Intercontinental Consultants

and Technocrats Private Limited

It is a matter of great honour and pride that our Company has a strong presence in Kenya, Africa. We are currently executing

several projects in that country and in the near future hope to win many more. This has been possible due to the untiring and

dedicated efforts of Mr. Prashant Kapila, our COO & President. Recently, three senior officials from the Ministry of Land,

Housing and Urban Development, Kenya alongwith our associate partner from that country paid a visit to our Corporate Office

for the overseas training linked to the projects under execution in Kenya. From their busy schedule, they could take out some

time to visitAgra and Jaipur.

Another Country inAfrica which has proved lucky for our Company is Rwanda. The first project,

“Consultancy Services for Review and Update the Environmental and Social Impact

Assessment and Resettlement Action Plan for Selected Feeder Roads, Rwanda” was

awarded to our Company directly based on our reputation of providing quality and time bound

consultancy services. Now we have been awarded the first, approximately 100 km long

Expressway project – Expressway Kigali- Bugesera International Airport. The project

envisages, “Consultancy services for the Feasibility, Technical and Economic Studies and

Detailed Engineering Design and Preparation of Tender Documents”. The project will be

completed in two phases. Phase-1 will include Feasibility Study and Preliminary Engineering

Design and Phase-2, Detailed Engineering Design and Preparation of Tender Documents.

On 25th April 2015, a powerful 7.9 magnitude earthquake, epicentred near Kathmandu ripped through Nepal, and its strong

tremors and aftershocks affected North India, Bangladesh and Tibet. It even triggered an avalanche in Everest killing a number

of climbers and guides. The death toll is mounting everyday and no one is in a position to guess the final figure. So severe was

the earthquake, that it may have caused Kathmandu to budge by about 3m southward. India was very prompt in dispatching

the aid in terms of aircrafts, helicopters, medical teams, rescue teams, food articles, medicines etc. Our Hon'ble Prime Minister,

Shri Narendra Modi is personally keeping track of developments in Nepal and has promised all help to the Hon'ble President

and Prime Minister of Nepal.

Our CMD, Mr. K. K. Kapila, like in Uttarakhand disaster, has taken an initiative to assist Nepal by dispatching blankets and other

relief items to support the affected and displaced people in Nepal.

Our Company is also working on an offer of technical assistance in the form of suitable designs for the hills roads, for rebuilding

the earthquake ravaged country through expeditious reconstruction measures. Mr. Kapila will soon be sending this offer to the

Hon'bleAmbassador-Designate of Nepal in New Delhi, H.E. Shri Deep Kumar Upadhyay.

A mother's place in a family hasn't changed over thousands of years of human history. Incidentally, this is the season for

honouring Mothers – 10 May 2015 being the “Mother's Day”. We may have grown up but to our Mom, we are still the lad who

looked upto her for guidance. We may have become famous but for mothers we are still her children. In this Newsletter we have

included some hypothetical, but possible, examples of how mothers of some famous personalities may have responded. I am

sure, by the time you finish with the article, you would recollect some of the momisms ! Ofcourse Moms will always remain

Moms – you may be sixteen years old or seventy five years old !!!

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- Editor

Innovative, Creative & Technologically Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions

Volume 18 Issue 2 N e w s l e t t e r APRIL 2015

EDITOR'S DESK

Mr. Prashant Kapila, COO & Presidentexplaining the issues during Negotiation Meeting

PROJECTS AWARDED

� Greater Mekong Subregion : Ben Luc - Long Thanh Expressway Construction Project, Package

C1: Supervision Consultancy Services (ADB's Section). Vietnam Expressway Corporation (VEC),

Hanoi, Vietnam.

Project Management Consultancy Services for Four Laning of Kaithal - Rajasthan Border Section of

NH-152/65 from km 33+250 (Design Km -0.500) to km 241+580 (Design km 166.259) in the State of Haryana

under NHDP Phase IV through Public Private Partnership on Design, Built, Operate and Transfer Toll

basis. Modern Road Makers Pvt. Ltd.,Andheri (East), Mumbai-400072.

Consultancy to Provide Transaction Advisory Services for the Operation and Maintenance of the Nairobi -

Thika (A2) Highway as a Public Private Partnership (PPP) Project, Kenya. Project Manager,

Infrastructure Finance & Public Private Partnership Project, The National Treasury Building, Harambee

Avenue, P.O. Box 30007-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.

Work Order for Pre-Tender Design Services for the Contract No. CC-94: Part Design and Construction of

Elevated Viaduct of Length 6.583 km from Noida City Centre to Sector 62 Noida including special span 60

m, elevated stabling line and Construction of 6 Elevated Stations including Architectural Finishing, Water

Supply, Sanitation & Drainage works etc. complete in Line III extension of Phase-III Delhi MRTS.

