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ContentsContents 2Editorial:J.Röder,O.Hoffmann 3

GroupNews 4

InBrief 5

DorschTopics:RevolutioninEgypt–ViewedfromtheInside 7

DorschTopics:DorschConsultEgypt/DIAffectingEgyptandViceVersa 8

LandmarkProject:RocheDiagnosticsandDorsch:aStrongBond �0

ReportsoftheCompanies �2

InBrief �5,�9

facebookandtwitter 22

Imprint 23

TitlePicture:StairwayofofficebuildingforRocheDiagnosticsMannheim,Germany(articlepg.�0)

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Dearemployees

ItwaswithamazementthatwesawtheTunisianpeopleuprise:Civilre-voltinaNorth-Africancountrywith-outIslamicparticipation.Nobodyhadexpectedthis.Neithertheworld’ssecretservices,northepoliticiansnorwe,eventhroughwearefamiliarwiththeregion.

Andthewaveoftheso-calledJasmineRevolutionholdsonviaEgypt,Yemen,andLibyatotheArabpeninsula,acceleratedandpromotedbyFacebookandTwitter.

Today,nobodyisabletosaywherethepathofhistorywilllead:Eithertoarealrevolutionwithgrowndemocraticstructuresortoahugeanarchy.

ManyofourGermanemployeesrememberthelegendaryfalloftheBerlinwall,theMondaydemonstra-tionsinLeipzigasasignalfromtheEast-Germanpeoplewhichledtotheendofthecommunistregimewithinaveryshorttime.Liketodayweallweresurprised.Peopletookmattersintotheirownhands;ourhistorytookanincredible,unhoped-forturn.

Moreimportantthanturnoverandprofitareandwereourlocalem-ployeesandtheirfamilies.Whenthemassesstartedmoving,Molotov-cocktailsflewovertheTahrirPlaceandthecivilwarinLibyastarted,wetookallmeasurestotakeourem-ployeesintoshelter.ForthispurposesweworkedcloselytogetherwiththelocalGermanembassies.

Ouremployees’safetyisstillourpriority,thusweareofferingabroadsupportandarecontinuouslystayingintouchwitheachofthesin-glebranchofficesintheneighbourcountriessuchasYemen.

WhateverwillhappenintheArabworldwetrulyhopethatourpart-nerswillemergeunharmedandstrengthened.Wewishthepeople

intheArabworldmorepersonalinfluenceinimportantdecisionsfortheirfutureandtheyouthareliableperspectivefortheirownlives.

WhatdoesthecurrentturnmeanfortheDorschGruppeandhowcanwebepreparedforchangesinthefuture?With80percentofourturnoverabroadandalion’sshareofitintheArabworldwecannotturnablindeyetothecurrenteventsthere.Libyaprojectsareputonhold;paymentsofEgyptcustomersarede-layed.WereckonthatwewillhaveaturbulentfirstquarterinacoupleofcountriesfortheDorschGruppe.

However,duetoourbroadrangeofservicesandourgreatnetworkofbranchofficesinmorethan40countries,thelosseswillremaininareasonableframe.

Thestrategytoextendournetworkintwoorthreecountriesperyearincombinationwithagrowingrangeofservicesisoneofthekeystonesofourriskprovisioningforfuturechanges.

OntheoccasionofthechangesweaskedourcolleaguesinEgyptfortheirpersonalopiniononthecurrentsituation.Theseopinionswillbepre-sentedinthepresentnewsletter.WewouldliketothankKeithBrookeandSamehMansourfortheirpersonalstatements.

InspiteoftheturbulencesintheFarandMiddleEastweheldthecourseandstartedtoopenbranchofficesinDubaiandQatar;wearestillexpand-ingintheEmiratesforexampletoOman.

Asalways,IngSight07presentsim-pressivenewprojectswhichDorschGruppewasawardedworldwide.WeshareDCasia’shappinessabouttheawardedprojectmanagementconsultantcontractforMetroBlueLineextensioninBangkokandtherehabilitationofpavementsandrunwayattheBandarSeriBegawanInternationalAirportinBrunei.

Editorial

Today,ourlandmarkprojectdescribesseveralsuccessfullycompletedprojects.Thearticleisaboutaprosperouslong-timeco-operationwiththecompanyRocheDiagnosticsGmbHinMannheim,Ger-many:alreadyinthe�990s’thearchi-tectureandstructuraldesigndivisionwasawardedthemasterplanningforallarchitectureandengineeringservicestobuildalogisticcentreandanextensionofitlater.

Thatthiswillnotbetheonlyprojectcanbereadinthearticle.Wealsoshareourcolleagues’happinessinJordan.OntheoccasionoftheWorldWaterDayandtheArabWaterDaytheMinistryofWaterandIrriga-tiondecidedtoawardourDirectorRegionalOfficeAmmanMr.UdoKachelforhiscommitment,diligenceandnoticeableinputintheJordanianWaterSectorreform.CongratulationsMr.Kachel!

Asyouwillsee,wehaveplentyofgoodnewstoreportaboutthefirstquarter.EnjoyreadingthelatesteditionofIngSight,

Yours

JürgenRöderundOlafHoffmannShareholdersofDorschGruppe

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Group News

Further,theworkinggrouphadacloselookontheeffectsofadoubletaxagreementandontheGhorfaDINinitiative,whichaimsateffectivelyestablishingthegloballyusedDINstandardsinQatarandtheGulfRegion.

Dorsch Holding

Business Delegation with German Federal President Christian Wulff to Kuwait and Qatar

OlafHoffmanwasamemberofthebusinessdelegationtravellingwithGermanFederalPresidentChristianWulfftoKuwaitandQatarfromFebruary25thuntilMarch2nd20��.

InthecourseofthisjourneytheGhorfaworkinggroup„Construction,InfrastructureandTransport“heldameetingpresidedbyOlafHoffmanninDoha.

Theworkinggroupwasrepresentedbytheblue-ribbonfiguresDr.HerbertLütkestratkötter,chairmanofHochtiefAG,andthearchitectProf.AlbertSpeer.

OntheQatarisideSheikhKhalifaBinJassimAlThani,chairmanoftheQatarichamberofindustryandcommerce,someofhiscolleaguesandAhmadAl-Jolo,founderoftheQatarGreenBuildingCouncil,werepresent.

Duringthemeeting,thecurrentpoliticalsituationoftheregionanditseconomiceffectswerediscussed.

Dorsch International

DI Architecture in Wiesbaden Participates in “Skyscraper Competition 2011“

DIArchitectureinWiesbadenpar-ticipatesintheinternationalcom-petitionofAmericanarchitecturemagazineEVOLOcalled„SkyscraperCompetition20��“.

ThecontributionwasdraftedbyReinholdWeis(architecture),Dr.KlausIdda(structural),StephanEichler(mechanical)undJoachimErnst(CAD/3Dvisualization).Thefic-titiouslocationoftheobjectisCairo.

ThebuildingsculpturealignedinthedirectionoftheGizehpyramids,bowsvisuallytoEgypt‘shistoryandself-consciouslyopensthewayforthefutureofCairo,themegacitywithitsremarkableexterior“landmark”.

Thisbuildingofaheightof378misenvelopedbyadouble-layer,rearventilatedfaçadewithintegral,framelessphotovoltaicceramictiles,enablingthebuildingtogenerateitsownenergyandtoreleasesurplusenergy.

