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About AJCE

AJCE Members
38 firms, 176 members, Affiliate members

The Association of Japanese Consulting Engineers (AJCE) was established in 1974, andwas approved by the Science and Technology Agency of Japan (currently, Ministry of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) as a legal entity in 1977. Further,
AJCE was approved as a public legal entity by cabinet office in 2012. Representing
Japanese consulting engineers, AJCE is a member of the International Federation ofMember Firms

Consulting Engineers (FIDIC). AJCE strives to enhance the status and competence ofA Asian Technology Institute Co.,Ltd.

private consulting engineers (CEs) who are independent and impartial of manufacturers,

C Chodai Co.,Ltd.
Chuo Kaihatsu Corporation
Cooplus Co.,Ltd.
Creative Engineering Research Institute
CTI Engineering Co.,Ltd.
CTI Engineering International Co.,Ltd.

contractors and others. By doing so, AJCE contributes towards the advancement ofscience and technology, development of industry, sustainable considerations inbuilt-environment, as well as the enhancement of human safety and welfare.

Individual Members
Chizuko Nakandakari(Abe,Ikubo&Katayama)
Hirosato Nabikata (City-Yuwa Partners)
Kazuto Otani (JGC Corporation)
Kenji Mori (Raito Kogyo Co., Lrd.)
Kunihisa Oba (Taisei Corporation)
Masatoshi Kakegawa(Global Enviroment-Energy Institute)
Miho Niunoya (Atsumi & Sakai)
Naoki Iguchi(Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu)
Sang Gyoon Lee (JICA)
So Saito(So Law Office)Takashi Okamoto (JICA)
Teppei Mogi (Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners)
Yoshiko Koizumi (City-Yuwa Partners)
Yoichi Takemura

H Higuchi Consultant INc.
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Address: 3-16-4, Ueno, Taito-ku,
TOKYO 110-0005 JAPANTel : +81-3-3839-8471
Fax: +81-3-3839-8472
Email: info@ajce.or.jp
Web:http://www.ajce.or.jp/en/index.htm

Ides Inc.
INGEROSEC Corporation
i-Transportlab. Co.,Ltd.

J Japan Bridge & Structure Institute, Inc.
Japan Port Consultants, Ltd.
K Kaido & Associates
Kiso-Jiban Consultants Co., Ltd.
Kokusai Kogyo Co.,Ltd.
Kurosawa R&D Engneering Office

Affiliate Members
N Nagatomo & Associates
Nihon Suido Consultants Co.,Ltd.
Ninomiya Professional Engineer Office
Nippon Civic Consulting Engineers Co.,Ltd.
Nippon Koei Co.,Ltd.
NJS Consultants Co.,Ltd.

KOBELCO ECO-SOLUTIONS Co.,LTD.
SHIMIZU CORPORATION
Swing Corporation
Goro Fujie (A&G OFFICE)
Richard Kramer

O Oriental Consultants Co., Ltd.
Otsuka Engineering Office
OYO International Corporation(Simmons & Simmons Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi Jimusho)
Simon Barrett(Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP)P Pacific Consultants Co., LTD.
Pegasus Engineering Corporation
P.T.Morimura & Associates, Ltd.

Shunji Kusayanagi (Kochi University of Technology)
Takeshi Kato(The Overseas Construction Association of Japan, Inc.)T TANAKA Engineering Office
TEC International Co., Ltd.
The Japan Electrical Consulting Co.,Ltd.
Toko Engineering Consultants Ltd.
Tokyo Electric Power Service Co., Ltd
Tokyo Engineering Consultants Co.,Ltd.
Toshihiko Omoto Construction Management &Dispute Resolution
TSUCHIYA Consulting Office
Y Yachiyo Engineering Co.,Ltd.

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New Challenges to AJCE

Konomu UCHIMURA

1AJCE will consolidate with ECFA
- Platform for the Future -Masatsugu KOMIYA

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Seek Growth Abroad

Keiji SASABE

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AJCE Activity 2015		7
Activities of Young Professionals (YP) in 2015		
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AJCE Annual Seminar 2015		
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Strategic Challenges for Consulting Business3rd Contract Administrator Training Workshop for the Overseas Construction Project
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Interdisciplinary Seminar 2015		
17"Infrastructure Development and Cutting-Edge Technology"
AJCE Delivered FIDIC Module 1 and 2 Training Workshop with Active Participants
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Project Accomplishment by AJCE Members		

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Editor's Note		

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AJCE Members		

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New Challenges to AJCE

Konomu UCHIMURA
President, AJCECTI Engineering Co., Ltd

Activities of AJCE in 2015
Looking back on the activities of AJCE in 2015,
we conducted several seminars such as
C o n t r a c t A d m i n i s t r a t o r Tr a i n i n g S e m i n a r,
Interdisciplinary Seminar, Annual Seminar inwhich Jae-Wan Lee, FIDIC President and KENCA
chairman, Nelson Ogunshakin, CEO of UK, andMegan Motto, CEO of CA were invited as guest
speakers. In addition, AJCE promoted
networking for young engineers as well as
women engineers. As a part of outreachingactivities, AJCE's young professionals carried out
introductory lecture on consulting engineering
industry to university students about to graduate.
Young Professionals Exchange Program (YPEP)
between Australia (CA) and AJCE was
p o s t p o n e d i n 2015 d u e t o u n a v o i d a b l e
circumstances. YPEP is unique and beneficial
program for young Australian and Japanese
professionals that has been in operation for 21
years since its start in 1996. Over 130 young
professionals participated in this program.

livelihood in the world while keeping its standardof living and prosperity. The Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by General
Assembly of the United Nations in August 2015
suggests us the way forward.
Current and Future of Consulting Engineering Industry
in JapanConsulting engineering industry in Japan started
in 1945 to respond the needs for reconstructionof nation after World War II. Since then, ourindustry has evolved according to the economic
growth of the nation. However, domestic market
h a s r e d u c e d i n t h e l a s t 20 y e a r s d u e t oeconomic downturn, population decrease andaging of society. On the other hand, our nation
has been struggling from disaster prevention suchas earthquake, typhoon, flood, volcanic
eruption, etc. In addition, we have challenges inmaintenance and repair of infrastructure thatwas built in the economic high-growth period. In
the past, Tokyo Olympic Games held in 50 years
ago became the driving power of national
development. In contrary, challenge of Tokyo
Olympic Games in 2020 will be to demonstrateengagement in sustainability for full-fledged
society.

Regarding international activities, AJCE
translated and published FIDIC Condition ofContracts following translation agreement with
FIDIC after which it was disseminated throughseminars to members, consulting engineers andcontractors in Japan.
In May 2015, eight AJCE members participatedin ASPAC Tehran Conference. In September, adelegate of 41 members participated in FIDIC
Dubai Conference. Both conferences were heldin Middle-East where expectation to and role ofconsulting engineers in the development of
infrastructure seem enor mous. Despite ofcomplex inter national circumstances anddifferent political and religious affiliations,people will not stop longing for a world of safety
and peace. It is also a challenge for Japanese
consulting engineers to enrich people's

Bir th of New CE Association in Japan throughConsolidation
CE associations in Japan have been working
independently in different disciplines as well as inseparate overseas and domestic market. Amongthese organizations, AJCE was established in1974 by a body of independent consulting
engineers. In the same year, AJCE became amember of FIDIC. In April 2016, AJCE willconsolidate with related CE association andchange name to "Engineering and Consulting1

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development of CE industry, development of
economic growth in developing countries whilestrengthening international cooperation.
It will be appreciated if we could havecontinuous support and advice from FIDIC board
members, secretariat as well as FIDIC MAs.

Firms Association, Japan (ECFAJ)". By succeeding
AJCE, ECFAJ will represent Japan as FIDIC
member association. ECFAJ will be the largest CE
association in Japan in charge of oversea
projects including Official Development
Assistance (ODA). We believe that ECFAJ cancontribute further in the activity of FIDIC,

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AJCE will consolidate with ECFA
- Platform for the Future -Masatsugu KOMIYA

Vice-President, AJCE
Executive Director, Yachiyo Engineering Co., Ltd.

AJCE will consolidate with ECFA (Engineeringand Consulting Firms Association, Japan) on
A p r i l 1, 2016, a n d t h e l a r g e s t J a p a n e s einternational consultant association will be born.
The name of the new association will be“Engineering and Consulting Firms Association(ECFA), Japan” (FIDIC registration name will be
ECFAJ).

scale disasters, environmental problems, energy
matters, and so on, role of consultants is
becoming increasingly important when
considering the consistent needs of infrastructuredevelopment.
During the last 70 years, Japan has drastically
recovered from postwar devastation, and as thesynergistic effect of infrastructure development,
remarkable economy growth was achieved.
Realization of our tough and strong infrastructureis the result of our continuous study from thedisaster that strikes Japan. Japan is proud of
h a v i n g s u c h i n d o m i t a b l e s p i r i t , c u l t u re o f
empathy, and high-quality infrastructure.
Japanese consultants are more than ready tocontribute to the world-wide market by providing
its cutting edge technology that has beenprotecting its own country.

