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Contents
Cover Page

Page Nos.
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Inner Cover Page

2

Contents

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Editorial by Chairman of Information Committee

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Message from Chairman ASPAC

5ASPAC Member Associations

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ASPAC Committee

7News Round up
ASPAC EC meeting at Rio

8-9

FIDIC Rio 2014 Conference

10-11

FIDIC-ASPAC Tehran 2015 Conference

12-14

Consult Australia ASPAC CEO Conference, Sydney 2015

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News from Member Associations
Consultant Australia, Australia

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CEAI, India

17-27

AJCE, Japan

28-30

ACENZ, New Zealand

31-34

KENCA, South Korea

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Young Professional Forum
Calendar of Events of Interest to ASPAC Member Associations

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From the Editors Desk..

Dear Readers,Recently concluded FIDIC Annual Conference 2014 at RIO has been
an important landmark for the Consultancy fraternity across the world.
A report on the FIDIC Conference and another exclusive report for YPF
events at Rio are included in this issue for the benefit of those who
could not attend the conference.

Amitabha Ghoshal

ASPAC had a very successful EC meeting and GAM with larger
attendees than the previous years. There was strong presence from Iranian Society of Consulting
Engineers team for extending invitation to all ASPAC Member Countries, in their bid to make Tehran
Conference the largest attended ever. The Indonesian team made a presentation on the successful
Bali Conference held in March 2014 and same was appreciated by all present.
In this issue we have extensive inputs from five large Member Associations and an invitation forthattending the Consult Australia ASPAC CEO Conference on 30 April and 1 May 2015 at Sydney,
Australia.
It is heartening to note that interest in ASPAC is on the rise and it is becoming a strong regional body.
The only regret the editor has is that we could not include all the 22 Member Associations in any of
the issues till now.
ASPAC is hopeful that all MAs will participate in the coming editions of Newsletter and make this aplatform for exchange of information between Member Associations. Thish will ultimately help
consultancy fraternity to secure their rightful share of respect and recognitions from the society atlarge and the governments in their country.

Warm regards
Amitabha Ghoshal
Chairman
ASPAC-Information Committee

4Chairman’s Message
If we look back to this last couple of weeks, I think there have been some very
interesting meetings and discussions.
At the FIDIC Conference 2014 which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 28
September to 01 October 2014, more than 180 engineers have participatedfrom 14 ASPAC member countries.
I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to all ASPAC participants who have
traveled long way and shown interest in the Conference.
The followings are the ASPAC activities in Rio.
1.
ASPAC EC Meeting: 1600-1730 Sunday, September 28, 2014
2.
ASPAC Networking Lunch: 1230-1400 Tuesday, September 30, 20143.
ASPAC GAM: 1600-1730 Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Hoig Kang,
Chairman, ASPAC

At the Executive Committee Meeting, our activities were reported and discussed focusing on:
1.
How to activate publication of ASPAC Newsletter
2.
Establishment of FIDIC Training Center in ASPAC region
3.
Preparation of ASPAC Conference 2015, Tehran
At the General Assembly Meeting, our activities during the past one year were reported including,1.
Approval of the Minutes from GAM 2013 in Barcelona
2.
ASPAC Conference 2014 Bali held in March
3.
ASPAC EC meetings were held two times
4.
ASPAC Newsletters were published four times
5.
Preparation of ASPAC Conference 2015 in Tehran, Iran.
6.
Election of two Executive Committee members
7.
Appointment of Chair-elect8.
Approval of the venue of ASPAC Conference 2016 in New ZealandAlso, there were new businesses moved and discussed at the EC Meeting, Networking Lunch and the
GAM as follows:
1.
ASPAC Training Center to be considered in India
2.
ASPAC Conference 2015 Tehran to be named in association with TCDPAP
3.
The Engdaily’s proposal to be examined to activate the publication of ASPAC Newsletter
Now, I would like to remind you of the “Introduction” written by Mr. Amitabha Ghoshal delivered in the firstedition of ASPAC Newsletter in March 2013.
“For every occasion there has to be a beginning and we are happy to set into motion a welcome move – aNewsletter for ASPAC, the FIDIC Member Associations in the Asia-Pacific Region for improving
networking among the Member Countries.”
I would like to express our sincere appreciation to Amitabha for his distinguished contribution andendeavors in publishing ASPAC Newsletter as the Chairman of Information Committee.
There is no doubt that we saw the cooperation and networking increased in the ASPAC activities.
Though, Newsletter publication seems to have been exciting and challenging to all of us, I think it’s time
for us to turn to some possible future directions to achieve our initial goals.
I also take this opportunity to thank Mr. Anthony Barry who gladly assumed the Chairmanship ofInformation Committee in charge of publication of Newsletter after the Rio Conference.
I ask for your unfailing support and encouragement so that ASPAC Newsletter would be publishedcontinuously for the development of ASPAC.
It is my hope that the Newsletter would provide an opportunity for ASPAC to leap forward as a goodstronghold of Consulting Engineers in Asia-Pacific.
Thank you,

Hoig Kang
Chairman, ASPAC

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Australia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
China

China, Hong Kong
China, Taipei

India
Indonesia

Iran

Japan

Korea

Malaysia
Mongolia
Nepal
New ZealandPakistan
Philippines
Singapore
Sri Lanka
ThailandUzbekistan
Vietnam

