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Vol. XII Issue IX - September 2010
Project Management eJournal
REGIONAL REPORT:
Project Management Update from Jordan
By Ammar Mango
International Correspondent for PMForum & PM World Today
** Special thanks to Wasseem AlKury for the considerable effort in helping prepare this article.
Amman, Jordan
The Disi Project
The Disi project is one of the major and most important undergoing projects in Jordan. Simply, the project will pump and supply water from the Disi aquifer in the southern desert of Jordan to the capital Amman.
After decades of starting and stalling, the Disi water conveyance project is finally being implemented. The Disi aquifer is shared between Jordan and Saudi Arabia. The water is known to be of excellent quality, and has been used until now by both countries for agricultural purposes only.
It is known that Jordan is one of the top 10 water-poor countries in the world.This urged the Government of Jordan to prioritize The Disi Project among other projects in the country. In 2008, the government opened the doors to receive bids from companies and consortiums in order to execute this project based on Build Operate Transfer “BOT” basis. The Turkish company GAMA has won the bid, and signed the contract with the Government in June 2009.
Studies show that the Disi aquifer contains approximately 6 billion cubic meters of excellent quality water. The government is planning to supply Amman by 100 million cubic meters every year. This means…
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Ammar Mango Author
Ammar W. Mango, PMP, CSSBB, is principal consultant for Method Corporation, a project management consulting, product and services company based in Amman, Jordan. He is also an International Correspondent for PMForum and PM World Today in Jordan. With over seventeen years of global experience in Project Management & Leadership consulting and training, he is considered an international expert on the subjects and enjoys a superb reputation as an inspirational trainer and consultant. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Jordan University and a Master's Degree in Construction Engineering and Management from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. He has been certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute (PMI) since 1991, and as a Six Sigma Black Belt by the American Society for Quality. He served as Vice President, Education, PMI Great Lakes Chapter in 1993, and is the founder and currently an active member of the PMI Jordanian Chapter. Additional information can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/pm%20forum%20team/index.htm#5. Ammar can be contacted at amango@methodcorp.com. |
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