Itisdividedintotheunitsretail,of-fices,condo,serviceapartmentsandhotel,anditsgroundfloorhasanareaofapprox.�5.000m².

Fromlefttoright:OlafHoffmannwithSheikhKhalifabin

JassimAlThani,ChairmanoftheQatarChamberofCom-

merceandIndustry,andSheikhFaisalbinQassimAl-Thani.

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Holographical-opticalelements,aswellasthermotrophicsystems,changingfromtransparenttodiffusetriggeredbyaspecifiedtemperatureandthusadaptingtoexteriorenvi-ronmentalconditions,arelight-con-trollingelementsofanobjectwhichreducesheatloadandoverheatingbyreducingtheneedforartificiallighting.

Furthermore,pipesinappliedlighttubesarelinedwithhighreflectiontransparentfoils,ensuringnaturallightinginthelowerbuildingcore.

Here,greenareasareavailabletothevarioususersofthebuildingforrecreation,andevenfortheirprivateagriculturaluse.

Thisdepictsa“GreenBuilding”struc-ture,whichmeetstheneedsofthenextgeneration,withoutadverselyaffectingorevencompromisingtherequirementsorthelifestyleoffuturegenerations.

BDC Berlin

Cooperation with Beuth Univer-sity for Applied Sciences in Berlin

BDCDorschConsultandBeuthUni-versityforAppliedSciencesBerlin,DepartmentIII,CivilEngineeringandGeoinformationhavesignedaco-operationagreementwithaninitialtermofthreeyearsstartingonMarch�st,asaresultofanexistingexcellentandtrustworthycooperation.

Objectivesofthiscooperationare:• Placementandsupervisionof

studentsininternships,asstudenttemporaryworkersand

• Visitsofconstructionsitesorpres-entationsofcurrentprojectsintheframeworkofeducationaleventsbyBDCstaff

• Gaininginspirationforresearchfromthefieldofpracticalengineering

Tobeginwith,thiscooperationcon-

cernsthefollowingdegreecourses:• Bachelor’sdegreeconstructional

engineering• Bachelor’sdegreeenvironmental

engineering(fromWS20��/20�2)• Master’sdegreeconstructionalcivil

engineering• Master’sdegreeurbaninfrastruc-

turedesign–transportandwater

Wasteweir“GabelwehrLindenau”instateofBrandenburg

In Brief

BDC Berlin: From the Bachelor’s Thesis to the Practice – Energy Dissipation Behind Waste Weirs

BDChastwotraineesatthemo-ment:MarioWelzelandTobiasKoch,whointerninourwatersection.

Bynow,Mr.Welzelhassucces-fullyfinishedhisinternshipandhasalreadystartedtoworkonhisbachelor’sthesisaboutenergydissipationbehindwasteweirs.

Theenergydissipationtakesplaceinstillingbasins.Still-ingbasinsareconcretedbasinswhichareattachedtowaterengineeringstructuresaswasteweirsorfreefluteweirs.

Theexcessivehydraulicenergyistoberelievedcontrolledinthestillingbasins.

Thethesis’targetistoanalysethisenergydissipationinaflowchannel,whichtakesplaceasahydraulicjump,bymeansofmodelexperiments.

Intheflowchannel,wasteweirswithvariouswaterdepthswillbemodelledfortheanalysesperformedinthethesis.

Asaresult,findingsaboutthelongitudeofthehydraulicjumps(distancetothefreeoverfall)areexpectedasabasisforageneralcalculationformula.Inconclu-sion,theresultsaretobecom-paredwiththelocalsituationofcurrentprojects(e.g.GabelwehrLindenau).

Thesubjectofthebachelor’sthesishasbeendecidedbecauseofeveryday’sprojectchallengesoftheBDCwatersection.There-fore,wearecoachingthethesistillitsdefence.

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DC Cairo

Visit of Federal Minister Dirk Niebel to Manshiet Nasser, Cairo

OnFebruary24th20��,MinisteroftheFederalMinistryforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment(BMZ)Mr.DirkNiebelvisitedtheProjectinManshietNasser,Cairo,whichaimsatconvertingthisinformaldistricttoaregularpartofthecityincludinginfrastructure.

DorschInternationalhasbeenwork-ingastheconsultantfortheCairoGovernorateinthedesignandcon-structionsupervisionofthisinformaldistrictsince�999.TheprojectisfinancedbytheMinistryforEco-nomicCooperationandDevelopmentviaKfW.

Thisprojectfocusesontheparticipa-toryapproachandinvolvementoftheresidentsduringtheimplementa-tion.

Duringhisvisit,Mr.Niebelwasimpressedbyhowtheresidentshavebeeninvolvedintheproject–whichisstrengtheningthedemocracyonaregionallevel.

Dorsch International Amman

Jordan Award for Udo Kachel in Amman

Afteralready�7yearsofhardworkandhighcontributiontothewell-beingofthepeopleintheMiddleEastRegion,TheMinistryofWaterandIrrigationofJordandecidedtoawardMr.UdoKachelforhiscom-mitment,diligenceandnoticeableinputintheJordanianWaterSectorreform.

TheawardceremonytookplaceonMarch�7thontheoccasionoftheWorldWaterDayandtheArabWa-terDayinAmman.

WewouldverymuchliketousethisopportunitytocongratulateMr.Kacheloncemore.

Dr.JensMackensen,DirectorKfWOfficeCairo(left)andFederalMinisterDirkNiebelonsitevisitinManshietNasser,Cairo

AwardceremonyinAmman–fromlefttoright:Mr.Owies,AmmanMunicipality;Mr.Bader,DIAmman;Mr.Kiswani,

AmmanMunicipality;Mr.Kachel,Mr.Kugler,Mr.Qassir,Mr.KurdiundMr.Struss,allcolleaguesofDIAmman

AwardingcertificateoftheMinistryofWaterand

IrrigationofJordan

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Ontheotherhand,theaverageEgyptianhasgainedamuchhighdegreeofselfrespectanditisheart-eningtoseethecommunitygroupsgoingouttocleanthepublicareasandimprovetheirsurroundings.

TheEgyptianshavegainedtherespectoftheWorld,wearenowwaitingtosee,withhope,thattheirpoliticalwishescanbeachievedandthesituationstabilized.Onethingthatiscertain,changehashappened.

ForDorsch,wehavebeenherefor35years,wehaveneverbeendirectlyassociatedwiththeoldregimeandarerespectedforourwork.

DorschConsultEgyptwillgrowwiththenewworkenvironment.

Dorsch Topics

Revolution in Egypt – Viewed from the Inside

by Keith Brooke

AlthoughHosnyMubarakbecameincreasinglyunpopularoverthepastfewyears,anditisnowknownthathisregimehadmanydefects,hebroughtalevelofstabilitytothecountryatatimewhenitdesperatelyneededit.

30yearsago,afterthewarswithIsrael,Egyptwasinabadstate.Itsin-frastructurehadnotbeenupgradedfromthe�9�0’s,wasinpoorshapeandheavilyoverloadedwitharapidlyincreasingpopulation.Cairowasknownforthesewerageflowinginthestreetsandtrafficjams(althoughthetrafficjamsarestillthereduetoincreasingnumbersofcarsdespitethehugeinvestmentinroadsandmetro).Theinfrastructurehasim-provedimmenselyandtheeconomyhasdeveloped.