NEWSLETTER

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ASPAC Member Associations (22)Consult Australia
megan@consultaustralia.com.au
National Engineering Consultancy Society of Azerbaijan
office@nt.az
Bangladesh Association of Consulting Engineers
bace@citechco.net
China National Association of Engineering Consultants
cnaec@cnaec.org.cn
Mr Hu Yangge cnaec@126.com;
Association of Consulting Engineers of Hong Kong, China
acehk@regionfine.com.hk
Chinese Association of Engineering Consultants, Taipei, China
tfec.tw@msa.hinet.net
Consulting Engineers Association of India
Ceai.ceai@gmail.com
Mr A P Mull, President apmull@tce.co.in
National Association of Indonesian Engineering Consultants
inkindo@inkindo.org
Iranian Society of Consulting Engineers
fidic@irsce.org
Mr. Hormozd Ramineh, President
ramineh@parsconsult.co.ir ; hramineh@gmail.com
Association of Japanese Consulting Engineers
yyajce@gmail.com
Yoshi Yamashita Yoshi_yamashita@ajce.or.jp
Korea Engineering and Consulting Associationinternational@kenca.or.kr
Heesung MAENG kurre@kenca.or.kr.
Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia
sec@acem.com.my
Faizal faizal@acem.com.my
Mongolian Road Association, Mongolia

info@mra.mn
Society of Consulting Architectural and Engineering Firms, Nepal
scaef@wlink.com.np
Association of Consulting Engineers New Zealandservice@acenz.org.nz
Association of Consulting Engineers Pakistan
acep@cyber.net.pk
Council of Engineering Consultants of the Philippines
cecophil@yahoo.com
Association of Consulting Engineers Singapore
secretariat@aces.org.sg
Association of Consulting Engineers, Sri Lanka
president@acesl.org
Russel de Zilwa rdz@engcl.com
Consulting Engineers Association of Thailand (CEAT)
ceat@ceat.or.th
Uzbek Association of Consulting Engineers
info@uzace.org
Vietnam Engineering Consultant Association
vecas@fpt.vn

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ASPAC Executive Committee Members (7)Hoig Kang (Korea) – Chairman
Liu Luobing (China) – Vice Chairman
Chien Chung Li (China Taipei)
Amitabha Ghoshal (India)
Irawan Koesoemo (Indonesia)
Konomu Uchimura (Japan)
Mohd Adnan Mohd Nor (Malaysia)

Sub-Committees
Information Committee
Amitabha Ghoshal (India)- Chairman
Liu Luobing (China) - Co Chairman
Members
Russel de Zilwa (Sri Lanka)
Hare Ram Shrestha (Nepal)
Education Committee
Konomu Uchimura (Japan)- Chairman
Mohd Adnan Mohd Nor (Malaysia) - Co-Chairman
Members
Dr. Kamal Laksiri (Sri Lanka)

Membership Committee
Irawan Koesoemo (Indonesia)- Chairman
Chin-Chung Li (China Taipei) - Co-Chairman
Members
J Karunaratne (Sri Lanka)

Conference Committee
Liu Luobing (China) - Chairman
ASPAC Young Professional Forum steering Committee (YPFSC)
Arash Emambakhsh, Iran
Garett Bray, Australia
Zhou Sheng, China
Takashi Matsuo, Japan
Atasi Das, India
Shah Izzni Talif, Malaysia
Patrick John R. Ramos, Philippines
Sung Joon Park, Republic of Korea
Jomanah Albtoush (Lebanon) was mandated as the advisor

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Asia-Pacific Region (ASPAC)MINUTES OF THE ASPAC GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING
16:00 hours, Tuesday 30th September, 2014
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

1.Opening Address and Welcome by the Chairman
The ASPAC Chairman, Dr. Hoig Kang, welcomed representatives of Member Associations
and conference delegates, and recognized other guests.
2. Introduction of Delegates
14 Member Associations including 1 Associate Member(Kazakhstan) confirmed theirpresence when announced by the Vice Chairman
3. Approval of the Minutes from GAM 2013 in Barcelona
The GAM Minutes 2013 were approved.
4. Activities in ASPAC Region since Barcelona
Chairman reported activities with PP slides and recorded his sincere appreciation to allmembers for their support and contributions.
INKINDO of Indonesia reported on the outcomes of ASPAC Conference 2014 Bali.
Mr. K.Kapila of India raises discussions on the progress of FIDIC Training Center in Kuala
Lumpur.
After a long discussion, the ASPAC GAM recommends to the FIDIC EC that the FIDIC
Training Center be processed without delay in KL, Malaysia. However, if no definitive
action has been taken by the end of 2014, then the ASPAC GAM recommends India’s offerthat the Training Center be considered in India.
5. ASPAC Conference 2015 Teheran, Iran
Mr. Hormozd Ramineh, President of ISCE reported on the preparation of the 2015
Conference. The presentation of good progress was applauded and recorded.
Mr.K.Kapila of India suggests to incorporate TCDPAP in the name of the ASPAC
Conference 2015, and Chairman Dr. Kang explains the background and determination of
the Conference name made at the meeting in 14th November, 2013 in China between Mr.
Wang, President of TCDPAP and Dr. Kang, Chairman of ASPAC.
After a long discussion, ASPAC GAM recommends an alternative to put a phrase of ‘ inassociation with TCDPAP’ following the conference name.
6. Election of Executive Members
Four(4) candidates were nominated for the two positions to be elected.
The chairman appointed Mr. Yamashita of Japan and Mr. Michael of Indonesia as thewitness to open and count the ballot box. Mr.Yamashita reported results of the election.
In accordance with ASPAC Constitution and By-laws, the GAM has elected Mr. Liu Luobing
and Mr. Anthony Barry ASPAC Executive Committee Member for the GAM 2014~GAM
2017 period.

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Asia-Pacific Region (ASPAC)MINUTES OF THE ASPAC GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING
16:00 hours, Tuesday 30th September, 2014
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

7. Other Businesses
7.1 ASPAC ChairmanChairman-electMr. Liu Luobing is appointed Chairman-elect.
7.2 Announcement of ASPAC Conference 2016 Venue
New Zealand suggests to host the Conference and ASPAC EC recommends, thus chairman
announces New Zealand for the venue of ASPAC Conference 2016 at the GAM.
8. Closure

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Report on FIDIC 2014 Conference at RIO de Janeiro
Theme: Innovative Infrastructure Solutions
A Report by Amitabha Ghoshal
1.

FIDIC 2014 International Conference, held between 28 Sept – 02 October 2014 in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, was a glittering event. The Conference was attended by more than 600 delegates from 70
countries. The Conference was held in Royal Tulip Hotel, fronting the famous beach on Atlantic
Ocean, that stretches the entire length of the city. The Conference events were held on 29-30
stSeptember and 1 October, with eleven plenary sessions spread across the three days. The actual
Conference was preceded by a meeting of the Directors and Secretaries of Member Associations,thchaired by the FIDIC President Pablo Bueno on 28 September (Sunday). The Annual GeneralstAssembly Meeting (GAM) was held on 1 October.

