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Assignment Name: Design & Supervision of Bridges & Culverts Country: Bangladesh
under Construction of 12 Structure Programme financed by US-
AID

Project Location within the Country: All over Bangladesh Professional Staff Provided by our
Firm:
Name of the Client: Ministry of Relief and Rehabilitation, Nos. of Staff: 23
Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
Nos. of Staff-Months: 141

Start Date (month/year): Completion Date: (month/year): Approx. Value of Services:

September, 1989 June, 1992 Tk. 3.10 million

Name of the Associated Consultants, if any: No. of Months of professional
staff provided by the Associated
Associated Consulting Engineers (BD) Ltd. Consultants: 90

Name of Senior Staff involved and functions performed:

Mr. S.A. Bhuiyan - Project Manager

Mr. Abdus Sobhan - Sr. Design Engineer
Mr. Mohsin Ahmed - Sr. Construction Engineer
Mr. Shafiqul Islam - Sr. Construction Engineer

Detailed Narrative Description of the Project:

Design and construction supervision of 12 RCC bridges /culverts (16m to 40m length) on cast-in-
situ/ pre cast pile foundation at different places of Bangladesh. The superstructure consists of
Reinforcement Concrete deck with RC Girder, Box-culvert and foundation in precast pile having sizes
200mm × 200mm, 250mm × 250mm and length: 12m.

Detailed Description of Actual Services Provided by our company:

Site survey and investigation, preparation of topo maps, location plans, hydrological studies, soil
investigation, planning, design, preparation of tender documents, specification, BOQ, O&M manual,
selection of contractors, supervision of construction and maintenance works, preparation of as-built
drawings.

Firm’s Name: Design Planning & Management Consultants Ltd.

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Assignment Name: Construction of 185m long 6 span (Approx. 30m Country: Bangladesh
each) Pre-stressed Concrete Girder with RCC Deck Bridge on Bored Pile
Foundation on Bhatkura-Basail Road (under Feeder Roads Improvement
Project of RHD), financed by ADB

Location with the Country: Bhatkura-Basail Road, Tangail Professional Staff Provided by our
Firm:
Name of the Client: AMS-JVA Contractor of RHD for FRIP Contract No. No. of Staffs: 3
10 (worked as Consultant to Contractor), Owner RHD No. of Staff Months: 18

Start Date (Month/Year): Completion Date: (Month/Year): Approx. Value of Services:

January, 1991 August, 1993 Tk. 0.65 million

Name of Associated Consultants, if any: No. of Months of Professional

Staff Provided by Associated
None Consultants: None

Name of Senior Staff Involved and Functions Performed:

Mr. Abdus Sobhan - Sr. Bridge Engineer

Mr. Rafiqul Islam - Jr. Bridge Engineer

Detailed Narrative Description of Project:

Investigation, Design Review & Re-design and Top-supervision of 185m long 6 span P.C. Girder with
R.C.C. deck bridge on bored file foundation on Bhatkura-Basail Road.

Detailed Description of the Actual Services Provided by our Company:

Soil investigation, design review, re-design, re-bar schedule and BOQ preparation and top supervision of the
construction works.

Firm’s Name: Design Planning & Management Consultants Ltd.

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Assignment Name: Preparation of Design Manual for Pre-stressed Country: Bangladesh

Concrete Bridge

Location within Country: For use all over Bangladesh Professional Staff Provided by our
Firm:
Name of Client: LGED
No. of Staffs: 4
Address: LGED, Bhaban, Seer-e-Banglanagar, Agargaon, Dhaka No. of Staff-Months: 14

Start Date (Month/Year): Completion Date: (Month/Year): Approx. Value of Services:

07/07/1995 20/08/1996 Tk. 1.6 million $ 27,000.00

Name of Associated Consultant’s, if any: No. of Months of Professional Staff
Provided by Associated
Allied Engineers Ltd., Bangladesh Consultants: 4

Name of Senior Staff Involved and functions performed:

Mr. M.A. Sobhan - Team Leader & In-charge of all design works
Mr. Nur Sadeque - Computer Programmer for design
Mr. Anup Kumar Sen - AutoCAD Engineer for design and drawing
Mr. Shafiqur Rahman - AutoCAD Engineer for design and drawing

Narrative Description of Project:

LGED construct PC Girder and RC Girder bridges in rural and urban road to establish connection to the
growth centre. The project was aimed to develop standard design for short and medium span pre-stressed
concrete bridges, design procedure and quantity take off.

Detailed Description of the Actual Services Provided by our Company:

Study of relevant design standards and practices for pre-stressed concrete bridge design, developing
computerized programmes for designs, drawings and estimates, preparing a standard manual incorporating
the same for various sizes for bridge up to 40m span. Providing training to LGED professionals.

Firm’s Name: Design Planning & Management Consultants Ltd.

