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Contents

GroupNews 4

InBrief 8

Interview:

FredGreiner,DorschInternationalBenin 9

LandmarkProject:

ConsultingServicesfortheNationalWater

SupplyCompanySONEBinBenin �2

ReportsoftheCompanies �4

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Group News

TheENRrankingsareconsideredaworldwidebenchmarkofthecompetitivepositionofthelistedcompanies.

TheEngineeringNewsRecord’srankingofinternationaldesigncompaniesisrespectedastheonlyworldwiderankingofthemostimportantinternationalcompaniesintheconsultingengineeringsector.

TherankattainedshowsthattheDorschGruppecompeteswithimportantplayersworldwideintheconsultingengineeringbusiness.

Furtherinformationcanbeobtainedhere:http://enr.construction.com/toplists/

Holding

Dorsch Gruppe Re-listed in ENR Ranking

InitiatedbyMr.ThomasKrisch,DCAbuDhabi,andwiththedynamicsupportofMr.AchimvonKutzschen-bach,Holding,theDorschGruppesucceededtoberanked�0�stonoftheENRlistofthe200largestdesigncompanies(listedpercompanyvolume).

ThelasttimetheDorschGruppewaslistedinENRwastogetherwiththeGroupeEgisin2005.

TheinternationalmagazineEngi-neeringNewsRecord(ENR)hasbeenpublishedbythewell-knownAmericanpublishinghouseMcGrawHillConstructionsince�9�7.

Therootsofthetechnicalmagazinegobackto�874,makingitoneoftheoldestconstructionindustry-relatedmagazines.

Theweeklymagazinehasaprintrunof64,000plusadditionale-mailnewsletters.

Itoffersnews,analyses,dataandtendenciesoftheconstructionindustryandconstructionengi-neeringbranchworldwide.

Dorsch International

Excursion to Isar River and Summer Party 2012 at Dorsch International in Munich

WhenwehadourDorschInterna-tionalsummerpartyinMunichonSeptember�4th,20�2,interestedcolleaguescoulddoaspecialists‘tripofseveralhoursalongtheIsar.

TheIsarwasoriginallyameanderingwildriver.ItsnamewhichderivesfromCelticmeans“thetorrential“.ItoriginatesintheKarwendelsandflowsthroughfourdistricts,BadTölz-Wolfratshausen,Munich,ErdingandFreising.

Inthemiddleofthe�9thcenturythebanksintheurbanareaofMunichwereforcedintoacanal-likeforminordertousetheriverforwaterpower,keytothedevelopmentofthecitythen.

Therenaturalisedandsignificantlyenlargedriverbed(doubledinwidth)oftheIsarintheMunichurbanarea

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gaveusintooneofthemostbenefi-cialprojectsfortheleisureandlocalrecreationofMunich‘sinhabitantsintherecenthistoryofthecity.

AfterthetripwehadasunnylatesummerbarbecueandcelebratedtilltheeveningintheyardoftheMunichDorschbuilding.

WewouldliketothankMrs.GernandandMr.WeghoferinparticularfortheprofessionalorganizationandgreatsupportoftheDorschsummerparty20�2.

Theoriginalformoftherivercouldnolongerberecognizedintheurbanarea.

Inthe�980’sthecitizensofMunichstartedtothinkdifferentlyabouttheIsarbecausetheyappreciatedthewaterandgreenspacefortheirleisuretime.Inaddition,thefloodingwasaprobleminMunich’surbanareas.Thus,theideafortheIsarplanwasborn.

From�999to20��theIsarwasreformedintoanaturalshapewithbeachesandrecreationalareas.ThisprojectoftheFederalCapitalofMunichandthefederalstateBavariaintegratedup-to-datefloodprotectionmeasureson8kilometresbetweenGroßhesseloheandtheDeutschesMuseum.Landscapingandfloodprotectionwereextensiveforthisproject.Thewaterpowerbusinesshadtogiveupbigamountsofremnantwaterandtheconcreteframesonthebankswereremoved.Sincethen,theIsarmaymeanderlikeawildriveragainbetweenWolfratshausenandMunich.

OntheDorschtriptheformerdirectoroftheWaterEconomyAuthorityMunich,Mr.KarlHafner,toldusaboutthehistory,backgroundandtechnicalprocedureoftheIsarrenaturation.

Mr.Hafner,whomanagedtheWaterEconomyAuthorityMunichtillthemiddleoftheyear200�andthenworkedfortheBavarianMinistryforEnvironment,isoneofthegodfathersandinitiatorsoftheIsarplan.

Hebroughtmanyphotos,imagesandinsiderstoriesaboutrebuildingtheIsarintoanature-likeriverandgaveDorschcolleaguesaveryvisualimpressionoftherenaturationandfloodprotectionworks.

WewouldliketothankMr.Hafnerverymuchagainforhisengagingteachingandthedeepinsighthe

Mr.KarlHafnerexplainingthebackgroundandthechallengesofIsarplantotheDorschcolleagues

GoodmoodandbestweatherattheDorschInternationalsummerpartyinMunich

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Economy Day of the Ambassador Conference 2012 in Berlin on August 28th, 2012

OnAugust28th,20�2,theFederalAuthorityofForeignAffairs(Auswär-tigesAmt)cooperatingwiththeGermaneconomyinvitedwiththeleadersoftheGermanrepresentativeauthoritiesabroadtoaninformationandviewsexchangemeetingattheFederalForeignAffairsAuthorityBuildingattheWerderscherMarktinBerlin.

ShareholderMr.OlafHoffmann,andMr.AlexanderGoertz,DIheadofdivision,representedtheDorschGruppeatthispublicevent.Mr.HoffmannandMr.Goertzhadtheopportunitytomaintaincontactswiththepoliticalrepresentativesandtoinformallyconversewiththeambassadorsandhighprofileparticipantsoftheconference.

