IngSight |08 - Dorsch Gruppe

IngSight |08
the magazine for our engineers and architects
July 20

Contents
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Contents
Editorial:
J. Röder, O. Hoffmann 3
Group News 4
In Brief 9
Landmark Project:
Jebel Hafeet Glacier
Development, Al Ain, UAE 0
Interview:
Ghazi Qussous, DI Amman 2
Dorsch Topics:
A Dorsch Gruppe Project:
Transitus Arabiae 4
Reports of the Companies 5
facebook and twitter 22
Imprint 23

Editorial
Dear employees,
The developments in the Arabic
countries still absorb us. In Syria and
Yemen the protests have broadened,
in Lybia civil war continues. Nobody
can foresee where this storm is leading
these countries.
As we all know, the Arabian countries
are core markets of the Dorsch
Gruppe, that is why we are not
spared from the unrest in the Arabian
World.
Of course, we have had some losings.
But these losses are not that grave,
they can easily be bolstered by the
company group, and therefore, we
need not correct any plans for 20 .
We are going to continue growing
and to cover even more white blots
on the map of our core regions. Our
expansion will continue especially in
the Arabian World. We are planning
projects in Qatar, Oman and Kuwait.
Our network also expands on the
edges. The BDC colleagues are currently
in Brasil, in order to acquire
projects.
Additionally, DC Asia has started moving
in Vietnam. You will read in this
newsletter that we have again won
national and international bids.
For instance, the Dorsch Gruppe is
supporting the GIZ with the implementation
of the water and sewage
infrastructure in Simbabwe, DC Asia
will present a very interesting pipeline
project, and you will be able to
read about the Abu Dhabi colleagues‘
masterplan for the satellite town in Al
Ain in the Arabian Emirates.
This project is very important for the
Dorsch Group and is appreciated as
beacon project, since this masterplan
requires our green building experts‘
competence.
But we have not only won interesting
projects abroad. The BDC colleagues
have just presented the preliminary
design of the station surroundings in
Cottbus to the local authorities.
Mr. Rienecker informs you about
changes in DI‘s Human Resources.
New colleagues have entered, who
we would like to introduce, the
task scope of other colleagues has
broadened or changed.
We could win Ghazi Khalil Qussous
for the interview, who gives us an insight
on his work and everyday life in
Jordan. We would like to thank him
sincerely for sharing his very personal
thoughts with us in these turbulent
times of the Arabian World. Thank
you very much.
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As always, we wish you a pleasant
reading of the new InSight issue and
a wonderful summer,
Yours
Jürgen Röder and Olaf Hoffmann
Shareholders of Dorsch Gruppe
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Group News
Dorsch Holding /
Dorsch International
J.P. Morgan Corporate Chase
Challenge in Frankfurt / Main
This year, we were repeatedly among
the almost 73,000 starters from more
than 2,700 companies who started
in the 2 th J.P. Morgan Chase Challenge,
a racetrack which led over 5.6
kilometres through the Frankfurt city
centre.
In spite of some last-minute cancellations,
we could get a team of eight
runners plus a team of supporters
going.
The challenge’s main focus is not so
much on a minimum time, but on
values such as team spirit, communication,
colleagueship, fairness and
health. And the run should be fun as
well.
Since our competitors should only
see our backside we wore black shirts
with the “Dorsch Gruppe” logo on
the backside.
After a very early and fast start our
runners’ team reached the finish line
together after approx. 30 minutes.
The support team was waiting for us
on the banks of the Main River, led
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Running team from left to right: Miriam Goldhausen, Alexander Bähr, Jutta Niggeschmidt, Daniela Bethke, Eva Maria
Reiners, Anke Hirsch, Joachim Haab, Eva Naber, Johannes Vogel, Heinz Peter Fischer and Ghaddanfar Najajra
by Andreas Rienecker, who has the
“licence to grill”, and they prepared
the runners’ BBQ. We also made sure
to re-fill our fluids lost due to the
exhausting run.
We celebrated until midnight
and went home after a really nice
evening on which even the weather
was nice (to us).
From left to right: Support-Team Andreas Rienecker, Christian Kornacker, Kerstin Schneider and Daniel Bode
Dorsch International
Building Inspection According to
DIN 1076 Standards
In April 20 Dr. Regina Jenny-Wölfer
has attended a FIB course about
building inspection according to DIN
076 and passed the exam. With
her certificate we are now able to
expand our services in the field of
planning for structural frameworks.
We are now authorised to examine
actual situations of bridges, their
stability and the traffic related utilization.
The Deutsche Bahn (German
Federal Railways) will join DIN 076
standards largely.
The three-part course has given
judicial and technical basis as well
as an insight view to the cost accounting.
The vehicle and equipment
management played an important
role as well as the organization and
the accident prevention. The field
registration and evaluation of faults
is dealing with questions such as how
critical a fissure really is; or when a
building really falls. Faults are classified
and the potential of danger is
evaluated. In future we will work on
to get projects in the field of building
examination in constructional
engineering and civil engineering.

Since the knowledge
about possible
damages is
of great value
for new- and
re-planning too,
we will get a
Dr. Regina Jenny-Wölfer
footstep into
the market of
analysis of damages, evaluation and
restoration.
Frequency of damages on administration
buildings, schools, hospitals
or other government buildings
increases. Furthermore there is a high
demand for rehabilitation in the field
of water engineering and sanitary
environmental engineering and the
associated demand for classifying of
damages.
