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Dearemployees,

Overthelastfewmonths,ourstrategyofdiversifyingthescopeofservicesinwell-definedinternationalcoremarketshasstoodthetest,evenintimesofatumultouseconomy.

InourArabianmarketsthefavour-abledevelopmenthascontinued,theeconomiccrisisdoesnotvirtuallyaffectusthere.

EvidenceofthisisaparticularprojectacquiredbyDCAbuDhabi.TogetherwithSorouhRealEstatePJSC,oneofthelargestrealestatedevelopersoftheMiddleEast,ourbidwasacceptedforthedevelopmentofthecompleteinfrastructureofabigdis-trictofAbuDhabi.Theacceptanceofthebidforthis€200millionprojectalsoprovesthattheDorschGruppestillholdsastrongmarketpositionintheArabiancountries.ThisstrongpositionisconfirmedbytheTrans-portAuthorityofAbuDhabi,whohaschargedDCAbuDhabiwiththedesignservicesforthemodificationoftheircitywidebusinfrastructurewith500stations.

Butnotonlyinthisareahasthetransportsectionimprovedstrongly.ApartfromDorsch’sbigrailwayprojectsinIraq,ourrailwayprojectinLibyaisnowaccelerating.TheJointVentureDorsch-JBChasbeenas-signedthedesignofanapprox.500kilometresrailwaybetweenTobrukandBengasi.Andbeyondthat,thenewmajorhighwayprojectsinIndiawehavebeenassignedbytheNa-tionalHighwayAuthorityIndiaalsoproveourgreatgrowthinallmarketsofthetrafficsection.

Notonlydoesthiscurrentissueofournewsletterdealwitheachofoursubsidiaries’newlyacquiredprojects,butitalsowondersaboutDorsch’sattractivenessasacompanyforwomenandaboutwhatistobedonetoimprovethewomen’ssituationatDorsch.Thus,wequestionedfemalestaffmemberswithandwithoutchildrenatdifferentdivisionsandatdifferentlevelsinhierarchy.This,ofcourse,wasnotintendedasarepre-sentativesurvey,butmerelytriedtocapturethemomentarymood.Sin-cerethankstoallforparticipating!

Thisissue’slandmarkprojectisaconstructionschemewhichDCWEhasbeenworkingatformorethantenyears,andwhichwasinauguratedbyMrs.MargitConrad,MinisterofStateforEnvironment,ForestryandConsumerProtectionofRhineland-Palatinate,attheendoflastyear:ThefloodpolderBodenheim/Lauben-heimhasbeencompletedafteraconstructionperiodofthreeyearsandwillhenceimprovethefloodprotectionattheUpper-Rhineplaintract.TheStateofRhineland-Palati-nate,theStateofHesse,theFederalGovernmentofGermanyandtheEuropeanUnionboretheconstruc-tioncostsofabout€30million.

WehopeyouenjoyreadingourcurrentissueofIngSight–pleasefeelfreetocontactusforfurthersuggestionsandcomments.

Yours

JürgenRöderandOlafHoffmannShareholdersDorschGruppe

www.dorsch.de

Editorial

ViewfromHoldingofficetoBerlinerStrasse,Offenbach

Contents

Editorial:J.Röder,O.Hoffmann 3

GroupNews 4

InBrief 5

DorschTopics:WomenatDorsch 6

LandmarkProject:FloodProtection–AChallengefortheFuture 8

Interview:AndreasLieberum,DDCDresden �0

ReportsoftheCompanies ��

InBrief ��,�2,�6

Imprint �7

Titlepicture:SunsetMoodatFloodProtectionPolderBodenheim-Laubenheim

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beatanoverwhelmingtenfoldsupe-riorenemy.SunTzu’sChinesepiecesofwisdomrepresentthefirsttreatiseofstrategy.

Thebook,whichconsistsof�3chap-tersandapprox.380lines,containsmanyuniversallyvalidstrategystate-mentsand,evenafter2500years,isstilloneofthemostimportantworksaboutthissubject.

ForaChinesestrategistofapprox.�500BC“TheArtofWar”wasthebasisfortheformulationofcunningcoursesofaction,thesocalled36Chinesestratagems.

MostmilitaryacademiesandmoreandmoremanagementcoursesteachSunTzu’sstrategicpiecesofwisdom.

The Art of German Engineering

InJanuary,YoungProfessionalsofVBImetatHEARTLEADERSHIPInternationalStrategy-ConsultantsinHamburgforatwo-dayseminarinordertotrainandlearnmoreaboutstrategictacticalmethodsofbargain.

RainerK.Lessing,managementandstrategyconsultantinHamburg,hasbeenintensivelyadvisingandtrain-ingSunTzu’sfarEasternpiecesofwisdomamongstothersformore

BDC Berlin

Chinese Wisdom Meets the Art of German Engineering and American High Technology

Notonlydoestheefficiencyofournegotiationstrategydependonourbargainingstrengthbutalsoonhowourpositionisdefendedcunninglybymeansofsocalledstratagems.

Choosinganappropriatestrategy,andapplyingittacticallyandsurpris-ingly,highlyimprovesourprospectsofasuccessfuldealoraconflictresolutionprofitableforbothsides(win-winstrategy).

Chinese wisdom

Around500BCtheChinesemilitaryphilosopherandlatergeneralSunTzu(MasterSun)createdhisclassic„TheArtofWar“,whichhasbeentheoriginofstrategicknowhowofwarfareandnegotiationconductuntiltoday.

SunTzuwasbornachildofanobleChinesefamily.Helivedbetweenap-prox.534BCandapprox.453BCtoarelativelyoldage.InthecourseofhislifeSunTzuleadnumerousvictoriouscampaigns.Wehearofabattle,forinstance,inwhichhis30,000soldiers

American high technology

Asatechnicalhighlighteachofthefournegotiatingteamsweresup-portedbyanappforApple’siPhone.Theparticipantscouldprofessionallyusetheinnovativeandfullyopera-tionalapp“BusinessExcellence36”fortheirteamwork.

