The definition of business:

Republic of Turkey has received a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) in the amount of Euro 27.3 Million toward the cost of the Avian Influenza and Human Pandemic Preparedness and Response (AIHP) Project. Part of the loan was allocated for the procurement of consulting services for the design of Vaccine and Medicine Storage Warehouse.

Our Role
•Preparation of Architectural, Structural, Electrical, Plumbing andMechanical designs,
•Preparation of Bill of Quantities and Cost Estimates,
•Market research for the procurement of equipment,
•Preparation of Works Tender Documents (technical and administrative)according to World Bank rules

Challenges of the project
When we review the geotechnical investigation reportprovided by the Client, a comprehensive check to verify the
findings of the report was done. The bearing capacity of the soil was at the lower limits. The building is in the High Importance Category. We had to carry out our designs for maximum durability and minimum cost.

The geotechnical design we made was having granulated fill material under the mat foundation to prevent the settlement problems to be caused by the low-bearing capacity soil and provided saving for the Client when compared to initial Design made by the geotechnical firm. It was including 10 m long piles at every 2 m and a mat foundation on top. The cost of Piles was totalling to 10% of the total construction cost of the whole building.

Our geotechnical design solution provided saving to our Client which is 15% less than the initial geotechnical design.