Approx. value of the contract (in current US$): US$ 450,000
Country: Pakistan
Location within country: KPK
Duration of assignment (months): 5 m
Name of Client: Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) Islamabad, Pakistan
Start date (month/year): May 2007
Completion date (month/year): August 2008
Narrative description of Project:
The project scope included providing design and construction supervision for Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF). The project was funded by the Committee for Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP) which is US based Philanthropic Organization. PPAF was assigned the overall management of the project and implementation partners included Mountain and Glacier Protection Organization (MGPO), Community Uplift Program (CUP) and National Rural Support Programme (NRSP) were assigned responsibilities for construction through various private sector contractors. The facilities specific completion report confirmed that a total of 6 health and 10 education facilities have been completed. The education facilities included primary, middle and high schools for girls and boys, while the health sector facilities covered several basic health units (BHUs) and rural health centres (RHCs).
Description of actual services provided in the assignment:
Core services included design, construction and supervision of the following 16 facilities in the health and education sectors:
- Government Girls High School – Bherkund
- GPS – Maira Bubral
- GGPS Jaba Khani Zaman
- Rural Health Center – Opal
- Basic Health Unit – Maira
- Rural Health Center – Ali Soojal
- Basic Health Unit – Rangle
- Government Girls High School – Saran
- Government Boys High School Chattar Plain
- Basic Health Unit Kathai
- Government Primary School Kanina
- Government High School, Bandi Sayedan
- Basic Health Unit Khun Bandi
- GPS Khun Bandway
- Government Girls High School, Battal
- Government Girls School, Battal
- Preparation of concept, schematic and detailed architectural/engineering designs
- Preparation of detailed cost estimates based on prevailing market rates
- Carrying out top and detailed construction supervision
- Monitoring physical and financial progress
- Preparation of tender documents, selection of contractors, action and award of contracts
- Assistance for payment certification
- Conducting necessary field visits, topographic surveys (providing as-built situation with all utilities and relevant information), Geo-technical investigations and tests
- Detailed designing and supervision of water sanitation & hygiene (wash) component
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