Ithasbeenspeciallycreatedforne-gotiation,preparationandrecordingofresultswithSunTzu’sstratagems.

ThisiPhoneandiPadapp,acooper-atedcreationofRainerK.LessingandMarcusKrefft(CEOofSeemayInc.,USA/Germany),hasbeenavail-ablesinceApril20�0inEnglish,SpanishandGerman.TheJapaneseandChineselanguagesupportwillbecreatedshortly.

ThisapphasbeensubmittedforapprovalbytheAppleAppStore’smanagementteam.

Thus,thenewgenerationofnego-tiatorsinlocalandinternationalprojectsbridges2500years.Bynegotiatinginagloballyintegrativestrategiclanguage,theuserswillcertainlyupgradetheirnegotiationefficiency.

Inconclusion,someoftheYP’swerealreadyinspiredfortheirupcoming

negotiationsinparticular.InFebruarythefirstregular’stablehasalreadybeenstartedinBerlin.

Theseregularmeetingsaim,amongotherthings,foranexchangeofexperiencewiththe36Chinesestratagems.

thantenyears.Heoffersstratagemworkshopsinwhichleadershipandnegotiationbehaviourisdeliberatedandpracticed.RainerK.Lessingsaysthat“stratagem”isaneutral,globalwordforthemostlynegativelycon-notatedterm“trick”.

However,inChinese“trick”hasthesamekanjias“wisdom”andmeans“togainavictorybymeansofcreat-ingsomethingcleverandextraordi-nary”.Thattrickcanconsistofwordsor/andactions.

Fortheparticipantsoneofthemostconvincinginsightswashowtoeffectivelyusethestratagemsincombinationwithdifferenttoolsandquestiontechniqueswithopen5W’squestions(Who,What,When,Why,Where,etc.)orclosedquestionswith“todo”(Doyouthinkthat…?,Doyouwant…?etc.).

Thereisstratagem27,forinstance,roughlytranslated:„Toplaythebaboonwithoutloosingone’smind”.ThatisexactlyTVinspectorColum-bo’stacticsofputtingagoodfaceonthematter.Ornumber�7,thebaitstratagem:“Throwinabricktogainajadestone.”Thistrickispartoftherepertoireofeverycunningsalesmanwhoallowsadiscounttobringoffadeal.

Apopularbossreactioninpaynegotiationsisreferringtolimitedresources.Somebosseseveneverttheirpocketsasametaphorforbeingoutofpocketandthusapplystrata-gem32:“Mirrorthepovertyofthevoidcity”.Ortheyrelyonstratagem3todefendasalarymatrixwhichisnolongerappropriate:“Tokillwithanotherone’sknife”orlike“Tosendadummyahead”.

Theparticipants’reactionswereverypositive.Thegroupnegotiationtrainingwithroleplaysbasedonrealcases,whichwerepreparedbytheparticipants,aswellastheextensiveseminarpapersandtheinterestingdiscussionsinthebreaksandatdin-nermakeuslongformoreofthis.

Group News

ImpressionsfromSeminar„36Stratagems“(source:heartleadership)

In Brief

DDC Dresden: DDC Managing Director G. Töpfer acts as Honor-ary Vice President of DSC 1898

ThemanagerofDDCDorschConsultGmbH,Mr.GerdTöpfer,isactiveasHonoraryVicePresi-dentanddepartmentleaderforathleticsofthetraditionalDSC�898e.V.sportsclubinDresden.

Theassociationwithatotalof��varietiesofsportishistoricallyfamous,particularlyduetothesoccerplayerandlatercoachoftheGermanNationalTeamHelmutSchön,andthewell-known800mrunnerRudolfHarbig.Thissportsclubhasmorethan3,000members.

ThedepartmentofathleticswasapprovedasNationaltrainingbasefortheperiod2009to20�2.

CurrentlyitisrepresentedprimarilybyHigh-leveljumperRaulSpank(5thrankintheOlympicGamesinPekingandbronzemedalwinnerwiththeAthleticsWorldChampionships2009inBerlin).Hispersonalbestperformancelieswith2.33msheight.

Thankstothishonoraryactivity,DDCDorschConsultGmbHaswellasthewholeDorschGruppebenefitsfromtheintroductiontoabroadgeneralpublic.

Thestate-of-the-arttrainingfacilities(toppictures)ofDSC�898e.V.sportsclubinDresdenopenedin2003weredesignedbyDDC.

Furtherinformationcomprisingmanyinterestingaspectscanbeobtainedonthehomepageoftheassociationhttp://www.dsc�898.de.

TraininghallofDSC�898sportsclubinDresden,Germany

HighjumperR.Spank,athleticschampionships2009Turin

MilitarystategistGeneralSunTzu(source:heartleadership)

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Women at DorschTheGermangovernment’spolicyofgenderequalityconcernstheequalparticipationofwomenandmeninworkinglife.ThisiswhytheFederalMinistryofFamilyAffairs,SeniorCiti-zens,WomenandYouthistoestab-lishanequalpossibilityforwomenandmenofperformingajobwhichplacestheminsidethesocialsecuritynetworkandsecurestheirfinancialexistence.

TheFederalMinistryforWomenmainlyfocusesonequalparticipationofmenandwomeninthejobmarketaswellasequalaccesstoleadingpositionsineconomy,publicadmin-istration,scienceandresearch.Thisincludesasustainableimprovementofthecompatibilityoffamilyandworkinglifeandastrongincreaseintherateofemploymentcontentofwomen,includingareasinwhichwomenhavebeenunderrepresentedsofar–especiallyleadingpositionsandfuture-orientedprofessions.