ITD Cementation India Ltd., Kolkata, India.

Project Management Consultancy Services for Rajasthan Road Sector Modernization Project funded by

the World Bank (WB) under IDACredit No. 5310-IN. Public Works Department, Rajasthan.

UGC03: Design and Construction of Underground Section including Five Underground Metro Stations at

Mumbai Central, Mahalaxmi, Science Museum, Acharya Atre Chowk and Worli and Associated Tunnels

AND UGC06: Design and Construction of Underground Section including Three Underground Metro

Stations at CSIADomestic, Sahar Road and CSIA International andAssociated Tunnels. Client : M/s Dogus

Insaat ve TicaretA.S. in JV with Soma Enterprises Ltd. Kavacik – Beykoz – Istanbul, Turkey.

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The objective of the assignment is to supervise the civil works for the Expressway Construction, assist VEC in

undertaking environmental management and monitoring, land acquisition and resettlement, the income

restoration programme, social development activities, project performance monitoring and evaluation etc.

The objective of the assignment is to assist the design Consultant/Client in Preconstruction activities and to provide

Engineering and Administrative Services, Quality Assurance services, Supervision, Monitoring & Liaising during

Construction Phase.

The main objective of the consultancy is the provision of Transaction Advisory services for a PPP tender to be

awarded through competitive bidding under the PPP Acts 2013 as a concession agreement to a Project company

for the Operation and Maintenance of the Nairobi-Thika Highway.

The objective of this assignment is to provide pre-tender design services to the Client for the entire project

components of permanent structure design of all Civil works.

The objective of this consultancy is to efficiently manage the project through assistance to Project Implementation

Unit of the employer so that each and every activity of the project is completed in agreed timeline, within budgeted

cost frame and in full compliance with the WB guidelines and applicable Employer's acts, rules and regulations.

The overall objective of the assignment is to provide tender design services and the detailed design services for

the projects in compliances with requirement of the main contract to be executed by and between the Employer

and the Contractor.

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PROJECT NEWS

Visit of our Client from Kenya

ICT Central Materials Testing Laboratory,AddisAbaba, Ethiopia

Kenya is a country where exists a large number of opportunities in the Infrastructure

sector. With its strong economy, stable

political condition and simple rules and

regulations, it is a pleasure working in that

country.

Our Company is currently working on three Urban Development projects, “Digital

Topographical Mapping and the Preparation of Integrated Strategic Urban

Development Plans for Cluster-I Town, Mombasa; Cluster-II Towns, Malindi and

Kitui, and Cluster-III Towns, Machakos, Thika & Embu”. Three senior officials,

Mr. Victor O. Ogutu, Mr. SolomonAmbwere and Mr. Isaac Mungania from Ministry

of Land, Housing and Urban Development, Kenya (Client) alongwith Mr. David

Gichuki, Managing Director of Geodev (K) Ltd., our associate partner paid a visit

to our Corporate Office at New Delhi from 22 to 28 March 2015 for overseas

training linked to the above projects.

The delegation had detailed discussions with our CMD, Mr. K. K. Kapila and

Mr. Saurabh Khanna, President about our Company, its excellent credentials,

its achievements and future plans. The purpose of training was to share the

approach, technical plans, structures, know-how knowledge of the

implementation of Urban and Regional Planning and Development projects.

Comprehensive presentations were given by Dr. P. K. Sikdar, President &

HOD (Transportation Division) and by Dr. Gireesh Kumar Jain,

HOD (Urban Infrastructure Division) to exhibit our technical in-depth knowledge and also share our extensive

experience that we have attained over the years. The presentations also envisaged to showcase our approach and

plans to execute the projects that are ongoing in Kenya. The Officials were impressed by our pragmatic Approach

and Methodology as well as the best international practices that we adopt to successfully deliver our projects.

A Team consisting of officials from the Kenya National Highways Authority

(KeNHA) and Materials Testing and Research Department, Ministry of Roads,

Kenya visited the ICT Central Materials Testing Laboratory,AddisAbaba, Ethiopia

on 24 & 25 February, 2015 in connection with the testing of soils and material

samples for the road “ The

laboratory established by us in Addis Ababa is one of the leading material testing

Laboratories in Africa. The visiting team highly appreciated its functioning and

enquired about various tests being carried out at the laboratory.

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Nakuru-Nyahururu-Nyeri-Marua (B5), Kenya”.

