Births - Consolidated Contractors Company

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Bulletin
4th Quarter 2008
Issue No. 89
Return to
Kazakhstan
CONSOLIDATED
CONTRACTORS
COMPANY
From the Desk Of...
MESSAGE F
FROM THE PRESIDENT
At the start of every year,
remember those who planted the
year I always
a
seeds for CCC to reach its present status. It was achieved through their
hard work, devotion and special culture. I am also reminded that their
contribution to the prosperity of CCC has provided, over the years, jobs
for thousands and thousands of employees.
It gives me great pleasure to mention here some retired members of CCC
management who have had a significant impact on the success of the
company and its self-confidence. Particular mention goes to: Michel
Nasser, Issam Noubani, Kevork Toroyan, Nabil Shawwa, Fawzi
Kawash and the late Naim Nasser.
All over the world, people are deeply concerned about the present
financial crisis; in fact no one knows how much worse it will get. But at
CCC we believe we are in a better position than others in these difficult
times, due to the strength and loyalty of our staff and management, their
flexibility and ability to face changing and challenging circumstances.
For our part, we aim to be competitive in our tenders, even where this
may involve reduced profit margins or even minor losses on certain
projects, if this means we can generate new work enabling us to sustain
the same employment levels. On the other hand, you should bear in mind
that, as a company, we need to “tighten our belts” and try to find ways to
save in all areas and improve productivity. We count, as always, on your
creativity and initiative.
I wish you all a successful and a happy New Year
Said T. Khoury
Editor s View
Editor’s
We are proud to announce that Samer Khoury, EVP
Operations, was recently among the more than one hundred corporate Chief Executive Officers who signed a
pledge to support the Global Business Coalition on HIV/
AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
five million employees) whose CEO’s had pledged HIV
non-discrimination. The Coalition’s exclusive pledge emblem will be used to identify our company as a business
leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
The occasion was World AIDS Day and a full-page ad
ran in the Wall Street Journal and Wall Street Journal
Europe listing the companies (representing more than
Nafez Husseini
Mail Bag
Dear Readers,
Dear Editor,
Mr. Khoury always used to tell me that it was a good idea to
have good relations with everyone. Well, I followed his advice
and here is a picture of me with Sofia Loren (the famous Italian
film star) at Geneva Airport on October 12, 2008.
Yours sincerely,
Kevork Toroyan
(Former CCC Vice President)
I refer to the article “History Repeats Itself: The Emphasis is
on CIVIL Again” that appeared in Issue No. 88 of the Bulletin
on pages 8 and 9.
The effort in preparing this historical narration about previous
civil projects and the lead “top players” is commendable. However, Mr. Lakeman and the Editor should have verified their
facts from the records and consulted with the “old timers” before publishing the article.
Two points come to mind:
The Shuaiba Oil Pier Extension Project (1973 - 1975) on which
I was Project Manager was worth mentioning because of its special method statement and false work design. Credit should go
to the late Vincent Fenneck who designed the method statement and the very special false work which was a masterpiece
of engineering work and a true innovation. His work saved the
project from disaster. In addition, it is worth mentioning that
the late Vincent Fenneck was a distinguished civil engineer and
the lead top player on many civil projects during the early years
of CCC.
Regarding the Commercial Harbour of Jubail (1976 - 1980) on
which I was the CCC top player and representing CCC in the JV
project management team, mention should have been made of
the crucial and critical achievement which was the establishment
of the quarry, building the railway tracks, importing the locomotives and the other ancillary equipment and building the special
rock load out port.
Regards,
Munir Khoury
Bulletin / 4th Quarter 2008
1
Recent Awards
New Grain And Flour Si
Silos
Reconstrucction of Oba Nnewi Teachingg Hospital Road
Kuwait
Nigeria
The scope of work involves the construction
n of three
new silos for the Kuwa
w it Flour Mills and Baker
eries Comer
p nyy.
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The size ranges from
om 6.2 to 30 meters and the height
from 27 to 45 meterss and the total concrete qu
q antity is
6,000 m3.
The job started in Jun
u e 2008 and is expected to be completed by January 2010
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The wo
ork comprises the rehabillitation of an existing
road, 13.88km long.
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scop
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des ear
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tion
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on of
new side drains, pipes and box culveerts in addition to base
course layying and asphalt pavement
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The clieent is the Ministry of Wo
Work
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s Housing & Transport, Anam
ambra State.
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The proj
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00 and the dura008
tion is 144 mon
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EPC Contract for NCP Buildings
Saudi Arabia
The project consists
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and construction of on
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part of the NCP refine
nery plant (in Al Jubail Are
rea).
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The client is the Saud
udi Polymers Company and
d the main
contractor is JGC Arab
a ia Limited.
The project was aw
warded in November, 20008 and the
duration is 20 months.
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Achalla Junction of Onit
itsha - Adani Road
Nigeria
The work comprises
e the rehabilitation of an existing
road, 9.5km long.
The scope of work includes filling, the constr
truction of
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new side drains, pipess and box culverts in additio
ion to base
io
course laying and asph
phalt pavement.
The client is the Miinistry of Works, Housingg & Transport, Anambra State.
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proj
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durration is 14 months.
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Nigeria
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ncludes earth fillli
ling
ng, co
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onstr
t uction of
new side drain
ins of varrious sizes, pipes and
in
d box culverts in
addition
n to base cours
rse laying and asphalt pavem
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port
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The project was awar
arded in October 2008 and
d the duration is 16 months.
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2
CCC Goes Green
A Wastewater Re-Cycling Plant
At the Independent Water
& Steam Power Plant Project
(IWSPP), located at PetroRabigh, Saudi Arabia - main
contractor Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries (MHI) - the undersigned invited Mansour
Engineering Services (MES)
to make a site survey and to
design and build a wastewater treatment plant for the
project’s 4,000 staff housing
camp.
MES’ scope of work was the
design, manufacturing, supply, installation, testing and
commissioning of sewage networking, sewage lift stations, a domestic water pressure
booster system and kitchen solid waste, an oil and grease
management system complete with the unique approach
of fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) multi-cell sewage collection chambers to utilize the maximum storage volume and
to overcome the water table challenge in the area.
The staff housing camp was completed prior to the
agreed completion period with superior quality manufacturing and based on international manufacturing standards.
In June 2007, MES submitted a study for an 800m3/day
wastewater treatment plant to CCC-IWSPP for technical
and commercial approval. Main contractor MHI forwarded our comprehensive design study to the Petro-Rabigh
Directorate of Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) for
a technical evaluation and design approval of the project.
The directorate invited MES for the presentation and
technical briefing on the submitted unique design to a
12 member joint session, headed by Petro-Rabigh Senior Engineer, John D. Lapinskas and MHI and CCC senior management. After MES’ presentation, HSE accepted the design under strict effluent standard conditions.
After HSE’s comprehensive study for biological treatment parameters and satisfactory technical clarifications,
the submitted design was approved by HSE without any
addition or deletion in the design. The project was awarded,
but conditional to completion
in a record period of 12 weeks,
comprising engineering documentation, plant manufacturing, on-site installation, testing and commissioning and so
on. It was a challenging job to
complete with state-of-the-art
FRP structure for plant and
innovative technology for activated sludge, extended aeration concept with multi-cone
clarifier design for the specific project.
The project was completed
in
n 12 weeks, under the strict
supervision of HSE, MHI and
CCC management, without
C
aany accidents, in accordance
with all Petro-Rabigh Indusw
trrial’s safety rules and regulatiions and as per the execution
schedule.
After successful commissioning, the effluent sample
was mutually taken by HSE
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aand analyzed by the third partyy. The analysis reports proved
th
hat the efficiency of the plant
aand effluent quality exceeded
the agreed standards as per
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PRC-PR-590 Rev.3 and PME limitations, specifically biological pollutants’ limitation.
Since the plant was handed over in early September
2007, the track record has shown the remarkable efficiency of the plant. Apart from the routine analysis tests
by CCC, monthly test reports from third party are in the
CCC records proving the above average efficiency of the
plant.
Furthermore, the plant operational track record shows
that after the commissioning and successful handing over,
no modifications or alterations were ever made. Additionally, CCC’s record proved that no spare parts were
purchased or required since its operation. Smooth plant
operation without any interruption, modification or shutdown proves the worth and capabilities of the manufactured material standards and innovative FRP technology used.
Petro-Rabigh Wastewater Treatment Plant consumes
merely 55kw. Maximum average loads for operation of
the plant as activated sludge, extended aeration, continuous sludge recycling, tertiary treatment system to treat the
800 m3/day wastewater, furnished with the state-of-theart technology, system configuration and integration.
This is believed to be the world’s first complete FRP
structural wastewater recyccling plant, guaranteed environmentally friendly to sustain
Middle Eastern harsh coastM
aal and damp environmental
cconditions and a proud contrribution towards a low carbon world.
b
Joint efforts on such prog
gressive
plants and supporting
similar technology and products will help to achieve a glou
bal green environment.
b
Bassam Muhtaseb
Project Engineer (Civil)
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Quality Management
Purchasing Process
In this article we will continue to examine the
requirements of the purchasing processes, as required by ISO-9001:2000 standard in relation
to supplier control processes and verification of
purchased product.
Supplier Control Processes
Introduction
The ISO 9001:2000 standard requires organizations to establish a process for evaluation and selection of suppliers on the basis of
their ability to meet specified requirements.
In some cases this may result in several related procedures to be used for this purpose.
The process of selection of suppliers varies
depending upon the nature of the products
and services to be procured. The more complex the product or service, the more complex the process.
Preliminary Assessment
The purpose of preliminary assessment is to select credible suppliers to create an approved vendor list, and not
necessarily for a specific purchase. The organization
needs a process for gathering intelligence on potential
suppliers in order to eliminate unsuitable supplies so that
the organization need not go through the whole process
for every purchase.
Some important criteria to consider during preliminary
assessment are the ability to:
• Provide after-sales support.
• Comply with environmental regulations.
• Meet codes, standards and regulations.
• Meet delivery requirements.
• Comply with health and safety standards.
• Meet quality requirements.
• Meet financial obligations as applicable (bonds, warrantees, and so on).
In addition to the above, the supplier is required to demonstrate a commitment to continual improvement.
stage or may be held until the pre
pre-qualification
qualification stage
when specific contracts are being considered.
Quality Assessment
This will check the status of quality system, verifying
that any certification is valid and issued by an accredited organization. For non-ISO registered suppliers,
a quality system assessment may be carried out at this
stage to ISO-9001 standard, taking into consideration
the requirements of the organization and its customers.
Financial Assessment
This would check credit rating, insurance risk, stability, and so on.
Ethical Assessment
This would check conformance to professional standards, common business ethics, applicable codes and
statutory regulations.
The ISO View
• Quality assessment.
