ESPAK's Regional Office at Kabul, Afghanistan, was established in June 2003. Ravaged by war, Afghanistan Nneeded immediate help from the outside world for

rebuilding and rehabilitation works. The Committee on Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Afghanistan in a meeting chaired by President of Pakistan, decided to hire NESPAK's services for projects in Afghanistan.

The Government of Pakistan initially pledged an amount of US$ 100 million as grant for reconstruction and rehabilitation of Afghanistan under the Technical Assistance for Afghanistan Programme. Now this amount has been enhanced to US$ 300 million. NESPAK was engaged as Consultants by the Planning Commission, Government of Pakistan, for nine building and road projects under the Technical Assistance Programme .

NESPAK acquired a total of 24 projects in Afghanistan out of which seven are in operation.

Portfolios of important projects carried out by NESPAK are given in the following pages.

The maiden project undertaken by NESPAK in Afghanistan was Rehman Baba School at Kabul. Having a covered area of 4,300 m2, the building comprises 33 classrooms, computer rooms, art rooms, laboratories and a big library as well as principal's office, staff room, and allied facilities. Central courtyards for two blocks with covered corridors all around have also been provided for natural light and ventilation.

The Allama Iqbal Faculty of Arts Block at Kabul University comprised ground plus three-storey frame structure, having a total

2covered area of 14,000m . The Block is Kabul University's largest building which accommodates two faculties of Fine Arts and Literature. This state-of-the-art building contains 48 professor/associate rooms, 28 classrooms, four syndicate rooms, two faculty lounges, two seminar halls, a head office complex, a library, two computer labs and 20 faculty offices. The building was equipped with an independent tubewell, 1,000KVA transformer with high and low tension panels, 1,000 KVA diesel generator set and a disposal system.

Rehman Baba Schoolat Kabul

Allama Iqbal Faculty ofArts, Kabul University

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Project Status: Completed in 2008Scope of Services: Detailed Design, Tender Documents, Construction SupervisionProject Cost: US$ 2 millionClient: Afghan Trade Development Cell, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Islamabad, Govt. of Pakistan

Rehman Baba School at Kabul

Project Status: Completed in 2009 Scope of Services: Project Planning, Detailed Design, Tender Documents Construction SupervisionProject Cost: US$ 8 millionClient: Planning Commission, Govt. of Pakistan

Exterior view of Allama Iqbal Facultyof Arts at Kabul University

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Sir Syed Post-Graduate Science Faculty Block is one of the prestigious buildings at the Nangarhar University, Jalalabad. The building comprises ground plus two-storey frame structure with a total covered area

2of 10,050m .

Sir Syed Post-GraduateScience Faculty Block,Jalalabad

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Project Status: Completed in 2010 Scope of Services: Project Planning, Detailed Design, Tender Documents Construction SupervisionProject Cost: US$ 5 millionClient: Planning Commission, Govt. of Pakistan

Side view and front view (Top Right) ofSir Syed Postgraduate Science FacultyBlock at Jalalabad

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Project Status: Completed in 2012Scope of Services: Project Planning, Detailed Design, Tender Documents, Construction SupervisionProject Cost: US$ 7 millionClient: Planning Commission, Govt. of Pakistan

This single storey hospital building is 2spread over an area of 75000 m with

a provision for vertical expansion. Total covered area of the building is about

27000 m and it is surrounded by an adequate number of lawns and the parking area. The site is located within 2 km of the main city and easily accessible to the people from the suburbs of the Nangarhar Province.

Nishtar Kidney Centre,Jalalabad

Front (Top) and back views of NishtarKidney Centre at Jalalabad The Naeb Aminullah Khan Logari

Hospital is another prestigious project being constructed at Logar. The building has a basement, ground floor plus two-storey frame structure, having a covered

2area of 17600 m .

