Transportation

The project’s objective was to widen the 16.7 km National highway from 2 to 4 lanes on the East Coast Demerara as part of the improvements of the National Highway Program of Guyana’s Ministry of Public Infrastructure. The project also included rehabilitating existing bridges and constructing new bridges along the road. The China Exim Bank funded the project. Sheladia Associates was appointed as a construction supervision consultant for the project that follows the FIDIC contract modality.

The Government of the Republic of Kenya (GoK) has received a credit from the World Bank for the Eastern Africa Regional Transport, Trade and Development Facilitation Project (EARTTDF). It is using the fund for the reconstruction of the Lokitaung Junction [JN Al/C579] – Kalobeiyei River Road (Al) (80 km). This roadway section is part of the larger Juba-Eldoret corridor that supports interregional trade with the economies of Ethiopia, Uganda, and South Sudan. It provides a cost-effective connection to the nearest seaport of Mombasa in Kenya. It is the main gateway for humanitarian aid and trade from Kenya into South Sudan.

SHELADIA was responsible for the design review, project construction supervision, training and capacity building of the Kenya National Highway Authority’s staff in FIDIC contract management.

The Government of Malawi (GoM) and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) developed a second MCC Compact in Malawi. The second Compact is an ambitious program of technical assistance, investment, and finance to unlock the potential of the developed transport infrastructure by linking it to the heart of rural production and integrating the entire transport sector to support the Government of Malawi (GoM)’s effort to foster inclusive economic growth.

This detailed Feasibility Study defined which corridors should be included in the investment program based on multi-criteria analysis which included social, environmental, financial and economic criteria. SHELADIA then prepared the preliminary design and cost estimates as well as the Resettlement Policy Framework, Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment and M&E Framework.

The project road is in the southern part of Ethiopia in the Southern Nations and Nationalities People Regions (SNNPR) within Gurage and Silte Zonal administrations. The total length of the road is 72.91 km and traverses through flat to rolling terrain except for a few sections of mountainous terrain. The project involves constructing the road using Asphalt Concrete surfacing following ERA’s 2013 Geometric Design Standards. SHELADIA was appointed as the construction supervision consultant, SHELADIA reviews and approves the project’s surveys, design, and materials and supervises the construction.

SHELADIA is providing local engineering support services during the construction of an air force base for the U.S Army Corps of Engineers. Support services are provided in the critical facilities phase and the operations and securities phase in Kainji, Nigeria. Provided services include: the review of contract plans and specifications; Quality Assurance Inspections and progress reports; identification of design deficiencies; inspections of installed equipment and systems; attending technical meetings and providing technical review of modifications.

The overall project is a combination of the transport infrastructure investment sector project funded by ADB and the WB. The project aims to improve access to socioeconomic opportunities by supporting the government to upgrade and rehabilitate land and maritime transport infrastructure. The project finances civil works to repair, rehabilitate, reconstruct, or upgrade existing roads, bridges, rural jetties and wharves. As a part of this project, Fiji Road Authority has appointed Sheladia Associates, Inc. to supervise and manage the rehabilitation of 38 km sections of Queens Road between Lami and Yako.

The Government of India has obtained financial assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) towards the cost of the proposed Chhattisgarh Road Connectivity Project. The project is improving road connectivity in the state of Chhattisgarh by rehabilitating and upgrading state highways and major district roads (MDRs) of 339.9 km. The project also supports the executing agency, the Chhattisgarh Public Works Departments (PWD), in road maintenance, road safety and innovations. 

SHELADIA has been appointed as the construction supervision consultancy of 10 EPC contract packages comprising Group B. The Supervision Consultancy Services include construction supervision, contract administration, environmental, safeguard and resettlement issues. Furthermore, SHELADIA is supporting the implementing agency in project and contract management-related matters.

This World Bank funded project improved connectivity between these two cities by upgrading the highway to four lanes, further enhancing the flow of traffic. The length of the road was 60.75 kms and included one bridge which was 296 meters long and 9 m wide, with 12 spans.

SHELADIA was appointed as Independent Consultant (IC) to carry out the technical obligations of the Concessionaire for the design, build, finance, maintain, operate and transfer mode project (DBFMOT) on the existing State Highway 55, Mehsana – Himatnagar section. 

The project covers the expansion of the current 80.6 km two-lane highway to 4 lanes to accommodate the traffic. The project also includes five major bridges with the length of 77m, 98.7m, 98.7m, 200.40m and 286m, and 30 minor bridges on the crossing of the irrigation canal and one Rail Over Bridge (ROB), 5 Flyovers, 4 Underpasses, and 121 Box Culverts. As a construction management supervision consultant, SHELADIA reviewed the contractor’s work program and quality control plan to follow the contract during construction and maintenance.