But the „Energieverband für Wärme,
Kälte und KWK e.V.“ (Energy Association
for Heat, Cold and KWK) has
released guide lines for examination
of building construction for community
heating too, other energy
provider will follow. Last but no least
the ability to building examination to
DIN 076 is needed at VOF-proceedings
frequently. Concerning § 3 section
of model building regulations
buildings are to be maintained that
public safety especially live, health
and the natural living basis are not
jeopardized.
FIB building inspection certificate for Dr. Jenny-Wölfer
We all congratulate Dr. Jenny-Wölfer
to her certificate and we are confident
with the extension of our
service portfolio we have laid the
foundation stone for our further
growing and to an increasing
customer satisfaction.
Albanian Delegation Visiting
Augsburg, Bavaria
Although there are sufficient drinking
water sources in Albania, an
incessant and reliable drinking water
supply cannot always be guaranteed
nowadays because of a loss ratio of
70% in the water supply system.
The main part of agricultural and
personal household sewage is still
discharged into rivers and inland
water untreatedly. Thus, a well
working water supply has top priority
in Albania. Even internationally
financed projects have recently been
concerned with this problem.
Especially Bavarian companies can
contribute to these projects because
of their expertise in drinking and
sewage water treatment. In the
course of the international advanced
training program “Bavaria – Fit for
Partnership” a delegation of 5 executives
of Albania’s water economy
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visited an event of the Bavarian State
Ministry for Economy, Infrastructure
and Technology about this topic in
Augsburg from May 5 th till May 20 th .
The delegation’s journey was
supported by the German Manufacturing
and Trade Association (IHK) in
Albania.
Waste water discarge into flowing waters in Tirana, Albania
Along with the Bavarian State
Authority for Environment various
Bavarian companies informed about
their service scope by means of presentations
and information booths
and they made suggestions for the
solving of Albanian population‘s
water supply problems.
Mr. Goertz, manager of the DI‘s
Water and Environment division,
represented the Dorsch Gruppe with
a booth and information material in
Augsburg.
Our information aroused particular
interest in the Albanian delegation,
especially the fields of drinking water
abstraction and sewage treatment.
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BDC Berlin
Growth Market Brazil
After intensive preparations, a small
delegation of the Dorsch Gruppe lead
by Mr. Bernd Gütschow, BDC MD and
Dorsch Holding chief representative,
travelled to Brazil at the end of April.
Mr. Gütschow was accompanied by
Mr. Michael Schleusener, authorised
officer and executive member of
the BDC, and Professor Dr. Abdallah
Nassour, lecturer of the chair in waste
management and mass flow energy
at the University of Rostock.
This visit had its origin in the outcome
of a journey of an economic
delegation of the federal state
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern lead by
Professor Wolfgang Methling, former
Minister for Environment.
The purpose of the visit was to confirm
with our Brasilian partners our
serious intention to engage ourselves
in the forthcoming projects in this
growth market.
The meetings held during this
journey prepared the development
of a sustained waste management
concept for the city of Mogi Mirim
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in the federal state São Paulo taking
waste separation, refuse utilisation
and energy extraction into account.
The target was the development of a
waste treatment plant which accords
to the state-of-the-art of science and
technology, especially German technology,
and which can be built and
operated for several middle-sized
towns of the region resp. the federal
state.
For the time being, the project‘s
focus is on Mogi Mirim.
Meeting in the Brasilian Ministry of Environment
Signing of the mutual declaration of intent (3 rd from left: Mr. Bernd Gütschow, BDC Berlin)
Example plant for waste treatment in Rostock, Germany
In addition, selected staff of various
Brasilian institutions and local
authorities, but also Geman staff
members are to be instructed on the
topic.
The public cleansing service and the
waste disposal in Mogi Mirim are
under the responsibility of the city
council. However, the environmentally
sound disposal of the accumulated
waste has more and more become a
problem for the municipality - as well
as the whole country.
An environmentally friendly, economic
and sustained solution, which
takes into account the legal provisions,
requires a cooperation of the
city of Mogi Mirim, the surrounding
municipalities the federal authorities
and also the local industry.
To this effect we had several important
meetings with representatives
of the federal state São Paulo. In the
8-million-people metropole São
Paulo we had meetings with Bruno
Covas, the Minister of Environment,
José Aníbal, the Energy Minister and
with Dilma Pena, CEO of Sabesb,
the federal state‘s water supply and
sewage treatment company, which is
interested in the project as a possible
operating company of the future
plant.

All three meetings took place
accompanied, among others, by
Carlos Nelson Bueno, the mayor of
Mogi Mirim, his representative
Gerson Luiz Rossi Junior, as well as
the mayor of the city of Conchal,
Orlando Caleffi Junior who is the
representative of CONSAB at the
same time, which is an association
of six cities near Mogi Mirim.
Before, this circle had had a preparatory
meeting with the Dorsch delegation
in the chamber of foreign trade
building.
We had further appointments in the
German-Brasilian chamber of industry
and commerce, the German science
and innovation house, and with JNS
LTDA, a potential Brasilian partner,
who has forged contacts with the
University of São Paulo.
After the appointments, we continued
our journey to Mogi Mirim in
order to have meetings with the local
representatives.
In an old refurbished station a ceremony
took place in which we signed
a mutual declaration of intent for
our future cooperation in front of
50 viewers, representatives of the
surrounding municipalities and the
press (print and TV).
The essence of the declaration is our
promise to present a draft within two
months to the Brasilians for further
adjustments, which will then lead to
further steps.
As a highlight of the event the
representatives of both countries
exchanged presents of their home
countries.
