Garbage strewn in the open-air canals of the storm and sanitary drainage systems was causing regular flooding in the west end of Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic.

Dessau is a utilizing an integrated, single window service approach to implement a project in which it will completely redevelop the area by replacing the open-air canals with underground storm and sanitary drainage systems.  The project, which is being completed in EPCM (Engineering, Purchasing and Construction Management) mode, includes:

• Supplying and installing 6.5 km of underground storm sewers;
• Supplying and installing 12.7 km of potable water lines;
• Supplying and installing 12 km of sanitary sewers;
• Building the road above the storm sewers;
• Building 1,920 housing units to relocate the population affected by the project.

Services rendered:

• Project Management
• Financing Package
• Engineering
• Environment
• Purchasing
• Construction Management

Implementation date:

2005 – 2010 

Client:

Corporación del Acueducto y Alcantarillado de Santo Domingo (Water and Sanitation Corporation)