan, Mr.

Chen Ruiwu, Chief

Representative

Harbin Electric

International

Company Limited

China, made a

donation of masks

to NESPAK during

his meeting with

Dr. Tahir Masood,

Managing Director

NESPAK at

NESPAK House,

Lahore on April 6, 2020. The MD NESPAK thanked

Mr. Chen Ruiwu for this donation.

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Managing Director NESPAK giving a presentation to senior Pakistan Navy officials

A group photograph of NESPAK and Pakistan Navy officials

Mr. Karamat Ullah Chaudry receiving a shield from MD NESPAK

MD NESPAK receiving the donationof masks from Mr. Chen Ruiwu

CORPORATE NEWS 03

Mr. Andreas Magnet, Project Manager GIZ

International Services Asia, Germany

along with Mr. Naveed Alam, CEO

WaterSprint Limited, Lahore, visited

NESPAK House, Lahore on January 31,

2020 and held a meeting with Dr. Tahir

Masood, MD NESPAK and senior officials

of the company. The purpose of the visit

was to explore potential collaboration with

GIZ on mutually agreed forthcoming

projects in Pakistan as well as in

Afghanistan particularly donor-funded

business opportunities in water sector.

At the meeting, MD NESPAK told the GIZ

officials that NESPAK has already been

providing consultancy services in the

Middle East, Central Asian states and

Africa and it was willing to collaborate with

Engr. Bahadur Shah, Vice Chairman/

Member Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, National

Electric Power Regulatory Authority

(NEPRA), visited NESPAK House, Lahore

on February 4, 2020. He was welcomed

by Dr. Tahir Masood Managing Director

NESPAK. Mr. Irfan Ul Haq, GM/Head

GT&GE Division, Mr. Ahmad Said,

GM/Head BD Division, Mr. Javed Munir,

GM/Head Water and Agriculture Division

and professionals from the P&M Division of

NESPAK were also present.

MD NESPAK introduced NESPAK

professionals to the NEPRA Vice Chairman

and gave a corporate presentation

highlighting NESPAK's achievements in

the energy sector.

On this occasion, MD NESPAK gave a

briefing to the NEPRA Chairman about

various ongoing projects in power sector

for which NESPAK has been providing

engineering consultancy services. MD

NESPAK also told NEPRA VC that a

NESPAK subsidiary Turkpak has got

registered in Turkey also and now it can

provide

engineering

consultancy

services in

Turkey.

The Vice

Chairman took

keen interest in

the presentation

and praised

NESPAK for its

professional

services being

rendered for

projects of

national

importance.

NEPRA Vice Chairman visits NESPAK

GIZ in any of the

countries

mentioned

above. MD

NESPAK told

them that they

may check

NESPAK

credentials and

the latter will

also assess GIZ

capability for

certain projects

within Pakistan.

Mr. Magnet

thanked MD

NESPAK for hosting them and hoped that

they would make collaboration on future

business opportunities. The meeting was

Stantec official attends briefing by NESPAK officials

GIZ intends to collaborate with NESPAK

Mr. Stan Sladen, Managing Lead at

Stantec Power International, Canada, held

a meeting with NESPAK professionals at

NESPAK House, Lahore on February 19,

2020. The officials of Power and

Mechanical (P&M) Division led by Mr.

Nadeem Ashraf, GM/Head P&M Division

and Mr. Ahmad Said, GM/Head BDD

attended the meeting. A corporate

presentation was given by Mr. Ahmad

Said. Mr. Nadeem Ashraf also held

technical discussion with Stantec official

who took keen interest in the energy

projects being carried out by NESPAK and

made a lot of queries about various energy

and transmission lines projects.

also attended by Mr. Ahmad Said,

GM/Head BDD and Mr. Javed Munir,

GM/Head Water & Agriculture Division.

Dr. Tahir Masood presenting a shield to NEPRA ViceChairman Engr. Bahadur Shah

A group photograph of NESPAK officials and NEPRA delegates

Mr. Stan Sladen attending a briefing given byNESPAK officials

MD NESPAK engaged in a discussion with GIZ officials

04 CORPORATE NEWS

A NESPAK delegation led by Dr. Tahir M.

