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List of NK Experience in Central and South Americas

Country

Client/Finance

Project

Services

Period

Argentina

Private Companies

Patagonia New Fishery Complex

Pre-FS

1978-1979

Bolivia

JICA

Power Supply by Renewable Energy

Study for rural electrical supply by renewable energy.

MP, FS

1999-2001

Bolivia

JICA

Improvement of Agricultural Products Marketing System in Santa Cruz

Feasibility study on the development of agricultural products marketing system and products collection and shipping system.

FS

1998

Bolivia

JICA

Santa Barbara - Bella Vista Highway Rehabilitation and Improvement

Rehabilitation and improvement of national arterial highway between Santa Barbara and Bella Vista.
Total highway length: 118 km

FS

1989-1991

Bolivia

JICA

Chapare Zone Land Use Study

S

1980

Brazil

JICA

Study for Improving Rural People's Livelihoods through Agricultural Activities and Sound Natural Resources Management in the State of Amazonas

Formulation of a plan for income generation and provision of employment opportunity through creating agricultural system under rational natural resource use, which will contribute natural environment conservation.

MP, FS

2000-2001

Brazil Confidential Expert Witness in Marine Fouling Case

Examination of underwater photographs of fouled vessel and identify the species of barnacle present;
Examination of other documents related to the case including divers’ inspection report, vessel voyage log, correspondence between lawyers, etc;
Provision of Expert Opinion and Report on likelihood of barnacles having settled on the hull of the vessel and grown to the size claimed by the owners, during a lay-up period off the port of Sepetiba in Brazil;
Review and provision of a written opinion on reports produced by the Expert engaged by the vessel owners, from the British Museum (Natural History).

EW 2001

Brazil

JETRO

Rural Electrification Project with Photovoltaic Technology

Feasibility Study for Rural Electrification using Photovoltaic Technology in Northern 3 states.
Total number of non-electrified communities in the 3 states: 27,968

FS

2000-2001

Brazil

JICA

Integrated Water Resources Development in Parana Province

Formulation of master plan for the utilization of water resources for urban, agricultural, industrial, and hydropower development and environment conservation in the State of Parana which includes 11 rivers and coastal basin with target year of 2015.

MP

1994-1996

Brazil

JICA

Salto Pilao Hydroelectric Power Development

Hydroelectric power development program on the middle reach of Itajai River.
Maximum discharge: 71.9 m3/sec
Installed capacity: 113.6 MW (56.8 MW x 2)
Energy output: 654.2 GWh/year

FS

1993-1994

Brazil

JICA

Itajai River Basin Hydropower Potential Study

Basinwide hydropower project inventory survey, project screenings and formulation of a master plan.
Pre-feasibility study for three top ranking schemes selected in the master plan study.

MP

1990-1991

Brazil

JICA

Cubatao Municipal Area Disaster Prevention

Debris flow and flood prevention and afforestation for environmental conservation on mountain slopes to protect Cubatao city and industrial zone located nearby Sao Paulo.

MP, FS

1989-1991

Brazil

JICA

Itajai River Basin Flood Control

Blumenau-Gaspar river section (river stretch improvement 32 km, affected population 160,000) and Lower Itajai river stretch (new floodway construction 10 km, river improvement main stream 20 km, affected population 100,000).

MP
FS

1986-1990
1988-1990

Brazil

JICA

Cassava Alcohol Production

S

1978

Brazil

JICA

Export Corridor Development

S

1972

Chile

JICA

Construction of New Bio-Bio Bridge

Confirmation for feasibility of the bridge replacement and its design to be constructed over the Bio-Bio river in Conception City.

FS

1992-1994

Chile

JICA

Rehabilitation and Conservation Program of Bridges

Preparation of a rehabilitation and maintenance program for 240 bridges on the Pan American Highway and connecting arterial highways, including establishment of bridge maintenance database and recommendations on bridge inspection and maintenance.