2.

This 101 International Conference had a lively theme that
prompted some exceptional presentations by speakers drawn fromacross the world representing diverse disciplines and segments ofthe construction industry. The theme of the Plenary session aslisted below would give an indication of the variety of sectors
covered during the conference.

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Plenary 1 : Tracking the Global Infrastructure Challenges
Plenary 2 : Rethinking Infrastructure
Plenary 3 : FIDIC Capacity Challenges and the Changing Face of Innovation
Plenary 4 : Emerging Economies, Key Infrastructure Needs and Development
Plenary 5 : Our Digital Future
Plenary 6 : Making the Best of Business Opportunities
Plenary 7 : Smart and Innovative Solutions
Plenary 8 : Investors and Contractors
Plenary 9 : FIDIC Future Leaders’ Forum
Plenary 10 : Integrity, Capacity Building, Sustainability
Plenary 11 : Risk & Quality, Contracts and Business Practices
Future”nd
The Plenary sessions on “Our Digital“Investors and Contractors”
offered plenty of new
thoughts for the
consultancy fraternity present intheconference. All the presentations made during theconference have been uploaded in the FIDIC website andwill be of interestfor those who missed attending
the event.
3.

The Directors and Secretaries meeting held on Sunday, preceding the actual conference,deliberated on the desired role of Member Associations, defined by the following heads:
Focus
Main Task
IncomeSloganInstruments
Board
Function of the office

The market, the business
Development, innovation, profiling
Membership fees, Income from Projects / Conferences
Leadership and Innovation
Co-creation with the market (other related industry bodies)
Business innovators, leadership
Connecting members and the market

Various Member Associations responded by explaining their status in respective country. It wasinteresting to know that in most of the developed countries, Member Association enjoys strong
recognition by the Government and Member Association have a say on decision making indevelopmental sectors. In the developing world Member Associations are still struggling for fullrecognition of the effective role they play in the development scenario in their countries. Countries
like India, Kenya and Sudan conveyed the challenges they face in securing consultancy fraternity its
rightful share of recognition by the Government and the Society at large.
4.

FIDIC General Assembly Meeting (GAM) held during the concluding session of the conference onst
1 October highlighted the importance of solidarity amongst Member Associations across the world
and the need for concerted efforts to elevate the status of consultancy profession.

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Associate Members. The total Membership of FIDIC has reached 101 in its 101 year of existence.
It was announced that the next FIDIC Conference will be held in Dubai, UAE, in place of Jordan,
which has been facing difficult political situations with adverse developments in neighbouring
countries.
Two major decisions were presented and approved during the GAM – one related to revised fees
structure for Member Associations, worked out by the Special Committee appointed by FIDIC andthe other major decision was appointment of a Second Vice President to help the President in
attending various programmes organized by the Member Associations.
Mr J W Lee of Korea was nominated as the President Elect of FIDIC and will take over as President
at Dubai Conference 2015, as the first ever Asian for this position.
5.

ASPAC EC meeting and General Assembly Meeting were well attended. Mr K K Kapila, FIDIC EC
Member attended both the meetings. Mr. Liu Luobing of China and Mr. Anthony Barry of Australia
filled up the two vacancies in EC after the election. The minutes of GAM is presented in this issue
for full report of the deliberations.
The next ASPAC Conference (in association with TCDPAP) will be held in Tehran, Iran in May 2015
which ASPAC Members need attend in strength to strengthen ASPAC, which is fast growing instature as a Regional Body for Asia pacific Nations that contribute the most in development industry
today across the world.

6.

The arrangements at Rio Conference were of highorder. There were social functions starting with
Welcome Reception at Costa Brava Club, located in
an offshore island linked by a Bridge, on Sunday
followed by the Local Colour Night on Monday, which
was optional and was held in an internationally known
restaurant with an ethnic setting. The Gala Dinner at
the Copacabana Palace Hotel on the beach front, oneof the glamorous hotels and an iconic name in
hospitality industry, was a great success.
The
organizing committee of FIDIC and the Member
Association of Brazil made excellent arrangements for
local tours by the conference attendees, which were wellpatronized. There were arrangements for post-conference
tours. The visitors to Iguazu Waterfalls returned with
unforgettable memories. Iguazu is a natural wonder of theworld with water flow of 5000 cu m per second spread over
2.7km with 275 separate streams. The falls is locatedacross the borders of Argentina and Brazil, very close to
their border with Paraguay. Very interesting collection ofunique birds from across the region is found in the Bird
Park close to the waterfalls offering great opportunity forbird lovers.

7.

The Rio conference has been an unique
opportunity for people across the world with atheme that is getting increasingly importantfor sustainability of our world. It also offeredlavish hospitality for which Brazilians are
known internationally.
Exposure to thenatural wonders like Amazon river which is
the longest in the world with largest discharge
amongst all the rivers in the world, the biodiversity that still exists in this region, thefamous Copacabana beach in Rio and theIguazu falls will be treasured as memorable
anecdotes by participants of this conference.

