Location: Lebanon

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

 

Feasibility and economic studies, preliminary and detailed design, preparation of tender documents for project implementation and supervision of construction.