The organization should establish effective and efficient
processes to identify potential sources for purchased materials, to develop existing suppliers or partners, and to
evaluate their ability to supply the required products in
order to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of the
overall purchase process. Examples of inputs to the supplier control process include:
• Financial assessment.
• Evaluation of relevant experience.
• Ethical assessment.
• Performance of suppliers against competitors.
The supplier assessment process needs to cover the following phases:
• Technical assessment.
Technical Assessment
This would check the integrity of the products, processes and services to establish what they are and what
the supplier claims them to be. Assessment of design
and production capability may be carried out at this
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• Review of purchased product quality, price, delivery
performance and response to problems.
Quality Management
...Purchasing Process
Verification of Purchased Product
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The ISO 9001:2000 standard requires organizations
to
o establish processes for the verification of purcchased product. In practice this may result in several
related procedures to be used for this purpose.
The process of verification of purchased product
m vary depending upon the nature of the prodmay
uct or service to be procured. The more complex the
u
product or service in terms of cost, importance and
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ccomplexity, the more detailed the verification proceess is.
Many organizations determine the level of verificatiion based on the economical effect, should failure
in
n the product occur. Safety, in case of failure, is also
cconsidered as a major factor.
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Verification Process (Chart 02)
Control of any purchasing activity follows a series of
p
processes
as illustrated in chart 02. In general, there
aare four key processes that should be implemented:
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Specification
Process: The specification process
sttarts once the need has been identified and ends
with a request to purchase.
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Evaluation
Process: The evaluation process starts
with the request to purchase and ends with the placew
ment of an order or contract.
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S
Surveillance
Process: The surveillance process starts
with the placement of an order, letter of intent or
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ccontract and ends upon delivery of supplies.
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Acceptance
Process: The acceptance process starts
with the delivery of supplies and ends with the entry
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of supplies into the site inventory control system.
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• Audit of supplier management systems and evaluation
of their potential capability to provide the required
products effectively and efficiently and within schedule.
• Checking supplier references and available data on
customer satisfaction.
• Financial assessment to assure the viability of the supplier throughout the intended period of supply and cooperation.
• Supplier response to inquiries, quotations and tendering.
• Supplier service, installation and support capability
and history of performance to requirements.
• The supplier’s logistic capability including locations
and resources.
• The supplier’s standing and role in the community, as
well as perception in society.
Management should consider actions needed to maintain the organization’s performance and to satisfy interested parties in the event of supplier failure.
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Level of Inspection
Inspection levels may have the following classifications:
• No inspection is required.
• Final inspection prior to shipment is required.
• Random inspection is required during manufacturing.
• Full inspection scope is required (Resident Inspector).
The ISO-9001 View
The organization shall establish and implement the inspection or other activities necessary for ensuring that
the purchased product meets specified purchase requirements.
Where the organization or its customer intends to perform verification at the supplier’s premises, the organization shall state the intended verification arrangements
and methods of product release in the purchasing information.
Mounir Soufyan
5
Feature
“We are Back”
In 1998 President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan
laid the foundation stone to build Astana, the new capital.
In 2008 the ten year anniversary of this event has recently
been celebrated: a modern city has been built.
Also, ten years ago CCC planted its flag in Kazakhstan,
determined to be a serious player in the development of
that country. The award and successful completion ten
years ago of the first Karachaganak contract followed by
the main works project known as KMWC was no small
feat.
After a four-year sabbatical, coming back this time for
the Kashagan Project is equally spectacular. CCC then
and more so now has gained the reputation of a reliable
and responsible contractor committed to world-class performance and rarely matched in its staff professionalism
and commitment to excellence.
Kazakhstan is a particularly important area for CCC.
The period that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union was a particularly difficult one to overcome. The Soviet structure meant that each country provided a service
to the union: none enjoyed an independent economy. Kazakhstan’s contribution was mainly agriculture and cattle.
They used to produce about 74 million tons of wheat per
annum.
The new leadership, conscious of the tough task which
lay ahead, steered the country to the shores of security
and prosperity. In five short years, signs of recovery were
apparent and a bright future shone on the horizon. For
the past ten years, Kazakhstan has been posting an impressive 10 per cent annual GDP and the republic’s adoption of a market economy has accelerated the pace of
transition.
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When CCC was awarded its first modest contract in 1998
in Karachaganak, Aksai was a little town coming out of a
long slumber and getting ready for the bustle and noise
of multinationals coming to town. Suppliers were scarce,
equipment outdated, airlines limited but spirits were extremely high.
Kazakhstan is now an entirely different place from that
time ten years ago. The country has been transformed beyond recognition, from the former austere Soviet skyline
to high-rise buildings of steel and glass, 5-star hotels, exotic restaurants, luxury cars on modern highways. The President’s focus, while building the country, has remained on
the personal development of the citizens. Directives to all
investors were to maximize the local content and utilize
local human resources, goods and supplies.
Construction equipment and materials are now abundant and national specialists are increasing to support
the economy. But progress didn’t come without a price.
Not only life became expensive but through bad loans the
real estate sector was hit hard in 2007 which led to a huge
drop in banks’ profits and a setback to the economy. The
impact in energy centres like Atyrau was less severe, but
Atyrau has its own story to tell.
Agip KCO acts on behalf of the oil companies consortium as the operator of the Kashagan Development
Project. Agip KCO and consortium originally committed
to the government to deliver the first oil by 2005. Subsequently it became apparent that this was not achievable.
The project is one of the most difficult project developments in the world due to many geological, weather and
underground structural conditions.
The project is now scheduled to be delivered by 2013
with a budget of US$37 billion exceeding the original
Feature
...“We are Back”
US$12 billion budget. The international
consortium which was
awarded the on-shore
process plant became
convinced of its inability to build the plant
and fell apart.
Agip took the conscious decision to split
the legacy and entrust packages to other
contractors and CCC
is one of them. The
happy return was announced in April 2008.
The project team is
about to complete mobilization while progressing on site. The
CCC logo is back in
town!
Hani Akkawi, VP Iraq
& CIS
Ghazy Anouti, Area
General Manager
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Feature
Winterization
Because Kazakhstan is so far from the oceans, the climate is extremely “continental dry”. Precipitation on the
mountains of the east averages as much as 600mm/year,
mostly in the form of snow, but most of the republic receives only 100 to 200mm/year. Kazakhstan is also a sunny republic, with the north averaging 120 clear days a year
and the south averaging 260.
The lack of moderating bodies of water also means that
temperatures can vary widely. The winter air temperature
can fall to -40C and in summer the air temperature can
reach as high as +40C. However, temperatures vary from
region to region. The Caspian Sea typically ices over from
December till March.
The Kashagan Field is in the Caspian Sea, about 80km
south of the town of Atyrau. The Kashagan Field Development, Experimental Programme, Main Process Plant
Project is located at the West Eskene region which is statistically exposed to extreme low temperatures from time
to time during the winter period.
General Preparation
Working areas will be covered with shelters and furnished with heaters to progress with good productivity. It
is not allowed to carry on outside activities at a temperature below -30C. Only dry fire extinguishers will be used
throughout the facilities. Heated shelters, where potable
water tanks are insulated, will be strategically located to
enable personnel to warm up frequently. Hot drinks will
be available at these shelters. Hard standing access roads
will be made of concrete slabs or gravel, allowing equipment to be moved during the muddy season (to reach the
pipe racks for pipe loading, steel structure erection, fin
fan assembly and so on).
Personnel Protection
All personnel will wear PPE especially provided for winter conditions and will undergo winter working train-
ing. Personnel will move on site in groups and will avoid
changing locations during low temperatures and every
team will have a wireless communication device.
Equipment Protection
Winter diesel mixed with antifreeze additives will be
used for all diesel operating construction equipment, machinery and vehicles. Electrical connections will be provided for starting vehicles and equipment, especially during morning hours. Temperature-sensitive equipment
such as electronic equipment, computers and measuring
devices will be kept in closed, warm areas.
Covered Shelters
Closed shelters will be arranged around work areas to
ensure an adequate confined space for a comfortable environment both for the workers and for the progress and
quality of the work. Confined spaces will be heated up to
5-10C with blow heaters. The quantity of heaters will be
assigned according to the confined space volume. Heaters
could be placed inside or outside the closed shelters depending on the type.
Earthworks
Excavation could be performed under winter conditions. However, a layer will be left to be stripped during
non-frost conditions. Backfilling will be avoided. Backfilling material will be kept at a dedicated stockpile, covered
with tarpaulin sheets and blow heated. Snow, water and
mud will be removed at the backfilling area.
Concrete Works
Prior to feeding the batching plant, aggregate will be
warmed up at a secondary station by a blow heating unit.
Aggregate heating will be in accordance with the provisions specified in ACI 360R Cold Weather Concreting.
The aggregate heat should not exceed 60C. A concrete
technician will decide the aggregate temperature in relation to the ambient temperature versus delivery
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period, according to Swedish Cement and Conp
ccrete Research Institute test formulae presented
aat ACI 360R Cold Weather Concreting:
T = 0,25 (tr - ta) where T = temperature drop
to
o be expected during a one hour delivery time.
(T
This value must be added to tr to determine the
required temperature of concrete at the plant.)
Tr = concrete temperature required at job
Ta = ambient air temperature.
Batching Plant Ramp
B
The concrete revolving mixer drums will be cove
ered
with insulation and the concrete batching
plant has its own heating system. The aggregate
p
will be heated up to 5-10C at the secondary heatw
in
ng station. Steam heating will be avoided so that
th
he water/cement ratio will be maintained.
Smoking Shelter
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The concrete water will also be heated prior to mixing up
to a maximum 60C.
The aggregate stockyard will have a concrete pavement with
an open drain system. Moisture absorption adjustments
must be carried out
during concrete production. The use of
moist aggregate will
be avoided. However,
if necessary, a batching plant supervisor
and technicians will
pay especial attention to the water ratio at concrete batch
by regularly monitoring the produced
concrete slump.
The concrete cast
location will be covered by a closed shelter. During casting, the cover shall be
opened allowing for adequate space for pump manipulation. Upon completion, the open spaces will be promptly covered and the confined space will be continuously
heated by blow heaters until the concrete reaches the 5 N/
mm2 minimum strength.
Prior to casting, the confined space should be warmed
up to ensure that the existing concrete and all embedded
elements temperature above 5C. Concrete must not be
placed on frozen ground. Ice on blinding concrete and/or
reinforcement shall be removed by pressurized steam ap-
plication 24 hours surveillance of the shelter and heaters
plication.
is required. Any attendant should have radio or telephone
access. A log book will be kept to monitor the concrete
temperature frequently.
Exceeding the differential temperature between the
concrete’s surface and its core causes cracks. In order
to minimize the effect the confined space will be heated
and concrete surfaces will be covered with polyethylene
sheets upon concrete set. Blow heaters must be adequate
enough to keep the closed shelter warm. Antifreeze and/
or strength accelerating additives will be used when mixing the concrete.
