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Dearemployees,
Ayearisendingandweareabletolookbacktobusytimes.
Togetherwefinishedsuccessfullymanyprojectsandhavegotontoaplentyofnewprojects.Ourmoti-vatedemployees–nationalaswell
asinternational–havegivenitsbestheadingtheDorschGruppetosuccess.
Thereisnoreasontohideourperformance;andouremployeescanbeproudbeingapartoftheDorschGruppe.
Wecouldachieveasolidgrowingin2009too:Achievingourgoalsinincreasingsalesby��percent(ex-cludingconfoundingfactors).Stillweachieve70percentofourrevenueabroad,alion’sshareofitinAbuDhabi.
ThisimplicatesthatduetothecontinuousgrowinginsalesintheArabmarketsfinancedbycommoditiesweareaffectedbythefinancialcrisisonlypunctually.
Thankstoyourexcellentperform-ancetodayweareabletobeatrust-worthyandrespectedpartnerallovertheworld.
InApril,wecouldwinAndreaPalfortheDorschmanagementboard.WithAndrea,wecouldbringanexpe-riencedfellowonboardwhowill,togetherwithJürgenRödermanagetheunitsWaterandEnvironment,TransportationandInfrastructure,Airportsaswellasindustrialengineering.
Inthesamemonth,AndreasRieneckerwasappointedforthemanagementboardtoo.
OlafHoffmann’sdelegation’sjour-neytoIraqwasusefulmakingnewhelpfulconnectionsanddeepeningexisting.
Besidethis,inJune,OlafHoffmannbecameamemberoftheGhorfaexecutivecommittee,theArab-GermanChamberofCommerceandIndustry,whichrepresents22ArabianCountries.
Withtheexecutivecommitteemem-bership,OlafHoffmannwillbeabletolobbyingforthedevelopmentandadvancementoftheeconomicrelationshipbetweentheArabcountriesandGermany.
Wearelookingforwardtocon-tinuetogetherwithyouestablishingDorschGruppeasaleadingprovideronplanningservicesandachievingastrongerpositionontheglobalmarket.
Sofar,wearenowwishingyouandyourfamiliesapeacefulandablessedChristmasandahappyandsuccessfulnewyear.
YoursJürgenRöderandOlafHoffmannShareholdersDorschGruppe
www.dorsch.de
Editorial
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Contents
EditorialJ.Röder,O.Hoffmann �
GroupNews 4
InBrief 5
LandmarkProject:TheJeweloftheNile 6
GuestColumn:RalfGrauel,WirtschaftsplattformIrak 8
Interview:HalaAbulughod,DCAbuDhabi �0
ReportsoftheCompanies ��
InBrief ��
Imprint �8
Titlepicture:SatelliteviewofHelwanwastewatertreatmentplant(Source:GooglePro)
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EngineeringInstituteonthe��thofNovember2009.
TheteamalsovisitedtheHeadQuarterofChinaCommunicationsConstructionsHoldingCompanyandhadadiscussionwiththemanagementofthecompanyonthecurrentprojectandbothpartiespresentedtheirfieldsofactivitiesandpossiblefuturecooperation.
TheDorschteamincludedMr.MichaelKadow,GeneralManagerofDCAbuDhabi,Mr.AymanHaikal,ChiefOperationalOfficer,Mr.AshrafYehia,SeniorProjectsManager,andProf.SamehMansour,MarineSpecialist.
Severaltechnicaldetailswerediscussedinordertocompletetherequiredtasksfromthemodels.
DC Abu Dhabi
Delegation Visit to China
AdelegationfromDorschHoldingGmbH-DCAbuDhabivisitedBeijingandTianjin-Chinatocompletethewitnesstestsofthehydraulicandnumericalmodellingteststovali-datethedesigneffortoftheMarineDevelopmentActivitiesatQarnaynIsland,AbuDhabi.
TheprojectisoneofthegreatestmarineengineeringprojectsinAbuDhabiandwouldleadtoaportcapableofhostingtheworldlargestYachtMsDubai(�70mlength),inadditiontoprovidesafeharbouringtodifferentsizedvesselsandyachts.
ThedelegationarrivedinBeijingonthe9thofNovemberandreturnedtoAbuDhabionthe�2thofNovember2009.ThewitnesstesttookplaceonthepremisesofTianjinPort
LowerSaxony,whicharetwoofthefourlargestGermannewmotorwayconstructions(theothertwoareA�4inSaxony-AnhaltandA94inBa-varia).Bothsectionshavealengthof20kmeach.
InMecklenburg-WestPomeraniaBDCissupervisingtheplanningofa�,480mbridgeconstructionoverthePeene,theUsedomBathlineRailwayandtheSouthPortWolgastinthecourseoftheplanningsfortheringroadWolgast.
EngineersofBDCarealsopartici-patinginthenewconstructionof
theAirportBerlinBrandenburgInternationalbyplanningthetrafficzonesandflanksforthebuildingsofthegroundtrafficservicesandthesecurityservices.
Asaresultoftheconversation,Mr.RollenhagenwasassuredofBDC‘scontinuouscontributiontothead-vancementandthegoodreputationoftheVBI.
BDC Berlin
Visit to Berlin Office
Tomarkthe�5thanniversaryofBDCDorschConsultEngineeringCom-pany,Dipl.-Ing.KlausRollenhagen,managingdirectorofVBI,visitedtheBDCinNovember2009.
TheConsultingEngineersAssociationVBIistheleadingprofessionalorganisationofindependentcon-sultinganddesigningengineersandengineeringcompaniesinGermany.
Havingabout�,500members,itisoneofthelargestconsultingassociationsworldwide.TheVBIisacompetentanddemandedexpertcontactforpolitics,economicsandadministration.
BDCisactivelyrepresentedintheboardofdirectorsofVBI‘sYoungProfessionalsbyitsauthorisedrepre-sentativeMichaelSchleusener.