Both AJCE and ECFA have left great footprints in
consulting industry, as well as great reputation
records from the customers. Although they sharethe same objective as consultants, eachassociation has kept its independent activity
under different organization with different
operation and management rules.
However, since the request from Japaneseindustrial sector to integrate the accumulated
experience and knowledge of AJCE and ECFA
has become much stronger in recent years,
related officials including chairmen of both
associations have been cooperatively working
with enthusiasm during the last four years torealize the consolidate. And as the result, theconsolidation agreement was signed on
December 15, 2015, in which it is agreed thatthe new organization would start its activity fromthe next Japanese fiscal year (April 1, 2016).

A consultant is required to have total engineering
capability in order to accomplish planning,
design, construction supervision, operation andmaintenance services, as well as management
skill to control organizational, legal, business
operation, and contractual management issues.
E C FA , h a v i n g 50- y e a r s h i s t o r y , c o n s i s t s o f
Japanese firms of both “hard” (physical) and“soft”(non-physical) consulting services in ODA
field. Objective of ECFA is to promote economic
development and international cooperation in
the developing countries.
Integration of accumulated knowledge andk n o w h o w o f A J C E w i t h t h a t o f E C FA w i l lstrengthen the total performance of Japanese
consultant industry, in terms of introducing FIDIC
policy such as, effective application of FIDIC
contracts for m, contract management by
adjudicators, capacity building, appropriate
treatment of QBS, and other issues.

On the other hand of the start of neworganization, AJCE will succeed its glorious
history of over 40 year to ECFAJ.
With my heart filled with deep emotion andmemories, I would like to express my deepest
gratitude to all related parties including FIDIC
officials for their support given during such along period of time.
Since the world is confronting with serious issues
threatening the global social life such as large

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overseas consultant industry, to promotefurther internationalization of member
companies.
5) Contribute to the development and growth ofinternational consultant industry of Japan.

Target activities of the new association are as
follows;1) In c r e a s e a n d e n h a n c e i t s i n f l u e n c e b yreleasing constructive opinions to Japan andabroad, with the aim of further improvementof the consultant’s business environment.
2) P articipate in FIDIC as the representative
organization of Japan, and appeal theinternational status of member companies.
3) Introduce and promote FIDIC contracts form
to strengthen negotiation skill of member
companies to create international contract
agreement.
4) C reate opportunities to communicate with

I strongly believe that every Japanese consultant
has an important mission to contribute to theworld, helping all nations, regions, races, peoples
in overcoming prejudice and har monizing
cooperation.
I sincerely hope that the new association will bea platform for Japanese consultants who are
working in global scale, and contributing to theimprovement of people's life and peacefulnessof the world.

ECFA-AJCE Signing Ceremony of Consolidation, Dec. 15, 2015

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Seek Growth Abroad

Keiji SASABE

Director, AJCE
President, CTI Engineering International Co., Ltd.

Do you know “Nattoh”? Have you ever tried it?
“Nattoh“ is a traditional Japanese food madefrom soybeans. The characteristics of the
product are peculiar flavor, smell and sticky
texture. Any Japanese person knows “Nattoh.”
Some love it, others dislike it. For foreigners
visiting Japan, “Sushi,” “Sashimi,” “Tempura,” or“Sukiyaki” are obvious popular Japanese food.
Only few, however, enjoy “Nattoh.” I personallyknow only one non-Japanese person who loves“Nattoh.”
It is said that the size of the Japanese “Nattoh”
trade is currently 200 billion Yen. It was a popularfood in Eastern Japan until about forty to fifty
years ago. Now you can find it at every
supermarket in the Western Japan as well. It has
become a national food. “Nattoh” is popular as
health food, and due to the health food trend,
the consumption of the product in the country
has been rising in the last thirty years. However,it has reached its limit because of the decreasein the country’s population. In addition, theincrease of the cost of soybeans (the material of
the product) and oil (the material of the plastic
package) has forced the manufacturers to look
for the new market overseas.

The manufacturers have found the limit of thedomestic market, and developed a new taste“Nattoh” that appeals to non-Japanese people.
They have taken a new action in Europe and theUnited States; for example, handing out samples
in places like food expo, or promoting directly to
the 3 star Michelin restaurants. I heard that the“Japanese Sake” trade took the same action atmuch earlier stage. The fact that they selected
Europe and the United States as a new market
seemed very surprising and new to me. Youmight think, “Why Europe or America? They
would never like the flavor of Nattoh!”

Japanese Sake
Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership
Agreement (TPP) came to a basic agreement on
October 5, 2015 after two years the Japanese
government joined the negotiation. Tariff will beeliminated step by step within five years period.
The group is composed of twelve transpacificcountries, and it is considered to be a start of ahuge economy that shares 40% of the global
GDP. It is also expected to set the standard forthe world trade.
There are various discussions on pros and cons forJapan regarding joining TPP. One of the cons is

Nttoh

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increasing, and the amount is currently about
1 0 0 b i l l i o n Ye n ( d a t a o f t h e m a j o r 8 0
development consultants), although there are
yearly fluctuations. In 2014, 16% of the sales fromthe budget other than Official Development Aid(Japan’s ODA and those of MultilateralDevelopment Banks) was 15.1 billion Yen of thetotal sales of 93.3 billion Yen. Every Japanesedevelopment consultant is seeking deployment
abroad. I believe that there is much space forthe development in the field of non-ODA
budget, and that this is the important element offurther development of the Japanesedevelopment consultants in the future.
Japanese development consultants have grownthrough the implementation of projects by
Japan’s ODA and MDB. The strength of theJapanese development consultants are; highly
ranked engineers and specialists, high quality
work, and overall planning (master plan
formulation). Now is the time, with the strength,to accelerate deployment to seek growthabroad. As presented in this newsletter, theJapan’s development consultants association
has entered the new era through the uniting ofEngineering and Consulting Firms Association(ECFA), Japan and Association of Japanese
Consulting Engineers (AJCE). It is going to
improve the ability to send out messages and tokeep our influence in FIDIC. I hope the Japan’s
development consultants will seize thisopportunity to strengthen the collaboration withthe worldwide consultants and seek growthabroad.

that the cheap agricultural products will be
imported to Japan from countries such as theUnited States, which will give a great damage tothe country’s agricultural industry. It is said that
the Japan’s agriculture has less international costcompetitiveness because they have developed
under the careful protection by the Japanese
gover nment. Is the Japanese agriculturalindustry going to decline as a result of joining
TPP? Remember the challenge of “Nattoh”
trade. Create new agricultural products that arecompetitive in overseas countries. I believe that
the Japanese farmers are taking this matter
seriously, and that there are many talented
people who can lead Japan’s agriculture to
succeed in the world.
Now, let’s get to the point and talk about our
industry, Japan’s construction. Japanesegeneral contractors have developed theiroverseas deployment in 1970s. Although thenumber differs depending on the year, the total
sales of overseas projects in the year of 2014
amounted to 1,800 billion Yen (the total numberof 49 companies of the Overseas Construction
Association of Japan, Inc. (OCAJI)). Since thesize of the domestic construction investment issaid to be about fifty trillions, the overseas
deployment shares about 4% of the wholeindustry. Due to the decrease in Japanese
population, the decrease of domestic
construction investment is inevitable. We have tostrategically go abroad.
The sales of overseas projects in the last ten years
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AJCE Activity 2015

January

FebruaryMay

AJCE New Year Celebration Party

3rd Contract Administrator
Seminar 【see page 15 】

ASPAC 2015 T

4th AJ

AugustSeptember

November

YP Seminar 【see page 10】

FIDIC 2015 Dubai Conference

3rd Contract
Administrator
Training Workshop【see p

Social Networking “YAKAI”【see page 10】

CE Promotion in Univ

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May

July

SPAC 2015 Tehran Conference

AJCE Annual Seminar2015【see page 11】

4th AJCE-Cup Futsal Game 【see page 9】er

DecemberInterdisciplinary Seminar 2015【see page 17】rkshop【see page 15】

motion in University【see page 10】

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AJCE Activity 2015

Activities of Young Professionals (YP) in 2015
Young Professional Sub-Committee

1. AJCE Annual Seminar in 2015
AJCE Annual Seminar is held annually on subjects
closely linked to CE or construction industry. This
year, Young Professional Sub-Committee (YPSC)
had an opportunity to present overview ofactivities, and future endeavor to enhance
consulting industry. Detail is briefly summarized
below.

successfully convened twice in this year. The firstone was held in May and the second in
November 2015. Games in May and November
were overwhelmed by approximately 70 players(8 teams) and 40 players (5 teams) respectively.
Though the games started at 7 p.m. after work,
players showed quick and energetic
per formance. After the tournament, players
moved to a pub to celebrate winners. All theplayers agreed to hold futsal games on regularbasis. AJCE-Cup Futsal Game will continue.

