NAME: Saadat Ali
Designation: Environmental Engineer
Addresss: 598, Kurram Road, Sector G 9/1, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92512264734, Fax: +92512105604, Cell; + 923008540195
Email: , Website: www.projectpi.pk
Date of Birth: 25 January 1953
Registration: Professional Civil Engineer with Pakistan Engineering Council
LANGUAGES: English, Urdu, Hindko, Punjabi and Pashto
Key Qualification:
§ Mr. Ali has 34 years project management experience in Pakistan and overseas and is involved in all phases - from project appraisal up to its successful implementation including project appraisal, environmental and social impact assessment, Solid waste management, disaster risk reduction, monitoring and End of project evaluation
§ Mr. Ali has prepared more than 100 Environmental and Social Impact Assess ent, Environmental Documentation Forms, Initial Environmental Examination, Environmental Audits, Strategic Environmental Assessment and Scoping Statements of development projects in Pakistan in accordance with the environmental procedures established by Title 22 of U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Part 216 (22 CFR 216), Equator Principle and IFC/The World Bank Environmental Safeguards, Canadian and Pakistan Environmental Regulations.
§ Mr. Ali has carried out Environmental assessments of a variety of sectors including Oil and Gas, Hydropower, Infrastructure, Urban Developments, Highways, Water supply and Sanitation, commercial property, Tourism, Agro-forestry, and Housing.
§ Mr. Ali has conducted studies on Present Status of Solid Waste Management in Pakistan and strategy for its improvement, Guidelines on Solid Waste Management, establishment of sanitary landfills and Incineration. He was Technical Manager for Transaction Advisory Services for Integrated Solid Waste Management Project in Faisalabad and Nawabshah, on Public Private Partnership modality.
§ Mr. Ali has work experience in Pakistan, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Iran and Afghanistan.
EDUCATION
1984 Postgraduate Diploma in Sanitary Engineering, International Institute for Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Delft, the Netherlands.
1978 B.Sc. Engineering (Civil), University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan.
1973 B. Sc, University of Peshawar, Mardan, Pakistan
Experience Record
Project Procurement International Islamabad, Pakistan
Owner May 2008 up to Date
Project Procurement International provides specialized consultancy services in the field of environmental Engineering, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Natural Resource Management, and Solid Waste Management, Treatment and Disposal and conducted following consultancy assignments;
Environmental & Social Impact Assessments
§ FATA LDP: Environmental Assessment of Two Bridges (Spans 350m & 50m) with Link Road at Gusam/Munda, Bajaur Agency
§ J.E. Austin Associates: Initial Environmental Examination of improvement of the productivity of the marble industry in FATA (Mohmand and Bajaur) and Malakand (Buner and Swat) Project
§ JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc: Environmental Documentation Form of construction of a dormitory for midwifery students at Public Health Nursing School Mingora.
§ JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc: Environmental Assessment of Construction and installation of incinerator at Matta, Madyan and Khwazakhella Hospitals of Swat District Project.
§ JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc: Environmental Documentation Form of Construction of Dormitory for CMW Students at Nursing School, District Mardan.
§ CHF International: Environmental Documentation Forms of Gaz Goba Road Project, FR Lakki; Ghaza Khel Road Project, FR Lakki; Chiga Lar Pa Khel Road Project, FR Lakki; Masti Khel - Shadi Khel Road Project, FR Lakki; Tajbi Khel Road Project, FR Lakki; Maroof Khan Road Project, FR Lakki; Sragara Muham Road Project, FR Lakki; Sports Complex Project, F R Lakki; Azad Khel Irrigation Project, FR Lakki; Khwatta Khwa Sar Irrigation Project, FR Lakki; Manri Azad Khel Irrigation Project, FR Lakki and Arama Tala Irrigation Project, Lakki.
§ FATA LDP: Initial Environmental Examination of construction of 3 km road from proposed Gusam/Munda Bridge to Kharakai, Bajaur Agency.
