Capability Statements

Water, Irrigation and Fire Fighting Networks

Wastewater and Storm Drainage Networks

Earthworks and Landscaping

Infrastructure for Urban Development

ACE has led many large scales and prestigious infrastructure projects across the Gulf, the Middle East, and Africa. Our impressive portfolio of infrastructure projects ranges from the design of new urban infrastructure networks and upgrading outdated existing systems. Not only have these projects helped facilitate urban development and economic progress, but many have significantly improved the health and quality of life of local communities.

 

The extensive experience and expertise of our engineers mean that we bring innovation and value to our infrastructure projects. Our breadth of services and depth of skills allow us to plan, design, and construct major infrastructure projects that improve living standards and support our client's visions.

 

Our long diverse history of delivering large infrastructure projects has enabled us to build a strong team of engineers with a wealth of expertise in this market sector. This has made us one of the engineers of choice for delivering major government of development-funded projects.

 

We are comfortable working for large governmental bodies or for private developers. Whether we are designing a new network or rehabilitating an existing system we always seek to provide the most effective solution with consideration for cost, technical
specifications, economic, social, and environmental impact. With ten regional offices across the Gulf and Africa, we are
able to bring our skills and resources much closer to our clients wherever the projects are based and deliver the projects successfully.

 

Located in the city of Cairo, one of the largest and most densely populated cities in the world, we are keenly aware of the importance of good infrastructure to serve all sectors of society and industry. We use our technical skills and experience to deliver planning,
environmental, design, and construction management and supervision services.

Our core areas of expertise are:

Road networks.

Earthworks and landscaping.

Wastewater and storm drainage networks.

Water, irrigation, and firefighting networks.

Power supply, street lighting, telecom, and data networks.

District cooling networks.

Road Networks

From large multi-lane highways to smaller residential streets, our roads provide the backbone to our infrastructure system. Connecting communities and different sectors of the economy, highways are essential to a region's prosperity. Not only do highways provide access, but commonly they serve as a route for many of our other key infrastructure services such as electricity, water, and communications networks.

 

ACE's portfolio of highway projects spanning over 50 years illustrates how our engineers have embraced new practices in planning, design, safety, and project execution. From planning and delivering new road networks to rehabilitating and upgrading existing networks, ACE can draw upon a wide spectrum of engineering experts. Many of our engineers have strong links to academic institutions, ensuring that we are at the forefront of technical innovation. Our academic connections, in-depth knowledge of our industry, and wealth of experience enable us not only to advise our clients but to offer them solutions for the future and value for their investments.

 

ACE Highways engineers have direct access to Ardaman-ACE (our geotechnical sister company offering extensive geotechnical services), thus
enabling us to offer specialist knowledge of soils and highway materials. This partnership means that our highway designs use the most appropriate materials meeting all technical specifications whilst delivering cost efficiency. We also have in-house experts in highway planning, geometric and structural design, and traffic control. Our appreciation of environmental sustainability means that our designs incorporate appropriate landscaping and roadside development to restore, preserve and enhance the environment surrounding any development.

Our services cover:

Transportation planning and engineering.

Traffic studies and planning.

Feasibility studies.

Highway alignment and design.

Pavement design, materials testing, and quality control.

Preparation of tender documents.

Supervision of construction, and maintenance.

Our projects range from smaller local road networks to meet the traffic demands of larger developments such as hospitals, schools, and shopping centers, to
large national road schemes such as the Greater Cairo Ring Road. Our commitment to high-quality design has resulted in our appointment to several large framework agreements with the national governing bodies including the General Authority for Roads, Bridges and Land Transport (GARBLT), and the Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Development. The highways team works closely with our structural and utility engineers to deliver a seamless package of engineering skills. For example, our wealth of structural expertise includes bridges and tunnels. Our engineers have delivered major highway infrastructure projects such as the upgrade of over 500 km of gravel roads in Uganda to paved surfaces including 22 bridges. This project included not only design but environmental, social, and resettlement studies.

 

Our engineers are committed to improving safety when preparing new and updated road designs. For example, during the Agnona Junction - Elubo Road Rehabilitation Project in Ghana, the horizontal and vertical alignment of the road, and the road width were all improved to meet current safety standards. Using a combination of swamp displacement and surcharge techniques, the terrain was successfully prepared for the extensive earthworks needed to upgrade the road.

