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1.040 Project Management

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Moavenzadeh Institute of Technology

20 February 200 9 The Lou is Berger Grou p

WORKING THE GLOBE:

Improving the Built Environment

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THREE STORIES:

Cutting Edge Urban Planning:Abu Dhabi

Multicultural Joint Venturing:Qatar

Post-conflict Reconstruction:Afghanistan

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BUT FIRST

Context, andWhy I think

THE GRASS IS GREENER

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An estimated $1 trillion in 1975

An estimated $4 trillion in 2000

Global Construction Market

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The USConstruction

Market as a

Percentage of theWorld Market

01020304050

1975 2000 2025

USAs Market Share

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And what will we do with themoney at home?

Changing windows and addinginsulation to homes

Action on long deferred maintenanceof vital infrastructure

A few wind farms, PV fields andethanol

Slow movement towards mass transitand still no high speed rail

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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

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BERGERS ROLE

Design Competitions Overall MIST

HQ

Program Manager for HQ Building BIM Being there

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QATAR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Barwas ProblemScope of ServicesOrganic Growth too slowJV structuringConflict of Interest

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Assisting with Post-conflict Reconstruction

25 countries emerging from extendedperiods of civil strife in addition toAfghanistan and Iraq, includingAngola, Bosnia, Cambodia, Croatia, El

Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana,Honduras, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia,Mozambique, Nicaragua, Nigeria,

Philippines, Romania, Rwanda, SierraLeone, Timor, Uganda and theDemocratic Republic of Congo.

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Many Masters >conflicting priorities

GovernmentFunding AgenciesThe PeopleScheduleCostCapacity Building

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Old Rules --- New Realities

CommunicationsSecurityFinancing Operating CostsViolence

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Case Study

Afghanistan and the REFS project

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THE TREE: PROJECT OBJECTIVES

The pu r pose o f REFS is to p r om ot e econom ic r ecov eryand po l i t i cal s t ab i l i t y by :

Repairing selected infrastructure needed tolower transportation costs

Roadw ay & Br idge Recons t r uc t i on( 3 8 9 K M)

Improving the provision of water andsanitation services

Increasing access to education, health, andlocal governmental facilities

Restoring electrical transmission anddistribution systems Repairing/re-constructing irrigation systems,

dams/diversions and canals critical to the re-activation of the agricultural sector

Providing employment opportunities tothousands of Afghans through project designsthat maximize the use of manual labor to the

extent possible Mentoring Afghan professional staff and

nascent Afghan private sector companies tothe greatest extent possible

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Time Frame

Berger to begin construction ofSection B by the end of 2002

Deliver 4 9 k m of paved highway(km 43 92) by December 2003

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Project Participants on Kabul-

Kandahar Road Project

Interim Government of Afghanistan Ministry of Public Works

USAIDContractor: Louis Berger Group, Inc. USA Construction subcontractor:

SECTION B : ARC CONSTRUCTION, TURKEY

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DO IT FASTER!

In April 2003, the second itembecame:

Deliver 3 8 9 k m of paved road byDecember 2003

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UNIQUE ASPECTS

Tim e Fr am e

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Mobilization and Transportation

Equipment Mobilization Ground TransportationAir Transportation

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UNIQUE ASPECTS

Time Frame Con t r act ing Sys t em

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Contracting Method

Unit rate contract (bid-design-build)Adjustable rates for materialsRates for security related stoppagesScope adjustment for performance

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UNIQUE ASPECTS

Time Frame Contracting System Pavem ent Design So lu t ion

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Highway Grading

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

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ATB Production and Application

Asphalt Treated Base Course(ATB)

Screened AggregateProduction

Chemcrete Modifier Binder Application and Inspection Sampling and Testing

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Roadway Paving

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Roadway Paving

Asphalt Mix Design Asphalt Plant Production Application, Rolling and

Compaction Inspections and Quality

Control

Sampling and Testing

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Bridge Construction Bridge

reconstruction

6 collapsed bridges

Soil Investigations

Demolition

Design (safetyimprovements)

Deck width

Guardrails Earthquake loads

BridgeApproaches

Schedule

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Bridge RepairsMino r Dam age Repai r s and Sa fet y I m p rovem en ts Structural Repairs

Guardrail Replacement Pedestrian Walkways Bridge Approaches Bridge Deck Overlay

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Causeways Repairs Assess Damages Design remedies Repairs

Extended Culverts

Replace ConcretePanels Repair Expansion

Joints

Deck overlay

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UNIQUE ASPECTS

Time Frame Contracting System Pavement Design Solution De-m in ing and Secur i t y

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Demining

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Demining Coordination

UNMACA United Nations Mine Action Center forAfghanistan

LBG, Demining Coordinator Subcontractors Coordinators

Schedule ~ Sections B thru FAssessments ~ MEDDS system achieves 400% throughput increase Demining

Destruction of unexploded ordinances Clearance Certificates

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Security

Private SecurityForces

Local Security Highway Security

Forces Afghanistan

Ministry of Interior

Forces United States

Military

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16 December 2003

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Benefits: Economic and Other Restore Afghan

National Unity

Reduce travel time andfuel consumption

Reduce mechanicalfailures

Connect economicmarket places

Revitalize ruralcommunities

Create businessdevelopmentopportunities

EWC

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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

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What will you do after graduation?

Fredric S Berger, P.E.

The Louis Berger

Group, Inc

www.bergerafghanistan.com

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on time solutions, by design