TheForumYoungProfessionalsofVBIisacontactplatformforallVBImembersandexecutivesofmemberofficesuntiltheageof45.
TheobjectiveistocreateaplatformforyoungerengineersinVBI,and,onthebasisofabroadnetwork,toofferpossibilitiesofintercommunicationaccordingtotheparticularsituationsofageandposition.
DuringhisvisittotheofficesattheStorkowerBogen,Mr.RollenhagenwasabletogetanideaofBDC‘scapabilityandofitsrecentplans.
BDCDorschConsultrepresentstheDorschGroupwithagreatnumberofengineeringfieldsinBerlin,Brandenburg,Hamburg,Mecklen-burg-WesternPomerania,LowerSaxony,Saxony-AnhaltandSchleswig-Holstein.
BDCiscurrentlyinvolvedintheplan-ningservicesforA�9(ASLueneburg–ASBadBeversen)andA22(Wester-stede–Drochtersen/Elbtunnel)in
Group News
ManagingDirectorofVBIK.Rollenhagen(center),ManagingDirectorBDCK.Gütschow(r.)andMoBM.Schleusener
BDCofficebuildingatStorkowerBogeninBerlin
Crosssectionofbreakwaterattackedbydesignwave
GeneralManagerofDCAbuDhabiMichaelKadowtalkingtorepresentativesofTijanjinPortEngineeringInstitute
WaveBasinTianjinPort
In Brief
DC Airports: Visit of the Airports Roth and Manching, Germany
Inordertodeepentheknow-howandtogetnewideasformilitaryconstructionneedsDCAirportsandtheircolleaguesofh+rmadeanexcursiontotheairportsRothandManchinginmid-September2009.
AtthispointwewouldliketothankMr.Lotte-SternandMr.Halbomfortheirfriendlyguid-anceandfortakingthetimetojoinus.
DC Airports: Airport Munich, Overall planning PTS, Germany
Toestablishaconnectionbetweenthesatelliteandterminal2itisintendedtoimplementanundergroundpas-sengertransportsystem(PTS).
Afterthesuccessfulcompletionoftheconceptualdesigntheservicesregardingtheprepara-tionofthetenderdocumentswerecommissionedearlyinNovember2009.
TheengineeringservicesshouldbefinalisedbytheendofJuly20�0andwillbeexecutedinjointventurewithegis-rail.
DC Airports: Airport Khartoum (KRT), Sudan
EarlyinSeptember2009thedetaileddesignandtheprepara-tionofthetenderdocumentsfortheATC-Tower,theARFFandthemaintenancebuildingwerecommissioned.
Inmid-October2009theplan-ningdocumentsfortherunwayandtheapronwerefinalised.
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Inoneofthenumeroussubsequentcontractawardsthesamejointventurewasretainedtoprepareanupdateofthemasterplanfeatur-ingdevelopmentplanningasabasisforwastewaterdisposalengineer-ing;forecastsofdemographicandemploymenttrendsfrom�99�to20�5;locationstudiesandcapacitycalculations;andphysicalplanningforadditionalindustrialandresiden-tialareas.
Aspartofafurthercontractthehydrologicalandhydraulicdesignofthebufferpondheadingupthe50kmlongElSaffcanalwascarriedout,followedbyconstructionsupervision.
HelwanWWTPextension:
Theplanthadbeenoriginallyde-signedbyDorschConsult�0yearsago,andisnowbeingextendedfromapopulationequivalentof�million
namelymasterplan,design,sitesupervision,projectmanagementandtrainingforHelwanSewerage.Serv-icesrenderedfortheHelwanWWTPextensionwereasamplingcampaign,design,preparationofworkpackagesandprocurementdocuments,follow-upduringconstruction,preparatorydocumentationandmonitoring.
OriginalHelwanSewerageProject:
Duringtheperiod�955to�975Helwananditsnearbysurround-ingshaddevelopedintoafirst-orderindustrialcentrewithallthenegative
sideeffectsinvolved,suchasanex-plosivegrowthofpopulation(whichquadrupledin20years),trafficandtransportproblemsand,particularly,significantnegativeeffectsontheenvironment.IthadthusbecomevitallyimportanttoprotecttheNileRiveragainstpollutionsincethisriverprovidesthewatersupplyforthedenselypopulatedareasdownstreamofHelwan,includingthe�0millioninhabitantsofCairo.
Themasterplanincludedthecollec-tionofclimatologicallydataaswellasgeologicalandhydrogeologicalinvestigations,furthermoreinvesti-gationsontheexpectedpopulationgrowth.Watersupplyconditionswerealsostudied.Existingsewersandtreatmentplantswereexaminedandland-useplansuptotheyear2000wereestablished.
Anextensivemeasuringprogrammewascarriedouttodeterminethequantityandqualityoftheindustrialsewage.Consideringallhealthandenvironmentalaspects,arehabilita-tionanddevelopmentstrategywasdeveloped.
Criteriaweredefinedforthesubsequentdesignofthesewersystemandtreatmentworks,pro-vidingfor�.5millionpopulationequivalents.
The Jewel of the Nile
ThehistoryofDorschConsultCairoiscloselyconnectedtotheHelwanWastewaterTreatmentPlant.
TheHelwanSewerageProjectwascommencedin�977.SincethatyearDCCairohashadapermanentpresenceinCairo.
Since2006theextensionoftheHel-wanWastewaterTreatmentplanthasbeenunderconstructionwithopera-tioncommencinginAugust2009.
• Thesignificantmilestonesforthisextensionprojectare:
• Themaincontractor,ArabContrac-tors,wasappointedinDecember2005.
• DorschConsultwasappointedasdesignerfortheextensionprojectinJanuary2006duetoourprevi-ousexperienceontheproject.
• Excavationcommencedaccord-ingtoourinitialdesignsinMarch2006.
• ConcretingcommencedinMay2006.