InhisspeechForeignMinisterGuidoWesterwelleemphasizedthecloseconnectionofforeignaffairsandbusinessabroad.HesaidthatitwasanaimoftheMinistryforForeignAffairstopoliticallysupportGermanbusinessabroadandthatamongotherrolesGermanEmbassiesareserviceinstitutionsfortheeconomy.

FederalMinisterforEconomicAffairsPhilippRösleremphasizedinhisspeechthathewouldliketostrengthenthebondswithtargetcountriesforbusinessatthelevelofprofessionaleducation.

Germanschoolsabroadaretobesupported,andstudentsfromabroadaregoingtobeinvitedtoGermanyinordertostrengthenthebondsoffutureeconomicleadersofothercountriestoGermany.

Inaddition,numeroushighclassledworkshopsaboutcurrentissuesoftheforeigneconomytookplace,e.g.“MENAandTurkey“,“Workingininternationallysanctionedcountries“,”Supportforbusinessabroad“,etc.

AfurtherprogrammecomponentwastheopportunitytohavepersonalconversationswithGermanambassadors.

TherewasthechancetoinformtheambassadorsofZimbabwe,KosovoandYemenaboutthecurrentDorschactivitiesinthosecountriesandtoaskfortheirestimationofthepoliticaldevelopmentsandsecuritysituationof”their“countries.

TheambassadorofAlbanyreportedthechallengeswhichforeigncompaniesfaceinAlbany.

Theseare,forinstance,thebadpaymentbehaviourofpublicinstitu-tionsandtheattemptstoprotectthemarketfortheAlbaniancompanies.

TheambassadorofBosnia-Herzegovinareportedaseveresplittingofcompetencesbecauseofthepronouncedfederalism.

Thus,officialchannelsareoftenlongandtedious,whichinturnhampersthebusinessactivityoftheeconomy.

MinisterWesterwelle(2ndfromleft)pointedouttherisingsignificanceofso-called“newglobalplayers“(©Th.Köhler,AA)

TheGermanMinistersRöslerandWesterwelleatthe��thAmbassadorConference(source:©T.Imo,AuswärtigesAmt)

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Dorsch International Sana‘a

New Dorsch Office Premises in Sana‘a, Yemen

FordecadesDorschhasbeenconstantlyresidentinthesameofficepremisesinSana‘a.

Sana‘a,thepolitical,economicandculturalcentreofYemen,isoneoftheoldestcontinuouslyinhabitedcitiesintheworld.

TheArabianSpringalsocausedsevereviolenceinYemen,especiallyinourtownquarterHassaba.Ourofficebuildinghasnotsufferedanydamagesduetothecontinuouscareofourlocalstaff.

However,weconsideredfollowingmostorganisationsandmovingtothesouthernquarterHassabah,intheneighbourhoodoftheGIZandtheConsulateoftheFederalRepublicofGermany.

Ournewofficecomprisesofficeroomsfor�2staffmembers,alargerconferencehall,variousguestroomsandanofficialresidenceforourdelegatestaff.

Wearelogisticallywell-equippedfortheupcomingrebuildingofYemen.

InadditiontothecurrentGIZproject,wearegoingtorestarttwoKfWprojects.AstheinternationalbudgetsforYemen‘saidandrebuildinghave

beenapprovedweareoptimisticwithrespecttoourofficeinYemen.

Thenewlyfurnishedconferenceroomiswell-likedandoftenused.TheimageshowsafewofthegeneraldirectorsoftheurbanwatercompanygatheredinthecourseofourGIZproject.

ThegeneralthreatonlyallowsforlargermeetingswithourdelegatestaffinSana‘a.

OurseniorstaffmemberHusseinMathwityinfrontoftheDorschInternationalofficeandguesthouseinSana‘a.

WerefrainfromanysignageorcompanylogosatthebuildingbecauseofthegeneralthreatbyAlQaidagroups.

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In Brief

BDC Berlin: Even nearer to the client: BDC launches a regional office in Bremen

WithitssubsidiariestheBDChasalreadyabrilliantlo-calpresenceinNorthGermany.

SuccessfulprojectsinthefederalstatesMecklenburgWest-Pomer-ania,Schleswig-Holstein,Ham-burg,LowerSaxony,andBremenproveBDCaprestigiousandefficientpartnerofpublicandprivateclientsinNorthGermany.

LaunchingthenewsubsidiarybranchinBremenbySeptem-ber�st,20�2,wearegoingtoreinforceourlocalpresence,especiallyinBremenandinNorthernLowerSaxony,inordertoconsultthelocalclientsevenmoreintensively.

“WehavealreadybeenworkingsuccessfullywithlocalclientsinthegrowthregionsLowerSaxo-nyandBremenforseveralyears.AfterthelaunchofourHanoversubsidiary,theofficeinBremenisthenextconsequentstepinordertoextentouractivitiesinLowerSaxonyandBremen.“saysRolfSchmidt,authorizedofficerinchargeoftheNorthGermanyregion.

TheBDCofficeislocatedonthe“Schlachte”�2-��,directlyattheWeserriverbankandwithinwalkingdistanceoftheBremencitycentre.

YourcontactpersoninBremenisMr.GordenRumpf.

DC Asia

German Initiative “Technology Dialog Solutions on Sustainable Water Management and Flood Prevention for the Kingdom of Thailand”

OntheoccasionofthevisitDr.PhilippRösler,ViceChancellorandGermanMinisterofEconomicsandTechnology,toThailandon20stSeptemberDorschConsultAsiaCo.,Ltd.presenteditsideasofefficientfloodpreventioninThailandandtheimportantroleoftheimplementationofcontrolledlanduseplanning.

FromtheThaiGovernmentsidetheForeignMinisterDr.SurapongTovichakchaikulpresentedtheopeningspeech.

Lastyear,Thailandsuffereddisastrousfloodingwhichcausedmajordamagetotheeconomy.