However,therehasbeenanincreas-ingdiscontentwiththeunfairpoliticalsystem,humanrightsabusesunderthe30yearoldemergencylawsandthefeelingthatthesystemwasnotrespondingtothepredominantwish-esofthepeopleforfasterchangeanddevelopment.Therewasalsoafeelingandknowledgethattheregimewasusingthesystemforprofiteering,al-thoughnotmanyknewoftheextentuntilaftertherevolutionandtheinvestigationsrevealedthedetails.

Thecountrynowfindsitself,afteraverysuccessfulandcivilizedrevolution,inastateofchangeanduncertainty.Themilitaryhaveemergedashonourableandproud,buttheyarestillaremnantoftheoldregime.

TraditionalfrictionsbetweenCoptsandMuslimsaresurfacing,althoughitmustbeemphasizedthatthetrou-blesthatarearisingarenottypical,themajorityMuslimsandChristiansworkandlivetogetherinharmonyandhaveamutualrespectforeachother’sreligions,themediaisalwaysabletohighlightthenegativesidesoflife.

Thereisalsoanincreaseincrimeandlawlessnessnowthatmanyhatedsecuritypolicehaveleftthestreets.Thearmyisdoingitsbesttofillthegapsbutarenotequippedforcivilcrimecontrolandhaveinsufficientpeopleforthis.

KeithBrooke,RegionalDirectorDCEgypt

SatelliteviewofNiledeltaandgreaterCairocityarea(source:GoogleEarthPro)

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ThelastthreeprojectshaddirectimpactonthewelfareoflargepopulationnumbersoftheEgyptiancommunity.

Theseprojectsmanagedtoproducebetterlivingconditionsinimportanteverydayaspectssuchaswater,sani-tationandeducation.

• IntakeandPumpingStationontheRiverNiletotheSixOctoberTrans-missionPipeline

• TransmissionpipelineinQenaCe-mentFactory

• TransmissionpipelinefromtheRiverNiletoNewCairoCity(2.5millionm3/day)

• TransmissionpipelinefromtheRiverNiletoSixOctoberCity(2.0millionm3/day).

availablemarketequipmentandtechnologies.Theresultwasthemosteconomicinvestmentwithregardstocapitalcost.DorschInternationalisstillsupportingthecontractorwiththeexecutionoftheIrrigationPumpingStationandassociatereservoirsandhydraulicstructures.

• UrbanUpgradingProjectBoulaqelDakrour,GizaEgypt.

• UrbanUpgradingProjectManshietNasser,Cairo,Egypt.

• PrimarySchoolsConstructionPro-gramme(PSCP)Phase�and2andtheNileProjectinEgypt.

Dorsch Consult Egypt / Dorsch International Affecting Egypt and Vice Versa

by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sameh Mansour

DorschInternationalissupportingthecommunitydevelopmentinEgyptsincethe�970s.

Istartedmyengineeringcareerin�989andsincethenIhaveheardthename“DorschConsult”asarespect-edGermanconsultantinEgyptwhoisengineeringwastewatertreatmentplants.

DorschConsultisnow“DorschInter-national”andwellacceptedinEgyptintheformofthenewestablishedcompanyDorschConsultEgypt.TheGerman-ownedEgyptianCompanyhascelebrateditsfirstanniversaryonthe�0thofthismonth.

TheEgyptiansarethankfultoDorschInternationalforcompletingfourmainprojectsthatcontributedverypositivelytoEgyptandtothewelfareoftheEgyptiancommunity,namely:

• HelwanWasteWaterTreatmentPlant,whichisoneofthelargestplantsallovertheworldandwascompletelyengineeredinEgyptandmaximizedtheuseof

Prof.Dr.-Ing.SamehMansour,GeneralManagerDCEgypt

InflowstructureatwastewatertreatmentplantHelwannearCairoinEgypt

OneoftheschoolbuildingsforPrimarySchoolConstructionProgrammeinEgypt

Dorsch aktuell

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Today,DorschInternational/DorschConsultEgypthaveemergedfromthistransition/revolutionaryperiodasacompetentengineer’sofficeabletohelpthecommunityandintroduceexcellentengineeringinasuccessfulcooperationwithallparticipatingparties.

ThemaininvestorsinEgyptarenowourpartners.WeformpartofconsortiumswithkeyinvestorstosupporttheirengineeringeffortsinmainBOTprojectsinroads,waterandwastewaterprojects.Wearealsomemberofaconsortiumthatisapplyingforamajorbarrageproject

andmasterplanprojectfortheRiverNile.Inaddition,DorschInternationalisprovidingconstructionsupervisiontoJabalAlAsfarWWTP,whichiscur-rentlyconsideredoneofthelargestconstructionprojectsinEgypt.

AsDorschConsultEgyptisoneoftheyoungestcompaniesintheDorschfamily,andasitiscelebratingitsfirstanniversarythismonth,wecanmonitorthedevelopmentofthisengineeringcompany.Itstartedwithoneengineerandonemanagerand,afterayear,thefamilynowconsistsofsixteenmembers(engineeringandsupportingstaff).

Egyptisdemandinginfrastructureprojectstosupporttheincreasingpo-pulationandrequireddevelopment.InDorschwearepreparedtotakepartinthatdevelopmentprocess.

Weconsiderourselvesacapableengineer’sofficetoparticipateintheawaitedprojectssuchaswaterrelatedprojectsandmoregeneralin-frastructureprojects.Werelyonourengineeringin-housecapacity,ourexpatriatesfromallovertheworld,ourvisitingexpertsfromGermany,andourrichdatabase.

ThewholeArabregionhasexperi-encedfreedominsuchanunexpect-edmannerandpace.TunisandEgyptwereluckierthanotherstoavoidextremeviolence.Therevolutionandassociatedchangesarefarfromoverbutthedirectionsarepointingtooptimism.

Delaysinprojectsandcontractsareadirectresultoftherevolutionarycli-matebutaftertherestructuring,weallwishtoseesteadyandstableeco-nomicaldevelopmentmainlythroughinfrastructureanddevelopmentprojectsthatwouldfulfilthehopesofmorethan300millionpeoplewhohavewaitedforlongdecadestoseeabetterfuture.

RouteofthepipelinefromtheriverNiletoNewCairoCity

IntakeandpumpingstationontheriverNiletotheSixOctobertransmissionpipeline

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components)easilyenablechangesintheofficespaceandstructure,providinggreatflexibility,whichmaybeneededforexamplewhenateamchangesinitsnumberofmembers.

Rochebeingacompanywhichisgearedtosustainabilityandtoinno-vation,energyefficiencyofthebuild-ingwasamainfocusofourplanning.

Theobjectiveofthelowestpossibleenergyconsumptionwasmetusingthelatesttechnologyandconstructionmaterials.

Therefore,notonlydidweprovideefficientinsulationsystemsforroof,wallsanddividingwallsbutalsotripleglazing(Uw=�,�W/m2k)andgreeningfortheroof.Thespecificannualpri-maryenergydemandevenunder-runsthelimitoftheenergysavingregula-tionsby48percent.