In providing key infrastructure networks such as roads and utilities, significant earthworks are often required. Sympathetic landscaping is important in reducing the visual impact of major civil engineering works.

 

ACE has extensive experience in providing a wide range of earthworks solutions. Our capabilities include; cut and fill in the construction of roads, railways, and causeways, berms design for canals, grading to reconfigure the topography of a site, or stabilizing slopes, and bulk excavation.

 

By focusing on the latest techniques in geotechnical engineering and using computer simulation to understand the complexities of cut and fill calculations, we are able to offer earthworks solutions that minimize both the financial cost of the project and the local environmental cost.

 

Our engineers are skilled in designing schemes that minimize the impact on the local environment whilst delivering projects that are in keeping with the landscape. Working with our environmental team and using local knowledge wherever possible, we seek to use locally sourced materials and incorporate appropriate landscaping. As part of the Great Egyptian Museum (GEM) project, ACE was tasked with developing the bulk excavation design. A complex
series of buildings at multiple levels sits amongst an area of sandy hills. Using a series of 3 D models the team was able to build a phased plan of cut and fill
requirements. This detailed 3D modeling enabled the team to minimize off-site removal of earthworks and maximize the reuse of local materials, in preparation
for laying the foundations of the new museum.

Our capabilities include the design of gravity sewer networks, pump stations, pressurized sewers, treatment plants, and treatment procedures including water purification. Our engineers are experienced at designing new wastewater systems as well as rehabilitating existing systems to provide additional capacity and meet new standards. The breadth of services offered by ACE means that our project teams comprise specialist engineers from our water, tunnel, geotechnical and environmental divisions and departments, with individual experts being called upon as required.

Our facilities include:

A dedicated legislation and standards unit with an extensive library and online database supplying environmental information.

An economic group for project appraisal and scenario analysis.

Extensive statistical analysis and modeling capabilities.

As part of a major infrastructure project to upgrade the Cairo Wastewater System, ACE was responsible for the environmental assessments. ACE also provided
construction supervision and management for EIGabal EI-Asfar wastewater treatment plant on the east bank of the Nile (The project handles an average daily flow of one million cubed meters per day with provision to increase this to three million cubed meters per day, by successive phases).

 

In recent years, ACE has developed a strong capability in delivering environmental impact assessments and has undertaken a number of feasibility studies in
relation to water management.

 

This ability to combine engineering design expertise and environmental considerations is clearly illustrated in our appointment to undertake the feasibility studies, preliminary and detailed design for the water networks (potable and wastewater) for 72 towns and villages in the Nile Delta and Valley.

 

We have also completed a number of storm drainage networks. Designing for typical storm return periods our team has developed new networks and has rehabilitated existing drainage systems. Detailed hydrological studies taking into account, local topography, geology, climate, and land use enable our engineers to develop drainage schemes that will protect communities from future flooding. Our experience in designing tunnels, culverts, and drainage
pumping schemes enable us to tailor the design to meet local needs.

 

We have recently undertaken a number of projects in Uganda rehabilitating existing drainage channels. In Kampala, we have worked with our bridges, highways, and utility teams to develop a solution where the Luigi Channel passes under existing highways and crosses utility corridors. As part of this program of works ACE was required to undertake a technical review of the channel stabilization techniques being proposed. Throughout the project, ACE monitored the contractors' involvement to ensure that all design specifications were met.

Providing access to water is essential for many aspects of our lives, whether it be improving health through clean drinking water, providing irrigation schemes to facilitate agriculture and drive economic development, or providing fire hydrant systems to protect people and property.

 

Our capabilities span not only the detailed engineering services required to implement water networks, but also the feasibility studies needed to determine the functionality of such systems. This includes capacity analysis, topographic and geological surveys, climate and environmental studies, and detailed hydrological analyses. Our team is experienced in designing dams, reservoirs, surface water collection systems, boreholes, and other water infrastructure.

 

We always seek to work with our clients to find the most appropriate solution. This may be to improve existing infrastructure, for example, improving pumping efficiency, or may require the introduction of new infrastructures such as new water storage facilities, pumping stations, and pipe networks.

