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Dearemployees,

Ayearisendingandweareabletolookbacktobusytimes.

Togetherwefinishedsuccessfullymanyprojectsandhavegotontoaplentyofnewprojects.Ourmoti-vatedemployees–nationalaswell

asinternational–havegivenitsbestheadingtheDorschGruppetosuccess.

Thereisnoreasontohideourperformance;andouremployeescanbeproudbeingapartoftheDorschGruppe.

Wecouldachieveasolidgrowingin2009too:Achievingourgoalsinincreasingsalesby��percent(ex-cludingconfoundingfactors).Stillweachieve70percentofourrevenueabroad,alion’sshareofitinAbuDhabi.

ThisimplicatesthatduetothecontinuousgrowinginsalesintheArabmarketsfinancedbycommoditiesweareaffectedbythefinancialcrisisonlypunctually.

Thankstoyourexcellentperform-ancetodayweareabletobeatrust-worthyandrespectedpartnerallovertheworld.

InApril,wecouldwinAndreaPalfortheDorschmanagementboard.WithAndrea,wecouldbringanexpe-riencedfellowonboardwhowill,togetherwithJürgenRödermanagetheunitsWaterandEnvironment,TransportationandInfrastructure,Airportsaswellasindustrialengineering.

Inthesamemonth,AndreasRieneckerwasappointedforthemanagementboardtoo.

OlafHoffmann’sdelegation’sjour-neytoIraqwasusefulmakingnewhelpfulconnectionsanddeepeningexisting.

Besidethis,inJune,OlafHoffmannbecameamemberoftheGhorfaexecutivecommittee,theArab-GermanChamberofCommerceandIndustry,whichrepresents22ArabianCountries.

Withtheexecutivecommitteemem-bership,OlafHoffmannwillbeabletolobbyingforthedevelopmentandadvancementoftheeconomicrelationshipbetweentheArabcountriesandGermany.

Wearelookingforwardtocon-tinuetogetherwithyouestablishingDorschGruppeasaleadingprovideronplanningservicesandachievingastrongerpositionontheglobalmarket.

Sofar,wearenowwishingyouandyourfamiliesapeacefulandablessedChristmasandahappyandsuccessfulnewyear.

YoursJürgenRöderandOlafHoffmannShareholdersDorschGruppe

www.dorsch.de

Editorial

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Contents

EditorialJ.Röder,O.Hoffmann �

GroupNews 4

InBrief 5

LandmarkProject:TheJeweloftheNile 6

GuestColumn:RalfGrauel,WirtschaftsplattformIrak 8

Interview:HalaAbulughod,DCAbuDhabi �0

ReportsoftheCompanies ��

InBrief ��

Imprint �8

Titlepicture:SatelliteviewofHelwanwastewatertreatmentplant(Source:GooglePro)

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EngineeringInstituteonthe��thofNovember2009.

TheteamalsovisitedtheHeadQuarterofChinaCommunicationsConstructionsHoldingCompanyandhadadiscussionwiththemanagementofthecompanyonthecurrentprojectandbothpartiespresentedtheirfieldsofactivitiesandpossiblefuturecooperation.

TheDorschteamincludedMr.MichaelKadow,GeneralManagerofDCAbuDhabi,Mr.AymanHaikal,ChiefOperationalOfficer,Mr.AshrafYehia,SeniorProjectsManager,andProf.SamehMansour,MarineSpecialist.

Severaltechnicaldetailswerediscussedinordertocompletetherequiredtasksfromthemodels.

DC Abu Dhabi

Delegation Visit to China

AdelegationfromDorschHoldingGmbH-DCAbuDhabivisitedBeijingandTianjin-Chinatocompletethewitnesstestsofthehydraulicandnumericalmodellingteststovali-datethedesigneffortoftheMarineDevelopmentActivitiesatQarnaynIsland,AbuDhabi.

TheprojectisoneofthegreatestmarineengineeringprojectsinAbuDhabiandwouldleadtoaportcapableofhostingtheworldlargestYachtMsDubai(�70mlength),inadditiontoprovidesafeharbouringtodifferentsizedvesselsandyachts.

ThedelegationarrivedinBeijingonthe9thofNovemberandreturnedtoAbuDhabionthe�2thofNovember2009.ThewitnesstesttookplaceonthepremisesofTianjinPort

LowerSaxony,whicharetwoofthefourlargestGermannewmotorwayconstructions(theothertwoareA�4inSaxony-AnhaltandA94inBa-varia).Bothsectionshavealengthof20kmeach.

InMecklenburg-WestPomeraniaBDCissupervisingtheplanningofa�,480mbridgeconstructionoverthePeene,theUsedomBathlineRailwayandtheSouthPortWolgastinthecourseoftheplanningsfortheringroadWolgast.

EngineersofBDCarealsopartici-patinginthenewconstructionof

theAirportBerlinBrandenburgInternationalbyplanningthetrafficzonesandflanksforthebuildingsofthegroundtrafficservicesandthesecurityservices.

Asaresultoftheconversation,Mr.RollenhagenwasassuredofBDC‘scontinuouscontributiontothead-vancementandthegoodreputationoftheVBI.

BDC Berlin

Visit to Berlin Office

Tomarkthe�5thanniversaryofBDCDorschConsultEngineeringCom-pany,Dipl.-Ing.KlausRollenhagen,managingdirectorofVBI,visitedtheBDCinNovember2009.

TheConsultingEngineersAssociationVBIistheleadingprofessionalorganisationofindependentcon-sultinganddesigningengineersandengineeringcompaniesinGermany.

Havingabout�,500members,itisoneofthelargestconsultingassociationsworldwide.TheVBIisacompetentanddemandedexpertcontactforpolitics,economicsandadministration.