• OperationhascommencedinAugust2009,5monthsaheadoftheoriginalprogramme.
DorschConsultprovidedinbothprojectsthetechnicalexpertise,
Landmark Project
Aerationtankbeingrehabilitated
to�.7millionsandadailyflowof550,000m�/d.Itprovidesactivatedsludgebiologicaltreatmentandincorporatesbothnewtreatmentunitsandtherenovationoftheexistingsystems.
Duetolimitationsofspace,thedesignconsideredvariousoptionsforthebiologicaltreatmentcapacityandsludgetreatmentanddisposalstrategy.
Thefinalsolutionforthesludgetreatmentreliesonsludgedryingbeds,anenvironmentallysustainablesolutionusingtheabundantfreesunshineforwhichEgyptisfamous.
TheHelwanWWTPprojectwasofficiallyinauguratedonDecember6,2009byHEHosneyMubarrak,Presi-dentoftheArabRepublicofEgypt.
Newfinalsedimentationtank
SatelliteviewofwastewatertreatmentplantinHelwanindustrialarea(Source:GooglePro)
Newconstructionofasedimentationtank
DCCairoteam(photographtakeninCairoOffice)fromlefttoright:M.Adel,I.Eid,A.Ezzat,H.Talaat,K.Brooke,
S.ElGuindy,B.Bauerfeld,M.Abdel-Hamid,H.Heinrich,Osam,O.Mabruk,A.Hussein,Dr.S.Mansour,M.Salman.
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withslushmoneyandhencedestroy-ingknowhowandfitness–onbothsides.Ithasnothingtomumbleorlineinone’sownpocket.ThisisthefundamentforwhattheIraqisinneedof–today,tomorrowandaftertomorrow.
Themanagingdirectorhasaclearconscience.Heknowsthatmoderncompliancerulesareworkinginhisenterprises.Inanywaythispragmaticemployeetransferclaimsunprec-edentedmeasureonopennessandtransparency.“Inanycasewearejustabletomanageonesingleproject.Nobodyofushasmorecapacity.”hesaidandasked:“Whatwouldhappenifwedidnothinginstead?Noneofuswouldbeselected.AndtheIraqwouldstayasitis.”
Ralf Grauel is chief editor of the professional Internet platform “Wirtschaftsplattform Irak“ (www.wp-irak.de)
schools,hospitals,powerstationsandhighways,evenlesshowtoproject,build,approveoroperatethem.Thisbottleneckisawaretoallparties.
ThereforeGermangroupsandsmallandmedium-sizedenterprisessellthemostpopularadditionalvalue,nomatterwhethertheydealwithcombineharvesters,heartpacemak-ers,hospitals,lifts,streets,bridges,signallingboxes,railwaytracksorendoscopes:Education.
Thereishardlyanenterprisethatdoesnotalsosupplyknowledgewithhisproductsandservices.ThyssenKrupp,Daimler,Siemens,Ger-manRailwaysandFesto:InIraqtheyareactiveintheeducationalsectorasamatteroffact.Thenewcoopera-tionsgofarbeyondtheusualequip-menttrainingcoursesintechnologi-calprojects.Inmanycasesregionaltrainingcentresarearrangeduponcontractsigning.NotonlyIraqistaffshouldbenefitfromsuchtraining,butthewholeregionalso.DaimlerisplanningtoestablishavocationaltrainingworkshopinBaghdad.Sie-mensandThyssenKrupparetrainingrailwayemployees.DeutscheBahnisprovidingadviceconcerningthestructuralchangeofrailtraffic.
Thepoliticalstabilityclingstotheeconomyandthewealth.Buteve-rythingdependsontheeducationofthosepeoplewholiveinIraqjustnowandtoday.ObviouslythereisaparticulardemandforGermanteach-ers.“ParticularlyforEngineeringandLifeSciences,theofficialseal’MadeinGermany’scoresenormously“,KatjaPetereitoftheprofessionalof-ficeInternationalesBildungsmanage-ment(FIB)inBonnisexplaining.
Guest Column
Lookingahead:TrainingofIraqirailwayengineersatDorschGruppe
Education: Building Sites in Mind
by Ralf Grauel
Iraqdoesnotlackinmoney,politicalwillorinternationalpartners.Whatisabsentisknowledge.Noweconomyandpoliticsmustworktogether.Thisisnotalwaysquitelegal,butithelps!
AftertheendoftheBerlininvest-mentconferenceforIraq,goodmoodprevails.TheforeigntradevolumebetweenGermanyandIraqhasdoubledwithinoneyear,announcestheArabian-GermanchamberofcommerceofGhorfa.AndwhentheGerman-IraqiAgree-mentoninvestmentisratified,thenitcanproperlygooffagainwiththereconstructionintheMesopotamia.
Theeconomicnewsofthesummerfittedtothecurrenteuphoria.Hardlyoneweekpassedwithoutthatcon-tractconclusionswereannouncedinatleasthundredsofmillions.
InthemiddleofJulytheIraqigov-ernmentspokesmanAlial-Dabbaghannouncedforexample,thecon-structionofasportcityinBasraatcostof�20millionEuros,sothatthefootballtournamentaroundthegulfcupcantakeplacetherein20�2.
OnedaylatertheinvestmentauthorityofNajafwroteouttheirproject“NewNajafofcity“toare-newedapplication,theinvestorfromKuwaithadgotoutoftheplanning.NewNajafcityisaurbanlarge-scaleproject(investmentvolume27billionEuros):On2�squarekilometresthelakeinNadschafshouldberebuiltwithhousingunitsinallpriceranges,anuniversity,banks,sportsfacili-ties,authorities,socialinstitutions,shoppingcentresaswellasafive-starhotel.
Themainattraction:TheviewshaftsofallMagistralsarealignedinthedirectionofNadschaf,morepreciselyontheshrineofImamAli,destina-tionofapproximatelyfourmilliontouristsperyear.
