Kazakhstan, Rehabilitation of Irrigation and Drainage Project

Brief Description of the Project:

Within the scope of the Project, it is planned to improve the use of irrigation systems through reconstruction and restoration of irrigation canals and collector-drainage networks in Maktaaral and Shardara districts of the South Kazakhstan region, and Koksu, Aksu, Eskeldy and Alakol districts of Almaty region.

Summary of the Project interventions are planned to be as follows;

Drainage system upgrade at 37,059 ha of irrigated lands in Maktaaral District;

• Rehabilitation and construction of 210 vertical drainage wells (rehabilitation: 15 wells; new construction: 195 wells (depth 60 m : 39 wells, depth 65 m : 39 wells, depth 70 m : 117 wells);

• Installation of subsurface horizontal drainage (polyethylene) pipes with diameters of 315, 400 and 500 mm and a total lenght of 158.5 km;

• Installation of 10 kV power transmission lines of 327 km; two units of transformer substations (10/0,4 kV 63 kVA-210) and two substations (1x110kV-16,000 kVA, 1x35kV-25,000 kVA); and

• Restoration of reinforced concrete flumes (15% of the total lenght of the irrigation network)

Drainage system upgrade at 64,513 ha of irrigated lands in rural centers of Shardara District namely, Turysbekov, Kosseit, Koksu, Uzyn Ata, Alatau Batyr, Kyzylkum, Sutkent, Dostyk and Akshengeldy;

• Rehabilitation of 12 and construction of 290 new vertical drainage wells;

• Fencing of 63 vertical drainage wells within close proximity to populated areas;

• Installation of subsurface horizontal drainage (polyethylene) pipes with a total lenght of 128,76 km;

• Installation of 10 kV / 6 kV power transmission lines of 520,7 km; and

• Construction of transformer substations.

Scope of Services:

Assignment A:

• Assist the PMU

• Project Management
• Procurement
• Contract Monitoring
• Financial Monitoring
• Recommendation to PMU on Legal Issues

• Design Review Services

• Bidding Documents
• Procurement

• Supervision Services

• Construction Supervision
• Contract Management

• Environmental and Social Assessment

• Development of Environmental and Social Criteria
• Monitoring and Reporting

• Reporting