Our Projects

Expert Team has been involved in providing construction supervision services for Guddu Barrage’s rehabilitation, including, overall quality control and project management, quality assurance system, design review and construction drawings, construction supervision and management of contracts. Also inspection and control of construction activities, material, equipment and acceptance tests, environmental management plan, and social development action plan.

Expert Team provided design review, construction supervision and social mobilisation services on Vehowo Hill Torrent (Package-A); Kaura Hill Torrent (Package-B); and Sanghar Hill Torrent (Package-C). We were assigned to review the design given by TA Consultants, produce construction drawings and supervise construction works as per specifications and drawings.

Financed by the ADB and the Govt. of Punjab, our consortium provided the following services: detailed design, preparation of tender documents and construction supervision of all civil works necessary to rehabilitate and upgrade the Balloki Barrage, and LBDC and its distribution system. The rehabilitation and upgrade of the LBDC included the main off-take channels: Gugera Branch Canal; Sahiwal Pakpattan Link; Kassowal Escape and the KFS Feeder; and a distribution system comprising over 75 distributaries and minors.

Expert Team has been providing project management consultancy services on this all-important assignment. Our services include: institutional reforms; condition, topographic, geological and other surveys; prioritising, ranking and planning rehabilitation works; detailed designs; cost estimates and benefits and economic analysis; Environmental Assessment and Environmental Management Plan; Social Impact Assessment and Resettlement Action Plan; Water Accounting and Management System; contract management and construction supervision; and capacity building.

WASA Lahore engaged a consortium of consultants led by Expert Team to prepare the Master Plan with a 25-year planning horizon and identification / prioritisation of the project. This included provision of physical infrastructure including water supply, sewerage, storm water drainage and waste water treatment with detailed designing and costing to meet the present and future requirements for efficient and effective service delivery. Our team also assessed the existing infrastructure and proposed rehabilitation and expansion, including reviewing the regularity framework. The tariff structure was also reviewed and a sound MIS-based financial management system was introduced.

To address Pakistan’s transport policy issues, the Pakistan Government (GoP) requested the ADB to provide Capacity Development Technical Assistance (CDTA) for this project to meet development goals of Pakistan’s Vision 2025. The intended impact of the CDTA was to coordinate, an efficient, safe and sustainable transport system allowing the improved capacity of GOP to develop and manage it. As part of this assignment, in which Expert Team is collaborating with MML, there are five key deliverables: development and implementation of a holistic national transport policy and master plan; creation of a transport data observatory; supporting Pakistan in accession to, and implementation of, international transport agreements; supporting efforts to further implement sound road asset management; and project management support.

Expert Team rendered its services for the detailed design review and construction supervision of improvement and widening of Chakdara – Mingora – Fatehpur Section of National Highway N-95 (82 Km). Our services included inspection of construction activities; supervision of road drainage/hydraulic structures and protection works; setting out and verification of elevations; and review of design already carried out by NHA.

This 4-lane expressway with bridges over River Indus and culverts, runs from Yarak near D.I. Khan to Brahama Bahtar Interchange on M-1. The length of this expressway is approximately 285 kms. In association with NESPAK, our services on this assignment include: data collection and coordination with relevant departments for SOP maps; EIA report with identification of problematic areas; and hydrology study and hydraulics of major rivers with execution of the following tasks for study: location and extent of the catchments area; high flood level; maximum peak flood discharge; maximum velocity; type of bed material; waterway; and structure profile validation.

Our services on this assignment included detailed engineering comprising topographic survey, capacity analysis, traffic analysis and forecasting phases, hydraulic design, structural design, financial and economic analysis, cost estimation and construction supervision.

Expert Team was appointed to review the developer’s bid for dualisation of the 67-km long road connecting Hyderabad city and Mirpurkhas passing through Tando Jam and Tando Allahyar Towns. This tolled road was constructed, operated and maintained on BOT basis for a concession period of 20-30 years. Our services included the review of developer’s technical proposal, and design criteria, review of traffic projections and cost data and basis of the proposal, comments on proposal conditions, analysis of technical and financial capability of the developer, financial review, and technical review of the concession agreement.