Germanyisalsoaregularvictimofsevereflooding.Asaresult,Germanindustryhasdevelopedavarietyofstrategiesandsolutionstorecogniseandpreventfloodingfromhappeningatanearlystage.Thesesolutions“MadeinGermany”canalsobeofgreatbenefittoThailand.

TheDialogueprovidesabroadforumfordiscussionofallaspectsofwaterandfloodmanagement.

OnthedaybeforetheTechnologySymposiumDr.PhilippRöslerandtheDeputyPrimeMinister/MinisterofFinanceofThailandsignedamemorandumofunderstandingonastrategicpartnershipinthefieldofdisastermanagementbetweenthegovernmentoftheFederalRepublicofGermanyandthegovernmentoftheKingdomofThailand.

Dipl.-Ing.GordenRumpff

GermanFederalMinisterforEconomicAffairsDr.PhilippRöslerathisspeechinBangkok

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Fred Greiner, Freelancer and Project Manager of Water Supply Programme in Benin

What is your position and for how long have you been working for Dorsch?

Sincetheendof2004IhavebeenteamleaderfortheDorschGruppe‘stechnicalassistanceandmanage-mentassessmentprogrammeforthegovernmentalwatersupplycompanySociétéNationaledesEauxduBénin(SONEB).

Can you give us some details about your professional education and your occupational development?

Ihaveanengineer‘sdegreeinmineengineering(IngénieurCivildesMines)oftheEcoledesMinesinNancy,whereIfinishedmystudiesin�967.Then,in�972,Ifinishedmydoctoralthesis(Doctoratdu�èmecycle,esSciences).

From�97�till�979IwasemployedbytheGKWMannheim,since�972IhavebeenfounderandleaderoftheGKWforeignbranchinBurundi-Rwandaandteamleaderofthe

project”technicalhelpREGIDESOBurundi“(REDIGESOwasthethenrecentlyfoundedstatewaterandenergysupplycompanyBurundi)assignedbythedevelopmentaidauthorityofGermany(BfE).

From�977till�979,IwasdelegateddirectlytotheAssociationforTechnicalCooperation(GTZ,todayGIZ)inthecourseofthatproject,whichwasthefollow-uporganisationoftheBfE.

IwasemployeddirectlybytheGTZ,workingeitherintheheadquartersinEschbornorabroad,from�980till�995.From�98�till�987IworkedfortheGTZinNiger,contributingtothenewstructuringofthewatersector,foundingthestatewatercompanySociétéNationaledesEauxduNiger,andthenewstructuringoftheWaterandEnvironmentMinistrypassingthewaterlaw”Codedel‘Eau“.

From�99�till�995IwasinNamibiaworkingontherestructuringofthewatersectorandthefoundationofthestatewatersupplycompanyNAMWATERandalsothenewstructuringoftheDepartmentofWaterAffairsandtheamendmentstotheWaterAct.

Then,from�996till200�,Ihadmyownengineeringcompany“FGConsultPtyLtd.“inWindhoek,Namibia.IhadprojectsinNamibia,Botswana,SouthAfrica,BurundiandRwandainthosetimes.In2004IwasCEOofthewatersupplycompanyDURLINWaterandworkedonaworldbankprojectinAlbania.

Since2004IworkforDorschGruppeonthemanagementassessmentoftheSONEBinBenin.

Who is the awarding authority?

ThisprojectwasassignedbytheGermanAssociationforInternationalCooperation(DeutscheGesellschaftfürInternationaleZusammenarbeit–GIZ)fortheFederalGermanMinistryforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment(BMZ).

What is the GIZ‘s aim and how is it financed?

TheGIZ,whichhasitsheadquartersinEschbornandBonnandarepre-sentationinBerlin,istogetherwiththeKfWinFrankfurtoneofthetwoleadingoperativeorganisationsfordevelopmentcooperationinGermany.

FinancedbytheBMZ,theGIZsupportsdevelopingandthresholdcountrieswiththefoundationofinstitutional,organizationaland

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commercialstructures(”CapacityDevelopment“),anditassistsonsitewithtechnicalequipmentandadvicehelpingthepeopletohelpthemselves.

TheGIZhasprojectsinmorethan��0countries,employingabout�7,000people,withapprox.60%localstaff.

Can you tell us more about the challenges of your assignment in Benin?

InBeninthesupplywithhygienicdrinkwaterandtheavailabilityofsanitaryfacilitiesisstillcompletelyinsufficient.Thisfacthindersthesocialandeconomicdevelopmentofthecountry,alsowithrespecttopovertyreduction.Merelyabout58%ofthepopulationhavecleandrinkwater,andonly44%haveaccesstosanitation.

Theoverallintentionoftheprojectistocreatethepolitical,institutionalandjuridicalconditionsfortheimprovementofthewatersectorand,thus,guaranteethesustainedsupplywithcleandrinkwaterandadequatesanitaryinstitutionsoftheurbanandruralpopulation.

TheaimistoimprovetheserviceofthenationalwatersupplycompanySONEBsustainably.Themodule“Urbanwaterandsanitation”hasbeenassignedtoDorschInternationalConsultantsGmbHasasubcontractorforGIZ.

ThemainfocusliesonimprovingthemanagementmethodsandservicesoftheSONEBhere.

What does the term “Capacity Development“ mean?

Itmeans,aboveall,introducingfunctioninglocalorganisationstruc-tures.TheGIZ’sdevicesays“CapacityDevelopment.Supportpartners–developpotentials.”Theaimofitistoturnlocalorganisation,

managementandproductionstructuresmoreefficient.

Therefore,theGIZassistspeopletogaininexpertise,decision-making,responsibilityandleadership.

ForourpracticalworkonsiteIwouldratherusetheterm„ManagementofChange“,asthepeoplearethecentreofourattention.