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Assignment Name: 1991 Cyclone Damaged Road Reconstruction Country: Bangladesh

Project, Financed by ADB Loan No. 1144-BAN (SF)

Project Location within the Country: South-West Bangladesh and Professional Staff Provided by our
Off-shore Island Firm:

Name of the Client: Roads and Highways Department (RHD), No. of Staff: 8
Govt. of Bangladesh. Sarak Bhaban, Ramna, Dhaka. No. of Staff-Months: 160

Start Date (Month/Year): Completion Date: (Month/Year): Approx. Value of Services:

26/11/1992 30/06/1997 Tk. 107.20 million $ 1,800,000.00

Name of Associated Consultants, if any: No. of Months of Professional Staff
Provided by Associated Consultants:
Roughton & Partners Intl., U.K.; 456
L.G. Mouchel & Partners Ltd., U.K.; and
Engineering Science Ltd. of Bangladesh

Name of Senior Staff Involved and Functions Performed:

Md. Abdus Sobhan - Bridge Engineer

Md. M. Akram Hossain - Sr. Highway Engineer
Mohammad Israil - Hydrologist
Shafiqul Islam - Resident Engineer

Detail Narrative Description of the Project:

Bangladesh, the largest delta of the world is the victim of devastating flood, cyclonic surges etc. In 1991 the
country experienced one of the worse flood in its history. Road communication and condition was destroyed
during the flood. The project was aimed to reconstruction of the 1991 Cyclone Damaged roads, bridges,
culverts in the Coastal Districts of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Noakhali, Feni and in their off-shore islands. The
project work included detailed design and construction supervision of 207 km of road including bridges and
culverts.

Detail Description of Actual Services Provided by our company:

Detailed survey, hydrological study, research for finding appropriate long lasting technology and material for
design of roadway embankment, pavement and structures i.e. culverts and bridges, preparation of drawings,
estimates and tender documents etc., pre-qualification of contractors, floating of tenders, assist the client in
contractor selection, supervision of construction work, contractor’s bills preparation and certification etc.,
preparation of as-built drawings. Also providing guidelines and assistance for all items of work as above to
the client for another 89 km of feeder roads in Feni, Noakhali, Hatiya and Bhola areas.

Firm’s Name: Design Planning & Management Consultants Ltd.

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Assignment Name: Road Overlay and Improvement Project, Country: Bangladesh

Financed by ADB, Loan No. 1287-BAN (SF)

Project Location within the Country: Eastern Part of BangladeshProfessional Staff Provided by our
Firm:
Name of the Client: Roads and Highways Department (RHD), Govt. Nos. of Staff: 5
of Bangladesh Nos. of Staff-Month: 104

Start Date (month/year): Completion Date: (month/year): Approx. Value of Services:

11/12/1994 28/06/1997 Tk. 139.16 million $2,320,000.00

Name of the Associated Consultants, if any: No. of Months of professional
staff provided by the Associated
Beca Worley International; Consultants: 170
Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation (SMEC); and
Engineering Science Ltd. of Bangladesh

Name of Senior Staff Involved and Functions Performed:

Mr. Shahidul Alam - Construction Superintendent

Mr. Azharul Islam - Construction Superintendent
Mr. Md. Shahjahan - Construction Superintendent
Mr. Amalendu Debnath - Construction Superintendent
Mr. Aminul Haque - Construction Superintendent

Detail Narrative Description of the Project:

A Road Master Plan was prepared which optimised the use of available funding for all aspects of road
construction such as maintenance, overlays, seal coats, strengthening, widening, reconstruction and new
construction. The Road Master Plan placed emphasis on the use of well designed overlays to conserve and
prolong the life of the existing road network and this project was undertaken from this consideration.

The project was under the Road Maintenance Programme financed by the ADB and comprises of asphaltic
concrete overlays over about 450 km of road and seal coat with pea-gravel over 500 km road stretches in
eastern part of Bangladesh.

Detail Description of Actual Services Provided by our company:

The services provided by the consultant include training of RHD technical staff and establishment of
systematic procedure for planning, designing and programming of the works and detailed design
supervision, quality control, environment and health & safety monitoring, progress monitoring, survey and
measurement of the construction works and certification of contractors’ bills for payment.

Firm’s Name: Design Planning & Management Consultants Ltd.

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Assignment Name: Construction and Supervision of 630.5m long Country: Bangladesh

Pre-stressed Concrete Girder Bridge over Doratana River at 2nd km
of Bagerhat-Pirojpur Road.

Location within the Country: Khulna Professional staff provided by our

Firm:
Name of the Client: RHD (Worked as Consultant to the Contractor
Al-Amin Construction Company Ltd.) No. of Staff: 4
No. of Staff-Months: 12
Start Date (month/year): Completion Date: (month/year): Approx. Value of Services:
15/01/1998 30/05/1998
Tk. 0.15 million $2,500.00

Name of the Associated Consultants, if any: None No. of Months of Professional Staff
Provided by associated Consultants:
Nil

Name of Senior Staff Involved and Functions Performed:

1. M.A. Sobhan - Sr. Design Engineer

2. Nur Sadeque - Bridge Engineer
3. Anup Kumar Sen - Supervision Engineer

Detailed Narrative Description of Project:

It is a 2-lane Pre-stressed Concrete Girder Bridge of length 650.0m. Originally it was designed by the
department. The project was to prepare alternate design by the Contractor for construction.