§ FATA LDP: Initial Environmental Examination of Construction of two bridges (span 350 m +50m) at Gusam/Munda, Bajaur Agency.
§ FATA LDP: Initial Environmental Examination of Construction of 4 km road from proposed Gusam/Munda Bridge to Kulalai, Bajaur Agency.
§ FATA LDP: Initial Environmental Examination of Rehabilitation of 22 km existing shingle Main Barang Road from Barang Valley to Kot Malakand, Bajaur Agency.
§ FATA LDP: Scoping Statement of Environmental Assessment for construction of 3 km road from proposed Gusam/Munda Bridge to Kharakai, Bajaur Agency.
§ FATA LDP: Scoping statement of Environmental Assessment for Construction of two bridges (span 350 m +50m) at Gusam/Munda, Bajaur Agency.
§ FATA LDP: Scoping statement of Environmental Assessment for Construction of 4 km road from proposed Gusam/Munda Bridge to Kulalai, Bajaur Agency.
§ FATA LDP: Scoping statement of Environmental Assessment for Rehabilitation of 22 km existing shingle Main Barang Road from Barang Valley to Kot Malakand, Bajaur Agency.
§ DAI/FATA LDP: Environmental Assessment of Gandao Dam/ DWSS for Ghalanai, Mohmand Agency
§ CHF International: Review and identify gaps in the EIA report and suggest improvement in the report of Environmental Impact Assessment of Parwara Dam, F R D.I.Khan.
§ Élan Partners Pvt. Ltd: Initial Environmental Examination of Chinar Hydro-electric Project CHF International: Environmental Documentation Form of Nanoki Weir, Orakzai Agency
§ PPP Unit, Finance Department, GoS: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of Transaction Advisory Services for Kheenjhar Lake Development Project Thatta, Sindh
§ Tourism Department, GoS: Initial Environmental Examination of Transaction Advisory Services for Gorakh Hills Development Project, Dadu, Sindh
§ Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Sindh, Karachi: Initial Environmental Examination of Transaction Advisory Services for Sewerage Treatment Plants and Integrated Solid Waste Management for Nawabshah City District Benazirabad.
§ World Bank Pakistan: Improvement of EIA of reconstruction of Berths 15-17A at West Wharf Karachi Port Project.
§ Munsaf Petroleum: Initial Environmental Examination of 2 D Seismic Survey of Zamzama North Block, Dadu
§ Hycarbex American Energy Inc.: Initial Environmental Examination of Haseeb Gas Processing Facility Shikarpur Project
§ PEL: Effluent Disposal Study and Assessment of Compliance and Recommendations of Remedial Measures for PEL processing facility at Block 2769-2 (Block 22), Shikarpur.
§ Save the Children USA: Environmental Impact Assessment of Government Primary Schools at Khemanchy, Degar Mara and Banda Batungi, District Batagram, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa.
§ Al-Jasr Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd: Environmental Impact Assessment of Jhirak Mulla Katyar Bridge Project, Thatta
§ Punjab Industrial Estates Development and Management Company: EIA of Bhalwal Industrial Estate Sargogha Project.
§ Bahria Town Pvt. Ltd: Initial Environmental Examination of Bahria Enclave II Project.
§ Bahria Town Pvt. Ltd: Initial Environmental Examination of Bahria Enclave II – Phase II Project.
§ Seema Energy Co. Ltd, Thailand: Prepared Terms of Reference for Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of 90 MW Dedicated Crop Renewable Energy Project Thailand.
§ Bahria Town Limited: Initial Environmental Examination of Bahria Enclave Project Islamabad.
§ World Vision Pakistan: Environment and Natural Resource Management (NRM) Assessment Survey for Abbotabad.
§ Capital Development Authority: Environmental Impact Assessment of Sector I 15 infrastructure developments and construction of 10,000 flats project.