Keyelementsinenergysavingareanairconditionwithheatrecovery,low-eringthethermalenergydemandtoaminimum,andanautomatictechnicalequipmentofthebuilding,control-lingtherooms’atmosphereandthusalsosavingenergy.Becausethecoresofthebuilding(twomainstaircases)arelocatedintheSouth,overheatinginthesummerisprevented.

Outstandingguestswhoattendedtheinaugurationceremonywerethe

Landmark Project

Roche Diagnostics and Dorsch: a Strong Bond

by Matthias Schachoff

InMarch20�0RocheDiagnosticsGmbHcelebratedtheinaugurationofthenewofficebuildingatSandhoferStrasseinMannheiminGermany.Thissevenstoreybuilding,plannedaccord-ingtothelatestlowenergystandards,providesspacefor500modernwork-ingplaces.Theconstructiontookoneandahalfyearsandcost3�millionEuros.ThearchitecturedepartmentinWiesbadenwasassignedthemasterplanning.

TheservicesforthisprojectincludedtheHOAIphases:preliminarydesign,designforplanningapproval,finaldesign,preparationandcollaborationintendering,objectsupervisionanddocumentationforbuilding,structuralframeworkaswellastechnicalequip-ment.

Projectmanagementservicesincludedthespecialistcoordinationofexpertsinlandscaping,trafficplanning,ther-malbuildingphysics,noiseprotection,roomacousticsandsurveyingandalignmentservices.

Anothermainfocusoftheprojectwastheaspectoftimemanagement,

thus,inordertoaccomplishthetaskinanextremelyshortperiodoftime,aclosecooperationofallpartiesinWiesbadenandattheconstructionsitewasindispensable.Thisprojectrequiredmostadvancedknowhowofallpartiesinvolvedinplanningandconstruction.

Itsresultisabarrier-freeofficebuild-ingwhoseexteriordesignisdomi-natedbyaglassfrontmadeofbroadscreenswithupstreamsunscreens.Thisdesignconveysopennessandtransparencyandthussupportstheemployee’steamworkandexchangeandquickensdecisions.

Thisrectangularcubewithfullglassfrontisstructuredhorizontallybywin-dowlinesandhigh-qualityaluminiumsunscreensandbalconiesformainte-nance.

Theinsideisstructuredbyandacces-sibleviatwomainstaircases.Beyondtheentrance,thetransparencyiscontinuedinthecreationofaflexibleandinnovativeworkingenvironment.85percentofits�2,500squaremetersaredesignedasopenspacesandap-proximately�5percentarestructuredincells.

Standardizedbasicmodules(ofarchitecturalaswellastechnical

Rocheofficebuildingwithbroadscreenglassfront/sunscreens

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management,coordinationofspecialists,costandtimemanage-ment.Theprojectserviceswerecompletedbytheconstructionsuper-visionandthedocumentationoftheconstructionscheme.

DorschisagainandagainassignedsequelprojectsbyRocheDiagnostics,whichprovesanacknowledgementofourexcellentwork.

Inalltheprojectswewerenotonlychallengedbyextremelyshortcon-structionperiodsbutalsobychangesofplanningsduringtheconstructionperiodsbecauseofseveralchangesofusersandusages.

Wehavemasteredthesechallengestothecompletesatisfactionofourclient.Thepermanentreassuranceofmutualtrustbetweenbuilder-ownerandplanneralongwiththeexpertisedperformancebytheserviceproviderhaswithoutdoubtanimportantpartinsuccessfullycompletingabuildingproject.

Apparently,wehavesucceededinallofthiswithourclientRoche.

logisticsplantsonthefactorypremisesinMannheimintheframeworkoftheproject„productionextensionPatientCareMannheim“.

Themulti-storeystructurewasbuiltbymeansofreinforcedconcreteframeconstructionandconsistsofabasementstoreywithanunderlyingenergytunnel,agroundfloor,threeupperstoreysandaservicestorey.

There-extensionofthereinforcedconcretehighstoragerackstockincludedsixadditionallanes,threeofthemwithacoolingsystem.Wealsoinstalledafiresprinklingsystemforthewholecomplex.

Forthebuildingservicesweinstalledventilationandairconditionsystems,heating,compressedair,steam/cool-ingdevices,andbuildingautomation.

Ahighvoltagepowerplantsuppliedbytwo��00kVatransformersistoproducetheenergy.Afactory-owned20kVgridsuppliesthetwotransform-ers.Thelowvoltagesystemscomprisetelecommunication,buildingauto-mation,computernetworkandfirealarmsystem.

Oursectionforstructuralengineeringwasinchargeoftheoverallprojectcoordinationwhichincludedproject

MinisterofScience,ResearchandArtsofthestateofBaden-Württemberg,ProfessorDr.PeterFrankenberg,Dr.PeterKurz,LordmayorofMannheim,undChristianHebrich,globalman-agerofFinancesandServicesofRocheDiagnositics,Basel.

InWiesbadenwelookbackonmanyayearofworkingwithRoche.Inthe�990sandaround2000,ourdepart-mentforsurfacecivilengineeringhas,asgeneralplanner,alreadybeeninchargeofallthearchitect’sanden-gineer’sservicesincludingtheprojectcoordinationfortheconstructionofalogisticscentreaswellasitssubse-quentre-extension.

Asaresult,intwoprojectstages,wehaveconstructedahighlyefficientfullyautomaticalstockandconsign-ment(logistics)centretakingintoaccountthehighestrequirementsofthepharmaceuticalindustry.

Atthis,thestockisplacedonlanesofhighstorageracks(40mhighand70mlong;air-conditioned,onanareaofaround�95,000m³grossvolume)whereastheconsignmentofthephar-maceuticalstakesplaceinapproxi-mately200,000m³grossvolume.

Rochehasinvestedsome95millionEurosfortheadditiontocapacityandgaininefficiency.RocheDiagnosticshastraditionallyappreciatedfunction-alitywhenitcomestoitsproductionplantsbutalsoarchitectureandcolour/paint.

Inthefirststagebetween�990and�993,wehaveenlargedanexistinghighstoragerackstockof8,�00to2�,500palletslots.Inaddition,weplannedshopfloorsandpackingareasaswellasareinforcedconcretemulti-storeybuildingforofficesexposedinfront.Duringtheplanningswehadalreadyconsideredpossibilitiesforstructuralextensionsforasubsequentextensionofcapacities.

From2000to2004weadditionallyconstructedaconnectedbuildingtotheexistingonewithproductionand

South-easternviewtohighstackwarehouseofthecompanyRocheDiagnosticsinMannheim,Germany

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beenassignedthereponsibilityofthelocalconstructionsupervisionduringtheentireprojectperiodfromJanuary20��toDecember20�2.

SincethedissolutionoftheNeth-erlandAntillesinOcober20�0SintMaartenhasbecomeaconstituentstateoftheKingdomoftheNether-lands(likeCuraçaoandArubaevenfrombefore).

SintEustatius,BonaireandSabaarenowspecialmunicipalitiesoftheNetherlands.

Municipal Water Project in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Togetherwiththeengineeringcom-panyIncoWestGmbH&CoKG,DorschInternationalConsultantsGmbHhasbeenassignedbyKfWDevelopmentBankwiththeimplementationofamunicipalwaterprojectinBanjaLuka,thesecondlargestcityinBosniaandHerzegovina.