BDCisactivelyrepresentedintheboardofdirectorsofVBI‘sYoungProfessionalsbyitsauthorisedrepre-sentativeMichaelSchleusener.

TheForumYoungProfessionalsofVBIisacontactplatformforallVBImembersandexecutivesofmemberofficesuntiltheageof45.

TheobjectiveistocreateaplatformforyoungerengineersinVBI,and,onthebasisofabroadnetwork,toofferpossibilitiesofintercommunicationaccordingtotheparticularsituationsofageandposition.

DuringhisvisittotheofficesattheStorkowerBogen,Mr.RollenhagenwasabletogetanideaofBDC‘scapabilityandofitsrecentplans.

BDCDorschConsultrepresentstheDorschGroupwithagreatnumberofengineeringfieldsinBerlin,Brandenburg,Hamburg,Mecklen-burg-WesternPomerania,LowerSaxony,Saxony-AnhaltandSchleswig-Holstein.

BDCiscurrentlyinvolvedintheplan-ningservicesforA�9(ASLueneburg–ASBadBeversen)andA22(Wester-stede–Drochtersen/Elbtunnel)in

Group News

ManagingDirectorofVBIK.Rollenhagen(center),ManagingDirectorBDCK.Gütschow(r.)andMoBM.Schleusener

BDCofficebuildingatStorkowerBogeninBerlin

Crosssectionofbreakwaterattackedbydesignwave

GeneralManagerofDCAbuDhabiMichaelKadowtalkingtorepresentativesofTijanjinPortEngineeringInstitute

WaveBasinTianjinPort

In Brief

DC Airports: Visit of the Airports Roth and Manching, Germany

Inordertodeepentheknow-howandtogetnewideasformilitaryconstructionneedsDCAirportsandtheircolleaguesofh+rmadeanexcursiontotheairportsRothandManchinginmid-September2009.

AtthispointwewouldliketothankMr.Lotte-SternandMr.Halbomfortheirfriendlyguid-anceandfortakingthetimetojoinus.

DC Airports: Airport Munich, Overall planning PTS, Germany

Toestablishaconnectionbetweenthesatelliteandterminal2itisintendedtoimplementanundergroundpas-sengertransportsystem(PTS).

Afterthesuccessfulcompletionoftheconceptualdesigntheservicesregardingtheprepara-tionofthetenderdocumentswerecommissionedearlyinNovember2009.

TheengineeringservicesshouldbefinalisedbytheendofJuly20�0andwillbeexecutedinjointventurewithegis-rail.

DC Airports: Airport Khartoum (KRT), Sudan

EarlyinSeptember2009thedetaileddesignandtheprepara-tionofthetenderdocumentsfortheATC-Tower,theARFFandthemaintenancebuildingwerecommissioned.

Inmid-October2009theplan-ningdocumentsfortherunwayandtheapronwerefinalised.

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Inoneofthenumeroussubsequentcontractawardsthesamejointventurewasretainedtoprepareanupdateofthemasterplanfeatur-ingdevelopmentplanningasabasisforwastewaterdisposalengineer-ing;forecastsofdemographicandemploymenttrendsfrom�99�to20�5;locationstudiesandcapacitycalculations;andphysicalplanningforadditionalindustrialandresiden-tialareas.

Aspartofafurthercontractthehydrologicalandhydraulicdesignofthebufferpondheadingupthe50kmlongElSaffcanalwascarriedout,followedbyconstructionsupervision.

HelwanWWTPextension:

Theplanthadbeenoriginallyde-signedbyDorschConsult�0yearsago,andisnowbeingextendedfromapopulationequivalentof�million

namelymasterplan,design,sitesupervision,projectmanagementandtrainingforHelwanSewerage.Serv-icesrenderedfortheHelwanWWTPextensionwereasamplingcampaign,design,preparationofworkpackagesandprocurementdocuments,follow-upduringconstruction,preparatorydocumentationandmonitoring.

OriginalHelwanSewerageProject:

Duringtheperiod�955to�975Helwananditsnearbysurround-ingshaddevelopedintoafirst-orderindustrialcentrewithallthenegative

sideeffectsinvolved,suchasanex-plosivegrowthofpopulation(whichquadrupledin20years),trafficandtransportproblemsand,particularly,significantnegativeeffectsontheenvironment.IthadthusbecomevitallyimportanttoprotecttheNileRiveragainstpollutionsincethisriverprovidesthewatersupplyforthedenselypopulatedareasdownstreamofHelwan,includingthe�0millioninhabitantsofCairo.

Themasterplanincludedthecollec-tionofclimatologicallydataaswellasgeologicalandhydrogeologicalinvestigations,furthermoreinvesti-gationsontheexpectedpopulationgrowth.Watersupplyconditionswerealsostudied.Existingsewersandtreatmentplantswereexaminedandland-useplansuptotheyear2000wereestablished.

Anextensivemeasuringprogrammewascarriedouttodeterminethequantityandqualityoftheindustrialsewage.Consideringallhealthandenvironmentalaspects,arehabilita-tionanddevelopmentstrategywasdeveloped.

Criteriaweredefinedforthesubsequentdesignofthesewersystemandtreatmentworks,pro-vidingfor�.5millionpopulationequivalents.

The Jewel of the Nile

ThehistoryofDorschConsultCairoiscloselyconnectedtotheHelwanWastewaterTreatmentPlant.

TheHelwanSewerageProjectwascommencedin�977.SincethatyearDCCairohashadapermanentpresenceinCairo.

Since2006theextensionoftheHel-wanWastewaterTreatmentplanthasbeenunderconstructionwithopera-tioncommencinginAugust2009.

• Thesignificantmilestonesforthisextensionprojectare:

• Themaincontractor,ArabContrac-tors,wasappointedinDecember2005.