The children and youth orchestra of
Mogi Mirim “Banda Lyra“ played a
sophisticated concert as supporting
programme which had an audience
of 200 people and which we were
invited to as guests of honour.
The representatives of BDC Berlin,
Mr. Gütschow and Mr. Schleusener
offered the director of the orchestra,
Carlos Lima, to look for possibilities of
financially supporting the social work
of the orchestra, as it often lacks money
for instruments and equipment.
This journey of the Dorsch Gruppe
delegation could not have taken
place without the great work of the
engineer Kurt Stuermer, who brilliantly
managed the trip scheduling
and the organisation of the local
meetings. He deserves our sincere
thanks.
Our next journey to Brazil will be
by the end of June / the beginning
of July.
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In addition to our project meetings
in São Paulo and Mogi Mirim. The
Dorsch delegation is going to participate
in the sustainability congress
„ecogerma 20 “ in São Paulo.
Concert of the children and youth orchestra Banda Lyra in the city of Mogi Mirim, state of São Paulo
The event will take place for the third
time and is organised by the chamber
of foreign trade São Paulo.
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DC Cairo
German Federal Minister for
Development Dirk Niebel visits
the Gaza Strip, Palestine
Dirk Niebel, the German Federal
Minister for Development, visited
the Palestinian Gaza Strip on June
5 th 20 .
Among other local meetings and
visits, the delegation also required
information about the Development
Loan Corporation-funded DC Cairo
project “Sewage Treatment and
Treatment Plant Gaza“, which has
been launched a few months ago
after several years of intensive
preparations.
Besides the regional director of the
KfW Marc Engelhardt, Riyad Salem,
Dorsch Gaza project coordinator, and
Dr. Husam El-Najjar of the Dorsch
Gaza supervision team also took part
in visiting the project site.
The Gaza Strip has three water
treatment plants at the moment,
but their capacity is not enough
for approx. .6 million inhabitants.
Many households have not yet been
connected to the dilapidated sewer
system.
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Minister Dirk Niebel; Marc Engelhardt, KfW Director; Riyad Salem, Dorsch Gruppe; Mahmoud Shatat, Project Director CMWU
Sewerage is being discharged into
the Mediterranean Sea or they seep
away into the ground water, which
has fatal consequences for the drinking
water situation in Gaza. The bad
hygienic conditions increasingly cause
illnesses.
After long negotiations, the Israeli
government has also been convinced
of the advantages for the whole
region, especially by impeding the
discharge of sewerage into the sea or
the ground water, and is now generally
supporting the project.
Minister Dirk Niebel (center) with the colleagues of DC Cairo Riyad Salem (left) and Dr. Husam El-Najjar (rightmost)
KfW Regional Director Marc Engelhardt explains the planned measures to Federal Minister for Development Dirk Niebel
The sewage project Gaza consists of
two periods.
Till the middle of 20 2, the capacity
of the existing water treatment
plants is to be extended, a new sewage
pumping station is to be built in
the city of Gaza, and a few sludge
drying basins are to be installed near
Burej.
Half of the Gaza Strip’s population
will already profit from this first
project period.
In the second period, a new great
water treatment plant is to be built
in East Burej by 20 4 to provide
capacity for the next 20 years.
The team of DC Cairo is working on
the Gaza Central Wastewater Treatment
Plant project already since 2003
on behalf of the Coastal Municipal
Water Utility / Palestinian Water
Authority Gaza.

Dorsch Gruppe
New Faces and New Challenges
at Dorsch Gruppe
by Andreas Rienecker
Heraclitus was right when he said
that there is nothing permanent
except change. Therefore, some
things have changed in respect to
human resources in the last six
months.
The gents Jörg Struss and Michael
Bader have been working in our
Dorsch International subsidiary in
Amman / Jordan since March 20
resp. February 20 .
Jörg Struss
The former
branch manager
Udo Kachel has
passed on the
Amman / Jordan
subsidiary’s management
to Jörg
Struss.
Kachel will now manage a KfWproject
in Damascus / Syria, but his
expertise and branch competence
will still be at a back and call for us.
Jörg Struss has studied geology at
the Freie Universität Berlin and is
not only well grounded in the fields
of water supply, waste water, and
sanitary facilities but also in project
management and in the commercial
field.
In February,
Michael Bader
has already
filled the position
of the CommercialManager
in our branch
Amman.
Michael Bader
Mr. Bader will be responsible for
the implementation of the Dorsch
Gruppe’s internal structure and
processes concerning accounting,
controlling and reporting.
In addition, he will also be in charge
of business management for the Cairo
/ Egypt and DC Egypt Ltd branches.
Before Bader started at Dorsch International,
he filled various executive
positions for one of Europe’s leading
construction companies amongst
others in Poland and Ukraine.
However, our staff has not only
changed abroad.
In our German offices in Munich,
Wiesbaden and Offenbach we have
welcomed new colleagues, too.
The Human Resourcesdepartment
of Dorsch
International
is now leaded
by Ms. Regina
Gernand. Ms.
Gernand has
moved from
Wiesbaden to Munich.
Regina Gernand
Due to this change the position of
Accounting Director became vacant.
Alexander Strobl is now the team
leader of DI accounting within
Dorsch Holding GmbH.
Mr Strobl is in
charge of all
the commercial
issues within
Dorsch International.
Although
the business
Alexander Strobl economist will
remain in Offenbach,
he will spend most of his working
time in Munich and Wiesbaden.
