MSDP Municipal Services Delivery Program P & D Department, Government of Sindh. MSDP Monthly BULLETIN May 2015

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1 MSDP Municipal Services Delivery Program P & D Department, Government of Sindh MSDP Monthly BULLETIN May 2015

2 2 Table of Contents 1 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROJECT MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT JACOBABAD: WATER SUPPLY (DETAILS OF CONTRACT PACKAGES) GLIMPSES OF ACTIVITIES DURING THE MONTH OF MAY Progress during Month of May Progress of work WS-01 Water Intake and Storage System... 7 (M/S Samad Khan Babar & Co) WS-02 High Lift Pumping System and Rising... 8 (M/s Shaikh Baz Khan& Brothers) WS-03 Water Filtration and Transmission Loop... 9 M/s Crescent Construction Company & KSB Engineers and Contractors WS-04 Water Distribution System (Zone 1 & 2)... 9 M/S Khan Mohammad & Co WS-05 Water Distribution Network Zone 3 & M/S Matracon Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited WS-06 Water Distribution System (Zone 5 & 6) M/S Khan Mohammad & Co MEETINGS, DISCUSSIONS & SITE VISITS Pre- Bid Meeting with USAID & AAA-TCI Regarding Bidding Process of WS Meeting with USAID & AAA-TCI Visit of Commissioner, Larkana Division to On-going Construction Sites Meeting with NSUSC Fraud Awareness & Prevention Seminar Pre-Bid meeting for Contract Package WS Financial Progress KEY STAFF PERSONNEL OF MSDP (As of May 2015) PICTORIAL OVERVIEW... 17

3 3 MSDP Bulletin is a monthly progress document produced by the Municipal Services Delivery Program, Program Management Unit, Government of Sindh. This publication is joint effort of all the MSDP members. The purpose of this publication is to provide up-todate information about efforts of the MSDP to improve delivery of local water, sanitation and hygiene services in Jacobabad. This bulletin includes: Highlights Updates on Project Sites Funding and Expenditure Status For any further information regarding Municipal Services Delivery Program, please contact us at Telephone No.: Website: 1 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROJECT The provision of municipal services in Sindh has not kept pace with increased population demands. Only 55% of urban population has access to piped water that too of poor quality, limited to 2-4 hours and not more than gallons per capita per day (gpcd). Similarly, access to sewerage /drainage and disposal of solid waste is either negligible or very low. The US Government through USAID/ Pakistan has earmarked a grant of US $ 66.0 million for the development of municipal infrastructure in six selected towns in 2010 flood affected districts of the Province. Under MSDP emphasis was given to smaller towns, falling outside the purview of SCIP. Accordingly Jacobabad, Qambar, Shahdadkot, Mehar, Khairpur Nathan Shah and Johi were selected for the said USAID assisted development work under the program. In the first phase, the construction works on Jacobabad Water Supply System are currently underway while work on Waste Water and Solid Waste Systems in Jacobabad are expected to start very soon.

4 4 1.1 MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT JACOBABAD: Improvement of Water Supply Up-gradation & rehabilitation of Sanitation System Development of Solid Waste Collection & Disposal Infrastructure The overall Water Supply, Sewerage and Solid Waste Management system of the administrative capital of District Jacobabad with a population of more than 250,000 people, was suffering from gaps and shortcomings, operational deficiencies and poor service delivery. Accordingly a comprehensive package for Jacobabad was developed with the aim to provide; Uninterrupted water supply with better quality at the rate of 30 gpcd, Rehabilitation and up-gradation of the existing sewerage system, Introduction of solid waste management system. 1.2 WATER SUPPLY (DETAILS OF CONTRACT PACKAGES) PACKAGE WS-01 (Water Intake and Storage System) PACKAGE WS-02 (High Lift Pumping System and Rising) PACKAGE WS-03 (Water Filtration and Transmission Loop) PACKAGE WS-04 (Water Distribution System Zone 1 & 2) PACKAGE WS-05 (Water Distribution System Zone 3 & 4) PACKAGE WS-06 (Water Distribution System Zone 5 & 6)