Ourconsultingistoincreasetheproblemsolvingcompetenceofourclientsandtoorganizeaninnovationprocess.Afteraperiodofinitiationandcontrol,wehaveourSONEBpartnersgetactiveself-depend-entlyandtoself-reliantlyinnovatetogetherwiththeirlocalstaff.

Ourconsultingconceptalsoincludescontinuousreflexionofourlocalwork.Thejointprocedureisrepeatedlyreflected,implemented,observedandcorrected.

Who are your local team partners in Benin?

InBeninIamsupportedbymycolleaguesTayebKASMI(aneconomist)inthefinancialmanage-mentandHRdevelopment,NikolausHOSS(anengineer,Dipl.-Ing.)inthetechnicalfieldslikeaccountingand

productionofdistributionplants,andThomasWINTER(alsoanengineer,Dipl.-Ing.)whobacksuptheGISteamofSONEB.

IalsoworkcloselywiththestaffoftheSONEB.Infact,ourownofficesareintheverySONEBbuildinginCotonou.

What has been achieved in Benin so far?

Therearesomeindicatorsforthesuccessofthemanagementassess-ment.• Thenumberoffollow-uppartici-

pantsoftheSONEBhasincreasedfrom��0,000in2006to�78,478onDecember��st,20��.InJanuary2004,whentheactivitiesstarted,theSONEBhad��5,�52follow-upparticipants.

• Thetotalcostcoverageoftheurbanwatersupplyhasincreasedfrom8�%(in2006)to97%.

• Thecollectionrateofthewaterconsumptionbillshasgrownfrom84%(in2006)to95%.

• TheSONEBhassignedsupplycontractswith�00watersellersonpublicextractionpoints,whichprovideforaregularcontrolofwaterqualityandprices.

• 80%oftheextractionpointsoftheurbandrinkwatersupplyhave

Helppeopletohelpthemselves:TrainingofSONEBexpertsunderdirectionofFredGreiner

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adequatelyprotectedenvironments(protectionzoneI;startingin2007itwasonly�5%)–whichisalsoanindicatorofthe4thitem.

• Arepresentativepollhasshownthat80%oftheclientsintheprojectareaaresatisfiedwiththeSONEBservices.

• TheaimoftheGIZprogrammeisincreasingthecoverageofthedrinkwatersystems’operationcostsbymeansofrevenuesfrom78%respectively64%(urban/rural)in2004to�00%by20�5.Withoursupport,SONEBhasalreadycovered�00%intheurbanareasin2009.

Our common project will soon end. What will the GIZ do in Benin in the future?

ThecurrentDorschInternationalassignmentconcernsthe2ndperiodoftheproject,whichwillbefinishedin20�2.Therewillbeafollow-upperiod�oftheGIZwaterprogramme,whichwillrununtil20�5.Butthatwillratherbeaconsolidatingperiod.*)

What do you think about the future of Benin’s water sector?

ThewatersectorhashighpoliticalpriorityinBeninandthefundingcommunitygivesitspecialsupport.Thus,ourprojecthascontributedtobuildabasisforfurtherimprovement,abovethealreadyachievedlevel,ofthedrinkwaterandsanitationsupplyofthepopulationbytheSONEB.

Theconsolidationperiodtill20�5alsoservesthesupervisionofthethenlargelyself-dependentdevelopmentoftheGIZ-initializedprocessesintheSONEB.

You will go into your well-deserved retirement when the 2nd period of the SONEB project ends. Where are you going to live then?

DependingontheweatherIwillalternatebetweenmyoriginalhome,theAlsace,andBenin.

Thatisbecause,aftersomanyyearsofworkingthere,IforgedclosefamilyandpersonallinksinBenin,andinAfricaingeneral.

MyfamilyhasalwaysaccompaniedmyprojectsinAfrica.Thus,oursonhasgrownupinAfrica(Burundi,NigerandWest-Africa,Namibia)andfeelsverymuchathome,especiallyinWest-Africa,sohedoesnotwanttopartfromthiscontinent.

Hehadworkedasafreelancerintheelectro-mechanicalfield,especiallyinthewatersector,inSouthAfricafrom2002till20��.

However,asthesecuritysituationtheregotworsehedecidedtomovetoBeninwithhiswifeandtwodaughters.Inthemeantime,hehassetuphisowncompanyinCotonou.

Thank you very much for your time and your decade-long commitment for the Dorsch Gruppe, Mr. Greiner. All the best for your future!

*)Editor’snote:TheconsortiumconsistingofIGIP(leadagency)andDorschInternationalhasmeanwhilebeenassignedthe�rdperiodoftheprojectuntil20�5.

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Consulting Services for the National Water Supply Company SONEB in Benin

by Dr. Laure Nicolet-Misslbeck, DI Munich

DorschInternationalisconsultingthenationalBeninwatersupplycompanySONEB(SociétéNationaledesEauxduBenin)fortheGermanDevelop-mentAidassignedbytheAssociationforInternationalCooperation(GIZ)from2005till20�2.

Thecurrentlackofhygienicallysafepotablewaterandlarge-scaleabsenceofsanitaryfacilitiesinthecountryrepresentsamajorhindrancetosocialandeconomicdevelopment,withparticularreferencetothefightagainstpoverty.

Furthermoretheprotectionwaterresourcesshallbeenhancedandthemanagementoftheseresourcesshall

beadequatelyperformedbyrelevantstakeholders.

Theprovisionoffacilitiestooffsetthesedeficitsintheurbanenvi-ronmentrepresentstheprimaryobjectiveoftheGermanGovern-ment’scontributiontoBenin’scomprehensiveprogrammeofurbanandruralwaterdevelopment.

Specifically,thisistobeachievedbyhands-onsupporttothenewlyfoundednationalwatercompanySONEBintheprovisionofwaterservicestoitsclients.

Theprojectisbeingcarriedoutmainlybyanexpatriateteam(comprisingGerman,FrenchandAlgerianstaff),assistedbyshort-andlong-termlocalstaff.