Detailed Description of Actual Services Provided by our Company:

Site survey, Geo-technical Investigation and preparation of complete structural design drawing of sub-
structure and super-structure. DPM Ltd. was appointed design consultants by AL-Amin Construction Co.
Ltd., the contractor of the project, out of the list of consultants selected by RHD for this project.

Firm’s Name: Design Planning & Management Consultants Ltd.

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Assignment Name: Construction of 225 meters long 2-lane Country: Bangladesh

Reinforced Concrete Bridge over Bangshi River at Hatubhanga,
Mirzapur

Location within the Country: Tangail Professional staff provided by our

Firm:
Name of the Client: LGED (Worked as Consultant to the No. of Staff: 5
Contractor Monico Ltd.) No. of Staff Months: 25

Start Date (month/year): Completion Date: (month/year): Approx. Value of Services:

July 1999 Dec. 1999
Tk. 0.30 million $ 5,000.00

Name of the associated Consultants, if any: No. of Months of Professional Staff

Provided by associated Consultants:
Nil Nil

Name of Senior Staff involved and functions performed:

1. M.A. Sobhan - Design Engineer

2. Prodip Kumar Saha - Junior Design Engineer

Detailed Narrative Description of Project:

It’s an 11nos. Equal span 225.0m long Reinforced Concrete bridge on the river Bangshi. Its superstructure
comprises 5 nos. simply supported span RC girders per span and the decks are 4 & 3 span continuous modules,
the substructure abutment is solid wall type and the piers are 2 column type and the foundation comprises
610mm dia and 22m long cast-in-situ bored piles. River bank protection was an important part of this project.

Detailed Description of the Actual Services Provided by our Company:

Survey and detailed engineering investigation. Preparation of complete structural design/drawing, Design
report including design and build contract documents. Our firm DPM Ltd. was appointed as design
consultant by Monico Ltd., the design and build contractor of the project under LGED.

Firm’s Name: Design Planning & Management Consultants Ltd.

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Assignment Name: Construction of Large Bridges/Culverts on Country: Bangladesh

Important Feeder and Rural Roads (Phase-I)

Project Location within the Country: All over Bangladesh Professional Staff Provided:

Name of the Client: Local Govt. Engineering Department (LGED) No. of Staffs: 8
No. of Staff-Months: 96

Start Date (Month/Year): Completion Date: Approx. Values of Services:

(Month/Year):
Tk. 7.5 million $125,000.00
20/01/1999 30/12/1999
Name of Associated Consultants, if any: No. of Months of Professional
Staff Provided by the Associated
A.I. and Associates Ltd. Consultants: 36

Name of Senior Staff involved and functions performed:

Mr. M.A. Sobhan - Team Leader, overall structural design and top supervision
Mr. Mohiruddin Ahmed - Sr. Design Engineer, structural design and supervision

Detail Narrative Description of the Project:

The project includes construction of 1200 m of bridges/culverts on feeder roads and construction of 1000
m of bridge/culverts on rural roads at about 60 locations including construction of approach and link
roads with all large bridge. The purpose is to link these roads with the FRBs or growth centers or
important markets or union parishads.

Detail Description of Actual Services Provided by our company:

The services of the consultant include: (i) Assist LGED in finalization of the list of structures and roads to
be built, (ii) verify the available LGED design, specification and tender and suggest modifications to suit
the project works, (iii) under take sub-soil investigation and hydrological survey, (iv) prepare detailed
structural design, drawings, cost estimates, (v) preparation of tender document, evaluation of tender and
assisting in the award of contract, (vi) supervise the construction works for ensuring quality in
accordance with design and specification.

Firm’s Name: Design Planning & Management Consultants Ltd.

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Assignment Name: Construction of two 4-lane R.C.C. Arch Country: Bangladesh

Bridges at Road No. 32 and Road No. 8/A, Dhanmondi R/A,
Dhaka.

Location within the Country: Dhaka Professional staff provided by our

Firms:

Name of the Client: Local Government Engineering No. of Staff: 7

Department(LGED) No. of Staff-Months: 55

Start Date (month/year): Completion Date: (month/year): 30 Approx. value of services :

10/10/1998 30/05/2000
Tk. 1.33 million $22,000.00

Name of the Associated Consultants, if any: No. of Months of Professional Staff

Provided by associated Consultants: 2
VITTI Sthapatibrindo Ltd.

Name of Senior Staff involved and functions performed:

1. M.A. Sobhan - Team Leader

2. Mohiruddin Ahmed - Bridge/Structural Engineer
3. Abdul Maleque - Supervision Engineer

Detailed Narrative Description of Project:

These are 4-lane R.C.C. Arch bridges having 34 meters and 42 meters length over the lake of Dhanmondi a
posh area of Metropolitan Dhaka. Purpose was to establish sufficient connection between East and West part of
Dhanmondi residential area. Develop of recreation space for the city dwellers was also another purpose to
build aesthetically beautiful bridges.

Detailed Description of the Actual Services Provided by our Company:

The services include: Site investigation, topographic survey, soil test, preparation of architectural and structural
design-drawing, landscape development, estimate of cost and quantities, tender documents with specification of
works, evaluation of tender and supervision of construction works.