- YPSC was established in December 2009 topromote following 3 networking activities;- 1. Networking with domestic CE (YP),- 2. Networking with oversea CE (YP)s, and- 3. N e t w o r k i n g b e y o n d g e n e r a t i o n s a n dindustries.
- YPSC started by 9 members and has grown to
21 in July 2015. Key members of YPSC went
through changes in this period. According to theincrease of members, activity has gradually
expanded.
- Activities such as Young Professionals Exchange
Program (YPEP) between CA and AJCE, YP
Award, networking event for woman engineers,
lectures to university students, etc. contributed
greatly for member increase. Together with these
activities, YP network has been expanding.

4th AJCE-Cup

5th AJCE-Cup

3. 2015 YP Seminar
Prof. Kuninaka, Institute of Space andAstronautical Science, Aerospace Exploration
Agency (JAXA) in Japan was invited as aspeaker for 2015 YP Seminar, “ Hayabusa II
Development Project”. This seminar wasconvened for broadening the perspective ofengineers through the communication withprofessionals in different fields which is difficult toexperience in everyday work.

Mr. Sumihiro Sawabe
Chair, Young Professional Sub-Committee

2. AJCE-Cup Futsal Games
AJCE-Cup Futsal Games started in 2013 and has
grown to one of the regular events. It was

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In June 2010, the asteroid exploring satellite“HAYABUSA”, returned to earth after 7 years oftravel by collecting samples from the surface ofasteroid “Itokawa”, This breaking news may still
be fresh in your memory. Prof. Kuninaka
engaged in “HAYABUSA” project from theplanning, launching, operation and to the returnof “HAYABUSA” in which his major task was todevelop electric propulsion engines (ionengines). Following the first “HAYABUSA”, heengaged in “HAYABUSA II” project as the project
manager and successfully launched the satellite.

YAKAI

5. CE Promotion in University
YPSC has been conducting lectures on CE and
CE industry to University students since 2010 toadvocate CE profession and to invite them toenter into our profession. On 2nd December,
2015, five YPSC members presented issues on CE
industry to 80 students, some about to graduate.
In order to advocate CE industry, speakers
emphasized that works of CE is contributing
greatly in economic and social development
while keeping sustainable environment in theworld. In addition, speakers informed students
that CE profession is indeed rewarding andenjoyable.

Prof. Hitoshi Kuninaka

In the seminar, he covered a broad range of
topics including history of rocket development,
technical issues such as engines and spaceengineering, and challenges or secrets to bring
the project to a success as a project manager.
Speaker showed us a video of the first“HAYABUSA” from launching to return to the earth
with interpretations. The scene that “HAYABUSA”
burnt out by heat and released the capsule andshouting of staffs, “Welcome home! Welcome
home!” moved heart of audience.
Prof. Kuninaka explained following objectives forthe “HAYABUSA II” project: 1. Enhance scientificknowledge, 2. Draw momentum in carrying out
unique new space exploration technology, and
3. Challenge continuously to the space frontier.
This will also deliver encouraging message toyoung professionals who will play a key role in the
management and development of consulting
engineering industry.

Closing Remark
From its start in 2009, YPSC grew from 9 to moret h a n 20 m e m b e r s i n 2015. Y P S C g r a d u a l l ywidened its scope of activity according tomember reinforcement. In 2015, YPSC achieved
original mission drafted in 2009. We are certainthat communication and networking among YPboth in Japan and overseas have been inprogress as the activity of YPSC has
strengthened. Above all, important issue is tokeep networking momentum through YP
activities that aim at future progress of CE
industry. YPSC would like to continuously exert its
effort in this respect.

4. Social Networking Event, “YAKAI”
Following the YP Seminar, social networking event
called as “YAKAI” was held. About 25 YPs fromseveral companies participated. This event
provided an opportunity to disseminate ands h a re a c t i v i t i e s o f Y P s . S o m e p a r t i c i p a n t scommented that this event is quite useful since
there is little networking opportunity with othercompanies in the same industry.”10

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AJCE Activity 2015

AJCE Annual Seminar 2015
Strategic Challenges for Consulting BusinessTechnical Training Committee

Date and time: 24 July 2015 (Friday), 2015
13:00 – 17:00
Place:
Grand Arc Hanzomon HotelFuji West RoomParticipants:
115 people

Promotion Act in the same year. KENCA provides
education, training and technical assistance tomembers.
- Best practices of the Korean engineering industry
Orders received by consulting engineering (CE)companies in 2014 was from 82% domestic and
18% overseas.
Korean Engineering, Procurement andConstruction (EPC) contractors achieved
exceptional increase in overseas sales in the
period from 2005 to 2014.
The following best practices were mentioned: (1)In the Middle East, Korean contractors got
number one position in terms of contracts, and(2) Acquired licenses for desalination plants
through M&A.

Vice President of the International Federation ofConsulting Engineers (FIDIC) and Chief Executivesof two FIDIC member associations were invitedfor the seminar on the current state and future
prospects of the international consulting business.
AJCE Young Professionals (YP) subcommittee also
gave a presentation on the future developmentof the consulting industry. Despite the hot
weather, the turnout for the event was great andthere were active discussion during the question
and answer session.

Jae-Wan Lee, FIDIC Vice President

1. C hallenges for the Sustainable Growth of AsianEngineering & Consulting Industry
Jae-Wan Lee, FIDIC Vice President, KENCA Chairman- Trends of the global engineering market
Market trend is changing toward larger andmore complex projects. In the world market, weare required not only technologies, but also
complete solutions. Therefore, even specializedcompanies are integrating and transforming inorder to be able to cope with larger and more
complex projects.

- KENCA’s activities
The mission of Korea Engineering & Consulting
Association (KENCA) is to promote thedevelopment of the engineering industry in
Korea. KENCA was established in 1947 by the
Korean government based on the Engineering

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- Increasing the sustainable competitiveness of the
Asian engineering industry
Korea recognizes that it has a different businessculture compared with leading European andAmerican companies, so as the case in Japan.
Language skills are a particular challenge for
Asian CE companies. For us, it is also important toconsider how we can change. We have to try to
make the construction industry more attractive
including young people around the world.

has around 25,000 subscribers.
(http://www.infrastructure-intelligence.com/)- Expansion into international markets
There are reports that the Japanese industry is
expanding overseas, and since England has very
low barriers to entry, the UK market could be an
opportunity for Japanese companies. However,the UK industry is complex and entry is thus very
dangerous for companies which fail tounderstand the procurement process. Since thec u l t u r a l d y n a m i c s i n e a c h re g i o n c a n b ecompletely different, it is necessary tounderstand these dynamics when enteringinternational markets.

- The mission of the CE industry
Our everyday life is supported by various
infrastructure technologies and facilities, and you
cannot discuss life without acknowledging its
relationship with engineering. In order to optimize
infrastructure, CEs are involved in many different
stages from preparation of master plans andfeasibility studies (F/S) to detailed design andmaintenance. Our core competence asengineers is technology combined withexperience. I would like to emphasize thatengineering has an important meaning forhuman life.
2. An Overview of ACE Strategic Corporate Activities in
Responding to the Changing Domestic and Global
Competitive Business LandscapeNelson Ogunshakin, ACE Chief Executive

Nelson Ogunshakin, ACE Chief Executive- ACE’s activities
Association for Consultancy and Engineering(ACE) was established in the same year as FIDIC
in 1913 and is funded with private capital without
government financing or intervention. ACE’s roles
include advocating the interests of CE
companies to private stakeholders, educating
young engineers, pursuing further cooperation
with other industries, proposing infrastructure
investments involving the government, andpreparing standard terms and conditions for the
UK and European markets similar to what FIDIC isdoing. Although ACE’s membershipoverwhelmingly consists of companies with under
50 employees, there is ongoing polarization as
more large companies are becoming members.
ACE organizes various annual events to which
also politicians are invited, and there are also
meetings for young engineers like in Japan. Every
We d n e s d a y , A C E a l s o p u b l i s h e s a n e m a i lnewsletter with infrastructure information which- Current M&A situation
The consulting industry is getting more and more
consolidated. However, as 70% of M&As end in
failure, large companies which carry out M&A toexpand their business have to be careful. Internal
analysis is first necessary when implementing
M&As, and it is important to clarify the needs andwants of the parties involved. Next, target
companies should be identified, but evaluation is
not possible unless an appropriate due diligenceprocess can be completed. Also, integration
after the M&A is also crucial. Unless systematically
performed, there is a risk that corporate value
will be damaged. For the restructuring of theindustry, both integration and division are
expected to proceed in parallel. When
companies grow they will later inevitably be split
up. Our industry does not exist only for the
purpose of organizational growth, and I do notagree with the notion that growing big is
beautiful.