TheGermancontributiontotheurbanwatersupplyandsanitationpartoftheprojectconsistsof

assessmentbydelegatinganinter-nationallong-termspecialist,andinternationalandnationalshort-termspecialistsinvariousareasofexpertiseandalsoextensivetrainingprogrammes.

Alsointhisphaseoftheprojecttheassessmentfocusesonthemanage-mentandorganisationaspects,especiallycommercialandfinancialones(customerservice,accounting,collecting),butalsotechnicalmanagement(GIS,operationandmaintenanceofthefacilities)andhumanresources.

Theoverallaimoftheprojectdesignedasaprogrammewasto“improvethepolitical,institutionalandjuridicalconditionsforthereformofthewatersectorinordertoguaranteeanintegratedwaterresourcemanagementandasustainedsupplyoftheurbanpopu-lationwithhygienicdrinkingwater.“

Landmark Project

ThedrinkingwaterwellasafocalpointofvillagelifeandtradeinAtacora-Donga,Benin

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Thecurrentsecondphaseoftheprogrammeconsistsoffourmodules:

Module�:ConsultingofthewatersectorModule2:UrbanwatersupplyandsanitationModule�:RuralwatersupplyandsanitationModule4:Integratedwaterresourceeconomy

AtthemomenttheSONEBhas7�5staffmembersandayearlybusinessvolumeof�8.6millionEurosin2008,22.4millionEurosin2009,2�.9millionEurosin20�0and25.�millionEurosin20��.

Inthecourseofnumerousworkshops,trainingprogrammesandstrategymeetingstheSONEBstaffweretrainedinthedifferenttechnicalandfinancialfieldstoimprovetheirworkmethods.

FortheCityofPortoNovo,forinstance,withapopulationof420,000,wehavecreatedaGISmapwithSONEBrelevantinternalperformanceindicators,e.g.supplygrade,clientsatisfaction,lifteffi-ciencyandcostcoverage.

Theprojectwillnowenteranewperiodconcentratingonthesemi-urbanareasinordertofulfiltheaimsofthemillenniuminpoorerregions.Thisisgoingtotakeplaceinasomewhatchangedform,namelyinjointventurewiththeIGIPcompany.

ThecurrentsecondphaseoftheSONEBprojectwillofferhelptoSONEBfororganizinganddevel-opingtheteamworkwiththecommunities,i.e.supportexchange,commonconditions,communication,partnership,makingandsupervisingpartnershipcontracts.

Wewillalsogiveahandinanalyticaccountancy,calculationandcostchargingforwater.

Theprojectalsoincludesconsultingfordevelopment,supervisionand

actualizationoftheSONEBdevelop-mentplan/businessplanandtoolandperformancemonitoring,i.e.introducingperformanceindicators,afinancingplanandacontractbetweenSONEBandthegovernmentofBenin.

Humanresourcemanagementisalsopartoftheprojectthatmeanssystemperformanceevaluationofthepersonalperformance,organiza-tiondevelopment,managementcontracts,careermanagementsystemandsupportofanewtrainingcentreforwaterprofessions.

DorschInternationalwillalsohelptoplanandprogrammeinvestmentsincooperationwiththecommunities.

Inaddition,wewillsupportstafftraining,forexampletrainingforclientmanagement,accountancy,watertariffsandperformancemanagement.

Alloftheseaspectswillcontributetothefulfilmentoftheurbanwatersupplystrategy2006/20�5.

Atthesametimewedidaprospec-tivesurveyaboutthewaterresourceswithrespecttotheplanninghorizons2025and2050forthe4thmoduleoftheGIZprogrammestartinginAugust20��.

DorschInternationalwouldliketothanktheirlong-termprojectmanagerFredGreinerverymuch,whoisgoingintohisverymuchdeservedretirement.

FurtherinformationontheGIZprojectinBenincanbeobtainedhere:http://www.giz.de/themen/en/7840.htm

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DC Asia

Bangkok MRTA Blue Line Subway Extension Project in Bangkok

On24thAugust20�2,DorschConsultAsia,asamemberoftheProjectManagementConsultant,witnessedThaiPrimeMinisterYingluckShinawatrapushingthestartbuttonforthefirsttunnelboringmachineontheproject.

Thisdiameter6.44mearthpressurebalancedtunnelboringmachinewilldrivetwotunnels,eachwithalengthofapproximately2,�50m,

DI Amman

Energy Efficiency Measures for the Kingdom of Jordan

TheKingdomofJordanfacesasevereproblemwithitssteadilyincreasingenergyconsumptionintermsofsupplysecurityandenergyrelatedcosts.

Withashareofabout�5%ofthecountry’stotalenergyconsumptionthewatersectorplayanimportantroleinreducingtheenergyrelatedcostsandhencereliefthealreadystressedpublicbudgets.

Theelectricitycostsforwatersupplyandwastewatertreatmentamounttoabout€90millionuptotheendofthisyearasHEMinisterofWaterandIrrigationrecentlyreported.

Oneofthereasonsforthehighenergyconsumptionisthelowefficiencyandinadequateoperationsmanagementofwaterpumpingstationsandsubmersiblepumps.Severalstudiesindicateasavingpotentialof25–�0%.

BasedontheseresultstheMinistryofWaterandIrrigationdecidedtoputthechallengeofenergyefficiencyhighuponthepoliticalagenda.

throughsensitivealluvialsettlementsbelowthehistoricRattanakosindistrictandChinaTown.

ThesenewtunnelswillconnecttheexistingHuaLamphongstationwithnewstationsWatMongkon,WangBuraphatoSanamChaiStation,locatedneartheGrandPalaceandnexttoWatPho,hostingtheRecliningBuddha.

