General description

Sabbour Associates, a partnership company founded in 1957, is one of the largest multi-disciplinary reputable firms in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Europe. Its 1000 full-time employees are of Egyptian nationality and most speak and write English and French in addition to Arabic.

The firm is organised into various technical and administrative sectors providing its clients with a full range of consultancy, planning, architecture and engineering services such as economical studies, economic feasibility studies, preliminary and final design.

Sabbour Associates is registered with, among others, the World Bank, the African Development Bank (ADB), Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), USAID, ECC, FAO, GTZ, KFAED and Islamic Development (IDB). The firm is also registered in the Egyptian Engineering Syndicate, the Egyptian Agricultural Professions Syndicate, Federation of African Consultants (FECA), Federation of Consultants from Islamic Countries (FCIC) as well as being a member of FIDIC.

Key personnel

• Accountant Mahmoud Saleh, B.Sc. Accounting, Partner in Charge
• Architect Mohamed Salah Hegab, M.Sc. Tropical Architecture, Partner in Charge
• Engineer Nader Nimr, B.Sc. Mechanical engineering, Associate & Director of International Sector
• Accountant Mohamed El Zeini, B.Sc. Accounting, Associate&Director of Finance&Administration Sectors
• Engineer Hazem Taha, B.Sc. Civil Engineering, Associate and Director of Construction Sector
• Engineer Aziza El-Sharkawy, B.Sc. Electricity, Associate&Director of Electro-mechanical Sector&Coordinator of Design Sectors
• Engineer Nader Nimr, B.Sc. Mechanical engineering, Associate&Director of Business Dev. & Projects Sector & Associate
• Engineer Madiha Nafie, B.Sc. Civil Engineering, Director of Economic and Feasibility Studies Sector
• Engineer Hossam Farid, B.Sc. Civil Engineering, Director of Quality Assurance & IT Department
• Engineer Mohamed Abdallah, B.Sc. Civil Engineering, Director of Structural Design Department
• Engineer Mohamed Rashad, B.Sc. Architecture, Director of Architectural Department
• Engineer Aly Ismail, B.Sc. Civil Engineering, Director of Banks Department
• Engineer Sohair Azab, M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Deputy Director, Business Dev. Sector
• Engineer Safwat Abdel Aziz, B.Sc. Civil Engineering, Deputy Director of Projects Department

Resources

Total 286: - ENGINEERS: Agricultural 10, Civil 60, Electrical 24, Mechanical 19, Sanitary 3, Structural 10, OTHER SPECIALISTS: Architects 33, Construction managers 5, Land surveyors 2, Web development specialists 3, SUPPORT: Administrative and support 110

International experience

Albania; Benin; Côte d'Ivoire; Cape Verde Is; Egypt, Arab Rep; Ethiopia; Ghana; Guinea; Jordan; Kenya; Kuwait; Libya; Mali; Mauritania; Mozambique; Palestine; São Tomé & Princ; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Sierra Leone; UAE; Uganda; Yemen, Republic

International offices

Mali
Mali

Palestine
Palestine

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia

Yemen, Republic
Yemen, Republic

Services

Multidisciplinary engineering services, town and urban planning, architecture,construction supervision,construction management,preliminary and detailed design,technical and economic feasibility studies, EIA studies, evaluation of assets.

Typical Projects

Egypt
Old Aswan Dam Rehabilitation Project
Feasibility study on the Aswan Dam and Updating of the Monitoring Systems of the High and the Aswan Dam, Egypt.
The consultant shall assist the government of the Arab Republic of Egypt in making decision regarding the most appropriate concept for the project:
Rehabilitation and upgrading of the existing dam and appurtenant works, or construction of a new dam with appurtenant works, as well as replacement and installation of monitoring instrumentation for both the Old Aswan Dam and the High Aswan Dam.

