Client : Great Man-Made River Authority

Main Contractor : Tekfen-TML Consortium

Key Designer : Halcrow-UK, Nipponkoi - Japan

Consultant : ANC (Al Nahr Company)

Start Date : November 2006

Key features of Work Scope:

The works that are going to be performed for the construction of the water supply system are as follows:

·   Transportation and receiving of 4.5 m pretension concrete pipes that have been produced by the manufacturer in its facilities at SARIR, placing them along the pipeline, excavation of the trench, placing of the pipes and backfilling operations after completion,Construction of a new transportation road that is parallel to the existing one between the pipe factory in SARIR and Kufra end of the pipeline,

·   Maintenance of the new road (383km) and the existing transportation road (200km and between SARIR and TAZERBO) during the period of work,

·   Construction of two flow control stations, two underground reservoirs and the connection infrastructure to the existing pipeline, plus acquirement and assemblage of their mechanical equipment,

·   Construction of various structures such as manholes, control rooms and valve rooms, plus acquirement and assemblage of their mechanical equipment,

·   Construction of branch lines using GRP pipes along the route for discharging purposes,

·   Construction of erosion protection systems in the appropriate regions of the pipeline,

·   Construction of a pipeline cathodic protection system and the provision of the monitoring system for a period of 2(two) years,

·   Provision of spare parts for a period of two years,

·   Provision of assistance services during the water tests that shall be applied at the completion of the project (water shall be supplied by the administration),

·   Provision of training for the employees of the administration for administrative and maintenance purposes.