Assignment Name:

Consultancy Services for Urgent Upgrading of Colombo Port Project (North Channel Dredging)

Country:

Sri Lanka

Location within Country:

Colombo

Professional Staff Provided by Your Firm:

Project Manager, Sr. Port Eng., Environ. Specialist, etc.

Name of Employer:

Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), Gov. of Sri Lanka

No. of Staff:

  5

Address:

No. 19, Church Street, Colombo 1, Sri Lanka

No. of Staff-Months:

  80 M/M

Start Date (Month/Year):

  July 18, 2000

Completion Date (Month/Year):

  June 30, 2004

Approx. Value of Services (in Current US$):

USD 1,436,000

Duration of the Services:

  47.5 Months

Name of Associated Consultants, if any:

  N/A

No. of Months of Professional Staff Provided by Associated Consultants:

  N/A

Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) involved and functions performed:

T. Ichizono : Project Director

Approximate Total Value of the Project:

USD 24 Million

Narrative Description of Project:

Main Channel, only one approach channel to the Port of Colombo, is congested with increased calling ships after full operation of Jaya Container Terminals No. 1 to 4.  Improvement of navigational capacity in the port is one of the imperative development requirements, and the existing North Channel is planned to be dredged to deepen and widen for relief of traffic congestion in the Main Channel and to be provided with navigation aids for safe ship passage through North Channel.

Description of Actual Services Provided by Your Staff:

Consulting services provided by our staff cover :

1)       Review of proposal given in JICA Master Plan and planned channel layout;

2)       Study on ship maneuverability after construction of the channel;

3)       Recommendations on the optimum channel alignment and cross section and installation location of navigation aids;

4)       Detailed design and cost estimate;

5)       Selection of suitable dumping sites for dredged materials;

6)       Prequalification and bidding documents;

7)       Assistance in bidding;

8)       Supervision of dredging works;

9)       Environmental monitoring and management; and

10)   Preparation of reports required.