Our CMD, Mr. K. K. Kapila welcomingMr. Victor O. Ogutu and his team

(from left to right) Mr. Isaac Mungania, Mr. Solomon Ambwere,

Mr. Saurabh Khanna, Mr. David Gichuki,

Mr. K.K. Kapila and Mr. Victor O. Ogutu

Mr. Victor exchanging pleasantries withMr. Saurabh Khanna

(from left to right) Dr. Gireesh Kr. Jain, Mr. Isaac Mungania,Dr. P. K. Sikdar, Mr. Victor O. Ogutu, Mr. Solomon Ambwere

and Mr. David Gichuki after the Presentation

(from left to right) Mr. N. Akhtar, Laboratory Incharge,Mr. Sandip Bhattacharjee, Team Leader, B5 Road Project,

Eng. Stanley W. Mwawasi, Head of Quality Assurance,KeNHA, Ms. Julie Ondeyo, Special Projects,

KeNHA, Eng. Kefa Seda, Manager, Roads (Special Projects),KeNHA

Mona Lisa's Mother :

Columbus's Mother:

Michelangelo's Mother:

Napoleon's Mother:

Abraham Lincoln's Mother:

Mary's Mother:

Albert Einstein's Mother:

Thomas Edison's Mother:

“After all that money your father and I spent on your braces Mona, is that the biggest smile you can give us?”

“I don't care what you've discovered Christopher, you still could have written !”

“Mike, can't you paint on walls like other children? Do you have any idea how hard it is to get that stuff off the

ceiling?”

“All right Napoleon, if you aren't hiding your report card inside your jacket, take your hand out of there and show

me.”

“Again with the stovepipe hat, Abe? Can't you just wear a baseball cap like the other kids?”

I'm not upset your lamb followed you to school Mary, but I would like to know how he got a better grade than you.

But Albert, it's your senior picture. Can't you do something about your hair? Styling gel, mousse, something...?

Of course I'm proud that you invented the electric bulb Thomas, now turn it off and get to bed.

- Contributed by Editor

MOTHERS DON'T CARE HOW FAMOUS YOU ARE

FIVE ESSENTIALS FOR PROJECT REPORTS

1. Identify Major Risks

2. List Major Issues:

3. Give a Progress Summary:

4. Update the Budget Forecast:

5. Use a Simple Status Indicator:

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Every project has risks, so identify the main three risks and include them in the report. Whether you just wantstakeholders to know about the risks or the stakeholder wants these risks to be addressed resulting in preventionor reduction of the undesired effects of the identified risks. Accordingly the details should be added in thereport.And since risk status changes frequently, check in with the risk owners to make sure you have the latestupdate… the last thing you want is to report out-of-date information!

Like risks, problems with a project are inevitable. Provide a list of the major issues the project is facing, and whatsteps are being taken to resolve them. If you require input or action from your project sponsor or stakeholder, letthem know what you require to keep the project moving forward. Be sure to include the name of the personhandling the issue, as well as the timeframe in which the problem will be resolved.

One of the major issues that sponsors and stakeholders focus on is the status of project and whether or not it's onschedule. Include major project milestones and their status in your report. You don't need to list all, just pick thosethat are critical or most significant for the reporting period. If a milestone has not been achieved, note the slippageand provide the new date so that significant changes to the plan are clearly visible.

Your stakeholders are also likely to be focussed on as to how the budget of the project is being monitored. If itappears that the project will exceed the budget, the status report is an opportunity for stakeholders to reschedulethe budget. On the contrary, if there is going to be considerable savings, you must let your stakeholder know aboutit so that the amount can be utilized for other works. Don't worry about providing a lot of details, just a high-leveloverview of what was budgeted, what has been spent and where the project will be, expenditure-wise, when it'sover.

Make it easy for your stakeholders to know how a project is progressing. The standard traffic light colours(red/yellow/green) are well known to everyone, and provide at-a-glance view into how the various elements ofyour project are progressing. Typically, green means an element is progressing as planned, yellow indicatessomething isn't tracking as planned and red flags an item for sponsor or management attention.

- Mr. A. K. Srivastava

Opening Ceremony of Terminal Building, Berbera, Somaliland

The Berbera Terminal Project was a very challenging project which was managed with highest project management skills

and value engineering. The building has been designed based on IATA requirements for easy and passenger friendly

operations of the Terminal. The external façade of the building is designed in line with local heritage and construction

techniques.A lot of attention has been given towards heat reduction measures.An internal courtyard with landscaping has

been provided to achieve diffused lighting and to reduce heat transmission inside the building.Again, a deep overhang and

external cavity walls have been provided to reduce outside heat transmission. The Terminal Building was inaugurated on

23 February 2015 by the Hon'ble President of Somaliland, Mr. Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud in the presence of a large

gathering.

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Landside View of the Terminal BuildingHon'ble President of Somaliland

speaking on the occasion

Engineer of Consultant receivingCertificate of Appreciation

Project Manager of Contractor receivingCertificate of Appreciation

Artists performing at the Inauguration Ceremony