In2007,asurveyassignedbytheBertelsmannFoundationandtheFederalMinistryforFamilyAffairsstatedthatthemainchallengecon-cerningthecompatibilityoffamilyandworkinglifeinGermanyconsistsincreatingproperconditionsformenandwomentobeabletoreconciletheirworkingandtheirfamilylives

accordingtotheirownconceptsofanideallife.Accordingtothissurvey,itisnotonlynecessarytoimprovepublicregulations,e.g.relatedtothechildcaresituationforchildrenundertheageofthree,butalsotoforcecompaniesto“assumetheirrespon-sibilityforafamily-friendlyworkingenvironment”.

Privatebusinessinitiativesmayfacili-tatethecompatibilityoffamilyandworkinglifeandstabilizeindividualcareeropportunities.Accordingtothesurvey,themostimportantandmostrequestedcontributionofthecompaniesistheintroductionofflexibleworkinghoursandextendedpart-timework.

WehavebeenwonderingwhatpropertiesmakeDorschinterestingforwomenandwhatistobedonetoimprovethewomen’ssituationatDorsch.Thisiswhywequestionedfemalestaffmemberswithandwith-outchildrenatdifferentdivisionsandatdifferentlevelsinhierarchy.Here,itshouldbementionedthatthiswasnotarepresentativesurvey,butmerelyacross-sectionalsurvey.Let’shavealookattheresults.

Are working hours at Dorsch flexible enough?

Allfemalestaffmemberswhowerequestioned,nomatteriftheyhadchildrenornot,judgedworkinghourstobehighlyflexible.Thisflexibility,though,“isnotexclusivelyabenefitofwomen.Wedohavesomemenaswellwho–inconsultationwiththeirworkingwives–e.g.cometoworkintheafternooninordertobeabletocareoftheirsickchildinthemorning.”–“Ifyouaskme,ifworkinghoursareflexibleenoughforaparenttojugglefamilyandjob,frommypersonalpointofview,Icananswerintheaffirmative.DorschwasveryflexiblewhenIreturnedafteroneyearofbabybreakandalsowhenconcerningmyamountofworkinghoursperweek.Atthebeginning,Icamebacktoworkonly40hourspermonth(homework),becauseIhad

notfoundadaycareplaceformydaughter,yet.Now,Iwork20hoursperweekattheoffice.Icaneasilysynchronizemyworkinghourswiththebusinesshoursofthenursery.”

Concerningparttimework,itwasjudgedasadisadvantagethatthefieldofdutywasnottailoredtoparttimebutwas“simplyexpectedtobeperformedinlesstime.”

What’s good in your opinion?

Alongsideflexibleworkinghoursandfreetimemanagement,thepossibilityofhomeworkishighlyappreciated,especiallybymothers.”IthinkitisgreatthatIhavegotthepossibilitytoperformmyworkathome.Thisway,Iwasabletostartworkingagainwithouthavingfoundadaycareplaceformydaughter,yet.Today,ifmydaughtercannotjoindaycare(becausesheissickorbecausedaycareisclosed),Istillhavethepossibilitytoworkathomeandcompletemytaskswithouthavingtotakealeaveorhavingtofindasubstitutedaycare.”

Notonlydotheyapproveoftheworkinghoursbutalsoofthenear-evenrelationof„thenumberofwomenandthenumberofmenworkingatDorsch,whichisnotthatcommoninourprofessionalfield“.–“Thecolleagues’relationshipbetweenmenandwomenisverybalanced.Womenascolleaguesandtheirknowhowareacknowledgedandtreatedasequals.Theycanworkinleadingpositions,andthereforehavetobeequallygood,notbetter“.

Thereisnodiscriminationofwomeninfinancialmatters,whichisoftenthecaseinothersectors.Jobper-formanceispaidfor,nomatterifprovidedbyamanorawoman.“–“Therelationofmenandwomenisquiteevenforanengineeringoffice(...).Formeitisveryimportantthatmyworkisusefulforoursociety.Themattersweworkon,likeclarificationplantsanddrinkwatersupply,fitverywellintomyagenda.“

Is there anything to be improved?

Apparentlytheintervieweesdonotfeelthesamewhenitcomestotheequalopportunitiesconcerninglead-ingpositions.

Themanagement,forinstance,shouldgenerallycounterbalancewhenfilling“importantpositions,e.g.divisionmanagers”–theseposi-tionsaresaidtobeheldbymenonlyatthemoment.Inaddition,somefeelthat“comparatively,thereareonlyafewwomeninthemanage-ment.Thatshouldincrease.

”Therearealsodifferentopinionsaboutthepayment:“Asweoftenhearinthemedia,womenandmenarestillnotpaidthesameforthesamework.IthinkitisimportantthatthemanagementmakessurethatthisdoesnothappeninDor-sch,andthattheyevenupincaseawomandoesgetless.”

Infact,thereshouldnotbeanydif-ferencesinpayment,andparttimejobsshouldnotbecareerkillers.“Ionlyencountermothersworkingparttime,butanyfathers.Ialsonoticethataparttimejobisverybadforone’scareer.Itshouldbepossibletocontinuetomakeone’scareerinaparttimejobaswell.”–“Inaddition,supportwithchildcarewouldbeverywelcome,especiallywhensomeoneistogoabroadforsometimeortodoovertime.”

Thus,weneed“anHRdepartment,whichactivelyandinnovativelysupportsthespecificsituationwithchildren/familyandmakesconcretesuggestionstofemalestaffmembersonitsown.”

SomeclaimthattheHRdepartment“has,overthelastfewyears,simplynotbeenabletoimplementthepossibilityofataxfreeallowanceforchildcare”.Awomen’srepre-sentativecouldbeveryhelpfulhere.“that’swhyI’dwishforawomen’srepresentative,whocaresforourproblemsandneeds”.

