NESPAK-led JV wins Diamer Bhasha Dam’s consultancy contract

Lahore: A National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK)-led joint venture has won the consultancy contract of Diamer Bhasha Dam Project through competitive bidding. 

The agreement was signed at a ceremony held at Mega Hydel Complex, Islamabad. General Manager/ Chief executive Officer/ Project Director Diamer Basha Development Company and Diamer Bhasha Consultants Group (DBCG) authorised representative Dr Tahir Masood, MD NESPAK, signed the agreement on behalf of WAPDA and the Joint Venture respectively.

Federal Minister Muhammad Faisal Vawda, Federal Secretary Muhammad Ashraf, Joint Secretary Syed Muhammad Mehar Ali Shah, WAPDA Chairman Lt Gen (Retd) Muzammil Hussain, NESPAK Managing Director Dr Tahir Masood, WAPDA Authority Members, senior officers and representatives of the consulting firms were also present on the occasion.

The consultants will provide services through a joint venture comprising six firms as JV members/partners namely, National Engineering Services Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd – Pakistan (Lead Firm), Pöyry (AFRY) Switzerland Limited – Switzerland, MWH (Stantec) International, Inc – USA, DOLSAR Engineering Inc. Co. – Turkey, Associated Consulting Engineers ACE Ltd. – Pakistan and MM Pakistan Pvt. Ltd – Pakistan. The consultants’ scope of services includes detailed design review, construction design, construction supervision, contract administration and environment and resettlement aspects.  It is pertinent to mention that NESPAK has been assigned the lead role in the contract for consultancy services in such a mega water sector project.

Diamer Bhasha Dam is proposed to be constructed on the Indus River. The site is 315 km upstream of Tarbela Dam Project, some 180 km below the town of Gilgit and 40 km downstream of Chilas, the headquarter of District Diamer in Gilgit-Baltistan. The project comprises construction of 272 m high Roller Compacted Concrete Dam (RCC), spillway, power intake, waterway tunnels and underground powerhouse one each on right and left side abutment.

On completion, the dam as proposed will be one of the largest RCC Dam in the world and he reservoir project will store about 8.1 million acre feet (MAF) of water. The powerhouse will generate 4500 megawatt (MW) of low-cost hydel electricity and help mitigate floods. About 1.23 MAF of land will be irrigated because of Bhasha Dam.

10 COMMENTS

  1. Nespak one of most corrupt departments in Pakistan, Govt must be reconsider it decisions as nespak’s MD tahir masood has its own company named Berkeley associate and because of it he founded in conflict of interest.

    • it’s not 1st time pakistan ki history mai hamesha sy yhee kuch hoa hae apny apny nawazy jaaty hae😓😓😓😓

  2. NO MERIT.CORRUPT ORGANISATION.I ZM FROM KARACHI I AM B.E .CIVIL.ME .ENV FROM NED UNI.I FIRST SUBMITTED MY DOCUMENTS IN 1999 FOR POST OF CIVIL ENGINEER.WHENEVER VACSNCY I APPLY TILL TODATE NESPAK NAVER CALL ME IN A SIINGLE INTERVIEW

  3. Though many of the workers who worked in NESPAK they said to me this is one of the most corrupt institue in pakistan and they always exploit their workers.

    Why we have no credible institute in our country why?

    I wish and pray that govt should revise his decisions

    • Nespak is the biggest Consultancy firm in pakistan and it is a very good benefit for employees and nespak could not comprise quality policy., and curaption free semi govt company.

  4. Abdullah Khan Geologist

    May Allah help us for such a multipurpose mega project’s compleition, for which the work was carrying for decatas first study was taken for its site selection in 1982.

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