Qaissamani Dam Project LNPW3

In Brief

Country: Lebanon
Industry: Power & Water
Project value (US Mn$): 23 ( Actual )
Project status: Construction
Project type: Dam
City/Emirate: Mount Lebanon Governorate

Timeline

Contractor appointed: November 2012

Construction start: Q2 2015
Completion: Q4 2017
Project Added Date: 04-05-2010
Last Updated: 08-02-2016

Latest Updates
Scope Update - 08/02/2016
The rock-fill dam is 200 meters wide, 30 meters high.
Schedule Update - 08/02/2016
Construction on the project is ongoing and completion expected by Q4 2017.

Projects Description
Scope
The project calls for building a 2.4 square kilometre dam near the Hammana Village in the
Mount Lebanon mountain chain that will provide a million cubic metres of potable water to
inhabitants of 35 surrounding villages.
The main components of the project are the construction of an embankment dam, water
diversion structures, and a network of pipes and canals to guide rainwater and melting
snow toward the dam.
The project will also include the procurement, construction and installation of a water
purification plant with a capacity of 12,000 cubic meters per day.
Schedule
The main construction contract was awarded to Mouawad Edde in November 2012.
The foundation stone was laid on 23 October 2013. Project duration is three years. It was
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expected to be completed in Q4 2016.

Construction of the project has begun in May 2015, following two years of delays and
protests by local contractor Mouawad-Edde.
A joint venture between the local LibanConsult AGM and the Kuwaiti Associated Consulting
Engineers (ACE) are the projects consultants.
Construction implementation will be under the supervision of the Council for Development
and Reconstruction (CDR).
Financial Details
The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) has made a $19 million loan to
the government of Lebanon to help finance the project.
The funds loan will cover around 81 per cent of the total cost of the project, which is
estimated to be $23.6 million. The Lebanese government will finance the remaining $4.6
million and is expected to reimburse the loan over a period of 24 years.

Contact Information
Client Information

Client : Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR), Lebanon

Country : Lebanon
P.O Box : 116/5351
Phone : 00961-1980096
Fax : 00961-1981252
Project Manager : Ismail Makki / Ghaleb Aridi
Alternate Phone : 00961-1981432/1980096/164

Client Information
Client : Ministry of Energy & Water, Lebanon
Country : Lebanon
City : Beirut
Phone : 00961-1565102
Email : mew@terra.net.lb
Project Manager : Mr. Zeyad Zakhor

Consultant Information
Consultant : Associated Consulting Engineers (ACE), Kuwait
Country : Kuwait
Phone : 00965-5711502

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Consultant Information
Consultant : LibanConsult Consulting Engineers
Country : Lebanon
P.O Box : 165295
Phone : 00961-1613863
Fax : 00961-1427530
Email : libanconsult@libanconsult.com
Project Manager : Sameer Faisal / Antoine Meouchy (GM)

Contractor Information
Contractor : Societe Mouawad-Edde SARL, Lebanon
Country : Lebanon
Phone : 00961-1202810/219225
Fax : 00961-1219226
Email : info@mouawad-edde.com
Project Manager : Mr. Anwar Irani
Alternate Phone : 00961-70259158

Contractor - Civil Information

Contractor - Civil : Societe Mouawad-Edde SARL, Lebanon
Country : Lebanon
Phone : 00961-1202810/219225
Fax : 00961-1219226
Email : info@mouawad-edde.com
Project Manager : Mr. Anwar Irani
Alternate Phone : 00961-70259158

Contractor - MEI Information

Contractor - MEI : Societe Mouawad-Edde SARL, Lebanon
Country : Lebanon
Phone : 00961-1202810/219225
Fax : 00961-1219226
Email : info@mouawad-edde.com
Project Manager : Mr. Anwar Irani
Alternate Phone : 00961-70259158

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