Independent Quality Assurance for USAID’S Stabilization Program Activities in FATA and KP Annual Implementation Report No. 4 IQC Contract No. AID-391-I-11-00002 Task Order No. AID-391-TO-15-00005 April 2018 to March 2019 Halcrow Pakistan (Pvt) Limited 3rd Floor, Nawa-e-Waqt House, Mauve Area Sector G-7/1, Zero Point, Islamabad, Pakistan Tel + 92 51 220 3451 Fax + 92 51 220 3462 www.halcrowpk.com This report is made possible by the support of the American People though the United States Agency for International Development. The contents are the sole responsibility of Halcrow Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. Independent Quality Assurance for USAID Stabilization Program Activities in FATA and KP Annual Implementation Report No. 04 Document history Independent Quality Assurance for USAID’s Stabilization Program Activities in FATA and KP Annual Implementation Report No. 4 (April 2018 to March 2019) This document has been issued and amended as follows: Version Date Description Created by Reviewed by Approved by SAK, RZG, ZAK, 1 30/04/2019 Final AM MSZ FMK, UR AM Asim Masud FMK Fazal Mahmood Khakwani MSZ Muhammad Saeed Zia RZG Rustam Zad Gul SAK Said Afsar Khan UR Ubaid ur Rehman ZAK Zafar Alam Khan April 2018 to March 2019 (ii) HPK Independent Quality Assurance for USAID Stabilization Program Activities in FATA and KP Annual Implementation Report No. 04 Acronyms AASHTO American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials ACI American Concrete Institute AIR Annual Implementation Report ASTM American Society for Testing & Materials BHU Basic Health Unit BOQ Bill of Quantities BS British Standards COR Contracting Officer Representative CoP Chief of Party DLP Defect Liability Period DWSS Drinking water supply schemes EDF Environmental Documentation Form EMMP Environmental Monitoring & Mitigation Plan EN European Standards FATA Federally Administrated Tribal Areas FIP FATA Infrastructure Program FR Frontier Region FWO Frontier Works Organization HMC Hayatabad Medical Complex HPK Halcrow Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd IQA Independent Quality Assurance IWSS Irrigation Water Supply Scheme JMP Journey Management Plan KP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa KPRP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Reconstruction Program LEA Law Enforcing Agency NTDC National Transmission & Despatch Company PaRRSA Provincial Reconstruction Rehabilitation and Settlement Authority PCC Plain Cement Concrete PIL Project Implementation Letter PMU Project Management Unit QA Quality Assurance April 2018 to March 2019 (iii) HPK Independent Quality Assurance for USAID Stabilization Program Activities in FATA and KP Annual Implementation Report No. 04 QC Quality Control SOP Standard Operating Procedure TO Task Order USAID United States Agency for International Development WAPDA Water And Power Development Authority April 2018 to March 2019 (iv) HPK Independent Quality Assurance for USAID Stabilization Program Activities in FATA and KP Annual Implementation Report No. 04 Contents 1 Executive Summary ..................................................... 1 2 Project Introduction ...................................................... 4 2.1 FATA Infrastructure Program .............................................................................. 4 2.2 KP Reconstruction Program ............................................................................... 5 2.3 Types of Projects ................................................................................................. 5 2.4 Geography ............................................................................................................ 6 3 Results Achieved .......................................................... 7 3.1 Element 1: General Management and Administrative Support ......................... 7 3.1.1 General Advice ...................................................................................................... 7 3.1.2 Overall Management and Administrative Support .................................................. 7 3.1.3 Security .................................................................................................................. 8 3.1.4 Branding and Marking ............................................................................................ 8 3.1.5 Reporting System .................................................................................................. 9 3.1.6 Project Communications ........................................................................................ 9 3.2 Element 2: Design Quality Assurance and Cost Review ................................... 9 3.2.1 QA for Design Review Services ............................................................................. 9 3.2.2 Design Codes and Technical Specifications ........................................................... 9 3.2.3 Review of Bill of Cost Estimates ............................................................................. 9 3.3 Element 3: Construction Quality Assurance .................................................... 10 3.3.1 Establishment of Field Offices .............................................................................. 11 3.3.2 Construction Quality Assurance, Inspections & Testing ....................................... 11 3.3.3 Third Party Inspection .......................................................................................... 11 3.3.4 Environmental Compliance .................................................................................. 12 3.3.5 Overview of Public Events ................................................................................... 12 3.4 Milestone Certification for Construction Projects ........................................... 12 4 Significant Implementation Problems ...................... 14 4.1 Building Sector .................................................................................................. 14 4.2 Road Sector ........................................................................................................ 14 4.3 Power Sector ...................................................................................................... 14 4.4 Water Sector ....................................................................................................... 15 4.4.1 Munda Headworks ............................................................................................... 15 4.4.2 Amandara Headworks .......................................................................................... 15 4.4.3 Dhana Weir .......................................................................................................... 15 5 Actions Taken by HPK ............................................... 16 6 Recommendations...................................................... 17 April 2018 to March 2019 (v) HPK Independent Quality Assurance for USAID Stabilization Program Activities in FATA and KP Annual Implementation Report No. 04 Appendices Annexure A - Task Order Deliverables Annexure B - Project Organization Chart Annexure C - HPK Deployed Staff List Annexure D - Progress Review of Sub projects Annexure E - Pictorial Progress Annexure F - Success Stories April 2018 to March 2019 (vi) HPK Independent Quality Assurance for USAID Stabilization Program Activities in FATA and KP Annual Implementation Report No. 04 1 Executive Summary This Annual Implementation Report (AIR) No. 4, covers the performance period for year 4 of the IQA Task Order (TO) commencing from April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019. This report is submitted pursuant to TO deliverables under Clause F.5.1.3, on completion of the fourth performance year. This report comprises an introduction to the projects, results achieved during the fourth year of the project implementation, problems encountered and actions suggested to enhance qualitative and quantitative values of the works. The report also shows a preview of public events such as collecting feedback of local community directly benefiting from the USAID stabilization program. Halcrow Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. is providing Architect-Engineer Services for Independent Quality Assurance for USAID’s Stabilization Program activities in Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) as per the Task Order assigned in April 2015 for 4 years. The contract period of TO completed on March 31, 2019, however, keeping in view the ongoing works under KPRP and upcoming works under FIP and on the basis of available savings in the allocated budget HPK suggested a “No Cost” extension to the TO till September 30, 2019. USAID accorded approval and constituted Modification No. 08, to the Task Order. The main objective of the AIR is to provide a preview of overall status of various ongoing and upcoming sub-projects in the sectors of Buildings, Roads, Power and Water during this period. USAID enhanced the projects list by adding new projects under FIP and KPRP. These sub-projects include rehabilitation and reconstruction of roads, education buildings, rehabilitation of damaged electrical infrastructure and construction of solar based tube wells for irrigation and water supply. The subprojects assigned to HPK have been categorized into three zones - North, South and Centre. The North Zone comprises districts in Malakand Division and Bajaur Agency, the South Zone comprises North/South Waziristan, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai and Kurram Agencies, Frontier Regions of Peshawar, Kohat and Tank and Bannu & DI Khan districts and the Central zone comprises districts of Peshawar, Nowshera