Location: Lebanon 

Client: C.D.R. (Council for Development & Reconstruction) - Ondeo Liban (Suez Group,  France) 

Consultants: Associated Consulting Engineers

 

Project Description

Land-Use and Situational Assessment of the utilities authorities (water and sewerage) in north Lebanon, including the development of a GIS for all subscribers and users of potable water in Tripoli city including suburbs (80,000 units, 350,000 residents). The main component of the study includes:

• Data Collection (Survey) of physical and geographical features of water subscribers and users in the area administered by the Water Authority of Tripoli. This task entailed the following:
• Preparation of survey forms
• Subdivisions and coding of survey isles and buildings
• Setting of GIS and database structure
• Data collection
• Data validation and verification
• Data entry
• Data migration to final management system (X7)
  • Inventory of physical assets of the Water Authorities (Tripoli and North)
  • Preparation of Data sheets
  • Coding system and assets breakdown structure
  • Data Collection
    • Situational Assessment (diagnostic) of the Water and Sewerage Authorities in North Lebanon
    • Technical : description of utilities, operations and maintenance, demand/supply assessment
    • Commercial: customer base, tariff structure, demand estimation and projection, billing.
    • Financial: budgeting cost accounting, financial performance indicators.
    • Human resources: organizational structure, procedural rules and forms, job description, training needs assessment.
    • Regulatory assessment of Sewerage Authorities

 

Consultancy Services

 

• Economic Feasibility Study
• GIS and Database
• Preliminary Design
• Detailed Design
• Preparation of Tender Documents
• Project’s implementation
• Construction Supervision