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  • ADB Loan 2420-PRC: Xinjiang Municipal Infrastructure & Environmental Project

    ADB Loan 2420-PRC: Xinjiang Municipal Infrastructure and Environmental Improvement Project (Phase I)     EASEN was contracted for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Loan 2420-PRC: Xinjiang Municipal Infrastructure & Environmental Improvement Project (Phase I).     The project’s three components are:   Yining City roads and municipal services Alashankou land port municipal infrastructure and environmental protection Kanas scenic region infrastructure and environmental protection     The objective of the Project is to sustain socioeconomic growth and improve living standards in the border areas of northern Xinjiang (Altay Administrative District, Boertala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, and ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture. The outcome is improved municipal infrastructure and a better ecological environment in Alashankou land port, Kanas scenic region, and Yining City.     EASEN will provide guidance and advice to the local Project Management Offices (PMOs) and Implementation Agencies (IAs) throughout the project implementation period on:   Project construction conditions ADB procedures and requirements Operation and management of project facilities     Services include:   Project Implementation and Construction Management Urban Roads and Highway Management; Wastewater Treatment Ensure the quality of design review and construction supervision Solid waste management and central heating supply Institutional strengthening and capacity building Environmental monitoring Social development Resettlement and ethnic minority monitoring Management Information System (MIS) and Project Performance Management System (PPMS) Financial management Training programs including project planning, construction management, operation and maintenance, financial management, environmental monitoring, among others.   This project started in January 2010 and will be completed in December 2014.
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  • ADB CDIA TA-6293 Yangzhou City Project: Managing the Cities in Asia

    ADB CDIA TA-6293 Yangzhou City Project: Managing the Cities in Asia     The ADB TA-6293 Yangzhou Project consists of 3 subprojects:     The first is to provide concrete and immediate technical assistance to the city of Yangzhou by arranging financing for the completion of projects underway, arranging upgrades and capacity increases in critical water supply and water treatment facilities needed to support continued urban growth and improve the urban environment, and give advice on the best means for achieving financial sustainability of Yangzhou local water treatment company and associated municipal institutions. This project has been completed. The second subproject is to identify financially sustainable solutions that complement Yangzhou's efforts on urban upgrading through mobilization of private sector capital and adequate financial structuring of projects, and to provide a road map for a selected area within the old city center to be upgraded and redeveloped including sample designs of upgrading and redevelopment. This project has been completed.       The third subproject is to identify economically feasible solutions for the rehabilitation of Yangzhou's water ways and adjacent land with the focus on clean-up and redevelopment of urban canal, river banks, and adjacent land, and to contribute to better water quality in those water bodies.     This project started in July 2009 and was completed in 2010.        
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  • ADB PPTA 7177-PRC Wuhan Urban Environment Improvement Project

    ADB PPTA 7177-PRC: Wuhan Urban Environment Improvement Project     EASEN was commissioned by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for PPTA No. 7177-PRC: Wuhan Urban Environment Improvement Project. This project aims to improve the urban environment and water quality of lakes and rivers in Wuhan City, as well as achieved long-term sustainable development through investments in sludge treatment.   The project included the following components:   Jiangnan sludge treatment and disposal component Wuhan New Zone Lake/Channels rehabilitation and pumping station Yangchun Lake Secondary Urban Center Lake/Channel rehabilitation Capacity Development to improve sludge treatment practices Improvement of the environment and infrastructure of two lakeside urban areas     EASEN managed technical, environmental, social, financial, economic, and institutional elements of the project to ensure compliance with the policies and guidelines set by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).     EASEN provided the following services:   Review and analyze the medium- and long-term sector plans for water supply, wastewater management, storm water management, solid waste management, sludge treatment, and the rehabilitation of lakes and river systems within Wuhan City Prepare notes on policy issues and related activities Review and provide commentary on domestic feasibility studies, Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), Project Reports (PRs) and other related reports Develop a project design and monitoring framework Prepare reports such as inception report, interim report, draft final report and final report Financial due diligence Financial evaluation Financial projections     This project started in May 2009 and was completed in November 2009.    
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  • Wastewater Treatment Project for Shanghai Bailonggang BST 2.3

    Shanghai Bailonggang Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) and Sludge Treatment Project (BST 2.3)     In collaboration with the China Railway No.4 Engineering Group Co., Ltd. (Railway No.4), EASEN supplied technical assistance (TA) for the Shanghai Bailonggang Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) and Sludge Treatment Project (BST 2.3).   The BST 2.3 is a key component of the World Bank funded Shanghai Environmental Project APL Urban Wastewater Management Component Phase II. The scope of the project to treat the chemical sludge, primary sludge and excess sludge created during the upgrade and expansion process by combining some different state-of-the-art treatment methodologies together.   The designed sludge treatment capacity will be 268t/d.   EASEN will assist in building the following:   Sludge digestion treatment system (including 8 oval-shaped digesters with diameter of 25m and 45.65m in height) Sludge transportation system Methane treatment and utilization system Water treatment system Sludge drying system   EASEN will also upgrade the current sludge thickening treatment system.   The volume of oval-shaped digesters is 12,300m3 with an internal diameter of 25m at its widest section. The construction is done with reinforced concrete with the deepest foundation ditch of 13.4m. They are the largest oval-shaped digesters in term of size and quantity in Asia and throughout the world. The technologies, techniques complication, and technical difficulties faced made it one of the most difficult components of the overall project.   Railway No.4 is the implementation agency of the Project. EASEN signed a contract with the Railway No.4 to closely cooperate with them on this Project. In addition, with previously successful World Bank projects, EASEN can also supply technical support and assistance, review and amend their blueprints for efficiency and instruct for Project implementation and testing.   This project started in 2009.
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  • ADB Wuhan Urban Environmental Improvement Project

     ADB Wuhan Urban Environmental Improvement Project   EASEN was awarded the Asian Development Bank (ADB) financed Wuhan Urban Environmental Improvement Project (PPTA) in Hubei, China (2009).The project is designed to improve urban infrastructure and environment in Wuhan city and achieve sustainable development.     The assignment includes:   Water supply Wastewater treatment Storm-water management Solid waste management Sludge treatment Lakes and river systems rehabilitation     The project consists of four components, which are:   South –Yangtze River Sludge Disposal and Management Wuhan New Zone lakes and ditches rebuilding and pumping station works Yangchunhu Secondary City Center lakes and ditches rebuilding and pumping station works Technical assistance   EASEN's team of experts will undertake technical, environmental, social, financial, economic and institutional studies following relevant ADB guidelines.     The main tasks include:   Review of medium-and-long-term plans Policy discussion and related activities Review of domestic feasibility studies Design and monitoring framework Reporting
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