Thedeliverablesoftheprojectincludetherevisionandadjustmentofexist-ingplansandstudiesandtheprepara-tionofthedetaileddesignandtenderdocumentsfortherehabilitationandexpansionofurbanwatersupplyandsewagenetworks.

Inaddition,thetasksincludeassistingtheclient(MunicipalityofBanjaLuka)inthebiddingprocess,duringthecontractnegotiationsandinaward-ingofcontractsfortheconstructionworks.

Inthethirdphaseoftheproject,thecolleaguesoftheWaterandEnviron-mentSectionwilltakeoverthecon-structionsupervision,andultimatelytheassistanceduringthedefectsliabilityperiod.

ThewatersupplysituationinandaroundBanjaLukatodayiscritical:theriverVrbas,themainwatersource

Dorsch International

Further Project on the Former Netherland Antilles Assigned to Dorsch International

AfteronlyafewmonthsofhavingsuccessfullycompletedtheplaningservicesofthesewagesystemoftheCarribeanIslandBonaire,DorschInternationalhasbeenassignedtheconstructionsupervisionofthedrink-ingwaterandsewagesystemsofthetwoneighbouringislesSintMaartenandSintEustatius.TheaimoftheEU-aidedprojectistogivepopulationgroupsoflowincomeandsocialstatusaproperandstableaccesstothepublicmainsupplyandservice.

OnSintMaartenwearegoingtoimprovethesupplysituationbyconstructionandoperationofasew-ageandrainwaterstoragebasinaswellasbyconstructinganenamelleddrinkingwaterbasin.

OntheislandSintEustatiusthedrink-ingwatersystemistobeenlarged,includingallprivatesuppliesandpumpingstations.

Byorderofthedevelopmentor-ganisationoftheNetherlandAntilles(USONA)DorschInternationalhas

Reports of the Companies

SeafrontviewofKralendijk,NetherlandsAntilles

RiverVrbasisthemainwatersourceofBanjaLukaOrthodoxCathedralofSaintBonaventureinBanjaLuka

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supplyandwastedisposalaswellasapropersewagesystem.

Ateamoftenwell-trainedandexperiencedinternationalandlocalexperts,supportedbythelocalengi-neeringcompanyLamontConsultingEngineers,willconsultthepublicutilitycompaniesintheindividualtownsintechnicalandstrategicissuesincooperationwiththeGermanAssociationforInternationalCooperation.

TheprojectwilllastalmosttwoyearsandiscurrentlyfocusedonthetownsofGweru,Kariba,KadomaandNorton.

Thus,Dorschhasresumedworkinthecrisis-riddenSouthAfricancountryZimbabweafterthebilateralpublicGermandevelopmentaidhadceasedinZimbabwein2002.

“DuetoourlongworkingexperienceinZimbabwe,wehavebeenpursuingthedevelopmentsinthiscountryat-tentively.WearepleasedtobeabletosupportthepopulationofZimba-bweduringthisdifficultperiodwithourworkforthisimportantproject”,statesAlexanderGoertz,departmentmanagerofWaterandEnvironmentDivisionofDorschInternational.

Dorsch Supports GIZ in Water Emergency Programme for Zimbabwe

DorschInternationalhasbeenas-signedthetasktoconsulttherepairandmaintenanceworksandtheenduringimprovementofthepublicdrinkingwatersupply,sewagesystemandwastedisposalinZimbabwebytheGermanAssociationforInterna-tionalCooperation(GIZ).

TheAssociation’shelpinneedaimsatminimizingwater-inducedillnessessuchasCholerabyensuringasecureandcontinuousdrinkingwater

oftheregion,iscontaminatedbydischargeofuntreatedwastewaterwhichcontainsfaecesandthereforerepresentsasignificanthealthrisktothepopulation.Currently,onlyabout80%ofthepopulationareconnectedtothemunicipalwatersupplysystemandabout50%areconnectedtotheseweragesystem.

Atthesametime,waterdemandisfartoohighduetoimmensewaterlosses(upto50%),illegalconnectionsandfrequentwasteofwater.

TheworksincludetheconstructionofapublicwatersupplynetworkforTunijce,andtheconnectionofKara-novactotheseweragesystem.IntheregionCaire,thesupplysituationwillalsobeoptimizedbymeasuresforthereductionoftechnicalwaterlosses.Constructioncostsareexpectedtoreachabout€��million.

ThereliabilityandsustainabilityofthewatersupplyandsewerageservicesinBanjaLukawillbeincreasedbythisproject.Thisincreasesthepub-lichealthandisthereforeamajorcontributiontotheimprovementofthelivingconditionsofabout230,000inhabitants–whichinturnpositivelyaffectstheeconomicgrowthoftheregion.

GweruAmapongokwedaminZimbabwe

WatertreatmentplantofBlueRangesfarmnearKadoma,Zimbabwe

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Theprojectaimsatimprovingcus-tomermanagementandoperationandmaintenanceofthephysicalas-sets.Theoutcomesaremainlyfortheutilitytobemoreefficienttechnicallyandfinancially,andforthecustomerstoreceivebetterservices.

Rehabilitation and Moderniza-tion of the Subway and S-Bahn Station Marienplatz in Munich

Basedontheresultofaninternation-alarchitecturalchallengeanewandmodernlightconceptincombinationwithabroad-mindedarchitectureisplannedforthepublicentranceareaoftheundergroundandS-BahnstationMarienplatzinMunich,Germany.

DorschInternational(DI)wascom-missionedbytheMunichCityUtilities(SWM)–departmentMunichtrans-portcoorporation(MVG)–toassessthecontaminationofthebuildingfabricoftheundergroundandS-BahnstationMunichMarienplatzwithspecialfocusontheplannedrehabili-tationandmodernization.

Thecompletemodernizationofthepublicentranceareaunderthe

andthenewconnectionwillbees-tablishedinamuchshortertime.Hodeidahisnowsecondinthecountry,aftertheIbbWaterandSanitationLC,tobeequippedwithamodernandcustomer-friendlyservicecentre,anexamplewhichcanbefol-lowedthroughoutYemen.

TheOMSprojectaimsatdevelop-ingimprovedbusinessproceduresinYemeniwaterutilitiesbymakinguseofanup-to-dateGIS(GeographicalInformationSystem),newequipmentandathoroughreviewandupdateofbusinesspractices.

Opening of New Customer Service Centre, Hodeidah, Yemen: Better Services for a Better Environment TheHodeidahWaterandSanita-tionLocalCorporationinaugurateditsnewCustomerServiceCentreonJanuary24th,20��.TheinaugurationtookplaceinthepresenceoftheGovernoroftheHodeidahGover-norate(alsoChairmanoftheBoardofHodeidahWaterandSanitationLC),theDeputyMinisterinchargeofWaterAffairs(MinistryofWaterandEnvironment),theGeneralManageroftheHodeidahWaterandSanita-tionLocalCorporationandtheHeadoftheGIZWaterSectorProgram.

WithalargesupportoftheGIZWa-terSectorProgram(OMSProject,im-plementedbyDorschInternational),theHodeidahWaterandSanitationLChasdevelopedimprovedinternalprocedurestodealmoreefficientlywiththeneedsoftheircustomers.