The concrete will be
a
adequately
covered
with
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polyethylene
or tarpaulin sheets
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to
o reduce water curin
ng requirement by
kkeeping moisture at
co
oncrete surface the
most. Water curing
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sh
hould not start till
co
oncrete
achieves
5 N/mm2 compressiive strength. Chemiccal curing materiaal will be applied
on all concrete suro
faaces then covered
with tarpaulin sheets
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or EPS panels covo
ered with polyethylene sheets. As another alternative, steam
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curing might be applied to reduce curing time.
A Civil supervisor
will be responsible
for making sure that
the temperature inside enclosures is at
a minimum 5C. Dry
fire extinguishers will
be provided at handy
locations.
Infrastructure
Works
Including but not
limited to oily water
manholes, catch basins, trenches, these
will be carried out
during the winter
period. Pre-cast elements will be preferred to enable efficient construction
practices during cold
weather.
Underground works will be carried out at a limited section (limited enough to protect against snow and ice). Exposed dewatering lines will be insulated.
Structural Steel
Lifting operations will not be implemented during electric storms, ice, sleet or other adverse weather conditions
that could affect the safety of personnel (ASME B30.52000; Mobile and Locomotive Cranes). For maximum operating wind speeds,
th
he crane manufactu
urer’s data sheets
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or user’s manual will
b
be consulted. Touchu
up painting will be
d
done under favourab
ble temperatures.
Piping Work
P
Grit blasting, beveling, spool welding,
teest and painting will
be executed at preb
faabrication shops in a
cllosed and controlled
environment.
Site welds will only
b
be
conducted in
cllosed and heated
sh
helters. A separate
hydro test procedure
h
will be submitted.
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This procedure will
T
disclose methodolod
gyy of glycol usage as
aan antifreeze agent
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and its ratio per volume for hydro testing. (ASME B
31.3 - 345.4.1 indicates another suitable non-toxic liquid
may be used for applicable lines.)
Outside pipe welding will be conducted in a controlled
environment. A heated shelter to provide a comfortable
working environment for workers will cover the welding
areas. After the completion of the welding, the tent heater will be turned off and the weld area allowed to cool
gradually to ambient temperatures. The tent will not be
removed until the metal pipe temperature reaches the
ambient temperature.
However, this challenging environment creates an aura
of motivation and teamwork which, when linked with the
right planning and preparation, can make the work safe
and amusing.
Tony Dagher
Project Engineer,
Structural Steel/Civil
Electrical/Glanding/Instrumentation Works
All cable terminations and originations will be under
cover, either at a substation, control room, SIS building
and so on or a covered and heated pit / tent for underground cabling. Where cables are to be installed
in air temperatures below – 15C, precautions will
be taken to avoid mechanical damage to insulation or sheath. Heated tents will be provided. Any
cables to be installed under such conditions will
be stored in a heated environment at a minimum
temperature of 20C for a period of a at least 24
hours before installation. Once the cables have
been removed from the heated area, installation
must be completed as quickly as possible.
All electrical equipment such as electric motors,
distribution panels and so on with space heaters
will be temporarily energized to avoid any condensation and reduce adverse winter conditions.
Heat tracing will be immediately installed to the
equipment / pipzes / instrument where indicated in the project drawings and will be temporarily energized. For temporary facilities, all exposed
pipes, tank inlets, building inlets and so on will be
equipped with heat tracing as required.
No sensitive equipment such as Programmable
Logic Control, RTU, electronic device installation will be performed other than in environmentally controlled areas. Electrical equipment will
be checked periodically for antifreeze fill up.
Fireproof Welding Tent
Refractory
Refractory will be conducted in situ. This work
will be avoided during the winter period. However, if circumstances dictate, the area will be insulated and heated for work and curing.
Quality Assurance
All terms and conditions stated in the quality
plan, job specific method statements, procedures,
locally and internationally acceptable standards
and specifications, project data sheets and technical specifications will be binding for any work executed during the winter period as stated herein.
Work during extreme winter conditions can reduce up to 40 per cent of normal productivity.
Concrete Slab-covered Road
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Feature
Visual Planning and Monitoring
The rapid evolution in the construction industry and the
extension of liabilities has set new challenges and standards on the current trends of planning and monitoring of
the construction activities.
Being awarded the Sulfur Slug catcher Construction
Project (SSCP), we returned to Kazakhstan, determining
to keep up the legacy we built five years ago and stretching our potentials to face the new challenges.
Proper planning and monitoring are two major points
of concern which we are not hesitant to invest in, so that
we meet our standards and our client’s satisfaction. However, visual planning is the new trend we are adopting in
SSCP by utilizing the C3D advanced software techniques,
which are considered to be a milestone and an upgrade to
every contractor’s managerial requirements; all achieved
and designed by a dedicated team of qualified CCC personnel.
So what is visual planning? What does it cover? What
are its advantages and what does it add to the common
practices of planning?
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Permit to Work / Trick Card
QC
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Release and AKts
3
ITP XXX
1
Method Statement for loading and Offloading
2
Method statement for Scaffolding
3
Dark Room For QC (khaled to request it)
4
Electrodes Container
Paper Work
Construction
Spool Certification
Prefabrication of spools
Prefabrication of pipe support
Under Ground Affecting the access
Plant
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Welding Machines HF
2
Cranes
3
Welding Ovens
4
PWHT Machines / Preheat Machines
Material - Tools
1
Tools for QA/QC welding tools
2
Gapalet for socket welds
3
Welding Electrodes
1
Comparing Isometrics with P&ID’s
2
FWR’s to be issued by area, material type and paint system
Engineering
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Kazakhstan, for instance, is
an area where planning cannot
be taken lightly. Long forecasts
and extended look-ahead are
common. Receiving the material usually takes one month
in normal markets and 2 to 3
months in booming markets in
this area of the world.
A single construction activity might look simple to an outsider. However, the size and
number of those activities during the construction of a whole
mechanical project constitutes
can become highly complex.
The construction activities
are interrelated and interdependent at the same time, so if
a critical path activity is affected, delayed or even completed
ahead of time, it might impact
the project schedule.
As well, one of the major problems we face on construction sites is that construction people tend to optimize
their own activity in search for
progress. This tendency sometimes causes non-critical activities to be prioritized over critical ones.
In most of the cases there is
no clear cut between activity relationships; it is more of a grey
area. It was found that sub-optimizing an activity would have
dire consequences on subsequent ones. For instance to
gain progress in structural you
can erect all large members
and keep the small ones till the
end. As a drawback the piping
activity on the racks might not
start.
For efficient project execution, relationships between ac-
Feature
...Visual Planning and Monitoring
tivities should be established at an
optimized level where it is not too
detailed as it becomes impossible
to track and control, and not too
general where the relationships
become meaningless.
This is where the C3D software
hits the spotlight.
The visual planning tool is capable of establishing activity relationships and enabling them visually.
Engineers during look-ahead
preparation will be able to identify the status of what they need to
construct and whether it would be
affected by other elements. In the
case of SSCP, where the majority
of the affecting activities are done
by other sub-contractors, updating and documenting this informaation in a timely manner is of utmost importance.
Quote from the project manager: “it pays to plan ahead;
it wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.”
As an illustration, the slug catcher piping erection is the
subject of the following visual plan.
Some facts about slug catcher area:
2300 tons of piping consisted of extremely heavy wall
pipes with a majority of straight runs. This might look like
heaven for site construction engineers, however it is not.
There are many constraints in a sample of what pre-requisite this activity would need (the actual list is made 100
Check list item).
The power of visual planning resides in its capability to
show you the project in 3D and in parallel harnesses, the
Picture One
relevant data to be at finger tips of the planners,
planners site engiengi
neer and management.
Questions like how many tons can I erect this week or
how many cubic meters of concrete can I pour become
quite accurate (picture 1).
The green spools can be erected, the red ones cannot.
Why?
Simply select the spool in question and additional information will pop up (for instance not connected to an
erected spool, pipe support is not available, its drawing
has a revision, the spool is still in fabricator lay-down
area, and so on).
Another example (picture 2) is very useful during the
look ahead.
For instance the section engin
neer
responsible for Unit 332
should erect 40 tons a week to
meet the plan, he has limited scafm
fo
olding resources, where shall he
start?
Many checks were done on each
leevel of the release pipe racks and
th
he erectable weight was shown.
Consequently the engineer knew
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where he needed to concentrate
w
th
he scaffolding and what spools to
eexpedite.
Chehade Kassouf,
Controls Manager
Omar Ghazzawi,
Cost Control Engineer
Picture Two
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Feature
Spool Tracking System
What is STS?
In general, the Spool Tracking System is implemented
to monitor the history of spools status along with its location over the lay-down area. This history is in terms of status of the spools and in terms of store/grid number for location depending on the structure of the lay-down area.
Moreover, the STS saves extra time and manpower since
that data is transferred automatically to Talisman by synchronizing method where reports are produced and data
entry is passed up.
CCC’s spools and collects them in a separate lay-down area,
preferably
beside
the project location.
Whence came the
idea to implement
the spool tracking system in order to monitor the movement of
spools among the various statuses and to
keep track of the location of the spools.
GATE provided all
the fabricated spools
listed along with their
Software: Spool Tracking System
location. The plan
was passed through all
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the grids and the spools identified within the scope to allow easy shifting of the spools to the CCC lay-down area.
All founded spools will be tagged with a barcode label
that contains an isometric ID, spool ID, line number and
other check boxes for verification of the spool accuracy.
Implementation & Modification
Hardware: Symbol PPT 8846
Technically, STS is a combination of hardware and software. The hardware is a rugged touch screen Personal
Digital Assistant (PDA), a handheld device that combines
computing, telephone and fax, Internet and networking
features. This model contains a built-in scanner for barcode scanning capability. The software allows the user to
automatically or manually create spool reports, search engineer per isometric number or spool number, update the
status and navigate through the spools status template,
relocate the spools while moved from one area to another in terms of stores/grids. Furthermore, the software application provides the ability to synchronize data between
Talisman and han dheld database.
Why is STS implemented at SSCP
The piping scope at the Sulfur, Slug Catcher Project
(SSCP) is only erection spools since more than 80 per cent
of the large bore spools are already fabricated and located in the subcontractor lay-down are. GATE, the subcontractor’s lay-down area is huge (700,000m2) and locations
are distributed randomly within the area. Some of these
locations are divided into grids while others are not. In
addition to the spools that are within CCC’s scope, the
lay-down area contains fabricated spools that belong to
other contactors’ scope.
To ensure the smooth running of the project, it was essential to implement a mechanism that clearly defines
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In order to obtain the maximum benefit of the STS,
some additional requirements and modifications were requested from the project control team to be included in
the standard STS software. These modifications are related to a group of checking techniques to be applied on
each spool. Since these spools were fabricated at an earlier stage and will be erected by CCC, then CCC should
verify that these spools were fabricated completely without any defects prior to shifting to the lay-down area
where the spools will be under the custody of the spools.
