National Highway Authority

Feasibility and Detailed Design for Dualization of Tarnol – Fateh Jang Section of National Highway N-80

Last update: Jan 24, 2018 Last update: Jan 24, 2018

Details

Locations:Pakistan
Start Date:Dec, 2006
End Date:Feb, 2007
Contract value: USD 69,000
Sectors:Civil Engineering, Roads & Bridges
Civil Engineering, Roads & Bridges
Categories:Consulting services
Date posted:Jan 24, 2018

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Description

Location within Country: Punjab
Name of Client: National Highways Authority, Ministry of Communications, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad

Total value of full project: US $ 45.4 million

Brief Narrative Description of Project:
The project consisted of the Preparation of a Feasibility Study and Detailed Design, Preparation of Tender Drawings and Tender Documents for an additional carriageway, 40 kilometers in length. The project is situated in Punjab Province and forms a part of National Highway N-80 (Turnol – Fatehjang – Jand – Kohat). The project envisages widening and up-gradation of existing road and improvement of road geometry. In pursuance of the vision of the Economic and Social Development, the Tarnol – Kohat Highway has recently been federalized. Roads and bridges play a pivotal role in realization of this vision. This section would become further traffic load once the Khushal Garh Bridge on river Indus is reconstructed. Keeping in view the aforementioned objectives, the NHA intends to upgrade, widen and improve Fatehjang – Jand Section to international standards.

Description of Actual Services Provided:
The work entailed detailed topographic survey, study on alternate alignments, fixing of permanent reference monuments and establishing permanent benchmarks, soil and sub soil investigations, study of borrow sources and their analyses, Quarry material sources and analysis, traffic counts and surveys, traffic forecasts, design of major intersections and traffic flow analyses, Design of Urban Areas, Design of Street Lighting, Axle loads study and related analyses, Origin Destination Surveys, Hydrological studies, Design of Storm Water Drainage, Existing pavement evaluation using Benkleman Beam Deflection Method, Present Serviceability Ratings, Effective Thickness Method, Capacity Analysis, Study on Land Acquisition and Right of Way, Reports on Relocation Requirements for Utilities, Pavement Design, Structural Design, Design of Foundations, sub-structures, super structures, River Training Works, Preparation of Construction Drawings, Traffic Audits, Traffic Safety Measures, Strategy for Road Safety Bill of Quantities, Preparation of Mass Haul Diagram, Preparation of Specifications, Tender Documents, General and Special Terms and Conditions of Contract, Engineering Cost Estimates, Study of Regional Development Plans, Market Studies – Regional Import Export Volumes, Crop Production etc., Transport Sector Policy Studies, Vehicle Operating Costs, Economic Analysis, Financial Analysis, Preparation of Technical and Economic Feasibility Report, Preparation of Project Planning Approval Document (PC I), Evaluation of Tenders as per IBRD Procurement Guidelines.

Type of Services provided:
Hydrological Surveys, Soil Surveys, Topographic Surveys, Sector Studies, Regional Development Plans, Planning Studies, Feasibility Studies, Market Studies, Economic Studies, Financial Studies, Technical Studies, Design – Architectural / Engineering / Industrial etc., Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Hydraulics Studies and Engineering, Earthquake Engineering, Quantity Surveying / Cost Estimating, Estimation / Preparation of Contract Documents and Bid Evaluation, Structural Engineering, Technical Assistance and Advisory Services, Material Testing.

Fields of Specialization:
Agriculture & Rural Development Sector:
Floor/River Control Works

Transportation Sector:
National/Regional/Multimodal Transportation Planning – Traffic/Origin-Destination Surveys – Demand forecasting, - Transportation Models, - Policies & Investment Programs, International Transportation Tech., Road Transportation Facilities, Highway Planning & Programming, Highways, New Highways/Improvements & Reconstruction, New Structures/Reconstruction, Highways Safety, Road Transport Economics.

Urban Development Sector:
Land Readjustment, Traffic Management, Urban Transport Planning

Water Supply and Sanitation Sector:
Storm Drainage.

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