FS

1991-1993

Chile

JICA
Government/Grant

Puerto Montt Fishery Complex

Construction of fishing port complex in the Los Lagos Region
Fish catch landing: 41 tons/day
Fishery boat call: 187 boats/day
Facilities: PC floating jetty, 10 m x 75 m x 3 m, control and terminal building 2,900 m2, other buildings 630 m2

FS
DD, CS

1986
1987-1989

Chile

JICA

Tololo Pampa Groundwater Agricultural Development

Study on development potentials of land and ground water resources, and formulation of combined plan for groundwater exploitation and irrigation development in the semi-arid area of the Tololo Pampa (33,000 ha).
Exploitable groundwater resources: 49.2 million m3
Irrigation development area: 8,400 ha

FS

1987-1988

Chile

JICA

Cerro Colorado Regional Development

S

1977-1978

Chile

JICA

Baker and Pascua River Basins Hydropower Development

MP

1976

Colombia

JICA

Slope Area Small Scale Irrigation

Feasibility study on small scale irrigation scheme covering 4 slope areas of 300 ha in total.

FS

1985-1987

Costa Rica

Private Company

Boruca Hydroelectric Project

Review of feasibility study for the development of hydroelectric power and transmission line.

S

1993-1994

Costa Rica

Government/IDB

Moin and Caldera Industrial Parks and Free Zones Establishment

Feasibility study for the construction of free-trading port and two light industrial parks.
Moin area: Industrial park 20.5 ha, free zone 10.0 ha
Caldera area: Industrial park 22.9 ha, free zone 12.3 ha

FS

1980-1981

Cuba

JICA

Remediation of Oil Contaminated Sediment in Havana Bay

Havana Bay in Cuba is one of the most polluted bays in the world, and its clean up, in particular removal and treatment of oil-contaminated sediment, has a high priority. In this project, the extent of pollution will be identified, and various approaches to clean up Havana Bay will be explored. Capacity development is one of the prime goals of the Study, and the expert will work closely with Cuban environmental experts to develop effective remediation technologies.

S

2001-2002

Dominica

JICA

Marigott Fishery Port Improvement Project

Basic Design for the Construction of fishery facility and procurement of equipments to improve the facility of fish caught.

BD

1999-2000

Dominican Republic

JICA

The Study on the Improvement of Sewerage System and Environment in the City of Santiago

Master Plan for development of sewerage system, Feasibility Study on Priority projects to improve the sanitary environmental conditions in the city of Santiago and neighboring two municipalities (Licey and Tamboril) and to protect water pollution in the Yaque del Norte River.

MP, FS

2001-2002

Dominican Republic

JICA

Integrated Rural Development Project of Yaque del Sur River Basin

Formulation of master plan and feasibility study on Multi Basin Development including rehabilitation of irrigation facilities and reinforcement plan of farmers' cooperation.
Study area: 65,000 ha
Irrigation area: 33,000 ha

MP, FS

1997-1999

Dominican Republic

JICA
Government/JBIC

Yuna River Basin Hydropower

El Torito scheme: Run-of-river type, rated head 229.2 m, 7,200 kW, 32.1 GWh/year, T/L 69 kV 8 km
Los Veganos scheme: Run-of-river type, rated head 134 m, 7,700 kW, 35.4 GWh/year, T/L 69 kV 4 km

FS
DD, CS

1982-1984
1985-1987

Dominican Republic

Government

Countrywide Power Development

S

1976

Ecuador

JICA
Government/JBIC

Catarama Area Agricultural Development

Development of irrigation and drainage facilities in the Catarama River basin.
Irrigation: 5,800 ha, main irrigation canals 21 km, secondary irrigation canals 51 km, and drainage canals 76 km

FS
DD, CS

1981-1982
1990-2002

Ecuador

JICA

Port Guayaquil Development

Master planning and feasibility study in the new development area including soil investigation, topo/bathymetric survey and environmental investigation for the development of the biggest and most active port in Ecuador.