Another new
colleague within
the accounting
team is Martin
Monden, who
will support
Achim von
Kutzschenbach
Martin Monden
in respect of
reporting and will take over other not
yet attended topics of controlling.
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As you can see, there is nothing
permanent except change and we all
wish our new colleagues good luck
and success in their new positions.
In Brief
Dorsch International: Attendance
at the German Water
Partnership Day in Ankara
On March 7 th 20 Dorsch International
introduced itself at
the “German Water Partnership
Day“ in Ankara, Turkey.
At this conference, more than
60 participants were informed
about German know-how and
products for the communal and
industrial water economy.
The event also offered the
opportunity to directly contact
the Turkish water economy’s
decision-makers.
Alexander Goertz gave a speech
about energy saving in sewage
plants, which produced lively
interest.
The conference offered an interesting lecture programme
Mr. Goertz (right) talking with conference participants
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Landmark Project
Jebel Hafeet Glacier Development,
Al Ain, UAE
by Jost Kreussler
and Benjamin Wernike
Along the foot of mount Jebel
Hafeet, Abu Dhabi’s only mountain,
the Emirati Housing Development
(EHD) will be developed, a satellite
town of Al Ain.
Comprehensive archaeological
findings prove that the city Al Ain as
well as the 2 km region in the south
of Al Ain Jebel Hafeet has been
settled in the Bronze Age already.
Al Ain has always been the cultural
and historical heart of the UAE. As an
oasis city it was a refuge for travellers
and became an agricultural and trade
hub thousands of years ago.
The city is renowned for its high
quality of life with its green palm
plantations and oasis, rich culture
and heritage, good traffic flow and
access to facilities and parking sites.
EHD is predominately a residential
community for Emiratis with 3,000
villa units targeting a population of
24,000 people.
EHD will occupy approximately 440
ha and include necessary amenities
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within its boundaries such as mosques,
schools, local, retail, community
centres, parks, and open spaces.
Plan Al Ain 2030 recognises the special
qualities of the city and aims at
reinforcing the unique character of
Al Ain through the design of particular
elements.
Thus, the plan promises special treatments
for the city’s oases, ensuring
that they remain at the heart of the
community for generations to come.
Project Background
The initial Emirati Housing Development
Jebel Hafeet pro-concept
master plan was created in 2009
confirming the required programme
elements.
Further planning efforts were completed
throughout 20 0 and handed
over to Dorsch Gruppe DC Abu Dhabi
in October 20 0.
Just before project start in 20 0 a
new building law has been enacted
in UAE. The new law makes sustainable
and ecological building mandatory
for all new construction projects.
This re-orientation is strongly necessary
as the Emirates are still leading
in energy and water consumption.
Project area for planned satellite town of Al Ain
Bird’s eye view of Jebel Hafeet mountains
It is essential to raise Emiratis awareness
of a sustainable use of essential
resources.
The current planning design process
being undertaken will incorporate
directives given by UPC (Urban Planning
Council) and Estidama (similar
to LEED-Rating System – local energy
and water saving law) with the
goal of complying with the spirit of
Estidama and the Al Ain 2030 Plan.
According to the Pearl Community
Rating System (PCRS) it is required to
achieve a 2 Pearls rating.
The Pearl Rating System is organized
into seven categories that are fundamental
to more sustainable development.
Within each section there are
both mandatory and optional credits
and credit points are awarded for
each optional credit achieved. To
achieve a Pearl rating, all the mandatory
credit requirements must be
met. To achieve a higher Pearl rating,
all the mandatory credit requirements
must be met along with a
number of additional credit points.
Due to Dorsch Gruppe’s early
engagement in the field of Green
Building and other sustainable
related topics the Design & Building
Department of DC Abu Dhabi is well
prepared for this challenge.

We even developed an ecological
as well as a financial well-balanced
method for sustainable building in
the region before the new law has
come into force.
Connectivity and Infrastructure
The internal street network for
Emirati Housing Development was
developed with the overall goal of
establishing a network of safe, legible
and efficient streets. Interconnected
streets and small block length
are intended to encourage walking,
bicycling, transit use and efficient
vehicular movements, thus to reducing
vehicle trip generation.
It is intended that a large portion of
the residents will utilize non-vehicular
modes of transportation when
visiting mosques, attending schools,
going to markets and for meeting at
the park for everyday enjoyment.
Shaded pedestrian connections
will allow residents to move easily
and safely from one destination to
another.
Existing Environment and Topo-
graphy
The EHD project takes advantage of
prevailing winds through the deliberate
orientation of street network.
The majority of all access lanes are
orientated north to south allowing
for natural cooling to take place.
Gently falls from the Jebel Hafeet
on West side allow for an unique
and exciting terracing effect for the
residential villas.
Utilising this precious and distinctive
aspect of the land permits longer
views to the west and adds variety
and movement to the architecture.
Project Programme
The goal of the Emirati Housing
Development is to utilise the rich
Emirati heritage and re-create an
environment that reflects the culture’s
social structure and responds
appropriately to the surrounding environmental
conditions, for instance
by orientating the majority of the
residential units intentionally at 5°
from north.
This allows the villa architecture to
minimise solar exposure while at the
same time maximising the natural
prevailing wind patterns passing
through the development.
Most public amenities are clustered
within a couple of strategically
located district centres that all
residents can conveniently walk or
drive to.
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Each district centre includes mosques,
community and women’s centres,
kindergartens, schools and local
commerce, thus becoming a place
where residents will be able to grow
spiritually, mentally, physically and
socially.