Firm’s Name: Design Planning & Management Consultants Ltd.

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Assignment Name: Up-gradation of RHD’s Bridge Design Country: Bangladesh

Manual under Bridge Improvement and Management Project-2.
DFID
Project Location within Country: Dhaka, Bangladesh. Professional staff provided:
No. of Staff: 6
Name of Client: Roads & Highways Department No. of Man-months: 24

Start Date (month/year): Completion Date (month/year): Approx. Value of services:

05/06/1999 30/09/1999 Tk. 1.285 million $21,400.00

Name of the associated firm if any: No. of Man-months of professional

Nil staff provided by associated firm: Nil

Senior Staff involved and functions performed:

1. M.A. Sobhan Project Co-ordinator

2. Md. Shafiqur Rahman Design Engineer
3. Mr. Sabbir Siddique Bridge Engineer

Detailed Narrative Description of Project & Services Provided:

Under the Institutional Development Component(IDC) program, RHD has taken up steps to modernize
their capabilities in bridge planning, design and maintenance. As a part of this programme RHD planned
to upgrade the Bridge Designers’ Handbook and develop a customized software for bridge design.
The project was taken to upgrade the Handbook, develop a bridge design software and training of the
RHD professionals.

Detailed Description of the Actual Services Provided by our Company:

Development and up gradation of the RHD Bridge Designers’ Handbook, Development of Windows
based bridge design software and training of the RHD Engineers on bridge design and the bridge design
software, supply and installation of software to RHD and maintenance of software.

Firm’s Name: Design Planning & Management Consultants Ltd.

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Assignment Name: Cyclone Damaged Road Rehabilitation Country: Bangladesh

Project, financed by OPEC Fund, Loan No. 631P.

Project Location within the Country: Entire coastal area of Professional Staff Provided by our
Bangladesh Firm:

Name of the Client: Local Government Engineering Department No. of Staff: 8

(LGED). LGED Bhaban, Agargaon, Sher-e-Banglanagar, Dhaka. No. of Staff-Months: 258

Start Date (Month/Year): Completion Date: (Month/Year): Approx. Values of Services:

11/12/1995 27/06/2000 Tk. 62.03 million $1,050,000.00

Name of the Associated Consultants, if any: No. of Months of Professional Staff

Provided by the Associated
Consultants: 711
Bangladesh Consultants Ltd. (BCL)
Name of Senior Staff Involved and Functions Performed:

Dr. Syed Shahrul Huq - Project Co-ordinator

Mr. Md. Munirul Islam/Towfique Ahmed - Soil Engineer
Mr. Md. Nurul Islam - Hydrologist
Mr. Aynal Gazi - Mid-level Engineer

Detail Narrative Description of the Project:

In the year 1991, Bangladesh experienced a severe cyclone in the coastal belt and as a result the
infrastructures of the areas were seriously damaged. The Govt. of Bangladesh secured some funds from
OPEC to rehabilitate those infrastructures for quick evacuation of people to safer places and distribution of
relief materials/goods to the affected people within shortest possible time to cope with future disasters
caused by cyclone, tidal surges and any other natural calamities.

Detail Description of Actual Services Provided by our company:

Detailed survey, hydrological study, design for rehabilitation of 364km of Feeder Road Type-B and Rural
Road, roadway embankment, pavement, 1068m of bridges and culverts on these roads and 855m steel
bridge on rural roads, preparation of drawings, estimates and tender documents etc., assist the client in
tendering and selection of contractors, supervision of construction work, progress monitoring, contractors’
bills preparation and certification, preparing of as-built drawings etc. in 15 coastal districts of Bangladesh.

Firm’s Name: Design Planning & Management Consultants Ltd.

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Assignment Name: Design and Facilitate Training Session on Country: Bangladesh

Structural Design of Aggregate Sand Roads with Appurtenant
Rural Road Structures under Building Union Infrastructure for
Local Development (BUILD), Financed by CARE
Location within the Country: All over Bangladesh. Professional staff provided by our
Firm:
No. of Staff: 5
Name of the Client: CARE, Bangladesh No. of Staff-Months: 20

Start Date (month/year): Completion Date (month/year): Approx. Values of Services:

10/03/2001 30/08/2001 Tk. 0.580 million $11,500.00

Name of the Associated Consultants, if any: NONE No. of Months of professional staff
provided by associated Consultants:
Nil

Name of Senior Staff Involved and Functions Performed:

1. Mr. M.A. Sobhan - Advisor

2. Mr. Sabbir Siddique - Team Leader/ Design and Training Specialist
3. Mr. Md. Aynal Gazi - Design

Narrative Description of Project:

Building Union Infrastructures for Local Development (BUILD) is an integral component or project of
Integrated Food Security Program (IFSP). It is a large rural transportation infrastructures and capacity
building project which combine CARE experience in rural road development and union parishad
strengthening efforts. BUILD works with LGED to select and improve the condition of rural roads type-1
(R1) by Aggregate Sand (AS) technology. Necessary drainage structures, earthwork and slope protection
by rip-rap are also implemented to make the rural road (R1) continuous and passable all the year round.
The major activities of BUILD project are: i) Use aggregate sand technology to upgrade road surface ii)
strengthen slope protection of roads iii) Repairing and construction of bridges, culverts and approaches iv)
Earthwork for maintaining the design width of rural road type-1 (R1) v) Environmental management to
make the road development work sustainable

