MSDP Municipal Services Delivery Program P & D Department, Government of Sindh. MSDP Monthly BULLETIN January 2015

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1 MSDP Municipal Services Delivery Program P & D Department, Government of Sindh MSDP Monthly BULLETIN January 2015 January 2015

2 Contents 1 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROJECT MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT JACOBABAD: WATER SUPPLY (DETAILS OF CONTRACT PACKAGES) Glimpses of Activities during the Month of January PROGRESS DURING MONTH OF JANUARY Progress of work WS-01 Water Intake and Storage System WS-02 High Lift Pumping System and Rising WS-03 Water Filtration and Transmission Loop WS-04 & WS-06 Water Distribution System (Zone 1, 2, 5 & 6) MEETINGS, DISCUSSIONS & SITE VISITS Progress Meetings with Contractors Meeting Regarding EIA Report Submission st Progress Meeting with WS-04 and WS-06 Contractor Presentation about Proposed Automation/ SCADA System UNICEF FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT / MOBILIZATION IN JACOBABAD Meeting with the Managing Director of Sindh Solid Waste Management Board ACTIVITIES AT PMU Refresher session of PakInfo FINANCIAL PROGRESS KEY STAFF PERSONNEL OF MSDP (As of January 2015) PICTORIAL OVERVIEW

3 1 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROJECT MSDP Bulletin is a monthly progress document produced by the Municipal Services Delivery Program, Program Management Unit, Government of Sindh. This publication is joint effort of all the MSDP members. The purpose of this publication is to provide up-to-date information about efforts of the MSDP to improve delivery of local water, sanitation and hygiene services in Jacobabad. This bulletin includes: Highlights Updates on Project Sites Funding and Expenditure Status For any further information The provision of municipal services in Sindh has not kept pace with increased population demands. Only 55% of urban population has access to piped water that too of poor quality, limited to 2-4 hours and not more than gallons per capita per day (gpcd). Similarly, access to sewerage /drainage and disposal of solid waste is either negligible or very low. The US Government through USAID/ Pakistan has earmarked a grant of US $ 66.0 million for the development of municipal infrastructure in six selected towns in 2010 flood affected districts of the Province. Under MSDP emphasis was given to smaller towns, falling outside the purview of SCIP. Accordingly Jacobabad, Qambar, Shahdadkot, Mehar, Khairpur Nathan Shah and Johi were selected for the said USAID assisted development work under the program. In the first phase, the construction works on Jacobabad Water Supply System are currently underway while work on Waste Water and Solid Waste Systems in Jacobabad are expected to start very soon. regarding Municipal Services Delivery Program, please contact us at Telephone No.:

4 1.1 MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT JACOBABAD: Improvement of Water Supply Up-gradation & rehabilitation of Sanitation System Development of Solid Waste Collection & Disposal Infrastructure The overall Water Supply, Sewerage and Solid Waste Management system of the administrative capital of District Jacobabad with a population of more than 250,000 people, was suffering from gaps and shortcomings, operational deficiencies and poor service delivery. Accordingly a comprehensive package for Jacobabad was developed with the aim to provide; Uninterrupted water supply with better quality at the rate of 30 gpcd, Rehabilitation and up-gradation of the existing sewerage system, Introduction of solid waste management system. 1.2 WATER SUPPLY (DETAILS OF CONTRACT PACKAGES) PACKAGE WS-01 (Water Intake and Storage System) PACKAGE WS-02 (High Lift Pumping System and Rising) PACKAGE WS-03 (Water Filtration and Transmission Loop) PACKAGE WS-04 (Water Distribution System Zone 1 & 2) PACKAGE WS-05 (Water Distribution System Zone 3 & 4) PACKAGE WS-06 (Water Distribution System Zone 5 & 6) 3

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6 2 Glimpses of Activities during the Month of January In the month of January, 1st Progress Meeting was held with the contractor of WS-04 and WS-06. The issues at site were discussed in detail and the contractor was stressed for the speedy execution of work. An introduction cum kick-off meeting was held on January 14, 2015 with USAID, UNICEF (and its partners WATERAID and UNHABITAT) at MSDP Office, Karachi. UNICEF shared it future plans regarding community mobilization, health/hygiene work etc. for the infrastructure works currently under progress in Jacobabad. It is aimed that the UNICEF s engagement for community mobilization would complement the ongoing infrastructure improvement in Jacobabad. Since environment is one of the key focused areas of MSDP, that s why every tits and bits of EIA report was reviewed in meticulous detail by MSDP concerned officials and then in the light of suggested improvements, EIA report was amended. 5