NewNajafcityisalreadynow“asymbolforthenewlyarousedself-assuranceoftheShiiteinthegulf“writesWPIcorrespondentFariHaram.Thevision:“Thenewmid-dleclassandupperclassconnectsofcoursethepilgrimagewithholiday,wellnessandshoppingtoursinluxuryboutiques.“Butitmuststillhappenalot,sothatthisdreambecomestrue.Streetsmustbebuilt,bridgesmustberenovated,generatingstationsandhospitalsmustbeconstructed.Masterplans,callsfortendersandprojectscirculateforanyimaginablebranchofindustry.
Iraqipoliticianstravelaroundtheworld,economicdelegationstraveltotheIraq.WhatseemstobethebiggestbuildingsiteoftheNearEastfromanews’perspective,turnsouttobetheslowestatacloserlook.Asfastaslarge-scaleprojectsarean-nounced,theyarepostponedshortlythereafter.Timelinesareextendedconstantly,closedcallsfortendersareopenedagainandconsortiaarereconstructedimmediatelyaftercrea-tion.
TheIraqigovernmenthasrecentlyannouncedthepostponementofseverallong-scheduledinvestmentsagain.„Contactpersonschangeperpetually,officialroutinesexistrarelyorarehardlyharmonizedwithinternationalstandards“,anentre-preneuriscomplaining.Thisisthebottleneckinwhichallprojectsarejammingthemselves.Iraqdoesnotlackinmoney,politicalwillorinter-nationalpartners.Whatisabsent,isknowledge.
Experts,engineers,doctors,admin-istrativeofficers,lawyers,financeexperts.Atrainedstaffwhocanimplementthebiginfrastructureprojectsishardlyavailablewithinanyinstitution,authorityorministry.
Evenifthestaffcoverageisfairlysatisfying,thefewemployeesdonothaveexperiencehowtocallforten-dersinthefieldsofairports,bridges,
TheBerlineducationalinstituteEuro-panoratorganizescomputertrain-ing,EnglishcoursesandcoursesfororganisationmanagementforIraqipublicofficers.
TheDAAD(GermanAcademicEx-changeService)issponsoringIraqprofessors,placingIraqgraduatesinGermanenterprises.TheAGEF(WorkgroupDevelopmentandSpe-cialistsintheFieldofMigrationandDevelopmentCooperation)educatesmechanics,electricians,andplumb-ers,trainsrefereesandemployeesinadministration.Recentlyaninitia-tivehasbeenfoundinArbiltohaveaGermanschoolthereuntil20�2,makingtheKurdishcapitalmoreinterestingforreturnees.CurrentlyaUniversityinBaghdadisinitiatedandpreparedfromGermany.
TheAnglo-SaxonNationsarediscov-eringthetopictoo:Withinthenextfiveyears�0,000IraqistudentswillbegraduatedfromuniversitiesinGreatBritain,Australia,CanadaandtheUSA.ThishasbeenannouncedbytheUSpresidentBarackObamaandtheIraqPrimeMinisterNuriAl-MalikiinJuly.Regardlesshowmanyeduca-tionalprojectswillbelaunched–thetimeistight.Plentyofinitiativeswillraisethelevelonlyafteryears.Butstreets,powerplants,schoolsandhospitalshavetobefinishednow.Duetotheurgency,someentrepre-neursarelookingforcreativeandsemi-legalshortcutsinaccordancewiththeirIraqipartnerstoachievetheirgoals.
Insteadofwaitingforgraduatedfromnon-establisheduniversitiestheyassignownemployersandap-pointthemasconsultantsinad-ministrationandministrieswhoseordertheyarecurrentlyworkingon.Concerningthetransparencyitisn’tanythingbutimpeccable.Butitworks!
Latelyamanagingdirectorofacon-sultingcompanyhasreportedaboutanideawhichwouldexceedthecommondefinitionofPublic-Private-
Partnership.ItsabouttwomilitaryprojectsinabillionEurorange:InEuropejusttwocompetitorsareabletohandleprojectsinthisdimension.Thereforetheymeeteachotherforaconfidentialexchangewherethecompetitorsweremoaningaboutthecommonproblems:poortenderdocuments,nomanagementandchaoticstructures.ItwouldbeveryurgentassigningkeypositionsattheIraqclients(provinces,administrationandministry)withstaff,whichbringsthequantumonfunctionalandlinguisticallyknowhowtocoordinatetheordersandthecrafts.
Butsuchstaffdoesn’texist.
Thedanger:theprojectsremainundone,willbepostponedandasoftenputouttotenderuntil“theyaredeadsometimesbecausenoen-terprisewilltouchitanymore”,theconsultantsaid.Threecomparableprojectsaretendered.HencetheEu-ropeanshaveagreedtoassigntheirstaffintotheIraqadministrationinordertomanagethecompetitor’sproject–andtotraintheIraqclerksbytheway.Justthe“Go”fromtheIraqisideismissing.
Letmepointout:it’snotaboutre-constructionthehomeofliesthroughthebackdoor“Education”.Corruptionmeansgainingcontracts
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Sport&leisurefacilitiesarespreadinAbuDhabi,youcanchooseamonganexcellentrangeofbeach,health,golfandsportsclub.Themostat-tractingfactoristhatyoucanswim,playsports,sunbathe,enjoyshop-pingmallsandwatchmovieswithinacloseareatoyourapartment.
• Doyouhaveaclosercontacttoyourfellows?
Mostoftheexpatriatestendtobuildstrongcontactwiththeirfellows;theyenjoysharingseveralactivitiesandbringtheirhomecountrytastetoAbuDhabi.
Hala Abulughod is Head of Human Resources and Administration at DC Abu Dhabi
ThelivingconditionsaregreatasAbuDhabi,beingthecapitalcityoftheUAE,isoneoftheGulf’stopdes-tinationsforexpatriateworkers.
