AJCE and its Activities Noriaki HIROSE 1

History of FIDIC and AJCE Akihiko HIROTANI 3

The 'Smart' Way Forward Francis Kiyoshi MORIMURA 4

What is needed to consultants Masatsugu KOMIYA 5(From the field of reconstruction assistance)

AJCE Activity 2012 7Activity of Young Professionals in 2012 9FIDIC EC Meeting in Tokyo 11FIDIC-AJCE Joint Seminar 2012 13

Globalisation of Consulting Services

～Share the Challenge with the President of FIDIC～Young Professionals Exchange Programme 2012 16

-A Strong Partnership of CA and AJCE-

JICA's Initiative on Dissemination of Dispute Board 28

Project Accomplishments by AJCE Members 30

Editor's note

AJCE Members

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“I-Ro-Ha Cards”is a traditional card playing game that has inherited from ancient days in Japan.The cards are composed of 47 pictures on which each card shows Japanese character,“Hirakana”. I-Ro-Ha is an orderly way of expressing Hirakana, similar to alphabet in English. It startsfrom“I”, then“Ro”, then“Ha”and so on. It is played by 2 to several persons. All the cards arerandomly spread out on rush mat, called“Tatami”. A card readerreads a short phrase starting with one of the 47 Hirakanas. Playerscompete by picking up the card of the same Hirakana that was readby the card reader. A person who got maxim number of cards wins thegame. “I-Ro-Ha Cards”is played with friends or family in new yearperiod. People drink green tea while playing the cards.

southern Pacific coast of Japan. It wasestimated that the arrival time of tsunami willbe much shorter than what happened in 2011,thus different types of countermeasures will berequired to minimize the loss of l i fe anddamage to properties and resources.

In addition to the natural disaster issue, aginginfrastructures in Japan have become the mainsocial problem in recent years, since thesemassive structures were constructed during theperiod of high economic growth in the 1950sand 1960s. Consulting engineers are requiredto study the actual status and proposeeffective and economical solutions for thischallenging problem.

FIDIC ConferenceThe FIDIC Annual Conference was held inSeoul, Republic of Korea last year for whichAJCE sent 61 participants comprising AJCEmembers and their families. The keyword of theconference was "GREEN", and a lot ofdiscussions and knowledge-sharing were madeto address global environmental problems. Thesources of these problems have been createdmostly by the current and previous generations,therefore, we have a responsibility to hand overthis planet to future generation in a better livingcondition that guarantees the preservation andrestoration of natural and social environment.For this, consulting engineers should take a leadrole in providing adequate planning, designand maintenance of economic and socialinfrastructures in a sustainable way. During theconference period, AJCE participated in theGeneral Assembly Meeting of the Asia-PacificRegion of FIDIC (ASPAC).

AJCE Annual SeminarThe FIDIC Executive Committee Meeting washeld in Tokyo in May of last year. AJCE took thisopportunity to provide an annual seminarwhich focused on the globalization of the

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Annual Overview in 2012Almost two years have passed since massiveearthquake and tsunami attacked easternJapan on March 11, 2011. Althoughrehabilitation and reconstruction programshave been carried out in ful l-swing indevastated areas, many people are still forcedto live like refugees in temporary housing builtby the government, and hundreds ofthousands of affected people remain to sufferas the local economy continues to slow down.During this period, consulting engineersprovided various services for infrastructurerestoration, urban planning, debris disposalmanagement, anti-disaster measures, andevacuation planning as faithful advisors to thepublic authorities concerned.

We have to be prepared for the next mega-earthquakes which are likely to occur in the

Noriaki HIROSEPresident, AJCE

President, NIPPON KOEI CO., LTD

AJCE and its Activities

consulting business in collaboration with FIDIC.About 140 participants attended the seminar.In the seminar, Mr Geoff French, FIDIC President,presented the vision and mission of FIDIC, whichwill celebrate the 100th anniversary of itsfounding this year. During his stay in Japan, MrGeoff French and I made a courtesy visit tostakeholders of infrastructure developmentincluding the Ministry of Economy, Trade andIndustry (METI), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,Transport and Tourism (MLIT), and JapanInternational Corporation Agency (JICA).

Young Professional Exchange Program(YPEP)The AJCE and Consult Australia (formerly ACEA)have maintained the Young ProfessionalExchange Program since 1996 and more than120 young engineers have participated in thisprogram so far. AJCE has invited 11 Australianyoung engineers from nine consulting firms for a3-week training program in Japan last year.Many of them visited the reconstruction siteswhere the Great East Japan Earthquake andTsunami attacked in 2011. At the end of theprogram, a workshop called "Young Summit"was held to confirm the outcome of theprogram which was attended by more than 40participants, including former Japanesetrainees.

FIDIC Contract Training CourseFor many years, AJCE has regularly providedseminars on FIDIC conditions of contract for the

Japanese construction industry. The needs forthe understanding of FIDIC conditions ofcontract are expanding rapidly amongJapanese consultants and contractors inrecent years due to the global economy. AJCEhas organized FIDIC training course Module 1"Practical Use of the FIDIC Contract" andModule 2 "Management of Claims and theResolution of Dispute" in December 2012. Thelecture was given by Mr. Geoffrey Smith,accredited trainer of FIDIC. About 30participants coming from consulting firms,contractors, law firms, and public officesattended this 4-day training course.

Future ActivitiesIt is expected that a fast-growing economy willbe maintained in emerging countries anddeveloping countries, especially in Asia.However, authorities in these countries arestruggling to solve serious traffic congestionand pollution challenges due to rapidurbanization. The preparation for anemergency response to natural disasters isdeemed inadequate in many big cities in Asia.Japan has long-standing experience in copingwith urbanization, pollution, and naturaldisasters. I believe that we, Japaneseconsulting engineers, should take a lead role ineffectively utilizing and sharing our abundantexperiences and knowledge to the people inthese other countries, who have been sufferingfrom problems of this kind in the world.

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join from all over the world. The Federation hadtruly become the world voice.

AJCE at the Beginning (Quoting from the AJCEHomepage)/// The Association of Japanese ConsultingEngineers (AJCE) was established in 1974, ///and is a member of the International Federationof Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) since 1975,representing Japanese consulting engineers.

International Consulting Engineering IndustryEngineering technologies have kept beingtransferred from higher developed countries tolesser ones. So are the MAs of FIDIC expandingfrom higher to lesser, as witnessed by thechronicle of changes as shown in the tablebelow. No project in these days could be carriedout without involvement of local consultants. Thisdevelopment in the consulting industry meansthat the business model of any country involvedhas to be modified accordingly. That is, insteadof uti l iz ing many engineers from higherdeveloped countries, more engineers from localproject countries will be involved. This is in turn acapacity building for making people tounderstand more and more the FIDIC principleswhich are Quality, Integrity, and Sustainability.

Centenary of FIDICFIDIC is celebrating the Centenary of itsfoundation. The event will take place on 15th to18th, September 2013, at Barcelona and detailscan be found at the HP address ofhttp://www.fidic2013.org.

FIDIC Establishment(Quoting from the FIDICHomepage)/// in 1913, a number of consulting engineersmet to discuss the possibility of forming a globalFederation. The meeting was a success in that itled to the formal constitution on 22 July 1913 ofFIDIC, Fédération Internationale des IngénieursConseils, or later, the International Federation ofConsulting Engineers. The founding principlesadopted were Quality, Integrity, andSustainability. There were 59 participants at theinaugural meeting; official delegates fromAustria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France,Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Russia,Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the USA.Three countries, Belgium, France and Switzerlanddecided to found the Federation. /// (Un-Quoting)The Federation had maintained to be a strongvoice for consulting engineers, though, due tovarious disturbances, it remained mostly afederation in Europe. However, a big changecame after World War Two, other MAs started to

History of FIDIC and AJCE

Akihiko HIROTANIMember, Executive Committee, FIDIC

Chairman, Oriental Consultants

Number of MAs

1913

1925

1935

1945

1955

1965

1975

1985

1995

2005

2012

3

7

12

9

13

19

32

45

61

77

94

Belgium, France, Swiss

Germany, Holland, Poland, Austria

Italy, Hungary, Sweden, Denmark, Norway

Denmark, Norway, Belgium left

England, Rejoin(Denmark, Norway, Belgium)

Australia, South Africa, USA, Canada, Ireland, Iceland

Luxemburg, Colombia, Malaysia, Singapore, India, New Zealand, Brazil, Hong Kong,Iran, Israel, Japan, Nigeria, Spain,

Bangladesh, Korea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Surinam, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Malawi, Zambia, Tunisia,

Thailand(later left),

Botswana, Portugal, Turkey, Finland, Egypt, Namibia, China(Taipei), Mexico, Czech, Slovenia, Uganda,Estonia,

Greece, Peru, Croatia, Guinea,

China, Nepal, Viet Nam, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Bulgaria, Belarus, Ecuador, Latvia, Lithuania, Morocco,

Rumania, Slovakia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia Herzegovina, Venezuela

Mali, Jordan, Kazakstan, Russia, Lebanon, Serbia, Uzbekistan, Kuwait, Sudan, Montenegro,Mozambique,

Palestine, Chile, Colombia, Dominican, Peru, Thailand

Number of MAs Changes in Countries/Economies of MAsTerm

Chronicle of Changes in MA of FIDIC

The collapse of the Japanese bubble economyin 1991 was followed by two so-called 'lostdecades' of economic stagnation. In March of2011, the Tohoku region suffered the devastatingeffects of the earthquake and tsunami. Theseevents in turn caused the accident at theFukushima nuclear power plant whichcompounded our economic misfortunes.However, with the election of a newadministration at the end of 2012 and theannouncement of firm intentions to break awayfrom deflationary policy and the implementationof new measures, we have begun to see stockmarket highs, a weakening Yen and signs ofimprovement in the markets. The New Year(2013) has heralded a long awaited return tooptimism regarding the outlook for economicrecovery. The unstable power supply and demandfollowing the Tohoku earthquake in 2011generated expectations of an expandingmarket for renewable energy. Several majorconsulting engineers' firms are entering energyrelated markets with a focus on renewableenergy, such as solar and small scalehydroelectric power generation, which have thepotential to generate new business. There isgrowing activity aimed at a wide range ofbusiness, such as the development of large scalesolar power generation (mega solar), the use ofprofits from power generation to supportrenewable energy, as well as the operation andmaintenance of energy. On the other hand,there are increasing opportunities to use energyeffectively, not only for enterprises but also forlocal governments and households.Recently, slogans such as 'Smart cities for theprevention of global warming - building societieswith stable power supplies and lowenvironmental loads' have appeared. 'Smartcities' make use of IT to optimize the powerdemand network of entire regions and areattracting increasing attention. In fact, as part ofthe 'Smart Community Master PlanDevelopment, an initiative by the Ministry ofEconomy, Trade and Industry, plans for the seven

stricken areas are now taking shape andconstruction work has already begun. The drivetowards building smart communities is gainingpace not only in the str icken areas butthroughout Japan. Since the earthquake, housebuilders have been increasingly offering smarthouses and storage batteries for emergencies,and there is a great need for smart communitieswith distributed energy systems. Creating a master plan for the seven strickenareas concerns local businesses involved inelectricity and gas, cars, IT and communicationsand electrical appliances, as well asconstruction companies. From the viewpoint ofcommunity development focused on improvingdisaster preparedness, there is considerableinterest in the 'smart community' as a way tomeet the minimum energy needs of regions,buildings and households, even in the event of apower outage during a natural disaster. For thisreason, the promotion of renewable energyusage has a central role in the constructionindustry's efforts to build smart communities inconcert with earthquake disaster reconstructionand urban development.In Tokyo, in large scale facilities (offices, hotels,commercial facilities etc. of about 140,000m2)built over the last 20 years, we have beenworking on improvements aimed at 'therealization of energy efficiency and powerindependence'. Improvements include theintroduction of gas cogeneration systems tocope with power outages, the use of non-utilitygeneration facil it ies to secure 90% of thecontracted power at the time of emergencies,and strengthening the effectiveness of BusinessContinuity Planning (BCP). Developers of suchfacilities, while first focusing on operationalperformance, also need to consider the buildingof smart communities. The areas affected by the earthquake of 2011require more than simple reconstruction, and theconcept of smart towns and cities offers a wayforward.

