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M THE WORLD BANK Washington, D.C. @ International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / International Development Association or The World Bank 1818 H Street NW Washington DC 20433 Telephone: 202-473-1000 Internet: www.worldbank.org NILE DELTA AUTHORITY FOR TILE DRAINAGE PROJECTS NILE DEITA DRAINAGE PROJECT Workshops Engineer'sa F:inal Report scri' 10 March, 1972 Stockolm, wede ~VATT _GNDSYA conultngEngners ndArhiecot, Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 The Workshops Engineer and his cooperation with the Authority 1.2 Brief description of the Workshops Engineer's duties 1 .3 General about the Project and the IDA Report 2. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE WORKSHOPS ENGINEER'S WORK 3. PROJECT EQUIPMENT TO BE REPAIRED IN THE AUTHORITY'S WORKSHOPS 3.1 The amount of construction and transport equipment for the Project as estimated in the IDA Report 3.2 Construction equipment 3.3 Tractors, trailers and trucks for the transport of heavy equipment and materials 3.4 The Authority's vehicles and various other equipment 4. THE AUTHORITY' S PLANNING OF ITS WORKSHOPS AND SERVICE STATIONS AND THE RELATIONS TO CONNECTED ACTIVITIES 4.1 Activities in the Authority's and the Contractors'workshops 4.2 Overhaul and major repair in the Authority's main workshop 4.3 Maintenance and service in the Authority's workshops and service stations - I- 4.4 Maintenance and service in the field 4.5 Stores 5. CONSIDERATIONS ON DESIGN, MACHINERY AND PERSONNEL FOR THE AUTHORITY'S WORKSHOPS AND SERVICE STATIONS 5.1 General 5.2 Main workshop at Tanta 5.21 Location 5.22 Workshop layout 5.23 Workshop machineries 5.24 Personnel 5.3 Combined service station and secondary workshop at Damanhour 5.4 Secondary workshop at Zefta to be postponed 5.5 Service station at Abu El Minagga 6. CONSIDERATIONS ON CAPACITIES AND COMPLETION DATES OF PROPOSED WORKSHOPS AND SERVICE STATIONS 6.1 Workshops capacities 6.2 Completion dates 7. MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE IN THE FIELD 7.1 General 7.2 The import of mobile workshops to be abandoned 8. PROPOSALS FOR A PLANT CONTROL SECTION AND A TRANSPORT POOL IN THE AUTHORITY 8.1 General 8.2 Proposed activities 8.3 Organizations, personnel, duties and routines 9. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE AUTHORITY' S CONTINUED ACTIVITIES ON WORKSHOPS Appendices 1-4 - III - VATTENBYGGNADSBYRAN - CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS - MEMBERS OF THE SWEDISH ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING ENGINEERS NILE DELTA DRAINAGE PROJECT Workshops Engineer's Final Report 1. INTRODUCTION 1 .1 The Workshops Engineer and his cooperation with the Authority Following the Agreement of 21 December, 1970, between the Nile Delta Authority for Tile Drainage Projects (below referred to as "the Authority") and VattenbyggnadsbyrAn (VBB), the Workshops Engineer (WE) from VBB, Mr. Ivan Bjdrkman, arrived in Cairo on 2 June, 1971, to take up his duties for the current Project. After agreement with the Authority Mr. Bjdrkman terminated his services earlier than originally plan- ned, leaving Cairo on 2 March, 1972. The Authority's organization of workshops falls under the General Directorate for Mechanical and Electrical Works, headed by Mr. Ahmed Elsayed El Badawi, Director General. Mr. Adly Rizkalla, General Director, is in charge of workshops. The WE cooperated with Messrs. Ahmed Elsayed El Badawi and Adly Rizkalla and in some cases also with other Authority of- ficials, mainly with the Chairman, Dr. Fouad Elkholy, and Mr. Ismail Fahmy Ismail, Director of Stores. He hereby expresses his sincere appreciation of that cooperation. 1.2 Brief description of the Workshops Engineer's duties The WE's duties are laid down in the above Agreement, the main clause in this respect being Appendix A, clause g, which reads: "To make recommendations for equipping project workshops, to devise suitable procedures for the control of workshop activi- ties (including programmed maintenance) and to assist in the introduction of the necessary equipment and methods". 