• WhathappensoneveningsinAbuDhabi?Doyouhavesportandleisurefacilitiesclosetoyourapartment-suchasgyms,movietheatresorlibraries?
ThereisalwayssomethingnewtodointheeveningsrecentlyinAbuDhabi,lotsofconcerts,familyactivitieshavebeenorganizedonthebeaches,parksandhotels.
Hala Abulughod,DC Abu Dhabi
• HowdoyoufeelaboutworkinginAbuDhabi?Doyoulikeit?
WorkinginAbuDhabiisanenjoy-ablerichexperience;youwillgetthechancetoliveinacosmopolitancitywithanexposuretodiversityandlat-estdevelopment.
WhatIlikethemostaboutAbuDhabiisthatitisconstantlyevolvingwithechoestothepast.
• WhatisyourjobatDorsch?Whatisyourcurrentprojectyouareworkingon?
IamheadingtheHumanResourcesandAdministrationdepartmentofDCAbuDhabi.
Mycurrentprojectistheimplemen-tationofacustomizedHR/documentmanagementsystem.
• Whereareyouactuallyfrom?Wheredidyougrowup?
IamfromJordanbutIhavegrownupandstudiedinLebanon.
• WhatareyourlivingconditionsinAbuDhabi?
Interview
Mrs.HalaAbulughod,HeadofHumanResourcesandAdministrationatDCAbuDhabi
SkylineviewofAbuDhabiwithDCAbuDhabiofficebuilding“LuluCentre“(picturecentre,redbuilding)
Reports of the Companies
DC Transport Infrastructure
Traffic Analyses in Wiesbaden and Munich, Germany
Duringthewholeperiod,DCTrans-portInfrastructurehasbeeninchargeoftwodifferentprojectsdealingwithtransportdevelopmentplans,trafficcountings,trafficanaly-sesandtrafficconcepts.
DCTransportInfrastructurehassupportedthetransportdevelop-mentplansinRaunheim.
Wealsohaveanalyzedfurtheral-ternativesbyaccomplishingvarioustrafficanalysesconcerninganaccessofRaunheimWesttotheB4�.
Thisincludesnewplanningworkinthefieldoftrafficmodelcalcula-tion,theevaluationoftrafficflowinintersectionsandtheaccountandevaluationofthesoniceffectsofthetrafficvolume.
InthecourseofthetrafficanalysesconcerningtheNorth-WestTangentinTaunussteinaccomplishedbyDCTransportInfrastructure,werenderedeveryassistanceintheagreementprocedureswiththeregionalcouncil.
Traditional Road Construction and Engineering Projects
InadditiontofoursmallerroadconstructionprojectsinWeidenrespectivelyAschaffenburg,DCTIhasbeenentrustedwiththeconstructionsupervisionofapedestianandcyclepathalongsidetheB42betweenAssmannshausenandRüdesheim.
TheB42willbebroadenedandontheRhine-sideafootandcyclepathwithawidthof2.50mwillbeattached.
In Brief
DC Transport Infrastructure: Development Area Gateway Gardens
Inspiteofthefinancialcrisis,therealestatesaleintheurbanisationzoneGatewayGardens(AirportFrankfurt)hasbeencontinuouslyincreasingandtheareaismoreandmoretakingshape.
Fromthis,manysmallandlargefollow-upordershavebeenresultingforDCTransportInfrastructureinthepastfewmonths.
DC Transport Infrastructure: Noise Protection Studies at Motorways
ThechargeofthenoiseandairprotectionstudiesoftheBABA64�hasbeenextendedbecauseoftheemployer‘s(ASVWiesbaden)perfectsatis-factionwithourwork.
Tothehithertoanalysissectionhasaddedafurthermotorwaysectionandthemotorwayjunc-tionSchierstein,whichislessthanfiveminutesawayfromourofficeinWiesbaden.
DC Transport Infrastructure: Road and Sewer Projects in Bonn
Wehavebeenentrustedwithtwonewprojects,whichareperformedincooperationwithourcolleguesofDCTIinBonnandWiesbaden.
TheseprojectsaretherenewalofthesewerMichaelstraßeandofthesewerBornheimerStraßeinBonn.
NorthWestTangentTaunusstein
FederalmotorwayA64�nearSchiersteinjunction
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BDC Berlin
Design of the Federal Motorway A22 (Coastal Motorway)
On�4thofSeptember2009,almostoneyearaftertheassignmentoftheA�9,section2(ASLueneburg-ASBadBeversen),BDCwasassignedthedesignoftheA22betweenWesterstedeandtheElbetunnelnearDrochtersen,section7fromtheL��4totheA26.
Thisprojectedcoastalmotorwayconstitutesamajormeansforthedevelopmentofthenorth-westernpartofGermany.Bymeansofthismotorwaythenorthernandeasternneighbouringstateswillcloseranks,andthegeographicalseparationofSchleswig-HolsteinandLowerSaxonyonthelowerElbewillbeovercome.
InadditiontheGermanseaports‘connectiontothehinterlandontheNorthSeaandtheaccesstotheregionsonthelowerWeserandonthelowerElbewillbeimprovednoticeably.Thus,contributingtotheregionaldevelopmentobjective,theA22formspartoftheregionalde-velopmentprogramofLowerSaxony2008.
Withalengthofabout�2�km(including��4kmnewconstructionmotorway)theA22formspartofthebiggestGermannewmotorwayprojects-togetherwiththeA�9,theA�4inSaxony-AnhaltandtheA94inBavaria.Theconstructionvolumeamountstoabout�.�billionEuros,whichmakesitevenmorepleasantforBDCtobeinvolvedintwooutofthesefourprojects.
Construction Supervision for Waste Water Treatment in Albania
Inearly2007,aconsortiumofDorschConsultWasserundUmweltandaGermanpartnercompanywasaward-edwiththeprovisionofsupervisionservicesfortheconstructionofthreewastewatertreatmentplantsintheAlbaniancitiesofDurres,LezhaandSaranda.