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The 'Smart' Way Forward

Francis Kiyoshi MORIMURAVice President, AJCE

President, P. T. Morimura & Associates, Ltd.

In the numerous kinds of the projects which Iexperienced, peace-building and post-disasterreconstruction projects have left a deepimpression on me. These projects requireextensive knowledge and experience. Inaddition, unwavering toughness even in a severeenvironment is needed. I would like to introducethe requirements of the consultants for theseprojects. I hope this will help young consultantswho are working in the world.

《Need for peace building support》Even in the 21st century, conflicts in the worldhave not been eliminated. On the other hand,as the global economy continues to expand,relations between nations have become closerand closer. We should not be indifferent to theconfl icts of the world as a member of theinternational community.My participation in peace-building supportbegan in Bosnia and Herzegovina for the electrictransmission line rehabilitation project in 1997.Over 200,000 people lost their life in the war. Itcame to an end by integrating the disputedareas into one nation. The aim of my project wasto promote economic recovery by connectingthe transmission lines in the areas. I cannot forgetmy field survey experience in a mine-infestedfield. In the project, it was extremely difficult toharmonize views among many donors as well asconflicting parties. However know-how andlessons learned from the project are useful tosubsequent activities.

《Efforts to support post-disaster rehabilitation project》We can not stop large-scale disasters, such asearthquakes, tsunami and floods. I experiencedlarge scale post-disaster rehabilitation projects,e.g., the Indian Ocean tsunami reconstructionby Sumatra earthquake of 2004. Disasterrecovery is categorized by self-help, mutualassistance, and public assistance. We,consultants, mainly work on public assistance torebuild infrastructures. Comprehensive plan ofmultiple sectors for urban planning, road

construction, water, sewage, electricity, etc., arerequired urgently. Furthermore, managementabil ity and advanced technology areindispensable.

《What is needed to consultants》Consultants who engage in reconstructionassistance around the globe will be required thefollowing capabilities:Technical capabilities with creativitiesCreativity, in addition to expertise, is required toformulate realistic solutions by using limitedinformation.TeamworkA team with several experts will be formulated tosolve many challenges. In the spirit of "One forAll. All for One", well-coordinated teamwork isrequired.Sense of responsibilityAffected areas are generally characterizeddangerous and poor environment, bad hygieneand shortage of commodities. To overcomethese situations, ' 'sense of responsibil ity isessential. that would contribute to the area byattracting global attention through representativesof the home country''Presence of mind and cheerfulness

''Presence of Mind'' is required to analyze thesituation calmly and dispassionately. At the sametime, it is important to be able to give courageto those who have lost their vitality.Business sense to win international competition Consultant activity in reconstruction assistance isa kind of philanthropy. However, it is also a placeof international competition. We should acquireastute sense of business to carry out the planaccording to our country's policy.

Finally, the most important keyword is ''mutualtrust''. It leads to successful projects. I believe''mutual trust'' is also leading to world peace andit is the clue to effective reconstructionassistance projects.

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What is needed to consultants (From the field of reconstruction assistance)

Masatsugu KOMIYA Director, AJCE

Executive Director, Yachiyo Engineering Co., Ltd.

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AJCE Activity 2012

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Activities of YP sub-committee (YPSC)In 2012, activities of YPSC are as follows;1) YP Award (Young Professionals Award) for YPs,2) ''Yakai'', Social Networking Event,3) YPEP (Young Professionals Exchange Program)

organized by YPSC,4) Contribution to FIDIC YPF.

1) YP Award for YPsOn 29th Aug 2012, the 1st YP Award contest washeld by YPSC. Eight groups representing respectivefirms entered into the contest in whichapproximately 40 YPs participated as contestants.Name of participants was introduced in their

presentation to call attention from the floor.Everyone was able to share a lot of informationthrough their presentation. It was a wonderfulexperience for YPs and us as an organizer.The YP Award was given to "Activity of Landscapeseminar'' by CTI Engineering Co., Ltd.

2) ''YAKAI'', Social Networking EventAfter the YP Award contest, a social networkingevent called as ''Yakai'' was hosted by YPSC.About 40 YPs from several companies participatedand enjoyed exchange of communicationamong them. This event provided an opportunityto disseminate activity of YPs.

3) YPEP organized by YPSCYoung Professionals Exchange Program (YPEP) wasestablished in 1996 between AJCE and CA(Consult Australia). In the past 15 years, about 130YPs participated in the program. The trainees ofYPEP are now taking major roles in the YPSC.In 2012, for the first time, visit-training of YPEP wasplanned and initiated by YPSC that was carriedout from 15th Oct to 2nd Nov. We welcomed 11trainees form Australia.At the orientation held on 15th Oct, theyintroduced themselves in Japanese as they wererequested to study Japanese prior to the visit-

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Activity of Young Professionals in 2012

Kazutoshi AKASAKAChair, Young Professionals Sub-Committee, AJCE

Nihon Suido Consultant Co., Ltd.

AJCE Activity 2012

training. All trainees were fantastic in introducingthemselves in Japanese. As a part of training,program, they visited the Tohoku region wheredevastating earthquake and Tsunami occurred inMarch 2011. This experience might have giventhem an unforgettable impact. In the secondweekend of the program, they traveled to ancientcity of Kyoto and Nara and experienced harmony

between old and new culture there.On the last day (2nd Nov), Young Summit washeld and 2 topics were discussed. In the secondtopic of ''Market growth'', the following opinionswere exchanged.- Understanding the difference between Japan

and Australia in culture and business environment,- Needs of education for marketing,- Collaboration between Australian CE and

Japanese CE., etc.

4) Contribution to FIDIC YPFA member of YPSC representing AJCE YPs isserving as a member of FIDIC YPFSC to supportFIDIC YPF activities.In the 2012 FIDIC Seoul conference, many youngprofessionals participated and they contributedgreatly for supporting the operation of theConference. We are quite certain that suchcontribution would enhance activities of YPs.

For futureIn 2012, activity of current YPSC has entered intothe third year. We could achieve the goals thatwere addressed at the beginning of our activities.But we are just standing on the starting line.We believe it is very important to keep theseactivities continuously in the future. We recognizethat difficulties lie in our front, too.So, we need not hurry, progress step by step andsteadily while enjoy learning more than ever.Finally, this year's achievement was not possiblewithout dedicated contributions by YPs and bighearted support and understanding by manyseniors. We would like to thank and count on yourcontinuous support, understanding andencouragement on our activities.

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Welcome Party Farewell Party

Young Summit

Fare well Party

FIDIC Executive Committee (EC) Meeting was heldin Tokyo on 9th and 10th May, 2012. FIDIC EC meetings are held three times a year, thelast one where annual conference is held and theremaining two in Committee member's homelandcountries. This time, the meeting was held in Japan,homeland of EC Member, Akihiko Hirotani.FIDIC EC Meeting, Courtesy visit to authorities, FIDIC-AJCE joint seminar and welcome dinner party, etc.are briefly reported in the followings.

1) FIDIC EC MeetingDate: 9th (Wed.) and 10th (Thu.) May, 8:30 to 17:00Venue: Izumi Garden Conference CenterAttendants: 9 FIDIC EC Members, FIDIC secretariat,AJCE Observers: Yoshi Yamashita, Tomoyuki Kitano,YP Sub-committee member

FIDIC EC meetings were held for two days eachfrom 8:30 in the morning to 17:00 in the evening.Nine FIDIC EC members, Tomoyuki Kitano,representing young professional and YoshiYamashita attended the meeting.

2) Courtesy Visit to AuthoritiesDate: 7th May, AfternoonPrior to the ECM, Geoff French, Enrico Vink, Akihiko

Hirotani, Noriaki Hirose, Masafumi Miyamoto andYoshi Yamshita visited following authorities.

-Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI):Director- General, Mr. Susumu Atsuki

-Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport andTourism (MILT): Vice-Minister for Engineering Affairs,Mr. Naoyosi Sato

-Japan International Cooperation Agency(JICA):Vice-president, Mr. Masato Watanabe

Geoff French talked to the representatives of theabove authorities about FIDIC's mission and vision. Mr. Atsuki , (METI) made comments thatcooperation and support from FIDIC is expected incapacity development, FIDIC contracts andproject management. Mr. Sato (MLIT) made comments on therecognition and importance of consultant's role oncontract management and promotion of QualityBased Selection (QBS).Mr. Masato Watenabe (JICA) also pointed out theimportance of QBS and commented thatcooperation between JICA and FIDIC for capacitybuilding shall be promoted.

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FIDIC EC Meeting in Tokyo

Masafumi MIYAMOTOVice President, AJCE

President, TEC International

AJCE Activity 2012

FIDIC EC members

Courtesy Visit to JICA

3) FIDIC-AJCE Joint SeminarDate: 8th May (Tue.), 13:30 to 17:00Venue: Hotel Le Porte KoujimachiParticipants: Approximately 140Title: Globalisation of Consulting Services - Share theChallenge with President of FIDIC-.The seminar was held by taking an opportunity ofFIDIC President's visit to Japan. (Refer to the articleon the seminar in this News Letter for details.)

4) FIDIC-AJCE Joint Press InterviewDate: 8th May (Tue), 17:15 to 18:00Venue: Hotel Le Porte KoujimachiAt the interview, FIDIC president Geoff Frenchstressed ''Occasionally I think that Japaneseconsulting industry is divided into many sectors.AJCE is expected to represent strong voice for theCE industry.'' Responding to this, AJCE presidentNoriaki Hirose said that AJCE is the sole entity that iscomposed of members from different sectors inJapan.However, due to the fact that each sectorestablishes own association, member firms of AJCEare only a part of each sector. Despite of thisdifficult situation, AJCE has been continuouslyexerting efforts to increase its domesticrepresentation.

5) Welcome Dinner PartyDate: 9th May (Wed.), 19:00 to 21:00Venue: Grand Ark Hanzoumon HotelWelcome dinner party was held in the evening of9th May. A total of 49 persons including FIDIC ECand AJCE EC Members and their spousesparticipated. All enjoyed joyful party.

6) Tour in Tokyo, to Nara and KyotoSpouses of FIDIC EC Members visited Asakusa area,Meiji Shrine, Odaiba area and other places in Tokyoon May 9th and 10th while FIDIC EC meetings wereheld.Tour to Kyoto and Nara was conducted from 11th

(Fri.) to 13th (Sun). They all enjoyed the tour to oldcity of Japan.

