General description

COWI AS is a consulting engineering, environment and economics firm based in Norway. The company represents a multi-disciplinary group of professionals working in natural resources management, planning and design within buildings, transportation and environmental protection. Ninety percent of our activities are in the Norwegian market.

International projects are executed by the international division. Clients include public and private agencies in Norway, international funding agencies, development banks and non-governmental organisations.

Key personnel

• Mr Lars-Peter Søbye, MSc
• Dr H H Therkelsen, PhD
• Mr Keld Sørensen, M Sc, Member
• Mr Stein Eriksen, M Sc, Member
• Mr John Utstrand, B.Sc, Member
• Mr Bjørn Instanes, M Sc, Member
• Mr Christian Nørgaard Madsen, MSc, Managing Director
• Ms Birgit Farstad Larsen, M Sc, International Director
• Mr T N Nikolaisen, MSc, Business Development Manager
• Mr Finn Rødseth, M Eeoc, Financial Director
• Mr E J Boeckmann, MSc, Regional Director

Resources

Total 800:

International experience

Abu Dhabi; Afghanistan; Albania; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Belgium; Bosnia & Herzegov; Botswana; Bulgaria; Cambodia; China, PDR; Czech Republic; Denmark; El Salvador; Eritrea; Estonia; Finland; Germany; Guatemala; Honduras; Hungary; India; Iraq; Jamaica; Jordan; Laos PDR; Latvia; Lithuania; Macedonia, FYR; Malawi; Mozambique; Namibia; Nepal; Nicaragua; Norway; Pakistan; Palestine; Philippines; Poland; Russian Fed; Saudi Arabia; Serbia & Monte; Sri Lanka; Sweden; Syrian Arab Rep; Tanzania; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Turkey; Uganda; Vietnam; Yemen, Republic; Zambia; Zimbabwe

International offices

ZimbabweHarare
Interconsult Zimbabwe LtdPO Box 4710, Harare, Zimbabwe
Contact: Mr Leonard Magara
Tel: +263 4 731 603
Fax: +263 4 720 632
Email: iczim@samara.zw

Services

PRE-PROJECT PLANNING - Project identification. Feasibility studies/assessments. Project appraisal
PROJECT SUPPORT - Cartography. Information technology services. Contaminated land assessment. Cost planning. Geotechnical services. Environmental impact studies. Exploration/evaluation. Financial impact studies. Market surveys. Model testing. Regional/urban/rural planning. Remote sensing/GIS. Resource studies. Site evaluation. Technical surveys. Topography
PROJECT PREPARATION - Pre-designs. Funding/procurement advice. Technical appraisals. Detailed designs. Tender documents/bid evaluation
FINANCIAL SERVICES - Accounting and auditing
CONSTRUCTION - Construction management. Field engineering. Inspection. Material testing. Procurement services. Project management. Quality assurance. Site supervision
POST-CONSTRUCTION - Enterprise management. Operations and maintenance. Training
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES - IT services. Public policy reform and regulation. Training

Typical Projects

NORWAY - St. Olav's Hospital, multi-disciplinary project.
NORWAY - New Akershus university hospital - all electrical and other engineering tasks.
NORWAY - New county hospital, Østfold, multi-disciplinary project.
NORWAY - NORAD - Framework agreement for the water sector, projects in differenet countries.
MONTENEGRO -Strategic envionmental impact assessment for detailed spatial plan for hydro power projects on the Moraca river.
TANZANIA - Organisational performance review of the international department of Det kongelig selskap for Norges vel.
BOTSWANA - Zambezi river basin multi-sector inevstement and opportunities analysis.
BRUSSELS - Framework agreement for review and evaluation of EEA and Norway grants in several different countries.
ETHIOPIA, UGANDA - WB Review of Nile basin initative - Institutional strengthening project
TANZANIA, BENIN -SOS Children's vilalges- Evaluation of construction procedures and standards.
TIMOR LESTE - Midterm Review of the Norwegian Assistance in
Developing the Electricity Sector
VIETNAM, CAMBODIA - FAO vegetable IPM programme in Souteast Asia, Evaluation mission.
LAO PDR - Appraisla of Nam Sim mini hydropower plant.
ALBANIA - Burell water supply and sanitation rehabilitation
- Independent Performance Reviewer
AFGHANISTAN - PHASE 1: Water supply and sanitation rehabilitation program in Kabul
CAMBODIA - Phnom Penh water supply and drainage, institutional capacity building
CHINA - Anhui Hefei urban environmental improvement project
- Shanghai hazardous waste management study
- Second Shanghai sewerage project
- Suzhou Creek rehabilitation project
GUATEMALA - Peten sustainable development study
- Rio Lempa river watershed organisation and coordination study.
LAOS PDR - Study on provision of piped water supply services in small towns
- Strengthening water supply sector regulation management
- Matrix of water supply tariff setting methodologies for private sector small towns water supplies
LATVIA - Cesis municipal water and wastewater project
LITHUANIA - Sludge management and remedial action plan
MALAWI - Catchment rehabilitation and protection programme
- Water sanitation and health education (WASHE).
NICARAGUA - Agro-ecological and rainwater drainage study for sub-basin III of the southern watershed of Lake Managua
- Feasibility Study, trinational project for the sustainable development of the Rio Lempa upper watershed
NORWAY - New National Hospital Complex
- Bergen Inter-municipal incinerary plant
- Alnafossen office complex, Oslo.
- Commercial area development in Nydalen Suburb, Oslo.
- Statoil methanol plant at Tjeldbergodden.
- Fredrikstad region water supply project.
VIETNAM - Ho Chi Minh City hazardous waste management plan.
- Project orientation assistance
third provincial towns water supply and sanitation project.
ZAMBIA - Special performance audit, technical and financial.
- Nine towns water supply and sanitation rehabilitation.
- National inventory and rehabilitation study for water and sanitation.
ZIMBABWE - Urban II development, technical and institutional assistance to the Ministry of Local Government.