The Port Access Elevated Highway (PAEH) Project is one of ADB’s SASEC projects. The project is constructing a 4-lane (30.3m road width) elevated highway with a length of approximately 5.3 km to help alleviate traffic congestion within the densely populated Colombo city and to improve overall transport efficiency by directly linking the central area of Colombo and the Colombo Port with the national Expressway Network through the New Kelani Bridge. This critical link would allow better efficiency in the movement of goods, services and people from Colombo city center and the Colombo Port to other parts of the island country. In addition, the project also includes construction supervision services for the Maritime Facilitation Center Building for Sri Lanka Ports Authority.

SHELADIA was appointed as the construction supervision engineer for contract administration to review designs and supervise the work program and quality assurance of the work performed by the contractor using FIDIC conditions of contract.

The Ministry of Public Works (MPW) was implementing several highway projects funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) that involved designing, rehabilitating, and reconstructing priority sections of the nation’s transport network. This consultancy service was for construction supervision of the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the 100 km section of Kabul to Jalalabad Highway from Sapary to Surhkroad.

SHELADIA’s services included project management, reporting to the EA and ADB, and coordinating with local communities and other stakeholders in the project area. We reviewed and approved the Detailed Engineering Design (DED); advised the EA on all contractual issues, certified the Works, and processed variations and changes to the Works and the Contractor’s Contract. SHELADIA oversaw the settlement of disputes and arbitration or litigation, as required, monitored, inspected, and certified the temporary and permanent works ensuring they are constructed following the Contract’s provisions. We assisted the EA in implementing the approved Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan (LARP), designed and implemented a Project Performance Management System (PPMS), coordinated the development of the Project Security Plan and supervised its implementation and also assessed and designed the Community Outreach Program and oversaw its implementation

The Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan received $955.00 million in financial assistance for the Road Network Development Program under a Multi-tranche Financing Facility (MFF2) from ADB and $ 700 million from European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

SHELADIA Associates Inc. was engaged as Program Management Consultants (PMC) to assist management of the Program and to build the State Road Agency’s (AAY) capacity through training PIUs. The PMC helped AAY to submit project and program management reports to MOF, ADB and EBRD. It assisted AAY with overall program management. Furthermore, SHELADIA supported the government in (i) preparation of bidding documents, procurement process of Goods, Works, and Services, (ii) financial management, (iii) environmental and social safeguard compliances and gender dimensions, (iv) program management, (v) feasibility studies, technical review/due diligence, and preparation of safeguard documents.

Decades of war have crippled the road network throughout Afghanistan, restricting the free flow of people and goods, and hampering peace building and reconstruction efforts. Since 2001, SHELADIA has been working in Afghanistan to improve the transportation sector throughout the country, completing over nearly 30 projects to reconstruct and rehabilitate some of the essential infrastructure needed for economic growth and recovery.

Working with the Ministry of Public Works, SHELADIA is the primary consultant on the Asian Development Bank-financed Kabul – Jalalabad Highway Project, tasked with reviewing the design, providing supervision of construction works and overall project management support to MPW. We are also responsible for implementing the environmental monitoring plan, assisting in the land acquisition and resettlement efforts, as well as the community outreach program.  This important highway section in Afghanistan aims to transform one of the worlds most dangerous roads into a crucial economic corridor, traversing some of the most difficult terrain in Central Asia.

In 2002, the new, democratically elected Government of Kenya was faced with mounting economic issues after two decades of slowed growth and high unemployment. With a renewed commitment to national prosperity, transportation infrastructure was targeted as both a primary obstacle to and investment objective for catalyzing productivity and economic growth in the country.

A major component of the Government’s transportation plan to promote growth through regional integration and trade was improvement of the roads along Kenya’s Northern Corridor. Under the $207 million, World Bank-funded Northern Corridor Transport Improvement project, SHELADIA assisted the Ministry of Transportation by providing consulting services for Design Review and Supervision for the upgrading, reconstruction, and strengthening of a 141-km 2-lane road segment between Mau Summit and Kisumu City. The successfully completed segment now provides the people of Kenya with a more efficient and reliable foundation to support the nation’s promising social and economic future.

By the time the Liberian civil war ended in 2003, the nation was in shambles. To address the country’s most pressing needs, the Government of Liberia, with financing from the World Bank, prepared the Emergency Infrastructure Project (EIP) and the Liberia Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project (LIRP). The overall objectives of the EIP and LIRP were to help revive the economy by restoring transport infrastructure and to strengthen the institutional capacity of local transport agencies to facilitate improved farm to market access, increase the movement of goods and access to services, and to produce local employment opportunities.

To support both projects, a special implementation unit (SIU) was created under the Ministry of Public Works (MPW) for which SHELADIA was retained to assist with program implementation and design oversight, project management, and institutional strengthening and capacity building. Between 2008 and 2011 SHELADIA contributed to significant improvements in MPW’s capacity to effectively and efficiently manage local infrastructure operations and maintenance, particularly in the transport sector.