7 3 PROGRESS DURING MONTH OF JANUARY 3.1 Progress of work Component wise progress on each contract package is discussed below WS-01 Water Intake and Storage System (M/S Samad Khan Babar & Co) Generator room building is almost completed. Finishing works of the generator room including electrification and fixing of doors, windows and ventilators is in progress. Excavation and embankment formation are in progress for lagoon no. 3. Almost 80% of Excavation works and about 48% works for embankment formation are completed. Dressing and grading of embankment of Lagoon no. 1 is completed along periphery, finger bunds WS-02 High Lift Pumping System and Rising (M/s Shaikh Baz Khan& Brothers) Laying of 600 mm dia km long CS rising main is in progress. Construction of brick wall for the new pump room is also in progress. It is expected that the staircase railing with other structural steel works and plaster works will be started in February. Construction of generator room building is 90% completed WS-03 Water Filtration and Transmission Loop (M/s Crescent Construction Company & KSB Engineers and Contractors (JV)) The construction of generator room is in progress, while UT testing, excavation of the trench, laying of bedding material and welding of pipe joints are in progress as well. 6

8 3.1.4 WS-04 & WS-06 Water Distribution System (Zone 1, 2, 5 & 6) (M/S Khan Mohammad & Co.) 1 st Progress Meeting was held with the contractor on January 8, 2015 in which different substantial decisions were made regarding smooth and swift execution of project as per the agreed terms and condition WS-05 Water Distribution Network (Zone 3 & 4) (M/S Matracon Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited) Excavation for the two overhead reservoir sites in zone 3 and zone 4 are in progress through dewatering. Joint survey for distribution network is in progress. 7

9 4 MEETINGS, DISCUSSIONS & SITE VISITS 4.1 Progress Meetings with Contractors On January 2, 2015, progress meetings were held with construction contractors of WS- 01, WS-02 & WS-03 at PMU Office, Karachi. 4.2 Meeting Regarding EIA Report Submission On January 6, 2014, Mr. Fayyaz M. Zai (M&E Expert) and Mr. Babar Palijo (Assistant Director-Execution) held a detailed meeting with AAA-TCI s environmental experts on the draft EIA report at AAA-TCI Design Office, Karachi. MSDP officials proposed different structural changes in the report st Progress Meeting with WS-04 and WS-06 Contractor On January 8, 2015, 1st Progress Meeting was held with WS-04 and WS-06 contractor, Mr. Khan Muhammad Khan at MSDP Office, Karachi. Last month, i.e. in December, the contractor had arranged a visit to Jamal Pipe Factory, Lahore, which he had proposed for HDPE- 100 pipe manufacturing. However, the factory was not approved by AAA-TCI s Quality Assurance Specialist and Pipe Inspector as it failed to demonstrate even a single qualifying requirement including hydraulic test, weight of pipe, thickness of pipe etc. In the meeting with contractor, it was decided that a last chance would be given to the factory to demonstrate its capability of manufacturing the HDPE pipe required under the contract. 8

10 4.4 Presentation about Proposed Automation/ SCADA System On January 8, 2015, in an internal meeting between MSDP and AAA-TCI, a brief presentation was given by the Automation Engineer on the proposed automation/ SCADA system to be implemented for the Water Supply system in Jacobabad (as a part of package EM- 11). It will be helpful for gathering and analyzing real time data. 4.5 Meeting with UNICEF for Community Engagement / Mobilization in Jacobabad A meeting was held on January 14, 2015 with UNICEF at MSDP Office, Karachi. UNICEF will be supporting Sindh MSDP in implementation of project s soft components like, behavior change, social mobilization and capacity building to complement infrastructure interventions. UNICEF will shortly be signing a PIL with the GoS regarding community mobilization, health/hygiene work etc. for the infrastructure works currently under progress in Jacobabad. 4.6 Meeting with the Managing Director of Sindh Solid Waste Management Board On January 21, 2015 a meeting was held at PMU with the Managing Director of Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SWMB). Discussion was held on whether the Solid Waste Management System of Jacobabad could be developed in partnership with SWMB. It was decided in the meeting that the issue would be further discussed with USAID. A brief presentation was also given by the AAA-TCI s Design Engineer on the proposed Solid Waste Management Plan for Jacobabad. 9

11 5 ACTIVITIES AT PMU 5.1 Refresher session of PakInfo Refresher session of PakInfo & DQA was held at SBEP PMIU Office, Karachi on January 16, The session was attended by Mr. Fayyaz M. Zai, Mr. Babar Palijo & Ms. Saba Zehra. 10

12 7 KEY STAFF PERSONNEL OF MSDP (As of January 2015) The organogram in below Figure shows the key personnel currently deployed at MSDP. Mr. Khalid Hyder Shah Program Director Mr. Arab Shaikh Director General (Works) Mr. Assad Zamin Director (Finance & Compliance Dr. Shahzad Thaeem Director (Reforms) Mr. Naeem Waheed Procurement Specialist Mr. Ali Shah PM (Jacobabad) Mr. Babar Palijo AD (Execution) Mr. Aslam Memon (Financial Expert) Mr. Fayyaz M. Zai (M&E Expert) Mr. Sheraz Memon AEE Mr. Ashfaq Memon (AD Procurement) Mr. Muddassir Sub Engineer Ms. Saba Zehra (AD GIS/MIS) 12

13 8 PICTORIAL OVERVIEW ONGOING WORK AT PROJECT SITES MEETING WITH USAID & UNICEF OFFICIALS 13