Reports of the Companies

GroupphotowithMRTAChairlady(middle),seniorstaffofPMCBLandCSCBLandExecutiveProjectDirectorChristianSchulzofDCasia(4thfromright)

PremierMinisterofThailandYingluckShinawatra(middle)atthetunnelboringinaugurationceremony

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Moreinformationonthisprojectcanbefoundonthewebsiteofthe“JordanTimes”:http://jordantimes.com/water-network-renovations-to-reduce-leakage-in-amman----najjar

Dorsch International Roofing Ceremony at the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt am Main

ParticularlyinthecurrentEuropeaneconomicsituationtheEuropeanCentralBankhasaspecialroleinEurope.Ithasthemeansofmain-tainingthemonetarystabilityinEuropeand,thus,worldwide.

Inordertobepreparedfortoday’sandtomorrow’schallengestheEuropeanCentralBankisconstructinganewheadquartersinFrankfurtamMaininGermany.

OnthegroundoftheformerwholesalemarketintheEastofthecityafascinatingskyscraperisbeingbuilt,whichhasbeenintegratedintopartsoftheformermarkethall.

OnSeptember20th,20�2,theroofingceremonytookplaceattendedbyhigh-rankingrepre-sentativesoftheEuropeanCentralBankandthecooperatingconstructioncompanies.

AloanfromKreditanstaltfürWiederaufbau(KfW)withatotalamountof€26millionassignedtoenergyefficiencymeasureswillbesignedbeforeendofthisyear.

Forprovidingthebasisforfurtherenergyefficiencyinvestmentsanationwidefeasibilitystudywillbecarriedout.

AconsortiumledbyDorschInternationalConsultantsandinassociationwithConsulAquaandECOConsultsignedacontractforthisfeasibilitystudywiththeWaterAuthorityofJordanonthe29thofAugust20�2.

ThestudyisjointlyfinancedbyGIZ/KfWandfocusesonanalyzingtheenergyefficiencyofpumpingstations,boosterstationsandwells,prioritizinginvestmentneedsanddevelopingprojectproposalforjointimplementationwiththeprivatesectorsuchasenergycontractingmodelsand/orfinancedthroughfundingorganizations.

Thedurationofthestudywillbe6-8months,startinginSeptember20�2.

TelevisionshootingattheroofingceremonyoftheEuropeanCentralBankinFrankfurt/Main

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TheWiesbadenofficeisallthemorehappytobepartofthismajorprojectinFrankfurtandtotakepartintheroofingceremonyaswell.TheWiesbadendivisionofDorschInternationalwasassignedthebuildingsitepreparationplanning.Inthecourseoftheprojectmanyfollow-upprojectswereassignedtoDorsch,bothbytheEuropeanCentralBankandtheCityofFrankfurt,whoassignedDorschfurtherdevelopmentworksaroundtheEuropeanCentralBankarea.

Workingonsuchacomplexandinterdisciplinaryproject,werealizeeverydayhowfascinatingandmulti-facetedtheconstructionengineer’sandarchitect’sjobsare,andwhatcomesoutintheendwhensuchdifferenttradesandspecialfieldsworktogether.

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Flood Protection for City of Manching at the Paar River

OnApril�5th,�994,therewasaseverefloodinthecityofManchinginBavaria.

ThefloodonthePaar,afirst-orderstream,wasahundredyearfloodevent.SomeofthelivingquartersofthecityofManchingwhicharesupposedtobefreeoffloodsandanindustrialareawerealsoflooded.

TheriverPaarisnotabletodrainahundredyearfloodwithoutdamageintheurbanareaofManchinganddownstream.

Theaimoftheplannedprojectisfloodprotectionfortheaffectedareasonasiteofapprox.8hectares.

OnthebasisofanapprovedofficialplanDorschInternationalwasassignedthedesignandstructuralplanningfortheindividualstructurecomponents.

Theassignmentalsoincludesthemeasuringandthecoordinationofsafetyandhealthintheworkplace.

Individualconstructionmeasuresarenecessaryintheurbanandruralarea.Theyconsistofdamconstructions,damheightening,floodmasonry

PaarriverinManching,Germany

Fromalateralviewpoint,thealignmentofthetwopolygonaltwintowersoftheECBbuildingiswellrecognizable.

Thebuildingwithaheightof220mwasdesignedbythefamousarchitectsCOOPHimmelb(l)aufromVienna/Austria

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wallsandmobilefloodprotectionelements.

Thekick-offmeetingtoinitiatetheprojecttookplaceon26thSeptember20�2attheresponsiblepublicwaterauthorityofIngolstadt.

Aretentionbalancealsohastobeplannedinordertonotaggravatethefloodsituationforthedown-streamresidents.AnewpedestrianbridgeoverthePaarisalsopartoftheproject.

Public Ship Landing Docks near “Wurstkuchl” at the Donau River Bank in Regensburg

ThewaterandenvironmentdivisionofDorschInternationalisworkingforthecityofRegensburgatthemoment.

TherecentlyassignedprojectislocatedonlyafewmetresfromthefamousStoneBridgeandtheverywell-knownrestaurantandcookshop“Wurstkuchl“,whichisdirectlyinthecitycentreofRegensburg.

Thehistoriccentreofthecitywasdeclaredworldculturalheritagein2006.

In20��thenewMS(motorship)“FürstinGloria“willgoafloat.Inadditiontothe“FürstinGloria“,thenewMS“Kristallprinzessin“istotouchatthepubliclandingsattheWurstkuchl.

Bothshipsaremuchbroaderandalsolongerthanthethreeshipswhichhavebeenusingthelandingsuptonow.

Therefore,thelandings(landingstagesandtiepoints)havetobeadjustedorevensubstitutedtofitthenewshipsizesandbearings.

DorschInternationalhasbeenassignedthedraftandfinaldesignoftheadjustments.

Wehavetocheckthestabilityandsustainabilityofthelandingstages.

Furthermore,thelandingandtiepointshavetobeplanned.

Thekick-offmeetingatthecityofRegensburgtookplaceon�4thAugust20�2.