We believe that FIDIC EC Members enjoyed thebest sprig season in Japan.

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FIDIC-AJCE Joint Press Interview

Welcome Dinner Party

Senso-ji Temple, Asakusa

Date and Time : May 8, 2012 13:30-17:00

Venue : Royal Crystal, Le Porte Kojimachi

Number of Participants : Approx. 140

■Introduction

Major global issues that people face now such as

over population, urbanization, and climate change

are closely linked to the fields in which Consulting

Engineers (CE) conduct their business. CEs are

hence expected to play a leading role in

addressing the issues and meeting the ever-

increasingly broad and complex demands. Inviting

distinguished speakers from the public sector,

private sector, and the CE industry, AJCE organized

a joint seminar with FIDIC on May 8 (Tue), 2012. The

seminar aimed at clarifying the roles of CEs in

Japan and identifying the challenging issues to

overcome for making a meaningful contribution to

the society.

■Centenary of FIDIC-Vision and Mission of FIDIC

(Mr. Geoff French)

Geoff French, the President of FIDIC, first explained

the history of FIDIC. Starting from only three member

countries, FIDIC has grown to now include 1.5 million

CEs of 60,000 firms located in 94 countries. In

conjunction with its Annual Conference, a

celebration will be held in Barcelona in 2013 to

commemorate the 100th anniversary of FIDIC's

foundation and Mr. French warmly welcomed the

floor to participate.

Mr. French explained that FIDIC's vision and mission

have recently been redefined to add more weight

on its contribution to sustainable development and

stakeholder involvement. In introducing FIDIC's eight

objectives, he stressed the necessity of preventing

corruption for ensuring integrity, a crucial element

of FIDIC's policy. He also emphasised the

importance of raising CEs' social status to secure

talented people. Continuous effort has to be

made, he said, to improve and strengthen FIDIC's

contract documents.

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FIDIC-AJCE Joint Seminar 2012Globalisation of Consulting Services～Share the Challenge with the President of FIDIC～ Hiroto YAMAUCHI

Professional Development Committee, AJCEOriental Consultants Co., Ltd.

AJCE Activity 2012

Mr.Geoff French President, FIDIC

■ FIDIC's Approach towards Developing CE Industry

(Mr. Enrico Vink)

Mr. Enrico Vink, the Managing Director of FIDIC,

presented an overview of FIDIC's organizational

structure, activities, publications and conference.

Mr. Vink shared the fact that infrastructure

investment accounts for 10% of the GDP in many

countries and stressed the significant contribution

made by CEs in underpinning economies.

With regard to FIDIC's activities, he explained that

FIDIC has been consistently placing importance on

quality, integrity and sustainability. He also reported

that FIDIC has been making considerable efforts in

sharing professional knowledge and experience

through publication, training, and international

conferences. With regards to conferences, he

urged participants to join the FIDIC Annual

Conference held in Seoul in Sep. 2012 under the

theme of Green Procurement. Towards CEs, he

advised to try to flexibly accommodate the ever-

changing needs of the society.

■ Promoting Overseas Infrastructure Projects through

Public-Private Partnership (Mr. Katsuji Hashiba)

Mr. Katsuji Hashiba, Deputy Director General for

Engineering, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,

Transport and Tourism (MLIT), first explained that

ODA budget has continuously been decreasing.

He stated that the budget in FY2012 (general

account; JPY560 billion) was less than half the

amount of its peak year in FY1997 (JPY1.17 trillion). In

the meantime, however, infrastructure

development in Asia had not been able to keep up

with the pace of its economic growth indicating

that there is a role to play for ODA.

In terms of overseas business development, Mr.

Hashiba introduced three directions: i) export of

Japan's superior technologies and skills; ii)

packaging strategy; and iii) Public-Private

Partnership (PPP). He introduced MLIT's basic

policies of: “from expansion to consolidation”; “from

public to private”; and “from domestic to

overseas”. He explained that the Ministry has been

carrying out: i) policy discussions in the project

formation stage; ii) top sales in the tendering stage;

and iii) establishment of a 'hotline' (consultation

desk) in the implementation stage to support

Japanese firms' business overseas. Mr. Hashiba also

reported that MLIT provided a platform for

exchanges of information and opinions between

the public and private through the “Council on PPP

in Overseas Road Development” and the “Council

on PPP in Overseas Water Infrastructure

Development”. In the end, he encouraged CEs to

be actively engaged in project formation.

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Mr. Enrico VinkManaging Director, FIDIC

Mr. Katsuji Hashiba Deputy Director General for Engineering, MLIT

■ ODA Projects and Expectations for CEs (Mr. Kazunori

Miura)

Mr. Kazunori Miura of Japan International

Cooperation Agency (JICA) shared his

expectations to CEs and FIDIC in Japanese yen

loan projects. He first provided a brief overview of

the changes in loan projects in terms of the

contract amount and regions and fields

implemented. He then mentioned that JICA and

FIDIC cooperate with each other in, inter alia,

applying FIDIC's contract documents to JICA

projects and promoting the Dispute Board.

Mr. Miura first requested CEs to properly understand

and manage FIDIC's contract documents

mentioning that there have been disputes in past

JICA projects. He then requested FIDIC to make

further efforts in: developing the capacity of a wide

range of stakeholders; improving the contract

documents; and playing a leading role in improving

the relationship between the clients and CEs.

■ History of Development of Japanese CEs and Its

Overseas Business Development (Mr. Akihiko Hirotani)

Mr. Akihiko Hirotani, an Executive Committee (EC)

Member of FIDIC and Chairman of Oriental

Consultants Co., Ltd., first shared with the floor the

history of CEs in Japan and emphasised that

determination and actions are required to be

successful overseas. He pointed out that CEs in

Japan has remained excessively dependent on

their clients and hence their skills have not

developed as much as they did overseas.

He emphasised the importance of being involved

in all stages of project development: formation,

planning, study, design, and construction

supervision. He also stressed the importance of

nurturing globalized human resources. He

concluded by stating that it is necessary for

Japanese CEs to overcome the status quo where

CEs compete over specific technical components

to step up into managing programs.

■Closing Remarks

With the participation of the President and

Managing Director of FIDIC, this seminar successfully

highlighted the current status of CE industry in

Japan and its future prospects. In the seminar, both

business opportunities that reside overseas and

various supports provided by the government in

Japan were shared and so were the challenges to

be addressed. We hope that the information and

knowledge offered here would help those willing

participants to better carry out their business overse

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Mr. Kazunori MiuraDirector-Geneal, JICA

Mr. Akihiko Hirotani EC Member of FIDIC and Chairman of Oriental Consultants Co., Ltd.

Australia and Japan have been strong partners fordecades in the ever-rising Asia Pacific region, which isnow leading the global economy with its vast marketand excellent productivity. In the consultingengineering industry, AJCE has been keeping a strongtie with Consult Australia (CA) for many years. One ofthe greatest achievements by these two institutions sofar is Young Professionals Exchange Programme(YPEP), which started in 1996 to promote goodrelationship and friendship between Australian andJapanese young consulting engineers. YPEP hasoffered precious opportunities for more than 130young engineers to experience foreign corporatecultures and establish human network in the past 17years. YPEP has been highly praised by FIDIC as agood example of international training program foryoung professionals.

In October last year, AJCE welcomed 11 youngAustralian engineers who would spend 3 weeks at 6AJCE member firms. It was a good surprise for AJCEthat we had so many trainees this time (eleven is arecord), after the previous year's cancellation of theprogramme forced by the tragic Great East JapanEarthquake and Tsunami.

The schedule of YPEP2012 was as follows;February Selection of hosting firmsApril Selection of visiting Australian engineersMay Start of Pre-visit dialogueOctober 15 Orientation & Welcome Party October 27-28 Trip to Kyoto & NaraNovember 2 Young Summit Meeting & Farewell Party

AJCE, when accepting trainees, requires them toread a book introducing Japan in various aspectsand make a report on it, and to learn some basicJapanese so they could introduce themselves inJapanese on the first day of visit. This time we had asecond good surprise when many trainees spoke fairlygood Japanese in the introductory session of theorientation meeting.After the initial ceremonial events, the trainees startedtheir training courses at host firms. The program wasplanned individually by each host firm, yet this timemost firms incorporated in the program a trip to thestricken area in Tohoku region. It seems that seeingwith their own eyes the devastated towns and thelocal people's effort for reconstruction has left strong

impact in their minds. In the meantime, the traineesworked hard at their host firms according to theprograms, and made many Japanese friends throughcountless social events (Nomikai).The weekend trip to Kyoto and Nara, former capitalcities of Japan famous for their old shrines andtemples, offered the trainees a chance to explore therich history of Japan. Also they must have foundanother Japanese culture in the Japanese styledinner party (Enkai) at the Ryokan hotel and thesubsequent late-night Karaoke party. On the last day the Young Summit Meeting was heldin Tokyo, in which all the participants from bothcountries got together to share the outcome of their 3weeks of training, and to exchange their views andopinions on some interesting issues such as thedifference of work environment and systems betweentwo countries. It was a valuable and meaningfulmeeting for all participants, and one of the highlightsof the entire YPEP program. We had more than 40participants for this meeting and its heat was broughtinto the farewell party, which was held on the topfloor of a skyscraper in Shinjuku.While YPEP's primary purpose is to provide youngengineers with opportunities to touch differentcultures, to learn new engineering skills, and to createan extensive network, we hope that in the future thiswil l be growing into close business relationshipbetween the participating firms in two countries, asmentioned in the Memorandum of Understandingsigned by CA and AJCE in 1995.

We have already started preparing for this year'sYPEP, in which AJCE will be sending Japanese youngprofessionals from its member firms to Australia, andwe believe that it will be another success in YPEP'sgreat history.

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Young Professionals Exchange Programme 2012-A Strong Partnership of CA and AJCE-

Keiichi KANAI Vice Chair, Professional Development Committee, AJCE

CTI Engineering Co., Ltd.

AJCE Activity 2012

IntroductionI was fortunate to be provided the opportunity towork in the Oriental Consultants Tokyo office forthree weeks in October 2012 as part of theYoung Professionals Exchange Program (YPEP).

Brief Outline of YPEPYPEP is an annual 3 week exchange programbetween Japanese and Australian consultingengineers and engineering firms. The exchangeprovides a technical, social and culturalintroduction to the host company/country whilstfostering increased cooperation and businessbetween Japanese and Australian consultingengineering firms.

Brief Outline of my Training ProgramDuring the program I was fortunate to have acombination of technical work and site visits.Technical work included creating and analysinga Finite Element Analysis model of Shin-Yokohama exit and entrance tunnel in WCMOD.The purpose of this was to perform a dynamicanalysis of the structure under earthquakeloading conditions. This was then compared to astatic analysis of the structure that had beenperformed earlier. Site visits included: A site walk of the CentralCircular Shinagawa Route tunnel constructionsite at Ohashi Junction; Visiting the Yokohamacircular northern route - Tajiri Construction site,Visiting Mito City to observe repairs to the MitoCity Train Station elevated walkway and visitingthe T?hoku region to observe the recovery effortfrom the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Personal ReflectionsWitnessing the destruction in the Tohoku regionfrom the Great East Japan Earthquake andTsunami was a somber experience that willremain with me for a long time. Although the seawalls and early warning system were not aseffective as intended, it is sobering to think howmuch worse the damage would have been if itwasn't for the high level of earthquake designrequirements of the Japanese design standards.Also, it was heartwarming to see the resilience ofthe local people, and the entire nation, as theycontinue the rebuilding process.Other memorable moments of the trip haveincluded: visiting the central circular Shinagawaroute tunnel construction site at Ohashi Junctionand the sightseeing trip to Kyoto and Nara.