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Consult Australia’s 2014 ASPAC CEO Conference
Consult Australia held its inaugural ASPAC CEO Conference in June this year. This invitation-only
event was tailored to provide CEOs and senior business leaders with an exclusive opportunity to
network with their peers from the Asia Pacific region.
With approximately 40 plus C-suite attendees, the overarching focus of the Conference was torecognise the significance of the Asia Pacific region in the global economy—particularly as world
wealth moves from the West to the East—and provide participants with the opportunity to share theirviews on the implications of this and engage with each other in insightful debate and discussion
around a range of issues, trends and challenges specific to our industry.
Held in Sydney over two days, highlights of the Conference included:
 Dr Tim Williams (CEO, The Committee for Sydney) speaking on the forces that are re-shaping ourcities Phil Ruthven (Chairmen, IBISWorld) discussing Australia’s relative economic prospects in thechanging regional and global economy
 Dr Stefan Hajkowicz (Leader, CSIRO Futures) providing a 10 minute explosion of information on
future business trends
 Andrej Avelini (Managing Director, EFCG) providing his insights into current and predicted global
M&A activity live via satellite from New York and An interview with John Grill (Chairman and Non-Executive Director, WorleyParsons) by the Hon
Patricia Forsythe (Sydney Business Chamber) discussing his 40 plus years of industry experienceand the philanthropic drive that led him to create the John Grill Centre for Project Leadership atSydney University.
A variety of panel discussions were also featured in the program. Topics ranged from businessperformance, regional growth, technological innovation, infrastructure drivers, business integrity
management and beyond! These panels provided an opportunity to hear from member firm CEOs andother senior leaders along with regional representatives and industry experts.
An open invitation cocktail reception was also held as part of the Conference and provided
participants the opportunity to not only network with their peers but also to meet with a number ofparliamentary representatives and other specially selected guests.
Consult Australia would like to thank our National Strategic Partner BST, along with our Conference
sponsors— Equip, FIDIC, Deloitte Private, Constructive Recruitment, BRIC and Planned Cover—for
their support in making this event possible.
We were honoured to welcome Enrico Vink of FIDIC, Dr Nelson Ogunshakin of ACE, and Kieran
Shaw, Irawan Koesoemo and Kiran Kapila from our regional sister organisations to this year’s
conference.
The 2015 ASPAC CEO Conference will be held in Sydney on Thursday, 30th April and Friday, 1st
May and we would be delighted to welcome representatives from the broader ASPAC community tothis event. Please contact Consult Australia National Events Manager, Alexandra Hopper on +61 2
82526717or email alex@consultaustralia.com.au to register your interest.

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CONSULTING ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA

Governing Council Members
A P Mull, President
Amitabha Bhattacharya, Vice President
Sudhir Dhawan, Vice President
Somenath Ghosh, Secretary
N Bandyopadhyay, Treasurer
Members
Sitaram Aggarwal
Aman Sharma
Arvinder S BraraO P Goel
Samarjit Chatterjee Srikumar GhoshR V Chakrapani
Amitabha Ghoshal
Debidas Datta
Satish Chandra Gupta
Sangeeta Wij
Umesh Srivastava

Rajendra Kumar Gupta
Maj. S J M Jafri
K K Kapila
Prashant Kapila
S C Mehrotra
Ashish Tandon

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Manoj Kumar Mittal
Biswarup Mukherjee
Harshvardhan Subba Rao
Mahendra Raj
Uttam Sengupta
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CEAINEWSLETTER
AUGUST2014
FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK.…
Dear Fellow Consulting Engineers nay All Engineers,
Mr. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, during the Independence Day address to the nation,
in his forthright and direct manner, spelt out common day tasks that first need to be done to get
the country moving forward. He has appealed directly to the masses and the corporates to dotheir bit so that the government can do its main task – that of governance, unhindered.
Come September 15th and Engineer's Day, marking the 154th birth anniversary of Sir
Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, will be celebrated by many. Sir Visvesvaraya conceived andexecuted pioneering projects not just from an engineering point of view but also those which
would yield long term benefits economically and socially. Dedication, honesty and integrity
were his hallmark virtues. We all need to emulate those qualities and like him also tenaciously
keep updating our knowledge, while readily sharing the same including the experience gained inour journey of life, with our peers and juniors.
This is easier said than done, with the mounting pressure to complete projects, in minimum time
and with limited funds. In order that those are determined reasonably well, requires that thedecision makers take the advice for those, from competent and experienced engineers, and these
be not thrust upon those who have to execute the project.
This is what the engineers have been seeking, albeit indirectly. Promulgate the Engineers Bill sothat engineers can perform their task unhindered by others inorder that what evolves at the end
from their efforts is truly functional and fit for purpose not only for the current but also for the
future. The engineers' job is to ensure that the system or structure performs, albeit with due andregular maintenance, for its design life. The cost and time should be decided after all the aspects
are fully understood and accounted for. Besides, Quality should not be sacrificed at the altar ofeither cost or time.
That raises the question whether the engineer should accommodate the suggestions (readdictates) of the owner or others, even if they conflict with the engineers judgment or
requirements of codes or sound engineering practice. The owner's interest is invariably to get the
maximum (may not always be the most appropriate) at the least initial cost. At times even thefunctional requirements are compromised. The question again arises. Should or can the engineer
be a party to that? Ethics! Ethics! Ethics! The bell rings loud and clear. The owner may not beanswerable to posterity, but the engineer most certainly will be. The ownership can change
hands, as it does now days, but the engineer who was a part of the project remains as an
inalienable part of it for eternity. Taking from Shakespeare - the errors that engineers do, live
after them, the good is interned with their work. The engineers thus need to be doubly sure ofwhat they do. The discussions on this can go on ad nauseam till some judgments arepronounced.
It is to enable the engineers to perform their task without any fear that the Engineers Bill is amust. The Ministry of Human Resource Development has been requested a number of times by
CEAI NewsLetter August 2014

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the engineering fraternity to process and finalise the draft Engineers Bill and submit it to the
Cabinet and follow it through till it is issued as an Act. The engineering profession has been
asking for it for years but the Bill is still waiting to be put up by the Ministry of Human Resource
Development.
The Prime Minister has also been approached to have the same expedited so that the nation's
investment in the projects, be they mega or minor is properly done by well engineered projects.
Besides, systematising and ensuring that only persons with the requisite qualification andexperience can then use the title and style of ''engineer'' and it cannot be used by any wayside
individual or organization. It will also help Indian engineers to work in other countries under the
WTO regime.
An engineer's shibboleth should be"Engineer to Build Sustainably"With best regards