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- The current M&A situation
Regarding M&A, the priorities are capitalization
and appealing to stockholders who have shortterm viewpoints, however, with the consulting
engineers’ focus on value, there is an increasing
importance placed on long term strategies. M&A
is about the growth of enterprise and profit, but
the business of consulting engineering must in the
future endeavor to sell and ensure that the valueof technology and consultancy is understood.

3. Learning from the Past, Understanding the Present,
Embracing the Future
Megan Motto, CA Chief Executive Officer- Consult Australia activities
Consult Australia (CA) review their strategicplanning every three years. In Australia it has
been recommended that the services provided
by public organizations be undertaken privately,
and CA provide not only technical support for
the growth and diversification of private
enterprise, but also contribute towards thecreation of the greater business environment witha bottom-up approach, making appeals togovernment, as well as sponsoring courses andconferences. Additionally, CA actively lobbies toimprove the standing of consulting engineers asadvisors to government, as well as to obtainbetter positions, more beneficial contracts andbetter working conditions

Megan Motto, CA Chief Executive Officer- Nurturing expertise
The business of consulting engineers in Australia
suffers from a lack of expertise in the long term
and the CA has implemented the Future Network
Program to nurture young engineers for the next
generation. The program is aimed not just at thecreation of networks of technicians, but alsoclients, banking institutions, planners, journalists
and government personnel. The participation
rate of women in the workforce is not just an issue
for women but also the responsibility of top
management. It is a certainty that the ability toadapt changes will be crucial in the future.

- The market environment of consulting engineers
With the falling off of improvements in the
resources industry infrastructure and a shift frominvestment to production, it is said that theconstruction industry in Australia is at a
crossroads. Additionally there are the impacts ofa lull in Chinese demand for resources, drops inthe prices of minerals and reviews ofgover nmental support for the constructionindustry. In the future, there will be discussions as
to what extent investment in infrastructure willcontinue, with eyes turning towards the Asianmarket. The following requirements are deemednecessary for market expansion: 1) mutual
understanding between different cultures, 2) Free
Trade Area (FTA) activities, 3) the hiring ofoverseas personnel, 4) FIDIC networking activities,5) progress in M&A.

4. Yo u n g P r o f e s s i o n a l ’s C h a l l e n g e s f o r F u t u r eGenerations
S umihiro Sawabe, YP sub-committee chairman,
AJCE Technical Training Committee.
- The consulting engineering business in Japan
After the end of the Second World War, postwar
reconstruction and high economic growth pulled
significant development in consulting
engineering business in Japan. In view of therecent price reduction in public works projects,
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- Future prospects
We are certain that achievement accumulatedby the activity of YPSC will contribute in thedevelopment of CE industry in Japan in the
future. In this context, we will continue expanding
networking and training events that are initiatedby young professionals.

overseas market (both ODA and non-ODA) in
comparison with that in domestic, etc.,
Japanese consulting industry is challenged toovercome such difficulties. In addition, CE
industry is facing aging of the consulting
engineers which indicates difficulty in keeping/increasing young professionals. It is essential thatthe know-how and experience of senior
engineers should be transferred to young
generation. Together with improvement in work
environment that is linked to good work-lifebalance, this endeavor can enhance
participation of young engineers as well as
female engineers in CE industry.
- YP Sub-committee activities
AJCE has been placing importance in capacity
development of young professionals. In thisc o n n e c t i o n , Yo u n g P ro f e s s i o n a l ( Y P ) S u b committee was established in December 2009.
Following networking activities were set as themain objectives: 1) networking with domestic
Young Professionals, 2) networking with overseas
Young Professionals, 3) expand networking tovarious generations. Young Professional subcommittee (YPSC) started by 9 members andincreased to 21 in July 2015. Addition of YPSC
members have expanded the scope of activities.
As the result of enhancement of activities, weachieved initial goals by 2014 that were set forthin 2009. In the course of these development,
YPSC has contributed significantly for supporting
Young Professional Exchange Program (YPEP)
between Japan and Australia, establishment ofYoung Professional Award, promotion & supportof networking among female engineers,
advocate CE industry to university students, etc.
At present, YP networking is steadily growing.

Sumihiro Sawabe,
AJCE YP sub-committee chairman,

5. Closing Comment
Every year AJCE holds annual Seminar that
focuses on issues of interest relevant to CE
industry. In this year, we invited 3 keynote
speakers who play a key role in FIDIC as well as
respective FIDIC member association. They were
FIDIC Vice-president (at that time), Dr. Jae-Wan
Lee, Dr. Nelson Ogunshakin, CEO of ACE and Ms.
Megan Motto, CEO of CA. The seminar also
provided golden opportunity for YPSC to expresst h e i r t h o u g h t s a n d f u t u re p ro s p e c t i n t h edevelopment of CE industry.
It is my pleasure if this article would contribute in
the enhancement of consulting industry in the
future.

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AJCE Activity 2015

3rd Contract Administrator Training Workshop
for the Overseas Construction ProjectContract Administrator Training Subcommittee,
International Activity Committee

Date and Time: November 27, 2015 10:00-19:30
Venue: Conference room, Oriental Consultants
Co., Ltd.
Number of Participants: 28

Mr. Toshio KURASHIGE,
Nihon Suido Consultants, Chairman ofInternational Activity Committee

participants to get the knowledge of contract
administration.

Introduction
The Overseas Contract Administrator Training
S u b c o m m i t t e e w a s e s t a b l i s h e d i n 2012 t oenhance the ability of engineers who will bea s s i g n e d a s C o n t r a c t E n g i n e e r o r P ro j e c t
Manager in the overseas project.
This workshop was organized for targeting thepersons who have experience in overseas
projects not less than 3 years. The lecturer
explained the essential clauses of the conditionsof contract in the FIDIC Red Book MDB
Harmonised Edition 2010 mainly in regard to“Extension of Time” and “Additional Payment”.
Following that, as a workshop, after the
explanation of the backgrounds of a case by thelecturer the participants discussed on the case in
separate 5 groups and made presentations on
their conclusions.

Explanation of the Clauses in FIDIC Red Book MDB
version 2010 Mr. A. SHIROYA
Before case study session, Mr. A. SHIROYA
explained key contractual terms for facilitating
discussions in the case study session. He
expressed that comprehensive knowledge on
contract administration is essential for theappropriate project management. He first
explained several basic principles for contract
administration in the common law jurisdiction,such as “Contra Proferentem”, “Quantum
Meruit”, “Prevention Principle”, “Time at Large”
and “Estoppel”. After that, he explained
fundamentals of claims and definitions &interpretation in some essential words in theConditions of Contract.
He then explained with practical examples inwhich all clauses relevant to “Extension of Time”,“Additional Payment”, “Variations”, “Claim
procedure” and finally “Dispute Resolution
Procedure” in the FIDIC Red Book MDB
Harmonised Edition 2010.

In the opening address by Mr. T. KURASHIGE,
Chairman of International Activities Committee,
he stressed that the importance of proper
contract administration had been increasing forthe overseas construction projects; therefore, thisworkshop should be a good opportunity for the15NEWS LETTER 2016
6. Q&AIn the group discussion, the Part 1 & 2 wereallocated for Variation & Additional Payment,
and the Part 3 & 4 were for Delay, Disruption andExtension of Time.
M r. M . K A I D O s t r e s s e d t h e i m p o r t a n c e o fvalidation of the claim. The notice of claim
should be submitted to the Engineer within 28
days after the Contractor became aware, or
should have become aware, of the event or
circumstance to be considered claimable.
Mr. Akira SHIROYA, Adjudicator,
Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.
Chairman of the Subcommittee

Workshop: Group discussion on “Extension of Time”
and “Additional Payment” in case study Mr. M. KAIDO
Participants were first separated into 5 groups(5-6 persons each) for group discussions and thenthe programme proceeded as follows:
1. Self-introduction
2. Outline of the case
3. Outline of the Technical Specification
4. Group discussion Part 1 & 2
4-1. Outline of the issue4-2. Group discussion
4-3. Presentation
5. Group discussion Part 3 & 4
5-1. Outline of the issue5-2. Group discussion& Presentation
5-3. Presentation

Group Discussion

Closing Address
In closing address, Mr. A. SHIROYA expressed thatthe subcommittee will continuously hold this kindof workshop for experienced engineers and also
seminars for less experienced engineers toenhance practical skills of project management
and contract administration in overseas
construction projects.
Post-Workshop Party
Following this workshop, small post-workshop
party was held for an hour to exchage opinions
between participants and lecturers in regard to
subjects in this workshop and any contractualissues.

