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Specialism: Civil Engineer with specialization in hydropower, underground
works, municipal infrastructure, environmental engineering
Experience: 25 years
Qualifications:
Year of Birth: 1948
Nationality: Austrian
Languages: German (mother tongue), English (fluent), Dutch & French (good)
Membership of professional bodies
Professional experience in the Infrastructure Sector for more than 20 years related to energy production and distribution, transmission systems, municipal infrastructure, environmental impact assessment, resettlement and compensation programs.
Leader of multidisciplinary teams for preparation of master plans, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, tender and detailed design and implementation of large infrastructure projects, including all contract administration and legal implications, budget reviews and financial/disbursement forecasts, liaison with clients and financing institutions.
Technical Adviser to utilities, International Financing Institutions, ministries and parastatal organisations as well as the private sector for procurement, economic and technical aspects of infrastructure projects, as well as environmental assessments and project evaluations.
Substantial experience in procurement procedures and contract administration, legal frameworks and related jurisdiction, including experience as a technical witness in connection with amicable settlement procedures, adjudication and arbitration actions and the management of claims, based on rules of ICC, EU, FIDIC and Disputes Resolution Boards.
Responsible as Project Engineer or Resident Engineer for procurement of works and goods for civil, mechanical and electrical components, engineering services, training, risk analyses, suppliers/contractors financing.
Tenders/Contracts were either based on international standard contract conditions and related modifications like
Services rendered included the complete project cycle management, i.e. identification and definition, problem analyses, logical frameworks analyses, cost estimates and related technical and economical assessments environmental impact assessment procurement procedures, including pre-qualifications, preparation of tender documents, evaluation of proposals received and assistance during contract negotiations implementation, supervision of construction and installation, commissioning interpretation of contract conditions and technical specifications monitoring, evaluation and reporting, ex-post audit assessment of claims Prepared TOR's for and supervised a number of training programs for utilities and PMU’s.
Devised organizational structures and methods for involvement of local engineers in the design and supervision of the projects and planned seminar, conducted training workshops for procurement procedures and project management. Responsible during the implementation phase of various projects for the know-how transfer to local personnel at all levels. Participated in Technical Assistance programs for rehabilitation measures, capacity building programs, preparation of monitoring and evaluation concepts, and independent engineer for project evaluations in Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia. The execution of the services required long-term posting as Resident Engineer in Abu Dhabi, Sudan, Nepal, Lesotho, Germany, Great Britain and the Netherlands Antilles. Medium and short-term assignments included missions to Australia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Guatemala, India, Iraq, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Romania, RSA, Taiwan and Thailand.
Technical Adviser for PHARE 2000 program, Bucharest, Romania. Technical/Procurement Adviser for EU Delegation/Phare CFCU in Bucharest, Romania, infrastructure projects (ski-lifts, roads, water, sewage). Activities include review and updating of feasibility studies, Environmental Impact Assessment, review and preparation of procurement documents, assistance during tender procedure up to contract signature.
Contracts Expert, Vishakaptnam Industrial Water Supply Project, India Review and preparation of procurement documents, operation and maintenance agreement and concession agreement for the Vishakaptnam Industrial Water Supply Project, Hyderabad, India. The project aims at upgrading the existing 110 km long Yeleru left bank canal, installation of a 30 km long water supply pipeline system from the Ghodavari river to the canal and distribution networks in Vishakaptnam on a BOOT basis.
Bakhtiary Dam and Hydropower Project, Iran. Project Management for Feasibility Study, hydropower expansion plan, environmental impact assessment for the project in Western Iran on behalf of an international civil and E/M consortium. Activities include assistance to export credit insurance agencies, commercial banks and preparation of financial and technical proposal for an EPC contract. The multipurpose project for provision of peak energy, irrigation, and sedimentation and flood control, 300 m high double curved concrete arch dam, 6x250 MW capacity.
Procurement Expert for review of the Procurement Organisation of ENRP/UNDP. Procurement expert as part of a mission for the review and reorganisation of the procurement system of UNDP for the ENRP in North Iraq, Amman and New York under the Oil for food programme.
Energy Network Rehabilitation, KEGOC, Kazakhstan. Establishment of a project management unit and logistic arrangements in Almaty, Kazakhstan, for a US$ 450 Million investment programme financed by Worldbank/EBRD.
Kozlodui NPP, Bulgaria. Independent Evaluator for EU Delegation/Phare CFCU in Sofia, Bulgaria, for a tender for Technical Assistance services for the Kozlodui Nuclear Power Plant. Complex services for rehabilitation and contract administration for renewal and upgrading of turbogenerator systems and associated controls, training of owner’s personnel, etc..
