JORDAN - MAQARIN DAM FEASIBILITY STUDY

FEASIBILITY STUDY WILL ANALYZE DOMESTIC, MUNICIPAL, INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL WATER REQUIREMENTS, DETERMINING 2 OPTIMUM RESERVOIR CAPACITIES BASED ON DIFFERING INFLOW CONDITIONS AND OPTIMUM ADDITIONAL STORAGE JUSTIFIED FOR ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION. CONSULTANT WILL ALSO PREPARE PRELIMINARY DESIGNS, COST ESTIMATES AND A CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM. STUDIES TO BE UNDERTAKEN BEGIN WITH AN APPRAISAL OF PREVIOUS REPORTS, SURVEYS, MAPS AND RECORDS IN GEOLOGICAL, HYDROLOGICAL AND TOPOLOGICAL PROBLEM AREAS, FOLLOWED BY INITIAL SURVEYS OF GEO-MECHANICS, ROCK AND SOIL MECHANICS AND FOUNDATIONS, EMBANKMENT FILL AND CONCRETE AGGREGATES, AND TOPGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGIC MAPS. CONSULTANT WILL SUGGEST SITES AND EQUIPMENT FOR HYDRO-METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, SUGGEST ECONOMICAL DAM SIZES, EXAMINE WATER CONVEYOR SYSTEMS, STUDY HYDRO-POWER GENERATION DESIGNS CONSIDERING BASE AND PEAK LOAD POWER POTENTIAL, EVALUATE EXTENT OF ATTENUATION IN THE FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY OF FLOODS, STUDY METHODS OF SPRINKLER IRRIGATION CONSIDERING LAND TOPOGRAPHY, DEPTH AND TEXTURE OF SOIL, WATER QUALITY AND LABOR AVAILABILITY, CALCULATE DISCHARGE COEFFICIENTS AND STORM RUN-OFF IN RELATION TO CATCHMENT AREAS, DETERMINE CROPPING PATTERNS AND WATER DIVERSION REQUIREMENTS, PROPOSE LAND CLASSIFICATION STUDIES AND LAYOUT AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF IRRIGATION SYSTEM, CONSTRUCT FIELD LABORATORIES, PERFORM UTILITY RELOCATION STUDIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSES, EVOLVE A CONSTRUCTION PLAN BASED ON EXPECTED DAM COMPLETION DATE OF 1980, AND PREPARE A PRELIMINARY DAM DESIGN WITH COST ESTIMATES. JORDAN VALLEY COMMISSION RESPONSIBLE FOR SELECTING A CONSULTANT, PROVIDING LOCAL CURRENCY, PROVIDING AVAILABLE REQUISITE BACKGROUND INFORMATION TO CONSULTANT, SUPERVISING CONSULTANT, AND PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO PROJECT SITE. AID MONITORING RESPONSIBILITY WILL INCLUDE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF SCOPE OF WORK, PROPOSALS, AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, APPROVAL OF CONTRACTOR, FOLLOW-UP ON PROJECT PROGRESS AND REPORTING, AND EVALUATION OF PROBLEMS IN PROGRESS OF STUDIES.