A P Mull

CEAI NewsLetter August 2014

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NOTE FOR ENGINEERS - ISSUES AFFECTING THE ENGINEERING FRATERNITY

The names of the association and individuals, working in capitals of States and Union
Territories, who are have expressed their willingness to be on the panel of the Engineering
Associations who are willing and ready to locally take up issues relating to the engineering
fraternity are given below.
Presidents/ Chairmen of associations or individuals in Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana,
Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Bihar, Assam, Sikkim, Arunachal
Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Goa,
Andaman & Nicobar Islands who are volunteering to join the panel for fronting the issues
affecting the engineering fraternity may please get in touch so that their names and contact could
be added in the list.
The Note for Engineers Rev July 2014, Successfully Meeting Challenges Facing the Engineering
Profession and the Record Note of Meeting of Engineering Associations held on 25 th July 2014
can be seen on the link provided in CEAI’s new web site. See section on Announcements in thisNewsletter.
State/ Region
Name of Association/ Person
Contact details
National Capital
Consulting Engineers Association of ceai.ceai@gmail.com
Territory
India, New Delhi,
A P Mull, President, andIndian Association of Structural
iastructe@gmail.com
Engineers, New Delhi
Mr. S C Mehrotra, President
Andhra Pradesh &Association of Consulting Civil
admin@accehq.net
Karnataka
Engineers (India) [ACCE(I)]Mr. P Suryaprakash, President
Gujarat
Mr. Rahul Vakil
rahul@vmsconsultants.com
VMS Engineering & Design
Services, Ahmedabad
Madhya Pradesh
Association of Civil Engineers ofpyramidinfracon@rediffmail.c
Madhya Pradesh, (Bhopal Unit)om
Mr. Vikram Saxena
Pyramid Consultants, Bhopal, and
Mr. Ashok Manhar,
ashok_manhar@hotmail.com
Ashok Manhar and Associates,
BhopalMaharashtra, Dadra
India Chapter of American Concrete
infoicaci@gmail.com& Nagar Haveli,
Institute (ICACI )Daman & Diu
Mr. Chetan R Raikar, President, andCEAI NewsLetter August 2014

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State/ Region

Name of Association/ Person
CEAI Western Region Centre
Dr. Harshavardhan Subbarao,
ChairmanContact details
hsubbarao@construma.in

Tamil Nadu,
Puducherry, Kerala &Lakshadweep
Uttar Pradesh

Mr. Sanna Ratnavel

ratsiit@gmail.com

Association of Professional Graduate
Civil Engineers (APGCE)
Mr. Sanjay Singh, Hon. Secretary
CEAI Eastern & North Eastern
Region Centre
Mr. Amitabah Ghoshal, Chairman,
and.
Association of Multi-Disciplinary
Engineering Consultants (AMEC);
Mr. Amal Biswas, Chairman

ace_vns@rediffmail.com

West Bengal

kolkata@stupmail.com

abcplcal@yahoo.com

CEAI EVENTSFIDIC TRAINING COURSE ON "PRACTICAL USE, MANAGEMENTADMINISTRATION OF FIDIC CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT"AND

CEAI in association with CEAI-Western Region Centre, successfully conducted FIDIC Training
Courses on “Practical Use, Management and Administration of FIDIC Conditions ofContract” at New Delhi and Mumbai on the following dates:
New Delhi

4th& 5th August 2014

Mumbai7th& 8th August 2014

During the inaugural session at New Delhi, Mr. Sudhir Dhawan, Vice President CEAI accorded
a warm welcome to all the dignitaries and the participants while inaugurated the training course.
Mr. Jeffrey Nambiar, Hon. Secretary cum Treasurer, CEAI Western Region Centre, briefed theparticipants about the training course.
In Mumbai, Mr. A P Mull, President CEAI inaugurated the training course. Dr. H Subbarao and
Mr. Uttam Sengupta introduced the subject and stressed on the need in view of new
terminologies being used in contracts.
Around 70 delegates from around 30 different organisations comprising Consulting firms/
individuals, Government Departments, Public Sector Undertakings and Manufacturers of Plant& Equipment attended the courses at each venue.
Mr. Bogdan Oprea, a FIDIC accredited trainer was the main faculty. He very lucidly explained
the basic provisions and how to use the FIDIC Conditions of Contract, Administer and Manage
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them so that the risks are properly defined, addressed and monitored. The course dealt withpractical issues on the FIDIC 1999 Conditions of Contract as per the new Red Book but also
compared it with the Yellow Book, Silver Book and the Pink Book where necessary.
Special issues and topics based on Indian Case Studies and also International contracts were
aptly covered by Mr. O P Goel, Dr. P V Amarnadha Prasad and Mr. Uttam Sengupta.
All the sessions generated intense discussions and the interactions carried on during the tea andlunch breaks. The feedback received from the participants is very encouraging and they havesuggested that such training courses be organised at regular intervals.
The feedback as summarised based on weighted ratings is given in the chart below. It reports on
5 parameters Quality of Course Material,
Logical Sequence of Presentation,
Clarity in Transmitting Information,
Ability to Answer Questions Authoritatively,
Benefits to You, plus theOverall Rating.

Many of the participants in Mumbai have been using the FIDIC conditions of contract or were
aware of them and hence they have shown a better appreciation of the course.
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FIDIC Training Course - 4th & 5th August 2014, New Delhi

Mr. Sudhir Dhawan, Vice President CEAI addressing the participants.
L to R: Mr. Bogdan Oprea, Mr. Sudhir Dhawan, Mr. Jeffrey Nambiar and Mr. L D Gupta

Mr. Bogdan Oprea conducting the FIDIC Training Course and interacting with the participants

Ms. Sheena Gladstone & Mr. T A Benny of CEAI helping
participants with registration

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View of the participants absorbed in the course

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Mr. Uttam Sengupta making his presentation on current
contractual issues

Mr. Sudhir Dhawan & Mr. Jeffrey Nambiar awarding
the FIDIC Training Course Certificates

Faculty Members, Participants & Organisers of the FIDIC Training Course, New Delhi

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FIDIC Training Course - 7th & 8thAugust 2014, Mumbai

Mr. A P Mull, President, CEAI welcoming the faculty and participants.
L to R: Mr. Jeffrey Nambiar, Mr. A P Mull, Mr. Bogdan Oprea, Mr. Uttam Sengupta & Dr. H Subbarao

Mr. Bogdan Oprea tuning the participants to the structure of FIDIC Contracts

Mr. Bogdan Oprea clarifying the issues ofrisks in contracts

Participants engrossed in the lecture.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