• DorschConsultwasappointedasdesignerfortheextensionprojectinJanuary2006duetoourprevi-ousexperienceontheproject.

• Excavationcommencedaccord-ingtoourinitialdesignsinMarch2006.

• ConcretingcommencedinMay2006.

• OperationhascommencedinAugust2009,5monthsaheadoftheoriginalprogramme.

DorschConsultprovidedinbothprojectsthetechnicalexpertise,

Landmark Project

Aerationtankbeingrehabilitated

to�.7millionsandadailyflowof550,000m�/d.Itprovidesactivatedsludgebiologicaltreatmentandincorporatesbothnewtreatmentunitsandtherenovationoftheexistingsystems.

Duetolimitationsofspace,thedesignconsideredvariousoptionsforthebiologicaltreatmentcapacityandsludgetreatmentanddisposalstrategy.

Thefinalsolutionforthesludgetreatmentreliesonsludgedryingbeds,anenvironmentallysustainablesolutionusingtheabundantfreesunshineforwhichEgyptisfamous.

TheHelwanWWTPprojectwasofficiallyinauguratedonDecember6,2009byHEHosneyMubarrak,Presi-dentoftheArabRepublicofEgypt.

Newfinalsedimentationtank

SatelliteviewofwastewatertreatmentplantinHelwanindustrialarea(Source:GooglePro)

Newconstructionofasedimentationtank

DCCairoteam(photographtakeninCairoOffice)fromlefttoright:M.Adel,I.Eid,A.Ezzat,H.Talaat,K.Brooke,

S.ElGuindy,B.Bauerfeld,M.Abdel-Hamid,H.Heinrich,Osam,O.Mabruk,A.Hussein,Dr.S.Mansour,M.Salman.

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withslushmoneyandhencedestroy-ingknowhowandfitness–onbothsides.Ithasnothingtomumbleorlineinone’sownpocket.ThisisthefundamentforwhattheIraqisinneedof–today,tomorrowandaftertomorrow.

Themanagingdirectorhasaclearconscience.Heknowsthatmoderncompliancerulesareworkinginhisenterprises.Inanywaythispragmaticemployeetransferclaimsunprec-edentedmeasureonopennessandtransparency.“Inanycasewearejustabletomanageonesingleproject.Nobodyofushasmorecapacity.”hesaidandasked:“Whatwouldhappenifwedidnothinginstead?Noneofuswouldbeselected.AndtheIraqwouldstayasitis.”

Ralf Grauel is chief editor of the professional Internet platform “Wirtschaftsplattform Irak“ (www.wp-irak.de)

schools,hospitals,powerstationsandhighways,evenlesshowtoproject,build,approveoroperatethem.Thisbottleneckisawaretoallparties.

ThereforeGermangroupsandsmallandmedium-sizedenterprisessellthemostpopularadditionalvalue,nomatterwhethertheydealwithcombineharvesters,heartpacemak-ers,hospitals,lifts,streets,bridges,signallingboxes,railwaytracksorendoscopes:Education.

Thereishardlyanenterprisethatdoesnotalsosupplyknowledgewithhisproductsandservices.ThyssenKrupp,Daimler,Siemens,Ger-manRailwaysandFesto:InIraqtheyareactiveintheeducationalsectorasamatteroffact.Thenewcoopera-tionsgofarbeyondtheusualequip-menttrainingcoursesintechnologi-calprojects.Inmanycasesregionaltrainingcentresarearrangeduponcontractsigning.NotonlyIraqistaffshouldbenefitfromsuchtraining,butthewholeregionalso.DaimlerisplanningtoestablishavocationaltrainingworkshopinBaghdad.Sie-mensandThyssenKrupparetrainingrailwayemployees.DeutscheBahnisprovidingadviceconcerningthestructuralchangeofrailtraffic.

Thepoliticalstabilityclingstotheeconomyandthewealth.Buteve-rythingdependsontheeducationofthosepeoplewholiveinIraqjustnowandtoday.ObviouslythereisaparticulardemandforGermanteach-ers.“ParticularlyforEngineeringandLifeSciences,theofficialseal’MadeinGermany’scoresenormously“,KatjaPetereitoftheprofessionalof-ficeInternationalesBildungsmanage-ment(FIB)inBonnisexplaining.

Guest Column

Lookingahead:TrainingofIraqirailwayengineersatDorschGruppe

Education: Building Sites in Mind

by Ralf Grauel

Iraqdoesnotlackinmoney,politicalwillorinternationalpartners.Whatisabsentisknowledge.Noweconomyandpoliticsmustworktogether.Thisisnotalwaysquitelegal,butithelps!

AftertheendoftheBerlininvest-mentconferenceforIraq,goodmoodprevails.TheforeigntradevolumebetweenGermanyandIraqhasdoubledwithinoneyear,announcestheArabian-GermanchamberofcommerceofGhorfa.AndwhentheGerman-IraqiAgree-mentoninvestmentisratified,thenitcanproperlygooffagainwiththereconstructionintheMesopotamia.

Theeconomicnewsofthesummerfittedtothecurrenteuphoria.Hardlyoneweekpassedwithoutthatcon-tractconclusionswereannouncedinatleasthundredsofmillions.

InthemiddleofJulytheIraqigov-ernmentspokesmanAlial-Dabbaghannouncedforexample,thecon-structionofasportcityinBasraatcostof�20millionEuros,sothatthefootballtournamentaroundthegulfcupcantakeplacetherein20�2.

OnedaylatertheinvestmentauthorityofNajafwroteouttheirproject“NewNajafofcity“toare-newedapplication,theinvestorfromKuwaithadgotoutoftheplanning.NewNajafcityisaurbanlarge-scaleproject(investmentvolume27billionEuros):On2�squarekilometresthelakeinNadschafshouldberebuiltwithhousingunitsinallpriceranges,anuniversity,banks,sportsfacili-ties,authorities,socialinstitutions,shoppingcentresaswellasafive-starhotel.