Additionally, the development
incorporates public open space
strategically placed throughout for
closer to home access of these
essential elements.
Scope of Work
The scope of work rendered by DC
Abu Dhabi included: Comprehensive
master plan design, comprehensive
villa design, detailed design of public
amenities, detailed design of open
spaces including urban design and
landscaping design, detailed design
of infrastructure and utilities, final
design drawings, tender documents
with complete contract documents,
project specification, BOQs (unprized
and priced), and tendering services
during construction clarification
to contractor RFI‘s, construction
supervision.
Sunset mood at Jebel Hafeet

Interview
Ghazi Khalil Qussous,
Dorsch International Amman
• What is your job with Dorsch and
what is your profession? Could you
say something about your background
and career? How long have
you been working for Dorsch?
My name is Ghazi Khalil Qussous. I
am an aerial surveying engineer with
GIS speciality graduated from the
French National Geographic Institute
named „IGN“. I worked for 3 years
at the Royal Jordanian Geographic
Centre „RJGC“ , the official mapping
organization in Jordan, as head of
division.
I started working with Dorsch in
996. I started as a GIS expert for
the GIZ–OMS project for the Water
Authority of Jordan, since then I have
been working for DI in which all
projects where GIS activities are required.
Actually I am the GIS department
manager in DI Regional Office
Amman.
• The so called Jasmine revolution
holds on and spilled over to Jordan.
What is your personal opinion
about the current developments in
Jordan?
The so called Jasmine revolution as it
is mentioned in the question spilled
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over to Jordan but in a different way,
since in Jordan‘s situation is different
than the other surrounding countries.
It is true that some politically driven
people tried to ride the wave, but
could not find the right slogan to get
the Jordanians behind them.
In Jordan political parties are
allowed, liberty of expression is
somehow better than the surroundings,
Jordanian are attached to the
royal regime and find their unity
and safety under this regime, so the
slogans used were different from one
manifestation to another in Jordan
and still small groups are coming out
each Friday.
Nevertheless all Jordanians could
gather under the theme of fighting
corruption which is actually the
theme that triggers the country and
not the themes registered in the
surrounding countries.
My opinion is that Jordan learned
the lesson early from the surroundings
and started a real change and
improvement on the political level as
the relevant laws shall be modified
and this was a commitment by the
king himself, so I see Jordan heading
towards a better situation if we can
manage the economic challenges
and convince the people that the
CAD works at Dorsch International office in Amman
Ghazi Qussous, GIS Department Manager of DC Amman
government will seriously fight
against the corruption.
• Do you believe your work resp.
the Dorsch Gruppe’s work will be
affected by the revolution? Do you
have any partners who are affected
by the revolution? Are you able to
finish your projects within the time
stated?
I do believe that the Dorsch Gruppe‘s
work will be affected by the different
revolutions in the area. It is already
been affected in Yemen and Syria, In
Jordan it is still running without any
problems and we hope it will continue
as such.
It is not only Dorsch Gruppe‘s activities
that are affected; in fact a lot of
Jordanian companies are affected
by the situation in the area, mostly
those having projects in Yemen and
Syria.
In fact, the whole Middle East is
affected and by that all engineering
activities are affected. The business
in Jordan is slowing down but not for
security or revolution reasons in Jordan
but because the whole area is affected
so Jordan is as well suffering.
This is affecting Jordanian project
financing but I do believe that the
donors funded projects are not at all
affected in Jordan.
• Do you feel safe in Jordan? How
about your family, does your family
live with you in Jordan?

I do feel much safer in Jordan than
being in any other country in the
Middle East. My family is living in
Jordan as well. Security in Jordan is
one of the most blessings that Jordan
has.
• How does it look like in Jordan
currently? Could you give us some
impressions about the current
situation?
Jordan is a safe and lovely country
to live in. Jordanians in general are
kind by nature. Recently, the difficult
economic situation all over the world
and mostly the M.E. is imposing
difficult living conditions in Jordan.
The recent movements in the surrounding
countries and the killing
happening confirmed to Jordanians
how much they are secured in their
country and how much they are
attached to the Royal regime.
Jordanians started clearly claiming
and talking about the corruption that
was taking place in the past years
and their voice and message was
clearly received and the king took actions
and direct measures to improve
the political situation and sometimes
was ahead of the demands coming
from different political fractions to
claim for improvement. This step
calmed the people and convinced
them at least on the political level
that the head of the kingdom is not
afraid of the change and that he is
requiring that this happens.
So, Jordanians are having more
hope than before that things will be
better. On the other hand there are
people who are still trying to get the
country towards their benefit and
this happens everywhere.
• In the Arab countries in general:
What do you think are the people
expecting from the revolution? If
you want, please let us know what
you personally are expecting from
the revolution.
Each Arab country has its own specific
reasons for the revolution, but
the general factors were the need
for more political freedom, stopping
the corruption and better economic
situation.
Even though that revolution started
in each country after the other as
a reaction in chain but the reasons
were different.
Some of these revolutions started
without a clear target except changing
the regime, then while things
were moving each country was
learning from the other and trying to
define a target.
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I expect from these countries to
stabilize very quickly and restart
their building up and this is starting
actually in Egypt, slowly in Tunisia
and would be fast enough as well
in Yemen when things are cleared
and this will require the intervention
and assistance from the international
community.
• Do you see a ground for democratic
structures there?
Yes, but this will take some time as
well as this needs to form a different
level of education and culture and
end a major factor of problems
in the Middle East with a fair and
just peaceful solution which is the
Palestinian problem.