1 ., General about the Project and the IDA Report The current Project covers the design and execution of tile drainage for 950,000 feddans in the Nile Delta, with an esti- mated cost of LE 64 million and a construction time from 1971 to 1976. The Project also includes new canals, improvement of existing canals, 11 pumping stations, drainage pipe fac- tories, about 100 drainage machines and other mechanical equipment, and workshops for repair and maintenance work. The Project is financed with Egyptian currency to 82 per cent, while 18 per cent consist of a foreign currency credit granted by the International Development Association, IDA. During their study for the credit, IDA issued "the IDA Report" on the Project, on 14 October, 1969. The Report outlines the prere- quisites and implementation of the Project as well as the consequences and benefits. As referred to below, the IDA Report also deals with workshops and field maintenance of construction equipment. 2. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE WORKSHOPS ENGINEER'S WORK The WE started his work on becoming acquainted with the Autho- rity's planning of its workshops and appurtenant machineries. Together with his copartners he discussed those matters, play- ing attention also to the IDA Report. After some time it was made possible for him to visit the Delta to study sites con- sidered for workshop locations. -2- On request by the Authority the WE during his first time with the Project also assisted on outlining technical specifica- tions for tender documents and studying tenders received by the Authority. He gave proposals to the Authority on those subjects. Appendix 1 lists the memos and Report No. 1 that the WE issued during his service time. He started by presenting in memo 37-W-MOl of 8.9.1971 his considerations and proposals for the main workshop at Tanta. It had at that time been established that the Tanta location and the existing facilities there would be the most favourable ones for a main workshop. The WE then proceeded by preparing his Report No. 1 of 30.11.1971. It started with an introduction and brief accounts of Project equipment to be repaired in the Authority's work- shops and of the Authority's planning of its workshops and service stations and the relations to connected activities. Then followed the WE' s considerations on the planning of the Authority's workshops and service stations. Proposals were given for the main workshop at Tanta, combined service sta- tions and secondary workshops at Zefta and Damanhour and for a service station at Abu El Minagga. Finally, brief suggestions were given for field maintenance and service of Project equip- ment and for a Plant Control Section and a Transport Pool in the Authority. In memo 37-W-MO2 of 9.12.1971 the WE gave his proposal for machineries for the main workshop at Tanta and for the Zefta, Damanhour and Abu El Minagga workshops and service stations. In memo 37-W-MO3 of 19.12.1971 the WE discussed his previous proposals for Tanta, Damanhour and Abu El Minagga, including his use of basic and design criteria. He also gave some further proposals for the three stations. The Zefta workshop was not dealt with since the WE had been informed that his proposed location at the stores area might not be available. -3- the On 30.12.1971 the Authority Board discussed the proposals WE had issued in his Report No. 1 and three memos. The Board for approved in principle the WE's proposals in his first memo the main workshop at Tanta and in Report No. 1 for the combined service station and secondary workshop at Damanhour. It was decided that the Irrigation workshop at Zefta, and not the stores area, was to be considered for a Project workshop. For the Abu El Minagga service station the Authority decided on certain modifications on its layout. The Board further decided that reception and assembly of equip- ment etc. from Alexandria import facilities will take place at Kafr El Zayat in the Authority's central store there. On the Board meeting the Authority's policy on its workshops activities was also established. Point 1.5 of the minutes of the meeting lays down that the volume of the workshops will depend on the work needs and on the Contractors' capacities to carry out maintenance and repair on their equipment. The Authority will not interfere with the Contractors' maintenance and repair procedure unless those fail to do their work pro- perly and in proper time. In memo 37-W-MO4 of 31.1.1972 the WE presented his technical proposal for the Zefta secondary workshop at the Irrigation workshop area. With reference to the Authority's adopted policy on its workshops activities the WE, however, proposed that the decision on the establishment of the workshop be postponed until experience has been gained from the operation of the Tanta and Damanhour workshops.