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6 6 2 GLIMPSES OF ACTIVITIES DURING THE MONTH OF MAY Revised EMMP tables for both water supply and wastewater EIA reports were received from AAA-TCI on May 8, Modified EIA reports will be submitted to SEPA in June. Tender has been invited by PMU for the rehabilitation and extension of existing water treatment plant (Contract Package, WS-15). In this regard, as per the requirement of Section IB.17 of Instruction to Bidders, 2 Pre-Bid Meetings were convened on Wednesday, 6 th May, 2015 & Tuesday, 26 th May 2015, at Committee Room of Project Management Unit, USAID-Sindh MSDP Karachi. USAID and Transparency International conducted a Fraud Awareness & Prevention Seminar on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at Marriot Hotel, Karachi. 3 staff members of MSDP attended the seminar.

7 7 3 Progress during Month of May 3.1 Progress of work Component wise progress on each contract package is discussed below WS-01 Water Intake and Storage System (M/S Samad Khan Babar & Co) Generator room building is almost complete. Finishing works (electrification, fixing of doors, windows and ventilators) of the new Generator Room at LLPS are still pending. Excavation works and works for embankment formation of Lagoon No. 3 are in progress; almost 90% excavation and 98% embankment formation completed. Proposed stone pitching with mortar grouting on the slopes of Lagoon No. 3 is currently suspended. Dewatering of the sub-soil water stagnant has been suspended since two weeks due to some fault in the generator. Construction of lagoon intake chamber for Lagoon No. 3 is in progress. The delivery of valves and brick masonry work for the 800 mm dia. pipeline inserted into Khirthar canal is still pending. Dressing and grading of embankment of Lagoon no. 1 remains suspended during the reporting period.

8 WS-02 High Lift Pumping System and Rising (M/s Shaikh Baz Khan& Brothers) A total of about km (1730 pipe pieces) of MS pipe has been delivered to site to date. About 19.6 km of pipe has been buried with proper bedding material (150 mm thick). Welding of joints is in progress along with external bitumen coating and internal cement lining. A total of 1639 pipe joints (including 360 no. Tie-N joints) have been welded. Bitumen coating and internal mortar lining of about 1623 pipes has been completed. Ultrasonic Flaw Detection tests have been conducted for a total of 1650 joints to date. About 19.6 km of pipeline has been Holiday tested for imperfections in outer coating; about 19 km has been repaired where required. Contractor s methodology for Hydro test of pipeline has been provisionally approved with some recommendations. Finishing works on the new pump room building are in progress; deep root pointing to exterior wall is nearing completion and concrete plaster works to the inner wall is completed. Staircase railing with other structural steel works and plaster works are available at site but not yet fixed. The generator room building is almost complete, work on generator room remained suspended during May 2015.

9 WS-03 Water Filtration and Transmission Loop M/s Crescent Construction Company & KSB Engineers and Contractors The Contractor has lowered a total of km pipe (373 pipe pieces) at different locations. UT testing, excavation of the trench, laying of bedding material, welding of pipe joints, PE coating on joints and Holiday Test of coated joints are in progress. A total of 424 pipe joints (including 108 Tie-N joints) have been welded. UT tests for a total of 105 joints have been performed WS-04 Water Distribution System (Zone 1 & 2) M/S Khan Mohammad & Co. Due to unsatisfactory performance, Engineer s Recommendation for Termination of the Contract was submitted to PMU on May 29, Total station is now mobilized at site and joint survey for water distribution network has commenced. Raft concrete for proposed OHR-2 at Old Bus Stand is complete. Bitumen coating and backfilling will take place next week. Excavation/ dewatering works for OHR-1 at Special Police Force Ground are in progress. Rectification of lean (75mm additional layer) is in progress.

