Pol-i-Charkhi Prison Wastewater Treatment Facility: Project Was Generally Completed According to Requirements, but the Contractor Made Improper Product Substitutions and Other Construction and Maintenance Issues Exist
Abstract
This report discusses the results of SIGARs inspection of the new wastewater treatment facility at the Pol-i-Charkhi prison in Kabul. In April 2018, the Department of States Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) awarded a $6.9 million firm-fixed-price contract to Biltek Organizasyon Muhendislik Basin Emlak Reklam Turizm In (Biltek), a Turkish company, to design and build the facility, which was designed to collect and treat sewage generated by 15,000 people. The contract required the construction of four aeration ponds, two settling ponds, two sludge drying beds, influent and effluent lift stations, aeration equipment, lighting, and other auxiliary components. INL and Biltek modified the contract 10 times, increasing the award amount by approximately $4.4 million, increasing the facilitys treatment capacity to accommodate 20,000 people, and extending the completion date from July 21, 2019, to December 28, 2019.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1137561
Entities
People
- John Sopko
Organizations
- Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction