Project Scope

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission to Pakistan, KP/FATA Office, requires architect-engineer services for Independent Quality Assurance for the USAID Stabilization Program activities in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
• Schools, Basic Health Units (BHUs) and Government Buildings
• Roads and Bridges
• Weirs, Small Dams and Irrigation Headwork’s
• Grid Stations and Transmission Lines
• Rehabilitation of Damaged Distribution System
• Drinking Water Supply Schemes and Solarization of Tube Wells

Services

Core services include design vetting, third party monitoring of construction quality and progress for 497 km of Roads, 9 Dams, 500 km of rehabilitation of power lines and new grid station; Additional key services included payment certification against pre-agreed milestones, a review and approval of design, costing, PC-I approvals and technical assistance to COTR/USAID for emerging tasks, conducting necessary field visits, topographic surveys (providing as-built situation with all utilities and relevant information), Geo-technical investigations and tests. Also, detailed designing and supervision of water sanitation & hygiene (wash) component.