CEAI Website
The new website of CEAI is here. Please visit www.ceai.org.in to explore the features of thisdynamic website which we can modify as we go along and when we desire a change.
Members Portal: A dedicated space has been created for members called “Members Portal”.
The Organisational members can upload their company’s profile, while the Individual members
can give a description of their professional background and interests and their track record, all ofwhich can be updated periodically.
It is important to note that this space is for the members and is to be managed by the member.
The member can display their professional profile and achievements, post photographs ofprojects, upload news about recent activities, blog on topics of interest and interact with otherco-professionals.
To enable a member to access the personal page in the Member Portal, the CEAI Secretariat has
intimated the necessary details and instructions as to how to update/edit the profile. In case any
member has not received the details or requires assistance in updating the profile, please contact
CEAI staff at the Secretariat at support@ceai.org.in, or call Mr. Benny at Tel: +91-11-26139658.
All Members – Individuals and Organisations are requested to please assist in populating
the site and update their profiles periodically.
Display of Photographs of Projects on CEAI’s Home Page
Members are requested to send high resolution, clear and bright photographs (in JPEG format)of the projects executed by them. Each photograph must be accompanied by Name of Project,
Owner of the Project, Location of Project, Caption for the photograph, Year of Completion orCommencement (if project is in progress). Members should obtain the necessary approval fromthe owner for putting the photograph in the public domain.
New email addresses:
In consonance with the new website CEAI has also activated new email ids as given below:
president@ceai.org.in

for sending messages to the President, CEAI

chairman.apc@ceai.org.in

for sending messages to the Vice President & Chairman of
Action Plan Committee, CEAI

hon.secretary@ceai.org.in

for sending messages to the Honorary Secretary, CEAI

director@ceai.org.in

for sending messages to the Director, CEAI

info@ceai.org.in

for seeking information from the CEAI Secretariat

support@ceai.org.in

for support services other than that related to Events, e.g.,
Membership

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events@ceai.org.in

for communicating with Event Manager for events inNorthern region

submission@ceai.org.in

for receiving articles, PowerPoint presentations, etc.
required for Events and Publications

events.ene@ceai.org.in

for communicating with Event Manager for events in East &North East region

events.wrc@ceai.org.in

for communicating with Event Manager for events in
Western region

Engineer’s BillThe CEAI website has a section dedicated to the Engineer’s Bill to inform the large communityof engineers of the initiatives taken by the leaders in our profession in the past 3 to 4 decades inpursuit of the enactment of the Bill. The need for the Bill has never been felt more acutely as ofnow, as the country embarks on even more ambitious plans for investment in mega projects infrastructure, power, steel, nuclear, etc. Only those complying with the appropriate credentials
should be able to use the title "Éngineer".
This is a platform to reach out to members of all Associations of Engineers to inform andsensitise them of the urgency and to seek their support in signing a petition for the enactment of
the Engineer’s Bill.
Matters relating to Council of Architecture, et al
A note on the issues created by the COA and others is given in a link in the website. The various
court judgments issued on the subject are also listed for the benefit of all engineers.
Please visit the website and also keep us informed of any judgment (together with a full copy ofit) which may not have been included.

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Association of Japanese Consulting Engineers,Japan
Executive Committee
Konomu Uchimura, President
Yasuji Nakaya, Vice-president
Ichiro Seko, Vice-president
Masatsugu Komiya, Vice-President
Hiroshi Tanaka
Hidenori Nozaki
Shinichi Hasegawa

Kaoru Kariya
Tadaki Kumagai
Toshio Kurashige
Keiji sasabe
Minoru Shibuya
Yukinobu Hayashi
Hiroki Fujiwara
Hiromichi Murata

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AJCE 40th Year Celebration Seminar
Role of Consulting Engineers
The AJCE 40th Year Celebration Seminar
was held on 9th July, 2014 in Tokyo under thetheme “Role of Consulting Engineers” in which
about
140
participantsfromnational
government, financing institutions, relatedorganizations in CE industry, ambassadors inJapan, etc. were gathered. The seminarprogram was composed ofintroduced in procurement of public works
based on technical proposal in Japan.
CE associations in Japan were establishedunder the ministry in charge mainly afterWorld War II, therefore, it is difficult to unify
our voice at present and to become stakeholder
to our client and society. However, it isexpected that new CE association representing
CE industry in Japan shall be established infuture. Mr. Uchimura expressed thanks tothose who contributed for 40 years of AJCE
development and stressed that we will pioneer
new path in the new generations to come.

1. AJCE’s 40 years history and prospect of
CE, Konomu Uchimura, AJCE President,
2. TheStrategic
Role ofConsulting
Engineers, Pablo Bueno, FDIC President,
3. JICA's Approach with Consulting Engineers
towardDevelopment,
Toshiyuki
Kuroyanagi, Vice-president, JICA,
4. Recent Trend in International Development
and Development Cooperation of Japan in
new Era, Prof. Izumi Ohno, National
Graduate Institute for Policy Studies,
5. MLIT Initiatives to Promote Overseas
Development, Toru Shimizu, Deputy
Director General of Foreign Affairs, Ministryof Land, Infrastructure, Transport andTourism(MLIT).

2. The Strategic Role of Consulting Engineers
FIDIC president presented the history of
FIDIC and fundamental policy on QBS,
Integrity and Sustainability in relation tobusiness practice and FIDIC Conditions ofContract which are sold about 40,000 copies
every year.
To stress importance of QBS, he introduced
EU’s Public Procurement Directive in which
selection of CE by cost in intellectual service isprohibited and QBS is allowed. In this context,
FIDIC president stressed the importance of
QBS to secure best practice which leads tomost economical outcomes in life cycle period.

Presentations are briefly summarized in thefollowing.
1. AJCE’s 40 years history and prospect of CE
AJCE was established in 1974 and wasapproved as a member of FIDIC in the same
year. Since its establishment, AJCE expanded
membership and strengthened its organizational
management. In 1991, AJCE held FIDIC
Conference in Tokyo by the theme ”Harmony
between Man and Nature- Role of Consulting
Engineers” in which about 460 people
participated, largest scale in that period. Peter
Morimura, Yumio Ishii and Aki Hirotani served as
FIDIC EC member in 1987-1991, 2001-2005 and2009-2013 respectively.
In 1997, FIDIC president, Bill Lewis held
seminar on QBS in Tokyo after which it was

3. JICA's Approach with Consulting Engineers
toward Development
Mr. Kuroyanagi introduced outline of current
Official Development Assistance (ODA) and
importance of collaboration between CEs and
JICA. He reported that self-supporting effort
is prerequisite for human security which has
not been changed for the last 60 years ininternational cooperation and assistance. On
the other hand, diversity, change in ODA role,and competition have changed substantially.
Diversity includes assistance to developing
countries and expansion of discipline not only29

to technical assistance but also global scale
climate change. Change in ODA role responds
to increase in ODA and further contribution to
the world. Competition reflects emerging powerof China and Korea. Following this, heexplained that JICA introduced FIDIC Red
Book MDB edition in JICA’s standard bidding
document. He mentioned need of balanced
selection of QBS and QCBS. He further
stressed need of capacity development of young
JICA staffs by support of CE firms.

