October 2014 1. COMPANY PRESENTATION 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Services 1.3 Fields of Activity.
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October 2014 1. COMPANY PRESENTATION 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Services 1.3 Fields of Activity 1.1 Introduction NORAQUA, Engineering Consultants, ltd, was founded as a company in 1981 and resulted from bringing together the efforts its founding partners - civil engineering graduates - had been developing separately in basic sanitation research and projects. It also resulted from the increasing need, felt by everyone, to increment added value to research through introducing new competencies. Currently the company is ongoing implementation process of certification of quality management system according to ISO 9001:2008. 1.2 Services Baseline Studies Feasibility Studies Master Plans Design Technical Assistance (in construction) Project Management and Supervision Rehabilitation Works 1.3 Fields of Actitity 1 – HYDRAULICS AND WATER RESOURCES • Water Resources assessment • River Flood Control • Hydrological studies • Floods Studies • Weirs construction for floods • Multipurpose hydroelectric plant (mini) • River basin plans • Hydraulics Infrastructure Design • Agricultural Hydraulic Infrastructures Design 1.3 Fields of Actitity 2 – URBAN HYDRAULICS • General Plans for Basic Sanitation • Water Supply Design: abstraction, water treatment plants, water main pipes, reservoirs e water supply networks • Wastewaters Drainage System and Industrial Sewage Networs Design: drainage network, sewage interceptors, pumping systems, wastewater treatment plants (domestic and industrial), underwater outfalls. • Storm water drainage systems designs • Industrial processes and domestic effluent characterization studies • Existing infrastructures diagnosis 1.3 Fields of Actitity 3 – ENVIRONMENT • Environmental impact assessment • Pollution control systems 4 – BUILDING INSTALLATIONS • Water and Waste water networks • Fire protection and safety in buildings • Gaz Networks • Reuse of waste water 5 – CARTOGRAFY AND REGISTRY • Geographical information systems (GIS) • Digital Cartografy • Expropriations 2. PORTFOLIO 2.1 Master Plans 2.2 Urban Hydraulics 2.3 Treatment Plants 2.1 Master Plans MASTER PLAN FOR WATER SUPPLY AND WASTE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS IN THE NORTH OF PORTUGAL (consortium) DATE 2007/2008 DESCRIPTION Water Supply and Waste Water Supply Systems diagnosis, global analysis, proposing new solutions, estimated cost, investment timming COVERAGE 74 Municipalities; Population: 264 000 habitants 2.1 Master Plans REVISION OF MASTER PLAN FOR WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS ALONG AVE RIVER BASIN (consortium) WASTE WATER SYSTEMS DATE 2007 DESCRIPTION Revision of baseline elements, analysis of proposed solution and proposing alternatives, main description of new proposing solution, estimated costs, development plan POPULATION COVERED 453 000 habitants AND WASTE WATER 2.1 Master Plans FURTHER STUDY OF THE TECHNICAL-FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR VALE DO SOUSA REGION (MUNICIPALITIES: AMARANTE, AROUCA, CASTELO DE PAIVA, CINFÃES, FELGUEIRAS, LOUSADA, PAÇOS DE FERREIRA, PAREDES E PENAFIEL) (consortium) DATE 2005 Felgueiras Paços de Ferreira Lousada Amarante DESCRIPTION The aim of this study was to fix several problems in basic sanitation of