March 2009

$3,600,000

Completed

Parwan

RC-East

Project Description

Reconstruct the existing Niazi village dirt road starting from Sayaad Village to Niazi Village (15 km) using Asphalt Concrete (AC) pavement

Project Goals

The Niazi village area is an highly productive agricultural area, yet it is isolated by very poor road infrastructure preventing the local farmers from attempting to get produce to the larger markets in Bagram and Charikar Districts. As Task Force Gladiator CAT-A works to re-establish Parwan Province as the "breadbasket of Kabul", the Niazi road will be one of the first building blocks. It will ensure the movement of produce from this isolated fertile and productive valley, to markets as close as Bagram to as far away as Kabul. This project will also allow for an easier passage way for the local populace. Providing a bridge to cross over the Barikow River during all seasons of the year. Comments: PM (COR): 2LT Miller, David Contracting Officer: Capt John Sharkey

Results

The road enhanced the connection between small farmers and the market place in Charikar and Bagram. People are now able to move there goods faster to the market, thus reducing the amount of spoiled crops maximizing the value for farmers. All villagers are gratefully for the road. The road is a symbol of GIRoA's capacity to reach rural farmers

Updates

4 Jul 11, uploaded CDR's closure memo, please close project

20 Jun 11, uploaded the following documents, DD250 Final payment, Invoice 7004, and EFT Form

25 Jan 11, uploaded QA/QC for Sayaad to Niazi road.

30 December 2010, uploaded the following documents into the media: PPO, PA, PM, TOA, and a QA/QC report from 29 December.

 Aug 19 2009 not blank Sep 12 2009 Mission to the Sayeed to Niazi road construction project site:\

SP at 0900 this morning and arrived on site approximately 0945. Neither the contractor nor his engineer was immediately available on site. I contacted Anwar and requested he contact the contractor and ask that he join us. The contractor was not available but his engineer was present approximately 4 km east of our position. He arrived and we discussed the time to initiate work (delayed due to the design of the road not being approved by my local national engineers until 1 1/2 months had passed. Work progressing. The western terminus of the project was the site of approximately 1/2 m cut (soil being powdered silt/clay with little moisture content with very little sand/gravel content. \

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I further discussed the cuts/fills of the operation with the engineer and he led our convoy out to the 5 km +/- mark where I was shown the area of roadway with a significant amount of fill, approximately 4 - 5 feet of fill. We discussed his workload, the equipment in use (25 dump trucks) to move soil from the import site, the road grader and his vibratory rollers. I emphasized that there has been an appearance of slow progress being made and that the US Army was concerned that there was not sufficient progress being made. I also asked where he anticipated the road will be (% completed) by wintertime. He stated that he expected the road to be completed and paved by winter. I further emphasized the need to either complete the roadway and paving, or, to establish a plan to pave and halt to consolidate the work and prepare for overwintering the project. The engineer again stated that his firm intended the road to be complete by winter. \

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From the fill site we moved further eastward to a location where a stone masonry culvert was being built. This was to provide me with the opportunity to observe their masonry construction techniques and standards. I observed the work which appeared to be done properly. I left him with the last concern, of today, being that they ensure the installation/construction of the required culvert protection covers required as a security measure to prevent the insertion of IEDs into the culverts.\

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John T. Barton\

MAJ, CA, USAR\

CAT OIC\

TF Gladius\

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan\

10 Sep 09\

 Oct 4 2009 The Contractor has completed the sub base work for 6.8km, subgrade for 9.0km and the embankment work is ongoing from km 9+000 up to km 12+000 and also the contractor started the construction of box culverts and they are producting the material for base course and already they produced about 1800 m3. and also there was some problem with stone masonry and pointing work of box culverts and we instruct to contractor site engineer to redo it and generally the work quality was good. (and total physical progress is 30%) Oct 15 2009 nothing to report Nov 16 2009 Next payment due at 50% completion. At road mark 13+800 there was some discussion with local villagers regarding a possible realignment of the roadway to preclude the demolishion of houses. Discussion went on for a week with agreement, in writing, not yet finalized.\

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Last payment voucher signed by contractor on 06 Oct 09 not yet completed by finance. Dec 21 2009 work continuing Jan 17 2010 Construction of concrete bridge and wash rejected due to small size of stones used in concrete mix. Feb 19 2010 Sub base work completed. Minor embankment work continuing around box culverts and causeways. Concrete work stopped due to cold weather condition. Jun 5 2010 This was updated last 29 APR on CIDNE SIPR, not reflected on CENTRIX yet. Road is estimated at 57% complete by PRT Engineers. This road has been inspected by PRT Engineers 09 May 2010, and by Local National ENG Employees 09 May, 12 May, and 24 May 2010. Please refer to media attachments. Jul 1 2010 LN Engineer conducted QA/QC on Road 14 June 2010. Asked Contractor to redo one area of the road. 09 JUN, PRT ENG conducted QA/QC. Site was reported as not good. PRT identified another culvert faliure. The culvert inspected on a previous QA/QC was not replaced. Crush plant was up and running, asphalt plant was not. Asphalt was not being made. Next QA/QC conducted by PRT will be 12 JUL.

 Sep 3 2010 78% Complete. Engineers assessed 17 AUG 2010;

DESCRIPTION OF WORK PROGRESS:

The following work is completed

1- Embankment

2- Sub grade

3- Sub base 

4- Causeway

5- Culvert

The following work is ongoing

 1-Base Course 

 From 15+000 up to 1+500 is completed.

 2-Prime Coat

 From 15 to 3+000 km is completed

 3-Asphalt Binder course

 From 15 to 4+000 Km is complete (L/S and R/S)

Note: today as per instruction of PRT we went to Sayad Niazi road project and we were waiting there up 2:30pm but did not come there and then we checked the works and contractor were doing the base course work and there was some problem with base course material and we reject about 100m of base course.

 Oct 6 2010 Uploaded missing media.

83% complete Nov 7 2010 83% complete, next payment due upon 100% completion.

Financial info updated to reflect status as of 07 Nov 2010.