DCWEisprovidingtheTeamLeaderoftheconsortium’sprojectteam.
Theprojectisfundedthroughco-financingoftheGEF(WorldBankGroup),EIB,theLuxembourgDevel-opmentCooperationandtheAlba-nianGovernment.
Duetotechnicalandorganisationalreasons,thetimefortheconstructionworkswillbeextended,presumablytotheendof20�0.
Consequently,alsothecontractoftheConsortiumwasextended,inor-dertoensuretheprovisionofprofes-sionalsupervisionservicesthrough-outtheentireconstructionperiod.
Operations Management Support for Middle Governorates (Phase II)
HavingsuccessfullycompletedthefirstPhaseoftheOperationsManagementSupport(OMS)totheMiddleGovernorates(Balqa,MadabaandZarqa)theComponent�oftheWaterPrograminJordan,DCWEwasinvitedtoprepareaproposalforthePhaseII,theOperationsManagementSupport(OMS)forWaterSupplyandSewerageintheMiddleGoverno-rates,WaterAuthorityofJordan.
ThefollowingkeyactivitieswillbecoveredinaccordancewiththeTOR:• SupportMiddleGovernoratesin
transformationtowardsWaterCompanies
• Implementationofawatersupplyimprovementprogramme
• Improvemanagementsystemsforcustomerservicesandsubscriberaffairs
• Improvethefinancialsituationandestablishcommercialmanagementsystems
• Definitionandfollow-upofout-sourcingoptionsandMicroPSP
• SupportofGISunits• Supporttheimplementationof
ICTinfrastructure
Environmental Study for Tobruk – Emssad Railway Lines, Libya
Inclosecooperationwiththere-sponsibleplannerDCAfrique,DCWaterandEnvironmentperformedanenvironmentalstudyfortworailwayprojectsasapartofTobrok-EmssaadinLibya.
ServiceswereperformedduringaperiodoftwomonthsfromSept.–Nov.2009.
Theprojectconsistsoftwodifferentsections:•Tobruk–EmsaadRailway(Main
Line):�45km•TobrukHarbourLink:��km
Thecontractcomprisedaconflictandriskassessmentconcerningtheoccupationofhousesandfarmland,furthermoreanoiseimpactassess-mentforTobrukresidentialarea.
Thissuccessfulprojectisanotherpositiveexampleforclosecoopera-tioninpracticewithintheDorschGruppe.
DC Water and Environment
Storm Water Systems at Frankfurt Main Airport, Germany
AsapartoftheexpansionoftheFrankfurt/MainAirportthenewconstructionofthethreeaprons“Terminal�West”(approx.40ha),“FrachterweiterungSüd“(approx.40ha)and“WerfterweiterungSüd(ap-prox.20ha)isscheduledbytheclientFraportAG.
DCWEiscommissionedwiththeper-formanceofthedesign/detailedde-signofthethreestormwatersystemsfordischargingthesurfacewateraswellastheinfiltrationditchesforthepercolationofthewatercomingfromthehangarsandotherstruc-turesinthearea.
ProjectedcoastalmotorwayA22,NorthernGermany
NoiseimpactassessmentinTobrukresidentialareaConstructionworksatairportseweragesystem
IslandofBonaire,NetherlandsAntilles
ProposedlocationofLezhaseweragetreatmentplant,Albania
KhawpumpingstationinZarqaprovince,Jordan
FloodprotectionforKatzenbach„AmGipsbruch“
In Brief
DC Water and Environment:Data Migration Gossau
DCWEandBarthauerSoftwarecompanyareassignedtoimportsewerconditiondataintothedatamanagementsystemoftheCityofGossau(Switzerland).
BarthauerSoftwareisresponsi-blefordevelopingtheinterfacewhileDCWEwillimportthedataintotheirsystem.Afterfinishingtheimport,DCWEwillteachthestaffofGossausothattheycanperformtheimportthemselvesifnecessary.
DC Water and Environment: Flood Protection Katzenbach
AchannelbypassforfloodprotectionofinhabitantsofGarmisch-PartenkirchenwasplannedbyDCWE.
Inthenextstepaprojectap-provalprocedureisconductedinclosecollaborationwiththeWeilheimWaterAuthorityandthecityofGarmisch-Parten-kirchen.
DC Water and Environment: Follow-up Bonaire
DCWEhasbeenassignedtorevisethetenderdocumentsforconstructionofavacuumnet-work,awastewatertreatmentplantwithsequentialbatchreactorsandanirrigationnet-workontheislandofBonaire,partoftheNetherlandsAntillesintheCaribbean.
Partsofthedesign,thebillofquantitiesandthespecifica-tionswillbeadaptedtothenewrequirements.
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waterswhicharepartlyecologicallyvaluable.Themotorwaylocationad-ditionallyrunsacrossanareawhichisstronglydisintegratedbydevelop-ment.
InthemeantimethedesignoftheA�9,whichisarouteofabout20kmlengthincludingamotorwayrestareawithfuellingstationandsanitaryfacilities,isproceedingonschedule.
TheworkingatmospherebetweenBDCandtheemployer(divisionofLuneburgoftheLowerSaxonyFeder-alStateAuthorityforRoadEngineer-ingandTrafficDevelopment(NLStBV)andthirdparties(eg.theWasser-undSchifffahrtsverwaltung)isagoodone,andtheprojectmanagerandhisteamhavebeencomplementedfortheirworkmanyatime.
Aftercarryingoutdetailedsurveysofdifferentversions,thecompilationofthepreliminarydesigndocumentsisinprogressnow.
Thetotalassignmentincludesservicesforworkphases�-4(optionally5)oftheplanningoftrafficfacilitiesaswellasspecialservices(surveyscon-cerningnoiseandairpollutionamongothers).