MP, FS

1994-1995

Ecuador

JICA

Chone-Portoviejo River Basin Water Resources Development

Multi-basin integrated water resources development to meet projected water demand in and around Portoviejo City.
Study area: 4,400 km2
The study aims for the provision of additional water supply of 2,200 x 106 m3/year for the new water supply treatment plant.

FS
DD

1991-1993
1993-1995

Ecuador

JICA

Small Fishery Port Development in Manabi Province

Regional fishing port development in view of coastal fisheries and fishing village development.
Feasibility study for priority schemes.

MP

1990-1992

Ecuador

JICA

Esmeraldas Export Processing Zone Development

Establishment of export processing zone with main focus on promotion of Ecuador's export-oriented and value-added industries.

FS

1991

Ecuador

JICA

Manabi State Comprehensive Water Resources Development

Stagewise comprehensive water resources development to year 2010 involving irrigation, domestic water supply, shrimp farming, flood control and drainage improvement, watershed management and salinity intrusion control.
Study area: Entire Manabi State 19,000 km2

MP

1988-1990

El Salvador

Government/JBIC

Reconstruction of Major Transportation Infrastructure

Improvement of Pan-American Highway (CA-1) and Coastal Highway (CA-2).
Package I: San Marcos Lempa Bridge and Cuscatlan Bridge 466 m in total
Package II: San Martin ~ San Rafael Cedros 21.7 km
Package III: North Trunk Highway ~ Tonacatepaque 3.8 km

DD, CS

1995-2003

El Salvador JICA Detailed Design of Port Reactivation Project in La Union Province: Environmental Study

Planning and supervision of marine environmental surveys throughout the project site;
Review of Environmental Permit, granted by the El Salvador Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources;
Identification of the requirements of the Environmental Mitigation and Monitoring Measures specified in the Permit;
Derivation of mechanism for incorporating mitigation measures in the port design;
Preparation of Environmental Management Plan describing the Mitigation Measures and Environmental Permit Conditions, the manner in which they will be achieved and the Environmental Monitoring that will be conducted to ensure that mitigation is effective in reducing the impacts of the development.

S, EMP 2001-2

El Salvador

JICA
Government/Grant

Rehabilitation of the Bridges along the Main Trunk Roads

Basic Design for the rehabilitation of the following bridges that were damaged by hurricane "Mitch".
La Perla bridge (70 m)
Hiboa bridge (146 m)
Tiuapa bridge (113 m)

BD
DD, CS

1999-2000
2000-2002

El Salvador

JICA

Study for Port Reactivation in La Union Province

Formulation of master plan and feasibility study for the port reactivation in La Union Province including development of new container terminal.

MP, FS

1997-1998

El Salvador

JICA
Government/Grant

Rehabilitation of Bridges along the Litoral Highways in Eastern Region

Construction of new Torola Bridge (on CA-7, L=75 m, W=79 m) and new Don Luis de Moscoso Bridge (on CA-1, L=140 m, W=7.9 m) for rehabilitation of national infrastructure.

MP
DD, CS

1993-1994
1994-1997

El Salvador

JICA
Government/Grant

Rehabilitation of Bridges along the Litoral Highway

Preparation of basic designs, detailed design and construction supervision for the construction of five medium scale bridges along the Litoral Highway (CA2).

BD
DD, CS

1992-1993
1993-1995

El Salvador

Government

Railway Improvement

S

1966

Guatemala

JICA

Sustainable Rural Development for the Reduction of Poverty in the Central Highland Region

To conduct the master plan study aiming primarily at reduction of poverty in rural areas of the Central Highland Region through the integrated approach of: (1) increase of income by agriculture promotion and rural house-hold industry development; (2) improvement of living conditions such as health service, sanitation and water supply; and (3) conservation and effective use of natural resources by collection and analyzing existing data and information, conducting field surveys and research in the model areas.

MP

1999-2001

Guatemala

JICA

Aurora International Airport and Santa Elena Regional Airport Modernization and Expansion

Improvement of the existing two international airports by reconstructing terminal buildings and airport and aviation support facilities.

MP, FS

1988-1990

Guyana

JICA

Coastal Area Power Development

Preliminary investigation for power development in the regions on the Atlantic Coast.

