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    This document summarizes a presentation about global project management and reconstruction efforts. It discusses the Louis Berger Group's work on infrastructure projects in Abu Dhabi, Qatar, and Afghanistan. It specifically focuses on a case study of the REFS road reconstruction project in Afghanistan, highlighting the unique challenges of completing 389 km of road in a compressed timeframe while navigating security issues and many stakeholders.

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    MIT OpenCourseWare http://ocw.mit.

    edu

    1.040 Project Management


    Spring 2009

    For information about citing these materials or our Terms of Use, visit: http://ocw.mit.edu/terms.

    WORKING THE GLOBE:


    Improving the Built Environment

    Moavenzadeh Institute of Technology


    20 February 2009 The Louis Berger Group

    THREE STORIES:
    Cutting Edge Urban Planning: Abu Dhabi Multicultural Joint Venturing: Qatar Post-conflict Reconstruction: Afghanistan

    BUT FIRST
    Context, and Why I think

    THE GRASS IS GREENER

    Global Construction Market

    An estimated $1 trillion in 1975 An estimated $4 trillion in 2000

    USAs Market Share


    The US Construction Market as a Percentage of the World Market
    50 40 30 20 10 0 1975 2000 2025

    And what will we do with the money at home?


    Changing windows and adding insulation to homes Action on long deferred maintenance of vital infrastructure A few wind farms, PV fields and ethanol Slow movement towards mass transit and still no high speed rail

    While the world speeds forward:

    Maglev
    572 kph JR test track Shanghai already in revenue service

    Cutting edge cities like Masdar:


    Carbon neutral, zero waste An MIT project

    BERGERS ROLE
    Design Competitions
    Overall MIST HQ

    Program Manager for HQ Building


    BIM Being there

    QATAR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT


    Barwas Problem Scope of Services Organic Growth too slow JV structuring Conflict of Interest

    Assisting with Post-conflict Reconstruction

    25 countries emerging from extended periods of civil strife in addition to Afghanistan and Iraq, including Angola, Bosnia, Cambodia, Croatia, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Honduras, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Philippines, Romania, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Timor, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

    Many Masters >conflicting priorities


    Government Funding Agencies The People Schedule Cost Capacity Building

    Old Rules --- New Realities


    Communications Security Financing Operating Costs Violence

    Case Study
    Afghanistan and the REFS project

    THE TREE: PROJECT OBJECTIVES


    The purpose of REFS is to promote economic recovery and political stability by:
    Repairing selected infrastructure needed to lower transportation costs

    Improving the provision of water and sanitation services Increasing access to education, health, and local governmental facilities Restoring electrical transmission and distribution systems Repairing/re-constructing irrigation systems, dams/diversions and canals critical to the reactivation of the agricultural sector Providing employment opportunities to thousands of Afghans through project designs that maximize the use of manual labor to the extent possible Mentoring Afghan professional staff and nascent Afghan private sector companies to the greatest extent possible

    Roadway & Bridge Reconstruction (389 KM)

    Time Frame
    Berger to begin construction of Section B by the end of 2002 Deliver 49 km of paved highway (km 43 92) by December 2003

    Project Participants on KabulKandahar Road Project


    Interim Government of Afghanistan
    Ministry of Public Works

    USAID Contractor: Louis Berger Group, Inc.

    USA

    Construction subcontractor:
    SECTION B : ARC CONSTRUCTION, TURKEY

    DO IT FASTER!

    In April 2003, the second item became: Deliver 389 km of paved road by December 2003

    UNIQUE ASPECTS
    Time Frame

    Project Participants on KabulKandahar Road Project


    Interim Government of Afghanistan
    Ministry of Public Works

    USAID Contractor: Louis Berger Group, Inc.

    USA

    Construction subcontractors:
    SECTION B : ARC CONSTRUCTION, TURKEY SECTION C : MENSEL CONSTRUCTION, TURKEY SECTION D : KOLIN NATFER CONSTRUCTION, TURKEY SECTION E : BSC & C&C CONSTRUCTION, INDIA SECTION F : GULSAN/ CUKOROVA CONSTRUCTION, TURKEY ACLU ( AFGHAN CONSTRUCTION & LOGISTIC UNIT) SECTION J: TAISEI JV/JICA FUNDING (out of our control)

    Mobilization and Transportation

    Equipment Mobilization Ground Transportation Air Transportation

    UNIQUE ASPECTS
    Time Frame Contracting System

    Contracting Method
    Unit rate contract (bid-design-build)
    Adjustable rates for materials Rates for security related stoppages
    Scope adjustment for performance

    UNIQUE ASPECTS
    Time Frame Contracting System Pavement Design Solution

    Highway Grading

    Surveying Embankment and Earthwork Compaction and Testing Culvert Extensions Inspections QC/QA

    ATB Production and Application

    Asphalt Treated Base Course (ATB)


    Screened Aggregate Production Chemcrete Modifier Binder Application and Inspection Sampling and Testing

    Roadway Paving

    Roadway Paving

    Asphalt Mix Design Asphalt Plant Production Application, Rolling and Compaction Inspections and Quality Control Sampling and Testing

    Bridge Construction

    Bridge reconstruction
    6 collapsed bridges Soil Investigations Demolition Design (safety improvements)

    Deck width Guardrails Earthquake loads Bridge Approaches Schedule

    Bridge Repairs
    Structural Repairs Guardrail Replacement Pedestrian Walkways Bridge Approaches Bridge Deck Overlay

    Minor Damage Repairs and Safety Improvements

    Causeways Repairs

    Assess Damages Design remedies Repairs


    Extended Culverts Replace Concrete Panels
    Repair Expansion
    Joints
    Deck overlay

    UNIQUE ASPECTS
    Time Frame Contracting System Pavement Design Solution De-mining and Security

    Demining

    Demining

    Coordination
    UNMACA United Nations Mine Action Center for Afghanistan LBG, Demining Coordinator Subcontractors Coordinators

    Schedule ~ Sections B thru F

    Assessments ~ MEDDS system


    achieves 400% throughput increase

    Demining
    Destruction of unexploded ordinances

    Clearance Certificates

    Security
    Private Security Forces Local Security Highway Security Forces Afghanistan Ministry of Interior Forces United States Military

    16 December 2003

    Benefits: Economic and Other

    Restore Afghan National Unity Reduce travel time and fuel consumption Reduce mechanical failures Connect economic market places Revitalize rural communities Create business development opportunities
    EWC

    Benefit Cost Analysis

    Cost / kilometer $515,700


    Kabul-Doshi (WB) $342,800
    VOC Savings about $300,000/km/yr
    Excluded time savings (19 > 5 hrs)
    Faster Delivery meant:

    Higher Construction Cost: $173,000/km VOC Savings: $375,000/km (15 months) Net economic benefit: $78 million
    Schooling, health access, agricultural markets

    What will you do after graduation?

    Fredric S Berger, P.E.

    Group, Inc www.bergerafghanistan.com The Louis Berger

    on time solutions, by design

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