GITEC together with international and local partners has signed a contract for "Consultancy Services for Update Existing Feasibility Study, Concept and Detailed Design, Tendering and Supervision" which forms the second phase of the project "Reuse of Treated Wastewater for Irrigation in the Northern Jordan Valley". The Consulting Services will comprise:

• Update Existing Feasibility Study of December 2005 and Preparation of Final Design and Tender Documents for

  • a transport system for treated effluent from the existing wastewater treatment plants to the Northern Jordan Valley (e.g. North Shouna according to present planning)

  • small storage reservoirs

  • eventual implementation of a hydroelectric power station using the potential between the locations of the WWTPs and the proposed mixing station in the Jordan Valley

  • an additional treatment plant in the Jordan Valley directly upstream of the mixing station to reach an effluent water quality sufficient for the agricultural irrigation (Construction and operation for at least one year).

• Assistance to PEA in Tendering and Contracting

• Site Supervision of Works

• Assistance to PEA during Liability Period

The  Jordan Times newspaper reported about the signing of the contract. For details please click here.

GITEC commenced services for the project "Thermo-technical Rehabilitation of Pre-cast Panel Buildings" in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The objective of the Feasibility Study (FS) is to define the specifications of the first investment phase of the FC-Programme and to provide the necessary and reliable documentation for KfW to appraise the request for financial cooperation, especially with regard to:

• The selection of buildings to be rehabilitated in a first phase of about 6 mio €

• Suggestions for the adjustments to the legal and institutional framework

• The definition of the technical specifications of thermo-technical rehabilitation

• The definition of social, financial and capacity building details of the FC-Programme

• The financial amortisation and affordability of the proposed measures

• Social, behavioural, climatic, energy saving, environmental and other aspects and foreseeable consequences of the programme.

GITEC has been awarded with a contract for Consulting Services for Baseline Study for an Impact Assessment (RTPR-BS) within the programme "Rural Transport for Poverty Reduction in the Southern Province of Zambia". The baseline study shall be suitable to serve as a basis for an impact assessment of the programme regarding the situation on mobility, poverty and health after the programme measures will be finalised. The objective of the baseline study is to provide information on the baseline situation (household, community and district level) with regard to mobility, accessibility of markets, of (social) services, of goods and of employment opportunities. Moreover, data on the status of poverty and health as well as gender equality in the project area will be provided. Also, short information on people’s perception of influencing decisions concerning road construction, -rehabilitation and transport solutions relevant for them will be gathered. The consulting services commenced recently.

GITEC commenced services for the project "Detailed Study for Social Investment Fund IV - Secondary and Local Roads Component" in Albania. The Feasibility Study  consultancy has the prime task to examine a list of some 180 km of largely regional roads in close cooperation with Albanian Development Fund (ADF), amend it where necessary and come up with a final selection of roads for upgrading. The work will involve a review and analysis of the available C/B data, the ADF ranking system and suggested amendments by the Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) consultant as well as complementary investigations aimed to analyse and rank the screened shortlisted roads in the project region. This will be complemented by a brief review and adjustment of the FC implementation programme as presented in the PFS.

IGIP (Ingenieurgesellschaft für internationale Planungsaufgaben mbH), Darmstadt, y GITEC Consult GmbH, Düsseldorf, han formado un grupo empresarial de dos fuertes socios estratégicos en el campo de la cooperación alemana e internacional para el desarrollo, y actuarán en un futuro próximo bajo el techo del BURGEAP IGIP Holding SE. Con efecto a partir del 01.01.2011, IGIP ha adquirido el 95% de las participaciones sociales de GITEC, mientras que el Sr. Ing. Thomas Harbauer, nuevo Gerente General Vocero de GITEC, mantiene el 5% de las mismas. La cultura directiva y empresarial, así como la larga experiencia de las dos empresas en la cooperación para el desarrollo en 4 continentes, se complementan de manera excelente, al igual que sus campos de acción en términos profesionales y regionales. El BURGEAP IGIP Holding SE es a partir de ahora un grupo consultor líder en los sectores de protección del medio ambiente y de cooperación para el desarrollo. GITEC seguirá actuando como empresa autónoma y continuará siendo su socio innovador y profesional, contando ahora con un espectro de sinergias y ventajas estratégicas ampliado, resultado del nuevo agrupamiento. Esperamos con entusiasmo poder continuar la exitosa cooperación de nuestras empresas con usted, nuestros clientes y empleados en 4 continentes y 70 países.

With 1 January 2011 Dipl.-Wirt. Ing. Thomas Harbauer is succeeding Dr.-Ing. Gert Bergen as General Manager of GITEC Consult GmbH. Mr. Harbauer will manage the company together with Dipl.- Ing. Andreas Oberländer (Managing Director).

After a long-standing dedicated and successful activity in the management Dr.-Ing. Gert Bergen is leaving GITEC for retirement. Since more than 35 years Dr.-Ing. Bergen has worked for GITEC in different positions as Project Manager, Head of Department and since 18 years as General Manager. He led GITEC to its international success, for which he was instrumental.

Mr. Harbauer started his career with the DEG, a subsidiary of KfW, as Investment Manager where he was responsible for the project funding of investment plans for German companies in South America, Asia and Eastern Europe. Before joining GITEC he worked as Director of Dyckerhoff AG and as Member of the Board of Dyckerhoff Basal Nederland b.v., an international producer of construction materials. There, he was responsible for the operative entities in the Netherlands and Germany.

Dr. Gert Bergen, General Manager of GITEC, was invited by the  CDU/CSU parliamentary group to deliver a speech on "Water for People" within the workshop "Water - A Key to Sustainable Development". The workshop took place on 7 October at the Paul-Löbe-Building in Berlin. Click here for details about the workshop including the slides presented during Dr. Bergen's speech.

The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan entrusted GITEC and a local partner company with the project "Sustainable pasture, arable and forest land management". The project is financed by the Asian Development Bank. The services commenced early August.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) awarded a contract to GITEC and their local partner firm for assessemt of groundwater in the tanzanian Pangani river basin. The consulting services have commenced.