CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 20, 2010 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has selected global engineering and construction firm CDM to develop a comprehensive water and wastewater infrastructure master plan and design to help deliver water and wastewater infrastructure improvements in Jordan.
The five-year, multi-site, multi-project investment program will provide urgently needed system enhancements and aims to improve water resources management over the next 25 years in Amman, Zarqa, Ma’an, Tafilah, and Jerash.
As part of the commission, CDM will work alongside the Water Authority of Jordan (WAJ) and will be involved in developing water and wastewater "master plans", feasibility studies and identifying cost recovery opportunities to guide design of new and upgraded facilities that meet effluent reuse standards.
The programme will also include the training of WAJ staff to maintain system improvements. This project will be the sole contract for funding all USAID-funded water and sanitation design and construction work in Jordan over the next five years.
Mehran Meserlian, CDM’s country manager for Jordan, said: “Over the last 15 years, we have been working on behalf of USAID to deliver critical infrastructure projects in Jordan. Drawing on that experience will be invaluable to the objectives of this program and the ability to create sustainable results."
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