What would you ask of Dorsch?

“Anhonestandcommittedinterestinacertificationasafamilyfriendlycompany.”–“Anhonestappraisal–notcommitmentonlyintheory,whichnearlyhasnothingincommonwithreality.”–“Ithinkitisimpor-tanttobetreatedequally.”–“Nodiscrepanciesbetweenwagesofmenandwomen.”–“Tonaturallyappre-ciateawoman’sachievements,alsobymeansofappropriatepositions.”–“Havingchildrenshouldnothinderone’scareer.Instead,themostlysuc-cessfulmanagementofthisdoublepressureshouldbeapprovedof!”

What kind of business environment do we have to offer to render Dorsch an attractive employer for women?

A“moderninnovativeworkingenvironment”shouldbecreatedand“naturallyandasfaraspossible”adapttotheindividualsituationoftheemployee.However,the“prior-ityofsuccessfullymanagingthetasksaheadtothebenefitofall”isapre-conditionforthis.Thereshouldbe“asoundrelationshipbetweenwomenandmeninallpositions”.

“Forwomenitisalsoimportantto“haveanopen,communicativeenvironmentandasocialinteractionwiththemanagementandthecol-leagues”.Inaddition“opportunities

forfurthertrainingandprofessionaldevelopmentshouldbeoffered”.

Evenif,ontheonehand,thecrea-tionofaDorschkindergartenisrejectedbecauseofthesize“We’retoosmallforthis.”andthecosts“Thewholethingistooexpensive”,ontheotherhandsomewomenwishforsupportinchildcare:“Whycan’twecreatearoomintheofficeforlit-tlechildrentoensurechildcarealsoincasesofemergency(acoopera-tionwithcompaniesflexiblyofferingadequatepersonnelispossible)”,or“tobegenerallyopenforwhatseemtobeuncommonsolutionsatthefirstsight(Whynottakeone’schildrenonabusinesstripifthereisnootherway?)”.–“MaybethereisawayforDorschtofacilitatetheac-commodationofemployees’childreninkindergartensordaynurseries,bycontactinginstitutionsneartheof-fice,forinstance.”

However,theyclaim,ingeneralwomendonolongerneedanysupport“astheygenerallyaresuf-ficientlyemancipated.And,motherswhochoosetocontinuetheirjobsortomaketheircareersalsochoosetherelateddifficulties”.

Dorsch Topics

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designthefloodre-tentionbasin(withacapacityof6,7millionm³)togetherwithInge-nieurbüroTGUwhichisresponsibleforground-waterinvestigations

2000 Completionofapprovaldocuments

2000–2002 Furthergroundwaterinvestigationsduetohighgroundwaterlevels

2003 Submissionofrevisedapprovaldocuments

3�.05.2005 Planapprovalorder2006 Tender&contractaward

forconstructionservices2005/2006 Siteclearance08.��.2006 Groundbreaking

ceremonySinceOct.06Constructionofdyke,

bottomsealingandroad-building

Since2007 Constructionofpump-ingstationsBodenheimandNackenheim

HOAI,Phases�-6• Technicalequipmentaccordingto§

74HOAI,Phases�-9,separatelyforwaterandelectro-technics

• Open-airenclosureforlandscapepreservationmeasuresaccordingto§�0etseqHOAI,Phases�-9

• Projectsurveyaccordingto§97HOAI,Phases�-6

• Constructionsurveyaccordingto§98HOAI,Phases�-4

• Soilmechanics,earthandfounda-tionworksaccordingto§9�HOAI

• Participationintheplanningap-provalprocedure

• On-siteconstructionsupervisionaccordingto§57HOAI

• Geotechnicalconstructionsiteman-agement

• Ecologicalconstructionsupervision• Externalcontrol,qualitycontrol• SiGeKo(designandconstruction

phase)• PublicRelations-website

theassociationofmunicipalitiesBod-enheim.AttheopeningceremonytheDorschGroupwasrepresentedbyMr.Hoffmann,alongwiththeem-ployeesofthehydraulicengineeringdepartmentwhohadbeenworkingonthismultidisciplinarywaterengi-neeringproject.

Theoverallcostsofaround€30millionforthepolderBodenheim/LaubenheimwerebornbytheFed-eralStatesofRhineland-PalatinateandHesse,theGermanFederalGovernmentandtheEuropeanUnion.WiththeconstructionofthepolderBodenheim/Laubenheimthe

sixthretentionbasinalongtheUpperRhinehasbeencompleted.

ThefloodretentionbasinBodenheim/Laubenheimcomprisesa4.5kmlongpolderdykeincludingtheslurrywall,a32meter-wideinflowandoutflowstructurerequiredforthefloodinganddrainageofthepark,togetherwithtwopumpingstationsandtheroadbridgepermittingthefour-lanenationalhighwayB9tocrossthesite.ThepoldercomesintooperationwhenthedischargeoftheRhineisonthevergeofexceed-ingthelevelof6,000m³/satMainzwhichisapproximately7.�0m.Statis-ticallyspeaking,suchaneventoccursfivetimesinacentury.

Thechronologyoftheoverallprojectbetween�999and20�0:

�955-�977 ExtensionoftheUpperRhinethroughthecon-structionofbarrages,deteriorationoffloodprotectionfordown-streamriparianstates,agreementoftheUpperRhineriparianstatestorestorefloodprotection

�995–�996 RegionalImpactAssess-mentProcedure

�997 Scoping�998 VOFprocedure:

AssignmentofDCto

Flood Protection – A Challenge for the Future

TheriparianstatesalongtheRhineRiverhavecommittedthemselvestoimprovingfloodprotectionbythecreationoffloodpoldersinaccord-ancewithinternationalagreements.ThepolderofBodenheim/Lauben-heimsouthofMainz,withits6.7mil-lionm³capacityrepresentsonesuchfacility.Afteraboutthreeyearsofconstructionthefloodpolder,whichislocatedbetweenNackenheim,Bod-enheimandMainz-Laubenheim,wasinauguratedonDecember7th,2009.TheinaugurationwascarriedoutbyMrs.MargitConrad,MinisterofStateforEnvironment,ForestryandConsumerProtectionofRhineland-Palatinate.