Hayat, Executive Vice President GT&GE

Division and comprising Mr. Kamran

Imtiaz, Vice President/Head HR Division,

Mr. Muhammad Zubair, GM/Head E&PHE

Division, Mr. Ahmad Said, GM/Head BD

Division, Mr. Ahsan Anwar, GM/Head

Coordination Division and Mr. Amir Ashraf,

Sr. Advisor P&M Division, visited the head

office of the Lahore Chamber of

Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on

January 23, 2020.

The purpose of the visit was to brief

business community leadership about

NESPAK's role in the field of engineering

consultancy and its achievements as well

strengthening relations with the

businessmen for acquiring more business

for NESPAK.

The NESPAK delegation was welcomed by

Mr. Ali Hussam Asghar, Senior Vice

President and Mian Zahid Jawaid Ahmad,

Vice President along with other office-

bearers of the LCCI. The LCCI members

lauded NESPAK's role in the mega

projects of national importance. A close

liaison between NESPAK and LCCI was

stressed during the meeting.

On this occasion, Dr. Tahir M. Hayat gave

a presentation about the latest

development work on the Mohmand Dam

project. Later, Mr. Ahmad Said made a

corporate presentation about overall

working of NESPAK. The LCCI senior

office-bearers took keen interest in the

presentations and made a number of

queries about the dam and other projects

for which NESPAK has been providing

NESPAK delegation visits LCCI head office

engineering consultancy services. On this

occasion, LCCI Sr. VP offered to sign an

MoU with NESPAK to collaborate with the

latter in the fields of energy, IT, industry

and other relevant sectors. He also

assured NESPAK officials that LCCI will

introduce NESPAK to all its members and

will also take concerned NESPAK officials

on board in its energy and IT export

committees.

Mr. Don Ward, Managing Director Construction Excellence

(CE) International UK, visited NESPAK House, Lahore on

March 9, 2020. He attended a meeting with NESPAK

professionals including Mr. Imran Waheed, VP/Head

Construction Management Division, Mr. Shaukat Qadeer,

GM/Head Structural Engineering Division, Mr. Zubair,

GM/Head E&PHE Division, Mr. Ahmad Said, GM/Head BDD

and Mr. Dawood Rana, GM/Head H&TE Division.

Constructing Excellence is a platform set up to stimulate,

debate and drive much needed change in the construction

sector. It has been working to reform construction

technologies. The purpose of the visit was that the CE wanted

to work in Pakistan with leading engineering firms like

NESPAK. On this occasion, Mr. Ahmad Said gave a corporate

presentation to Mr. Don Ward.

Construction Excellence

MD visits NESPAKEngr. Dr. Mubashir Hassan

passed away at the age of

98 on March 14, 2020 after

protracted illness. He was

founder of PEC, NESPAK,

NC and many more

prestigious engineering

bodies. He started his

career as a civil engineer

and a teacher at UET,

Lahore. Then he joined

politics in 1967. He was the

10th Federal Minister for

Finance, Planning and

Development. He was a visionary personality, a huge contributor

towards engineers' community of Pakistan. May his soul rest in

eternal peace, Amen!

Dr. Mubashir Hassan passes away

Dr. Tahir M. Hayat exchanging mementoes with LCCI office-bearers Mr. Ali Hussam Asghar andMian Zahid Jawaid Ahmad

NESPAK professionals attend meeting with senior LCCI office-bearers

05CORPORATE NEWS

A delegation from the World Wide Fund for

Nature (WWF) led by Mr. Hammad Naqi

Khan, CEO WWF-Pakistan, came to

NESPAK House, Lahore to hold a meeting

with NESPAK professionals on January 21,

2020. From NESPAK the meeting was

attended by Mr. Irfan Ul Haq, GM/Head

GT&GE Division, Mr. Muhammad Zubair,

GM/Head E&PHE Division, Mr. Ahmad

Said, GM/Head BDD and Mr. Javed Munir,

GM/Head Water and Agriculture Division.

At the meeting, Mr. Ahmad Said gave a

presentation to the WWF officials on

NESPAK while the latter also briefed

NESPAK officials about their flagship

project of Recharge Pakistan aimed at

storing floodwater in wetlands mainly in

Punjab. The basic objective of the project

was to build Pakistan's resilience to climate

change through ecosystem-based

adaptation of water resources.

During the meeting, WWF sought

NESPAK's consultancy services for

implementing this project. They said that

WWF Pakistan had no other choice except

NESPAK due to its vast scope of services

and availability under one roof. NESPAK

officials assured WWF that NESPAK was

always ready to

serve the

country by

providing its

expert

engineering

consultancy

services on

development

projects

particularly of

national

importance.