These checking techniques are summarized as:
1. Paint checking
2. Confirming that all parts and materials are included as
per the spool drawing
3. Positive Material Identification (PMI)
All the above defects are reflected on the handheld and
also included within the damage report which is submitted to the client.
As long as STS is implemented at different projects,
more requirements and special cases will arise which will
be implemented to reach the legacy period whereby it will
cover every different aspect of spool tracking.
STS will be implemented to segregate and identify
spools already fabricated by GATE (subcontractor) and
located in lay-down area and grids. Segregation and identification of spools will be done by CCEPC teams using
the handhelds (PDAs) to store the progress of searching
and checking mechanism.
Feature
...Spool Tracking System
• Bar-Coding: CCEPC will produce bar code labels containing the isometric number, spool number and information related to the spool. In addition, the labels
will contain check boxes for painting, position material
identity (PMI) and dimensional conformance.
Aerial Photo
The items below will illustrate the workflow and
procedures that should be applied to implement
the STS at the KDPE project:
• Searching and identifying the spools: Regular
update of complete spools data report is received from AKCO in the following format:
Layout drawing showing the lay-down area
and the grids related.
CCC Pipe Lay Down Yard Plan
• Spools Searching & STS Team: CCEPC will provide
team consisting of three staff categories to comb the
lay-down areas and implement spool control checking
for all the spools. The result of this checking will reported and inserted into the handhelds, these categories are:
* Draftsmen to observe and cross-check the spools
detailed drawings with the spools physical status on
the lay-down area. Draftsman will input the checking result inside the check boxes on the handhelds.
How Spools were Originally Piled
• Analyzing the data: CCEPC STS team will sort
sort, group
the data received from AKCO to eliminate the discrepancies and produce a list of required spools per grid.
* QC Inspectors to check the conditions of the spools
by verifying the paint type and condition, parts conformance and check the defect percentage. Moreover, the QC inspector will issue the Material Request Form (MRF).
* Expeditors will issue MRF upon finishing the spool
checking regardless of the checking results. Moreover, Expeditors will also coordinate with AKCO
representative and CCEPC transport department
to transfer the spools from AKCO lay-down area to
CCEPC lay-down area.
* CCEPC will notify AKCO about any defect found
in the spools at the checking period and will wait for
one day for the AKCO QC representative to visit
the lay-down and observe the condition.
Imad Maarouf
Automation Engineer
How Spools were Sorted
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Feature
Training
The rise in the price of oil led companies to invest in
the oilfield construction industry which then led to a
manpower shortage, particularly in experienced technicians, welders and pipe fitters. In the engineering domain
there is a shortage of draftsmen. In order to meet this
new need, upper management took the decision to set up
training schools.
Welding School in Kazakhstan
In 1999 CCC arrived in Aksai to work on the KPC and
Unit 2 Projects which were being funded by the client,
KIO. At that time, CCC management requested Jamil El
Sayed, the superintendent of welding, to create a welding
school in order to train the local Kazakh people. The reason behind the training was to create a supply of workers
for the completion of the fabrication and welding activities of the projects. In addition, these schools would empower the local population by providing them with knowledge and skills, making them stronger members of their
society and helping them to develop their state.
During the initial
stages of the training
there appeared to be
communication problems. The locals had
a lack of the technical
knowledge necessary
for the training. Also,
attendance was poor.
These issues seemed
to be more prevalent among the locals
from the poorer villages. However, top management at CCC was
determined to overcome these training
challenges in order to
achieve their goal. The
recruiting department
began to interview the
local applicants to determine what skills they had. Anyone with a little background in welding or fabrication was
accepted to attend the training school.
At the end of six months the school had turned out a total of 103 welders, 68 pipe fitters and 70 fabricators. All
the welders had to pass the prequalification and procedure test assigned by the client, KIO. X-ray and RT tests
were done to the joints welded by the trainees to ensure
they passed industry standards. The welders passed the
test and the client was satisfied and approved moving
them to site to start production activities.
Training at Atyrau
In July 2008 CCC started preparations for the Kashagan
Project and management decided to apply the successful
training experience of Aksai. The goal behind the training was to improve the local manpower of the country, reduce the number of expats and to fill the gap caused by
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the shortage of manpower due to a boom in the construction field. Management stressed that high morale should
be maintained: that meant treating the local people well
by being patient when teaching them, showing full respect and giving them a feeling of importance so that they
would perform at their best and fulfil the job as per CCC’s
core values.
Jamil El Sayed was again nominated to lead the training
school and he gained the full support of the project management. Due to a lack of materials, management decided to use the remaining materials from the Aksai project.
It took six days to build the training school, with the help
of some labourers from Atyrau and to arrange for the
welding machines and welding consumables required.
The training started with a group of 20 local labourers
and in the first month ten out of them became pipe fitters
and another ten became welders. During training, many
visits were made by CCC and Agip management and QC
to inspect the training. Also, auditors from the state Labour Department visiteed the school and were
satisfied and pleased
with the positive attiw
tu
ude of the employees
who benefited from the
w
trraining. By the end of
September, 22 welders
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aand 10 pipe fitters were
qualified to start weldq
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ng on site. They were
sent to the project site
to
o start the erection
operation of the slug
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ccatcher area. In the
ccoming two months we
aare expecting a total of
770 welders trained onsiite to complete the
piping activities for the
p
su
ulphur area.
Office Training: Secretarial and Computer
The lack of experienced secretaries, technical clerks and
computer operators due to the current booming oil and
gas market dictated the need for the development and implementation of office training courses. Fresh graduates
were recruited and were given courses in English, Excel,
Word, copying, AutoCAD, structural drawing reading,
piping isometric reading and PMV. Currently 12 people
have undergone the training and have been employed in
engineering, QC, DCG, planning, materials and PMV.
Beirut Training
The Kashagan development projects, Sulfur Unit and
Slug Catcher, were previously bid to GATE JV. CCC was
later offered the bid by AGIP. All the design drawings
and detailing were ready and CCC had to immediately begin executing the project. This required fast mobilization
of all the different departments.
Feature
...Training
Because of this, management decided to train an office team to perform the job rapidly. The place of training would be at MOB offices and the date was set for May
2008. The trainees were to be selected from candidates
at technical schools who had a technical certificate. Sibline Technical College students were called for interviews
and in addition many technical graduates from different
schools attended the interview. The training was done in
two stages and in periods of six weeks each.
The trainees were first introduced to the nature of
CCC’s work. Next, the trainers went on to explain about
Kazakhstan and the nature of the people and its climate.
After that, the trainees were given a general introduction
to the course material and were informed of the aim behind the training. Lessons began with an introductory session about piping followed by details about piping components, specifications, materials, piping fabrication and
welding. By the end of the first week the trainees were
able to read a plot plan, understand a general arrangement, piping and instrument diagram and understand isometrics and markups.
During the second
week of training management decided that
students should attend a daily Russian
language lecture after training. These lectures were two hours
long every evening. At
the same time, AutoCAD lectures started and three days of
intensive lessons followed. The trainees
were able to create a
2D plot plan using AutoCAD before going
to Turbo Taliso. Turbo Taliso setup started with the target of
making it suitable for
Kashagan isometric drawings.
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Th
The trainees
i
prepared
d the
h
isometric layouts, drew the QC blocks, revision blocks
and the spool templates. Everything that had to do with
the Turbo Taliso setup was explained to the trainees. As
a result, we have people that can do Turbo Taliso setups
for different piping projects.
ings and specifications so that we could start producing
markups for them from MOB. We received the small
bore IDFS from Kazakhstan and the trainees were asked
to prepare the detailed markups. In three weeks we were
able to finalize more than 300 small bore isometrics using
Turbo Taliso that were ready to be issued to site. In addition to detailing work, Kazakhstan trainees were asked to
print the general arrangement drawings and to assign the
pipe diameters on each pipe rack in order to use this data
in a C3D model. The first stage of the Beirut training was
completed in mid-June and visas were issued to trainees
so that they could join their projects.
Beirut’s second training stage started immediately after the first stage was completed. There were about 13
trainees who applied, 10 of which were selected to continue. The training colloquium was the same as the first
stage and followed the same steps until it was time for
production. The large bore detail markups had already
been completed by GATE but CCC needed to acquire a
database of this information. So Turbo Taliso was used to
transfer the data from
tr
th
he IDFS to a database
by the trainee draftsb
men.
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The four trainees
frrom the first training
session were in Kazakkhstan and were able
to
o begin coordinatin
ng right away. They
sent us the drawings
aand IDFS, GATE iso
aand the Beirut second
trraining team starteed assigning the spool
numbers, weld numn
bers and missing deb
taails in the Turbo
Taliso markups. At the
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and the data for the
project were all transferred to Kazakhstan.
Rabie Abdul Baki
Office Engineer (Mechanical)
In the third week of training, the start-up and production for the Kashagan project began. Meanwhile, in Qatar
and the UAE, CCC had ongoing projects and had been
experiencing a shortage of draftsmen. The project managers heard about the training initiatives taking place in
Beirut and requested that some of the trainees be transferred over to them. In response to this request, four
trainees were sent to the UAE Borouge project and two
were sent to the GTL Qatar project. The remaining four
of the first training course were assigned to the Kashagan project. Each project had to send us the piping draw-
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Feature
Local Content
The Definition of “Local Content”
• Payments for goods, materials and services of Kazakhstan origin.
• Payments to national personnel.
As was the case on previous projects, CCC provides
funds and material to be spent for infrastructure and welfare on different social projects in such areas as:
• Educational establishments.
• Statutory payments to the Republic of Kazakhstan.
• Furniture and medical needs for orphanages and
homes for the elderly.
• Non-monetary contributions through transferring
knowledge, technology and know-how.
• Material help for disadvantaged families.
CCC is committed to maximizing the involvement of national personnel and companies in its operations, thus
supporting the economic development of the communities in which it operates.
• Training of local students in the spheres of translation,
sanitation, ecology, electrics, welding and other professional and industrial trades.
• Site visits and excursions for local students and pupils.
In order to achieve long-term relationships
within Kazakhstan, CCC has taken on the commitment to become integrated within the Kazakh community. This will be achieved through
the participation and the sponsorship of social,
educational, cultural and other activities.
Understanding the impact of industrial activities, CCC has a policy of maximizing local content requirements not only in terms of
manpower but also in terms of supplies and
purchases. Involvement of local contractors
into works and services is maximized. CCC
will provide assistance to local contractors in
the certification process under international
standards. CCC understands that such an activity has a positive impact on the communities and thus maintaining awareness of these
issues is critical.
Training
CCC management has put an emphasis on thee issue of
training and qualifications of the Kazakh workforce, acquiring new skills, adapting to safety and quality norms.