• Thank you very much.
Sunset over mosque in Amman
Ghazi Qussous is GIS Department
Manager at Dorsch International in
Amman
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Dorsch Topics
A Dorsch Gruppe Project:
Transitus Arabiae
by Jürgen Röder
It is a fascinating and unique idea
which I have in mind: In autumn
20 2, together with my wife, I will
visit the subsidiaries and some building
site offices of Dorsch Gruppe by
sidecar motorcycles via the land route
in the countries Turkey, Syria, Jordan,
Saudi-Arabia, United Arab Emirates
and Oman.
The final route will depend on the
current political situation which will
demands flexibility until the end.
We will be accompanied by the
adventurer couple Heidi and Martin
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Jürgen Röder, Shareholder of Dorsch Gruppe
Franitza, who are looking back on
tremendous experiences under most
extreme conditions. Martin and Heidi
will be responsible for picture and
motion picture documentation.
Christine Thoma and Andreas Porz
will accompany the project in respect
of mental demands.
Building projects not only focus on
architectural and technical challenges
but first and foremost on people and
their cultural and social demands, the
history of their country and the geological
surrounding of the particular
country.
The motorbike as vehicle does not offer
protection – there is neither protection
against the climate conditions
nor protection against nosy views.
We will experience those countries
in their original form: by feeling the
road conditions, smelling the air,
being part of a traffic jam or by
riding alone through lonesome
desert slopes.
Relying on ourselves facing the unexpected,
we will certainly gain a rich
treasure of experiences and thereby
many different insights. This is the
only way to internalize the spirit of a
country and use the experiences for
future projects.
The entire project consists of three
parts. The first part, which was the
building of the motorbikes with its
sidecars, is already done.
Based on a BMW-R 50 GS motorbike,
the companies Stern Gespannservice
and Zweirad Norton built up
the Dorsch Gruppe motorbikes.
The first test runs already took
place in the beginning of June 20 .
Another longer test run will lead us
through Morocco in October 20 .
Before starting our big trip next year,
we put our motorbikes and sidecars
to the acid test under extreme
climate circumstances.
After our return we will then have
enough time to make possible
amendments and improvements.
More information about the Dorsch
project Transitus Arabiae can be
found here:
www.transitusarabiae.com
Up-to-date news can be found in our
team blog:
http://transitusarabiae.wordpress.com
The two sidecar motorcycles styled in the corporate design of Dorsch Gruppe

Reports of the Companies
DC Cairo
Installation of first section of pump at the booster station No. 3, two additional sections shall be added on top
Installation of First Water Pump
in New Cairo, Egypt
The New Cairo Project is to provide
water from the river Nile to the treatment
plant in New Cairo, the final
design capacity is 4,000,000 m 3 /d and
the first stage capacity is 500,000 m 3 /d.
Dorsch International was responsible
for the design of the three booster
stations, which include space for
the pumps to provide the ultimate
capacity of the system.
Each pump is capable of delivering
2 m 3 /sec at a head of approximately
9 bar and there are four pumps to be
installed, three operating and one on
stand-by for the first stage.
Each pump is operated by soft
starters and driven with a 3,000 kW
and kV water cooled motor.
The sumps are 2 m deep and the
combined weight of the pump set
complete with motor is 39 tons.
The first pump is to be lowered into the sump
DC Asia
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Multiproduct Pipeline for
Rayong Province, Thailand
July 20
DC Asia has been appointed for the
project management consultancy
services for PTTAR – IRPC multiproduct
pipeline project in the Maptaphut
industrial area, Rayong Province in
Thailand.
The client is the IRPC Public Company
Limited, the project costs account
22,228,984 THB (approx. 550 T€), the
projects started in March 20 and
will end in January 20 3.
It is a similar project to our previous
high pressure gas pipeline project.
60% of the alignment is on the opposite
side of the road, 40% is new
alignment.
However, now the pipeline is supposed
to serve multi products such as
gas oil and kerosene.
IRPC and PTTAR are jointly developing
the new multi product pipeline
project to facilitate the transfer of
gas oil (GO) and kerosene (KERO)
from IRPC‘s storage facility to PTTAR
refinery. IRPC and PTTAR want to
expedite the project by performing
Basic design engineering as well as
environmental impact assessment
(EIA) in parallel.
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Integrated Refinery & Petrochemical
Complex Public Co., Ltd. (IRPC)
wishes to complete the PHAR - IRPC
multiproduct pipeline system and
facilities to transport refined petroleum
products from the IRPC tank
farm to the PTTAR refinery, which is
located in the Maptaphut industrial
area.
The completed system will comprise
a dedicated booster pump station
and transferred pump station inside
IRPC tank farm, about 27 km x
2“ of multiproduct transmission
pipeline from the IRPC tank farm
to the PTTAR refinery and receiving
station inside the PTTAR refinery
and an associated system and
facilities.
Communication, SCADA, leak detection
and control systems will be
installed and will be independently
operated in the existing control room
located at IRPC Public Company
Limited.
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IRPC tank farm in the industral zone of Mapthaput, Rayong Province, Thailand
Dorsch International
Extension of the Chiemgau Clinic
in Marquartstein, Germany
The German Pension Fund (Deutsche
Rentenversicherung) plans the
extension of the Chiemgau Clinic
built in the 920s in Marquartstein
in the Bavarian Alps.
Dorsch International was entrusted
by the client – like several times
before in connection with projects
in the clinic area – with the subsoil
investigation.
Concerning the local geology the
Clinic is built on debris masses of a
prehistoric mountain slide.