Themainattraction:TheviewshaftsofallMagistralsarealignedinthedirectionofNadschaf,morepreciselyontheshrineofImamAli,destina-tionofapproximatelyfourmilliontouristsperyear.

NewNajafcityisalreadynow“asymbolforthenewlyarousedself-assuranceoftheShiiteinthegulf“writesWPIcorrespondentFariHaram.Thevision:“Thenewmid-dleclassandupperclassconnectsofcoursethepilgrimagewithholiday,wellnessandshoppingtoursinluxuryboutiques.“Butitmuststillhappenalot,sothatthisdreambecomestrue.Streetsmustbebuilt,bridgesmustberenovated,generatingstationsandhospitalsmustbeconstructed.Masterplans,callsfortendersandprojectscirculateforanyimaginablebranchofindustry.

Iraqipoliticianstravelaroundtheworld,economicdelegationstraveltotheIraq.WhatseemstobethebiggestbuildingsiteoftheNearEastfromanews’perspective,turnsouttobetheslowestatacloserlook.Asfastaslarge-scaleprojectsarean-nounced,theyarepostponedshortlythereafter.Timelinesareextendedconstantly,closedcallsfortendersareopenedagainandconsortiaarereconstructedimmediatelyaftercrea-tion.

TheIraqigovernmenthasrecentlyannouncedthepostponementofseverallong-scheduledinvestmentsagain.„Contactpersonschangeperpetually,officialroutinesexistrarelyorarehardlyharmonizedwithinternationalstandards“,anentre-preneuriscomplaining.Thisisthebottleneckinwhichallprojectsarejammingthemselves.Iraqdoesnotlackinmoney,politicalwillorinter-nationalpartners.Whatisabsent,isknowledge.

Experts,engineers,doctors,admin-istrativeofficers,lawyers,financeexperts.Atrainedstaffwhocanimplementthebiginfrastructureprojectsishardlyavailablewithinanyinstitution,authorityorministry.

Evenifthestaffcoverageisfairlysatisfying,thefewemployeesdonothaveexperiencehowtocallforten-dersinthefieldsofairports,bridges,

TheBerlineducationalinstituteEuro-panoratorganizescomputertrain-ing,EnglishcoursesandcoursesfororganisationmanagementforIraqipublicofficers.

TheDAAD(GermanAcademicEx-changeService)issponsoringIraqprofessors,placingIraqgraduatesinGermanenterprises.TheAGEF(WorkgroupDevelopmentandSpe-cialistsintheFieldofMigrationandDevelopmentCooperation)educatesmechanics,electricians,andplumb-ers,trainsrefereesandemployeesinadministration.Recentlyaninitia-tivehasbeenfoundinArbiltohaveaGermanschoolthereuntil20�2,makingtheKurdishcapitalmoreinterestingforreturnees.CurrentlyaUniversityinBaghdadisinitiatedandpreparedfromGermany.

TheAnglo-SaxonNationsarediscov-eringthetopictoo:Withinthenextfiveyears�0,000IraqistudentswillbegraduatedfromuniversitiesinGreatBritain,Australia,CanadaandtheUSA.ThishasbeenannouncedbytheUSpresidentBarackObamaandtheIraqPrimeMinisterNuriAl-MalikiinJuly.Regardlesshowmanyeduca-tionalprojectswillbelaunched–thetimeistight.Plentyofinitiativeswillraisethelevelonlyafteryears.Butstreets,powerplants,schoolsandhospitalshavetobefinishednow.Duetotheurgency,someentrepre-neursarelookingforcreativeandsemi-legalshortcutsinaccordancewiththeirIraqipartnerstoachievetheirgoals.

Insteadofwaitingforgraduatedfromnon-establisheduniversitiestheyassignownemployersandap-pointthemasconsultantsinad-ministrationandministrieswhoseordertheyarecurrentlyworkingon.Concerningthetransparencyitisn’tanythingbutimpeccable.Butitworks!

Latelyamanagingdirectorofacon-sultingcompanyhasreportedaboutanideawhichwouldexceedthecommondefinitionofPublic-Private-

Partnership.ItsabouttwomilitaryprojectsinabillionEurorange:InEuropejusttwocompetitorsareabletohandleprojectsinthisdimension.Thereforetheymeeteachotherforaconfidentialexchangewherethecompetitorsweremoaningaboutthecommonproblems:poortenderdocuments,nomanagementandchaoticstructures.ItwouldbeveryurgentassigningkeypositionsattheIraqclients(provinces,administrationandministry)withstaff,whichbringsthequantumonfunctionalandlinguisticallyknowhowtocoordinatetheordersandthecrafts.

Butsuchstaffdoesn’texist.

Thedanger:theprojectsremainundone,willbepostponedandasoftenputouttotenderuntil“theyaredeadsometimesbecausenoen-terprisewilltouchitanymore”,theconsultantsaid.Threecomparableprojectsaretendered.HencetheEu-ropeanshaveagreedtoassigntheirstaffintotheIraqadministrationinordertomanagethecompetitor’sproject–andtotraintheIraqclerksbytheway.Justthe“Go”fromtheIraqisideismissing.

Letmepointout:it’snotaboutre-constructionthehomeofliesthroughthebackdoor“Education”.Corruptionmeansgainingcontracts

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Sport&leisurefacilitiesarespreadinAbuDhabi,youcanchooseamonganexcellentrangeofbeach,health,golfandsportsclub.Themostat-tractingfactoristhatyoucanswim,playsports,sunbathe,enjoyshop-pingmallsandwatchmovieswithinacloseareatoyourapartment.

• Doyouhaveaclosercontacttoyourfellows?