Thesignificanceofthepolderforfloodcontrolandprotectionwasbeingmadeclearparticularlydur-ingthevariousspeeches.AmongtheotherkeynotespeakerswereProf.Dr.Hans-JürgenSeimetz,PresidentoftheSouthernPlanningAuthority,Mr.WenzelMayer,UndersecretaryoftheMinistryforEnvironment,Energy,AgricultureandConsumerProtec-tionofHesse,Mr.Heinz-JosefJoeris,PresidentoftheWaterandShippingDirectorateSouth,Mr.WolfgangReichel,DeputyoftheCityofMainzandMr.ReinholdStumpf,Mayorof

Landmark Project

Constructionofintakeanddischargestructure,slopeadaptationofnationalhighwayB9

Endof2009 Completion07.�2.2009 Officialcommissioning

Theconsultingservicesincludedallitemsoffloodretention:• Dykeconstruction• Dykeadaptation• Requiredrelocationand/oradapta-

tionofditches,pipesandpaths,pipelinecrossings

• Dykedrain• Intakeanddischargestructures

includingroadbridge• Twopumpingstations• Constructionofpressurepipeline

(�000mm)

TheservicesofDCWEforalloftheitemsaresummarizedbelow:• Projectplanningaccordingto§55

HOAI,Phases�-9• Structuraldesignaccordingto§64

Thekeynotespeakersoftheceremonialactduringtheofficialcommissioningandunveilingofthededicationplate(Source:PressOfficeSGDSüd)

InflowandoutflowstructureatPolderBodenheim

Large-arealayingofgeotextilesfordrainage

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• Whichassignmentsdidyoucom-pletewithDorsch?

DuringthepastyearsIhaveworkedonandfinalizedmanyprojects.I’dliketoemphasizetheplanningofthenewsectionRathendorf–FrohburgofhighwayA72Chemnitz–Leipzig.Ihaveworkedonitfrom2003to2007andcompletedwiththeofficialplanapproval.

• WhyareyouworkingwithpleasureatDorsch?

WorkingatDorschoffersmethepossibilitytoworkoncomprehensiveengineeringprojectswithinGermanyandabroad,besidesmallerlocalactivitiesalso.Therearenotmuchengineeringcompaniesofferingsuchinterestingchallenges.

Andreas Lieberum is director for traf-fic route and structural engineering at DDC Dresden in Germany

incooperationwithMr.SteenbuckofBDCHamburg.Myspecifictaskwiththisprojectistheplanningofthehighwayparkandrestfacilities.

• Areyouproudofthisproject?

CertainlyIamproudofthisproject.Itisacomprehensiveprojectwithmanyinterestingaspects.

• HaveyoulearnedalotatDorsch?

InthecourseoftenyearsworkingwithDorschIhavegainedexperienceinseveralfields,frombothatechnicalaswellasaneconomicpointofview.

Andreas Lieberum,DDC Dresden

• WhatisyourpositioninDorschandhowlonghaveyoubeenworkingwithDorsch?

IamdirectorfortrafficrouteandstructuralengineeringatDDC.IhavebeenwithDorschformorethan�0yearsbynow.

• Wheredidyoulearn/studyyourprofession?Whatisyourqualifica-tion?

Ihavelearnedtheprofessionoftheroadbuilder(roadconstructiontech-nology)beforestudying.Subsequent-lyIhavestudied4½yearsinroadconstruction/trafficengineeringattheUniversityforTrafficEngineeringinDresdenandcompletedmydegreeasastructuralengineer(DOES/TH)withaspecializationinroadcon-struction.

• Whatisyourcurrentprojectyouareworkingon?

OfcourseIamjustworkingonsever-alprojects.Atpresent,themostcom-prehensiveandalsomostimportantprojectistheplanningofhighwayA39Lueneburg–Wolfsburg,section2fromLueneburg(L2�6)toBadBevensen(L253),whichisperformed

Interview

AndreasLieberum,directorfortrafficrouteandstructuralengineeringatDDCinDresden

A39/2Lüneburg–BadBevensenmitQuerungdesElbeseitenkanals

Reports of the Companies

DC Transport Infrastructure

Traffic Analyses in Wiesbaden and Munich, Germany

DuringthementionedperiodDCTransportInfrastructurewasassignedfiveprojectsinthefieldoftransportmasterplans,trafficcounting,traf-ficsurveys,trafficconceptionsandreports.

ThetowncouncilofPuchheim(nearMunich)isplanningtoexpandabuildingareaof7hectare.ForthispurposeDCTransportInfrastructureiscurrentlyinvestigatingthetrafficsituationbymeansofatrafficsurveytoevaluatetheplan’sconsequencesconcerningthefuturetrafficvolumeincludinganoiseprotectionstudyforthesurroundingarea.

InanotherBavarianproject,DCTransportInfrastructurealsoassistedthetownofUnterschleissheiminpre-paringatrafficreportconcerningtheconsequencesofarestructuringofareasinthelanddevelopmentplan.

InHesseDCTransportInfrastructurewasassignedtheassistanceinthetrafficdevelopmentandrestructur-ingoftheResart-Ihm-AreaofthetownRaunheim.