Inparallel,theyhavedevelopedthenewCustomerServiceCentre,inwhichwateruserswillbeguidedthroughthestepstheyhavetofol-lowintheircommunicationwiththeutility.

Arequestfornewconnection,forexample,willnowonlyrequiretwodifferentstepsfromthecustomer,

DataentryatclientservicecenterHodeidah–pictureabove,rightmost:ThomasdeBeyer,RegionalManagerSana‘a

TypicaldrinkingwaterinstallationinYemen CustomerconnectiontoHodeidahwaternetwork

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Marienplatz–anareaofabout5,000m2–andthethreesubjacentfloorsfortechnicalinstallationsistostartin20�2accordingtoSWM.

Theconstructionworksarenottoin-terferewiththecontinuousoperationofthepublictransport.

Firstconstructionitemsasforexampletherehabilitationofthe40yearsoldconcretearealreadyplannedfortheendof20��.

InordertoconsolidatetheplanningandtobetterestimatethecoststheDIdepartmentHazardousWastewill

startin20��toassessthefabricofthebuildingwithspecialfocusonasbes-tos,artificialmineralfibres(KMF),polychlorinatedbiphenyles(PCB),polycyclicaromatichydrocarbon(PAH/EPA),generalhydrocarbonsandotherhazardouscompounds.

Theresultsoftheinvestigationscon-tributetothenextplanningphase.Duringtherehabilitationworksanexpertmonitoringisrecommended.

Aprojectdurationoftwotothreeyearsisexpected.

In Brief

Dorsch International: Construc-tion Supervision for Flood Pro- tection Garmisch-Partenkirchen

TheHydroinformaticsteamofDIhasalreadyperformedahydraulicandhydrologicanalysisoftheKatzenbachfortheCityofGarmisch-Partenkircheninordertoimprovefloodprotec-tionduringextremestormevents.ThecapacityoftheKatzenbachwasdeterminedandanoverflowstructurewithaDN700bypasswasrecommended.Afterfinish-ingtheHOAIphases�-7,DIwasassignedtheconstructionsupervi-sioninNovember.

Dorsch International: Sewer Net-work Data for City of Regensburg

Moreover,theHydroinformaticsteamwasassignedtheimportofthesewernetworkdatafromSmallworld-KISintoaBaSYS-Hy-droCADdatabaseusingtheIsybauTypeKinterfacebytheCityofRegensburg.Thedataimportisthebasisforasewersystemmas-terplan,whichistobetenderedin20��bytheCityofRegensburg.

Dorsch International: Extension of GIZ SONEB Project in Benin

OurGIZcapacitybuildingprojectforSONEB,responsibleforruralandurbanwatersupplyinBenin,hasbeenextendeduntilJune20�2.

Since2005DorschhasbeenentrustedwithcapacitybuildingforSONEB,especiallyrelatedtostrategicmanagement,humanre-sourcedevelopment,investmentplanningaswellasthedevelop-mentofefficienttechnicalandfinancialoperationsandmainte-nanceprocedures.

DrinkingwaterwellinBenin,whichischaracterizedbyanagriculturaluseofmorethan90%

DesignofmezzanineflooratuntergroundstationMarienplatzinMunich(AllmanSattlerWappnerArchitects)

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Transport Surveys in Bad Wünnenberg, Idstein, Fürsten-feldbruck and Bruchköbel

IntheperiodfromJanuary20�0toFebruary20��theDorschIn-ternationaldivisionTransportandInfrastructurewasassignedfivenewprojectsinthefieldsoftransportmasterplans,trafficcountings,analy-ses,concepts,reportsandsurveys.

Oneproject,whichisconnectedtotheprolongationofthefederalmotorwayA4�asfarasBrilon,istheextensionoftheB480nincludingthebypassofBadWünnenberg.Inthecourseofthisproject,anattractiveNorth-SouthandEast-Westconnec-tioniscreated.However,asthecon-structionworksontheB480nhavebeendelayedforalmosttenyears,thetrafficsurveyforthebypassBadWünnenbergmustbeupdatedinordertobeabletojustifytheplan-ningproperly.

Dorschistoexecutetheupdateviaatransportmodelcalculation.

IthasbeenplannedtorelocatethemainbusstationinIdsteintotheroad“AmHexenturrm”.

Becauseoftheneighbouringsecond-aryschool,thisbusstationismainlyusedbypupils.Questionswhichhavetobeansweredforaproperplan-ningare:Howwillthepedestrianflowchangeduetotherelocationofthebusstation?Willthissolutionbeacceptable?Whicharethedimensionrequirementsthenewstationhastofulfil?Atrafficcountandsurveyofthepedestrianflowwillbeexecutedinwell-triedgoodcooperationbetweenDITransportandInfrastruc-tureandBDCandwillanswerthequestionsbythemeansofamicro-scopictrafficsimulation.

WouldtheconstructionoftwosmallroundaboutsinthedistrictBuchenauofthetownFürstenfeld-bruckimprovethetrafficflowandthesafetyoftrafficincomparisontotheexistingsituation(sideroadswithrightofwayandyield)?Thisques-tionwasansweredbyDITransportandInfrastructurefortheBavarianclientTownofFürstenfeldbrucknearMunich.

Itisveryconvenienttodrivetothestationandquicklychangetothetrainfortherestoftheway.How-ever,whatcanyoudoifyoudonotfindaparkinglot?ThetownofBruchköbelnearFrankfurtisplan-ninganextensionoftheexistingPark+Ridefacilities.By-passforBadWünnenberginHesse

CentralbusstationIdsteinwiththeeponymouswitchtower(Hexenturm)inthebackground

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DITransportandInfrastructureexecutedasurveyoftheexistingsitu-ationatthestationanddeterminedthefutureneedsforPark+Ride,Bike+RideandKiss+Ride.

Transportation Projects in Hesse and Bavaria

TheOfficeforRoadsandTransporta-tionMarburghasassignedDorschwithanotherfederalmotorwayproject.Thisprojectconsistsofthethree-legmotorwayinterchangeBABA5–A49,whichhadalreadybeenworkedonbetween2002and2004.AccordingtonewexaminationsoftheHesseStateTrafficControlCen-tre,theplansofthisperiodwillhavetobechanged.

ThedisposalcompaniesWesselinginNorthRhineWestphaliaengagedDITransportandInfrastructurefortheplanningofatankingareainclud-ingseparator,ifnecessary,andthepreparationofthedocumentsforapproval.Anabovegroundtankforiron-(II)-clorideistobebuiltonthesiteofARARodderweginWesseling.Foranappropriatetankingasecuretankingareaistobebuild,which,incaseofaccident,preventsthechemi-calsfrompenetratingtheground.

Development Areas in and around Frankfurt / Main, Germany

Withintheframeworkofthede-velopmentareaproject„GatewayGardens“(AirportFrankfurt)DITransportandInfrastructurehasbeenabletoacquirethefollow-upordertosuperviseandcoordinatethedifferentconstructionssitesandtoorganizetherepairandmaintenanceworksonthepublictrafficareas.