Landingstageandtiepointintheiractualstateatthepublicshiplandingdocksnearancient“Wurstkuchl“cookshop

Thehistorical“Wurstkuchl”inthemedievalcityofRegensburg(Bavaria)wasasiteofficeattheconstructionofthefamous“SteinerneBrücke”(“StoneBridge”)

fromtheyear���5to��46,henceforwarditservedasacookshop.Itisdeemedtobetheeldestofitskindworldwide

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BDC Berlin

Sewer Network Calculations for Rostock-Warnemünde, Germany

Inthepastfewyearstheintensityofheavydownfallsofrainhascontinuouslyincreased.

Atthesametimetheirfrequencyhasalsoincreased,causinghighloadsinshortburstsforthedrainingsystems.

Therefore,itisimportantforeverynetworkoperatortoknowthehydrauliccapacitiesandunderdimensionsoftheirsurfacedrainingsystems.

Complexrainwaterdrainsystemscanbemodelled,simulatedwithvariousrainloadsandanalysedbyup-to-datehydraulicsoftware.

InRostock-WarnemündetheEUROWASSERNordGmbH,whooperatetheplantsoftheWarnowWaterandSewageAssociation,assignedusthemodellingoftheexistingurbanrainwatercanalsystemonasectionof9.5kmatfirst,consistingof�70reachesincludingshaftbuildingsandthecorrespondingdrainingditches.

Inthemodelweintegratedtheindividuallocalaspectslikemodelrain,fallsofground,infiltrationrates,waterlevelsofdrainingditchesandmanymoreparametersintothecalculations.

Afteranalysingthesurfacedrainageforthespecialbasinswithdifferentmodelraindownfallswewereabletohydrodynamicallysimulatetheexistingdrainagenetworkintermsofhydrauliccapacityutilisation,backwaterandoverflow.

ThecanalnetworkcalculationfortheWarnemündesectionwascarriedoutwiththeBaSYSHydroCADsoftware.

ThisisamoduleoftheGeoInformationSystemBaSYSL.E.O.

oftheBarthauerSoftwareGmbHforhydrodynamiccanalnetworkcalculationswhichhasbeendevelopedincooperationwithDorsch.

ThisDorschGruppesoftware,whichhasbeenespeciallydevelopedforcanalnetworkcalculations,isdistributedbytheBarthauerSoftwareCompany.

Asaresult,wepresentedreach-specificresultstothenetworkoperatorconcerningcapacityutilisation,waterlevelandflowvelocityofeachreach.

Inordertovisualizetheseresultsweproducedlongitudinalcutsandbackwaterplansofthereachlegs.

Alongsidetheanalysisofthestatusquowealsomadefirstattemptsofrainwaternetworkoptimisations.

Bymeansofcanalnetworkcalculations,weakpointsofnetworkscanbedetectedandsolutionsfoundbysimulations.

Thus,itispossibletofindcalculatedsolutions,forinstance,bygraduallyadjustingthenominalwidthsofoverloadedreachesinordertoavoidoverflowsintheanalysednetworkduringsimulatedheavyraindownfalls.

Inaddition,furtheroptimizationcanbeimplementedtoabolishhydraulicnarrowsinthenetwork,forexamplebyfloodretentionsandnetworkdisconnections.

TheresultsoftheRostock-Warnemündecanalnetworkcalculationsarealreadybeingconsideredincurrentrefurbishmentworks.

Bird’seyeviewoftheharbourfacilitiesofRostock-Warnemünde

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New Construction of theSubstitutional Neumühl Weir

AftertheGermanConstructionContractProcedureshadbeenfulfilled,theworksforthereplacementnewconstructionoftheNeumühlweirhavebeeninprocesssinceMarch�0th,20�2.

TheplanningassignedbytheEnvironment,HealthandConsumerProtectionAuthorityofBrandenburg(formerFederalEnvironmentAuthorityBrandenburg)hadalreadystartedwithavariantsstudy�0yearsago.

The Planning Team

TheassignedcompanyfortheplanningserviceswasBDCDorschConsult.ThespecialisedplanningofweirgatesandtheircontrolwasperformedbyDr.Schipple&PartnersfromHannover.FrantzLandschafts-planungfromSenftenbergsupervisedtheenvironmentprotectionaspectsoftheplanning.TheGSEEngineeringAssociationfromBerlinandthebuildingagencyoftheawarding

authoritycontrolledthestaticandtechnicalcalculationsfortheplannedplant.

Innumerousconsultingandagreementsessions,whichtookplaceespeciallywiththespecialistsfromtheNatureConservationAuthorityandtheWaterAuthorityoftheElbe-Elsterdistrict,wedevelopedsolutionsforthissensitivelocationintheFlora-Fauna-Habitatarea“MittellaufderSchwarzenElster”whicharecompatiblewiththeconservationanddevelopmentaimsoftheconservationarea.

The Construction Works

STRABAGCONSORTIUM,GroupLübben,startedtheconstructionworksinJuly2009.Theyconstructedanupstreamfishmigrationstructureintheweirplantasroughrampwithbasinstructure,aparallelbenchingforottersandbeaversandaguidingfencetotheotterpipe.

Bymeansofthefishrampthelocationisnowecologicallyintegratedandtraversableforfish

andmicrobes.EspeciallythesalmoncomingbackfromtheAtlanticarenowabletoascendbythisstructure.

Thesupervisionoftheworkswasconductedbytheconsultants,theawardingauthorityanditsbuildingagencycooperatingcloselywiththeauthoritiesoftheElbe-Elsterdistrict.

Thenewconstructionwasbuiltasentirelyseparatehalfframereinforcedconcretestructureinabuildingpitofsteelsheetpilingapprox.45metresdownstreamfromtheformerplant.Thus,theroadbridgeandtheweircouldbelocallyseparatedandatthesametimecomplywiththeauthorities’responsibilityformaintenanceandoperationofthetwostructures.