DCTransportInfrastructureper-formedatrafficcountingintheareaofTaunusstein-Bleidenstadttoesti-matetheconsequencesofaclosureofaroadsectionandtheresultingtrafficrerouting.

DCTransportInfrastructureaddition-allyassistedtheDarmstadtmotorwayauthorityinatrafficstatement.

In Brief

DC Transport Infrastructure: New Head of Munich Branch Of-fice, Germany

SincethebeginningofJanuaryMr.WedlichhasbecomenewHeadofBranchOfficeinMunichofDCTransport.Mr.WedlichwillnowheadthetrafficdepartmentinMunich,concludethecoreservicesoftheproject“MittlererRing”andmakenewprojectacquisitionsmainlyinBavaria.

DC Transport Infrastructure: Road and Sewer Projects in the Bonn Area, Germany

UnchartedwatersinHürth-DCTransportnowsucceededinscor-ingoutsidethecityboundariesofBonnandwaschargedbythepublicworksauthorityofHürthwiththeplanningandconstruc-tionsupervisionofthenewcon-structionofastormwaterdraininBurgSchallmauer.Theprojectconsistsofa250mlongstormwaterdrainchannelwithaca-pacityof2,500m³.TheplanningandconstructionsupervisionisperformedinseasonedcloseteamworkoftheDCTransportInfrastructurecolleaguesinBonnandWiesbaden.

DC Transport Infrastructure: European Central Bank Frank-furt/Main, Germany

Withkindregardsfrom“NewECBPremises”inFrankfurt–Duetothebeginningoftheconst-ructionoftheEuropeanCentralBankDCTransport’sassignmentwasextendedanddoesnowincludesitemanagementandconstructionsupervisionforthetrafficfacilitiesandsupplydesignofopenairfacilities.

Motivatedtrafficcountersinaction

FutureconstructionsiteforstormwaterdraininHürth

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Engineering Works for German Book Trading Association

„Beingabletoreadcertainlyhelps“–TheGermanBookTradingAssocia-tioninFrankfurtchargedDCTrans-portInfrastructurewiththesewerconstructiondesignandconstructionsupervisionofapublicseweronprivateground.Theassociationplanstocentralizeseveralexteriorbranchofficesinthe“NewBookTrader’sHouseFrankfurt”inBraubachstrasse,whichformerlywasthehealthofficenearthe“FrankfurterRömer”.

Onthenewsite,betweentheexist-ingbuildings,apublicsewerrunswhichmustberemodelled.Althoughthesectiontoberemodelledisinfactquiteshort(about70metres),theprojectisstillparticularlycomplex.

Firstly,theconstructionofthesewerandthedemolitionandnewcon-structionworksmustbeperformedsimultaneously,whiletheaccesstothesiteisverynarrow,andsecondly,duetothelocationoftheexistingbuildings,thesewercanpartlyexclusivelybeconstructedbymeansofacomplextunnellingmethod.

DC India

Quality Audit for ESIC Hospitals, Dispensaries, Offices and Buildings

Employee’sStateInsuranceCorpora-tion(ESIC)hasawardedDorschCon-sult(India)PrivateLimitedconsultingservicescontractfor“QualityAudit”ofconstructionoftheirhospitals,dispensaries,officesandhousingfacilities.

Totalprojectcostssumuptoapproxi-matelyRs.�7.�billion(approx.€275million).

Theservicesarecomprising27differ-entprojectsinstateofMaharashtra,Gujarat,TamilNadu,KeralaandGoa.MajorlocationsareMumbai,Chennai,Goa,Nagpur,PuneandCoimbatore.

the„MittlererRing“(Munichmainringroad)andthearchitecturalroofat„MünchnerFreiheit“busandtramwaystation.

DCWaterandEnvironmentwasentrustedbytheMunichPublicUtilitiesAuthoritywiththislight-houseproject.

ProfessionalservicesrenderedbyDorschcomprisedhazardouswasteandgeotechnicalprojectmanage-ment,consultationwithandtechnicalassistanceforauthorities,constructionsupervision,disposalmanagementandthechallengingtaskofbombdisposalservices.

Duringtheconstructionphase,aconsiderableamountofexplosiveordnanceoriginatingfromtheSecondWorldWarwasdiscoveredandhadtoberemoved.

Three Towns Water Supply Project in Ethiopia Inaugurated

InFebruary,theconstructionworksforawatersupplyprojectinEthiopiawerecompletedandasmallinaugu-rationceremonywasorganisedbytheclient.

Priortotheproject,conditionsinthethreeprojecttownsDangla,DebreMarkosandKobointheAmharaRe-gionwerecharacterisedbyacriticalwatersupplywithexcessivelossesinthedistributionnetworkandwatershortages.

Theimplementedworksincludedthedesignandconstructionofwells,res-ervoirs,pumpingstations,transmis-sionmains,distributionpipes,houseconnections,publicfountainsandauxiliarybuildings.

DCWaterandEnvironmentwasresponsibleforthedesign,tenderingandconstructionsupervisionservices.Theconstructionworkswerecar-riedoutbyaconsortiumoflocalandinternationalcompanies.Theproject,whichwasfinancedbytheGermandevelopmentcooperation,resultedinasustainableimprovementofthewatersupplysituationintheprojectarea.

DC Water and Environment

Opening of New Tram Line 23 into Schwabing Park Town, Munich

Aftermorethan�0years,Munichgotanewandadditionaltramline.DuringaninaugurationceremonytakingplaceonDecember�2th2009,thenewtramline23„TramintoSchwabingParkTown“wasofficiallycommissioned.Every�0minutes,sevenstopsareapproachedbythenewtramline.

Thenewtramwaystretchleadsfromthestation„MünchnerFreiheit“toLeopoldstrasseandfinallytothe„FrankfurterRing“,aspartoftheouterMunichringroad.