Inthecourseoftheproject„recon-structionoftheGermanAssociationofCapitalMarketGroupsofBookTradeinFrankfurt”DITransportandInfrastructurehasbeenassignedthefollow-upordertocoordinatetheroadwaysconsequenttotheexecutedplanningofthechannels.Theassociationplanstomoveseveralofficesintothe“NewBookTrader’sHouseFrankfurt”inBraubachstraße,whichformerlywasthehealthofficenearthe“FrankfurterRömer”.

Thefirstphasefortheconstructionofthechannelontheprivatesitehasalreadybeenconcluded.Thesecondphaseofconstructioncanonlybeexecutedinexactcoordinationwiththeotherconstructionworks,asthechannelconstructionimplicatesacomplextunnellingmethod.

Duetothewell-triedandexcellentcooperationwithGroß+PartnerDITransportandInfrastructurehasbeenawardedanothercontract.AtHafenstraße40,atthecrossroadsHafenstraße/NiddastraßeinFrank-furtanewresidentialbuildingandahotelincludingundergroundparkingarecurrentlybeingconstructed.

OnthebasisofthetrafficsurveyandmicroscopictrafficsimulationofthepedestrianflowDITransportandIn-frastructurehasinthecontextoftherelocationofthemainbusstationinIdsteintotheroadAmHexenturmacquiredtheplanningofthetraf-ficfacilities.Aninterestingdetailisthefactthat30yearsagoDorschplannedandsupervisedtheroad“AmHexenturm”aswellas,20yearsago,themainbusstation.

DITransportandInfrastructurehasalsobeenabletoacquireanad-ditionalengagementinconnectionwiththeproject“MittlererRingSüdwest”ofthebuildingdivisionoftheurbanadministrationinMunichfortheplanningoftheprovisionaltrafficrouteingatthecrossroadsGar-mischerStraße/Albert-Roßhaupter-Straße/Waldfriedhofstraße.

“MittlererRing”Munich,trafficrouteingatconstructionsitecrossroadGarmischerStraße/Albert-Roßhaupter-Straße

Aerialviewofthethree-legmotorwayinterchangeA5-A49inHesse

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of750,000sqmistobeconstructedapprox.�0kmfromthecitycentreofMoscow.Withanimmensenumberofplannednewbuildingsandtheirfutureusageitisobviousthatthetrafficdevelopmentofthisprojectisagreatchallenge.

DITransportandInfrastructureistacklingthetaskforDrees&SommerRussiaandwillberesponsiblefortheinnertrafficdevelopmentofthebusi-nesspark.Thetaskwillbecarriedoutinwell-triedcooperationwiththecolleaguesfromBDCinBerlin.

BDC Berlin

Replacement of the Mulde Bridge in Dessau-Roßlau

OnbehalfoftheCivilEngineeringDepartmentoftheCityofDes-sau-Roßlau,incooperationwithmeyer+schubart(WunstorfnearHan-nover)andthearchitectHenryRipke(Berlin)aswellasotherpartners,BDCisplanningthereplacementoftheMuldeBridgeatthefederalhighwayB�85inDessau-Roßlau.

Thereplacementoftheexistingprestressedconcretebridge(depthdeckapprox.�.85m)builtin�959/�0isabsolutelynecessarybecauseofthecontinuousdegradationofthestructuralcondition(grade4.0).Dam-agesatthebaseplatesandtheboxgirders’floorslabs(exposedandcor-rodedreinforcement)inthemiddlebearingcanbefoundoverthewholewidthofthebridge.Inadamagesurveyreportithasalsobeenfoundthattheexistingshearcoverageatthecentrepierdoesnotsuffice.

Theprestressedreinforcementwascorrodedattheexaminedspots,thisiswhytherecanbenocertaintyaboutthebearingcapacityandthedurabilityofthestressedsteelreinforcement.

Accordingtotheplans,thelightsignalsystemhastobemovedtowardsNiddastraßeandthecurveprogressionattheintersectionhastobeadapted.TheseplanningservicesaswellasthecoordinationwiththeadministrativeofficesinchargehavebeenassignedtoDITransportandInfrastructure.

Traffic Development for Business Park Near Moscow, Russia

NewsfromtheEast.Amultifunction-albusinessparknamed“Cosmopark”

MuldebridgeasapartoftheUNESCOBiosphereReserve“MittereElbe“(CentralElbe)isthehistoricaleasternaccesstothecityofDessau-Roßlau

ExternaltrafficdevelopmentforCosmoparknearMoscow,Russia

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river,riversidepathsonbothriverbanksareplanned.Thesepathswillenhancethedevelopmentofarecrea-tionandleisureareanearthetown,meetingthetown’spursuedideas.Thefinishedriverbankdevelopmentonthebridge’sNorth-Westbankwillbeincludedintothenewplans.

Accordingtothetown’sprovisions,roadandstructuresaretobeplannedtomeetthepresenttrafficrequire-mentsandshallalsobedimensionedtomeettheestimatedfuturetrafficvolume.Thus,thetrafficsurveysofnearbyjunctionsandtheoptionalconstructionofatwo-lanedrotarytraffichavetobetakenintoaccount.

Itwasalsoessentialtoplanthenewbridgeaccordingtofloodpreventionprovisions.Bothdirectlyadjacentembankments(FriederikenwallandWasserstadtwall)northoftheBridgehavealreadybeenreconstructed,thus,theseembankmenthavetobetakenintoaccountintrafficrouteingnorthoftheexistingbridgeduringtheconstructionperiod.

Thedesignofthenewbridgelooksslimandmodern,stretchingfarabovethecourseoftheriver,andthusreducingtheinterferenceinnatureatthewater’sedgetoaminimum.

Duetolocalconditionsthisstructureistobereplacedbythenewbridgeatalmostthesamelocation.Thus,theconstructiontimeconditionshadtobesurveyedinordertoenablethecontinuityoftrafficonthefederalhighwayB�85duringtheconstruc-tionperiod.

Alignedwiththedemandofthisparticulararea,designspecificationshadtobemadetakingintoaccountlocalaspectsofurbanplanning,land-scapearchitectureandofmonumentpreservation.

BeingtheonlybridgeovertheriverMuldeformotorvehicles,thisbridgerepresentsthegatetothetownofDessau-RoßlaufromtheEast.Thishistoricaltownaccess,whichisalsoofmonumentalimportance,istobeenhanced.TheplanningworkshaveadditionallytotakeintoaccountthattheplanningareaislocatedintheUNESCOBiosphereReserveCentralElbe,hasbeenclassifiedlandcapepreservationarea,FFHareaandbirdsanctuaryandislocatedintheUNESCOWorldHeritage“GardenKingdomofDessau-Wörlitz”.There-constructionanddevelopmentofthe“GardenKingdomofDessau-Wörlitz”hasbeenanimportantobjectiveofthetownofDessau-Roßlau.Forabet-terintegrationintothetownandthelanduseofthewetlandsoftheMulde VBImembershipcertificateofBDCBerlin

In Brief

BDC Berlin: Reelection of Mr. Schleusener to the Young Pro-fessionals’ Federal Board of VBI

AftertwoyearsofsuccessfulworkfortheVBI’sYoungProfes-sionals’federalboardofman-agement,MichaelSchleusener,authorisedofficerandheadofbusinessareaBerlin/Branden-burg,wasreelectedfortwoyearsduringthelatestrotationalYPmeetingonNovember27th20�0inNuremberg.