§ COMSATS Institute of Information Technology: Environmental Impact Assessment of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Campus Islamabad Project.
§ IIMCT: Environmental Impact Assessment of International Islamic Medical Colleges Trust 300 bed Hospital and University at Sihala, Islamabad
§ Capital Development Authority: Environmental Impact Assessment of construction of Margalla Avenue from Constitution Avenue to Murree Road, Islamabad
§ Capital Development Authority: Initial Environmental Examination of Garden Avenue Islamabad.
§ Engineering Associate: Environmental Impact Assessment of Bhalwal Industrial Estate Sargodha
§ Engineering Associate: Environmental Impact Assessment of 6th Road Overhead Bridge with Murree Road Rawalpindi
§ Elite Reverie Developers, Islamabad: Initial Environmental Examination of Elite Reverie Land Development Scheme Rawalpindi.
§ Town Centre, Rawalpindi: Initial Environmental Examination of Town Centre Scheme (Wallayat Scheme), Rawalpindi
§ Console Concrete Solutions (Pvt.) Ltd, Islamabad: Initial Environmental Examination of Graceland Housing Project, Fateh Jhang Project
§ Capital Development Authority, Islamabad: Initial Environmental Examination of construction of Margalla Avenue from Constitution Avenue up to Murree Road, Islamabad Project.
§ Capital Development Authority, Islamabad: Initial Environmental Examination of dualization of Garden Avenue, Islamabad Project.
§ Capital Development Authority, Islamabad: Initial Environmental Examination of construction of Service Road (North) and remaining portion of Service Road (East) of Sector E 11 (Access to D 12), Islamabad Project.
§ Capital Development Authority, Islamabad: Identification of Environmental Impacts and Development of Environmental Mitigation and Management Plan of the expansion, Up-gradation and Electrification of Pir Sohawa Road, Islamabad Project.
§ Capital Development Authority, Islamabad: Initial Environmental Examination of Development Work in P & V Scheme – II, Chak Shahzad, Islamabad.
§ Capital Development Authority, Islamabad: Identification of Environmental Impacts and Development of Environmental Mitigation and Management Plan for the development of Rawal Lake View Park, Islamabad.
§ Capital Development Authority, Islamabad: Identification of Environmental Impacts and Development of Environmental Mitigation and Management Plan of the beautification and up-gradation of Daman-e-Koh Park and View Point, Islamabad
§ Capital Development Authority, Islamabad: Initial Environmental Examination of approach road from Gate No. 3 in PM Secretariat to helipad of Aiwan-e-Sadar, Islamabad Project
§ Sarhad Development Authority, Peshawar: Environmental Impact Assessment of Industrial Estate Jalozai Project, District Nowshera, NWFP
§ Work, No Word Cooperative Housing Society (Pvt.) Ltd, Rawalpindi: Initial Environmental Examination of Gulshan-e-Fatima Housing Scheme, Rawalpindi Project
Solid Waste Management
§ Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Sindh, Karachi: Transaction Advisory Services for Sewerage Treatment Plant and Integrated Solid Waste Management for Nawabshah City District Benazirabad.
§ SMEC: Solid Waste Management System for six cities under Sindh Cities Improvement Project.
§ Infrastructure Projects Development Facility, Islamabad: Transaction Advisory Services for Solid Waste Management Project in Faisalabad, Punjab on Public Private Partnership Modality.
§ Ceres Associate Gulf, Ras-ul-Khiema, U.A.E: Solid Waste Characterization Study for Material Recovery Facility under Improvement of Environment by Solid Waste Management in Islamabad, Pakistan.
§ EA Consulting Pvt. Ltd: Solid Waste Collection and Transportation System for Bhalwal Industrial Estate Sargodha
Programme Officer 1 May 2004 to 30 April 2008
European Commission Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) Islamabad, Pakistan
Responsible for the implementation of European Commission Humanitarian Aid Directorate (ECHO) funded projects in Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan
§ Prepared ECHO’s response to humanitarian situation like drought, earthquake, and floods as well as on regular Afghan refugee’s caseload in Pakistan and Iran.