Detailed Description of the Actual Services Provided by our Company:

The objectives of this consultancy is to prepare a training curriculum on structural design of Aggregate
Sand (AS) Road Using AS technology including alternative flexible and rigid pavement designs and
structures up to 20 meters span and conduct training sessions in order to develop the technical expertise of
LGED and CARE Engineers. The major tasks of the consultant are: i) Review CARE-LGED
implemented AS roads and structures in field and office, ii) Develop structural design of flexible
pavement with Aggregate Sand (AS) technology for rural road type-1 (R1), iii) Develop structural design
of flexible pavement alternative to existing design considering cost effectiveness with respect to traffic
volume for rural road type –1(R1), iv) Develop structural design of rigid pavement rural road type-1 (R1),
T-beam bridge with pile foundation up to 20m span, multi-vent box culvert, u-drain with and without
surcharge and pipe culvert, (v) explore the possibilities of introducing pre-cast units in different rural road
structures, (vi) prepare a training curriculum based on the above mentioned structural design step by step
with detailing, (vii) facilitate one TOT training course of 4 to 5 days long with preparation of necessary
training materials (computer aided presentation/transparency sheets, handouts etc.)
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Assignment Name: Developing Design Manual for Low Cost Country: Bangladesh
Bridges/Culverts in Flood Proofing Project (FPP), Financed by
CARE.

Location within the Country: All over Bangladesh. Professional staff provided by our
Firm:
No. of Staff: 5
Name of the Client: CARE, Bangladesh No. of Staff-Months: 16

Start Date (month/year): Completion Date (month/year): Approx. Values of Services:

12/04/2001 27/08/2001 Tk. 0.934 million $17,000.00

Name of the Associated Consultants, if any: NONE No. of Months of professional staff
provided by associated Consultants:
Nil

Name of Senior Staff Involved and Functions Performed:

1. Mr. M.A. Sobhan - Advisor

2. Mr. Lutfor Rahman - Project Co-ordinator
3. Mr. Sabbir Siddique - Training Specialist
4. Mr. Alamgir Hossain - Design Engineer

Narrative Description of Project:

Flood Proofing Project (FPP) is a 5 years project under the umbrella of Integrated Food Security Program
(IFSP). This program is funded by the USAID. The goal of IFSP is to promote and protect the food and
livelihood security of vulnerable groups in under developed/high-risk rural and urban areas of
Bangladesh. The project is being implemented in two different flood environment areas i.e. in char and
haor areas. The project has planned and designed rural infrastructures to be implemented in this flooding
environment. As per FPP policy, the existing village roads or approach roads are to be improved to
facilitate communication as well as refuge for the people of concerned areas. Appurtenant bridges/culverts
will be constructed in the improved roads. Mainly four types of bridges are planned to be constructed: i)
Low cost portable bridge ii) Low cost footbridge iii) Box culvert and iv) Pipe culvert or U drains.

Detailed Description of the Actual Services Provided by our Company:

Review all design & drawings, road structure design manual, visit FPP sites, explore the scope to adopt
the local technology and indigenous material in planning and design, to develop a design manual
describing site and type selection procedures, prepare software for designing, cost estimating of all
mentioned structures, conducting 2 days training to orient 30 staff of CARE, LGED and PNGO on
software, design and drawings.

Firm’s Name: Design Planning & Management Consultants Ltd.

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Assignment Name: Checking & Verification of the design of Country: Bangladesh

848.39m long (as per revised design 485.20m long) 2-lane Pre-
stressed Girder Bridge (Patuakhali Bridge) over Laukhati River
at 38th km on Barisal-Patuakhali Road.

Project Location within the Country: Patuakhali district

Professional staff provided by our
Firm:
No. of Staff: 3
Name of the Client: RHD (Worked as Consultant to the No. of Staff-Months: 4
contractor M/S Enamul Huq)

Start Date (month/year): Completion Date (month/year): Approx. Values of Services:

08/04/2001 29/06/2001 Tk. 0.6 million $10,000.00

Name of the Associated Consultants, if any: None No. of Months of professional staff
provided by associated consultants:
Nil

Name of Senior Staff Involved and Functions Performed:

1. Mr. M.A. Sobhan - Advisor

2. Mr. Sabbir Siddique - Checking of design

Detailed Narrative Description of Project:

It is a 848.39 meter long (as per revised design 485.20m long) 2-lane pre-stressed girder bridge over
Laukathi River on Barisal-Patuakhali Road. The objective of the project is to link two districts Barisal and
Patuakhali and make road communication easier. The department developed the conceptual design and the
contractor has to prepare the detailed design.