10 WS-05 Water Distribution Network Zone 3 & 4 M/S Matracon Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited Joint survey for water distribution network is in progress. Reinforcement Steel binding of raft foundation for overhead reservoir # 3 at TMA office is in progress. Concreting of raft is expected next week after cement is delivered to site. Plinth beam and columns (first lift) of overhead reservoir # 4 at Mochi Basti is complete. Contractor is making preparations to start lowering the 250mm dia HDPE pipe. HDPE pipes although fittings and other fixtures have yet not reached the site premises. Longitudinal Section drawings have been handed over to the contractor for start of pipe laying works WS-06 Water Distribution System (Zone 5 & 6) M/S Khan Mohammad & Co. Due to unsatisfactory performance of contractor, Engineer s Recommendation for Termination of the Contract was submitted to PMU on May 29, Total station is now mobilized at site and joint survey for water distribution network has commenced. Excavation/ dewatering works of raft for overhead reservoir # 5 near Numaish Ground are in progress. Lean concrete commenced and bitumen coating expected next week. Reinforcement steel binding for substructure columns and plinth beam of overhead reservoir # 6 at Circuit House are in progress.

11 11 4 MEETINGS, DISCUSSIONS & SITE VISITS 4.1 Pre- Bid Meeting with USAID & AAA-TCI Regarding Bidding Process of WS-15 On May 6, 2015 a meeting was held at PMU Office, Karachi to finalize the tender documents of package WS-15. Program Director (PMU) and COR (USAID) were also present at the meeting. It was decided that bidding would be of single-stage one envelope type (post qualification). Other details for NIT, including the dates for pre-bid meeting, site visit, bid opening etc. were also decided. PMU forwarded NIT to Sindh Press Information Department for publication in the leading newspapers on May 6, On May 8, 2015, PMU approved the revised tender documents. 4.2 Meeting with USAID & AAA-TCI The Director, USAID Office of Infrastructure and Engineering visited PMU for a meeting on Thursday, May 21, A meeting was also held with AAA-TCI where the Chief of Party gave a presentation on the progress of Jacobabad's water component while also highlighting issues, challenges, and achievements of the project. USAID made recommendations in the meeting that necessary steps should be taken by MSDP and M/S AAA to expedite construction process. It was also suggested that with the collaboration of PMU and AAA, an optimal SOP should be developed for verification of work done at site.

12 Visit of Commissioner, Larkana Division to On-going Construction Sites The Commissioner, Larkana Division visited Jacobabad on May 23, 2015 and visited the sites of all on-going construction sites. He was pleased to see progress of works for supplying water to Jacobabad city. 4.4 Meeting with NSUSC The Acting Managing Director of NSUSC visited Jacobabad on May 26, 2015 and held a meeting with the Deputy Director (MSDP) and Construction Manager (CM) of M/S AAA. NSUSC s Acting Managing Director was briefed by the Construction Manager regarding the physical progress made on the projects. Later, a visit of the project sites was held with the DD (MSDP) and CM (M/S AAA). 4.5 Fraud Awareness & Prevention Seminar A Fraud Awareness & Prevention Seminar was conducted by USAID and Transparency International on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at Marriot Hotel, Karachi. This seminar was attended by the Financial Expert (Mr. Aslam Memon), M&E Expert (Mr. Fayyaz M. Zai) and Assistant Director (GIS/MIS). Nominated representatives of construction contractors also attended this seminar.

13 Pre-Bid meeting for Contract Package WS-15 The pre-bid meeting for Contract Package WS-15 was held on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at PMU Office, Karachi. The time for completion of project is revised from 300 days to 360 days. All relevant sections / clauses of Bidding Document is deemed to be amended, accordingly.

14 16 6 KEY STAFF PERSONNEL OF MSDP (As of May 2015) The organogram in below Figure shows the key personnel currently deployed at MSDP Mr. Khalid Hyder Shah Program Director Mr. Arab Shaikh Director General (Works) Mr. Assad Zamin Director (Finance & Compliance) Dr. Shahzad Thaeem Director (Reforms) Mr. Naeem Waheed (Procurement Specialist) Mr. Ali Shah Mr. Babar Palijo Mr. Aslam Memon Mr. Fayyaz M. Zai PM (Jacobabad) AD (Execution) (Financial Expert) (M&E Expert) Mr. Sheraz Memon AEE Ms. Saba Zehra (AD GIS/MIS) Mr. Muddassir Sub Engineer

15 17 7 PICTORIAL OVERVIEW ONGOING WORK AT PROJECT SITES OF LAGOON & HIGH RISING MAIN PIPE (WS-01 & WS-02) ONGOING WORK AT PROJECT SITES OF WS-03, WS-04, WS-05.