Conclusion and Acknowledgement Participating in YPEP 2012 has been a fantasticexperience. Observing the Japanese approachto engineering has provided me with manytechniques that I will take back to Australia andimplement in my daily working life. I would like to thank Oriental Consultants, theAJCE, Consult Australia and URS for theopportunity to participate in YPEP 2012. It hasbeen an absolute privilege and I am extremelygrateful to Oriental Consultants for all thehospitality and kindness that they have affordedme during this exchange. I would particularly liketo thank Mr Suzuki-san, Ms Wang-san, MrFukuma-san and Mr Hayashi-san for their day today assistance and for putting up with myatrocious Japanese language ability! I hope thatone day I can repay your extremely generoushospitality. Domo arigato gozaimashita.

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YPEP 2012 - Engineering in the Land of the Rising Sun

Jazper BlizzardYPEP2012 Trainee

URS Australia Pty. Ltd.

AJCE Activity 2012

In 2012/10/13 I embarked on a journey to the''Land of the Rising Sun'' departing from Australia.Onboard this flight was a group of Japanese highschool students returning to their homeland froma visit to Australia. All were in high spirits and after3 weeks of staying in Japan under the guidanceof Soichiro HAYASHI, from my host firm, I returnhome with exactly the same feeling. I am verygrateful and wish to formally express my gratitudeto the AJCE, participating host firms, and my firmBrown Consulting for directly and indirectlysupporting my endeavours in this program.BusinessDuring my stay, I have had the privilege of beingexposed to a real life project driving positivechange in the built environment. Specifically,Oriental Consultants are undertaking a pilotproject launched by the Ministry of Environment(MOE) involving the development of an ion-lithium battery (SCiB) for Electrical Vehicles (EVs).This technology is planned to be implemented onbuses in the public transport network. The excitingprospect is that this project stands to revolutionizetransportation in Japan and is also adaptable forinternationally application. This of course is true toform given that it has been a long standing viewthat Japan are one of the world leaders in thefield of technology.Hayashi San kindly took time out of his busyschedule to guide me through the planning,development and funding process. It wasinsightful to see this from the perspective of asuccessful Japanese firm.We also discussed current strategies forrenewable energy in Japan and solar powergeneration. I had the opportunity to visit a solarenergy field facility in Kawasaki City which was asight to behold and was given the opportunity toobserve a Council committee meeting discussingrenewable energy in Saitama City.In a more solemn note, I am deeply touched bymy visit to the regions devastated by the GreatEast Japan Earthquake and tsunami. Wordscannot describe how I feel so needless to say thatthere are no words to describe how the people of

these areas and Japan feel. The manner in whichJapan are united in their resolve is a great tributeto the strength of the Japanese people and thenation. I wish Japan all the best in the recoveryefforts.PleasureTokyo is as fantastic as I remember from myoriginal visit in 2004. I have become older, wiserand less wild since then and it has been great tosee the progression that Japan has undertakenover this short period. There is no question that thepeople are kind and helpful, but the transportsystem during my first visit was not as friendly tome. With English now being prominent on therapid transit system, this has come a long way toalleviating the challenges I had previously faced.It was also great to experience Japanese culturefrom a businessman's perspective. A lot of jovialconversations over my favourite Japanese cuisineaccompanied with countless bottles of sake, beerand umeshu were rather enjoyable whendiscussing work life and worldly matters. My hostsfrom the AJCE were particularly helpful ineducating me in the ways of discerning sakequality. Hayashi San was kind enough to organize amotorbike ride to Mt Fuji where I was able to seethe beauty of this natural treasure.

Once again I would like to extend my deepestgratitude to all the people who have helped mealong this brief but enriching journey and I highlyrecommend that young professionals take on thisopportunity in the future. I would especially like tothank Soichiro HAYASHI and the OrientalConsultants team for investing their time in meand this program. I look forward to reuniting withthem in the nearfuture for businessand pleasure.Domo ArigatoGozaimasu.

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A Journey of Business and Pleasure

(Andrew) Lap-Ley Ngo YPEP2012 Trainee

Brown Consulting Pty. Ltd.

AJCE Activity 2012

IntroductionDuring my participation of the YPEP program

organised by the AJCE, I was fortunate to spend

my time with members of the substructure bridge

design group at Chodai. I was excited to spend

my time with Chodai as they specialise in long

span bridge design, which I have not had much

exposure to whilst working in Australia. During my

time with Chodai I went on a site visit to Sendai,

prepared and discussed differences between

Australian and Japanese bridge design

methodologies with the substructure team,

partook in a homestay and was trained in how

to evacuate the office building by exiting out

the window. The photos included in this report

show some of the fun I have had whist in Japan.

Work ExperienceEach work day in Japan I travelled on the

Tsukuba express from Ueno to Tsukuba. I soon

learnt the art, perfected by the Japanese, of

sleeping on the train and waking up just in time

for my stop. The main difference between

Japanese and Australian offices that I noticed

immediately was the noise level and the hours

worked. My office in Australia is always busy and

quite chaotic with the bustle of people going

about their daily jobs, whilst in Japan the office

has a serene silence to it. I also noted that my

colleagues tended to work very late

Compared to the departure time of 5pm of most

staff in Australia. I have learnt a lot of interesting

information about bridge design over my three

weeks with Chodai and am keen to share it with

my colleagues when I return to Australia.

Cultural Experience During my time off from work, I tr ied to

experience as many cultural experiences and

sights as possible. One of the most enjoyable

experiences was staying at a traditional ryokan,

which I was able to do in both Miyajima and on

our YPEP trip to Kyoto and Nara. In particularly I

enjoyed trying the variety of Japanese cuisine at

the Enkai experience, as well as the experience

of the Japanese public baths and onsen.

SummaryI have had an incredibly enjoyable experience

in Japan as a part of the YPEP program, filled

with much laughter and learning. The kind

hearted nature of the Japanese people has

made it a country I would like to come back to

and visit many times - especially when it is

snowing! I would like to thank the AJCE and

Consult Australia for organising such a rewarding

program. Special Thanks to the staff at Chodai in

Tsukuba and in particularly my mentor Osamu

Matsumoto san who was very patient when I was

practicing my Japanese.

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My YPEP 2012 Experience

Claire MillerYPEP2012 Trainee

AECOM

AJCE Activity 2012

As a structural bridge engineer, I was fortunate to

be partnered with Chodai Co Ltd, a top calibre

design firm with a strong 40+ year history of

impressive bridge structures including some of the

longest suspension and cable stayed bridges in the

world.

I was based in the Sendai Office where I was met

with fantastic hospitality, engaged in many

technical exchange activities and enjoyed sharing

plenty of social and cultural occasions with the

friendly team there.

Due to its location in Northern Honshu, the effects of

the 2011 Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and

Tsunami have dominated the project work of the

Sendai branch over the last 18 months. As part of

the program I had a full day site visit to some of the

most affected areas between Sendai and

Kesennuma City where I inspected several severely

damaged bridge structures as well as site locations

and plans for improved replacement structures.

In another site visit to the severely damaged

Wakabayashi Ward in the East part of Sendai, I

observed the current construction of new 7m high

tsunami walls proposed for approximately 32km of

coastline with a core composed of tsunami debris.

My exchange also included a visit to Hachinohe

Institute of Technology where I presented to a class

of final year

undergraduate

students, PhD

students and

u n i v e r s i t y

lecturers. I was

treated to a

tour of the

laboratory facilities and ongoing tsunami modelling

experiments and their results.

In the office, we discussed differences

between Australia and Japan in bridge design

processes, contract arrangements and structural

detailing.

I was also treated to a range of social and cultural

experiences including sampling different Japanese

delicacies over many meals with co-workers, an

office family BBQ by the river, a homestay at the

Sendai director's house, games of futsal, sightseeing

around Sendai and Matsushima Bay as well of

course the Cultural weekend visiting Kyoto and

Nara.

YPEP 2012 has been a amazing cultural, business

and technical experience and I thank the kind

people of Chodai Sendai branch and of the AJCE

for this opportunity.

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YPEP 2012 Summary- Chodai Co Ltd

Garrett BrayYPEP2012 Trainee

BG&E Pty. Ltd.

AJCE Activity 2012

IntroductionDuring my YPEP in Japan I was fortunate enough towork with Pacific Consultants (PCKK) based in theirShinjuku office. During my time with PCKK I was able tolearn about technical engineering applications andexperience Japanese culture. Work ExperienceAfter a very warm welcome to Japan with welcomeparties with the AJCE and PCKK, I was given theopportunity to attend many site visits which allowed meto witness some of the impressive and uniqueengineering works in Japan relating to water andenvironment, river management, hydraulics anddisaster planning and management. I visited Lake Inbanuma, which has the poorest waterquality in Japan, where I was able to see aquatic plantrestoration, a working windmill, the Kaga-Shimizu Springand a stormwater turbidity treatment area.I travelled to the Chiba Prefecture to see GaikakuHousuiro, which is used for flood mitigation and is thelargest underground water discharge tunnel in theworld. Here I was able to explore the 70m highunderground reservoir.I participated in a Machi Aruki (town walk) in Kiryu Citywith local community representatives to identify thebest evacuation route from the town.I visited the beautiful town of Hakone, and witnessedmany examples of Sabo, techniques used to mitigatedamage cause by sediment related disasters, includinglarge Sabo dams, driftwood and debris screens, trainingdikes and river bank reinforcement. I attended presentations on hydrodynamic techniques

used in Japan and Thailandand witnessed how thesetechniques were implementedto minimize riverbed erosion atthe Asagawa and Tamagawarivers.

I visited the new science town of Tsukuba, where I sawthe many hydraulic models used for river flow analysis atthe PCKK laboratory, a 200m long 1:60 scale model ofthe Tenryugawa river and a tsunami model at the

Department of Land Conservation and saw the VLBIAntenna which is used to precisely measure movementin the tectonic plates at the Museum of Mapping andSurveying.Cultural ExperienceI was very fortunate to experience and learn so muchabout Japanese culture during my training. I visitedmany shrines and temples in the Tokyo area includingNaritasan, Meiji-jingo andSenso-ji and visited Asakusa,Ueno, the Imperial Gardensand Odaiba where I sawTokyo from the top of thePallet Town ferris wheel.I was also fortunate enough to travel to Kyoto where Iwas able to see the amazing Kinkakuji, Nijo-jo,Sanjusangendo and the Kiomizu temple to name a few.I also visited Nara where I fed the cute deer and sawthe very large statue of Buddha at Todaji Temple.I have also gone to a baseball game, playedpachinko, eaten at many izakaya and tried somany delicious Japanese foods and sake, been toa traditional onsen, seen a traditional Japanesedance, sung at karaoke and went to a traditionalJapanese barbeque on the banks of theTamagawa with my PCKK workmates and theirfamilies.Summary This has been an amazing experience being immersedin the wonderful culture of Japan with such generouspeople and would like to thank AJCE and Consult Australia for organising YPEP 2012. I would like to say aspecial thank you the awesome, hard-working and kindfriends I have made at PCKK who have taught me somuch, especially my patient mentor Hiromi Kurosaki. Ithas been a 'sugoi'experience that Iam very grateful forand look forward tovisiting Japan againsoon.