Mostoftheexpatriatestendtobuildstrongcontactwiththeirfellows;theyenjoysharingseveralactivitiesandbringtheirhomecountrytastetoAbuDhabi.

Hala Abulughod is Head of Human Resources and Administration at DC Abu Dhabi

ThelivingconditionsaregreatasAbuDhabi,beingthecapitalcityoftheUAE,isoneoftheGulf’stopdes-tinationsforexpatriateworkers.

• WhathappensoneveningsinAbuDhabi?Doyouhavesportandleisurefacilitiesclosetoyourapartment-suchasgyms,movietheatresorlibraries?

ThereisalwayssomethingnewtodointheeveningsrecentlyinAbuDhabi,lotsofconcerts,familyactivitieshavebeenorganizedonthebeaches,parksandhotels.

Hala Abulughod,DC Abu Dhabi

• HowdoyoufeelaboutworkinginAbuDhabi?Doyoulikeit?

WorkinginAbuDhabiisanenjoy-ablerichexperience;youwillgetthechancetoliveinacosmopolitancitywithanexposuretodiversityandlat-estdevelopment.

WhatIlikethemostaboutAbuDhabiisthatitisconstantlyevolvingwithechoestothepast.

• WhatisyourjobatDorsch?Whatisyourcurrentprojectyouareworkingon?

IamheadingtheHumanResourcesandAdministrationdepartmentofDCAbuDhabi.

Mycurrentprojectistheimplemen-tationofacustomizedHR/documentmanagementsystem.

• Whereareyouactuallyfrom?Wheredidyougrowup?

IamfromJordanbutIhavegrownupandstudiedinLebanon.

• WhatareyourlivingconditionsinAbuDhabi?

Interview

Mrs.HalaAbulughod,HeadofHumanResourcesandAdministrationatDCAbuDhabi

SkylineviewofAbuDhabiwithDCAbuDhabiofficebuilding“LuluCentre“(picturecentre,redbuilding)

Reports of the Companies

DC Transport Infrastructure

Traffic Analyses in Wiesbaden and Munich, Germany

Duringthewholeperiod,DCTrans-portInfrastructurehasbeeninchargeoftwodifferentprojectsdealingwithtransportdevelopmentplans,trafficcountings,trafficanaly-sesandtrafficconcepts.

DCTransportInfrastructurehassupportedthetransportdevelop-mentplansinRaunheim.

Wealsohaveanalyzedfurtheral-ternativesbyaccomplishingvarioustrafficanalysesconcerninganaccessofRaunheimWesttotheB4�.

Thisincludesnewplanningworkinthefieldoftrafficmodelcalcula-tion,theevaluationoftrafficflowinintersectionsandtheaccountandevaluationofthesoniceffectsofthetrafficvolume.

InthecourseofthetrafficanalysesconcerningtheNorth-WestTangentinTaunussteinaccomplishedbyDCTransportInfrastructure,werenderedeveryassistanceintheagreementprocedureswiththeregionalcouncil.

Traditional Road Construction and Engineering Projects

InadditiontofoursmallerroadconstructionprojectsinWeidenrespectivelyAschaffenburg,DCTIhasbeenentrustedwiththeconstructionsupervisionofapedestianandcyclepathalongsidetheB42betweenAssmannshausenandRüdesheim.

TheB42willbebroadenedandontheRhine-sideafootandcyclepathwithawidthof2.50mwillbeattached.

In Brief

DC Transport Infrastructure: Development Area Gateway Gardens

Inspiteofthefinancialcrisis,therealestatesaleintheurbanisationzoneGatewayGardens(AirportFrankfurt)hasbeencontinuouslyincreasingandtheareaismoreandmoretakingshape.

Fromthis,manysmallandlargefollow-upordershavebeenresultingforDCTransportInfrastructureinthepastfewmonths.

DC Transport Infrastructure: Noise Protection Studies at Motorways

ThechargeofthenoiseandairprotectionstudiesoftheBABA64�hasbeenextendedbecauseoftheemployer‘s(ASVWiesbaden)perfectsatis-factionwithourwork.

Tothehithertoanalysissectionhasaddedafurthermotorwaysectionandthemotorwayjunc-tionSchierstein,whichislessthanfiveminutesawayfromourofficeinWiesbaden.

DC Transport Infrastructure: Road and Sewer Projects in Bonn

Wehavebeenentrustedwithtwonewprojects,whichareperformedincooperationwithourcolleguesofDCTIinBonnandWiesbaden.

TheseprojectsaretherenewalofthesewerMichaelstraßeandofthesewerBornheimerStraßeinBonn.

NorthWestTangentTaunusstein

FederalmotorwayA64�nearSchiersteinjunction

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BDC Berlin

Design of the Federal Motorway A22 (Coastal Motorway)

On�4thofSeptember2009,almostoneyearaftertheassignmentoftheA�9,section2(ASLueneburg-ASBadBeversen),BDCwasassignedthedesignoftheA22betweenWesterstedeandtheElbetunnelnearDrochtersen,section7fromtheL��4totheA26.

Thisprojectedcoastalmotorwayconstitutesamajormeansforthedevelopmentofthenorth-westernpartofGermany.Bymeansofthismotorwaythenorthernandeasternneighbouringstateswillcloseranks,andthegeographicalseparationofSchleswig-HolsteinandLowerSaxonyonthelowerElbewillbeovercome.

InadditiontheGermanseaports‘connectiontothehinterlandontheNorthSeaandtheaccesstotheregionsonthelowerWeserandonthelowerElbewillbeimprovednoticeably.Thus,contributingtotheregionaldevelopmentobjective,theA22formspartoftheregionalde-velopmentprogramofLowerSaxony2008.