Detailed Description of the Actual Services Provided by our Company:

The services include – Topographic survey, Geo-technical Investigation checking/modification of the

existing design/drawings done by RHD and detailed design of the different components of the bridge as
necessary. DPM was appointed consultant by M/s Enamul Haque (Pvt.) Ltd., the Contractor of the project
with approval of RHD

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Assignment Name: Construction of Fly Over at Khilgaon Rail and Country: Bangladesh
Road Intersection in Dhaka City (Design Built and Turnkey
contract).

Location within the Country: Khilgaon, Dhaka. Professional staff provided by our
Firm:
Name of the Client: LGED No. of Staff: 15
No. of Person Months: 75

Start Date (month/year): Completion Date: (month/year): Approx. Value of services:

13/03/2000 30/04/2001
Tk. 0.70 million $13,000.00

Name of the associated firms, if any: AI & Associates No. of Person-Months of Professional
Staff Provided by associated
Consultants: 10
Name of Senior Staff involved and functions performed:

1. M.A. Sobhan - Team Leader

2. Ekramuzzaman Sheikh - Planning Engineer
3. A. Gazi - Contract Specialist
4. Rafiqul Islam - Structural Engineer
5. Shafiqul Islam - High way Engineer
6. M.A. Maleque - Traffic Engineer
7. ASM Serajuddulah - CAD specialist
8. M.A Rob - Tender Evaluation

Detailed Narrative Description of Project:

LGED took a step for construction of a Fly Over at Khilgaon Rail and Road junction to minimise the traffic jam
in Dhaka City on behalf of Bangladesh Government on February 2000. It is a design built turnkey project.
Approximate length of Fly over is about 1200m including ramp and loop and estimated cost is about 750
million taka. LGED appointed the consultants for this special project to prepare conceptual design and tender
documents.

Detailed Description of Actual Services by Staff:

Site survey, soil investigation, traffic survey and network study, planning and geometric design of the
Flyover, preliminary structural design/drawings and cost estimating. Preparation of 3-D computer model and
animation for the project, preparation of tender document, evaluation of tender etc.

Firm’s Name: Design Planning & Management Consultants Ltd.

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Assignment Name: Feasibility Study of 3rd Karnaphuli Bridge Country: Bangladesh

over the river Karnaphuli at Chittagong financed by Dutch
Fund

Project Location within the Country: Chittagong district Professional staff provided by our
Firm:
No. of Staff: 5
Name of the Client: RHD No. of Person-Months: 3

Start Date (month/year): Completion Date (month/year): Approx. Values of Services:

Feb. 2001 June 2001 Tk. 0.35 million

Name of the Associated Firms, if any: No. of Person-Months of professional

staff provided by associated firm:
HASKONING B.V., INTERBETON B.V., Robert Benaim of
Netherlands.
Name of Senior Staff Involved and Functions Performed:

1. Mr. M.A. Sobhan - Bridge Engineer

2. Md. Lutfor Rahman - Hydraulic & River Training Engineer
3. Mr. M.A. Sattar/ - Highway and Transportation Engineer
Md. Serajul Islam
4. Mr. Moinuddin Tazim - Sociologist

Detailed Narrative Description of Project:

Chittagong the only sea port of the country is separated by the river Karnafuli for rest of the country. The
bridges over the river Karnafuli are age old. The project was to perform a feasibility study for
construction of a new bridge (3rd Karnaphuli bridge) including site selection and approach road at both
ends.

Detailed Description of Actual Services Provided by the Staff:

Feasibility Study for construction of a new bridge in place of the existing Shah Amanat Bridge (called the
second bridge). The study includes - development of traffic across Karnafuli river, possible crossing
alternatives, transport alternatives, design aspects of bridge and river works, preliminary design for bridge
and river training work, environmental and social impact assessment, cost estimate and economic
evaluation.

Firm’s Name: Design Planning & Management Consultants Ltd.

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Assignment Name: Construction of Large Bridges/Culverts on Country: Bangladesh

Important Feeder and Rural Roads (Phase-II)

Project Location within the Country: All over Bangladesh Professional Staff Provided by our
Firm:
Name of the Client: Local Govt. Engineering Department (LGED)
No. of Staffs: 11
No. of Staff-Months: 330

Start Date (Month/Year): Completion Date: Approx. Values of Services:

(Month/Year):
Tk. 39.96 million US$ 660,000.00
02/08/2000 28/02/2003
Name of Associated Consultants, if any: No. of Months of Professional
Staff Provided by the Associated
A.I. and Associates Ltd. Consultants: 120

Name of Senior Staff involved and functions performed:

Mr. M.A. Sobhan, - Team Leader, overall structural design and top supervision
Mr. Mohiruddin Ahmed - Sr. Design Engineer, structural design and supervision
Mr. Abdul Maleque - Mid Level Engineer, design and supervision
Mr. Md. Alam Miah - Hydrological Engineer, design & supervision
Detail Narrative Description of the Project:

The project includes construction of 7600 meters of bridges/culverts (length between 40-330m) on feeder
roads type-B and construction of 6630 meters of bridge/culverts on rural roads including construction of
approach and link roads with all large bridges spread all over Bangladesh. The purpose of this project is
to establish linkage between growth centers and roads of higher orders, maintain communication system
and generate employment for the rural poor through construction of infrastructures. This project also
includes reconstruction of 200 running meters of flood damaged bridges on FRBs and 1630 running
meters of flood damaged bridges on RRs.