Mr. Masaru KAIDO, Adjudicator,
Principal of the Kaido & Associate
Member of the Subcommittee

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AJCE Activity 2015

Interdisciplinary Seminar 2015
"Infrastructure Development and Cutting-Edge
Technology"
Technical Exchange Committee

Date : December 1, 2015
Venue: CTI Engineering, Room 10A
Speakers: Junji Shibata : Director, Oriental
Consultants Global
Junjiro Onoda: Professor Emeritus, Institute of
S p a c e a n d A s t ro n a u t i c a l S c i e n c e , J a p a n
Aerospace Exploration Agency
Tomoki Watanabe: Professor, Tokyo Institute ofTechnology

incentive in education, medical care, tourism,
ITS, art while keeping progress in economy andculture.
Oriental Consultants Global won international
competition for Qatar National Master Plan
which was carried out for 2 years, 2005-2006 after
which contract was signed in 2007. The project
took 5 years of implementation for field survey,
database for mation, space-development,
district-development, city planning, training ofprofessionals, etc. and completed in 2012.

The Technical Exchange Committee (TEC),
composed of professional consulting engineers
serving in the field of construction, machinery,electricity, etc. has been working for exchanging
of information and raising capacity of members
through committee activities. As a part ofactivities, captioned seminar was planned andimplemented. Outline of the seminar is reported
in the following sections.

Mr. Junji Shibata

2. Development of Solid-Fuel Rocket, Dr. Junjiro Onoda
There are two types of rocket fuels; liquid andsolid. Former has high fuel efficiency and able tocontrol propulsion. However, its structure iscomplex and propulsion power is low ascompared with that of solid fuel. Contrarily, latterhas low fuel efficiency and difficult to control
propulsion but has simple structure, strong powerand capacity of long distance flight. Space
development in Japan has started by Professor
Itokawa who designed so-called pencil-typesolid fuel rocket. Since then solid fuel rocket has
remarkably evolved, and contributed greatly to
Japanese space development. In particular, it
was used for cutting-edge science satellite,“HAYABUSA”.

1. Qatar National Master Plan, Mr. Junji Shibata
Qatar gained independence from UK whose
capital locates in Doha. Its physical features
shows round cape covered by sand locating in
the Persian Gulf. National land is only 11,000m2
that is smaller than Akita prefecture in Japan.
Population is 1.68 Million in 2010. Qatar has strong
financial power which is attributable to export ofnatural gas. Therefore, the nation has strong17NEWS LETTER 2016

Dr. Junjiro Onoda

Speaker presented history of solid fuel rocket
development and its contribution to the spaceengineering, space-plasma physics, astronomy,
space physics, sun-physics, moon-planet
exploration. Now low-price solid fuel rocket is inprogress.

Prof. Tomonori Watanabe

model in oversea railway projects, it is essential toknow the fact that business surplus in passenger
railway is solely achieved by Japanese railway
companies whereas that in freight train businessgoes to USA, Canada and Australia.
It is observed that in the trend of railway
standardization in Europe, it is initiated by France,
drafted by Ger many and applied to othercountries. This process of standardization in
Europe is now expanding to international arena
and showing overwhelming presence. In 1995,
TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) was integrated in
WTO (World Trade Organization). Since then, TBT
is applied in railway field in addition tointernational railway standard.

3. C hallenges for Development of Oversea Railway
Business, Prof. Tomonori Watanabe
Development of oversea railway business andassociated challenges was selected as one of
the typical cases of infrastructure development
in international market. In UK, Japanese firm
contracted large orders in railway project.
Infrastructure development reflects social andcultural environment in the subject country. In
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AJCE Activity 2015

AJCE Delivered FIDIC Module 1 and 2 Training Workshop
with Active Participants
Professional Development Committee

Date and time:
Place:

1st to 4th February 2016
9:30 – 17:30
Tokyo

including Japan to have such trainings.
- Program
To cope with the high demand of training
opportunity for contract management in Japan,
AJCE firstly organized Module 1 and 2 training
workshops in 2013 with more than 30 participants.
This is the second workshop in Japan.

- BackgroundThe demand for training of contract
management is increasing in line with economic
and social infrastructure projects in developing
and emerging countries, especially in Asia. For
consulting engineers, contract management skill
is essential in preparation of bidding documents
for construction, procurement of contractor, andcontract administration during construction as
the “Engineer”.
FIDIC standardized the contents of 5 training
modules for FIDIC contracts in order to harmonize
lecture scenarios.
Module 0 : 	Professional Service Agreement
Module 1 : 	P r a c t i c a l U s e o f t h e F I D I C
Contract
Module 2 :	Management of Claims and the
Resolution of Dispute
Module 3 :	Dispute Adjudication Boards:
Duties and Responsibilities
Module 4 :	Management and Administrationof FIDIC Contracts
These modules (2 days each) are frequently heldworldwide (perhaps nearly 100 events annually)
mostly by private training providers. However,there are less opportunities for Asian countries- Trainers
AJCE invited two experienced international
contract experts, Mr. Geoffrey Smith and Mr.
James Perry, as trainers. They are listed in FIDIC
President’s List of Dispute Adjudicator and also
registered as FIDIC Accredited Trainer.
The comprehensive workshop materials of morethan 500 slides for 2 modules were developed by
them.

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- Participants
The workshop received 49 participants, not only
from consulting firms but also from contractors,
law firms and government bodies. There were
lively exchange of questions and answer during
the workshop.
- Future Events
AJCE plans to continuously provide training
opportunities of FIDIC Contracts to meetrequirements of its member fir ms and theconstruction industry, also after April this year
when AJCE will consolidate with Engineeringand Consulting Firms Association (ECFA), Japan.

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Project Accomplishments by AJCE Members

Non-Revenue Water Control Project in Sao Paulo State
Principal
Firm (s)Chuo Kaihatsu Corporation

Project Site

Sao Paulo, Brazil

ClientSabesp(Companhia de Saneamento
Básico do Estado de São Paulo)

Finance

JICA (L/A)

PeriodMarch 2014–Feburary2018

Type of
Project

Management Consulting Services

Project Outline
In Sao Paulo state, the water loss rate (non-revenue
water rate) is as high as 31.9% in 2011. JICA andSabesp, the water supply and sewerage company
of Sao Paulo, signed the loan agreement in 2012 inorder to reduce non-revenue water rate for
efficient use of existing water resources in the state.
The reduction of non-revenue water contributes tooptimize financial condition of the public entity thatshall provide sustainable water services.
Details♦ Main technical activities- replacement of water pipes and networks (674km)
- replacement of connections (875,035 units)- renewal of water meters (1,590,333 units)♦ Indicators
Water loss
Original 2008
indicator
Loss rate (Micro- 34.4 %measured), IPM
Loss rate (Billed), 27.9 %IPF
Loss rate per
436 L/unit/day
connection perday, IPDt

Target 2018
25.8%
20.7%
321 L/unit/day♦ Service
Our company offers a management consulting
services with a consortium partner for the Sabesp
Program of Water Loss Reduction and Energy
Efficiency.

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Project Accomplishments by AJCE Members

Mombasa Port Development Project
Principal
Firm (s)Japan Port Consultants, Ltd.

Project Site

Mombasa, Kenya

ClientKenya Port Authority (KPA)

Finance

Japanese ODA Loan

PeriodNov. 2008 – Feb. 2016

Type of
Project

Consulting Services (Detailed Design &Construction Supervision)

Location

Project Outline
Mombasa Port is the one and only international port
in Kenya. It is highly important for international
logistics not only for Kenya, but also for theneighboring countries, such as Uganda, Rwanda,
Burundi, South Sudan. The amount of container

Three New Berths

handling in Mombasa Port has increased to overone million TEU / year now and grown 2.5 times in
the last 10 years.
We p ro po sed t h ree n ew ber t h s, carri ed out
detailed design of one of them as Phase 1 andnow, are supervising construction works toward
successful completion.
Details- Land Reclamation: 42ha

Phase 1- Soil Improvement: 35ha (by PVD)
- Container Terminal: 28ha
(Pavement, Drainage and Facilities)- Pier Berth No.20: L=210m, WD=-11m- Pier Berth No.21: L=350m, WD=-15m- Small Berth: L=283m, WD=-4.5m- Revetments- Roads(Access, Intersection and Connection)- Buildings and Utilities- Cargo-Handling Equipment

Project Site (2015)22

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Project Accomplishments by AJCE Members

The Urgent Rehabilitation Project ofTanjung Priok Port in Indonesia

Principal
Firm (s)Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.