Withalengthofabout�2�km(including��4kmnewconstructionmotorway)theA22formspartofthebiggestGermannewmotorwayprojects-togetherwiththeA�9,theA�4inSaxony-AnhaltandtheA94inBavaria.Theconstructionvolumeamountstoabout�.�billionEuros,whichmakesitevenmorepleasantforBDCtobeinvolvedintwooutofthesefourprojects.

Construction Supervision for Waste Water Treatment in Albania

Inearly2007,aconsortiumofDorschConsultWasserundUmweltandaGermanpartnercompanywasaward-edwiththeprovisionofsupervisionservicesfortheconstructionofthreewastewatertreatmentplantsintheAlbaniancitiesofDurres,LezhaandSaranda.

DCWEisprovidingtheTeamLeaderoftheconsortium’sprojectteam.

Theprojectisfundedthroughco-financingoftheGEF(WorldBankGroup),EIB,theLuxembourgDevel-opmentCooperationandtheAlba-nianGovernment.

Duetotechnicalandorganisationalreasons,thetimefortheconstructionworkswillbeextended,presumablytotheendof20�0.

Consequently,alsothecontractoftheConsortiumwasextended,inor-dertoensuretheprovisionofprofes-sionalsupervisionservicesthrough-outtheentireconstructionperiod.

Operations Management Support for Middle Governorates (Phase II)

HavingsuccessfullycompletedthefirstPhaseoftheOperationsManagementSupport(OMS)totheMiddleGovernorates(Balqa,MadabaandZarqa)theComponent�oftheWaterPrograminJordan,DCWEwasinvitedtoprepareaproposalforthePhaseII,theOperationsManagementSupport(OMS)forWaterSupplyandSewerageintheMiddleGoverno-rates,WaterAuthorityofJordan.

ThefollowingkeyactivitieswillbecoveredinaccordancewiththeTOR:• SupportMiddleGovernoratesin

transformationtowardsWaterCompanies

• Implementationofawatersupplyimprovementprogramme

• Improvemanagementsystemsforcustomerservicesandsubscriberaffairs

• Improvethefinancialsituationandestablishcommercialmanagementsystems

• Definitionandfollow-upofout-sourcingoptionsandMicroPSP

• SupportofGISunits• Supporttheimplementationof

ICTinfrastructure

Environmental Study for Tobruk – Emssad Railway Lines, Libya

Inclosecooperationwiththere-sponsibleplannerDCAfrique,DCWaterandEnvironmentperformedanenvironmentalstudyfortworailwayprojectsasapartofTobrok-EmssaadinLibya.

ServiceswereperformedduringaperiodoftwomonthsfromSept.–Nov.2009.

Theprojectconsistsoftwodifferentsections:•Tobruk–EmsaadRailway(Main

Line):�45km•TobrukHarbourLink:��km

Thecontractcomprisedaconflictandriskassessmentconcerningtheoccupationofhousesandfarmland,furthermoreanoiseimpactassess-mentforTobrukresidentialarea.

Thissuccessfulprojectisanotherpositiveexampleforclosecoopera-tioninpracticewithintheDorschGruppe.

DC Water and Environment

Storm Water Systems at Frankfurt Main Airport, Germany

AsapartoftheexpansionoftheFrankfurt/MainAirportthenewconstructionofthethreeaprons“Terminal�West”(approx.40ha),“FrachterweiterungSüd“(approx.40ha)and“WerfterweiterungSüd(ap-prox.20ha)isscheduledbytheclientFraportAG.

DCWEiscommissionedwiththeper-formanceofthedesign/detailedde-signofthethreestormwatersystemsfordischargingthesurfacewateraswellastheinfiltrationditchesforthepercolationofthewatercomingfromthehangarsandotherstruc-turesinthearea.

ProjectedcoastalmotorwayA22,NorthernGermany

NoiseimpactassessmentinTobrukresidentialareaConstructionworksatairportseweragesystem

IslandofBonaire,NetherlandsAntilles

ProposedlocationofLezhaseweragetreatmentplant,Albania

KhawpumpingstationinZarqaprovince,Jordan

FloodprotectionforKatzenbach„AmGipsbruch“

In Brief

DC Water and Environment:Data Migration Gossau

DCWEandBarthauerSoftwarecompanyareassignedtoimportsewerconditiondataintothedatamanagementsystemoftheCityofGossau(Switzerland).

BarthauerSoftwareisresponsi-blefordevelopingtheinterfacewhileDCWEwillimportthedataintotheirsystem.Afterfinishingtheimport,DCWEwillteachthestaffofGossausothattheycanperformtheimportthemselvesifnecessary.

DC Water and Environment: Flood Protection Katzenbach

AchannelbypassforfloodprotectionofinhabitantsofGarmisch-PartenkirchenwasplannedbyDCWE.

Inthenextstepaprojectap-provalprocedureisconductedinclosecollaborationwiththeWeilheimWaterAuthorityandthecityofGarmisch-Parten-kirchen.

DC Water and Environment: Follow-up Bonaire

DCWEhasbeenassignedtorevisethetenderdocumentsforconstructionofavacuumnet-work,awastewatertreatmentplantwithsequentialbatchreactorsandanirrigationnet-workontheislandofBonaire,partoftheNetherlandsAntillesintheCaribbean.

Partsofthedesign,thebillofquantitiesandthespecifica-tionswillbeadaptedtothenewrequirements.

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waterswhicharepartlyecologicallyvaluable.Themotorwaylocationad-ditionallyrunsacrossanareawhichisstronglydisintegratedbydevelop-ment.

InthemeantimethedesignoftheA�9,whichisarouteofabout20kmlengthincludingamotorwayrestareawithfuellingstationandsanitaryfacilities,isproceedingonschedule.