Water Networks

Our engineers have experience in delivering large-scale water networks including the main and subsidiary pipes as well as installing meter systems to individual houses. In Orikum, Albania ACE designed over 26 km of water transmission and 27 km of distribution lines with individual meters for residential housing. We have also delivered smaller scale networks in developing countries providing community standpipes as part of government programs to improve health and help reduce poverty for example the Al-Falah Community in the UAE.

Irrigation Schemes

Our long presence in Egypt, one of the most important agricultural civilizations, enables us to excel in the field of irrigation. With irrigation schemes accounting for approximately 2 5 % of water consumption in Egypt, irrigation scheme designs commonly require planning approval prior to construction. In a move towards
improved water conservation, irrigation has been targeted as an area where significant water savings could be achieved.

Our irrigation specialists provide services including;

Irrigation system inspection, monitoring, and evaluation.

Water supply analysis.

Irrigation system design.

Tender documentation preparation.

Construction management.

Careful analyses of the local climate, soil condition, water supply, and pressure, and electrical supply enable our engineers to design efficient systems, thus minimizing maintenance requirements, and reducing waste. By incorporating appropriate planting as we II as providing sound hydraulic engineering solutions (including the use of captured rainwater, recycled and treated water), water consumption can be greatly reduced.

 

Having delivered many projects with complex design requirements we have developed a reputation based on delivering practical and cost-effective design solutions on budget and on time. Our detailed understanding of irrigation schemes has resulted in our engagement on several high-profile national and international projects. In 2005 ACE was appointed to undertake a comprehensive feasibility study of the irrigation of the Nile Delta and Valley as part of Egypt's Integrated Irrigation Improvement and Management Project (IIIMP). In 2006 ACE undertook a major study of the Orantes Basin in Syria to develop and design a new irrigation system. The project included a wide range of studies (such as topographic, economic, and environmental) which were used to inform the design of the system. ACE was responsible for the engineering design and tender documents.

Fire Hydrant Systems

Fire hydrant systems can be used to protect large industrial sites and public areas. The water hydrants either work off the main water supply or in some cases from the raw or treated water networks. These systems are provided for use in emergency situations not for individual use. Outlets are located at appropriate distances throughout the hydrant system to meet recommended standards and design codes. Our experience in this field includes industrial sites as well as larger infrastructure projects such as the design of a fire hydrant system for the town of Gheryan in Libya covering 400 ha. Our services in relation to fire protection range from inception planning and feasibility studies, engineering design to tender
submission and site supervision.

Power Supply, Street Lighting, Telecom, and Data Networks

ACE has a long history of delivering power projects. Our expertise includes power station development projects, energy transmission, and distribution, economic review, operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation. As a multi-disciplinary company, we are well-positioned to deliver expertise related not only to power but to structural and civil engineering. For example, ACE provided technical structural services for the Sidi Krier Thermal Power Station in Alexandria, and also provided the electrical design for the lighting, power feeders from the main control center to receptacles and communication outlets for all the plant's buildings.

 

ACE has provided a wide range of electrical services for numerous projects across Egypt, the Middle East, and Africa including residential, hotels, hospitals, shopping malls, commercial, underground and over-ground Metro, aircraft workshops, and water and wastewater.

Treatment Plants.

Our capabilities include:

Feasibility studies.

Preliminary design calculations and design development drawings.

Detailed design and single-line diagrams.

Cost e stim at ion.

Preparation of tender documents.

Contractor evaluation.

Project supervision.

Our engineers are experienced in delivering projects to meet different national and international design standards (including IEC, BS, NEC, IEEE, ANSI). Keeping abreast of the latest technological and industry advances we are able to offer our clients the latest in electrical engineering design. Our long history in this sector has enabled us to develop good relationships with electrical service providers, other utilities providers, and authorities overseeing electricity provision.

Power Supply Infrastructure Networks

Our capabilities range from medium voltage distributors and cables, transformer rooms (including power transformers, ring mains, low voltage distribution boards), MV and LV power cables, LV feeder pillars, and meter boxes.

 

We have provided the electrical design for large infrastructure projects including sewage pump stations, treatment plants, potable water pumps, irrigation pumps, landscape lighting, and signage power supply.