Project Site

Tanjung Priok Port,
West Java, Indonesia

Client

D/D: Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA)
C/S: Ministry of Transportation (DGST)

Finance

JICA/ Japanese ODA Loan

PeriodDec. 2009 - Feb. 2015

Type of
Project

Engineering Services for Detailed
Design and Construction Supervision.

Project Outline
Tanjung Priok Port is the largest international port inIndonesia; it handles about half of the container
traffic of the country. With the increase in cargothroughputs and increased demand of callingships, the port has been suffering from traffic
constrain due to the restricted regulation of single
lane traffic in the port. Also the narrow port innerbasin has high risk in safe operation of vessels in the
port.
Nippon Koei provided consultancy services ofreviewing detailed design and construction
supervision under Japanese ODA loan.
The project consisted of widening of shipping lanes
from 125 m one-sided traffic (single lane traffic) to
300 m two-sided traffic (two-way traffic) for
approach channel and widening of water basin
inside of the port as well. These improvements
enhanced the shipping efficiency to manage
future demands as international hub port andsecuring safe maneuvering operation of vessels
calling the port.

Details- W idening of approach channel and port innerbasin at -14.0 m depth by dredging (8.02 million
cubic meter)- Relocation of breakwaters: 1,470 m long
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Project Accomplishments by AJCE Members

Nhon Trach Water Supply Project in Vietnam
Southern Vietnam Water Supply Project (Dong Nai Province)
Principal
Firm (s)Nippon Koei Co., Ltd.

Project Site

Bien Hoa City, Dong Nai Province, Viet
Nam

ClientDong Nai Water
Joint Stock Company

Finance

Japanese ODA Loan

PeriodSep. 2000 – Apr. 2015

Type of
Project

Engineering Services for Detailed
Design,Pre-Construction and Construction
Supervision

Water Treatment plant(105,000m3/day)

Visitors fromthe local school

Tam Phuoc Pump Station(27m3/day×4nos.)

Project Outline
Dong Nai province in southern Viet Nam has beenurbanizing rapidly because the foreign direct
investment and the labor force have been growing
briskly. The government of Viet Nam deemed it
urgently necessary to improve both living andinvestment environments. However, water supply inthis region still lags behind other infrastructure, suchas electricity supply and transportation.
The Nippon Koei project covered the whole watersupply facilities: water intake facility, pump devices,
water pipes, and a filtration plant.
It improved the capacity to supply enough water
for daily and industrial use, from 200,700m3/day to
303,340m3/day.
Details- Intake Pump Station- Water Treatment Plant (105,000m3/day)- Tam Phuoc Water Pump Station- Nhon Trach Pump Station- Transmission Pipeline (45 km)- Distribution Pipeline (41km)

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Project Accomplishments by AJCE Members

Enhancement of Capacity for Solid Waste
Management in Kosovo
Principal
Firm (s)KOKUSAI KOGYO CO.,LTD

Project Site

Prizren municipality, the Republic of
KosovoClientJ apan Inter national Cooperation
Agency (JICA)

Finance

JICA

PeriodSeptember 2011 - August 2015

Type of
Project

Technical Cooperationachieved by compiling the current conditions andproblems through the baseline survey.
- Waste collection services were commissioned inaccordance with the plan to introduce anappropriate SWM.
- Bell collection services has been expanded on theentire territory of the municipality, and residents
discharged waste in accordance with the waste
discharging rules introduced by this project.
- 90 home composters were disseminated throughthis project as experimental activity, and themunicipality distributed 500 composters in 2014
based on the experience obtained in this project.

Project Outline
Solid Waste Management (SWM) was one of themost critical issues in the field of environmental
policy in Kosovo. In particular, waste collection
service was insufficient and the waste collection
rate was extremely low.
This project improved the SWM system including not
only the collection system, but public awarenessand residents' discharging manners in Prizren
municipality in Kosovo as well.

Before the Project

After the Project

Waste had been scatteredaround the containers
placed in the high-rise
residential area.

Waste no longer scattersaround the containers after
the regular collection was
been introduced.

7m3 containers and theirsurroundings had been thewaste dumping site.

Dumping sites of garbage
were eliminated by removalof the containers, andintroduction of the regularcollection service.

Project features:- C urrent situation and problems on SWM has

KOSOVO

Waste scattered around the Surrounding area of thecontainers
containers has been kept
clean since the introductionof the regular collection
service.
Location map

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Project Accomplishments by AJCE Members

Urban Flood Control System Improvement in Selected
Cities in Indonesia
Principal
Firm (s)Yachiyo Engineering Co., Ltd.

Project Site

Indonesia

ClientD i r e c t o r a t e G e n e r a l o f Wa t e r
Resources, Ministry of Public Worksand Housing, Government ofIndonesia

Finance

JICA Loan

PeriodNovember, 2011 - July, 2017

Type of
Project♦ Review D/D, T/A, S/V♦ Assistance for PMU

CCSP Bank Protection Works (Padang)

Project Outline
The objective of the Project is to mitigate flood
damage in important urban cities vulnerable
against flood damage by improving flood control
infrastructure, assisting for upgrading theadministrative capacity of river basin management
offices and preparing integrated water resourcesmanagement plan with a view to supporting thenational agenda of adaptation of climate change,
thereby contributing to economic and industrial
development in urban cities in Indonesia.

SSP Bank Protection Works (Palembang)

Masonry Bank Protection Works (Brangkal)

Details
Sub-projectRiver

ScopesPadang(Package-1)

Anai(a=539 km2)

Design Discharge: 1,300m3/s (1/25), Channel Improvement:
4.1km, Bank Protection, Riverbed Excavation, Dyke,
Inspection Road

Palembang(Package-2)

Bendung(a=19 km2)

Design Discharge: 45m3/s (1/15), Channel Improvement:
5.5km, Inspection Road, Rehab. of Damaged River BankSurabaya(Package-3)

Wonokromo

Design Discharge: 419m3/s (1/25), Bank Protection, Riverbed
Excavation, Dyke

Mojokerto(Package-4)

Brangkal(a=252 km2)

Design Discharge: 420m3/s (1/25), Rehab. of Weir, Channel
Improvement: 7,950m, Bank Protection, Mobile Pump

Gorontalo(Package-5)

Bolango(a=520 km2)

Design Discharge: 200m3/s (1/20), Channel Improvement:
5.3km, Mobile Pump, Bridge

Manado(Package-6A, 6B)

Tondano(a=545km2)

Design Discharge: 420m3/s (1/5), Channel Improvement:
1.7km, Bank Protection, Dyke, Drainage Outlet, Pedestrian
Bridge, Formulation of MP, Hazard Map

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Project Accomplishments by AJCE Members

CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICES ON THE REHABILITATIONPROJECT OF THE OUTER BANGKOK RING ROAD (RP-OBRD)

Principal
Firm (s)CTI Engineering International Co., Ltd.

Project Site

P a t h u m T h a n i a n d Ay u t t h a y aProvinces,
Kingdom of Thailand

Client epartment of Highways (DOH),
D
Ministry of Transport,
The Kingdom of Thailand

FinanceGrant Aidby Japanese Government

PeriodJan. 2013 - Apr. 2015
(28 month)Type of
Project

Detailed Design and Construction
Supervision

Details
The objective section is 15km long of the total 30km
intermittent water-flood area.
(4 lanes: One Way [South to North])[Project Scope]> Temporary Detour Construction/Removal[Total Approx. 19km]> R aising Road Elevation (20cm~120cm) withpavement works[Total Approx. 12km]> Improving Road Facilities( Drainage Pipes, Median Crossing Entrances,
Concrete Barriers, Slope Protection etc.)> Incidental Road Works(Sign Posts, Road Marking etc.)[Project Features in Management Aspects]
It is necessary to manage high-standard safety
traffic control during the project, due to long-term
occupation of full-access control motorway.

Project Outline
RP-OBRD is a rehabilitation project of the Outer
Bangkok Ring Road (OBRD), which connects
between Bangkok and Northern part of Bangkok
along the Chao Phraya river basins, including majorindustrial estates area in Thailand.
OBRD is one of indispensable road (full access
control motorway) damaged by the historical floodd i s a s t e r o c c u r r e d i n 2011, r e s u l t i n g s e v e r e
economic losses due to the dismemberment oftransportation network over 1 month.

<Images of After Completion>[Usual Condition]

The main objectives of the Project are;i) to prevent road-flooding caused by the severe
flood disaster equivalent level in 2011,ii) to contribute sustainable economic growth in the
Chao Phraya river basins to keep function oftransportation system and road network even in
the flooding conditions for the future.

[Flooding Condition]

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Project Accomplishments by AJCE Members

Consulting Service for Integrated Water Resources andFlood Management Project for Semarang
Principal
Firm (s)CTI Engineering International Co., Ltd.