this region POPULATION COVERED 434 000 habitants COSTS Water Systems – 134 M €; Waste Water Systems - 247 M € Paredes Penafiel Cinfães Castelo de Paiva Arouca 2.1 Master Plans MASTER PLAN FOR CITY OF ESPINHO AND NEIGHBORING AREAS STORM WATER DATE 1993 DESCRIPTION Delineation of drainage basins for the city and strategies and parameters for the deployment of a network of storm water drainage POPULATION COVERED 33 700 habitants 2.2 Urban Hydraulics JOVIM-NOVA SINTRA MAIN PIPE DATE 2007 OWNER Águas do Douro e Paiva, S.A. DESCRIPTION New “Jovim-Nova Sintra” Main Pipe Design (DN900); technical assistance; maximum flow: 940 l/s COST 9.500.000 € EXTENSION 11.5 km 2.2 Urban Hydraulics PEDROUÇOS-NOGUEIRA II MAIN PIPE DATE 2006 OWNER Águas do Douro e Paiva, S.A. DESCRIPTION New “Pedrouços-Nogueira II” Main Pipe (DN700); technical assistance COST 4.000.000 € EXTENSION 8.5 km 2.2 Urban Hydraulics BENFICA MAIN PIPE – LUANDA (ANGOLA) – DETAILED DESIGN (in consortium) DATE 2012 OWNER EPAL Luanda DESCRIPTION Project of Benfica Main Pipe (DN500 to 700) EXTENSION 7 km 2.2 Urban Hydraulics CHAVES WATER SYSTEM NETWORKS DATE 2008 OWNER Chaves Municipality DESCRIPTION Chaves Water Systems Networks (several zones) design (from DN110 to DN200); technical assistance COST 3.300.000 € EXTENSION 46.4 km 2.2 Urban Hydraulics ESPINHO WATER SYSTEMS DATE Since 1981 OWNER Câmara Municipal de Espinho DESCRIPTION Global Water System Design (from DN60 to DN350) including several reservoirs; technical assistance EXTENSION 61 km 2.2 Urban Hydraulics EXPANSION OF PEDROUÇOS RESERVOIR DATE 1997 OWNER Águas do Douro e Paiva, S.A. DESCRIPTION Expansion of Pedrouços Reservoir (at Maia); tender preparation; technical assistance COST 2.000.000 € CAPACITY 10 000 m3 2.2 Urban Hydraulics BITA’S WATER SYSTEM AND QUILONGA’S WATER SYSTEM (ANGOLA) – BASE PROJECT DATE 2011/2013 OWNER EPAL Luanda (in consortium) DESCRIPTION Preliminary Project for Bita’s and Quilonga’s Water systems (Luanda’s Overall Water System): • Bita’s System: 70 km (DN600 to 2 x 1400) • Quilonga’s System: 68km (DN500 to 2 x 1400) 2.2 Urban Hydraulics RIVER WATER PIPELINE - SONAREF REFINERY PROJECT (LOBITO ANGOLA) – BASE PROJECT (in consortium) DATE 2013/2014 OWNER Sonangol (in consortium) DESCRIPTION Base Project for Bita’s and Quilonga’s Water systems: Sonaref Refinery Water Pipeline (from Biópio Dam) – 3 pumping systems (900kw and 355kw, 4 pumps each – 3 main pipes, total 22km, DN600), 2 reservoirs (2 x 2 x 4000m3), surge tower (70m3), main pipe (2.6 km – DN600) COST (PROPOSAL) 75.000.000 € (aprox.) 2.2 Urban Hydraulics WATER SUPPLY REINFORCEMENT AT SEVERAL MUNICIPALITIES IN ANGOLA – BASE PROJECT FOR TENDER PREPARATION (CONDA, UKO SELES, EBO, BEMBE, MUCABA, DAMBA) (in consortium) DATE 2013 OWNER MINISTÉRIO DA ENERGIA E ÁGUAS DIRECÇÃO NACIONAL DE ÁGUAS (ANGOLA) DESCRIPTION • • • • • Water Raws Pumping Stations Main Pipes Reservoirs Water Networks 2.2 Urban Hydraulics CITY OF ESPINHO AND NEIGHBORING AREAS STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM DATE 2000 DESCRIPTION Storm Water Drainage System Design: around 50 km of network (from DN 315 to DN 1500) POPULATION COVERED 33 700 habitants 2.2 Urban Hydraulics GAFANHA DA NAZARÉ STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM DATE 2011 DESCRIPTION Storm Water Drainage System Design: around 22 km of network (from DN 315 to DN 1500 and “box-culvert” 1.0x2.0m) POPULATION COVERED 17 100 habitants