S

1989

Guyana

JICA

Garden of Eden

5,700 kW x 4 nos.
2,000 kW x 3 nos.
1,000 kW x 1 no.

S

1988

Honduras

JICA
Government/Grant

Rural Water Supply in the Health Region No. 2, Phase I & II

Groundwater development and improvement of rural water supply system in West part of Honduras. Conducted procurement of equipment and materials for the construction of 200 tube wells and construction supervision of 30 well including technical assistance.

BD
DD, CS

1993
1993-1995

Honduras

JICA

Rehabilitation of Puerto Cortez

Master plan (target 2010) and feasibility study (target year 2000) for the rehabilitation of the Puerto Cortez.

MP, FS

1993-1994

Honduras

Government

Nationwide Road Improvement

Operation, maintenance and training for heavy equipments to be utilized for nationwide arterial roads rehabilitation and maintenance.

CS

1989-1992

Honduras

JICA
Government/Grant

Comayagua Province Groundwater Development

Two-staged groundwater development and community water supply.
Water supply: 1st stage 2,590 m3/day for 51,800 people, 2nd stage 4,529 m3/day for 56,500 people

FS
DD, CS

1988-1989
1990-1992

Honduras

JICA
Government/JBIC
JBIC

Choluteca River Basin Agricultural Development

Dam: Gravity, 93.5 m high, 217 m long, 210,000 m3 volume
Irrigation: Net area 20,600 ha, main canals 28.3 km
Environmental impact analysis and institutional development for irrigation development of 24,000 ha for SAPROF

FS
DD
SAPROF

1977-1984
1985-1988
1992

Honduras

Government/IDA

Lower Choluteca River Basin Inundation Protection

Flood diversion, river channel improvement and irrigation by flood diversion (3,000 ha).
Groundwater irrigation: 1,400 ha, 27 wells
Basic design of pilot farm: 42 ha

S

1979-1980

Honduras

Private Company

New Tegucigalpa International Airport

Runway: 2,800 m x 45 m, taxiway, apron and related facilities

S

1977-1979

Honduras

Government/Private Company

Sasayap Navigation

S

1965-1966

Jamaica

JBIC

Kingston Metropolitan Area Water Supply

Supplemental study for water resources development at Rio Cobre River basin, installation and expansion of water supply equipments, and rehabilitation of existing wells and irrigation facilities.

SAPROF
SAPI

1993-1996
1999-2000

Jamaica

Private Company/JBIC

Greater Montego Bay Water Supply

Technical Assistance in detailed design and construction supervision for improvement and extension of existing water supply system.

DD, CS

1989-1992

Jamaica

JICA

Rio Cobre Irrigation System Modernization and Expansion

Modernization and expansion of the present irrigation system and introduction of diversified cropping patterns into the annual crop rotation.
Irrigation: 12,680 ha

FS

1986-1987

Jamaica

JICA

Black River and Lower Morass Agricultural Development

Improved irrigation farming for stable and incremental food production for self -sustenance.
Irrigation: Pumping irrigation 12,000 ha

FS

1984-1985

Mexico

JICA

Harisco Coastal Area Agricultural Development

Pre-feasibility study for the coastal area agricultural development.
Location: the east coastal area in Harisco (12,000 km2)

S

1994

Mexico

JICA

Mazatepec Hydropower Station Rehabilitation

Countermeasure study for restoration of the capacity/output of power plant by preventing sediment accumulation in the reservoir and rehabilitating of damaged hydraulic equipment.

FS

1992-1993

Mexico

JICA

Pacific Coast Port Improvement

Systematic development of container ports on the Pacific coast (six ports).
Project target year: 2005

MP, FS

1989-1990

Nicaragua

JICA
Government/Grant

Bridge Reconstruction Project along Highway between Nejapa - Izapa

Construction of 4 bridges (San Lorenzo: 50 m, Fatima: 50 m, Rio Seco: 30 m, El Tamarindo: 70 m) along the Pan American Highway in Nicaragua.