Project Site

Semarang, Indonesia

ClientMinistry of Public Works and Housing(PU)

Finance

JICA Loan IP-534

PeriodDec. 2007 – Jun. 2016
(103 months)

Type of
Project♦ Review of Detailed Design♦ Construction Supervision

The construction works of the Jatibarang dam andGarang River-West Floodway improvement works
had been conducted since 2009 for 5 years under
the Pumali-Juana watershed management office,ministry public works.
On January 3, 2015, after 8 months passed fromreservoir filling, the reservoir water sur face wasreached to the Normal Water Level.

Project Outline
Semarang City, capital of central Java regency,
has been exposed to complex water-related
problems such as shortage of water supply, flush
flood and habitual inundation by storm, associatedwith excessive abstraction of groundwater andland subsidence. All of the issues are closelyinteractive and being the great hindrance of socioeconomic sustainability and environment of
Semarang City.
In order to cope with these complexes andinteractive issues, the Project was carried out
through the financial of JICA Loan.

Jatibarang Dam: Bard’s-eye View

Jatibarang Dam: Upstream View

Project Scope
The scope of the Project is enumerated following
components:
Component A
1. River Improvement Works- Total length = 8,850 m- River Amenity Facilities
2. Rehabilitation of Simongan Weir
- Conservation of historical civil structure
3. Flood Monitoring Facilities
Component B
1. Construction of Jatibarang Dam
2. C o n s e r v a t i o n o f C a t c h m e n t A r e a a n d
Development of Greenbelt surrounding
Reservoir
Component D
1. N o n - s t r u c t u r a l M e a s u r e s f o r D i s a s t e rManagement
2. N o n - s t r u c t u r a l M e a s u r e s f o r Wa t e r s h e dManagement

West Floodway after Construction

Night View of West Floodway

Rehabilitation of Simongan Weir

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Project Accomplishments by AJCE Members

The Project on Rehabilitation and Recovery from Nepal
Earthquake
Principal
Firm (s)Oriental Consultants Global Co., Ltd.

Project Site

Nepal(kathmandu/ Gorkha /Sindhupalchok / Lalitpur / Bhaktapur)

ClientJapan Inter national Cooperation
Agency (JICA)

Finance

Japanese Grant Aid

PeriodJuly 2015- July 2017

Type of
Project

C o n s u l t i n g S e r v i c e f o r Te c h n i c a l
Cooperation

Earthquake damage research at Gorkha

Project Outline
The purpose of the Project is to comprehensively
support the process of early rehabilitation andreconstruction of the affected areas and theformulation of a disaster resilient nation and society
by referring to the experience and lessons learned
from the disasters and reconstruction in Japan.
The Project is designed to implement a prioritizedreconstruction project to fill the demand-supply
gap which arises during the transition from ahumanitarian assistance phase to rehabilitation andreconstruction. The prioritized project will be
implemented in the early stage of the Project
considering the participation of the residents. The
prioritized project will be basically procured by JICA
but the mode of procurement is depending on thesize of the project. At the same time, the Project isdesigned to develop additional projects such as
Grant Aid Program and Loan Projects. For theabove-mentioned purposes, the Project willconduct information collection, preparation andproject management of prioritized reconstruction
projects, project formation and technicalassistance (including design and cost estimation) to
implement aid projects promptly.

Seminar for residents

Details♦ Outputs:- F ormulation of national level and district levelplans- Promotion and dissemination of seismic resistantbuildings and structures- Formulation of prioritized reconstruction project(Program grant aid)
- Formulation and implementation of Quick Impact
Projects (QIPs)

photo interpretation of Landslide area

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Project Accomplishments by AJCE Members

Greater Colombo Urban Transport Development Project
Outer Circular Highway to the City of Colombo
Principal
Firm (s)Oriental Consultants Global Co., Ltd.

Project Site

Sri Lanka

ClientJapan Inter national Cooperation
AgencyRoad Development Authority

Finance

JICA

Period1998 - 2015

Type of
Project♦ Feasibility Study♦ Basic & Detailed Design♦ Tender Document Preparation♦ D e s i g n R e v i e w & C o n s t r u c t i o n
Supervision

Location

Kottawa
Interchange(Phase I)

Project Outline

Outer Circular Highway to the City of Colombo is a newaccess controlled circular expressway, linking Colombo Katunayake Expressway and Southern Expressway. It is 10 15 km away from the city center and 29.10 km long in
total. It will connect high-priority trunk roads and intercity
expressways, to be built radiating from Colombo City anddisperse the traffic from / to Colombo more effectively,
resulting in easing traffic congestions in Colombo
Metropolitan Region.

3.3 km Viaduct(Phase I)

Details♦ Phase I: Kaduwela - Kottawa- 11 km long 4-lane Expressway (future 6 lanes)- 2 nos. Main Road Viaducts: 3,275 m
2 nos. Interchange Ramp Bridges: 303 m
8 nos. Overpass Bridges: 594 m- 3 nos. Interchanges with toll plaza
(Double Trumpet Type, Partial Two-Quadrant Cloverleaf
Type, Half Diamond Type)- 8.7 km Section of Soft Ground Treatment
(Gravel Mat, Band Drain, Geotextile, Surcharge andGravel Replacement Methods)

Athurugiriya
Interchange(Phase I)

Kaduwela Interchange(Phase II)♦ Phase II: Kadawatha - Kaduwela- 8.9 km long 4-lane Expressway (future 6 lanes)
1.9 km long 4-lane National Highway (A1 Bypass)- 8 nos. Main Road Bridge and Viaducts: 4,742 m
10 nos. Interchange Ramp Bridges: 1,745 m
5 nos. Overpass Bridges: 226 m- 2 nos. Interchanges with toll plaza( Diamond Type, Partial Two-Quadrant Cloverleaf Type)- 3.2 km Section of Soft Ground Treatment
(Gravel Mat, Band Drain, Geotextile, Surcharge, Gravel
Replacement and Gravel Compaction Pile Methods)

Viaduct(Phase II)

Opening Ceremony(Phase II)
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Project Accomplishments by AJCE Members

Hussain Sagar Lake and Catchment Area Improvement
Project
Principal
Firm (s)NJS

Project Site

Hyderabad, India

ClientHyderabad Metropolitan
Development Authority (HMDA)

Finance

JICA

Period2007 to 2016

Type of
Project

PMC, detailed design andconstruction supervision

Project Outline
The Project is aimed to improve the water quality of
Hussain Sagar Lake, provision of reliable recycledwater supply, provide sewerage service in theCatchment of the Lake, construction ofinterception and diversion works, sewerage andtreatment facilities, pollution abatement, dredging
of sediments in the lake, thereby improving overall
sanitary conditions in the catchment area of theLake.
Details
Lake Hussain Sagar, built in 1562 A.D. during the reignof Qutub Shahi dynasty was utilized for irrigation anddrinking water needs up to 1930. Total catchment
area of the Lake is 240 sq. km and direct catchment
area of the Lake is 67 sq. km. Over these years due
to urbanization untreated or partially treatedsewage entered the lake, thereby deteriorating thelake water quality and aesthetics of the lake water.
As part of the project three sewerage treatment
plants and interception and diversion systems havebeen constructed around the Hussain Sagar Lake totreat the influent wastewater to highest standards
using advanced treatment plants that include
nutrient removal, BOD and turbidity. The high quality
treated wastewater is then discharged to the lake aswell as reused partially within the area for nonpotable applications. The project also included
construction of various sewerage networks, dredging& disposal of sediments, lake aeration and water
quality monitoring. Over the past couple of years
the lake water quality has shown remarkable
recovery and the overall water quality of the lake
has improved compared to earlier years.

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Project Accomplishments by AJCE Members

The Thakhek Water Supply Development Project
Principal
Firm (s)Nihon Suido Consultants Co., Ltd.

Project Site

Thakhek district, Khammouane
province, Lao PDR

ClientMinistry of Public Works and Transport,
Lao PDR

Finance

Japan Inter national Cooperation
Agency (JICA)

PeriodJune 2013 – Dec. 2015

Type of
Project

Grant aid project of JICA

Project Outline
The Prime Minister issued Decision No. 37/ PM,
dated 30 September 1999, on Management andDevelopment of the Water Supply Sector for Lao
People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR).
According to this Decision, the Gover nment
prepared a sector investment plan (SIP) to provide
24-hour water supply to 80% of the population in
urban areas by the year 2020.
However, as of 2012, the water supply coveragerate in Thakhek was only 58%. This project aims to
improve and expand the water supply in urban
areas of Thakhek district, Khammouane province,
providing an uninterrupted 24-hour water supply to
80% of the urban population in Thakhek District by
the year 2020.