Such training and advancement of skills are part of CCC’s
vision of transferring knowledge and providing skills that
could be of long-term benefit to the country.
As part of our construction operations within the
projects, we aim to minimize the possible disruptions to
the projects through implementation of thorough and effective HSE management systems, risk analysis and finally open dialogue and the establishment of community relations. Moreover, environmental issues are one of CCC’s
important considerations.
Our employees receive cultural awareness training to
ensure harmony and create healthy working atmosphere
in a multinational environment.
Social Activities
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Social
Contribution,
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Sponsorship
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Donation
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Highlights
Facts and figures for May to October 2008:
1. Commitment to employ and train unemployed persons
from isolated regions.
2. Donation to the Atyrau Home of Aged People in the
amount of US$1,600.00.
3. Ordering of camp blankets, pillows and bedcovers from
the Atyrau organization of blind people in the amount
of US$55,000.00.
4. Winter clothes donation to the Atyrau Orphanage in
the amount of US$5,000.00.
Fadi Mustafa
Head of Administration
CCC is and always has been keen to give back to the
community. Besides its main task, that is to construct a
first-class plant in accordance with contract conditions,
CCC is mindful of its responsibilities towards the social
aspect of Kazakhstan.
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Feature
CCC and the Environment
When you open the CCC website you will notice that
the main building has a greenish colour. This is nothing
but the reflection of the company’s policies “to go green”.
SSCP being one of the CCC projects, it also went green.
Training, slogans, banners, complying water faucets and
segregation cans were introduced.
CCC implemented the paperless system to save trees by
minimizing the paper consumption.
CCC is using a water treatment facility in their camp to
minimize the water waste.
CCC also contracted a local waste management company to take care of all its already segregated wastes.
CCC as well implemented a strict transportation policy
to lessen air pollution by minimizing the use of personal
transportation and relying more on buses.
I am proud to be a member of the CCC family, knowing that I am not only contributing to the progress of my
country but also doing so in an environmentally friendly way.
Armine Balayan
Administrative Assistant
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Feature
Working safely in Kazakhstan
HSE here at the Kashagan project is basically the same
as any new construction project. The main difference here
will be the language barrier for newcomers but as CCC
employees we seem to be able to make ourselves understood everywhere in the world very quickly.
The other difference of course will be the winter weather. Our company has already ordered winter clothing for
all employees and as we mobilize I will issue bulletins advising the precautions needed in cold conditions.
Like every other department, the HSE Department is
mobilizing and that means we have a lot to do to get up
and running. Our training section is not yet functioning
the way we are used to but we are working on it and hope
to be able to offer a training schedule soon. The medical
side is up and running in our camp area and we are working hard to have our site clinic open soon. We already
have a site doctor who is mobile on site and his number
is available for emergencies on the notice boards. I want
all employees to remember that we are all here to work
to make a better future for ourselves and our families.
I want the project to adopt the slogan “we are working
safely for our families”.
Douglas Miller
HSE Manager
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Feature
Challenges during Mobilization
In May 2007 I was requested to go back to Kazakhstan
as a member of a team to survey the remaining works in
Karabatan field and it was decided to show CCC’s capabilities to the operator of the Kashagan field project.
At that time I felt the whole trip was a mere formality to
show CCC’s presence and strength in the area.
Later CCC was invited to bid for the project.
Rumours in the industry were in other competitors’ favour and the tendency was to award the project to others;
our chances looked slim.
A year later I was called for a kick-off meeting. The operator was confident that CCC was the saviour of the day.
By the end of the meeting, it was clear that a fast mobilization should take place that required extensive improvisation.
On April 18 the team who participated in the meeting
left for other CCC project commitments. There was a
clear deadline but no means to achieve it.
Key personnel were already engaged in other projects
and their on-board dates were delayed. The decision was
to go for local subcontractors who were already affected,
over-stretched by the construction boom and not able to
comply.
As the saying goes ‘desperate times require desperate
measures’. The three supervisors on site were jacks of all
trades: design, procurement, construction, whatever the
mobilization needed, they did it.
The camp was the first target; it had to be partially ready
to accommodate the newcomers to boost the mobilization.
Everyone was under the impression that ex-KWMC material would be rushed to the rescue, but in reality there
was a logistical nightmare behind the numerous incoming loads, let alone the condition of the secondhand facilities.
Equipment had its share among the challenges. Delays
in other CCC projects had its impact. The majority of
cranes, trailers and other plant and equipment were delayed. Locally rented plant could not cope and were under repair more often than in operation.
CCC’s top management had to intervene to secure the
key position staff and resources for the project.
Despite all the complexity, the determination sustained
by our CCC spirit proved to be up to the challenge and
overcame most of the difficulties. It’s true the mobilization was not completed on time, but the minimum basics
were met. In June the camp was ready to accommodate
people, delays in site facility were mitigated by having
stores and PMV at the camp. The job started with numerous hiccups but the wheels were turning. Structural steel
erection started in July, followed by piping works in September and equipment assembly in November and now
expected to catch up with the plan by the end of this year,
although our targeted production figures will have to be
increased during the harsh season. The project team is
confident and determined that this project will be another CCC success story.
Ramzi Barghout
Construction Manager
The Camp as it was in September 2008
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Area News
Saudi Arabia
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EVPO Site Visit to Khursaniyah
Itt turned out to be a huge
su
uccess the recent visit and
CEO Meeting of Samer
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Khourry (Executive Vice President-Operations) at Khursaniyah Gas Plant
(KGP) Project, Saudi Arabia la
last November 12, 2008.
Wrapping up the highly intense CEO Meeting with the
top executives of the client (Saudi Aramco and BTJV),
eral Manager, Mazen Qaddoura, and the KGP Project
Management Team, headed by the newly appointed
Project Director of KGP Project, Hatem Dahleh.
KGP Senior Project Personnel were extremely happy at
the presence of Samer Khoury and willingly participated on floor discussions that will help alleviate bottleneck
schedule of the project. A note of encouragement by the
EVPO was a refreshing closure of the site visit.
Samer Khoury beside Stefano Fiddici, BTJV Area Construction Manager together with the top executives of Saudi
Aramco, BTJV and CCC.
which included a guided site tour led by BTJV (BechtelTechnip Joint Venture), participated by the site project
management team. Samer Khoury immediately met with
CCC area and site project management personnel together with all the project and site engineers, numbering almost 300 at the CCC camp mess hall, and was greeted
warmly by all project personnel.
Various project issues were raised and addressed to the
remaining ongoing activities at KGP Site during the meeting, which were supported and attended by area management headed by our Vice President for Saudi Arabia,
Yemen & Special Projects, Hamed Amin and Area Gen-
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Since Khursaniyah
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months away from completion, Samer Khoury once again
reiterated the support and commitment of everyone to
give their best shot to overcome the obstacles and challenges to complete KGP Project. The EVPO wants everybody to rise to the challenges as working in the construction industry is extremely demanding, albeit the fact that
CCC always delivers a world class project, such as Khursaniyah, to its clientele worldwide.
Hassan Seoudi
Project Manager (Controls)
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and the Ministry of Higher Education, and through the
support of volunteers, corporations, and USAID, INJAZ
brings the real world to students, opening their minds to
their potential and their different career options.
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdalla has been extremely active in the continuous upgrading of education in Jordan and in particular the standards of the Ministry of Education schools. Her Majesty encouraged the creation of
the INJAZ Organization for the purpose of improving the
education of Jordanian students.
CCC’s President has been supportive of this cause and
has been a sponsor of many of INJAZ’ successful events
and activities.
Recently I was asked to participate by giving a lecture to
girl students (9th and 10th grades). The topic was leadership and guidance on how to reach a decision or what
steps they should take to decide on their future universities or the profession they could excel in. My speech
included descriptions of different engineering specializations (designers, contracting and construction management). The 40 students asked intelligent questions on
the subject proving their comprehension of the important
steps to take to choose the correct major, and different
methods to reach such a decision.
Suhail Halaby
Assistant Vice President, Construction Management
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Area News
Greece
Gr
Second Arab-Greek Economic Forum
The second ArabG
Greek
Economic
Forum took place
F
on November
N
19-20,
2008 at the Athens Hilton
H
Hotel. The
event was organized by the Ara
Arab-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce & Development, under the auspices of the Hellenic Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Development and the General Union of
Chambers of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture
for Arab Countries.
The high level of participation of companies,
chambers of commerce and government officials
reflects the interest of both Greeks and Arabs in
strengthening ties and helping businesses to operate in both Greece and the Arab countries.
The forum was considered a success by the organizers and the attendees and it helped many
participating companies and individuals to network and to get acquainted with businesses working or intending to work in the Arab world and/
or Greece.
from left to right: Thomas Kafarakis, Henry Tadros, Mohammad
Alkhazmi (General Director, Arab-Greek Chamber) , Samer Khoury,
Yannis Yannoulis, Dimitra Makri, Demetrius Dadakaridis
The aims of the forum were:
• To study the current situation, future trends
and prospects for the development of ArabHellenic economic and commercial relations
• To provide information on trade, investment
and tourism opportunities in both regions
• To attract investors and capital for the encouragement of joint investments in both regions
• To present opportunities for the participants
to exchange information, experiences and
know-how
• To establish the event as a cultural and informative institution that promotes and symbolizes the friendship between Greece and
the Arab world.
Participants in the forum were:
• Federations and associations of industries,
investors and exporters from both regions.
Arab countries.
countries CCC had the most impressive stand in
terms of size and of quality of presentation.
• Credit institutions (banks, insurance agencies, and so
on).
The forum speakers included representatives of the
Greek Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Development,
Greek and Arab chambers of commerce, business associations and investors.
• Companies active in the fields of telecommunications
and, oil and gas, maritime transport, tourism, trade,
construction, investments, industrial products, and so
on.
• Organizations and Arab unions active in various financial sectors.
A fair was organized as a parallel event to the forum,
with the participation of companies from Greece and the
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CCC’s speeches were given by Dr. Saleh S. Jallad (first
day) and Samer S. Khoury (second day) and they were
warmly received by the audience.
Thomas Kafarakis
CS&QM Department
Area News
Azerbaijan
n
Routes of the Olive Tree
In 2008, CCC co-sponsored the “Routes of the Olive
Tree”, whereby a group of 50 motor bikers from Greece
drove across Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan,
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia and then back to Greece,
taking with them olive trees, as symbolic “Peace Flames”,
and which were planted in the countries they crossed.
On July 20, 2008 the motor bikers arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan, and on July 21, 2008 a ceremony, which was attended by a large crowd and the Azerbaijani and Greek
media, took place in front of the Ministry of Sports and
the State Olympics Committee, during which an olive tree
that was carried out by the bikers from Greece, was planted by:
• The Azerbaijani Minister of Sports, Azad Rahimov
• The Greek Ambassador, H.E. Themistocles Dimidis
• The leader of the Greek motor bikers, Giorgios Karabatos
• CCC’s Business Development Manager, CIS & China,
Juan Boulos
The head of the motor bikers thanked CCC for sponsoring the event.