The pandemic of COVID-19 has badly

affected the corporate sector like all

other spheres of life across the world

and institutions are adapting to the

new situation post pandemic spread.

In the present scenario, NESPAK

Management has also taken certain

measures to keep its business running

while also safeguarding the health of

its staff. Since the announcement of a

government circular about the

implementation of the lockdown on

March 23, 2020, NESPAK re-arranged

its operational activities. The staff

members engaged on important

projects were asked to carry out

activities like design work from home.

All the timelines regarding

Deliverables of all Project Activities

were being met as per Consultancy

Agreements. Later on April 3, 2020, a

notification was issued by the

Government of the Punjab and

NESPAK was included in Necessary

Services. Resultantly, NESPAK was

allowed to start working with limited

staff strength at its offices. Meanwhile,

all the directions issued by the Health

Department, Government of the

Punjab to contain the spread of

Corona virus are being implemented at

NESPAK.

The NESPAK staff members have been

asked to continue work from home

and also attend offices on rotation

basis whose presence is necessary

keeping in view the project

requirements while they also undergo

precautionary measures like checking

of temperature at all entry points of

NESPAK offices and project sites.

Earlier, NESPAK also issued a COVID-

19 health alert for the information of all

staff and directed them to follow all

the precautionary measures while

performing their official duties.

Mr. Toshimitsu Tanaka, the official of

Nippon Koei Co., Ltd. Japan, held a

meeting with NESPAK officials at NESPAK

House, Lahore on February 12, 2020. On

behalf of NESPAK, the meeting was

attended by Mr. Shaukat Qadeer, GM/

Head Structural Engineering Division, Mr.

Ahmad Said, GM/Head Business

Development Division and Syed

Muhammad Idrees Raza, Principal

Engineer Structural Engineering Division.

The purpose of the visit was to promote

business relations with NESPAK in the field

of mutual interests. Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.

specialises in engineering consultancy

and electric power engineering. The

Japanese company already has

WWF delegation visits NESPAK House Lahore

Nippon Koei representativeNippon Koei representativecalls on NESPAK officials calls on NESPAK officials

Nippon Koei representativecalls on NESPAK officials

NESPAK workstrategy during

COVID-19pandemic

experience of working in Pakistan and

wants to explore business opportunities in

the country in collaboration with NESPAK.

Currently, Nippon Koei is working on Dasu

Hydropower project and it has established

a project office.

The meeting was termed as a good

opportunity to promote business relations

between NESPAK and Nippon Koei.

NESPAK professionals Mr. Shaukat

Qadeer and Mr. Ahmad Said gave a

detailed introduction of NESPAK to Mr.

Tanaka who took keen interest in the

working of NESPAK and assured that he

would discuss collaboration with NESPAK

with his management at its head office in

Japan. He also assured that his company

will also cooperate with

NESPAK in searching

business opportunities

outside Pakistan in countries

like South East Asia and

South Asia where Nippon

Koei is presently operating.

Mr. Tanaka told NESPAK

officials that the main focus

of his company in Pakistan is

hydropower sector. Nippon Koei representative having a discussion with NESPAK officials

A group photograph of NESPAK and WWF officials

Dr. Tahir Masood, Managing Director

NESPAK, visited Doha, State of Qatar from

January 25 to 28, 2020 for business

promotion of NESPAK. During his visit, he

met with potential Clients, international

consultants, and sponsor of NESPAK Mr.

Zayed Al-Khayarin. MD NESPAK and Mr.

Kamran Yousaf, Regional Manager

NESPAK Qatar, met with H.E Syed Ahsan

Raza Shah, Ambassador of Islamic

MD NESPAK visits Qatar forbusiness promotion

ACTIVITIESACTIVITIESACTIVITIES

AB ADRepublic of Pakistan to Qatar and

congratulated the Ambassador on

successful completion of New Embassy

Complex Project on January 21, 2020,

designed and supervised by NESPAK in

the diplomatic enclave Doha, State of

Qatar. H.E Ambassador lauded services

provided by NESPAK and showed his

interest to involve NESPAK for the facility

management services for the New

Embassy Complex consisting of an

embassy, ambassador's residence, utility,

and ancillary buildings. He showed his

firm commitment towards helping NESPAK

in business acquisition in the State of

Qatar. In the end, MD NESPAK presented

a shield to H.E Ambassador and thanked

for his support to NESPAK. MD NESPAK

and RM Qatar also visited recently

completed New Pakistan Embassy

Complex.