§ Proactively participated in evaluation of project proposals by ensuring compliance of Sphere standards, accuracy of need assessment, partner capacity to implement project, DRR, gender mainstreaming and cost effectiveness; closely monitored implementation of ECHO funded projects in shelter, Disaster Risk Reduction, Livelihood, Watsan, Food security, legal aid, Health and Logistic; checked and prepared contract agreement extension or cost modification requests from partners and carried out project completion procedures.
§ Assisted in the processing, preparing and review of projects by applying project cycle management. Carried out monitoring missions of ECHO funded projects in coordination with partners and prepared monitoring fichops for feedback to ECHO HQ.
§ Prepared fichops of ECHO funded projects for appraisal, monitoring, modification and final evaluation which contained comments on the quality of final report: Evaluation of project (Efficiency, Effectiveness and Impact), Partner’s operational capacity (Administration, Staff, Logistics and Coordination); Visibility; Conclusions and recommendations, review and comment on external evaluation of the projects (Operation, Partner, Follow Up and lessons learned).
United Nations Development Programme Islamabad, Pakistan
Short Term National Consultant January 2004 to April 2004
Short Term National Consultant to National Environmental Action Plan – Support Program of the Ministry of Environment, Local Government and Rural Development, Government of Pakistan and conducted following studies:
§ Present status of Solid Waste Management in Pakistan and strategy for its improvement
§ Guidelines on Solid Waste Management in Pakistan
§ Guidelines for establishment of Sanitary Landfills in Pakistan
§ Guidelines for Incineration in Pakistan.
§ Conceptual proposal for the establishment of Model Hazardous Waste Management Center at Islamabad on Public Private Partnership basis.
Pollution Engineering Pakistan (Private) Limited, Karachi, Pakistan
Chief Executive Officer October 2001 up to May 2003
§ Developed and successfully executed strategic marketing plan for the sale of Sewerage Treatment Plants, Wastewater Treatment Plants, incinerators and wide range of environmental products.
§ Kept a track of Government of Pakistan’s legislation on pollution control measures and its enforcement.
§ Developed strong links with major pollutant industries in Pakistan i.e., Textile, Food and beverages, Marble, Tannery for marketing of environmental products.
§ Arranged procurement of materials for turnkey projects.
§ Implemented following wastewater treatment plant projects;
Ø Biological Wastewater Treatment Plantfor BASF Pakistan (Private) Limited, Karachi.
Ø Dissolved Air Flotation System for Wastewater Treatment Plant for Century Paper and Board Mills Ltd, Lahore.
Freelance Consultant Toronto, Canada
January 2001 to September 2001
Prepared Feasibility Study for Recycling of effluent of Sewerage Treatment Plant – TP 1 – of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board, Karachi, Pakistan on Built Operate and Transfer (BOT) for M/s Pollution Engineering Sdn. Bhd, Malaysia.
European Commission Islamabad, Pakistan
Project Officer February 1986 to January 2001
§ Participated actively in the formulation, implementation, management and evaluation of the projects funded by Europe Aid in rural development, Natural Resources Management, Agriculture and Livestock, Vocational Training, Water Supply and Sanitation, Human Resource Development and infrastructure in Pakistan.
§ Involved in all main phases of project design and implementation; assessing needs while designing new projects, preparation of draft financing proposals, drawing up Terms of Reference for appraisal missions, establishment of Project Management Unit, gender mainstreaming, checking of tender documents for supply, works and services, review of project technical and progress reports, verification of payments to the consultants/suppliers/contractors, preparation of contract amendments; progress chasing and trouble shooting to ensure project completion in time and within budget, and to prepare end of project evaluation reports for EC HQs.
§ Implemented a number of European Commission financed projects in Pakistan;