I am proud to work for CCC, a company that sponsors
such social activities that bring the Azerbaijani and Greek
people together.
Alibala Panahli
Community Liaison Officer
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Health, Safety & Environment
Celebrating Safety at Ras Laffan
RasGas, on November 20,
RasGas
20 2008 dedicated a grand mumu
sical evening, called the ‘Filipino Night’ to RGX/AKG2
project workers being part of the celebrations on the remarkable achievement of one million B-Safe observation cards at CCT JV West camp auditorium, Ras Laffan,
which accommodated more than 16,000 workers of 28 different nationalities.
RasGas Project Manager Douglas Smith emphasized
the importance of B-Safe observation cards which in turn
serve as an important tool to identify the hazards at the
construction site and help to adopt precautionary measures well in advance.
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K. Ninomiya,
K
Ninomiya Site Manager of CTJV,
CTJV and Imad Khaled,
Khaled
Project Manager of CCTJV Ltd., congratulated the workers of RGX/AKG2 Projects for their safe work habits and
highlighted the importance of working safely in order to
return to their family without any injuries upon completion of their assignment.
The project currently has in credit 15 million safe manhours without any Lost Time Incident.
Prakash S. Jaya
Sr. Administrator
Health, Safety & Environment
Senior Management Working at Height Training
CCC management has always been ahead and keen to
close the gap when it comes to the health and safety of
its employees. On the Shell Pearl GTL project, irrespective of their rank and experience, all employees must attend safety induction and hands-on training sessions to
close this gap.
Therefore, in its commitment to lead by example, in October 2008, the senior managers of GTL project attended
and completed another safety training session dedicated
this time to working at height. The session was conducted
with the guidance of the HSE trainer, Suliman Qabaha,
under
d the
h watchful
h l eye of HSE Training
i i Manager, Jackk
Woodruff and HSE Manager, Trevor Jones. After attending the PowerPoint presentation and question and answer session in the office, the attendees proceeded to the
hands-on training area where a scaffold has been erected
to train all workers that intend to work at heights prior to
having them proceed to site.
In their full personal protective gear, body harness and
attachment clips, all CCC senior managers including the
project director climbed in turn over the two-storey high
scaffold and practiced safety moves with the use of their
harness attachments between anchor points.
As this happened during the workers’ break time, the
CCC managers’ practical training occurred in full view of
all workers and people around.
The senior managers must be commended for making
time in their busy schedules to learn and exhibit their
commitment to safety in order to achieve an incident and
injury free project.
It is a well known fact that an organization will never be
able to achieve high standards of health and safety without the active and visible involvement and of its leaders at
the top of the pyramid.
CCC and particularly Pearl GTL project have one of the
lowest injury frequency rates of any comparable organization and Pearl GTL has no fatality on record.
All project organization leaders who have at heart the
health and safety of their employees are encouraged to
promote safety by setting the example from the top of
their ranks.
HSE Department,
Pearl GTL Project, Qatar
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Information Technology
The Rise of Social Networking
*
*
*
John accepted your friend request.
Sarah and John Smith are now friends.
John Smith added new photos.
*
Bob Smith, a Colleague, requested to add
you as a connection on LinkedIn
Sarah is now connected to Bob!
To know how and why we reached the era of social networking we have first to review the history of World Wide
Web.
History of the World Wide Web:
H
*
These types of notification
notifications
ation
ns became part of our daily ex
expected received messages. We wake up every morning to
check our emails and to see who met who and what is
going on with our friends and the friends of our friends.
Once we receive such a notification we open our browser
to visit our social application. Willingly we accept and reject people’s requests, willingly we share our stories, willingly we share our photos and unwittingly we expose ourselves to public in the Cyberspace.
So what is Social Networking? social applications? And
social graphs?
A social graph is the sum of people and their ties and relationships. A social application is the user interface you
use to modify social graphs, and social networking is the
participation with such modifications.
The idea of social networking is a way to say YES, I want
to watch what you do, I am your friend and I want to follow you.
There are many reasons why so many people are attracted to join social networks; people can get connected with
friends in many ways (posts, photos, videos, instant messaging), and in return their friends can keep up with the
things they are doing. Social networks are the most popular sites to search for old friends and also a place to meet
new people, and sometimes, social networks can be utilized to do businesses (selling, marketing, trading and so
on).
On the other hand, there are many problems associated with using social networks like: a) keeping track of one
more thing in the Internet, b) the idea that social networks databases are not connected forces people to create their contacts list for each social application they use,
and of
o course, c) not
all peeople are willGlobal Top Sites
ing to
o join the same
Site
Rank
sociall network.
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Yahoo!
1
Google
2
YouTube
3
Windows Live
4
Facebook
5
MySpace
7
Blogger
9
Hi5
17
Amazon
31
Flickr
32
LinkedIn
188
As you
y can see in
the ttable, five out
the to
op ten websites
in teerms of numbers of
o visits during
the laast six months
are so
ocial networks.
This indicates the
imporrtance of these
sociall sites to Internet su
urfers.
WWW consisted in its very early stages of static web
pages. At that time, it was hard to publish anything on the
Web since publishing involved: the installation of a Web
server, uploading via FTP, managing files, and so on. Creating Web pages was hard also because it required writing HTML code by hand or using expensive Web creation
tools. The bottom line: we used to have lots of brochurestyle Web sites. Not social.
Blogs, wikis and feeds made it easier for people to publish on the Web. Blogs appeared and were used for personal journals, news sites and conversations, wikis for
document-centered collaboration.
In 2004 Social Web appeared. It was easy for anybody
to share with friends: links, news, videos, photos, status, travel plans and purchases. All of that was protected
with privacy controls based on friends, family and groups.
Eventually, MySpace and Facebook exploded in popularity starting with younger audience, expanding to older users and businesses allowing social network services
to take hold.
The growth of the WWW both in size and nature was
expected until Facebook changed the game by launching
Facebook API, to become an application platform and allowing third party applications to write plug-ins to Facebook user interface (that appear in sidebar or full-page)
and to access social graph data: friends, activities feed,
and so on.
Google’s answer to Facebook API was OpenSocial: A
standard API for interacting with social networks, supported by everybody but not Facebook (yet).
So Just What Is a Social Network Service?
It is a system that allows users to share personal information, activities and applications with friends and members
of the same social groups. It may also include integrated
applications such as blogs, guestbooks, forums, photo galleries and chat. It can be used for finding friends, sharing
information, getting a date, making business connections
and collaborating on projects.
Application developers are competing now with the
quality and quantity of social networks add-ons. Why visit a news website to read the latest news? Now you have
the latest headlines as a small box “widget” in your social
application home page. Likewise for the weather forecast,
stock market, currency and many other things.
Lately, social networks aggregators have started to surface, which pulls together information from multiple social network services, such as MySpace and Facebook,
into a single location or helps a user consolidate multiple
social networking profiles into one profile.
Information Technology
...Social Networking
Always be careful what
A
yo
ou post in social networks,
taaking into consideration
th
he risks and implications
off making such posts publicc. And always remembeer social networks is not a
safe place to write personsa
all and business names and
ad
ddresses, phone numbers,
jo
ob titles, birth dates, schedulle details, daily routines
an
nd business or family info
ormation. It’s far better to
co
ommunicate in generalitiees than to reveal information that unscrupulous intio
diividuals may someday use
aggainst you.
Safe Social Networking!
Wafa Hadidi
Senior Systems Developer
Now and in the future,
future the most important question we
should ask ourselves: Is it really safe to use social networks? i.e. what are the risks associated with the usage of
social networks?
Though most of social networks have access/privacy
controls in place, some do not. For those who have implemented privacy controls, your account is open and searchable by default; all the people inside your network/group/
collage/country can see your profile. It is really important to tweak your account privacy settings “who can see
what” directly after creating your social network account
and before giving any extra detail about yourself.
References:
1. Sites ranking table: http://www.alexa.com,
December 2008.
2. WWW history and images from Sun Microsystems
Presentation: Introducing Project SocialSite, 2008.
3. What is a Social Network? - A webcast by:
Chris Pirillo
Many social networks state in their sites that they are
controlling/limiting the indexing
dexing done by search engines
to their social graphs. But this
t is for sure not enough; any
novice programmer can creeate
e
a search engine that uses
a legitimate social networkk account and join your group/
network to index all the
data there and make it
public. So what was protected inside your group
yesterday will become
public tomorrow.
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Sports & Leisure
European Corporate Games
Soocceer
Basketball
Rashid Ennimer
Ala Jabr
George Leou
Husam Musleh
Abed Yousef
Omar Alfatyan
Kostas Koumandarakis
Gus Hourani
Panagiotis Avgerinos
Carlos Haddad
Abed Yousef
Khaled Arafeh
Joseph Hobeika
Peter Alifrangis
Mohammad Shrouf
Elias Nakhleh
Maroun Issa
Team Captain
Vooll
olleyyyball
Nabil Hage
Nabil Najjar
Elie Sawwan
John Younnan
Ayman Attalah
Elias Najem
Stam
S
matis Kousouflakis
Naji Hage
Team Captain
Participant
Bowling
Position
Antoine N Haddad
Singles Men’s
Open
1st
Yannis Yannoulis
Singles Men’s
Open
3rd
Damon Morrison
Single Men’s
Category
2nd
Antoine N Haddad / Yannis Yannoulis
Men’s Doubles
Open
1st
Eva Maltezos / Angeliki Maltezos
Women’s
Double Open
3rd
Antoine Haddad / Yannis Yannoulis /
Damon Morrison / Khader Abu Ghanam
Men’s Team
Event
Yannis Zogas
Men’s Singles
& Doubles
George Zogas
Men’s Singles
& Doubles
CCC Placement as a Company:
* 3rd Place in the overall Bowling Tournament
Individual Events
1
Omar Afifi
2
Sami Haj Hamed
1
Amjad Bosheh
2
Tamer Maher
1
Robert Srouji
2
Milios Kokavessis
1
Andrew Isherwood
2
Polli Isherwood
3
George Delibassis
1
Amjad Bosheh
2
Tamer Maher
Team Captain
Coach
Squash
Karting
Table Tennis
Running
3rd (Category)
1st
2nd
Karting
Conggratulations to
Congratulations
ou
our
ur m
medal
edal winner
winners
rs
and
and to all our athle
athletes
ete
who participated in the
t
European Corporate
Games 2008!