Infrastructure Monitoring and Evaluation Expert in RSA. EU Delegation Pretoria, RSA. Strengthening of Local Governments in Mpumalanga and Northern Province of South Africa. Review of service delivery of municipalities and preparation of framework for monitoring and evaluation of the capacity building program.
Independent Engineer. EBRD Karaganda Energy Project, Private Sector Operation financed by EBRD. Review of progress, compliance with Loan Agreement covenants for release of disbursements and justification for use of proceeds. Verification of compliance of procurement procedures with EBRD guidelines.
Technical Adviser, private sector operation and financing Preparation of a project proposal within the 5th framework program of the EU, key actions 5 and 6, for the combination of renewable energy resources with other energy consumers (wind, diesel, small hydropower, biogas, desalination plants)
Works carried out comprise the complete Project Cycle for infrastructure projects on all five islands. Duties included assistance in preparation of the NIP, project identification, preparation of TOR, financing proposals, preparation of tender documents, procurement advise for service, works and supply contracts, contract administration and control, monitoring, establishment of a Management Information System for the office of the NAO (Department of Development Co-operation). Responsible for preparation of Economic Studies, Environmental Impact Assessments, verification of sustainability and training requirements. Projects included: · Road Network Improvement Programs, Rehabilitation, reconstruction bridges · Sewerage Project Kralendijk, Bonaire · Rehabilitation and new construction of the energy distribution systems affected by hurricanes, new construction of power plants and auxiliary work · Water supply projects · Renewable energy resources, wind/diesel in combination with desalination plants
Handled all aspects of procurement issues for the transport, power and energy sector, urban development, and municipal infrastructure for various development projects in the countries of operation of the Bank. Participated in the Bank’s project approval procedures, project appraisal missions, advising banking staff on all procurement issues, risk analyses, preparing documents required by the banking staff for internal approval procedures, borrowers, consultants and contractors for various stages of project developments. Associated with the Bank’s Project Evaluation team providing input and reviews of evaluation reports with respect to procurement procedures adopted, performance of consultants, contractors and PMU’s. Developed training programs for PMU's and workshops for capacity building programs for management staff of various borrowers and organisations. Apart from the day to day activities, projects for which continued input was provided include: · St. Petersburg Air Cargo Terminal, rehabilitation and extension · District heating plants and networks for five Regias in Romania · Maribor waste water concession, BOT development · Csepel II, combined cycle plant, Budapest, BOT development · Power Sector Rehabilitation, Bosnia Herzegovina, Republika Srpska · Krakow urban transport concept, Poland
Joint Permanent Commission, Government of Lesotho. Review of the Orange River study covering impacts of the upstream reservoirs, river aggravation, impact on municipal infrastructures, town planning measures, (relocations) and irrigation. EDF financing, co-ordination with EC delegation and NAO in Maseru.
Assistance during tender stage, recruitment of design companies, establishment of EPC organisation structure. Environmental Impact Assessment, specifications, mitigation measures during construction, resettlement planning. Medium head station, design capacity 2400 MW, concrete faced rockfill dam, Balui River. Private sector finance.
During feasibility stage and preparation of tender documents, review of design, technical specifications for civil, mechanical and electrical works, consulting contract, infrastructure works, road network in the project area, EIA, social impact study, catchment management plan High head (two stage plant) 450/600 m, total design capacity 60 MW. Financing bilateral with Austrian development aid (grant).
Re-tendering of track works for the 5.5 km long Chungho Line section of the Taipei MRT, including tender documentation and evaluation of bids, construction methods, budget and time scheduling.
Drinking water reservoir for the town of Mafeteng, including pipelines, dam construction (rehabilitation) Financing by EU (EDF/EIB) and AfDB.
Tender design and preparation of tender documents, review of existing design, technical specifications for civil, mechanical and electrical works, consulting contract, infrastructure works. Tailrace Concrete Arch Dam, H = 80 m, economic studies for rollcrete alternative, 120 km 132 kV Transmission system, two substations. EIA, social impact study, catchment management plan. Medium head station, 75 MW, Katse Reservoir. Financing by EU (EDF,ElB), AfDB
Project Management for the construction of houses and community infrastructure (schools, super markets, district-heating systems) for the relocation of the Russian Army from Germany. Pre-qualification of contractors, tender design and preparation of tender documents. Financing by KfW .
On behalf of a leading civil contractor in Bombay for the implementation of the construction works for the power plant in UP. Medium head, design capacity 150 MW, run-of river scheme. Financing by IDA, private .
Review of tender design and preparation of tender documents for civil and E/M equipment, transmission system. Pre-qualification of Civil and E/M Contractors, headrace tunnel design and specifications, L = 1, 100 m, Æ 7 m, concrete lined Medium head station, 54 MW, financing by IDA and Austrian Govt.