Naeb Aminullah KhanLogari Hospital, Logar

Project Status: Ongoing Scope of Services: Project Planning, Detailed Design, Tender Documents, Construction SupervisionProject Cost: US$ 14 million Client: Planning Commission, Govt. of Pakistan

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The project comprises ground plus two-storey frame structure, having a covered

2area of 16,700 m . The building houses a casualty block, an out-patient department, a blood bank, an administration block, a dialysis centre, an intensive care unit, a constant care unit, a thalassemia centre, and gynaecology, surgical & medical wards. All the blocks have been connected with covered corridors. Provision has also been made for a tubewell, overhead water tank, diesel generator sets and an electric transformer.

Jinnah Hospital, Kabul

Project Status: Ongoing Scope of Services: Project Planning, Detailed Design, Tender Documents Construction SupervisionProject Cost: US$ 18 millionClient: Planning Commission, Govt. of Pakistan Jinnah Hospital Project, Kabul

The construction work for the Liaqat Ali Khan Engineering Faculty Block at the Balkh University, Mazar-e-Sharif is in full swing. Financially, this project tops among the ongoing jobs in the area and will prove a breakthrough for the future development in the Northern Afghanistan. Located within 8 km of the main city of Mazar-e-Sharif, the project consists of two engineering faculty blocks having three storeys and a basement. The covered

2area of the two blocks is 17000 m and it will cater for 2,200 students.

Liaqat Ali KhanEngineering Faculty Block, Balkh University,Mazar-e-Sharif

Project Status: Ongoing Scope of Services: Project Planning, Detailed Design, Tender Documents Construction SupervisionProject Cost: US$ 10 millionClient: Planning Commission, Govt. of Pakistan

Front and side views of the Liaquat Ali Khan Engineering Faculty Block,Balkh University, Mazar-e-Sharif

Cross River & Canal Control Structures on Balkhab River: A view of the Imam Sahib Canal intake

Project Status: Completed in 2009 Scope of Services: Project Planning, Detailed Design Project Cost: US$136 million Client: Afghanistan Investment Support Agency, Govt of Afghanistan

This World Bank-funded project was aimed at developing modern, strategically located, well-managed, regulated and attractive industrial parks in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The project involved the establishment of two industrial parks: one in Kamari, a 120 hectares park located 13 km from central Kabul, the other in Hisar-e-Shahi, a 200 hectare park located 22 km South East of Jalalabad city.

Two Industrial Parksin Kabul

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This project comprised 3 cross-river and canal control structures including Imam Sahib Weir & Canal Head Regulator/under sluices, Samarkandian Weir and head regulators for Mushtaq, Abdullah, Daulatabat and Chimtal Canals across the Balkhab River in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan. Bangala Bridge Weir and head regulator for Churbolic Canal were other components of the project.

NESPAK provided services for site selection, engineering survey, geotechnical investigations, planning & designing, bidding documents etc., for all these structures along with the construction supervision of Samkandian Weir and allied structures.

Cross River and CanalControl Structures onBalkhab River

Project Status: Completed in 2006 Scope of Services: Detailed Design, Tender Documents Project Cost: US$ 13 millionClient: Chemonics International Inc., USAID

Hostel for Rehman Baba School at Kabul

Project Status: Ongoing Scope of Services: Project Planning, Detailed Design, Tender Documents Construction SupervisionProject Cost: US$ 12 millionClient: Planning Commission, Govt. of Pakistan

This project has a covered area of 221,400m with a frame structure,

comprising a basement and ground plus three floors. Each floor also has a dining hall for 250 students, having all allied facilities. The hostel building will cater for 1,000 students.

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The rehabilitation/improvement of the 222 km long Kabul-Torkham-Jalalabad Road was entrusted to NESPAK first in 1999 for rendering design services. Later in 2003 and 2007, NESPAK was engaged for providing design services for the 7m wide existing carriageway and construction supervision for the Torkham-Jalalabad Road. The design of the additional carriageway was prepared with the same specifications as used for the rehabiliation of the Torkahm-Jalalabad Road.

The project road starts from the Liberty Intersection in the outskirts of Kabul and ends at the Pakistani border town of Torkham, passing through Jalalabad and

Kabul-Torkham-Jalalabad Road Project

Project Status: Completed in 2011Scope of Services: Detailed Design, Tender Documents, Construction SupervisionProject Cost: US$ 142 millionClient: : WSP International, Sweden, National Highway Authority, Pakistan

Sarobi, the two major cities of Afghanistan.