Detail Description of Actual Services Provided by our company:

The services of the consultant include: (i) Assist LGED in finalization of the list of structures and roads to
be built, (ii) verify the available LGED design, specification and tender and suggest modifications to suit
the project works, (iii) under take sub-soil investigation and hydrological survey, (iv) prepare detailed
structural design, drawings, cost estimates, (v) preparation of tender document, evaluation of tender and
assisting in the award of contract, (vi) supervise the construction works for ensuring quality in
accordance with design and specification. So far the design of more than 100 bridges having 40 to 330m
length has been completed.

Firm’s Name: Design Planning & Management Consultants Ltd

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Assignment Name: Construction of 648m long P.C. Girder Bridge Country: Bangladesh
(Dharala Bridge) over River Dharala.

Project Location within the Country: Kurigram district Professional Staff Provided by our
Firm:
Name of the Client: Roads and Highways Department (RHD)
No. of Staff: 5
No. of Staff-Months: 90

Start Date (Month/Year): Completion Date: Approx. Values of Services:

(Month/Year):
Tk. 18.63 million
02/02/2001 30/06/2003 US$ 310,500.00
Name of Associated Consultants, if any: No. of Months of Professional
Staff Provided by the Associated
Bureau of Research, Testing and Consultation (BRTC), BUET Consultants: 41

Name of Senior Staff Involved and Functions Performed:

Md. Aynal Gazi - Resident Engineer, supervision and site management

A.K.M. Mynul Islam - Quality Control Engineer, supervision and quality control

Detail Narrative Description of the Project:

The project includes construction of 648m long P.C. Girder Bridge over River Dharala at 3rd km of
Kurigram-Nageshwari-Burungamari Road. This will connect Rungpur-Kurigram Highway with
Kurigram-Bharungamari-Nageshwari Road and thus provide a better road communication thereby
promoting economic activities in the area. Super structure of the bridge is PC girder( span 43.205m), RC
deck over Well foundation having length 34m. River training and bank protection work is an important
part of this project.

Detail Description of Actual Services Provided by our company:

The services of our firm in association with BRTC include: (i) Reviewing the design of various
components including River Training and River Bank Protection works as and when necessary
and suggesting actions to be taken by RHD. (ii) Review of programme prepared by contractor and
progress of works, giving comments and suggestions for improvement. (iii) Full time supervision of
construction works at site, quality control, arrange testing of construction materials. (iv) Certify the
quality of works of the contractor for payment.

Firm’s Name: Design Planning & Management Consultants Ltd.

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Assignment Name: Bridge Replacement Project, Package No. 2, Country: Bangladesh

(Phase-I Design) Financed by Department for International
Development (DFID), U.K.

Project Location within the Country: Barisal, Jhalokhati & Pirojpur Professional Staff Provided by our
districts Firm:

Name of the Client: Roads and Highways Department (RHD) No. of Staff: 8
No. of Staff-Months: 46

Start Date (Month/Year): Completion Date: Approx. Values of Services:

(Month/Year):

27/10/2002 10/01/2004 Tk. 6.00 million $100,000.00

Name of Associated Consultants, if any: No. of Months of Professional
Staff Provided by the Associated
Nil Consultants: Nil

Name of Senior Staff Involved and Functions Performed:

Md. Mostafa - Project Manager

Mohiruddin Ahmed - Sr. Bridge Design Engineer
S. Dara Shamsuddin - Environmentalist
Aynal Gazi - Sr. Foundation Engineer

Detail Narrative Description of the Project:

There are 46 nos. of narrow bridges/culverts in National and Regional Highways of Bangladesh. The
project was taken to replace the narrow bridges but main objective of the project was to creating
awareness among the Department, Consultants and the Construction Contractor on Environmental
Management, Social Management and specially Health & Safety Issues by doing the project of
reconstruction and replacement of narrow bridges on RHD national and Regional Highways.

Detail Description of Actual Services Provided by our company:

The service includes design of 15 nos. bridges in different location on Barisal-Jhalokathi-Pirojpur roads
and inspection of existing bridges/culverts on the same road.

The services rendered are: Topographical & hydrographical survey, Environmental Impact Assessment,
Social Survey, Sub-soil investigation, preparation of design-drawing, estimate of cost, tender dossier &
tender evaluation and detailed supervision of construction works.

The service also includes preparation of Land Acquisition Plan and Environment Management
Plan(EMP), Health and Safety Management Plan(HSMP) to be followed during construction.

Firm’s Name: Design Planning & Management Consultants Ltd.