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Summary of YPEP 2012: Pacific Consultants

Ashleigh ChambersYPEP2012 Trainee

Beca Pty. Ltd.

AJCE Activity 2012

For the YPEP 2012 program I was given theamazing opportunity to work with PacificConsultants (PCKK) in their Water Environmentsection. Pacific Consultants is a multi-disciplinarycompany very similar in size to my own company,Aurecon. To introduce me to the different topicsthat are important to water engineering at PCKK(and Japan in general) my mentors Yuasa-sanand Kirihara-san set me several assignments aspart of my pre-training dialogue. Theseassignments required me to research andcompare the history, legislation and current stateof water pollution in Australia and Japan and thisprocess was invaluable to my preparation for thetraining.

For the training program, PCKK had organised acomprehensive set of field trips to demonstrateboth projects that PCKK are involved in andprojects that are significant to the industry. Eachtrip was organised by a different working groupwithin the section and it showcased the breadthof expertise residing at PCKK. Our first trip was tothe Lake Inbanuma area to look at the lake and itswatershed. There the team had implemented some novelmeasures to improve the water quality in the lake.The measures included reducing first-flushsediment in a stormwater reservoir and restoringnear-extinct plant life to a section of the lakeshore. This 'whole of watershed' approach to theproblem was very impressive.

We also travelled to the Tokyo Metropolitan AreaDischarge Channel where we took a tour of thepump facility and main surge tank. The immensesize of the system is both an engineering marveland a very visible indication of the size of theflooding problems that affect Japan.

Other field trips included Kiryu-city where weobserved the engagement with the localcommunity in disaster planning; the Hakone areato see examples of Sabo Dam usage (and gainsome extra life courtesy of kuro tamago!); and

Tsukuba city where we visited both the PCKK andNational Institute of Land Management hydrauliclaboratories. At the hydraulic laboratories it wasamazing to see the scale of the river, tsunami andother hydraulic models that are developed forphysically testing ideas.

PCKK members in the River Planning group alsopresented us with elements of their research intovaried topics including improved methods ofcalculating cross-sectional velocity and numericalmodelling of large stones in river flows.

In addition to the technical aspects of the trainingmy hosts also introduced me to a myriad ofJapanese food and culture. Soba, okonomiyaki,takoyaki, yakisoba, nihonshu, schochu, izakayasand karaoke were all enjoyed immensely. While Ithink my Japanese language skill is still very poor,my understanding of the word 'Nomikai' is nowexcellent.

Throughout the whole experience I found all of thePCKK members (and Japanese people in general)to be extremely generous, hard-working, fun andin many cases hilarious. The hard-working nature ofthe consultants at PCKK is easily seen in the longhours spent at the office, much longer than manyAustralian consultants.

Overall I have an amazing time on this exchangeand have made many friends, both Australianand Japanese that I hope to stay in touch with. Iwould like to thank the AJCE and Consult Australiafor creating this invaluable opportunity and evenmore I would like to thank PCKK and its membersfor their generosity and hospitality.

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My Japanese Experience with PCKK

Robert Hickey YPEP2012 Trainee

AURECON

AJCE Activity 2012

IntroductionFor the 2012 YPEP program, I was lucky enough to behosted by CTI Engineering in Tokyo.

Pre-training programThe pre-training dialogue helped me prepare for theprogram and assisted in initiating relationships withCTI staff. CTI instructed me to prepare a report andpresentation on water resource management andwater related disasters in Australia and Japan. Thiswas a great way to initiate discussions betweenmyself and CTI about the differences between thetwo countries water industries and water relatedissues. ProgramCTI prepared a fantastic schedule for my 3 weekprogram that was incredibly informative andrewarding. I received a great introduction to theoperations of the CTI office and the structure ofwater resource management in Japan.CTI led me on a two day tour of the disaster affectedregion around Sendai that was a shocking butrewarding experience. From an engineeringperspective, the large scale levees that are beingbuilt and the rehabilitation work taking place wererewarding to see. Learning about the disastermanagement strategies and the work beingundertaken to return life to normal in the area wasalso a valuable experience. On a personal level, itwas amazing to see the resilience of the locals insuch tough conditions and I had a brilliant time withthe welcoming people of Tohoku. CTI took me to see the Koraku DHC sewer pumpstation that uses the thermal energy of sewerage topower heating and air conditioning for buildings inthe Koraku-1 area in central Tokyo. This innovativetechnology has allowed a significant reduction inthe energy usage and carbon emissions for the area.I also visited the 'Kuramae Mizu no Yakata' where Ifound it particularly interesting to learn aboutcombined sewer and stormwater systems and the

stormwater-wastewater separation techniques. I wasalso intrigued to learn about the advanced tunnelrehabilitation technologies used in Tokyo.CTI took me to visit theirvery impressive TsukubaHydraulics Laboratoryfacility. At this facility CTIhas the capacity tocarry out large scaleexperiments to findsolutions to problemssuch as sedimentation build up, pollutant distributionand flooding issues. I think this is a fantastic way ofensuring the effectiveness of engineering solutionsand a valuable tool for finding solutions to uniqueproblems.One aspect of CTI's business I found particularlyinteresting was their disaster management strategyexpertise. This is an area that is new to me so it wasinteresting to learn about disaster evacuation plansand the logistics involved with rehabilitation. I alsogot the chance to visit Odaiba where I learnt aboutthe interesting work CTI is currently undertaking therefollowing the issues experienced in the lasttsunami/earthquake.found the weekend trip to Kyoto and Nara afantastic experience. I learnt a lot about Japanesehistory and culture and had a lot of fun. Staying atthe traditional Japanese hotel was a greatexperience and the food, sake and karaoke were allspectacular! Thank youThank you to CTI and AJCE for this fantastic andrewarding opportunity. The staff at CTI wereincredibly welcoming andhosted a brilliant program.The kindness, hard workand expertise of the CTIstaff made this program atruly valuable experience.

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YPEP Program 2012 Report

Sean KeownYPEP2012 Trainee

Arup

AJCE Activity 2012

IntroductionThe River and Water Resources Division of CTIEngineering, based in Saitama City, has been agreat host during my three week program here inJapan. During my time with them I received anumber of introductions to each group within thedepartment, and was able to compare Australianand Japanese water issues and solutions. I also wasvery lucky to attend numerous site visits.

Experience in the OfficeOn my first day we held presentations comparingwork life in Australia and Japan. I could not believea 1am finish is not unusual here! I then receivedintroductions to different groups in the Saitamaoffice, including Flood Mitigation, SedimentManagement, Water Quality Management, RiverAdministration, Coastal Engineering, WaterResources, Water Infrastructure, and AdaptationStrategy for Climate Change. In the Tokyo MainOffice I was introduced to the Asset Managementand Disaster Mitigation groups.

I enjoyed comparing common methods of dealingwith issues in each country. For example largelevees are not as popular in Australia, and River Lawexists across a number of documents, not just one. Iwas also surprised to hear that there are watershortages in Japan as well, despite few droughts,due to the large population.

Within the office I quickly learnt about the culture ofbringing a gift to share with colleagues upon returnof a trip away. This is a great tradition as I got to trymany delicious sweets from various regions inJapan.

Experience out of the OfficeThroughout my training, CTI was very generous withtheir time and took me on many interesting site visits.I was able to see the tsunami affected areasaround Sendai and along the southern coasts of theIwate and Miyagi prefectures. I am still unable tocomprehend the speed and size of the tsunami,despite seeing the damage, images and videos. Ialso went on a boat tour to see the bridges of Tokyocity, the CTI Experiment Institute in Tsukuba, theMetropolitan Outer Area Discharge Channel, thelevees, superlevees and Watergates along the AraRiver, and to the Edo Museum (I feel I was very luckyto have this one included).

The YPEP trainees and their mentors visited Kyotowhere we experienced an Enkai Party. The numberof parties we have had, and the number of sunrises Ihave seen, showed me the Japanese definitelyknow how to party!

Summary and AcknowledgementsI feel so grateful to have had this exchangeexperience, and I can't wait to share everything Ihave learned with my colleagues in Australia. Ithank all the staff at CTI, and all the strangers on thestreet who helped me when I was lost, for speakingEnglish with me, or for being patient with myJapanese. I particularly want to thank Mr. NaokiFujiwara for having me in his team and for giving mehis employee's time, Ms. Chie Kato for being anamazing and patient mentor and Mr. KengoShibata, for being a good Japanese teacher andfor his entertaining karaoke skills.

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My Experience in Japan with CTI Engineering

Samantha PassmoreYPEP2012 Trainee

AECOM

AJCE Activity 2012

Hijikata San making me feelat home

Tohoku Branch party withTago San and Kato San

CTI Members showing usreconstruction works in Sendai

CTI Members at the Edo-TokyoSpecial Study Cruise

IntroductionI was forwarded information on YPEP 2012 by acolleague and following a discussion with mymanager, I jumped at the chance to apply. I wasdelighted to be accepted on to the exchange, asI thought it would be a great way to experienceJapan. I was given my first choice placement atNihon Suido Consultants (NSC), in the domesticwastewater section.

Knowledge SharingOne of the main aspects of the exchange was theopportunity to share knowledge and experienceswith the engineers at NSC. Several workshops wereorganised with young engineers, the overseasbusiness department and general discussionsabout odour control techniques and wastewatertreatment. I was lucky to be able to go on several site visitsduring my stay. These included state of the artunderground Ariake Water Reclamation Facility inTokyo and Chiba Nogiku no sato Water TreatmentFacility in Chiba Prefecture. I was taken on a three day trip to the Tohokuregion to see the devastating effects of the 2011earthquake and tsunami. In Kesennuma City wevisited the completely destroyed KesennumaWastewater Treatment Plant and the temporarytreatment plants that have been installed in thearea. I could not believe the impact that thetsunami had on the area.

After Kesennuma City I travelled to Kooriyama Cityto visit Kenchu Sewage Treatment Plant where, asa result of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster,radioactive sludge is being currently produced onsite. The sludge incineration facility at the treatmentworks is currently running at capacity and carefulmanagement of the waste is critical to ensuringminimal impact on the surrounding environment.

Cultural ExperiencesAs part of my preparation for the exchange, Istarted to learn the Japanese language and findout about the culture. This served me well inJapan, although my Mancunian Japaneseaccent definitely needs some more work.During my time in the Japan I have experiencedthe unique contrasts that Japan has to offer, fromthe beautiful autumn colours and breathtakingtemples of Kyoto and Nara to the bright lights andbusy streets of Tokyo.The Japanese food has been eye opening andmostly delicious but I quickly learnt that theattitude of 'eat first, ask questions later' is required. My new found love for sake would probably addanother page to my report, so I have left this out. ConclusionMy time in Japan has been extremely rewardingand I have been left with great memories. I havemade many friends and business contacts bothfrom Japanese companies and the other YPEPparticipants. I hope that the relationships madeduring these three weeks can be maintained andthat they will lead to more mutually beneficialopportunities in the future. I have decided tocontinue to study and plan to return one spring tosee the cherry blossom.I would like to take this opportunity to thank boththe AJCE and Consult Australia for organising theexchange. I would like to personally thank the staffat NSC for hosting me for the three weeks, with aspecial mention to the NSC mentors Kazuhiro KISHIand Riota ADATI.