The Construction Periods

Theconstructionofthenewweirplanttookplaceintwoconstructionperiods.Inthefirstone,therightandmiddleweirfieldsandthejunctionareaforthesecondperiodwereconstructed.Inthattimethewaterflowedintheremainingflowcross

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sectionleftofthebuildingpit,whichwasreinforcedwitharmourstonesinordertoholdtheincreasedflowvelocities.

Inthesecondperiodthebuildingpitforthethirdweirfieldandthefishrampwasconstructedand,then,thewaterflowwasdirectedthroughthealreadyfinishedweirfields.

Thenewweirconsistsof�weirfieldswith9mflow-throughwidtheach,a4mbroadfishrampwith6stonebarsandabenchingasrouteforottersandbeavers.Electricallycontrollabledoublefloodgatesfunctionasweirgates.

Thistypeofgatingoptimallyallowsforthetasksoftheweirplant.WhenthereareloweffluentstheSchwarzeElsterisdammedinordertosecurethewatersupplyoftheupstreamcatchmentareatoBadLiebenwerda,todirectenoughwatertotheoff-branchingMühlgraben,andtoenabletheoperationofthewaterwheelatthetechnicalmonument.

Flood Events

Thecontrollabilityoftheweirgatesallowsforthedoublefloodgatestobepulledentirelyupincaseofhighwaterevents.

Thus,theentireflowcrosssectionoftheweirfieldsisdeblockedsothatthefloodwatercandrainwithoutdamages.Astherewereextremeeventsofflood,theestimatedwaterlevelfortheconstructionperiodwasexceededbya�0-year-flood,andthebuildingpithadtobefloodedmanytimesforsecurityreasonsinthesecondconstructionperiod.Thefloodsalsocausedthedelayoftheplannedconstructionperiod.

Theupstreamanddownstreamwaterlevelsatthelocationaredigitallyrecordedbygaugewells.Onthisbasisthedamobjective(upstreamlevel)iscontrolledbymeansoftheweirgates.

Technical Equipment

Alltheelectricalandremotecontroltechnicalequipmentislocatedinanewcontrolbuilding.Fromtwocontrolgirderstheweirgatescanbecontrolledandmaintained.

Incaseofrevision,whenoneoftheweirfieldshastobedriedforrepair,thesegirdersserveasupperbeareroftheemergencyshut-offneedles(pipewithadiameterofapprox.20cm)bysettingthemuprightovertheentirewidthoftheweirfield.

Thelowerbearersfortheneedlesconsistofacavityinthesoil.Theareabetweenbothneedlerowswillbepumpeddry.Thewateroverpressurehastheneedlespresstogetherandthusserveassealingwall.

Financing

MoneyfromtheEuropeanFondforDevelopmentoftheAgriculturalAreaswasprovidedfortheproject,co-financedbytheFederalStateBrandenburgandtheGermanFederation.

2.67millionEuroswereinvestedfortheproject.

Documentation and Evaluation of Engineering Structures in the Urban Area of the Hanseatic City of Rostock

BDChasbeenassignedthedocumen-tationandevaluationofengineeringstructuresfortheNewCommunalBudgetandAccountancyProgramme(“NKHR“)oftheCivilandHarbourEngineeringAuthorityoftheHanseaticCityofRostock.

Theaimwastofulfiltherequire-mentsofthedouble-entryaccountingsystem,whichhasbeenintroducedarea-wideonthemunicipallevelbyJan�st,20�2.

Theobjectiveofthedouble-entryaccountingisthecompletedocumen-tationofthecommunalassetsonthebasisofthehistoricalacquisitionvalues.

Ifthesearenotavailablesubstitutionvaluesaretobefoundbymeansofnationwideconsistentcalculationmethods,whichthenrepresentnotionalacquisitioncostsaswellasconstructioncosts.

Fortheaccountingoftheassetvaluestheamortisationcosts,whichalsohadtobere-determined,hadtobesubtractedfromthesecosts.

TheViergelindenbridgeintheRostockcitycenter,astainlesssteelbridgesculpturefrom2002ofarchitectThomasLeu

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Wefoundvariousculvertconditionswhichrequiredfurtherexamination.

Therefore,theBDCconductedmaininspectionsforengineeringstructuresaccordingtoDIN�076for��culverts.

ThelargestpartsofthesewerecamerasurveysandculvertcleaningscoordinatedbyandassignedtoBDC.

ThemaintaskofBDCwastodocumentandevaluate65bridgesfrom5mto�55mlong,fivenoiseprotectionwallsandtwelveretainingwallsintheurbanareaofRostock.

Inordertoevaluatetheengineeringstructureswehadto:• doafileresearch/inspectionofthe

engineeringstructureaccounts• investigatetheaccounting-relevant

engineeringstructuredata• evaluatetheinspectionreportsof

earlierstructuralinspections• determinetheconditionofthe

structurebyon-siteinspection.

Onthebasisofthecollecteddataweinvestigatedthegeneralproductioncostsandcalculatedthenotionalproductioncosts.Generally,thesubstitutionvaluemethodwasusedforstructureswhichcouldbeaccessedinanextensivedatabaseinMecklenburg-WestPomerania.

Forthecalculationoftheage-andcondition-relatedamortisationwereliedonnumerousspecificvaluesliketheconditionratingofthelastofficialmaininspection,and(mostlyconstructionpart-related)visualestimations,usingapre-defineddistributionkey.

Inthecourseofacontractextensionwewerealsoassignedthedocumen-tationofnumerousculvertswithnominaldiametersfrom0.4mupto�.60m.

Thatwasachallengingpartoftheprojectwithlaboriouson-siteresearch,astherewasverylittlearchivematerialtobefoundandthelocationsofthemostlyveryoldculvertstructureswereonlyvaguelydescribed.

Wefinallymanagedtolocalize,documentandevaluate82ofthe90estimatedculvertsintheurbanarea.

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