Mr. Bueno, FIDIC President

4. Recent Trend in International Development
and Development Cooperation of Japan in new
EraProf. Izumi presented recent international
development assistance and involvement ofJapanese in new era, and role that Japanese
should play and ways to participate andcontribute in international development
assistance. Assistance has shifted from poverty
alleviation to the aspect of combination ofbusinessanddevelopment.
Diversity,
complexity and widespread assistance madedevelopment countries into economic growthcenter.
After introducing examples of infrastructuredevelopment and capacity building in Africa,
she underlined important key words to be
strategy and cooperation that is linked toactivate money, human resources andknowledge.

Mr. Uchimura, AJCE President

Mr. Kuroyanagi, JICA Vice- President

5. MLIT Initiatives to Promote Overseas
Development
Mr.
Shimizu
introduced
current
development in overseas projects, assistance bynational government, implementation ofprojects in disaster prevention, sewerage, road,and map. In this context, MLIT has been
conducting various seminars in urban
development, road, risk management, andconstruction supervision, map, etc. to sharetechnical experience with foreign governments
such as Myanmar, India, Indonesia, Cambodia,
Vietnam, Turkey, Philippines.

Mr. Shimizu, Deputy Director General, MLIT

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The newsletter of ACENZ

Aug/Sept 2014

The changes our industry is experiencing were highlighted at our recent
successful Tripartite Conference in Rotorua which focused on Achieving
Results Together. It was particularly pleasing that the AGM confirmed
the expansion of our membership rules to include firms that operate in
the natural and built environment, reflecting the nature of our industry
and many of our member firms. I look forward to the benefits to ACENZ
and our members that this greater diversity will bring. This was particularly evident with the range of disciplines and backgrounds of the finalists
in the ACENZ Future Leader award.
The Board welcomes new members and area representatives and we acknowledge the efforts of those who have recently completed their terms.
We are particularly indebted to Lyall Green for his tremendous contribution as President over the last two years, including his focus on leadership in the industry.
With the increase in area activities and functions, I encourage you to seek out the benefits of becoming actively involved. Our industry needs to positively respond to a range of changes including Workplace Safety, Professional Recognition and Building Regulations. We also need to foster
an environment for renewal through positive encouragement of our Young Professionals. Pleaseactively encourage their participation at our regional meetings and functions.
A further change confirmed at Conference was the merging of the NZ Contractors Federation andRoading NZ into Civil Contractors NZ. ACENZ looks forward to a constructive and collaborative
working relationship with them.
At my first function as President it was good
to see ACENZ continue to expand its leadership role with the signing of a Memorandumof Understanding with the Ministry of Education. The commencement of regular liaison
meetings should bring benefits to both ourmember firms and to outcomes for the Education Sector. ACENZ activities such as these
are central to our leadership effectiveness
which can only be enhanced with your active
involvement.
Keryn Kliskey
President

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Auckland Council
A Liaison meeting was held in June covering:
CCCS; AC are keen to be involved in the next review and have various suggestions already.
AC Operations are moving back to CCCS insurance provisions for lower risk projects. AC
suggested that ACENZ run courses on CCCS after it is updated next.
Auckland Procurement Group; ACENZ is providing representatives for 3 procurement workstreams.
Codes of Practice; these codes are being progressively updated and released including Watercare with Storm-water to follow.
Christchurch City Council
Southland District Council Chief Executive David Adamson has been appointed as the Christchurch City Council's Director of Facilities and Infrastructure Rebuild. This new role at the Council
will involve the rebuild of Council Facilities, the city led Anchor projects, other rebuild programmes, and the horizontal infrastructure rebuild including SCIRT. It is part of the new Executive Leadership Team.
David has been the Chief Executive of the Southland District Council since 2004. He originallyjoined the organisation 19 years ago as the District Engineer. He was then appointed as theGroup Manager for Services and Assets before becoming the Chief Executive. As one of the local
government sector's most respected and experienced professional engineers, his career has included engineering positions at the Rotorua District Council, the Taupo County Council and the
New Plymouth City Council. David Adamson says it was not an easy decision to leave his current
role as a Chief Executive, but "when an opportunity like this presented itself I had to take it. I am
ready for a new challenge and feel like I am going back to my engineering roots." David
Adamson started at CCC in July and KS is positive about this appointment and will be having ameeting with Dave after returning from the September FIDIC Conference.
Waikato LASS
There have been no further issues raised about this matter since the meetings between Waikato
councils and Lyall Green/KS in June. The councils have committed themselves to full collaborationand communication with our members and six-monthly meetings with ACENZ. KS has been asked
to address Waipa DC Infrastructure and Operations Division managers and staff in matters relating to contracts, risk and liability. This and a HCC follow-up meeting will be undertaken in November.
Ministry of Education
There has been ongoing discussion and negotiation between KS and MoEd representatives(Ursula Cardiff and Alison Murray) regarding CCCS and SFA conditions of engagement. Former
Board Member Alison Swan (Company Secretary Opus) and Beca legal representatives have been
involved in review and input to the ministry drafts.
In August the ministry entered into a MoU with ACENZ to create a more robust commitment toengagement and communication in the ongoing future relationship. The signing ceremony wasattended by senior ministry representatives, CEAS board members and President Keryn Kliskey
and CEO KS for ACENZ. A copy of the MoU has been uploaded into the Document Library, accessible in the Members Only area of the website.
BoP DHBA Bay of Plenty member brought to our attention unlimited liability contract conditions being usedby BoP DHB. Paul Barton (ACENZ BoP Area Rep) has interfaced with the DHB. Unfortunately, theclient has resisted any significant change other than some minor amendments and indicated thatthey had enough interest from firms in bidding for the work. So again ACENZ efforts and pressure
are compromised by undiscerning members taking commercial risks.