The subsoil mostly consists of a siltyclayey
matrix, with a lot of stones
and boulders being embedded.
The geotechnical survey (drillings,
penetration tests, laboratory tests)
showed – unexpectedly with regard
to the results of former geotechnical
surveys at other places on the Clinic
site –, that the subsoil in the area of
the planned extension is featuring no
sufficient load bearing capacity for
the planned building.
Thus, a spread foundation – which
had been used with other buildings
before – was not feasible.
The ground would subside beyond
tolerability and for a longer period
under the loads of the new building.
Moreover there would be the risk of
harmful settlements of the existing
Clinic because of the superposition of
both the old and the new loads.
Only a tip-bearing deep foundation
of the new extension with cast-inplace
piles being drilled into the
bedrock can eliminate the risk of
settlement.
Chiemgau Clinic Marquartstein in the Bavarian Alps

With the drillings and penetration
tests rock was encountered in
varying depths between 6 m and
4 m. It could, however, not be
determined with sufficient certainty
if the encountered rock was bedrock
or large-scale boulders within the
silty-clayey matrix.
Therefore, we recommended to the
client a survey of the depth and
gradient of the bedrock horizon by
means of geophysical methods. At
present, this geophysical survey still
is pending.
Hydrodynamic Sewer System
Calculation for the City of
Nuremberg, Germany
A two-phase award procedure for
the hydrodynamic sewer system
calculation by the City of Nuremberg
was started in February 20 on
behalf of the client Urban Drainage
and Environmental Analytics Nuremberg
(SUN). After taking part in this
procedure, the consortium consisting
of Dorsch International and Grontmij
was invited to Nuremberg to present
their proposal.
Consortium partner is Grontmij,
general manager is Dorsch International
Consultants GmbH.
Sewer system calculation for the City of Nuremberg
Finally, in April 20 the consortium
was awarded with this outstanding
project. Dorsch International and
Grontmij won the project against
very strong competitors due to the
presentation of their skills.
Hydrodynamic calculations for an
urban drainange system with a total
length of ,450 km in one model
belong to the more sophisticated
models of this type in Germany.
Not only setting up the model is
quite a challenge but also calibrating
the model given approx. 00 measuring
points is a complex task.
The actual model calculations are
performed considering a numerically
produced storm series or statistically
evaluated storm data. The software
package Kanal ++ is used to perform
the simulations.
New data of the system is available
and the current model is not up-todate.
Grontmij is in charge of setting up
the model and performing the overflow
analysis. Dorsch International is
responsible for the model calibration
and the model calculations.
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Location of shopping centre Dietzenbach-Steinberg, urban planning concept
Traffic Analysis for Shopping
Mall in Dietzenbach-Steinberg,
Germany
On behalf of the client hi Bauplanung
und Engineering, Dorsch
International Consultants GmbH
provided a traffic analysis for the
planned superstructure of the existing
shopping mall in Dietzenbach-
Steinberg.
A super market and two specialized
shopping markets are planned at this
location.
In the analysis we have detected the
status quo and the expected traffic
amount and this, we have analysed
the efficiency and the traffic quality
of the mall link to the on-leading
road net.
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Main through-road Lorch, broadening “Steinerne Brücke“
Traffic Engineering Projects in
Lorch, Schwabhausen, Wesseling,
Bonn and Munich, Germany
In the period of March until May
20 DI was assigned several traffic
construction and planning projects.
Our good relationship with the ASV
Wiesbaden has resulted in a further
assignment of a local construction
supervision, which concerns
the complete renewal of a main
through-road in Lorch am Rhein. This
construction project also includes
the broadening of the “Steinerne
Brücke“ (bridge of stone).
Six assignments for the new
construction resp. extension of the
4-lane highway B247 Hohenkirchen-
Schwabhausen-Gotha including the
by-pass Schwabhausen for the planning
of the traffic facilities, the road
drain, six flood control basins and a
rain infiltration basin, as well as
a noise protection survey and an
air pollutant analysis according
to MLuS are especially worthy of
mention.
The assignment is due to the high
quality of our work and our long and
good cooperation with the road construction
authority Mittelthüringen
in Erfurt.
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Road tanker filling area including installation for elutriator for disposal company of Wesseling
Because of our good relationship,
Dorsch International, Division Traffic
and Infrastructure, has been assigned
services for the planning of a filling
area and, if needed, an installation
for elutriator by the disposal company
of Wesseling in Northrhine-
Westphalia.
For the proper filling of a tank in the
main building by road tankers we
have to install a paved area to ensure
that no chemicals can reach the subsoil
in case of emergency.
In addition, the disposal companies
Wesseling have tendered several
engineer service projects concerning
the concrete and roof refurbishment
of the intake hall Rodderweg in
Wesseling.
The projects include the revision
of the service lists, the security and
health coordination, the chief construction
management and the local
construction supervision.
Because of our esteemed and long
cooperation with the city of Bonn we
have acquired another large planning
and construction supervision
project. It includes an extended duct
renewal in the city.
Inner-city duct renewal in Mainzer Strasse, Bonn, Germany

The focus of the project “duct
renewal Mainzer Straße” is on the
planning of a smooth construction
sequence and traffic flow during the
construction period, as a smooth traffic
must be secured because of the
location and the traffic importance
of the road.
The DI Division Traffic and Infrastructure
was able to negotiate a followup
project with the construction authority
Munich for the Mittlerer Ring
Südwest, which includes additional
engineering services for the provisional
traffic completion.