* 3rd in the Running events
* 3rd in the Squash event
Anna Hussein
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Sports & Leisure
Al Ain Ramadan Cricket Tournament 2008
Abu Dhabi (Area & EPSO) employees displayed their cricketing talent in the Al Ain
A
Ramadan T20 floodlight season cricket to
ou
urnament which was held at the Al Fara Crriicket Ground in September 2008. CCC was pitched
against some of the top professional crickket
k
clubs of Abu Dhabi and Al Ain and proved to
be a tough opponent: we went down fightingg
with our heads held high!
We were veryy thankful that CCC gave us the chance to
make our dream
ms come truee and to play cricket for our
company. Althou
ugh we didn’t win, we were very proud to
represent our co
ompany and hope that we will still be encouraged to p
play in other ssuch events. Our thanks go to
the CCC m
management.
Saajid Inamdar (Team Captain)
Abu Dhabi Area Office
Muhammad Nabbi
EPSO, Abu Dhabbii
From left to right: Sunny Mathews, Sajid Inamdar, Raju, Wajid, Shahid, Javed, M. Nabi Afridi, Azmat, Minat Afridi, Nafees, Sajjad,
Sujan (coach), Jalil, Bakhtiyar
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Sports & Leisure
Mesaieed Camp Concert
Mesaieed Camp celebrates Eid
Eid-Al-Fitr
Al Fitr
On the second day of Eid-Al-Fitr, a multi-cultural concert was held at CCC Mesaieed. The artists performing
were male and female from Nepal and the “Celebration”
group from Punjab, India, which played live music, and
local Bhangara dancers and singers.
The programme started by welcoming on stage Fayez
Shawa, Sr. Administrator QRA Project; Joao Abdalla, Sr.
Administrator MAT Project, and the undersigned. The
variety programme gave full entertainment to more than
15,000 spectators.
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The whole programme was sponsored by CCC and oror
ganized with the assistance of the Nepalese camp occupants and the Singh camp occupants. The show was compered by Miss Joyce Mascarenhas of Qatar Airways.
Krishna Pandit, Foreman Civil, gave a vote of thanks.
Tony Fernandes
Camp Administrator
Sports & Leisure
Paintball in Athens
It was a cloudy, but not too cold Sunday afternoon October 19, 2008. We were four teams of
12, gathered and ready for war, scheming strategic ploys against one another. Everyone was covered from head to toe. We had several games in
different war fields. I remember feelingg myy heart
pulse against my chest each tim
me I ran tto hide.
hid
Even though it was raining tow
warrds the end, it still
was incredible. It added moree excitement
e
to the
whole game.
On behalf of all there, than
nk you CCC, it was
loads of fun!
Ramez Razzouk
HR - MOA
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Sports & Leisure
UAE Games
As captain of the CCC Abu Dhabi basketball team, I
would like to thank Walid Shuhaiber for believing in us
and sponsoring this event. This win is one installment toward expressing our gratitude to him.
Thanks to Anna Hussein for organizing this wonderful
event and for her never-ending enthusiasm towards sports
and any type of activity. Also, many thanks to our Sports
Coordinator Captain, Wissam Khatib, whose nerves we
broke, but nevertheless is always with his support and
guidance, even when the communication lines got rickety.
Walid Shuhaiber (left) congratulating Hassan Hafez (Underwater)
AUH Table Tennis champion
Eight teams took part in the first CCC UAE games 2008
hosted by CCC at the Armed Forces Officers Club & Zayed Sports’ City on November 7 and 8, 2008.
Finally, this win is dedicated to the basketball players
who played their heart out game in game out. It is because
of them and the almost perfect teamwork and determination that we were able to win against some of the best
teams in Abu Dhabi. This win is for you guys and it is time
that CCC Abu Dhabi earned the respect and the recognition that is long past due.
“1 2 3 CCC” !!!
Chady Fadel
CCC received a good response with over 160 players to
take part in the tournament.
Organizing a tournament as big as this is possible because of the continuous support CCC Abu Dhabi Area
received from the management in order to build team
spirit and enhance a distinguished relationship among
CCC’s groups.
We sincerely appreciate the remarkable efforts of the
Area office team and Anna Hussein for their contribution in making these games a successful event and look
forward to more in the future.
Also, I’d like to express my gratitude to all the players:
everyone displayed a high level of gamesmanship.
Mutasem I Al Risheh
Chairman, Activities Coordination Committee
NPCC
Games participants and staff celebrating end of games
The Abu
Th
Ab Dh
Dhabi
bi A
Area office
ffi h
hosted
t d the
th fi
firstt CCC UAE
Games 2008 which were held November 7 and 8, 2008.
Representative teams who participated were from CCC
projects, sister companies and cooperating companies.
Five games were played at the Armed Forces Officer’s
Club and at the Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi.
The teams that participated were as follows:
• NPCC
• Morganti
• Intermass
• Dubai Mall
• Ruwais Project
• Landmark
• Technip
CCC & Technip Basketball teams
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• CCC
Sports & Leisure
UAE Games Results
Our thanks go to Mr Shuhaiber for his constant support
for events and special thanks to our sports coordinators,
Mr Al-Khatib, Mr Hafez, Mr Sayed, Mr Radwan and Mr
Mathews for their assistance throughout the weekend; to
company coordinators, Ms Iris Clare (Morganti), Mr Mutassem Resheh (NPCC), Mr Khalil Baltaji (Intermass),
Mr Rami Haddad (Landmark), Mr Orlando Intervalo
(Technip), Mr Al-Khatib (CCC), Mr Wally Bong (Dubai Mall) and Mr Ihsan Ammoura (Ruwais), Mr Ammar
Kassem (CCC) and to all the participants for being such
great sports.
Anna Hussein
Soccer Results
1st
NPCC
2nd
Intermass
3rd
CCC 1
Basketball Results
1st
CCC 1
2nd
Technip
3rd
Intermass
Bowling Results (TEAM)
1st
2nd
NPCC
CCC
2265
Mohamed Jaber /
Reynaldo Faller /
Romarico Dizon /
Eduardo Albanez
1464
Sunny Mathews /
Suraj Bhuvanendran /
CB Ranjit /
Luni Aljandrino
Jirar Shawwa /
Randy Gallano /
Ghaith Ballani /
Odai Hadaddin
3rd Morganti 1 1465
Bowling Results (DOUBLES)
Referee Ayman and CCC AUH Soccer Team
1st
NPCC
1097
Elie and Roman
2nd
NPCC
1061
Mohamed and Rey
3rd
CCC
861
Sunny and Suraj
Bowling Results (SINGLES)
1st
NPCC
658
Mohammed J
CCC Abu Dhabi has a very active sports team. It started
four years ago, and now we have competitive teams in soccer who have participated in many local tournaments, in
Dubai, and at the European Corporate Games in Athens.
The same applies to the basketball and volleyball teams,
as well as many individual events such as swimming, table
tennis, tennis, bowling and running.
2nd
NPCC
591
Roman
3rd
NPCC
552
Rey
4th
Morganti
511
Randy
5th
NPCC
472
Elie
6th
CCC
463
Sunny
7th
CCC
397
Amer
In November 2008, we had the CCC UAE Games, supported by our Sports Godfather Walid Shuhaiber, who’s
making a big effort to introduce sports into business in
Abu Dhabi. Sister and affiliated companies were invited as well as CCC projects. The Tournament was held in
two places: Zayed Sports City hosting the bowling and billiards, and at the Armed Forces Club, hosting the soccer,
basketball and table tennis. I’d like to stress that all the
games were played with a 100% sports spirit; they were
fun and challenging at the same time!
8th
CCC
349
Luni
Thanks to Samir Sabbagh, Walid Shuhaiber, Anna Hussein, all the participant teams Anna listed already and as I
always say: “CCC Fun has a Better Taste”.
Table Tennis Results
CCC
NPCC
Intermass
Hassan Hafez
Ooman Chandy
Ahmed Qaddourah
Billiards Results
NPCC
NPCC
CCC
Gilbert Mangahas
Roberto Mangahas
Mohammad Radwan
We really enjoy these activities and hope that next time
around, more teams are prepared and ready to participate from CCC projects and affiliated companies.
Yalla Guys it’s easy to have fun …. Just Join CCC Abu
Dhabi Sports Team!
Wissam Al-Khatib
CCC Sports Captain - Underwater/Mussafah Office
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36
Milestones
Publishing Success for IT Staffer
Our colleague, Bilal Haidar, working with CCC IT provider Computers & Communication Technology Company (CCT), based in Beirut, has had a book published
by Wrox, entitled “Professional ASP.NET 3.5 Security,
Membership & Role Management with C# and VB”. An
editorial review of the book reads as follows:
“As the only book to address ASP.NET 3.5, AJAX, and
IIS 7 security from the developer’s point of view, this
book begins with a look at the new fea
features of IIS 7.0 and then goes on
o to focus on IIS 7.0 and ASP.NET 3.5
3 integration …”
Congratulations to Bilal!
Bulletiin Staff
37
Milestones
50 Years with CCC!
Hussain Dakkour (Abu Ali), QGXII Project,
Qatar, has sent the Bulletin the following message:
Greetings of gratitude and acknowledgement to
all!
It is with great pleasure and honour (and with
great pride) that I congratulate these magnanimous people: the Al Khoury family and the Al
Sabbagh family, especially the fullhearted Muallem Sa’eed.
It was an honour to be among the first employees to walk the line of progress and join a flourishing company which became an international
pioneer due to the sheer wisdom, audacity and
proper administration of the owners.
On this very special occasion to my heart, today
November 5, 2008, I have completed 50 years of
perseverance in this work since the day I joined
the company in the Kuwait branch on November
5, 1958.
I am proud and thrilled that during all this time
I have contributed to most of the projects for the
company’s various branches around the globe in
every single activity and with full integrity, commitment and fidelity, never complaining or getting bored, acquiring expertise and great efficiency in my scope of work in the Stores Department.
I repeat again and again that I’m proud that during all this long time I have been trusted by all the
heads of the departments that I have worked for
previously and currently.
Last but not least, I have the great pleasure and
honour to present my very best regards and good
wishes to the owners of the company, their assistants, managers, department chiefs and to all the
employees with no exception and all your families
as well, asking God to bestow upon you the most
precious gifts of all: health, joy, success and a long
life. And I ask God to keep CCC on the path of
continuous progress, prosperity and generosity.
Hussain Dakkour (Abu Ali)
38
Milestones
A Resume of Ali Khalaf’s 40 years with CCC
I first heard the name Ali Khalaf while stationed in
Equatorial Guinea trying to open a quarry for Bechtel.
The Project Manager said that I needed to get this man
at all costs: he could solve any problems. Needless to say,
Area Qatar would not release him and we struggled in
the heat and the rain.
Imagine my surprise when three years later, with myself
assigned to Area Qatar with the responsibility of setting
up an asphalt plant, I met the same Ali Khalaf. In the
flesh he can be fearsome to those who dare to question
his instructions and we warily formed what is now a good
friendship as well as a good working relationship.