MeetingsOn January 27, 2020, Dr. Tahir

Masood, MD NESPAK and Regional

Manager NESPAK Qatar Mr. Kamran

Yousaf met with Stantec Regional

Director Dr. Yacoub Petro and

discussed collaboration of both

companies in future projects. Mr.

Yacoub was keen to join hands with

NESPAK. On January 28, 2020, MD

NESPAK Dr. Tahir Masood and

Regional Manager NESPAK Qatar

met with Mr. Shahid Khan, Vice

President/Country Manager CDM

Smith and discussed opportunities for

collaboration in future supervision

projects. Mr. Shahid Khan was very

keen to join hands with NESPAK to

provide technical staff for their

infrastructure, internal roads and

drainage projects in Qatar.

Dr. Tahir Mahmood Hayat,

EVP, NESPAK/CEO,

Mohmand Dam Project,

visited Turkey from

January 6 to 11, 2020, with

a four member delegation

of WAPDA that included the

Project Director of

Mohmand Dam, on the

invitation of M/s DOLSAR.

The delegation visited the

Head office of M/s DOLSAR

and the General Directorate

of State Hydraulic Works

(DSI) head office in Ankara.

Later, the delegation visited

the Ilisu Dam site in

Mardin.

Dr. Tahir Mahmood Hayatvisits Turkey and IlisuDam Site

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H.E Syed Ahsan Raza Shah, Ambassador ofIslamic Republic of Pakistan to Qatar, receiving ashield from MD NESPAK

Dr. Tahir Masood, MD NESPAK, along with Mr. Kamran Yousaf,RM NESPAK Qatar, Mr. Abid Suleman, Project Coordinator andMohammad Yousaf, MEP Engineer, at theNew Embassy Building

Dr. Tahir M. Hayat, EVP, NESPAK/CEO Mohmand Dam Project,presenting a memento to Mr. H. Irfan Aker, Head/Chairman DOLSAR

ACTIVITIES ABROAD

M/s DOLSAR is one of the JV

partners of Mohmand Dam project.

Dr. Tahir met Mr. H. Irfan Aker,

Head/Chairman DOLSAR, and Mr.

Murat Dagdeviren, Deputy General

Manager, General Directorate of DSI,

Ankara. He also gave a brief

presentation about NESPAK's role

in the development projects in

Pakistan and abroad. The role of

NESPAK was lauded. Souvenirs

were exchanged during these

meetings.

The team also visited Ilisu Dam

site at Mardin

Province of

Turkey. The team

was accompanied

by Mr. Nacikösali,

Regional Manager,

General

Directorate of

State Hydraulic

Works, 16th

Regional Directorate,

Mardin. Ilisu Dam is

135 m high and 1820

m wide Concrete

Faced Rock Fill Dam

(CFRD) that

impounds the Tigris

River with storage

Alith Dam WorkshopAlith Dam WorkshopAlith Dam Workshop

capacity of 8.44 MAF. Dam's

construction is complete and now

impoundment has started. It is a

multi-purpose dam for water storage,

power generation and flood control.

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Dr. Tahir M. Hayat conducting workshop on Alith Dam

Meeting in progress with Dr. Abdul Aziz Alshibani, Deputy Minister of MEWA along with World Bank Dam Expert

Dr. Tahir Mahmood Hayat along with Mr. Javed Afridi, PD Mohmand Dam andother officials of WAPDA and Ilisu Dam staff at 16th Regional Directorate Mardin

Dr. Tahir M. Hayat, EVP, NESPAK/CEO Mohmand DamProject, presenting a memento to Mr. Murat Dagdeviren,Deputy General Manager, General Directorate of StateHydraulic Works (DSI), Ankara

Dr. Tahir Mahmood Hayat, EVP Technical

Coordination/CEO, Mohmand Dam Project,

visited Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)

along with a team of experts involved in the

design of Alith Dam from January 25, 2020

to February 2, 2020. The team participated

in a technical workshop organised by the

Ministry of Environment, Water and

Agriculture (MEWA), to discuss the design

issues related to Alith Dam. Dr. Tahir

Mahmood Hayat was accompanied by Mr.

