Daily Times

National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK) has been awarded mega road and dam projects in the Sultanate of Oman, enabling a Pakistani engineering firm to generate handsome foreign exchange for the country, by exporting its expert consultancy services, said NESPAK Managing Director (MD) Dr Tahir Masood on Thursday.

As per details, Special Economic Zone Authority Duqm (SEZAD), Oman has hired NESPAK to design a Dual Carriageway for NR-32 Phase-1 at Duqm 16 kilometers (km). The scope of work comprises of designing for a 6-lane dual carriage road (13 km), 3 No bridges (total length =3km), roundabouts and signalised traffic signals (04No). This dual carriageway (6 lanes) will run through the business hub in the free zone i.e. heavy Industrial area, Duqm Refinery, Petro chemical industry, Shell Petroleum project etc and connect these with the Duqm Port.

Ministry of Regional Municipality and Water Resources has engaged NESPAK for a feasibility study and design of Recharge and Storage Dams in Wilyat Al Hamra, Al Dakhliyah Governorate, Oman. The scope of work comprises of 6 No Recharge dams, 3 No Storage dams and 5km of wadi training and protection works (length = 5km) to future planned residential areas on the edge of the main wadis.

Under a third assignment, NESPAK’s consultancy services have been hired by the Ministry of Transport and Communication, Oman for preparation of tender documents for left over stretches of Batinah Coastal Road Phase-1 (60 KM). A 45 km dual carriageway road (4 lanes) was designed and supervised by NESPAK in 2015 and designing of remaining dual carriage road (15km) including bridges, roundabouts along Batinah coast line is included under the current scope of work.

This dual carriage ways road (4 lanes) is a main road which will connect Muscat with Dubai. This main Batinah Coastal Road will promote tourism and connect different built up areas, Sohar port, Refinery and fish harbors. NESPAK MD Dr Masood has congratulated the concerned staff on these achievements.

The Client preferred Pakistani Engineering Firm- NESPAK among international bidders for these challenging assignments is due to its solid track record of rendering exceptional services on mega infrastructure projects in Oman. Moreover, NESPAK has the capability to complete road projects passing through difficult terrains.

In the Sultanate of Oman, NESPAK started its operations in the year 1979 and has been providing consultancy services to various government Ministries and departments for the last 39 years. The major fields of operations have been major roads, highways, water supply and sewerage schemes and dams. From a modest beginning in the 1980’s to mega projects in the year 2000 in the Sultanate, NESPAK has emerged as an efficient and dependable partner to the government of Oman in the development of infrastructure facilities. Through consistent and tireless efforts of its employees, NESPAK has carved a niche for itself and today proudly stands as one of the leading consultancy firms in the Sultanate.