PROJECT DESCRIPTION SHEET

Assignment Name: Country:

Construction Quality Management and Technical Supervision under India
IAMWARM Project

Location within Country: Professional Staff Provided by Your

Tamil Nadu (State) Firm/Entity (profiles):

Name of Client: No. of Staff: 30

Superintending Engineer, Public Works Department, Designs Circle,
Chepauk, Chennai No. of Staff-Months;
Duration of Assignment: 350

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

(in current INR): Rs.8.84 Crores
February, 2011 September, 2015
Name of Associated Consultant(s), if any: No. of Months of Professional Staff Provided
by Associated Consultant(s): 36 man-months
Nil
Nil
Name of Senior Staff (Project Director/Coordinator, Team Leader) Involved and Functions Performed:
 Mr. Illangovan Team Leader
 Mr. A.B.S. Raj Basin Quality Management Engineer-I
 Mr. R.C. Balasubramaninan Raju Basin Quality Management Engineer-II
 Mr. Shambhu Azad Chief Engineer
 Mr. DVS Murthy Regional Manager (SR)
 Mr. A.K.Gahlot Dy. Chief Engineer
 Mr. Selva Kumar Social Specialist
 Mr. Stephen Leo Environment Expert
Narrative Description of Project:
The IAMWARM Project development objective is for selected sub-basin stakeholders to increase irrigated agriculture
productivity in a sustainable water resources management framework. In addition to state-wide institutional
strengthening for improved water resources management and irrigation service delivery, 63 sub-basins in 16 basin
groups in Tamil Nadu have been targeted for physical intervention. The project will be implemented over a period of six
years.
Description of Actual Services Provided by Your Staff:
The services to be provided by the Consultants have been briefly described as under:
 Quality management on all key aspects of civil works (including aspects of engineering, construction
supervision, quality of materials and works, related environmental and social aspects, etc.)
 Establishing quality standards and development of manuals/guidelines for quality management and maintenance
 Technical adequacy of construction material quality/mix, storage, handling, use; and review of test
results/certificates of such material
 Adequacy of safety measures related to construction
 Safe disposal of earth, debris, weeds, etc.
 Turfing of embankments and other relevant areas for erosion protection
 MOUs are signed with WUAs as required
 Acceptable quarry and borrow area identification and rehabilitation
 Technically sound layout and construction as per approved designs, drawings, technical specifications

Firm’s Name: WAPCOS Limited