TheworkingatmospherebetweenBDCandtheemployer(divisionofLuneburgoftheLowerSaxonyFeder-alStateAuthorityforRoadEngineer-ingandTrafficDevelopment(NLStBV)andthirdparties(eg.theWasser-undSchifffahrtsverwaltung)isagoodone,andtheprojectmanagerandhisteamhavebeencomplementedfortheirworkmanyatime.

Aftercarryingoutdetailedsurveysofdifferentversions,thecompilationofthepreliminarydesigndocumentsisinprogressnow.

Thetotalassignmentincludesservicesforworkphases�-4(optionally5)oftheplanningoftrafficfacilitiesaswellasspecialservices(surveyscon-cerningnoiseandairpollutionamongothers).

BothassignmentsarecarriedoutbyBDCbranchofficeHamburgwithMartinSteenbuckastheengineerincharge.Otherbranchofficesareinvolvedintheaccomplishment.

DC India

Taloja Feeder Service Road

MaharashtraIndustrialDevelopmentCorporation(MIDC)hadconstructednearly�0kmlengthofrigidpave-mentroadinTalojaIndustrialEstatecalled“TalojaFeederServiceRoad”.

TheconcreterigidpavementslabsdevelopedextensivecrackswithinsixmonthsofConstruction.MIDCthenawardedtheworkoftheconsultancyservicestoDCIndiatoinvestigatethematterandsuggestremedialmeasures.

DCIndiaundertookdetailedinvesti-gationworkbywayofgeotechnicalinvestigation,checkingsoilproper-ties,structuralstrengthofthecon-cretepavementbywayofconcretecoredrillingandtesting,excavatingtrailpitstoobservetheroadstruc-tureoftheconstructedroad.

Simultaneouslyanalysisofadoptedpavementdesignandobservationoftheconditionsofthecracks,itspat-ternetc.wascarriedout.

TrialsmadebyContractorforthecrackssealingwithepoxyproductswasalsoobserved.

Thepossibilityofrestorationbycrackssealingwithepoxyproducts

wasalsostudiedforitseconomicalviability.

HoweverthecracksealingwasnotviablewithEpoxyproductsandmoreandmorenewcrackswereappearingduringcourseofinvestigation.

Alsothepossibilityofremovingthecrackedpanelandreplacingwithnewconcretepanelswastried.

Themaincausesoffailureofcon-cretepavementwere:• Blackcottonsoilonwhichthisroad

wasconstructed• Absenceofproperdrainagebe-

cause“RightofWay”waslimitedtoroadwidth

• SomedeficienciesinthedesignsofthepavementwhichwasnotasperIRCdesignguidelinesand

• ShortfallinthequalityofthematerialusedsuchasWBM,GSB,Sub-gradeetc.

TheremedialmeasureshavebeenproposedbywayofflexibleoverlayontherigidpavementinaccordancewiththeguidelinesprovidedintheIndianRoadCongressSP-�7guidelines.

Theapprovedfederalroadwayistoconnectanewthree-legmotorwayinterchangeontheA28atWester-stede(ruraldistrictofAmmerland)withanewmotorwayinterchange

ontheA29atJaderberginordertothenleadthroughtheWesertunnelsouthofNordenham.

AsanoffsetlineoftheA27theroadwayisthentocontinuetothesouthofBremerhavennorthofBremervördethroughtheareaofOldendorf/HimmelpfortentothedesignedElbetunnelA20atDro-chtersen(regionaldistrictofStade).TheretheA22willbeconnectedwiththedesignedA26bymeansofathree-legmotorwayinterchange.

TheresponsibleauthorityistheLowerSaxonFederalStateAuthor-ityforRoadEngineeringandTrafficDevelopment(NLStBV),divisionofStade.Assignedservicesare:workphases�-4(optionally5)fortheplanningoftrafficfacilitiesaswellasspecialservicesforcoordination,forplanningapproval,forthecrea-tionofadigitalplanningfolder,forsurveying,fornoisesuppressionandfortechnicalcontributionconcerningdrainage.

Thelengthoftheplannedmotorwaywillreachabout20km.Itincludesanaccesspointandamotorwayrestareawithtoiletfacility.Specificcharacteristicsoftheroutearethecomplicatedsoilsituationandthecrossingofmarshland,whichrequiresasophisticateddrainagedesign.Inadditiontheroutewillcrossem-bankedwaterstretches,onerailwaytrack,someminorroadsandrunning

ProposedrouteofmotorwayA22

DC Asia

The Thailand Pipeline

PTTPublicCompanyLimited,ThailandhasawardedDorschConsultAsiawiththeoverallprojectmanage-mentoftheIRPCNaturalGasPipelineProject.

ThepipelinewilloriginatefromtheexistingthirdtransmissionpipelineandfeedthecombinedcycleheatpowerplantsintheIRPCindustrialcomplex.

Theapproximatelengthofthe24’’(0.6m)pipelinewillbe25km.Themaximumdesignflowrateforthepipelinesystemshallbe270MMSCFD.

Majorelementsare• Maintransmissionline• TransmissionwithinIRPCcomplex

onpipe-rack• Tie-infacilities• 4blockvalvestationsincluding

launcherandreceivingfacilities• SCADAandcommunicationsystem• Cathodicprotectionsystem

Theprojectshouldbecompletedwithin�7months.

“Good Morning Vietnam“: Market Knowledge Facilitates the Award

DCAsia(Thailand)wasawardedthePetroVietnamassignmentforthebasicdesignandinvestmentreportfortheEastWestGasConnectionPipelineinVietnam.

Proximityandextensivemarketknowledgehavebeenthemainreasonsforthissuccess.Becauseofitslong-timepresenceinthisregionandbecauseofitsextensivemarketknowledgeDCAsiawasabletomeetPetroVietnam‘ssophisticatedde-mandsandtightschedulerelyingonthefastdispositionofourseasonedexperts.