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Assignment Name: Detailed Engineering Design of Link Road Country: Bangladesh

from Bastohara Main Road to City Bypass Road

Project Location within the Country: Khulna Town Professional Staff Provided by our
Company:
Name of the Client: Khulna Development Authority (KDA),
Khulna. No. of Staff: 10
No. of Person-Months: 16

Start Date (Month/Year): Completion Date: Approx. Value of Services:

(Month/Year):

May 2004 Aug. 2004 Tk: 1.86 million

Name of Associated Firms, if any: No. of Person-Months of
Professional Staff Provided by the
Nil Associated Firms: Nil

Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) Involved and Functions
Performed:

M.A. Sattar - Highway Engineer/ Team Leader

Mr. Md. Mostafa - Pavement Engineer
Mr. Md. Alam Miah - Hydrologist/Hydraulic Engineer
Mr. Mohiruddin Ahmed - Structural Engineer

Detail Narrative Description of the Project:

The project consists of construction of about 3.40 km road with 7.32 m wide bituminous pavement, 3
nos. culverts and other ancillary works related to embankment protection, road safety, arboriculture
etc. This road will connect City Bypass Road to the existing Jessore-Khulna Road

Detail Description of Actual Services Provided by our company:

i) Review all available studies, investigation results of the project including review of the hydrological
report, existing master plan. ii) Carry out detailed engineering design for the project components, iii)
Prepare Tender Documents for construction works and iv) Assist the Employer in tendering procedure.

Firm’s Name: Design Planning & Management Consultants Ltd.

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Assignment Name: Bridge Replacement Project, Package No. 2, Country: Bangladesh

(Phase-II Construction Supervision) Financed by Department for
International Development (DFID), U.K.

Project Location within the Country: Barisal, Jhalokhati & Pirojpur Professional Staff Provided by our
districts Firm:

Name of the Client: Roads and Highways Department (RHD) No. of Staff: 28
No. of Staff-Months: 369

Start Date (Month/Year): Completion Date: Approx. Values of Services:

(Month/Year):

01/02/2005 31/01/2007 Tk. 16.78 million US$280,000.00

Name of Associated Consultants, if any: No. of Months of Professional
Staff Provided by the Associated
Nil Consultants: Nil

Name of Senior Staff Involved and Functions Performed:

Md. Mostafa - Project Manager

S.Dara Shamsuddin - Environmentalist
Aynal Gazi - Sr. Foundation Engineer
M. A. Karim Khondaker - Engineer Representative
Abdul Mannan - Engineer Representative

Detail Narrative Description of the Project:

The Government of Bangladesh undertook a project to replace existing narrow bridges from the
National and the Regional Highways under Department for International Development (DFID) grant.
The Bridge Replacement Project comprises re-construction of 46 No. of narrow and old bridges and
culverts located on National and Regional Highway.

Main objective of the project was to creating awareness among the Department, Consultants and the
Construction Contractor on Environmental Management, Social Management and specially Health &
Safety Issues by doing the project of reconstruction and replacement of narrow bridges on RHD national
and Regional Highways.

Detail Description of Actual Services Provided by our company:

Preparation of Quality Plan for construction supervision, developing Environmental Management

Plan(EMP) and Health & Safety Management Plan(HSMP) to be followed during construction of work.
Monitoring Resettlement Issues. Supervision of construction work, taking measurement and certifying
Contractor’s invoices.

Firm’s Name: Design Planning & Management Consultants Ltd.

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Assignment Name: North Eastern State Roads Project, India. Country: India
ADB TA Project (TA 4378-IND)
Location within Country: North Eastern states of India Professional Staff Provided by
our Firm:

Name of the Employer: Asian Development Bank (ADB) No. of Staff: 2

Address: 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550 No. of Staff-Months: 11

0980 Metro Manila, Philippines Duration of Assignment
(months): 10
Start Date (Month/Year): Completion Date: Approx. Values of Services (in
(Month/Year): Current US$):
09/03/2005 31/01/2006
US$ 650,000.00
Name of Associated Consultants, if any: No. of Months of Professional
Staff Provided by the Associated
Technoconsult International Limited, Bangladesh Consultants: 64
Development Consultants Pvt. Ltd., India
VisionRx Connexion Pvt. Ltd., India
Name of Senior Staff (International Expert) Involved and Functions Performed:

Md. Abdus Sobhan - Road/Bridge Engineer

Detailed Narrative Description of the Project: To facilitate economic growth, poverty reduction,
and environmental action by improving the North Eastern State Roads network and road
connectivity to the national and sub-regional road networks
There are three broad envisioned outputs for this TA, to be achieved over the nine month
implementation period of the TA (from 14 March 2005 to 13 December 2005) as follows:
• Broad prioritization of the regional roads network in the North Eastern Region (NER)
covering National Highways (NH), State Roads (SR), and Major District Roads (MDR) in
order to enhance the national and sub-regional level roads connectivity.
• Undertake a project preparation feasibility study for an investment project in the NER.
• Investigate existing needs and gaps in the various road sector institutions in the NER, and
prepare a preliminary Institutional Development/Capacity Building (ID/CB) Action Plan to
support implementation of the investment project as well as longer term improvements in the
efficiency and effectiveness of the relevant institutions.

Detailed Description of Actual Services Provided by our Staff:

(i) Carry out preliminary technical feasibility studies for roads and bridges selected for ADB loan
assistance. Formulate a plan to improve road safety during project implementation and operation.

(ii) Identify maintenance and design standards for different road classes and traffic levels. Evaluate
the feasibility of introducing innovating pavement design and construction and maintenance
procedures.