BD
DD, CS

1993
1994-1996

Nicaragua

JICA

Road Network Development

Preparation of arterial road network development plan (3,000 km long, target year 2010) and feasibility study for the selected highways (200 km).

MP, FS

1993-1994

Panama

JICA

Project Formulation Study for the Fortification of Plan Panama (PPP) and Support of Information Technology Infrastructure

Study on the current status of info-communications access with special emphasis on the infrastructure and service conditions, and identification of problems in the existing info-communications access and environment and IT infrastructure to formulate future technical assistance programs in IT sectors.

S

2002

Panama

JICA

Study on Solid Waste Management Plan for Municipality of Panama in the Republic of Panama

The objective of the study was to design and formulate a Master Plan project for solid waste management for Municipality of Panama. The project also includes a feasibility study on priority project which will be selected from the M/P. Development of effective environmental management institution was one of the key issues addressed in the Study.

S

2001

Panama

Government/Gov. of Panama, U.S.A., and Japan

Panama Canal Alternative Study

Study on the alternatives to the existing Panama canal in view of increasing traffic volume and timeworn existing canal.

S
FS

1991-1992
1991-1993

Panama

JICA

Panama Canal Improvement Project

Urgent improvement plan and long-term development study of the 2nd canal construction, sea-level canal plan has been proposed instead of lock-canal system.
Jetty: 60-150,000 DWT lock-gate system
Civil Works: Navigation channel, Communication system

MP

1990

Panama

JICA

Calaca Coal Thermal Plant Development

Preparation of scope of works for consulting services
Power: 350,000 kW x 1

S

1985-1986

Paraguay

Private Company

Stroessnel Airport Development

S

1979

Peru

Government/JBIC

Sierra-Natural Resources Management and Poverty Alleviation

This project will cover approximately 150 small basins in mountainous regions above 2,000 m (Sierra) and target approximately 900 farming communities. It aims to raise agricultural production, alleviate poverty and conserve the environment in those areas.

PM

2000-2005

Peru

Government/JBIC

Provincial Cities (Piura & Chimbote) Water Supply and Sewerage System Improvement and Expansion

1. Piura City Water supply improvement (construction of new water treatment facilities, improvement and expansion of the service pipeline network, and construction of new service reservoirs, improvement and expansion of the water distribution network, and installation of domestic water meters). Sewerage improvement (improvement and expansion of sewage treatment plants, improvement and expansion of the sewage pipeline network, improvement and expansion of pumping stations)
2. Chimbote City Water supply improvement (improvement and expansion of water treatment plant, improvement and expansion of reservoir, improvement and expansion of service reservoirs, improvement and expansion of water distribution network, and installation of domestic water meters).Sewerage improvement (improvement and expansion of sewage treatment plants, improvement and expansion of the sewage pipeline network).

DD, CS

2000-2003

Peru

Government/JBIC

Rural Highway Rehabilitation and Improvement Project II

Rehabilitation and improvement of road network between inland areas and coastal zones in Southern and Northern parts of the country.
Northern Trunk Line: Chichayo-Chongoyape 60km
Southern Trunk Line: Abancay-Chalhuanca 118km
Northern Rural Road: Chongoyape-Cajamarca 244km

DD, CS

2000-2002

Peru

Government/JBIC

El Nino Affected Highway Rehabilitation Project

Rehabilitation, Improvement and/or Construction works of highways which were affected of El Nino phenomenon between the months of August 1997 and June 1998.

Rehabilitation of paved highways
- Heoes de la Bren Highway 134km
- La Oroya-Huancayo Highway 123km
- Cruce Olmos-Corral Quemado Highway 56km
- Huaura-Sayan-Churi Highway 45km
- Lima-Canta Highway 72km

Improvement of Unpaved Highways
- Chamaya-Jaen-San Ignacio Highway 50km
- Huaura-Sayan-Churin Highway 61km
- Jauja-Tarma Hig76hway 56km

Construction of Bridges
Collana Bridge at the Heoes de la Brena Highway 150m. span
Stuart Bridge at the La Oroya-Huancayo Highway 100m.