Development Areas in Mainz,
Allendorf and Frankfurt/Main
DI Division Traffic and Infrastructure
has been assigned two new projects
concerning urbanization zones in the
before mentioned period.
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Total view of Quartier Alpha in the development area Gateway Gardens at Frankfurt/M. airport (© Groß & Partner, OFB)
The former bonded port in Mainz is to
be developed gradually into a modern
city quarter. Due to intense acquisition
work, we have been assigned
the local construction supervision and
the security and health coordination
Square in Quartier Alpha looking on Rotex high-rise building, DB Schenker (© Groß & Partner, OFB)
of the first construction stage. By assignment
of the Bonded Port Mainz
GmbH we will supervise the construction
measures of the infrastructure. As
the total area will be developed and
constructed in stages, we have a good
chance of winning follow-up bids.
Another new project, commissioned
by the University City of Gießen, is an
approx. 8.5 hectare development area
in Gießen Allendorf. In the progress
of Plan B, the first stage comprises a
traffic analysis, the preliminary planning
of the traffic system and the
complete drain system. The project
also includes the total coordination
of the supply media. The traffic
survey will be provided by BDC, our
well-proven cooperation partner.
In the progress of the development
of the urbanization zone Gateway
Gardens (Airport Frankfurt) Dorsch
International, Division Traffic and
Infrastructure, has won the follow-up
bids for the planning of the traffic
system, the drain, the alignment
coordination and the construction
supervision of two extra public roads.
One of the two roads is the link to
the city quarter “Quartier Alpha”.
For the preponed building application
of the Rotex skyscraper (DB Schenker)
the traffic and media provision is to
be ensured for a short time.
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Another bid has been won for a
provisional bus gate. The Condor
building, which is under construction,
needs a direct bus link to the Fraport
building, so that the plane crews
can directly be transported to the
planes.
We are assigned the planning and
construction supervision of the civil
engineering underground works,
the alignment coordination and the
matching and coordination of the
electric planner, according to the
Fraport security technology.
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Planned building of air transportation provider Condor (© Groß & Partner, OFB)
BDC Berlin
Station Square and Traffic
Junction Cottbus, Germany
When Jörg Reincke, CEO of Cottbus
Verkehr and the author of this article,
Rafael Steiner, consortium project
manager met Marietta Tzschoppe,
representative of the building authority
of the city of Cottbus, in May
in order to present the pre-designs
for the Cottbus Station area to the
public, the project team already had
been intensely planning and discussing
the project for eight months.
The new design of the station surroundings
has to bring in line the
functional challenges of the central
traffic junction of all traffic systems,
the town constructional elements
and the finances of the public
funding.
A tram rail and stop leading to the
station and the bus station to-bemoved
have to be integrated in the
new designed square, so that, in
the future, people can change from
public metropolitan and suburban
traffic to long-distance traffic on the
shortest distance.
Around this metropolitan and suburban
traffic terminal the taxi stand
will be placed, as well as the so called
kiss & ride lots, the bicycle parking,
the short-time parkings, and the bus
lots.
As a compensation for the used areas
a new extendable park & ride is to be
built on the western side of the station
building.
The project team “Main Station Area
Cottbus“, which has been founded
for this purpose, continues our successful
cooperation with Henry Ripke
Architects.
In the post-assignment, we were
supported by Professor Herbert Staat
Aerial view of Cottbus Railway Station area

of the Potsdam technical college
(department traffic engineering)
and the lighting specialists of
ILB Dr. Rönitzsch GmbH office.
In the following service periods more
staff of both consortium partners
will join the team if needed. In close
collaboration we defined 34 project
targets concerning traffic, town construction,
environment and finances
and equipped them with criteria and
indicators for the evaluation of the
design alternatives.
From the first idea sketches to the
graphic visualizations, more than one
hundred drawings were made. As a
result, we chose a preferred solution,
which all the team members consider
very near to the optimum.
In fact, the geometric design of the
preferred solution is so extraordinary
that there might be no comparable
one in the word.
Because of the town development
conditions the main station of
Cottbus is traffically located in a way
that no standard solution would
work here. The station building is
located on the side of the railways
which does not face the city centre
and is far away from the station
street crossing the bridge.
This does not only make matters of
town constructional structures more
complicated.
We had a dilemma with the tram
because placing the rail very near to
the station would consequently
create longer journeys. We needed
an acceptable middle ground
solution.
The key for this planning situation
was a track alignment which enables
to already exit the station street via
the bridge ramp in direction of the
station on a short way.
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Masterplan of Cottbus Railway Station
The tram line and the road which
runs along the East-West directional
axis and makes the functions of
the square accessible, have be some
landmark of the preferred solution.
This solution is now ready to be
drafted and approved in a publiclaw
process, detailedly designed and
tendered as a building project.
The construction of the park & ride
on the western side is to start in
20 2.
Visualization of planned Cottbus Station area
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July 20
Publisher: Olaf Hoffmann
Editor: Kerstin Schneider
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Contact: newsletter@dorsch.de
We’d like to thank all authors
of this edition (in order of
contributions):
Jürgen Röder,
Olaf Hoffmann,
Eva Naber,
Axel Böcker,
Alexander Goertz,
Michael Schleusener,
Riyad Salem,
Andreas Rienecker,
Jost Kreussler,
Benjamin Wernike,
Ghazi Qussous,
Keith Brooke,
Jürgen Supik
Heiner Sauer,
Dr. Raju Rohde,
Stefan Hauser,
Rafael Steiner.
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