Additionally,thenewtramlineenrichestheMunichNorthwithtwoarchitecturalhighlights:thecarryingcablebridgecrossingover

ExplosiveordnanceresiduefoundnearTram23stretch

Inthissection,thechannelisconstructedinsideatunnel

FederalhighwayA5,directionNorth

Newtramlinie23forMunich-Schwabing

Tram23carryingcablebridgecrossingMittlererRing

SuccessfulwelldrillingfordrinkingwaterinAmhararegion,Ethiopia

MajorprojectlocationsforESICbuildings

In Brief

DC Transport Infrastructure: Typical Road Construction and Traffic Engineering Projects

DCTransporthasbeenworkingtogetherwithmotorwayauthor-ityofFrankfurtformanyyearsandhasrecentlybeenchargedwith2newprojects,whichhavebeensuccessfullyaccomplishedinseasonedperfectcooperationwithhoffmannröderhochbau.

Oneoftheprojectsconsistedofdetaileddesignforby-passFriedrichsdorfincludingplanningofacrossingruralroadbridgeandthreebridgepassages.TheotherprojectwasthefederalhighwayA5,preliminarysortingGatewayGardensbetweenaccessNiederrandandjunctionFrank-furtincludingtheplanningof4respectively�2overpassesfor2railwaylinesand2ruralroads.

Theenvironmentalauthorityre-chargedDCTransportwithprocurementoftheplanningpermissionandconstructionsupervisionofanoiseprotectionwallinWiesbadenDotzheim.

DuringconstructionoftheprojectMittlererRinginMunichDCTransportwaschargedwiththepreferredorientationofthetrafficroutingasasupplementaryassignment.Forsupport,astaffmemberfromWiesbadenwassenttoMunichforsixmonths.

DC Transport Infrastructure: Supplementary Assignment Rail-way Station Frankfurt-Sportfeld

Afterlongandtoughnegotia-tionsanothersupplementaryassignmenttotheprojectFrank-furtSportfeldwaswon.Anothersupplementaryassignmentisyettocome.

ESICregionalofficeLowerParelinMumbai

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theWesthafenchannel(seephoto).

Inthecourseoftheprojectthecon-nectionswithvariousbridges,build-ingsandculverts,thedrainageoftheBAB�00,inflowstructureandacanaldeepeningto4mweredesigned.TheWaterwayConstructionAuthorityofBerlinwastheawardingauthorityforthisproject.

Service City for New Berlin Bran-denburg International Airport

SinceAugust2009,BDCactsassub-contractorforthearchitectsGewer&Pudewill,GPAIGmbHwithdesignservicesintheconstructionsiteoftheso-calledServiceCityofthenewairportBerlinBrandenburgInterna-tional.

InthesummeroflastyearGewers&Pudewillcouldgatheranefficientgroupofconsultingengineeringof-ficesandmanagedtoconvincetheconstructorFBSBerlin-SchönefeldGmbHwithanambitiousconcept:Theteamwasentrustedwiththeplanningofasocialbuildingforgroundtransportservices,ahangar,afactoryandasocialbuildingforsecurityservices.

Thecompleteconstructionprojecthasavolumeofapprox.€53millionandshouldbecompletedbeforethecommissioningoftheairportinOctober20��.

Thedesigncontractawardedcom-prisedworkphases�to4aswellafunctionaltendering.Theprojectconsistsoffourlargebuildingsforofficesandequipmentforsecurityservices(airportsecurity,federalpoliceandcustomsduty)aswellasthegroundtransportservicesandtheirtrafficandopenareas.Aftertheopeningofthismajorairport,upto2,600employeeswillbeworkinginthesebuildings.

Thedesignoftheoutdoorfacilitiescomprisetwosub-projects,which

differsignificantlyincontentsandfunctions.Especiallyparkingareasandopenareasinthesurroundingofthebuildingshavetobeplannedforthesecurityservices.

Inthatprocesstherequirementsoftheusersaretobeconsideredconcerningthedimensionsofthedifferentvehicles.Parkingareasfor69carsandfourcoacheshavetobedesignedatlandside.Sufficientspacefor60cars,sevenminibusesaswellasonetruckandonebushastobeprovidedatairside.

Thedesignofthefrontageareatothemainentranceandthecourtyardareparticularlychallenging.Highqualitymaterialsshouldbeused,becausetheemployeesareexpectedusetheseareasduringtheirbreaks.

Thedesignoftheoutdoorfacili-tiesforgroundtransportservicesisclearlymoreuser-orientated.Largeadjacentpavedareaswereplanned,becausemainlythehigh-special-izedcarpoolshallbeparkedintheplannedhallandintherelatedopenarea.

Theoutdoorareaconsistsmainlyoftheworkyardwithasurfaceofap-prox.25,000m².Theassessmentoftheareashouldconsiderthepar-ticularrequirementsforthespecialpurposevehicles.Thus,forexample,airplanetractorswithawidthofupto4.50mandatotalweightofupto70tareused.

Eventheairportcoacheswithawidthofmorethan3.00marelargerthanusualvehiclesusedinthestreets.Inaddition,specialzonesforparking,

thatarenolongerrequired,willberemovedwithoutsubstitution.

Withinthescopeoftheprojectesti-matedforaperiodof20months,theformerdamagedroadpavementcon-structedinthesixtieswillbereplacedbyamodernpavementconstruction.Inaddition,thetrafficsignbridgeswillbeerectedforthesign-postingandanewlightingsystemaswellassafetyequipmentsaccordingtotoday’sstandardsandrules.

Atthesametime,theWaterAuthor-ityofBerlinrenewsapressuremainonalengthofapproximatelytwokilometresalongtotheA�00forap-prox.€2.4million.