BothassignmentsarecarriedoutbyBDCbranchofficeHamburgwithMartinSteenbuckastheengineerincharge.Otherbranchofficesareinvolvedintheaccomplishment.
DC India
Taloja Feeder Service Road
MaharashtraIndustrialDevelopmentCorporation(MIDC)hadconstructednearly�0kmlengthofrigidpave-mentroadinTalojaIndustrialEstatecalled“TalojaFeederServiceRoad”.
TheconcreterigidpavementslabsdevelopedextensivecrackswithinsixmonthsofConstruction.MIDCthenawardedtheworkoftheconsultancyservicestoDCIndiatoinvestigatethematterandsuggestremedialmeasures.
DCIndiaundertookdetailedinvesti-gationworkbywayofgeotechnicalinvestigation,checkingsoilproper-ties,structuralstrengthofthecon-cretepavementbywayofconcretecoredrillingandtesting,excavatingtrailpitstoobservetheroadstruc-tureoftheconstructedroad.
Simultaneouslyanalysisofadoptedpavementdesignandobservationoftheconditionsofthecracks,itspat-ternetc.wascarriedout.
TrialsmadebyContractorforthecrackssealingwithepoxyproductswasalsoobserved.
Thepossibilityofrestorationbycrackssealingwithepoxyproducts
wasalsostudiedforitseconomicalviability.
HoweverthecracksealingwasnotviablewithEpoxyproductsandmoreandmorenewcrackswereappearingduringcourseofinvestigation.
Alsothepossibilityofremovingthecrackedpanelandreplacingwithnewconcretepanelswastried.
Themaincausesoffailureofcon-cretepavementwere:• Blackcottonsoilonwhichthisroad
wasconstructed• Absenceofproperdrainagebe-
cause“RightofWay”waslimitedtoroadwidth
• SomedeficienciesinthedesignsofthepavementwhichwasnotasperIRCdesignguidelinesand
• ShortfallinthequalityofthematerialusedsuchasWBM,GSB,Sub-gradeetc.
TheremedialmeasureshavebeenproposedbywayofflexibleoverlayontherigidpavementinaccordancewiththeguidelinesprovidedintheIndianRoadCongressSP-�7guidelines.
Theapprovedfederalroadwayistoconnectanewthree-legmotorwayinterchangeontheA28atWester-stede(ruraldistrictofAmmerland)withanewmotorwayinterchange
ontheA29atJaderberginordertothenleadthroughtheWesertunnelsouthofNordenham.
AsanoffsetlineoftheA27theroadwayisthentocontinuetothesouthofBremerhavennorthofBremervördethroughtheareaofOldendorf/HimmelpfortentothedesignedElbetunnelA20atDro-chtersen(regionaldistrictofStade).TheretheA22willbeconnectedwiththedesignedA26bymeansofathree-legmotorwayinterchange.
TheresponsibleauthorityistheLowerSaxonFederalStateAuthor-ityforRoadEngineeringandTrafficDevelopment(NLStBV),divisionofStade.Assignedservicesare:workphases�-4(optionally5)fortheplanningoftrafficfacilitiesaswellasspecialservicesforcoordination,forplanningapproval,forthecrea-tionofadigitalplanningfolder,forsurveying,fornoisesuppressionandfortechnicalcontributionconcerningdrainage.
Thelengthoftheplannedmotorwaywillreachabout20km.Itincludesanaccesspointandamotorwayrestareawithtoiletfacility.Specificcharacteristicsoftheroutearethecomplicatedsoilsituationandthecrossingofmarshland,whichrequiresasophisticateddrainagedesign.Inadditiontheroutewillcrossem-bankedwaterstretches,onerailwaytrack,someminorroadsandrunning
ProposedrouteofmotorwayA22
DC Asia
The Thailand Pipeline
PTTPublicCompanyLimited,ThailandhasawardedDorschConsultAsiawiththeoverallprojectmanage-mentoftheIRPCNaturalGasPipelineProject.
ThepipelinewilloriginatefromtheexistingthirdtransmissionpipelineandfeedthecombinedcycleheatpowerplantsintheIRPCindustrialcomplex.
Theapproximatelengthofthe24’’(0.6m)pipelinewillbe25km.Themaximumdesignflowrateforthepipelinesystemshallbe270MMSCFD.
Majorelementsare• Maintransmissionline• TransmissionwithinIRPCcomplex
onpipe-rack• Tie-infacilities• 4blockvalvestationsincluding
launcherandreceivingfacilities• SCADAandcommunicationsystem• Cathodicprotectionsystem
Theprojectshouldbecompletedwithin�7months.
“Good Morning Vietnam“: Market Knowledge Facilitates the Award
DCAsia(Thailand)wasawardedthePetroVietnamassignmentforthebasicdesignandinvestmentreportfortheEastWestGasConnectionPipelineinVietnam.
Proximityandextensivemarketknowledgehavebeenthemainreasonsforthissuccess.Becauseofitslong-timepresenceinthisregionandbecauseofitsextensivemarketknowledgeDCAsiawasabletomeetPetroVietnam‘ssophisticatedde-mandsandtightschedulerelyingonthefastdispositionofourseasonedexperts.
DCAsiaprovidedthreeexpertsofdif-ferentareas:Pipeline,electronicsandSCADAandprocessmanagement.CurrentlytheyarecooperatingwiththePVEprojectteamasleadengi-neerstoprovidethebasicdesignandtheinvestmentreportontime.
DCAsiahasalreadybeenawardedthefollow-uporderB52-OmonGasPipelineFEED(fortheon-shoresegment)byPVEandisnowlookingforwardtoupcomingchallengesandsuccessinthismewmarketVietnam.