Tender design and preparation of tender documents, Pre-qualification of Civil and E/M contractors, infrastructure works, site management, contract administration. Transmission Lines 132/66 kV, four substations in Kathmandu and in the Terai. Resettlement planning, mitigation measures during construction, catchment management plan sediment control in reservoir. Sediment studies, development of concepts for NEA for sediment handling, establishment of sediment laboratory, training of personnel. Run-of river scheme, installed capacity 75 MW Financing by IDA/ADB/KfW/SfD/KFAED/Govt. of Nepal.
Access road, 120 km, into the project area, design review, environmental impact assessment. Review of tender design and preparation of tender documents for major parts of the waterways. Run-of river scheme, 402 MW, financing by IDA/ADB/KfW/Govt.
· Kinda Dam, multipurpose scheme, Burma, administration building design · Chulac, Hydropower project, INDE, Guatemala, design for diversion tunnel support · WED, Abu Dhabi, tender design and documents for despatch centre and administration building · Sardar Sarovar, India, construction methods for the concrete gravity dam · Atatuerk, Rockfill Dam, Turkey, construction methods review and optimisation · Ashuganj, Bangladesh, BPC ,Steam/Oil/Gas, design review
Construction/erection supervision, contract administration, field design. Cable crossing across the Blue Nile, substations and transmission lines, railway connection and terminal station for fuel unloading and storage. Diesel, 4 units @ 15 MW, ODA financing.
Field designs, construction supervision, time and cost control for the civil works of the entire installation. Water distribution system to Abu Dhabi, including pumping stations, water treatment plants and storage tanks. Type of Plant: Steam/Oil and Gas, capacity: 6 units @ 65 MW, 2 units @ 265 MW, 2 units @ 55 MW, desalination units 6 x 51 MGD. Financing by government of Abu Dhabi.
VOEST, VOEST Alpine AG, Linz Austria, Redesign and construction supervision of the cooling water intake (Danube) for the cooling water system of a steam plant · Marchtrenk Hydroelectric Plant, OKA, Upper Austria, low head station, 44 MW, Traun River, design of auxiliary structures. · Road Tunnel Ventilation Study, Austrian Government, Development of computer program for calculation of ventilation systems for road tunnels F10, Tauern Highway Authority, construction supervision for a prestressed highway bridge and approach sections.
Practice to lectures and pre-examination of students, preparation of lecture documentation, development of computer programs for hydrological and hydraulic applications, structural analyses, surge tank oscillations, hydraulic model tests for surge tank orifices. Participation in geological and geotechnical investigations and measurements for underground structures, hydraulic and hydrological investigations, development and improvement of a prestressing system for penstocks, sediment studies, environmental impact evaluations for major hydro power plants in the Alps. 15.
Systems: MS-DOS, Windows, Apple Macintosh Applications: Word-processing (MSWord, WP), Office Management, Data Bases, Spread-Sheets (Access, Excel), Time and Cost-Control (MS Project, Primavera) models for Economic Analyses Technical Applications: Hydraulics, Hydrology, Statistics, GIS, Electronic Tendering, Standard Bill of Quantities 10. Present position: Independent Consulting Engineer 11. Years with firm: 12. Key qualifications (relevant to the programme): · Team Leader/Project Manager for infrastructure projects during master plan, pre-feasibility and feasibility stage, implementation and construction supervision · EIA studies, economic evaluations, resettlement and compensation programmes · Procurement Expert, preparation of TOR, tender documents for services, works and goods, evaluations, cost estimates, time and cost control, claims prevention and assessment · Training and capacity building programmes,
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H. TAGWERKER "Influence of surge tank oscillations on the fatigue strength of steel linings in penstocks" Österreichische Wasserwirtschaft, June 1980
Series of workshops about the application of EU Standard Documents, Project Management and Project Cycle Management for senior staff of the Department for Development Co-operation (Netherlands Antilles 1998/1999) ·
Seminar for students at the Technical University Innsbruck, Faculty for Civil Engineering: "Forms of contracts for international projects" ·
Seminar about the application of EBRD standard tender documents for PMU’s (World Trade Centre, Bucharest 1998) ·
Seminar Application of standard regulations for pre-qualification procedures (EBRD 1997) ·
Conference on Hydropower into the next Century, Barcelona, Spain, June 1995, participation in the working group Hydropower and Environment. ·
Training Program for engineers for construction supervision and O+M personnel for the power station Marsyangdi in collaboration with AIT, Bangkok (Nepal 1985 to 1991) ·
Seminar Application of international forms of contracts, Hamburg, 1983
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