Project Location Map

Details
The main components of the project include:1) C onstruction of a new intake facility (16,500
m3/d)2) Construction of a new water treatment plant(WTP, 16,500 m3/d)3) Construction of two new elevated tanks (600m3
and 700m3)
4) Installation of pipelines (10.8km of transmission
mains and 39.7km of distribution mains).
5) T r a i n i n g f o r t h e b a s i c o p e r a t i o n a n d
m a i n t e n a n c e o f t h e n e w W T P, a n d f o r
management of the water distribution system.

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Perspective drawing offacilities

Intake facility(16,500 m3/d)

WTP(16,500 m3/d)

Elevated tank
(600m3)

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C KC
ODA Loan Project
Tiete river basin depollution Project in Brazil

Water,
Disaster Prevention,
Environment,
Agriculture,andHuman Resource
Development

ODA Loan Project
Sanitation Improvement Project for
BaixadaSantista Metropolitan Region,
BrazilTechnical Cooperation ProjectManagement of Non-revenue Water in Kenya

CONTACT
CONSULTING ENGINEERS & PLANNERSCKC Chuo Kaihatsu Corporation

http://www.ckcnet.co.jp
3-13-5, Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 169-8612, Japan
TEL: +81-3-3207-1711 FAX: +81-3-3232-3625 E-mail: overseas@ckcnet.co.jp

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ITL was established in 2000 funded by university professors,aiming to bridge the academic research fruits to the market.
The main products of ITL are traffic simulation and dataprocessing software tools. Developing a new horizon of
traffic simulation technology is our main focus.

Services Provided:
Development & Sales of Traffic Simulator, Consulting of Transportation Planning, Data Processing

Traffic simulator for wide area road networks.

Traffic simulator for urban road networks.

9F Shin-Surugadai Bldg. 3-10, Kanda-Ogawamachi, Chiyoda city, Tokyo 101-0052, Japan
Telephone (+81) 3 5283 8527
Website: http://www.i-transportlab.jp/en/

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ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS

We plan, design and manage
projects of infrastructure & social
development to contributeto the growth of all nations

WORLDWIDE NETWORK OF OFFICES
Asia

Jakarta, Manila, Bangkok, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Yangon, Naypyidaw, Vientiane, Phnom Penh, Dhaka, New Delhi, Colombo

Middle East

Amman, Tunis, Rabat, Cairo

AfricaNairobi, Gaborone, Maputo

Latin America

San Salvador, Panama City, Medellin, Lima, Sao Paulo, Asuncion

NIPPON KOEI CO., LTD.
(Head Office)1-14-6 Kudankita, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8539 JAPANTEL: +81-3-5276-3596 FAX: +81-3-5276-3002
Website: www.n-koei.co.jp/english

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Save the Earth, Make Communities GreenWe create communities where people can live comfortably, safely and securely through ourwide range of technical services ‐ from energy, social infrastructure and environmental
protection to disaster preparedness and mitigation.

Disaster andenvironmental
management

Green energy

Green
Green
Communities
Communities
Geospatial
information
systems

Infrastructure

Satellite/sky imaginary sensing
365 days landslide movement monitoring
Forest conservation and water
resources development

Optimal electricity
rate plan service
Road surface/facility
data capturing

Renewable energy development,
operation & maintenancePublic infrastructure management

Compact green communities
Renewable energy development,
operation & maintenanceReal time tsunami simulation
Public service supporting

Water quality conservation measures

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Rapid post‐disaster
information provision

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A Leading Global Company
in Water and Environmental Industry
we strive to create a prosperous and safe society.

1-1-1 Shibaura Minato-ku Tokyo Japan 105-0023
TEL：81-3-6324-4344

NJS CONSULTANTS CO., LTD.

http://njs-consultants.com

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Around 150 world leaders offered silent prayer for the victims of the terrorist attaches in Paris, musthave made a strong impression on citizen in the world, two weeks after terrorist attack, at the 21st
Session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change(COP21) in Paris. Poverty is stated to have become a breeding ground for terrorist, and relationshipbetween poverty and terrorism has received more attention. CEs are fully involved in poverty
reduction through planning and management activities in developing countries.

Aaa
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The Japan's government considers the export of infrastructure development as one
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pillar of its growth strategy and has focused on marketing through cooperation between the public
and private sector. CEs are expected more active role to expand cooperation in developing
countries.
Above mentioned international and national movement, CEs must fulfill its responsibility in fields ofpoverty reduction and infrastructure development in tandem.
AJCE with 42 years long history and ECFA, Engineering and Consulting Firms Association Japan,
with 52 years long history will consolidate on April 1, 2016. This will be a driving force of brushing andstepping CEs up.
March 2016
Makoto ASHINO

Editor's note

AJCE NEWS LETTER, March 2016
Publication: ASSOCIATION OF JAPANESE CONSULTING ENGINEERS (AJCE)
3-16-4, Ueno, Taito-ku, TOKYO 110-0005 JAPANTel : +81-3-3839-8471 Fax: +81-3-3839-8472
Email: info@ajce.or.jp Web: http://www.ajce.or.jp
Edit: AJCE Publicity & Relations Committee
Cover: Miho Yamato
Layout: Daioh Co.,Ltd.
1-7-5 Uchikanda Chiyoda-ku, TOKYO 101-0047 JAPANTel : +81-3-3292-1488∙1487  Fax: +81-3-3292-1485
http://www.dai-oh.co.jp

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AJCE Members
38 firms, 176 members, Affiliate members

The Association of Japanese Consulting Engineers (AJCE) was established in 1974, andwas approved by the Science and Technology Agency of Japan (currently, Ministry of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) as a legal entity in 1977. Further,
AJCE was approved as a public legal entity by cabinet office in 2012. Representing
Japanese consulting engineers, AJCE is a member of the International Federation ofMember Firms

Consulting Engineers (FIDIC). AJCE strives to enhance the status and competence ofA Asian Technology Institute Co.,Ltd.

private consulting engineers (CEs) who are independent and impartial of manufacturers,

C Chodai Co.,Ltd.
Chuo Kaihatsu Corporation
Cooplus Co.,Ltd.
Creative Engineering Research Institute
CTI Engineering Co.,Ltd.
CTI Engineering International Co.,Ltd.

contractors and others. By doing so, AJCE contributes towards the advancement ofscience and technology, development of industry, sustainable considerations inbuilt-environment, as well as the enhancement of human safety and welfare.

Individual Members
Chizuko Nakandakari(Abe,Ikubo&Katayama)
Hirosato Nabikata (City-Yuwa Partners)
Kazuto Otani (JGC Corporation)
Kenji Mori (Raito Kogyo Co., Lrd.)
Kunihisa Oba (Taisei Corporation)
Masatoshi Kakegawa(Global Enviroment-Energy Institute)
Miho Niunoya (Atsumi & Sakai)
Naoki Iguchi(Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu)
Sang Gyoon Lee (JICA)
So Saito(So Law Office)Takashi Okamoto (JICA)
Teppei Mogi (Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners)
Yoshiko Koizumi (City-Yuwa Partners)
Yoichi Takemura

H Higuchi Consultant INc.
I

Address: 3-16-4, Ueno, Taito-ku,
TOKYO 110-0005 JAPANTel : +81-3-3839-8471
Fax: +81-3-3839-8472
Email: info@ajce.or.jp
Web:http://www.ajce.or.jp/en/index.htm

Ides Inc.
INGEROSEC Corporation
i-Transportlab. Co.,Ltd.

J Japan Bridge & Structure Institute, Inc.
Japan Port Consultants, Ltd.
K Kaido & Associates
Kiso-Jiban Consultants Co., Ltd.
Kokusai Kogyo Co.,Ltd.
Kurosawa R&D Engneering Office

Affiliate Members
N Nagatomo & Associates
Nihon Suido Consultants Co.,Ltd.
Ninomiya Professional Engineer Office
Nippon Civic Consulting Engineers Co.,Ltd.
Nippon Koei Co.,Ltd.
NJS Consultants Co.,Ltd.

KOBELCO ECO-SOLUTIONS Co.,LTD.
SHIMIZU CORPORATION
Swing Corporation
Goro Fujie (A&G OFFICE)
Richard Kramer

O Oriental Consultants Co., Ltd.
Otsuka Engineering Office
OYO International Corporation(Simmons & Simmons Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi Jimusho)
Simon Barrett(Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP)P Pacific Consultants Co., LTD.
Pegasus Engineering Corporation
P.T.Morimura & Associates, Ltd.

Shunji Kusayanagi (Kochi University of Technology)
Takeshi Kato(The Overseas Construction Association of Japan, Inc.)T TANAKA Engineering Office
TEC International Co., Ltd.
The Japan Electrical Consulting Co.,Ltd.
Toko Engineering Consultants Ltd.
Tokyo Electric Power Service Co., Ltd
Tokyo Engineering Consultants Co.,Ltd.
Toshihiko Omoto Construction Management &Dispute Resolution
TSUCHIYA Consulting Office
Y Yachiyo Engineering Co.,Ltd.

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