Sadr City R3 Water Treatment Plant Baghdad, Iraq

摘要

This project assessment was initiated as part of our continuing assessments of selected reconstruction activities in the water sector. This project assessment was conducted in accordance with the Quality Standards for Inspections issued by the Presidents Council on Integrity and Efficiency. The assessment team comprised a professional engineer/inspector and an auditor/inspector. Project Objectives. The objective of the Sadr City R3 Water Treatment Plant is to provide 4,000 cubic meters (4 million liters) per hour of potable water to serve approximately 192,000 residents in Sadr City. It was designed to receive untreated water from the existing raw water supply system and supply treated potable water to the existing distribution system. The plant is to employ approximately 150 operations, maintenance, and management personnel and will cost $65,848,442. The Sadr City R3 Water Treatment Plant was originally to be built under a U.S. Agency for International Development contract with Bechtel National, Inc. Bechtel sub-contracted with Parsons Global Services, Inc. for the design and construction of the project. When the project was reported to be 85% complete Bechtel and Parsons departed Iraq and the project was turned over to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to be finished. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contracted with Washington International, Inc./Black & Veatch to complete the design and construction of the project. This assessment covers only the portion of the work at the Sadr City R3 Water Treatment Plant performed under the task orders issued to Washington International, Inc./Black & Veatch. Issues surrounding the prior work on this project performed under contract with Bechtel National, Inc may be the subject of a follow-on report. Project Assessment Objectives. The objective of this project assessment was to provide real-time relief and reconstruction project information to interested parties to enable appropriate action, when warranted. Specifically, the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction determined whether: 1. Project components were adequately designed prior to construction or installation; 2. Construction or rehabilitation met the standards of the design; 3. The contractors quality control program and the U.S. governments quality assurance program were adequate; 4. Project sustainability was addressed; and 5. Project results were consistent with original objectives.