DCAsiaprovidedthreeexpertsofdif-ferentareas:Pipeline,electronicsandSCADAandprocessmanagement.CurrentlytheyarecooperatingwiththePVEprojectteamasleadengi-neerstoprovidethebasicdesignandtheinvestmentreportontime.

DCAsiahasalreadybeenawardedthefollow-uporderB52-OmonGasPipelineFEED(fortheon-shoresegment)byPVEandisnowlookingforwardtoupcomingchallengesandsuccessinthismewmarketVietnam.

Tajolalocationmap,India

IPRCnaturalgaspipeline,Thailand

MajorroadsnearTajola,India

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• ConstructionofouterbypassfromUmAlQuain–FalajAlMulaaroadtoSajaa–Khawaneejroad

• RoadsandservicesinEast48andWest��andothersectorsinAbuDhabi

• MaintenanceofroadsandbridgesinAbuDhabiMainland(South).

DC Abu Dhabi

New Acquisitions of the Marine Engineering Department

DCAbuDhabiisaskedforthedesignandsupervisionofacoupleofbreakwaterandrockprotectionfrompub-licandprivateclients.

Theservicesincludepartlydesignforfuelnetworksystems,water,drain-age,slipwaysandotherwork.

AdditionallytheMarineEngineeringDepartmenthasbeenaskedforthedesignandsupervisionformaritimedevelopmentworksfor�0plotswithareaof700,000squaremeters.

Designandsupervisionofarunwaywithlengthof2,500metersbuiltinAbuDhabiwillberealizedbyourengineerstoo.

Lastbutnotleastadesignandsuper-visionfortheconstructionofanewpumpstationwithirrigationworkisoneofthenewprojectsofourfellowsinAbuDhabi.

Irrigation Projects in UAE

Acoupleofprojectsaredealingwiththedesignandconstructionoflandscapeofirrigationsystems.

Inparticular,oneprojectcoversinstallationofirrigationtanksandpumps.AnotheroneconnectsthereservoiratTrucksRoundabouttothemainwaterlinerunningfromSaroojareaAlDhahirreservoirinAlAinEasternregion.

Refurbishment of Western Municipality Buildings

TherefurbishmentofthebuildingswillsupportWesternRegionMunicipalitytoachievethestrategicgoalsindevelopingtheareainhumanresources,sustainingurbandevelopmentandinimpro-vingtheprovidedservicestothecommunity.

DorschGruppe–DCAbuDhabihaspreparedthetenderdocumentswithallthenecessarydesigns-externalandinternal,MEP,landscapingandirrigation,assuringthesameidentityforeightmunicipalitybuildings.

Green Building Department - Sustainable Design

InconjunctionwithenergydesignStuttgart,EngineeringConsultancyProfessorPfeiferundPartnerAbuDhabi,WaagnerBiroGulfLLCDubaiandAlpineBauDeutsch-landAGDubaiwearedevelopingasustainabledesignforresidentialbuildings.

Currentlyweareintheprocesstoop-timizetheenergysystem(i.ecooling),insulationofboundaryconditionsandconstructionmethodologies.

Furthermoreweareintroducingabiologicalwastewatertreatmentsystembyusingreedbeds.

InconjunctionwithourMasterPlanningDepartmentweofferedIntegratedPlanningServicesfortheAbuPolice“TrainingVillage”Development.

Thoughthefinaldecisionisoutstand-ing,wehavebeenshortlistedandnowareawaitingtheinvitationfromtheclientinordertopresentourconcept.

Interdisciplinary Transportation and Road Projects

InconjunctionwithourTransporta-tionDepartmentweenteredaDesignCompetitionforfivemajorbusstationswithintegratedlinktothe(future)MetroinAbuDhabi.

Thechallengewastocreateafunc-tionalthoughuniqueandsustainabledesignwithlandmarkandCIcharac-ter.

WehavebeenshortlistedwithKEOandATKINStofurtherpresentourconcept.

Furthermore,someroadprojectswereawardedtoDCAbuDhabi:• Constructionofmiscellaneous

roadsandparkinginAbuDhabiCityandsurroundingarea

Outerbypass,approx.200kmfromAbuDhabi

Irrigation&LandscapingCrownPrinceCourt,AbuDhabi

In Brief

DC Abu Dhabi: ADNOC Ruwais

ProjectManagementServicesforRuwaisHousingComplexExpan-sion(PhaseIII)aswellasfortheConstructionofVillasandConstructionofMarriedFlats.ProjectstartsinNov.2009andwillbefinishedinDec.20��.

DC Abu Dhabi: Marine Engineering in Al Ain

DCAbuDhabitakesoverdesignandsupervisionforconstruc-tionoftwomulti-usagesteelstructurestoresinAlRawdaFarm,Al-Ain.Thestoresareahas�5,000squaremetersandwillbefinishedwithinthenextyear.

DC Abu Dhabi: 13,200 km of Chain Link Fence

Designandsupervisionfortheconstructionofthechainlinkfencewithprecastconcretefoot-ingswithlengthof��,200km.

DC Abu Dhabi: Landscaping Cemetry Al Samha

Redesigningofexistingcem-eteryanditsextension.Projectincludedroadworks,parkingandaccesspoints.

DC Abu Dhabi: FreewayFujairah Emirates

40kmof�lanesdualfreewayinmountainterrainincluding8bridges,5underpasses,20multicellboxculvertsand�5pipeculverts.Thisprojectisfollowedbymanyotherprojectswhichincluderoadinfrastructurealso.

ConstructionofDubai-FujairahFreeway,UnitedArabEmirates

MaritimedevelopmentatRasGurabIsland,AbuDhabi

ExteriorviewofGayathimunicipalitybuilding

ExteriorviewofMadinathZayedmunicipalitybuilding

Prototypeforinteriorofexecutiveoffices

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