This Master Plan for Gilgit and Naltar is being developed to manage the city’s urban growth until 2040 for which the needs and requirements of the present and future population are planned in a careful manner. For this purpose, a realistic land use plan has been devised to achieve the vision of the various stakeholders and to provide better living, working and leisure time facilities. Successful implementation of the plan will lead to greater economic activity as well as prosperity for the people who live, work and visit the city.

Expert Team’s services on this assignment included: data collection; surveys and studies; preparation of report on institutional setup required for implementation of the project; report on proposed consultancy for various specialised fields; review of policies, laws and deficiencies; and a report on submission of Final PC-II.

The proposed Development Master Plans of selected district headquarter cities of Sindh would require focus on the following activities, it would also include review of past trends, development strategies and prevalent conditions, preparation of digital base maps, SWOT analysis, and carving out a vision for the future of these cities. It will also include the preparation of a development plan comprising long-term plans, growth scenarios, short-term, immediate, and economic development plans, disaster management plans, climate change, resilience, and adaptability plans; and an implementation strategy.

The Central Design Office, Planning and Development Department of the Government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir took the initiative of getting the master plans prepared for the district and tehsil headquarter towns through Expert Team. The topographical surveys and master planning of 6 new district and tehsil headquarter towns, namely Haveli, Athmuqam, Dadyal, Hajeera, Barnala, and Sharda were awarded. Our services on this assignment included preparation of inception report, conducting topographic surveys, preparation of preliminary/draft master plans, and final master plans.

Expert Team reviewed the design of Islamabad’s Convention Centre and certified its adequacy and technical soundness in respect of structure, HVAC and MEP services. Our team carried out complete supervision of the construction work and provided certification of structural stability.

Expert Team was proud to be the implementing partner for the WeT programme, an offshoot of the BISP, whereby conditional cash assistance was provided to the eligible children of BISP’s Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) scheme’s selected beneficiary families. The scope of work included conducting micro supply capacity assessment of the participating public and private school facilities, social mobilisation of BISP beneficiaries, registration, enrolment and admission verification of children, and their attendance compliance monitoring. Expert Team implemented this programme in Sindh, Baluchistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan.

Under the umbrella of the National Cash Transfer Programme, Expert Team was part of the consortium responsible for all field operations including: household survey of the BISP beneficiaries to get their feedback regarding the cash transfer mechanism; conducting Focus Group Discussions and Community Dialogues with the beneficiaries; spot checks of payment places; and mystery shopping.

This 5-year Food Fortification Project was part of the wider programme, Supporting Nutrition in Pakistan, funded by the UK Government. Led by Mott MacDonald and Micronutrient Initiative, Expert Team assisted our partner consultants in improving political commitment and public/private sector management of food fortification programmes, supporting industry to provide a sustainable supply of fortified wheat flour and edible oil, raising public awareness and demand of fortified food and their nutritional benefits as well as carrying out a range of targeted scoping studies.

To support the early recovery of approximately 350,000 displaced families by the military operation in five FATA agencies, the World Bank provided support to the Government of Pakistan through the FATA Temporarily Displaced Persons – Emergency Recovery Project. To address access and security challenges and strengthen the programme oversight, the World Bank engaged Expert Team for third party monitoring to support its activities in FATA. Our project team’s tasks included periodically monitoring selected project activities and inputs/outputs in five agencies of FATA by providing periodic review of operational processes, activities, outputs, and results in the field; and comparing the processes and activities outlined in the Project Operations Manual to those being implemented in practice, to identify any deviations as well as areas where additional attention may be warranted.

In collaboration with MML, Expert Team was involved in reviewing the existing structure, suggesting management capability, conducting feasibility study on alternate curricula, assisting in formulating work plans, defining subject criteria for pilot GCET, helping prepare manuals, undertaking field visits, managing development, distance education and material development, education technology development, research, education economics, and non-formal education.