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2014 - 2015 ACENZ AREA REPRESENTATIVESNORTHLAND
Gareth Harding
Cook Costello
2 Norfolk Street
Whangarei(09) 438-9529
Gareth@coco.co.nz

NORTH AKL
Richard Morley-John
MSC Consulting
PO Box 33426
Takapuna(09) 486-2210
Richard.m@msc.co.nz

AUCKLAND
Ida Dowling
Jacobs New Zealand
PO Box 9806
Auckland(09) 928-5616
idowling@jacobs.com

WAIKATO
Anna Wilkins
TDG
PO Box 1261
Hamilton(07) 839-5500
Anna.wilkins@tdg.co.nz

BAY OF PLENTYPaul Burton
Geotechnics
PO Box317
Tauranga(07) 571-7375

GISBORNE - HAWKE’S BAY

TARANAKIDavid Hutchinson

MANAWATU
Guy Dennis
Opus
PO Box 1472
Palmerston North(06) 350-1472
Guy.dennis@opus.co.nz

pburton@geotechnics.co.nz

Nick Stillwell
Opus
Private Bag 6019
Napier(06) 833-5100
Nick.stillwell@opus.co.nz

WELLINGTON
Daniel Muller
AureconPO Box 1591
Wellington(04) 471-8777
Daniel.muller@
aurecongroup.com

NELSON - BLENHEIM
Avik Halder
MWH New Zealand
Level 1, 66 Oxford Street
Nelson 7020
(03) 546-0623
Avik.halder@mwhglobal.com

Chapman Oulsnam Spiers

PO Box 585
New Plymouth(06) 758-7273
david@cosl.co.nz

CANTERBURY - WESTCOAST

Simon Wall
GHD
PO Box 13468
Christchurch(03) 378-0961
Simon.wall@ghd.com

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OTAGO - SOUTHLAND
Aaron Drake
MWH New Zealand
PO Box 4
Dunedin(03) 477-0885
Aaron.t.drake@
Mwhglobal.com

2014 - 2015 ACENZ BOARD AND STAFF

PRESIDENT
Keryn Kliskey
Opus
PO Box 5848
Auckland(09) 355-9591
Keryn.kliskey@opus.co.nz

IMMEDIATE PAST PRES
Lyall GreenDMC
PO Box 5254
Hamilton(07) 850-5155
Lyall.green@dmcnz.com

CENTRAL REGION
Mike Kerr
Beca
PO Box 3942
Wellington(04) 473-7551
Michael.kerr@beca.com

NORTHERN REGION
Derek McCoy
Parsons Brinckerhoff
PO Box 3935
Auckland(09) 377-9941
mccoyde@pbworld.com

SOUTH REGION
Dr. Jan Kupec
AureconPO Box 1061
Christchurch(03) 375-1315
Jan.kupec@
aurecongroup.co.nz

NON-REGION ONE
Craig Davidson
AECOM
8 Mahuhu Crescent
Auckland(09) 967-9200
Craig.davidson@
aecom.com

NON-REGION TWO
Rachel Wright

FUTURE LEADER
Jamie Lester
Opus
PO Box 1482
Christchurch(03) 363-5513
Jamie.lester@opus.co.nz

Richardson Stevens
Consulting Engineers

2 Seaview Crescent
Whangarei(09) 438-3273
rachel@richardsonstevens.co.nz

PHOTOS OF
ERIC AND CATHERINECOMING SOONCHIEF EXECUTIVE
Kieran Shaw
service@acenz.org.nz

ADMINISTRATIONMANAGER
Eric Davies
eric@acenz.org.nz

CORP SERVICES &COMMS MANAGER
Holly Morchat
hmorchat@acenz.org.nz

SUPPORT SERVICESEXECUTIVE
Catherine Chong
Catherine@acenz.org.nz

All staff can be contacted at the ACENZ Offices:
Level 8, 276 Lambton Quay, PO Box 10247 Wellington (04) 472-1202

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Korea Engineering & Consulting Association, South Korea
Executive Committee Members
Dr. Jae-wan Lee(Chairman)
Mr. Chi-dong Kim (Executive Vice Chairman)
Mr. Hae-Kyoung Lee – Board of Director
Mr. Soo-Bo Kim – Board of Director
Mr. Kang-Rog Lee – Board of Director
Mr. Kun-Hwan Cho – Board of Director
Mr. Won-Koo Lee – Board of Director

International Engineering Business ForumKENCA (Korea Engineering & Consulting
Association)
heldInternational
Engineering Business Forum at Seoul
Palace Hotel for three days from 15 to17
October 2014 sponsored by MOTIE(Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy). It
was the international event to exchange
the latest information concerning theengineering industrial trend of many
countries.
The 8 invitees from 7 countries including
Spain, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, Vietnam,
Bangladesh, etc. and approximately 120 people participated in this Forum, and the invited guests dida special presentation of the industrial condition and project of each country. Especially, FIDIC
president, Mr. Pablo Bueno Tomas came to this Forum and emphasized the importance of using QBS
in his speech.
Following the International Forum,
Business Meeting was organized formore in-depth discussions between thedomestic engineering firms and theinvitees. Thanks to their active
participation, the forum ended in great
success.
A welcome dinner (15th) was held topromoteinterchanges
andunderstanding of the organizer andparticipants, and a farewell dinner (16th)
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Report by
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September 2014

Calendar Events of Interest to ASPAC Member Associations
FIDIC-ASPAC Conference
ASPAC Conference 2015 at Tehran, Iran in May 2015
st
ASPAC CEO Conference in Sydney : 30April and 1 May 2015

CEAI INDIA►

Annual Seminar – Role of consulting Engineers, Contractors, Developers and Authorities inInfrastructure Development : 28-29 November 2014

ACENZ New Zealand
Annual Conference in Hanmer Springs – July 30-1 August 2015

CNAEC China
CNAEC Annual Conference in Beijing, 4-5 November,201441