Egypt
Integrated Irrigation Improvement Project - IIIMP
Consulting Services for the Integrated Irrigation Improvement Project. This project aims at rehabilitating water management infrastructure in the project areas with water users’ participation in the core of the improvement process. IIIMP aims also at achieving reform of government institutions through the development of Integrated Water Management Districts and training them to carry O&M tasks in an integrated manner. The total area of the IIIMP will cover the full command areas of Mahmoudia and Mit Yazid Main Canals in Kafr El-Sheikh; Gharbeya; Beheira and Alexandria Governorates respectively
Our office is responsible for:
Assistance to the Project Management Unit (PMU).
Design of Rehabilitation of Mit Yazid and Mahmoudia Main Canals and El Zawya sub-main canal.
Assistance to the Regional Coordination Units for project implementation

Kenya
Kimira Olouch Small Holder Farm Improvement Project
Consultancy Services for supervision of Major Civil Works
A rural development project to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers by alleviating poverty through enhancing sustainable income levels from agricultural production. The project comprises three components (i) Irrigation system development management with two sub-components, a) Formation of Water Users Associations and b) Irrigation infrastructure, environmental mitigation and supervision of scheme development construction. The project includes construction of irrigation, drainage and road networks including structures.

Kenya
Kimira Olouch Small Holder Farm Improvement Project
Technical Assistance consultancy on Marketing Extension & Organizational Support.
The project component comprises support to farmers through training of farmers, support to extension workers through training and market linkages. The Consultant will provide marketing expertise, legal advice, training, mobilize community on Irrigation Water Use Association.

Kenya
Bura Irrigation and Resettlement Rehabilitation Project
It is comprised of a temporary pumping station equipped with four (4) pumps at Nanighi with a total discharge of 5.8 m3/s, a settling basin, a 50 km main canal, 11 km branch canals and 10 night storage reservoirs.
Infrastructure for thirteen (13) sections or villages which was developed to farm level was also constructed but has deteriorated completely since it has never been utilized.
Infrastructure for gravity water diversion and rehabilitate existing ones for effective conveyance and distribution of irrigation water. The major components of the project will include:-
Construction of diversion facilities at Korakora, River bank protection works, sedimentation basin, connecting canal (26km).
Rehabilitation of main and secondary canal irrigation and drainage infrastructure.
Rehabilitation of buildings, domestic water supply and electricity supply.
Capacity building of NIB staff and farmers.
Enhancement of operation and maintenance equipments.

Malibya Agriculture Company – the Republic of Mali
Extension of Bokwere Tributary with total length of 40 km and its parallel road with the same length.
The project is meant to encourage foreign investors to invest in the agricultural sector with purpose of increasing rice and cereals cultivations, work opportunities for the area inhabitants, raising the standard of living.
A 40 km long canal will be constructed inside Bokewere Tributary to convey water to irrigate 100,000 ha., with all related structures.

Malawi
Survey, Design, Preparation of Bidding Documents and Construction Supervision for Small Reservoirs Rehabilitation
The project has four main components: 1) Irrigation Rehabilitation and Development 2) Farmer Services and Livelihoods Fund, 3) Institutional Development and Community Mobilisation, and 4) Project Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation.
The study will contribute to the realization of Component 1: Irrigation Rehabilitation and Development, of the IRLAD Project, through the detailed designing of rehabilitation of viable small earth dams in the project area. The specific objective of the study is to verify, assess, survey and produce detailed designs for the rehabilitation of 5 small-earth dams in Lilongwe and 3 in other programme districts, including the design of related irrigation infrastructure covering a total of approximately 160 ha .

Sao Tomé
Potable Water Supply to Agua Clara District, located in Sao Tome. The project covers Agua Clara district which is situated to the north and western north area of Sao Tomy, the capital.

Cote d'Ivoire
Feasibility study for Reclamation of 900 ha.in the northern western region.
Economic study and detailed design for components of irrigation system, soil study, agri-studies, socio-economic studies, climatic and hydraulic studies, civil engineering study to determine and design the required structures of irrigation, and environmental impact assessment.
This project covers Odienne, Man kono, Séguelat and Touba. Objectives are to establish 9 dams, reclaim 900 ha. of low lands, develop rice cultivation, develop livestock and fish production, trees cultivation, train farmers and form association of beneficiaries.

Yemen
3 rural roads
Upgrading of rural roads with total length of 900 km of the main road network and rural access roads which is expected to be maintained by PMMR contracts, and provision of technical assistance, training, and studies under Phase I of the Rural Access Program.