Abdus Salam Khan, Advisor GT&GE

Division, Mr. Tariq Mahmood Tahir, GM/Head

Overseas Division, Mr. Rizwan Maqsood,

Principal Engineer W&A Division, Mr. Tanvir

Abbas, Principal Engineer GT & GE Division

and Mr. Tahir Ur Rahman, Advisor SE

Division.

The purpose of this technical workshop was

to discuss the engineering design of Alith

Dam, located in Makkah region and resolve

the concerns of MASHROAT. MASHROAT is

the Centre of Expediting Efficiency (CSE)

projects planned for development in KSA.

During the review of the project documents,

some concerns were raised on the design

of dam and its type vis-a-vis the site.

Discussions were conducted on

geotechnical design of plastic concrete cut-

off wall, hydrology and foundation treatment

for the dam. The workshop was overseen

by Deputy Minister of MEWA Dr. Abdul Aziz

Alshibani. Several technical sessions were

held during the workshop which lasted for a

week at the MEWA offices in Riyadh. MEWA

had also invited Dam expert from World

Bank Mr. Alesandro Palmeri who endorsed

the design solutions provided by NESPAK.

Dr. Tahir Mahmood Hayat made

presentations on the design review

developments of Alith Dam and the work

done by NESPAK based on their scope of

services for this project. Dr. Tahir also

provided the historical background of how

the original design of the dam was

modified by other Consultants and

NESPAK had basically reviewed the

design to make it more robust. The original

design of the dam was an asphaltic core

rockfill dam. This could not be constructed

due to dewatering problems in the core

trench and later another consultant

changed the design to a Concrete Faced

Rockfill Dam, which also included moving

the dam axis upstream. This design was

reviewed later by NESPAK.

PROJECT NEWS

NESPAK continued construction

supervision of the project Dualisation of

Muzaffargarh D.G Khan roads. Mr. Asif,

Chief Engineer Communication & Works

Department visited the project prior to the

visit of the Prime Minister along with Mr.

Asfar, SE D.G Khan and Mr. Umair, XEN.

They appreciated the quality of

construction work as well as design of the

project especially introduction of two new

bypasses.

Later, a meeting was held with Federal

Minister Zartaj Gull regarding development

projects in D.G. Khan. NESPAK

D.G. Khan RoadsD.G. Khan RoadsD.G. Khan Roads

representative Mr. Tayyab along with Mr.

Hamid Ali, Resident Engineer, attended

the meeting and briefed her about the role

of NESPAK in development sector

especially in highways and city roads. The

Resident Engineer gave a briefing about

dualisation of Muzaffargarh D.G Khan

Road. She appreciated the standards

being maintained on this project.

Greater Water Supply Scheme, Kotli (Phase-II) Azad Jammu & Kashmir

The Public Health Engineering Division of

Physical Planning & Housing Department

PWD (South), Govt. of AJ&K has engaged

NESPAK to provide engineering

consultancy services for detailed feasibility

studies, detailed engineering design,

estimation, tender documents, preparation

of PC-I for Greater Water Supply Scheme,

(DHQ) Kotli (Phase-II), Azad Jammu &

Kashmir.

The project was commenced in January,

2020. The main objective of the project is to

provide potable water to the entire

population of the project area up to the

design horizon, Year 2050. The scope of

services primarily comprises identification

and development of water sources; water

quality sampling & testing; design of water

treatment plant, water transmission system,

distribution network(s); and design of

wastewater treatment plant.

The deliverables entail an inception report,

pre-feasibility report, draft feasibility report,

final feasibility report, EIA report, detailed

engineering design report, draft PC-1 and

tender drawings, final PC-1 and tender

drawings, bidding documents &

construction drawings. Among above said

deliverables inception report, pre-feasibility

report have been submitted to Client and

work on draft feasibility report is underway.

The Environmental & Public Health

Engineering Division of NESPAK has been

engaged in master planning, detailed

designing and construction supervision of

ADB financed PICIIP Project for Sahiwal

and Sialkot city since April, 2018. Master

plan and PC-1 for Water and Sanitation

Sector, Sahiwal have been approved by

the Client/competent authorities whereas

design work of other project components

are in advance stage. The design stage of

the project is expected to be completed

by May, 2020.