 

Depending on the nature of the project we typically evaluate the current or initial load density, growth rate, and any spare capacity to be incorporated in the
design. The quality and continuity of the service are commonly specified by the client. Taking into consideration of the local environment, humidity, temperature, and soil conditions our designs deliver an optimum solution given the particular features and constraints of the project.

 

Our capabilities in delivering large-scale infrastructure projects extend beyond the installation of power supply, to incorporate telecom networks and IT infrastructure.

Street Lighting

ACE's long history of delivering major highways, tunneling, and bridge projects has resulted in a significant depth of experience in providing street lighting design. From network design to choosing which type of lighting pole is most suited, our electrical engineers are well placed to offer expert knowledge in this field. Working to provide sustainable and cost-effective solutions to street lighting difficulties in remote areas, ACE has designed solar energy solutions which do not require local power supplies.

 

As part of the Manshiet Nasser district redevelopment in Cairo, 6000 low-cost residential units were provided. In order to deliver street lighting to the area, ACE's lighting engineers came up with a solution to provide lighting with limited power consumption.

Telecom and Data Networks

ACE provides light current networks such as telecom and data systems to support larger infrastructure developments as well as individual buildings. In the rapidly evolving industry of telecommunications, our design solutions take particular consideration of future requirements as well as present-day demand. Our systems meet national and international standards to provide our clients with secure networks with appropriate capacity, flexibility, and durability.

District Cooling Network

The provision of district cooling systems can be introduced to replace individual cooling systems for specific buildings. District-wide systems can be located remote to the urban area they are serving, thus maximizing the use of more expensive real estate. District cooling systems are considered to be easier to maintain and more reliable. These centralized systems resuIt is a more efficient use of energy and is, therefore, more environmentally friendly.

 

A centralized plant building is located on a remote site. Chilled water is distributed to the buildings via pre-insulated underground pipes. Heat exchangers and pumps ensure the cooling requirements for each individual building are met. District cooling systems can be used for all types of building use where cooling is required, including industrial, residential, commercial, and health care sectors. Our experience in delivering district cooling systems means that we can advise our clients with regards to the most appropriate types of chillers, cooling towers, pumps, heat exchangers, and piping systems depending on the requirements of the project.

Infrastructure Project Experience

Below are some examples of recent infrastructure projects. A full list of our projects is available upon request.

Kotu Ring Rural Water Supply- Gambia

In 2008 ACE led a multi-million dollar water improvement scheme in Kotu, Gambia. The main objective of the project was to provide improved access to clean water, helping to promote better living conditions and health care. The project consisted of providing boreholes and conveying water to the local treatment works. The project formed part of a national program to deliver clean water to the total population by 2020. ACE was responsible for the design, tender process, and site supervision.

Infrastructure Project in Gheryan -Libya

Completed in 2007, ACE delivered the preliminary and detailed design phases of an extensive infrastructure development project in Gheryan, to the south of Tripoli. The project area covered 440 ha and included the design of the water supply, firefighting network, and house mains connections to the area. In addition, the project included new gravity sewerage systems, rain-water drainage, and approximately 110 km of roads. This project brought significant improvements to the quality of life for the population of German.

Infrastructure Works in Murzuq, Funqul, and Tragen - Libya

Scheduled for completion in 2012, ACE has been leading the design review and construction management/supervision of a major infrastructure program in Libya. The project includes the delivery of new water, sewage, and street lighting, and road networks for each of the three towns.

Marassi Resort, Sidi Abdel Rahman, North Coast, Egypt

A site area is of approx. 7 million m2• (1,730Acres), the site is extending 5.5 km on the Alexandria-Matrouh International Coastal Highway and 7 km on the sea.
Emaar Misr is the Client. The main objective is to develop a world-class, multi-season resort community targeted towards Europeans, Egyptians, and the Middle.
East. ACE has been responsible for the infrastructure design and construction supervision.

In 2009 ACE was appointed by The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania to deliver the feasibility study, design, and tender submission for a new water and sewerage system for three towns as part of the National Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Program (UWSSP). The aim of the project was to improve
sanitation and quality of life in urban areas, directly stimulating economic growth. ACE provided not only civil and structural expertise but also
environmental and social studies.

Water and Sewerage Project in Tanga City, Muheza and Pangani Townships -Tanzania