Costsforrenewalofthatapproxi-mately2.8kilometrelongroadincludinginterchangessumuptoapprox.€20million.TheprojectisfinancedbytheGermanFederalGov-ernmentandbytheFederalState.

TheassignmentisalsointerestingforBDCagainstthebackgroundthatthedepartmentofhydraulicengineeringhassupervisedthenewconstructionof2,400mofbankwalls,thereofapprox.�,�00mofbertharea,between2003and2006withinthescopeoftheextensionof

BDC Berlin

Renewal of City Express HighwayA 100 in Berlin, Germany

AsaresultofaVOFprocedureoverseveralmonths,BDCwasawardedbytheFederalRepublicofGermany,representedbythestateBerlin,sen-atedepartmentforurbandevelop-ment,thecontractfor„BasicrenewalofthecityexpresshighwayA�00betweenSeestrasseandtheinter-changeCharlottenburg“(seephoto).

Engineeringservicesassignedcom-prisesitemanagement,siteconstruc-tionsupervision,realestatemanage-mentanddocumentationaswellasotherspecialservices,likesupplemen-taryaudit,reinforcementacceptanceaswellassupportinPublicRelations.Furthermore,BDCisactingasanauthorisedrepresentativewithinthescopeoftheelectronicverificationprocedureforwasterecycling.

Thebuildingmeasurecoversexten-siverepairworksonthecivilengi-neeringstructuresofthejunctionoftheTegelerWegbridge,theGoer-delerBankbridgenearjunctionBeus-selstrasseaswellastheHerrmannMaassbridgeandtheSpennrathbridgeinthecourseofSeestrasse.TheoldstairwaysatTegelerWeg,

pre-treatmentofdamagedvehiclesandforanoutsidewashdownyardareplanned.

Therainwatermustbedrainedfromthelargepavedareasinawayreadyforapproval.Furtherchallengingdesigntasksderivedfromthat.Ac-cordingtotheplanapprovalorder,only20%oftherainwaterfallingonthepropertymaybedrained.Therestshouldinfiltrateintothesoil,asopenreservoirsarenotpermittedforsafetyreasons.

Theavailableareasallowonlyasolu-tionwithaninfiltrationditchseep-ageatthepavementedgelines.Incooperationwithamanufacturerofsuchsystemsasolutionmeetingthehighrequirementswasfound.

ThesupervisoryboardoftheBerlinairportshasdecidedinameetinginDecember2009onthenamingfor

theairportBBIBerlinBrandenburgInternational.Asaresult,theairportwilloperatefromhisopeningattheendofOctober20��underthenameof“FlughafenBerlinBranden-burg”.Fortheinternationalmarket-ingoftheairportthename“BerlinBrandenburgAirport”willbeintro-duced.

FurthermorethesupervisoryboardoftheBerlinairportshasdecidedtogivethenewairporttheepithet“WillyBrandt”.

Fromthedateoftheairportopen-ing,theso-calledthree-letter-codewillplayaparticularrole.CurrentlytheBerlinairportofTegeltradesun-dertheabbreviationTXL,SchönefeldunderSXF.Inaddition,BerlinhasavailableasuperiorcitycodeBER.Thisshouldstandasof20��forthenewairport.

CitymotorwayA�00BerlinbetweenSeestrasseandinterchangeCharlottenburg

ServiceCityBerlin-Brandenburg-buildingsforsecurity&groundtransportservices(source:Gewers&Pudewill,GPAIGmbH)

ServiceCityBerlin-BrandenburgAirport-bird’seyeview(source:Gewers&Pudewill,GPAIGmbH)

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DC Abu Dhabi

Remodelling and Modifications of Bus Stops in Abu Dhabi

DorschHoldingGmbH–DCAbuDhabireceivedaletterofawardandaletterofcommencementbytheDepartmentofTransport,AbuDhabi.

DCAbuDhabiwasentrustedwithconsultancyservicesforremodellingandmodificationofbusstopsinAbuDhabi,comprisinginventoryandalldesignservices.

AllbusstopsonAbuDhabiIslandcurrentlyservedbybuses(620)arepartofinitialstages(inventoryandconcept)carriedoutincooperationwithBDC.

Theconceptwilldefinetheamountofbusstopstobedesigned.Modifi-cationsaredealingwithbuslay-bys,busbulbsandroad-sidestopsaccord-ingtomodernstandards.

ThescopeiscomprisingrunningserviceslikeanalysisandconcepttobefinaliseduntilbeginofMaybesidesthefullrangeoffurtherdesignstages.

Furtherservices(e.g.tendering,sitesupervision)areoptionalpartsofthecurrentcontract.

Childcareservicesat“FutureCenterforSpecialNeeds”

In Brief

DC Abu Dhabi: Donation for Social Institution

DorschHoldingGmbH–DCAbuDhabidonatedAED50,000(approx.€�0,000)totheAbuDhabibasedFutureCenterforSpecialNeeds.

ThedonationismadebyDCAbuDhabiinitscontinuingeffortstoplayanactiveroleinsupportingculturalandsocialinstitutions.TheFutureCenterforSpecialNeedsisanon-profitorgani-zationthatspecializesintheeducationandhabilitationofindividualswithdisabilitiesbetweenagesof3and20years.

Imprint

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Publisher:OlafHoffmannEditor:KerstinSchneiderLayout:GerhardHabingerContact:newsletter@dorsch.de

We’dliketothankallauthorsofthisedition(inorderofcontributions):JürgenRöder,OlafHoffmann,MichaelSchleusener,KerstinSchneider,MaximilianKrug,AndreasLieberum,StefanHauser,AnkeSaathoff-Günther,AlexanderGoertz,NirmalG.Humbad,MichaelKadow,RembertWösthoff.

Pleaseconsideryourenvironmentalresponsibilitybeforeprintingthisnewsletter.ExistingcitybusnetworkinAbuDhabi

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