Construction work on awarded contract

Ambient Air Monitoring of Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) at BQPS-II, Karachi

Punjab Intermediate CitiesImprovement Investment Program

packages including upgradation of parks

in Sahiwal and

Sialkot,

Establishment of

Local Govt.

Academy building

Lahore and

procurement of solid

waste management

machinery/equipme

nt has been in

progress under

resident supervision

teams of NESPAK

since October, 2019.

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Federal Minister Zartaj Gull during a meeting aboutdevelopment projects in D.G Khan

A site visit by the Punjab Government officialalong with local representative

Inspection of Pro-type Mini-Tipper in progress

Pile Load Test being carried out at Punjab Local Government AcademyBuilding, Lahore

K-Electric Limited, the project proponent,

engaged NESPAK to carry out ambient air

monitoring of Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) at Bin

Qasim Power Station-II (BQPS-II), KARACHI

on a monthly basis for a period of one year.

Mr. M Shariq Ahmed, Chief Engineer, GT

&GE Division, is the Project Manager.

NESPAK team supervised the Ambient Air

Monitoring of Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) at

six different locations within the 560 MW Bin

Qasim Power Station-II.

PROJECT NEWS

Disaster Management & Reconstruction (DM&R)

Division, NESPAK Islamabad has signed a Project

titled “Consultancy Services of Structural Audit,

Analysis & Retrofitting Design and Top Supervision”

with the Client Aga Khan Foundation – Pakistan &

Aga Khan Planning and Building Services, Pakistan.

The contract signing ceremony was held at AKDN

Office on March 13, 2020. The duration of the project

is 10 months. NESPAK services shall include

structural audit, analysis & retrofitting design and top

supervision of 29 schools located in Mansehra

district of KP and Upper Chitral, Lower Chitral,

Skardu, Ghanche, Gilgit & Hunza districts of Gilgit

Baltistan areas. Dr. Muhammad Rizwan, Principal

Engineer, Head Structures Section of DM&R Division

has been designated as the Project Manager.

Dualisation of IndusDualisation of IndusHighway (N-55) Highway (N-55) Dualisation of IndusHighway (N-55)

NESPAK has been acting as consultant for

the dualisation of Indus Highway package-

1 from Sarai Gambila to Karak with a

length of 60.84 km. So far, work is in

progress on the project, which was started

in May 2018. The project is expected to

complete by November 2021. About 20

percent progress has been achieved on

the project so far.

NESPAK inks consultancy agreement with Aga Khan Foundation

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Mr. Aziz Aslam, GM/Head, DM&R Division signing the contract on behalf of NESPAK with the Client

Disaster Management & Reconstruction

(DM&R) Division, NESPAK Islamabad has

won the project through competitive

technical and financial bidding, titled

“Detailed designing based on rapid

geotechnical & hydrological assessment

and top construction supervision of 47

mitigation infrastructures in Khyber

Pakhtunkhwa (KP) & Gilgit-Baltistan (GB)”.

The contract signing ceremony was held

at the office of Agha Khan Planning and

Building Services, Pakistan located at

Serena Business Complex, Islamabad on

March 13, 2020. The duration of the

Project is 10 months.

NESPAK services shall include detailed

geohazard studies, rapid geotechnical

and hydrologic assessments, detailed

design, construction drawings and top

construction supervision of 47 mitigation

infrastructure schemes located in District

Mansehra and Chirtal of Khyber

Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit, Hunza, Skardu &

Ghanche of Gilgit-Baltistan. Hafeez Abdul

Rehman, Sr. DRR Expert & Head

Geohazard Group of DM&R Division, has

been designated as the Project Manager.

NESPAK wins projectof 47 mitigation infra-structures in KP & GB

Mr. Aziz Aslam, GM/Head, DM&R Divisionexchanges documents with the Client

PROJECT NEWS

The RLNG based 1263MW Combined

Cycle Power Plant (CCPP) is located near

Trimmu Barrage at Haveli Bahadur Shah

District Jhang, Punjab. Punjab Thermal

Power (Pvt.) Limited (PTPL) had signed a

520 million USD mega contract with the

China Machinery Engineering Corporation,

China on a 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

supervision, preparation & evaluation of

O&M tender documents etc. of this

combined cycle power plant project and is

rendering consultancy service till date.