Mr.Schleusener’smajortasksinthishonoraryfunctionwillcom-prise–alongsidetheworkfortheVBI’sYoungProfessionals’federalboardofmanagement–thepreparationofaYPmeetingduringtheEFCAcongress(Euro-peanAssociationofConsultingEngineers)inBerlininMay20��aswellasthecooperationwiththeVBI’sworkinggroupPublicRelations.Thisworkinggroup,comprisingmembersandrepre-sentativesofVBIaswellastheagencyKircherBurkhardtfromBerlin,iscurrentlyworkingongivingtheassociationarede-signedappearance.Theresultswillbepresentedtothemem-bersduringthisyear’scongressinNuremberginOctober.

ThisyearMr.Schleusener,along-sidehisfunctionattheYoungProfessionals,hasbecomeapersonalmemberoftheVBIandwillfromnowonrepresentDorschGruppeattheVBI’sTransportCommittee.

Renderingoffour-laneeasternaccessroadwithrotarytrafficacrossMuldebridgetoDessau-Roßlau

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Super-andsubstructureofthenewbridgewillseemasonemonolithicstructuretothebeholder.

Thebridgewillalsoappearmoredynamicbecauseofashadowgapinthevisibleface,whichwillbecontrastedincolourtoreinforcetheslimandlightappearanceofthebridge.

Accordingtothetown’sobjective,atthebeginningof20��thepreliminarydesignwillbethebasisofthecon-tinuingplanninginordertobeabletosubmitalldocumentsforofficialplanningapprovalinthecourseofthisyear.

Duetotherespectfulandcongenialcooperationofbothsides,thisaimcansurelybeachieved.

Bronze for the Transport Planners of BDC

Incooperationwiththearchitect’sofficeJörgSteinwenderinHeide(Schleswig-Holstein)BDCDorschConsulthassuccessfullyparticipatedinacompetitiononconceptsfortheCentralBusStationKielarrangedbythefederalcapitalKiel.

Atthis,BDCwasresponsibleforthetransportplanningpartofthecontest.

WiththesubmittedapplicationwewererankedthirdbytheprizecommitteeofthefederalcapitalKiel.

Busbahnhof Berlin-Marzahn

Inadditiontothecontestsubmittal,BDCiscurrentlyplanningtherecon-structionofthebusstationBerlin-MarzahnincludingtwobusstopsontheMarzahnPromenade.

ThebusstationissituatedintheformerEastBerlindevelopmentareaMarzahnasacentraltrafficjunction.

Inthesurroundingsofthestation,whichmanagesfourlinesoftheBerlinerVerkehrsgesellschaftBVG(PublicTransportAuthorityofBerlin),therearealsoanS-Bahnstation(sub-urbantrainline)andthreetramlines.

Afterthecompletionofthedesign,BDCBerlinwillalsoperformthelocalconstructionsupervision.

DC asia

Consultancy Services for Brunei International Airport (BIA)

DepartmentofCivilAviation(BruneiDarussalam),undertheMinistryofCommunicationsoftheGovernmentofHisMajestytheSultanandYangDi-PertuanofBruneiDarussalamhasawardedDorschConsultasiato-getherwithlocalconsultant,JuruteraTempatan(JT)withConsultancyservicesforPavementRehabilitationWorksofBruneiInternationalAirportproject(BIA).

AllserviceswillberenderedinclosecooperationwiththeairportsdivisionofDorschInternational.

OurcolleaguesMr.LotzandMr.KrögerheldthepresentationattheGovernmentinBruneiwhichledtotheawardingoftheprojecttoDorschGruppe.

TheBandarSeriBegawanInterna-tionalAirportconsistsofaninterna-tionalpassengerterminal,acargoterminalandapresidentialterminalfortheplanesofHisMajestySultanofBrunei.Todaytheairporthandles2millionpassengersand50,000tonsofcargoperyear.

Withoperationsstartingin�974toaccommodatethepopularityofairtravelinthe�970s,BruneiInterna-tionalAirporthasundergoneseveralmajorfaceliftssinceitsopening.

Theairportwasupgradedinthemid�980sandin2000tohandletheincreasingnumbersofpassengersandcargo.

TheprojectaimistoimprovetheexistingBruneiInternationalAirportfacilitieswhichincludetherunway,taxiwaysandapronsaspartofthecontinuousimprovementstrategytoupgradetheinfrastructureandsupportfuturepassengerandcargogrowthinthedevelopmentofBIAastheleadingregionalairhubfortheBIMP-EAGA.CompetitionrenderingsoftheCentralBusStation(ZOB)inKiel(ArchitectJörgSteinwender)

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Italian-ThaiDevelopmentwonthefirst,todesignandbuildthe2.8kilo-metreundergroundroutefromHuaLamphongtoSanamChai,worthBt��.44�billion(€2�7.�million).

ChKarnchangwonthesecond,todesignandbuildthe2.�kmunder-groundroutefromSanamChaitoThaPhraworthBt�0.�87billion(€249.9million).

AjointventurebetweenSino-hydroCorporationandUniqueEngineer-ingandConstructionwonthethirdcontract,involvingtheconstructionofthe��kmTaopoon-to-ThaPhra

elevatedraillineworthBt��.284bil-lion(€2�3.9million).

Sino-Thaiwonthefourthcontract,involvingconstructionofa�0.5kmelevatedrailwayfromThaPhratoLakSong,worthBt�3.334billion(€3��.9million).

ChKarnchangwonthefifthcontract,tosupplytherollingstock,worthBt�0.�87billion(€249.9million).

DorschConsultasiatogetherwiththeIndexGroupwontheprojectman-agementconsultancydealworthBt72�million(€�7.0million)andtheMAAGroupwontheconstructionsu-pervisionconsultancycontractworthBt�.209billion(€28.3million).

Theprojectaimistobuild27kmsub-waywith2�stationsintheBangkokcityarea.

TheprojectstartsinMarch20��asMRTAchairmanSupojSuplomsaidtheconstructorswereexpectedtomoveinwithin30daysandfinishtheprojectbeforethescheduledcompletiondateof20��,toenablethenewlinetobeupandrunningin20�5.

TheconstructionofthefacilitieswillcommenceinApril20��andshouldbecompletedwithin30months.

Theinvestmentvolumeis�00millionBruneiDollar(approximately€58.5millionorBaht2,500million).

Signing of Contract with MRTA Thailand for Blue Underground Line Extension in Bangkok

OnFebruary�7,20��,DorschConsultasiahassignedthecontractsoftheMRTBlueLineExtensionProject:HuaLamphong–BangKhaeandBangSueThaPhraSectionswithMassRapidTransitAuthorityofThailand(MRTA).

Togetherwiththeothercompanies,threerepresentativesofDorschConsultasia:CEOMr.JuergenSupik,RegionalManagerMr.EvanMeadandSeniorCivilEngineerMr.SorayutNaRanongparticipatedinthisoffi-cialsigningcontractceremonywhichtookplaceattheEmeraldhotel,Thailand.

ThereweresevencontractsfortheBlueLineMRTextensionwithbidwinners.Fiveofthedealswerecivil-workcontracts.

JürgenSupik,ManagingDirectorofDCasia,atthesigningceremonyforMRTBlueLineExtensionProjectwithMRTA

PlaneofRoyalBruneiAirlinesatBruneiInternationalAirport

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