COST (ESTIMATED) 7.4 M € 2.2 Urban Hydraulics VILA DO CONDE STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM DATE 2005/2011 DESCRIPTION Storm Water Drainage System Design: around 16 km of network (from DN 315 to DN 1500 and “box-culvert” 1.5x2.0m) COST (ESTIMATED) 4.85 M € 2.2 Urban Hydraulics CAXITO STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM (ANGOLA) – DETAILED DESIGN (in consortium) DATE 2014 OWNER Governo Provincial do Bengo (in consortium) DESCRIPTION Storm Water Drainage System Design: around 29.2 km of network (from DN 315 to DN2000); 3 pumping stations; 4 storm water retention basin (5637 m2; 1706 m2; 1311 m2; 3150 m2) 2.2 Urban Hydraulics ENERGY OPTIMIZATION – WWPS ESPÍRITO SANTO, WWPS MADALENA E WWPS AFURADA OWNER: Águas de Gaia DESCRIPTION: Wastewater pumping station energy optimization study: i) ii) iii) Definition of the actual operation conditions; Definition of optimization solutions Finantial analysis of the proposed solutions WWPS ESPÍRITO SANTO WWPS AFURADA WWPS VALADARES 2.3 Treatment Plants GRAMIDO WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT DATE 1989 OWNER Serviços Municipalizados de Gondomar SERVICE Design POPULATION COVERED 52 815 habitants (equivalents) CAPACITY: 10 574 m3/day 2.3 Treatment Plants MOSTEIROS WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT DATE 2002 OWNER Serviços Municipalizados de Ponta Delgada SERVICE Design COST 591 757 € POPULATION COVERED 3 709 habitants (equivalents) CAPACITY: 763 m3/day 2.3 Treatment Plants S. SILVESTRE WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT DATE 2007 OWNER Empreiteiros CASAIS / Águas do Mondego, S.A. SERVICE Design COST 2 001 445 € POPULATUION COVERED 11 667 habitants (equivalents) CAPACITY: 2 100 m3/day 2.3 Treatment Plants SOUSA WASTE WATERTREATMENT PLANT DATE 2011 OWNER DST / Águas do Noroeste, S.A. SERVICE Design COST 9 774 559 € POPULATION COVERED 84 082 habitants (equivalents) CAPACITY: 16 161 m3/day 2.3 Treatment Plants PADRASTOS WATER TREATMENT PLANT DATE 1991 OWNER Câmara Municipal de Vale de Cambra SERVICE: Design COST 357 374 € POPULATION COVERED 17 505 habitants (equivalents) CAPACITY: 3 339 m3/day 2.3 Treatment Plants QUEIMADELA WATER TREATMENT PLANT DATE 1996/2005 OWNER Câmara Municipal de Fafe / Águas do Noroeste, S.A. SERVICE Projeto de execução COST 1 009 617 € / 514 050 € POPULATION COVERED Around 40 000 habitants CAPACITY: 17 859 m3/day 3. CERTIFICATIONS 3 Certifications Since 2010, NORAQUA has been certified by Portuguese economic authorities as a leader business company. 3 Certifications Many other project owners certificates NORAQUA as a well organized company, with well-made projects and with the adequate know-how to fulfill all the proposed objectives. 4. EXTERNAL COLLABORATIONS 4 External Collaborations NORAQUA has, following the experience and service in the business for over 30 years, a roster of external collaborations that allows supplant any specific or continuous needs, whether in the field of civil engineering as well as other specialties such as architecture, electrical engineering, environmental and other. Currently, NORAQUA has direct collaborations with the following companies: • Hidrofunção, Consultores de Engenharia Lda. • Procivil – Consultores Técnicos de Engenharia, Lda. • Gatengel – Projectos de Engenharia, Lda. – electrical design • CCAD – Serviços de Engenharia, Lda – structure design www.noraqua.pt Porto, Portugal