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My Japanese Adventure

Greg HollandYPEP2012 Trainee

MWH

AJCE Activity 2012

Stranded ship in Kesennuma City

IntroductionI am a process engineer in the water andwastewater industry and was fortunate to beplaced in the Water Supply team at Nihon SuidoConsultants Co. Ltd.During my three week placement, I partook inknowledge and cultural exchange discussions,site visits to water, reclamation and sewagetreatment plants, a cultural trip to Kyoto andNara.Knowledge and cultural exchange discussionsWe had open discussions and talked freely tofind out about Japan and Australia's cultures.Learnings that I took away were that in Japan, a10 hour working day is normal, designconsiderations for disasters are concerned withearthquakes, female representation inengineering is still low and that Japan placeshigh importance on Overseas DevelopmentAssistance. Site visitsSite visits included trips to the Ariake WaterReclamation Centre, Chiba Nogiku no SatoWater Treatment Plant, Kesennuma City andKenchu Sewage Treatment Plant. Recycling isthe norm rather than an innovation. In thewastewater treatment plants that I visited, therewas 100% recycling and zero waste. Treatedwastewater is recycled for toilet flushing and forindustrial reuse.Design improvements to mitigate against disasterHaving seen the devastation caused by theearthquake and tsunami when I visitedKesennuma City, it is heartening to see thatJapan doesn't intend to be as vulnerable in thefuture. Key design innovations beingimplemented are key infrastructure and roadsbeing built above the flood water levels, the useof super levees to prevent flooding, emergencypublic taps installed at the water treatmentplants.

The water industry's response to radioactive sludgeAt the Kenchu Sewage Treatment Plant, thesludge will continue to be captured and storedon site for at least the next 30 years until thelevels of radioactivity have decayed toacceptable levels. Seeing the bags of sludgeimpressed upon me that the impacts of theFukushima disaster will be long lasting and thereis never an easy answer.Kyoto and Nara cultural trip

My favourite part was visiting Nara and Kyoto. Ienjoyed learning how the capital of isdetermined by where the Emperor lives, seeingKyoto's famous pottery and learning about thechildren's festival.RecommendationsI believe that Japan as a whole needs to worktowards better work-life balance and increasediversity in the workplace and more activelysupport the increase female representation inengineering.AcknowledgementThank you to NSC and the AJCE for thiswonderful opportunity to experience Japan. Ihave made lots of new friends and I hope towork in Japan in the future. I would also like topersonally thank my mentors Riota Adati andKazuhiro Kishi.

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An Australian in Japan

Eleanor ChanPEP2012 Trainee

Aurecon Australia Pty Ltd

AJCE Activity 2012

Being a railway engineer, my placement waswith Nippon Koei in the international railwaysdivision. In my first few days I was welcomed tothe office in Yotsuya and I was briefed on thecompany's line of work and active projects. Itwas a pleasant surprised finding out that wehave worked on common international projectsin the past. In the next few days I was introducedto the history of Japanese railways and thetechnology used today. I was also taken on 3site visits. One in Sendai to visit the tsunamieffected areas, one at Nippon Koei's Research &Development center and one at Toyama to visitthe Hokuriku Shinkansen development.

Sendai was an eye opener to say the least. Itwas quite devastating to see the damage thatwas done in the coastal areas. We visited anumber of locations to see damaged structuresand buildings as well as the sorting sites ofmaterial collected from the effected areas.Finally we visited the tsunami defence dykeswhich are being reconstructed and upgradedalong the coast line.

In my first weekend I was very kindly welcomedat the Shimizu's residence for homestay. There Isampled the Japanese family lifestyle and I wasgiven my 30th birthday cake!

In the second week of my stay I visited theNippon Koei R&D center in Tsukuba. There I wasbriefed on the line of work undertaken by thecentre and was taken on a tour of the site.

My third site visit was in Toyama for theconstruction of the Hokuriku Shinkansen and thedevelopments at Toyama station.The 2 day visit to Kyoto and Nara wasremarkable. My personal highlights of the tripwere the visit to the Sanjusangen-do, Kinkaku-ji

(Golden Pavilion), Big Buddha and the deer parkat Kasuga-taisha.

The YPEP has been a very valuable experienceboth on a personal and a professional level. Ithas given me a unique flavour of Japan, itspeople and the Japanese culture. I have madesome excellent professional contacts and mostimportantly new friends. I would like to thank theAJCE, Mr Hidekazu Konishi, Mr Tetsuto Nakanoand the Shimizu family for taking time off workand their families to make me feel welcome andI hope to return the favour in the near future.

This is my fourth time in Japan. The thing I cameto love most about Japan is its versatility and itspeople. There is such a range in personalities,lifestyles, weather, scenery, styles.... Beach in thesummer vs skiing in the winter, Tokyo city lights vsthe beautiful countryside, tradition vsmodernisation. Somehow Japan makes it fittogether.

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YPEP 2012

Zisis Plakas YPEP2012 Trainee

URS

AJCE Activity 2012

1. BackgroundThe Japan International Cooperation Agency(JICA) has carried out various disseminationactivities of the Dispute Board (DB) for projectsfinanced by JICA ODA loan. Since 2008, AJCEhas been involved in this program as a memberof the JICA Study Team, together with KyotoUniversity and Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.. The DB is anew dispute resolution mechanism introduced inFIDIC construction contracts in 1999. At present,all of JICA's standard bidding documents (SBD)for construction employ the DB system, as shownbelow.

However, it is observed that application of theDB in actual projects shows very slow progress,and the following bottlenecks have beenrecognized for its full-scale application:1) Demand-side (or user-side) issue: The real

benefit of DB has not been realized by theparties of construction contract. Hence, theestablishment of the DB has not yet beenpositively supported.

2) Supply-side issue: The availability of the DBmember (or the adjudicator) is insufficient specially in the Asian region in considerationof growing demands.

This paper describes JICA's initiative in thedissemination of DB in the past five years.

2. Countermeasures for Demand-side Issues1) Dispute Board Promotion SeminarJICA delivered DB seminars in Indonesia,Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Cambodia,Bangladesh, India, and Japan inviting publicofficers, contractors, and consultants to raise theawareness on the DB. There were 14 seminarsheld with more than 1,100 participants in total. Inthe seminars, a lot of questions were asked bythe participants and typical questions and

answers (Q&As) are as follows:Q1: When the country's legal system does notdeal with DB, I think the DB's decision does nothave a binding effect. What is your comment onthis?A1: The dispute resolution procedure with DB isagreed by contract parties based on theprinciple of ''freedom to contract''. We do notthink the DB process has any conflict with thenational legal system. If a law related toalternative dispute resolution (ADR) is available, itmay support DB mechanism; however, it is not aprerequisite for effectiveness of the DB's decision.Furthermore, the successive process, includingamicable settlement and arbitration, is stipulatedin the FIDIC contract, when either party isdissatisfied with the DB's decision.Q2: When either party is dissatisfied with the DB'sdecision, it can proceed with the arbitration. Inthis case, can the DB cost be regarded aswasted expense?A2: According to statistics in the United States,only 2% of disputes referred to DB went toarbitration. This means that most of disputes weresettled at the project site level and this factshould be well-recognized. Furthermore, astanding DB is able to mitigate the outbreak ofthe dispute by its dispute prevention function.The dispute may result in the delay ofcompletion of the project entail ing hugesocioeconomic loss to a nation. The benefitsbrought by DB can be sufficiently justified bysuch reasons.Q3: Can the cost of DB be covered by JICA ODAloans?

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JICA's Initiative on Dissemination of Dispute Board

Adjudicator Committee , AJCE

AJCE Activity 2012

JICA SBD Conditions of Contract Dispute Resolution by:

FIDIC MDB harmonized

edition

ENAA form

MDB original

Works

Plant

Small Works

Standing DB

Standing DB

Adjudicator

JICA SBD and Dispute Board

DB Promotion Seminar in Vietnam

A3: JICA considers that the DB cost is not a legalcost but a part of project management cost,therefore it is an eligible cost under JICA ODAloans. JICA will discuss the establishment of DBwith the executing agency of the JICA ODAproject during the project appraisal stage sothat the cost allocation for DB will be ensuredunder the loan for upcoming projects.2) Dispute Board ManualJICA issued the user's manual of the DB in 2012.This concise manual has only 60 pages, butcovers all the important aspects of a DB. It canbe downloaded at the JICA website. The outlineof the DB manual is as follows:

3) Mock Dispute Board SeminarA seminar titled ''Mock Dispute Board Seminar''was held in Jakarta in May 2012, which aimed todeepen the understanding on Dispute Board bystakeholders of JICA ODA project bydemonstrating mock hearings between DB andemployer/contractor/engineer based on typicalconstruction dispute scenarios. About 100participants attended the seminar.

3. Countermeasures for Supply-side Issue1) DB Adjudicator Training KitJICA developed a training kit for candidates foradjudicator in 2010. The 300-pagecomprehensive training material was designedto be used in the five-day adjudicator trainingworkshop corresponding to FIDIC's Module 3/3A.Mr. Gordon Jaynes joined the JICA Study Teamfor the preparation of this kit.2) Survey on Adjudicator National List FIDIC has a list of approved adjudicators calledthe FIDIC President's List of Approved DisputeAdjudicators. At present, 61 adjudicators areregistered in the list. To cope with increasingdemand for adjudicators, FIDIC encourages itsMember Associations (MAs) to establish theirown National List of adjudicators. The JICA StudyTeam visited several MAs who already have lists,namely the VBI of Germany, SIDir of Poland, andARIC of Romania, in order to learn how they

established and maintain their national lists. Theoutcome of this survey was then utilized for thesetting up of the Japanese National List by AJCE.3) Adjudicator Training and Assessment WorkshopIn order to verify the usefulness of the DBAdjudicator Training Kit, the Adjudicator TrainingWorkshop (ATW) and Adjudicator AssessmentWorkshop (AAW) were held in Tokyo in 2010,inviting the candidates for adjudicators. Theresult of the assessment was delivered to JICA bya three-member assessment panel. This resultwas further conveyed to AJCE, whichestablished its National List in May 2011 based onit. The AJCE list is the first list of adjudicators inAsia consisting of seven adjudicators at present.

4. ConclusionAs a result of the continued efforts by JICA, theawareness on DB has been gradually raised inthe JICA's ODA recipient countries and theirexecuting agencies. Its progressive approach isappreciated by FIDIC as well as the MultilateralDevelopment Banks. The ATW and AAW done in2010 in Tokyo were repeated in Manila inNovember 2012, which invited candidates foradjudicator from Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Vietnam,and the Philippines. It is expected that newnational lists of adjudicators will be established inthe Asian region in the very near future.

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Mock Hearing at AAW Interview at AAW

AJCE Adjudicator List (at Website)

Outline of DB Manual

Principal Chuo Kaihatsu CorporationFirm (s)

Project Site Baixada Santista Metropolitan Regioncomprised of 9 cities along the SaoPaulo State coastline

Client Basic Sanitation Company of the Stateof Sao Paulo (SABESP), the FederativeRepublic of Brazil

Finance ODA Loan

Period August 2005 - July 2011

Type of Construction Management ServicesProject

Project OutlineIn Brazil, especially in the State of Sao Paulo, the livingenvironment of the residents was deteriorated yearafter year due to untreated sewage dischargeddirectly into seacoasts and rivers.