This strategically important project comprised 700 culverts & bridges and a large number of Irish Crossings along the road. The 2nd carriageway of the Torkahm-Jalalabad Road was constructed by the Government of Pakistan as part of the Reconstruction of Afghanistan Programme.

This project was completed in a record period of 15 months and the Government of Afghanistan awarded a gold medal to the Managing Director of NESPAK for the timely completion of the project.

Beautiful views of Kabul-Torkham-Jalalabad Road Project

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a) Feasibility Study c) Detailed Design e) Construction Supervisionb) Project Planning d) Tender Documents f) Design Review/Evaluation

Torkham-Jalalabad Road Afghanistan National Highway Authority c d e 34 01-02-2004

30-09-2011

Projects Under Pakistan Afghanistan Planning Commission, b c d e N.A 17-04-2005

Assistance to Afghanistan Government of Pakistan 30-06-2007

Jinnah Hospital, Kabul Afghanistan Planning Commission, b c d e 18 01-07-2007

Government of Pakistan 31-12-2013

Naeb Aminullah Khan Logari Afghanistan Planning Commission, b c d e 14 01-05-2008

Hospita, Logar Government of Pakistan 12-12-2011

1000 Students Hostel of Afghanistan Planning Commission, b c d e 12 01-05-2008

Rehman Baba School at Kabul Government of Pakistan 30-06-2012

Kidney Centre, Jalalabad Afghanistan Planning Commission, b c d e 7 01-04-2006

Government of Pakistan 31-12-2011

Liaqat Ali Khan Engineering Afghanistan Planning Commission, b c d e 10 01-02-2007

Faculty Block, Balkh University Government of Pakistan 30-09-2011

Mazar Sharif

Cross River and Canal Afghanistan Chemonics International Inc. USA c d 13 01-09-2005

Control Structures Balkhab River 31-01-2006

Allama Iqbal Faculty of Arts at Afghanistan Planning Commission, b c d e 8 01-04-2006

Kabul University Government of Pakistan 31-10-2009

Two Industrial Parks in Kabul Afghanistan Afghan Investment Support b c 136 01-03-2005

Agency, Government of 30-06-2009

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Sir Syed Post-Graduate Afghanistan Planning Commission, b c d e 5 01-07-2004

Science Faculty, Jalalabad Government of Pakistan 31-12-2009

Seismic Study and Structural Afghanistan Agha Khan University, Karachi Studies N.A 01-07-2011

Assessment of Jumhoriat 30-11-2011

Hospital

List ofProjects

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a) Feasibility Study c) Detailed Design e) Construction Supervisionb) Project Planning d) Tender Documents f) Design Review/Evaluation

Torkham-Jalalabad Road Afghanistan National Highway Authority c d 15 10-06-2003

31-12-2007

Engineering Services Afghanistan Ministry of Energy & Water b c d N.A 01-11-2007

Bangala Weir and its 31-01-2008

Appurtenant Structures

Rehman Baba School, Kabul Afghanistan Afghan Trade & Development c d e 2 01-06-2005

Cell, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 30-06-2008

Government of Pakistan

International Hotel, Kabul Afghanistan Omrani & Associates Survey & Report N.A 01-06-2008

31-08-2008

Renovation of Ambassador's Afghanistan e N.A 01-04-2011

Residence at Pakistan 30-09-2011

Embassy, Kabul

Kabul-Jalalabad-Torkham Highway Afghanistan WSP International, Sweden c 93 07-10-2002

31-01-2003

Rendering of Professional Afghanistan UNOPS, Afghanistan c N.A 25-04-2006

Services for UNO Projects 24-07-2006

Construction of Kabul Afghanistan Pacific Consultants International, Topo Survey N.A 18-07-2003

International Airport Japan 15-08-2003

Environment & Social Impact Afghanistan WSP International, Sweden EIA Study N.A 01-01-2004

Assessment of four-lane 31-12-2007

Highway Project, Kabul

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PROJECT LOCATION CLIENT SCOPE OFWORK

COST Start Date/Comp.Date

US$Million

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