The simple cycle (GT1/GTG1 & GT2/GTG2

along with its all auxiliary systems and

220Kv switchyard) and other BOP Systems

(including firefighting & HVAC systems)

necessary for simple cycle operation have

been completed and cold commissioning

done. However, Power Purchase Agreement

and Gas Purchase Agreement have not

been signed yet. The Combined Cycle

(ST&STG), its auxiliary systems and related

BOP Systems construction are in progress.

The overall updated progress by the end of

March 2020 is 83% and construction

progress is 62%.

1263MW CombinedCycle Power Plant,Jhang

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NESPAK continues work on NESPAK continues work on PKLI & RC Project PKLI & RC Project

NESPAK continues work on PKLI & RC Project

The Environmental

& Public Health

Engineering

Division of NESPAK

is providing

consultancy

services to Water &

Sanitation Agency

(WASA), Lahore for

preparation of

design, PC-I and

tender documents

of three (03) large

scale Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP)

for the city of Lahore. NESPAK has

achieved substantial progress on design of

Babu Sabu WWTP and completed

preliminary designs of alternative

technology options besides its geotechnical

investigations and flood modeling study.

Alternative technology options were

presented to the Secretary HUD & PHED

and Chairman P&D Board Punjab besides

various other technical forums. Asian

Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and

AFD intends to invest for the proposed

project and NESPAK's team also interacted

with them and presented the said reports.

Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) for Mehmood Booti/Shadbagh, Shahdaraand Babu Sabu

Meeting in progress with WASA officials

Syed Imran Waheed, VP/Head CM Division, along with Project Manager WaseemSaif Dar and Resident Engineer Mr. Aftab Ahmed visiting the Project Site

NESPAK continued providing

construction supervision services for the

Haveli Moranwali Rural Road near Kasur

Toll Plaza. Excellent quality of asphalt

was executed at the road, which will

provide a great facility to the local

commuters as original road width was

only 8 feet which was widened up to 12

feet along with 6 feet compacted

earthen berms on both sides. Rural

Haveli Moranwali Rural Road

access roads

connecting

small villages

with main roads

are being built

in order to

facilitate trade

and provide

basic facilities

to these areas.

Pakistan Kidney

and Liver Institute

& Research Center

(PKLI&RC) Lahore

is being

constructed as a

state-of-the-art

institute for kidney

and liver medical

facilities. The site

is a 50 acres piece

of land located on

north western

corner of

Knowledge City

adjacent to Phase-

6 DHA, Lahore.

NESPAK has been

hired for the

design and

construction supervision of Package C-1,

Phase-1. The proposed facilities under

Package C-1, Phase-1 comprise multi-

storey R.C.C frame structure buildings.

The contract mainly covers civil, plumbing,

electrical, HVAC, fire-fighting, networking &

tele-communication works.

Syed Imran Waheed, Vice President/Head

Construction Management Division of

NESPAK, visited the project site on March 3,

2020. The Project Manager PKLI briefed the

Vice President/Head Construction

Management Division about the progress of

the Project. VP/Head showed satisfaction

over the quality and progress of works.

STAFF NEWS

STAFF NEWS

NESPAK securesRudn Enclave Projectin Rawalpindi

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NESPAK DM&RD officials after signing the agreement

Mr. Haseeb A. Khawaja, General

Manager Construction Management

Division, retired from NESPAK service on

March 22, 2020 upon attaining the age of

superannuation after contributing to the

professional development of NESPAK for

about three decades in Construction

Management, Power and Mechanical,

Highway and Transportation Engineering,

and Water and Agriculture Divisions. He

has been associated with many

prestigious projects in Pakistan like

Terbela 3rd Hydro Extension (Unit 11-14),

Lahore Roads Rehabilitation

Projects/Bridges, West Bank Bypass

Project Muzafarabad, Lahore Orange Line

Project, Trimu

Punjnad

Barrages

Projects, and

Convenor MD

Inspection

Team. The

Management of

NESPAK wishes

him success

and best of luck

in his future

endeavor.

M/s RMRSCO (Pvt.) has engaged Disaster

Management & Reconstruction (DM&R)

Division, NESPAK, for providing

consultancy services for development of

Rudn Enclave Housing Scheme in District

Rawalpindi. NESPAK

scope of work includes

seismic hazard micro-

zonation, master

planning, detailed

design and preparation

of bidding documents of

about 10,000 kanal area.

Mr. Aziz Aslam, General

Manager/Head DM&R

Division signed the

consultancy agreement

on January 1, 2020. The

duration of the project is

24 months.