This project aimed to improve the living environmentof the residents through the improvement of waterquality in coastal regions (Baixada SantistaMetropolitan Region) in the State of Sao Paulo. Theproject comprised the three main objectives: (i) toimprove the sewage facilities; (ii) to improve theenvironment monitoring system essential for the waterquality management; and (ii i) to provide fundsrequired for consulting services. The implementationof this project made possible the treatment of a lot ofwastewater from 120,000 households, leading to theimprovement of sanitation in the regions.

DetailsThis project includes the following activities:- Development of sewage facilities (9 locations)- Construction of sewage pump stations (78 stations)- Installation of trunk sewer (approx. 100 km)- Installation of sewage pipe network (approx. 992 km)- Installation of automatic measuring instrument for

water quality (approx.30 locations)

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Sanitation Improvement Project for Baixada SantistaMetropolitan Region

Project Accomplishments by AJCE Members

Principal Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.Firm

Project Site Mid Hill Region

Client Department of Roads, Ministry ofPhysical Planning, Works and TransportManagement, Gov. of Nepal

Finance Japanese Grant Aid

Period July 2007 ~ June 2012

Type of Consulting Services for Design and Project Construction Supervision

Project OutlineIn 1996, the Sindhuli Road construction project wasstarted with the Japanese grant aid. The project roadis one of the most important arterial roads in Nepal,l inking Kathmandu City, the capital city of thecountry, with the Terai Plain in East-south. The project road, passing along the fragile slope ofMid Hill Region, has been constructed with a highmountains road construction technology includingvarious steep slope failure prevention measures tofight against severe natural condition of Nepal. The project was divided into four sections and threesections of those (Section I, II and IV) with a totallength of 123 km were already completed. Theproject is now coming to an end and the remainingSection III of 37 km long is currently under constructionfor completion for the year 2015.

Details(1) History of Sindhuli Road Project (160 km)

Section 1 39 km (1996 ~ 1998 completed)Section II 34 km (2000 ~ 2009 completed)Section III 37 km (2009 ~ under construction)Section IV 50 km (1997 ~ 2003 completed)

(2) Approx. Amount of Japanese Grant Aid: ¥ 30.1 billion up to now

(3) Main Feature of 1st Phase of Section III WorkConstruction: December 2009 ~ June 2012Length : 1st Phase: 14.3 km (2nd Phase: 22.5 km under construction)Road Width : 4.75 ~ 6.00 mDesign Speed: ~ 40 km/hrPavement Type: DBST7 nos. of causeway structure

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Project for Construction of Sindhuli Road (1st Phase ofSection III) in Nepal

Project Accomplishments by AJCE Members

Reinforced Earth Wallusing Geo-textile in Section III

Beautiful View of Zigzag Road in Section II

View of Himalaya Range from Section IV

Typical Causeway Structure in Section III

Principal Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.

Firm (s) Jawa (Solo River and Brantas RiverProject Site Basins) & Sumatra (Ular River Irrigation)

Client Directorate General of WaterResources, Ministry of Public Works,Gov. of Indonesia

Finance Japanese ODA Loan

Period Oct. 2003 ～ Jun. 2012

Type of Consulting Services for DetailedProject Design and Construction Supervision,

and Engineering Services for CapacityBuilding for the O&M

Project OutlineThe Government of Indonesia has formulated thenational policy to undertake optimized operation andmaintenance (O&M) works for water resourcesexisting facil it ies which were damaged anddeteriorated for a long while due to natural disastersand lack of an adequate technical maintenance. The objectives of the project are to rehabilitate thefunction and capacity of the existing facilities ofcompleted Japanese ODA loan projects in the waterresource sector and to strengthen the operation andmaintenance capacity of the responsible O&Morganizations.This project promoted 1) effective water resourcesmanagement for irrigation facilities, 2) reduction ofrisks of sediment flow, degradation of riverbed andinundation, and 3) stable water supply for irrigation.

Details(List of Sub-projects)(1) Solo River Basin Improvement (Upper Solo River

protection/repair, Madiun River protectionincluding rubber gate repair)

(2) Karangkates Multipurpose Dam(improvement of revetment at spillway plunge)

(3) Wlingi Multipurpose Dam (construction of Sabodam and bypass channel: 7.2 km)

(4) Brantas Middle Reaches River Improvement (river protection/repair, repair of intake weir forirrigation)

(5) Porong River Improvement (river protection/repair)

(6) Mt. Kelud Sabo dam repair(7) Ular River Irrigation (18,500 ha)

(rehabilitation: construction of intake weir and linkcanals (42.9 km))

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Water Resources Existing Facilities Rehabilitation andCapacity Improvement Project in Indonesia

Project Accomplishments by AJCE Members

Rehabilitation of Jatimlerek Rubber Dam

Groundsill and Revetmenton Batan River

Slit type Sabo dam (LECD-8)on Lekso River

Ular Headworks

Principal Nihon Suido Consultants Co., Ltd.Firm (s)

Project Site Mamminasata Metropolitan Area,South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia

Client Japan International CooperationAgency (JICA)

Finance JICA

Period September 2009 - March 2012

Type of Technical CooperationProject

Project OutlineThe purpose of this project was to enhance thecapacities of 4 PDAMs (Water Works bureau) staff inMakassar, Gowa, Maros and Takalar in theMamminasata Metropolitan Area, focusing on technicalmanagement (O&M) and financial administration ofwater supply services, through the various activities bythe following experts;1) Chief advisor/Water Supply System Management /

Institutional Capacity Development2) Water Supply Uti l it ies Management Advisor

(Nagoya City Waterworks & Sewerage Bureau) 3) Deputy Chief Advisor / NRW reduction4) Leak detection5) Finance management6) Business management / Customer Relations7) O&M of Water Treatment Facilities (Okayama City

Waterworks Bureau)8) Water quality management9) GIS10) Inter-Organizational Coordination Advisor

DetailsIn order to achieve the project purposes, thefollowing five (5) outputs were required;Output1: Inter-regional cooperation and coordination

mechanism among PDAMs is strengthened.Output2: PDAMs' financial administration capacity is

strengthened.Output3: PDAMs' technical capacity for NRW

reduction is strengthened.Output4: PDAMs' technical capacity for establishment

of GIS database is strengthened.Output5: PDAM's technical capacity for water quality

management of small scale watertreatment facilities is strengthened.

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The Project for Water Service Improvement inMamminasata Metropolitan Area in South Sulawesi

Project Accomplishments by AJCE Members

Project Map

Project Activity

PIU Meeting Output1

Output2 Output3

Output4 Output5

Principal Nihon Suido Consultants Co., Ltd.

Firm (s) Eastern Province, Sri LankaProject Site

Client National Water Supply and DrainageBoard (NWSDB), Sri Lanka

Finance Loan of JICA (Japan InternationalCooperation Agency)

Period January - December 2012

Type of Consultancy Service for Experts andProject Special Technical Assistance

Project OutlineIn March of 2010, JICA signed a loan agreement withSri Lanka Government for Eastern Province WaterSupply Development Project (EPWSDP). The projectaims to expand water supply facilities and to ensurethe water supply service rate to be increased fromcurrent 38% to 72% by 2014.

During the implementation of the EPWSDP, theNWSDB also intends to obtain the experts and specialtechnical assistance to enhance the capability ofengineers of the NWSDB in respect ofalgae/cyanobacteria control and mechanical/electrical/electronic (M&E) engineering design.

Details1) Algae/cyanobacteria control

- Survey on algae/cyanobacteria growth andcyanotoxins in dams for water source, and theircontrol/removal methods

- Conducting pilot project for cyanobacteriacontrol/removal

- Training NWSDB staff - Preparing guidelines and updating design manual,

recommendations for improvement of existingWTPs

- Suggestion of cyanotoxins standards for drinkingwater quality

2) Mechanical/electrical/electronic engineering - Review & recommendations of designs- Design operational philosophies- Design associated PLC control systems/SCADA- Training the NWSDB staff- Updating the design manuals of M&E

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Consultancy Service for Experts and Special Technical Assistancefor Eastern Province Water Supply Development Project

Project Accomplishments by AJCE Members

Algae/cyanobacteria survey Cyanotoxin analysis and training

Pilot project for algae control bySonicator

Pilot project for algae removal byMicro-strainer

Seminar (M&E) Seminar (algae control)

Principal Oriental Consultants Co., LtdFirm(s)

Project site Acholi Sub-region, Northern Uganda

Client Japan International CooperationSystem (JICS)

Finance Japanese Grant Aid

Period Aug 2010 - Mar 2013

Type of ◆ Detailed Design Project ◆ Tender Assistance

◆ Construction Supervision◆ Soft Component (on-the-job training)

Project OutlineNorthern Uganda is characterized with a high level ofpoverty which can be attr ibuted to the Lord'sResistance Army (LRA) insurgency. During the 20-yearconflict beginning in the 1980s, much of the basicsocial infrastructure was destroyed or abandonedand the local government became non-functional inthe region. Since the defeat of the LRA and theirsubsequent relocation away from the country in 2006,the Government of Uganda has emphasized andfacilitated the return process of IDPs and preparedthe National Peace Recovery and Development Plan(PRDP) in order to stabilize and recover NorthernUganda. The PRDP emphasizes the importance ofinfrastructure rehabilitation and improvement of trunkroad network connecting the districts and communityaccess road network. This Project objective is to promote return andresettlement of former Internally Displaced Persons(IDPs) back to their original villages through provisionof access roads and bridges to the villages.

Details:The project includes 6 sections in Northern Uganda:

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THE PROJECT FOR SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FOR PROMOTINGRETURN AND RESETTLEMENT OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPs)

Project Accomplishments by AJCE Members

Section 3, Ayago Bridge L=15m Section 4, Otaka Bridge L=45m

Section 2, Aringa Bridge L=15m Section 1, Box culvert

Section 2, Aringa bridge (during construction) Section 1, Atiabar Bridge

Section 6, Cement stabilization work Section 6, Stabilization, stabilizer

Section 6, DBST work, chips sprayer Section 6, DBST work

Survey work on-the-Job trainingfor District staffs (Soft Component)

Precast girder work on-the-Job trainingfor District staffs (Soft Component)

Principal Oriental Consultants Co., Ltd.Firm(s)

Project Site La Trinidad, Diriamba, Republic ofNicaragua

Client Japan International CooperationSystem

Finance Grant Aid by Japanese ODA

Period August 2011 - January 2013

Type of ◆ Detailed DesignProject ◆ Tender Assistance

◆ Construction Supervision

Project OutlineThe Republic of Nicaragua aims to have 85% of itselectricity generated through renewable energy by2025. As a first step to achieve this target, a 1.38MWsolar power plant, the largest in Central America todate, was constructed using grant aid from JapaneseODA. The solar power plant can accommodate theelectricity consumption of 1,100 houses and will beopened to neighboring residents, students and touristsas a solar park with the aim of increasing environmentalawareness.

DetailsOriental Consultants provided engineering services forthe design and construction supervision of thefollowing components:◆ Grid connected 1.38MW Solar PV (Photovoltaic)

System: estimated power generation is approximately1,985 MWh/year, with a reduction of CO2 ofapproximately 1,100 t/year.