There is nothing Ali does not know about making or
laying asphalt. Added to that, he is also an expert on
crushers and the production of aggregates. On top of
this, he has also operated several concrete plants, although I have yet to witness this personally.
So young Ali started with CCC in 1968, based in Saudi Arabia. Working first as a fabricator on the Hagel Al
Badi Road project, he then went on to become foreman
for crushing and asphalt production on Route 56 to Hail
and then the Yanbo Road.
He then moved into Oman (from 1979 to 1981) where
he was foreman for asphalt production and laying for the
famous NTR 1000km road project, Nasma to Tamrid. On
this project, with three asphalt plants, they achieved the
remarkable feat of laying 1km of sub base and asphalt daily.
Ali then moved to UAE in 1981 where he was again in
charge of all asphalt work on the Abu Dhabi to Al Ain
heavy truck route. This was the project where CCC purchased three new Parker asphalt plants of 120tph capacity.
This part of his story reminds me of the first time I met
Ali. He told me he had received the brand new plants in
crates with no instruction manual or drawing. Needless
to say, he put the plants together and at our meeting he
explained that the old Parker plant we were erecting at
our permanent facility was one of the same three plants. I
Ali Khalaf at the Asphalt Plant in Qatar
then asked him how many times he had erected this plant.
plant
He scratched his head and using his fingers worked it out:
no less than 16 times! At this point I knew I was in safe
hands and left him to it to concentrate on getting some
work for the plant.
After this Ali moved to be in charge of the concrete and
asphalt production at Shwebe Dam between Dubai and
Al Ain. He then worked on the Dubai to Al Ain road.
He was on the Mustpha /Al Ain interchange, Umm al
Nair roads, Taweelah Project and Bahraini island in Abu
Dhabi.
He then shifted for his second spell in Oman from
1986-7 and was in charge of two concrete batching plants,
one asphalt plant, crusher and two stabilizers on the Al
Rocel project.
He was then based in UAE on various tasks and returned to Oman from 1996-8 to work on the Mussandam
coastal road. This is a wonderful scenic road cut into the
mountain with sea on one side and cliff on the other.
In 1998 he returned to UAE to work on the Sheik Zayed road project and various other interchanges and
ro
oad projects.
As his final move within the CCC family he has been
S
Superintendent
for Teyseer in Qatar since 2000. He is
working on the New Doha International Airport project
w
aand other work around Qatar.
Thus in June 2008 Ali Khalaf completed 40 years of
seervice with CCC.
Ali is the typical CCC person to the core. He is loyal,
teechnically very knowledgeable, nothing scares him and
he just gets on with his work. He is a pleasure to work
h
with and to know. I look forward to working with Ali unw
tiil he finally decides to call it a day…
John C. Wright
Technical Support Manager, Qatar
39
Happy
This
Th
is yeaar’
r’s bu
buff
ffett lunch
ch Chr
hris
hri
isttm
ist
maass Par
artty
ty was
as wel
elll at
atte
teend
ded
d by CC
CCC st
staf
tafff as
as usu
sual
al w
wiit
ith hi
ith
high
gh
h sp
piiri
ritts
ts flowi
wing
ing
ng..
Thee mu
Th
much
h ant
ntic
icip
ip
patted
ed ssp
peeecch
pe
ch byy The
The
he P
Pre
rreesiide
dent
nt
waas a pl
was
w
plea
plea
easa
san
sa
nt, re
nt
reaassssu
rea
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uri
rin
ring
ri
ngg and
n
d com
omfo
fort
fo
rtin
rt
ting
ng re
relief
rel
lliief
ef
du
uri
ring
ing
ng tth
heeese
h
see troub
uble
bleed ti
tim
mes.
me
s. Emp
mpha
hasi
siss wa
wass pu
putt on
on
th
he fiina
nanc
nciial
ial cr
crisis
isis,
s, an
nd Mr
Mr. Kh
hou
oury
ry rref
efle
leect
cted
ted o
on
n th
he
situ
si
t at
atio
i n duri
duriing
ng tthe
hee ‘88000’’s
’s when
hen CC
he
CCC ha
had
d pr
p ac
acti
tica
ti
calca
ll-ly no wo
ly
work
orkk butt ref
efu
useed
us
d to lay
lay pe
p ople
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plee o
off
ff.. He
ff
H alsso re
reeasssu
s reed uss tha
hatt th
here
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will
l be no
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pro
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blem
bl
em as fa
f r ass
proje
proj
pr
ojects are con
oj
onceern
r ed
d fo
orr th
hee nex
extt ye
year
year
ar,, as we
we ha
havee
have
a ba
back
acklo
cckklog
lo
og off w
wor
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or
to kee
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th
he co
comp
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any rru
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nnin
ing.
g.
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Ho
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di Ar
Arab
abia
ia has decl
ia
eclare
ec
lareed a bu
budg
dget forr
neextt yearr (w
n
(whi
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ch is un
unpr
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pr
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edent
ed
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ted) aand
ted)
nd
d iitts
ts imp
mpliica
caat onss and
ti
d tr
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eani
ning
ni
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ho
ou
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watche
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d.
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n een
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ingg no
note
te, Mr.
Mr. Kho
Mr
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hou
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onclud
on
ded
his sp
spee
spee
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stat
stat
atin
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in
that
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a he b
beeli
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n’tt
be n
be
nec
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essa
sary
sa
ry to la
layy pe
peop
op
pllee offf, but
but he
bu
he sstttrreessse
s d th
haatt
CCC sh
CC
hou
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d mak
akee ev
eveer
ery ef
e fo
fort
rt to w
wiin
in ne
new te
tende
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nderrss
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t iss yeaar,
th
r, eve
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if it meean
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mittti
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maar
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mad
d Saa
Saad
dw
waaass neextt on th
the po
podium
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sta
tartted his
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his spe
p ec
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abou
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his fiirs
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a si
s gnme
gnme
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ment
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with
with
wi
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CCC,, mana
manaagi
g ngg a sma
mall pro
roje
jeectt on h
hiis ow
own
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withou
with
houtt ha
havi
ving
ng any
any p
pre
reevviiiou
revi
ous w
ou
wo
ork exp
xpeer
erieenc
erie
nce.
ce. He
h gh
hi
ghlligh
ghte
ted
te
d th
t is fac
actt b
byy tel
elling
ingg us th
hat
at th
hee com
ompa
pany
pa
nyy
put thei
put
pu
th
heir
eir ttrrus
ust in him bas
ased
ed on hi
h s AU
AUB ed
AUB
educ
ducat
uccat
atio
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on
and th
an
hat
at thi
his trus
trustt an
nd cco
on
nffid
fid
i en
ence
cee mot
otiv
tivvatted
dh
him
im
m to
succeed.
suc
eed. Mr. Saa
ee
aad
d em
emphas
asiz
asiz
ized the imp
ized
mpor
orta
or
tancce o
tanc
off
th
heesse
se q
qu
ual
alit
itie
iess incllu
ud
di
din
ing th
the co
comp
omp
pan
ny’
y s fi
fin
nee prin
rriinc
ncii-ples
pl
es of ca
cari
ring
ng ffor
or the
heir
ir emp
mpllo
oye
y es
es and
d tthe
heiir
ir fam
amil
ilie
ili
ies
ies
ettc.
c., rreessu
ult
ltss of wh
wh
hiich
h arree prove
ven
n by tthe
he emp
he
mplo
loyyeee’
e’ss
lo
oyyaalltty to
to the Com
omp
paan
any
ny iin
n re
return
ret
turn
rn.
n. With
h his
is sp
peeec
ech,
h
h,
Mr. S
Mr
Saaaaaad
d dem
emon
on
onst
nssttra
rate
ateed th
thaatt aalt
l ho
lt
hou
uggh the
the co
th
comp
mpan
anyy
haas ex
h
exp
paand
nded
ed eno
norm
rmousl
ousl
sly
ly ove
ovver
er the
he yea
ear
ars
rs, it
rs,
its pr
prin
nci
ci-ples
pl
es an
nd
d llo
oyal
oy
allti
tieess rem
ti
emaaiin
in th
the ssaame
me.
On agggaain
Once
On
in, tth
in,
his waass a cco
ore fa
or
ore
fam
miily
ly vaallu
uees ev
e en
nt d
deemo
monnssttrraati
ati
tingg th
hee best
est of CC
es
CC
C.
Rosseema
Ro
mary
ry Hun
unt
40
New Year
41
The BULLETIN is a publication issued at CCC
in Athens by volunteer staff.
All opinions stated herein are the contributors’ own.
Submissions (announcements, stories, artwork, etc.) are
welcome.
EDITORS
Samer Khoury
Zuhair Haddad
Nafez Husseini
Damon Morrison
PUBLIC RELATIONS
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Penny Xenakis
Nick Goulas
Georgia Giannias
Alex Khoury
Contents
FROM THE DESK OF...
EDITOR’S VIEW..................................................................1
MAIL BAG..............................................................................1
RECENT AWARDS.............................................................2
CCC Goes Green - Bassam Muhtaseb..................................3
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Purchasing Process - Mounir Soufyan.............................4
FEATURE
“We are Back” - Hani Akkawi.............................................6
Winterization - Tony Dagher.............................................8
Visual Planning and Monitoring
Chehade Kassouf / Omar Ghazzawi...........12
Spool Tracking System - Imad Maarouf.........................14
Training - Rabie Abdul Baki............................................16
Local Content - Fadi Mustafa.........................................18
CCC and the Environment - Armine Balayan................19
Working safely in Kazakhstan - Douglas Miller.............20
Challenges during Mobilization - Ramzi Barghout.......21
AREA NEWS
Saudi Arabia: EVPO Site Visit - Hassan Seoudi.............22
Jordan: INJAZ Organization - Suhail Halaby.............23
Greece: Second Arab-Greek Economic Forum
Thomas Kafarakis..............24
Azerbaijan: Routes of the Olive Tree - Alibala Panahli..25
HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT
Celebrating Safety at Ras Laffan - Prakash S. Jaya......26
Senior Management Working at Height Training
HSE Department........27
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
The Rise of Social Networking - Wafa Hadidi...............28
SPORTS & LEISURE
European Corporate Games - Anna Hussein.................30
Al Ain Ramadan Cricket Tournament 2008
Muhammad Nabi / Sajid Inamdar...................31
Mesaieed Camp Concert - Tony Fernandes....................32
Paintball in Athens - Ramez Razzouk..............................33
UAE Games
Mutasem I Al Risheh / Chady Fadel / Anna Hussein....34
MILESTONES
Announcements.................................................................36
Publishing Success for IT Staffer - Bulletin Staff............37
50 Years with CCC! - Hussain Dakkour........................38
A Resume of Ali Khalaf’s 40 years with CCC
John C. Wright.................39
SEASON’S FESTIVITIES
MOA Christmas Party - Rosemary Hunt..........................40

Births - Consolidated Contractors Company

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