Mr. Haseeb A Khawaja receiving a bouquet at a ceremony

Retirements

Mr. Aamir Bin Younis, General

Manager/Head Economic

Studies Division of NESPAK retired

from NESPAK service on February

4, 2020 after attaining the age of

superannuation. In order to bid him

farewell, a dinner was hosted by

the staff members of the Economic

Studies Division in honour of Mr.

Aamir Bin Younis at a local hotel in

Lahore. Mr. Ahmad Said, GM/Head

Business Development Division and

Mr. Danish Raza, newly appointed

GM/Head Economic Studies

Division, also attended the event.

The services of Mr. Aamir Bin Younis

were eulogised, who thanked the

staff members for hosting this

farewell. A get-together photograph at the retirement ceremony ofMr. Aamir Bin Younis

Takes Charge

Mr. Nooraz Gul, Principal

Engineer Peshawar

Office, took charge as the

Acting Regional Manger

Quetta Office with effect

from October 11, 2019. NESPAK wishes him

good luck on his new assignment.

Paper

Dr. Ali Murtaza Rasool,

Senior Engineer,

Structural Engineering

Division, has published

his paper in

Geomechanics and

Engineering – An international journal

(Impact Factor = 2.594). The paper is

entitled “Shear infiltration and constant

water content tests on unsaturated soils”.

Link for the published paper is

https://doi.org/10.12989/gae.2019.19.5.435.

Course

NESPAK nominated Mr. Hafeez Abdul

Rehman, Senior DRR Expert and Mr. Asim

Raza, Senior Geohazard Expert, of DM&R

Division to participate in a two-week course

on Disaster Reduction & Management

(DRR&M), organised by Civil Defence.

Academics

Syed Zohaib Hassan

Bukhari, Senior Geologist,

GT&GE Division, has

completed his M. Phil. in

Applied Geology from

Institute of Geology, University of the

Punjab, Lahore. The title of his thesis was

"Rock Characterization And Support

Assessment Using Empirical Methods

Along A Headrace Tunnel Of A Medium

Hydropower Project In KPK - Pakistan".

Geological mapping, discontinuity analysis,

subsurface support assessment using Rock

Mass Rating (RMR) and Rock Quality Index

(Q-System) are the outcome of the study. In

industrial application, present study covers

both surface and subsurface rock

engineering which include geological

surveys, mining and exploration sector,

hydropower sector, Tunneling. His CGPA is

3.38.

EDITOR: AHMAD SAID, GM/HeadBusiness Development Division

DEPUTY EDITORS: ZULFIKAR ALI KHAN HINA NAZ, SIDRA ILYAS

DESIGNER: MUHAMMAD AHMED NADEEM

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ASSOCIATED COMPANIES

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The New Embassy Complex Project

designed and supervised by NESPAK was

inaugurated by Mr. Shah Mahmood

Qureshi, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, on

February 28, 2020. On his arrival, NESPAK

Regional Manager along with Project

Coordinator and MEP Engineer welcomed

the Honorable Minister and H.E

Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of

Pakistan to Qatar Syed Ahsan Raza Shah.

Mr. Shah Mahmood Qureshi inaugurating the New Pakistan Embassy Building

The Honorable Minister visited different

sections of the building and lauded

modern facilities provided for the ease of

overseas Pakistani community and the

quality of construction work. He also

addressed the Pakistani community at the

multipurpose hall that has seating capacity

for more than 200 persons and met with

the reputable Pakistani community

members living in Qatar.

The Environmental Impact

Assessment (EIA) Report of the

Mohmand Dam Hydropower Project

has been approved by the Client on

February 26, 2020. The EIA Report was

prepared by Mohmand Dam

Consultants (MDC), Environment and

Resettlement Team Headed by Mr. M.

Shariq Ahmed, GT&GE Division. The

report was submitted to the Pakistan

Environmental Protection Agency

(Pak-EPA), Islamabad along with all the

requisite documents to initiate the

process of Environmental Approval.

A public hearing of the subject project

was held in Deputy Commissioner

Office Ghalanai, Mohmand District,

which was attended by more than 300

persons from Mohmand, Malakand and

Bajaur Districts. After the successful

public hearing and fulfilling all the

legal requirements, Pak-EPA,

Islamabad, issued the Environmental

Approval of Mohmand Dam

Hydropower Project.

EIA Report ofMohmand DamHydropower Projectapproved

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