Tajolalocationmap,India
IPRCnaturalgaspipeline,Thailand
MajorroadsnearTajola,India
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• ConstructionofouterbypassfromUmAlQuain–FalajAlMulaaroadtoSajaa–Khawaneejroad
• RoadsandservicesinEast48andWest��andothersectorsinAbuDhabi
• MaintenanceofroadsandbridgesinAbuDhabiMainland(South).
DC Abu Dhabi
New Acquisitions of the Marine Engineering Department
DCAbuDhabiisaskedforthedesignandsupervisionofacoupleofbreakwaterandrockprotectionfrompub-licandprivateclients.
Theservicesincludepartlydesignforfuelnetworksystems,water,drain-age,slipwaysandotherwork.
AdditionallytheMarineEngineeringDepartmenthasbeenaskedforthedesignandsupervisionformaritimedevelopmentworksfor�0plotswithareaof700,000squaremeters.
Designandsupervisionofarunwaywithlengthof2,500metersbuiltinAbuDhabiwillberealizedbyourengineerstoo.
Lastbutnotleastadesignandsuper-visionfortheconstructionofanewpumpstationwithirrigationworkisoneofthenewprojectsofourfellowsinAbuDhabi.
Irrigation Projects in UAE
Acoupleofprojectsaredealingwiththedesignandconstructionoflandscapeofirrigationsystems.
Inparticular,oneprojectcoversinstallationofirrigationtanksandpumps.AnotheroneconnectsthereservoiratTrucksRoundabouttothemainwaterlinerunningfromSaroojareaAlDhahirreservoirinAlAinEasternregion.
Refurbishment of Western Municipality Buildings
TherefurbishmentofthebuildingswillsupportWesternRegionMunicipalitytoachievethestrategicgoalsindevelopingtheareainhumanresources,sustainingurbandevelopmentandinimpro-vingtheprovidedservicestothecommunity.
DorschGruppe–DCAbuDhabihaspreparedthetenderdocumentswithallthenecessarydesigns-externalandinternal,MEP,landscapingandirrigation,assuringthesameidentityforeightmunicipalitybuildings.
Green Building Department - Sustainable Design
InconjunctionwithenergydesignStuttgart,EngineeringConsultancyProfessorPfeiferundPartnerAbuDhabi,WaagnerBiroGulfLLCDubaiandAlpineBauDeutsch-landAGDubaiwearedevelopingasustainabledesignforresidentialbuildings.
Currentlyweareintheprocesstoop-timizetheenergysystem(i.ecooling),insulationofboundaryconditionsandconstructionmethodologies.
Furthermoreweareintroducingabiologicalwastewatertreatmentsystembyusingreedbeds.
InconjunctionwithourMasterPlanningDepartmentweofferedIntegratedPlanningServicesfortheAbuPolice“TrainingVillage”Development.
Thoughthefinaldecisionisoutstand-ing,wehavebeenshortlistedandnowareawaitingtheinvitationfromtheclientinordertopresentourconcept.
Interdisciplinary Transportation and Road Projects
InconjunctionwithourTransporta-tionDepartmentweenteredaDesignCompetitionforfivemajorbusstationswithintegratedlinktothe(future)MetroinAbuDhabi.
Thechallengewastocreateafunc-tionalthoughuniqueandsustainabledesignwithlandmarkandCIcharac-ter.
WehavebeenshortlistedwithKEOandATKINStofurtherpresentourconcept.
Furthermore,someroadprojectswereawardedtoDCAbuDhabi:• Constructionofmiscellaneous
roadsandparkinginAbuDhabiCityandsurroundingarea
Outerbypass,approx.200kmfromAbuDhabi
Irrigation&LandscapingCrownPrinceCourt,AbuDhabi
In Brief
DC Abu Dhabi: ADNOC Ruwais
ProjectManagementServicesforRuwaisHousingComplexExpan-sion(PhaseIII)aswellasfortheConstructionofVillasandConstructionofMarriedFlats.ProjectstartsinNov.2009andwillbefinishedinDec.20��.
DC Abu Dhabi: Marine Engineering in Al Ain
DCAbuDhabitakesoverdesignandsupervisionforconstruc-tionoftwomulti-usagesteelstructurestoresinAlRawdaFarm,Al-Ain.Thestoresareahas�5,000squaremetersandwillbefinishedwithinthenextyear.
DC Abu Dhabi: 13,200 km of Chain Link Fence
Designandsupervisionfortheconstructionofthechainlinkfencewithprecastconcretefoot-ingswithlengthof��,200km.
DC Abu Dhabi: Landscaping Cemetry Al Samha
Redesigningofexistingcem-eteryanditsextension.Projectincludedroadworks,parkingandaccesspoints.
DC Abu Dhabi: FreewayFujairah Emirates
40kmof�lanesdualfreewayinmountainterrainincluding8bridges,5underpasses,20multicellboxculvertsand�5pipeculverts.Thisprojectisfollowedbymanyotherprojectswhichincluderoadinfrastructurealso.
ConstructionofDubai-FujairahFreeway,UnitedArabEmirates
MaritimedevelopmentatRasGurabIsland,AbuDhabi
ExteriorviewofGayathimunicipalitybuilding
ExteriorviewofMadinathZayedmunicipalitybuilding
Prototypeforinteriorofexecutiveoffices
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Publisher:OlafHoffmannEditor:KerstinSchneiderLayout:GerhardHabingerContact:[email protected]
We’dliketothankallauthorsofthisedition(inorderofcontributions):JürgenRöder,OlafHoffmann,MichaelSchleusener,Prof.SamehMansour,Karl-RaymondMaier,KeithBrooke,RalfGrauel(GuestColumn),HalaAbulughod,StefanHauser,Dr.RajuRohde,StefanBallay,BerndMüssig,AlexanderGoertz,NirmalG.Humbad,JürgenSupik,HosainHaider,DrEmamHussein,AshrafYehia,KhaledM.Abbas,AdelAlDeeb,JostKreussler,HossamKorraa,ZsoltCseh.
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