PM

2000-2002

Peru

JICA

Canete River Basin Water Resources Development

Formulation of an integrated master plan for water resources development in the Canete River Basin, covering water supply to Lima as well as irrigation and hydropower development. Feasibility studies on priority projects selected in the master plan.

MP, FS

1999-2000

Peru

JICA
Government/Grant

Underground Water Development in Vizcachas Plateau

Underground water supply from the plateau in the Andes to Lake Aricota aimed at maintaining the water level of the Lake, increasing power generation and securing water supply for agricultural and domestic use.
substations: 66/33 kV, 33/10 kV
Transmission line: 33 kV/60 km, 10 kV/11 km

BD
DD

1998
1999-2000

Peru

Private Company/
Government

Marca II Water Transmission Project

Assistance in preparation of tender document for the construction of water transmission tunnel (10 km) and open channels (42 m in total).

DD

1998

Peru

JBIC

Callao Port Development Project

Updating of JICA's feasibility study, preparation of the Implementation Program, terms of reference for design and supervision services.
Dredging volume: 2,400,000 m3
Reclamation volume: 1,750,000 m3
Container wharf: 350 m, -14 m depth
Grain wharf: 270 m, -14 m depth

SAPROF

1994

Peru

JICA

Rimac River Basin Disaster Prevention

Study on preventative measures against flood and debris flow/slope failure in Lima Region.
Study area: 3,200 km2, river length: 130 km, average river bed slope: 1/30, annual mean rainfall: 400 mm/year, design flood discharge: 660 m3/sec., flood affected population: 1.8 million

MP

1987-1988

Peru

JICA

Cajamarca Mine-Related Infrastructural Development

S

1976

Trinidad and Tobago

JICA

Water Supply Supervisory System Improvement

Establishment of most suitable water supply supervisory system (1992 - 2005) for Water and Sewerage Authority, and improvement and expansion of the existing central water super.

MP, FS

1989-1991

Venezuela

JICA

Apure River Basin Improvement

Comprehensive and stagewise river improvement and river channel stabilization for inland navigation.
Study area: 30,000 km2

FS

1992-1993

Venezuela

Private Company

Wood Chip Export Terminal Project

Construction of wood chip loading berth and storage terminal at the Orinoco River, (the 2nd largest river in South America), capable of loading 300,000 BDT (600,000 m3) of chip per year.
Jetty: 40,000 DWT x 1, Cargo Equip

Pre-FS

1991

Venezuela

JICA

Chama River Basin Conservation

Basin-wide flood and debris flow control in Chama river basin.
Study area: 3,785 km2, river channel length: 175 km
Preparation of an action plan for urgent flood control

MP

1988-1990

[Client/Finance]

[Services]

JICA

:

Japan International Cooperation Agency

S

:

Studies

JBIC (OECF)

:

Japan Bank for International Cooperation

MP

:

Master Plan

Grant

:

Japanese Grant

FS

:

Feasibility Study

IBRD

:

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

SAPROF

:

Special Assistance for Project Formation

WB

:

The World Bank

SAPI

:

Special Assistance for Project Implementation

ADB

:

Asian Development Bank

SAPS

:

Special Assistance for Project Sustainability

UN

:

United Nations

D

:

Design

UNDP

:

United Nations Development Program

BD

:

Basic Design

UNIDO

:

United Nations Industrial Development Organization

DD

:

Detailed Design

IDA

:

International Development Association

CS

:

Construction Supervision

FAO

:

Food and Agriculture Organization

OM

:

Operation and Maintenance

JETRO

:

Japan External Trade Organization

PM

:

Project Management

ADCA

:

Agricultural Development Consultants Association, Japan

EMP

 :

Environmental Management Plan

ECFA

:

Engineering Consultant Firms Association, Japan

EW

 :

Expert Witness

IDI

:

Infrastructure Development Institute, Japan

 

 

 

*Finance source appears when the source is different from the client.