◆ Facilities:> Administration Building (324m2): exhibition hall,

office, guard room, storage, etc.> Electrical Building (352m2): electrical room and

transformer room.◆ Data Management and Monitoring System: remote

monitoring through the Internet.The concepts of our design emphasized environmentfriendliness as demonstrated below:◆ Arrangement of PV panel layout and drainage

plan utilizing the natural land features◆ Designing the administration and electrical

buildings in the image of a tree, whereby trees areknown to reduce CO2 in the environment byabsorbing CO2 during photosynthesis. Similarly, thePV panels on the roofs convert light energy toelectricity, resulting in an overall reduction of CO2in the environment.

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Project Accomplishments by AJCE Members

Perspective View

PV layout Image Rainwater Flow Image

Building Design Concept

Panoramic View

Principal CTI Engineering Firm International Co., Ltd.Project Site Ulaanbaatar City, Mongolia Client

Ministry of Roads andTransportation, Mongolia

Finance Grant Aid, JapanPeriod Nov. 2009 - Nov. 2012 (37 months)Type of Basic/Detailed Design andServices Construction Supervision

Project OutlineThe project is to provide a fly-over and approachroads crossing the railway and Narny Zam as a crucialnorth-south corridor of the Middle Ring Roadencompassing the integrated central business districtof Ulaanbaatar City.The major attainments of the project are: i) effectiveenhancement of road network, ii) safe and smoothvehicular traffic and iii) improvement of quality ofsocial life in Ulaanbaatar City.Project ScopeThe scope of the project under Japanese Grant Aid isconstruction of 895 meter long new road, consisting ofa fly-over and northern/southern approach roads. < 1. Fly-over : L=262m >- Superstructure 6-span continuous steel I-girder- Erection methods Crane with bent & Launching- Abutment RC inverted-T type- Pier Steel Multi-pillar (ϕ 1.5m)- Foundation Cast-in-place pile (ϕ2.5m) &Rotary

penetration steel pile (ϕ 1.5m)- Incidental facilities Street lighting & drainage< 2. Northern Approach Road : L=280m >- Channelization 223m (east) & 205m (west)- Intersection 2 locations at Narny Zam- Incidental facilities Skid-resistant pavement, street

lighting, traffic signals, drainage,delineator, guard pipe, etc

< 3. Southern Approach Road : L=353m >- U-turn road 560m in total- Incidental facilities Street lighting, drainage, road

marking, delineator, etcProject Features in Management Aspects[Schedule] intensive and efficient work at project sitein April - October due to severe climate condition[Quality] prefabrication and shop assembly of majorsteel members at supplier's workshop in Japan[Safety] ultimate completion of the project withoutany interruption to strictly punctual railway operationand no derivative traffic congestion at Narny Zam

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CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE PROJECT FOR CONSTRUCTION OFRAILWAY FLY-OVER [NARNY GUUR] IN ULAANBAATAR CITY IN MONGOLIA

Project Accomplishments by AJCE Members

Fly-over section aboveUlaanbaatar Railway

Fly-over section above Narny Zam

Northern approach road(view from south to north)

Northern approach road(view from north to south)

Fly-over section betweenRailway and Narny Zam

Staircase at east-southportion of fly-over section

Southern approach road(view from north to south)

Southern approach road(view from south to north)

Reinforced earth retainingwall for approach roads

Opening ceremony withattendance of VIPs

Principal NJS Consultants Co., Ltd.Firm (s)

Project Astana City, KazakhstanSite

Client AKIMAT of Astana City

Finance JICA

Period June 1999 -August 2012

Type of ◆ Feasibility Study, Design andProject Construction Supervision

Project OutlineNJS completed the Feasibility Study and Master Planof the project in 2000 and the detailed design in 2003.The water supply component of the project includedthe construction of a new reservoir; construction of210 MLD water intake tower and pump station; 100MLD water treatment plant; rehabilitation of maindistribution pump station; replacement of 100 km ofdistribution pipelines up to 1000 mm diameter, valvesand appurtenances; installation of 153,900 watermeters and monitoring system for the intake,treatment and distribution networks.

The Sewerage component of the project includedthe rehabilitation and upgrading of existing sewagetreatment plant up to 136 MLD including the inletpump station, grit chamber, primary andsedimentation tank, aeration tank, final sedimentationtank, treated effluent pump station and sludgetreatment facility; rehabilitation and construction of17 sewage pump stations; replacement of 21 kmsewers; and monitoring systems for the treatmentplant and intermediate pump stations.

DetailsConducted topographic, utility and soils surveys;preparation of detailed design, prequalificationdocuments and tender documents; monitoringprogress; quality control; construction supervision andinspection; EIA; review of contractor's payment andmonitoring of financial aspects; and supervision oftesting and commissioning, including M&E works andprocess commissioning.

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Astana City Water Supply and Sewerage Project

Project Accomplishments by AJCE Members

Water Intake Pump Station

Sewerage Treatment Plant

Discharge Pump Station

Water Treatment Plant

Principal P.T. Morimura & Associates, Ltd.Firm (s) (M&E Consulting engineer)

KENGO KUMA & ASSOCIATES(Architect) Oak Structural Design Office(Structural engineer)

Project Site Xinjin, Chengdu, Sinchuan prefecture,China

Client Fantasia (Chengdu) ECO-tormentCompany Limited

Period Design & Construction 2008/10 - 2011/12

Type of Schematic design,Design developmentProject

Project OutlineThis is a museum which stands on ground sacred toTaoism, one of the big three religions in China, at thefoot of Mt. Laojun.The building features a façade, which is constructedwith tiles made from locally sourced materials andmanufactured locally using traditional methods, inrespect of Taoism which stresses the importance ofbeing in harmony with nature. The tiles are suspendedon wires, so that they seem to float in mid-air, to givean impression of light, airy weightlessness to create anorganic façade that blends in with the naturalsurroundings. The tiles of the façade also serve tobreak up the sunlight, creating a gentle diffusion ofsoft light in the building interior.A gently sloping spiral walkway has been constructedto lead visitors to each exhibition space in a naturalprogression. From the exhibition space on the topfloor you can enjoy magnificent views of Mt. Laojun.

DetailsBuilding area: Approx. 4,000m2

Total floor area: Approx. 2,100m2

Number of floor: 3 stories, 1 basementStructural: Reinforced concrete, partly steel

flame

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Xinjin Zhi Museum

Project Accomplishments by AJCE Members

Principal CHODAI CO., LTD.Firm (s)

Project Site Hanoi City, Vietnam

Client Project Management Unit 85, Ministry ofTransport of Vietnam

Finance Japanese ODA Loan(STEP)

Period November, 2007 - Present

Type of ◆ Bridge ConstructionProject ◆ Detailed Design Service

◆ Construction Supervision Service

Project OutlineThe Nhat Tan Bridge, which is located approximately3.5km downstream of Thang Long Bridge, is plannedto mitigate further congestion in the alreadycongested bridges over the Red River. The Nhat TanRoad is located in the northern part of Hanoi RingRoad 2 which is expected to contribute theeconomic development along the route. Vietnam willcelebrate the Thanh Long - Hanoi Mil lenniumAnniversary in October 2010. The bridge will be thememorial bridge.

The main bridge is designed as six-span continuouscable-stayed bridge which forms the signature spanof the project. When completed, the Nhat Tan Bridgewill be called ''Vietnam-Japan Friendship Bridge''.Among three interchanges constructed in the Project,Vinh Ngoc Interchange will connect Nhat Tan Roadand National Highway No.5. The northern end of theproject road will be extended to Noi Bai Airport.Alternative road connecting the airport and the citycenter.

DetailsProject Length, Widths: 9.95 km, W=33.2 - 47.3 m, 25 m x 2-Bridges : L= 3.5 km・Main Bridge (Cable-stayed bridge)

(L=1,500m, Main span L=300m)・Approach Bridges

(L=2,255m, PC box girder, Super-T girder)・Other Bridges (L=240mx2, PC box girder,

L=288m x 2, Super-T girder)-Interchanges:・Full-clover type 1(crossing at NH5 extension),Others 2

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Nhat Tan Cable - Stayed Bridge Project

Project Accomplishments by AJCE Members

Principal KOKUSAI KOGYO CO.,LTD.Firm(s)

Project Site Oromia region, the FederalDemocratic Republic ofEthiopia

Client Oromia Water, Mineral and Energy Bureau

Finance Japan's Grant AidPeriod Construction:

Apr.2010 - Nov.2012

Type of Project 1) Facility Construction2) Equipment Procurement

Project OutlineEthiopia is located in the northeastern part of Africa,and the Oromia Region, the target region, is locatedin the center of Ethiopia with an estimated areaslightly smaller than Japan at 353,690 km2 and apopulation of 25 million people - the largest region byarea and population in Ethiopia. However, the watersupply facility ratio in this region remains at 46.7%(urban 87.5%, rural 40.18%). Hence, residents havebeen forced to spend time to transport unsanitarywater from a water source to their residence, whichcan take nearly a whole day. This has been the causeof economic stagnation, decline in schoolattendance and increasing occurrence of waterborne illnesses.In order to improve this situation, the Ethiopiangovernment has set a target for every person inEthiopia to have access to safe water. The projectobjective is to supply clean water to the 90,000people in three Zones, West Showa, Horo Guduru andJimma, resulting in an improved living environment forthose people.

Details1) Facility Construction- Hand Pump- Spring Protection

- Water Supply facilities(Water source, Reservoir Tank, Pipeline, Water Faucet)

2) Equipment Procurement- Maintenance equipment(Motorbike, Pick-up Truck)

- Survey equipment(GPS, Geophysical survey equipment, Surveyequipment, Water analysis Kit)

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THE PROJECT FOR RURAL WATER SUPPLY INOROMIA REGION

Project Accomplishments by AJCE Members

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Tachibana Annex Building, 2-25-14 Kameido, Koto-ku, Tokyo 136-0071 Japan TEL : +81-3-3638-2561E-mail : info@ctii.co.jp http : //www.ctii.co.jp/

3-21-1 Nihombashi Hama-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8430 Japan TEL : +81-3-3668-0451E-mail : koho@ctie.co.jp http : //www.ctie.co.jp/

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President MASAFUMI MIYAMOTO

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We contribute to making people's lives better and safer and the economy more efficient to achieve socialdevelopment by constructing a variety of infrastructure. However, tragic disasters such as the Great East JapanEarthquake and Tsunami in March 2011, and a recent highway tunnel collapse accident in Japan sent a strongmessage to the nation that useful infrastructure can pose a great risk if it is not designed taking into account the entirelifetime of operation and maintenance and if this maintenance is not properly carried out.

Much infrastructure that was constructed during Japan's period of high economic growth, between 1950s and 1970s,has deteriorated and is increasingly in need of rehabilitation. However, the proper maintenance of the vast amounts ofexisting infrastructure is extremely costly, while any new benefit is hard to identify. It is, therefore, difficult to gainsufficient budget for such maintenance works and little interest is shown in them by society..

With deep understanding of the importance of maintenance of all existing infrastructure, AJCE should take the initiativeto actively raise awareness of this not only amongst administrators, engineers and citizens in Japan, but also inemerging countries where much construction of infrastructure is under way.

Osamu NakaharaVice Chair of Publicity and Relations Committee

AJCE NEWS LETTER April 2013Publication: ASSOCIATION OF JAPANESE CONSULTING ENGINEERS (AJCE)

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