Date: 21.08.2000.
Infrastructure
Sector Unit
Regional
office for Europe and central Asia
Bosnia
and Herzegovina
Period
from 01.01.2000. to 30.06.2000.
Tihomir
Rozić Rusmir
Čišić
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pilot cultural heritage project
Table
of contents:
1.
Activities on the project during the abovementioned
period
2.
Component of the neighbourhoods and
infrastructure
3.
Technical activities on the project during
the abovementioned period
4.
Procurement service report
5.
Financial report
1.
Activities on the project during the abovementioned period
If
we look the report on work of the Project Coordination Unit in the time
interval from 01.07.1999. to 31.12.1999 then the the quoted period can be
considered as the period of formation and enlivening of the Project
Coordination Unit of Mostar. That period has not been easy, but we can say with
a good reason that during that period Project Coordination Unit has made great
steps ahead. Aware of the overall situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, namely
in Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation, the results of Project Coordination Unit
from 01.01.2000. to 30.06.2000. are exceptionally positive.
During
the quoted period Project Coordination Unit has managed to sign three very
important contracts whose ralization enables the preparation of the project
assignment for the construction of the Old Bridge.
A)
Geological
investigations' contract numbered 001
On
11.02.00 the geological investigations' contract between Project Coordination
Unit-Mostar and CONEX - Yeralti Aramacilik Joint Venture Company has been
signed. The leader of the abovementioned Joint Venture is the company CONEX.
The
total of the quoted works amounts 1.300.000 DEM, and the deadline for
completion of all the works is 27 weeks or 31.07.2000. Since the very signature
of the contract regular meetings have been held where the work on geological
investigations has been fully monitored. Eleven technical meetings have been
held altogether up to 30th June 2000. At the beginning of the works
the CONEX company has submitted the timeframe of its activities, and it has
fully complied with that timeframe. Advanced equipment for the geological
investigations, a high level of the expertise of the personnel, and the
contemporary methodology of the work at the geological investigations have
yielded the enormous results.
At
the fourth conference of UNESCO’s
International Committee of Experts held from 16.06.2000. up to
18.06.2000. in Mostar the companies CONEX - Yeralti Aramacilik have presented
the overall results of the investigations.
The
abovementioned companies are obliged to prepared the overall documentation, and
to submit it to the Project Coordination Unit till 30.08.2000 at the latest.
B)
Contract for
photogrametry, calculations and design numbered 002
The
quoted contract has been signed on 24.04.2000 between the Project Coordination
Unit Mostar and General Engineering from Florence.
On
05.05.2000. has been held the first technical meeting among the Project
Coordination Unit, General Engineering and CONEX in order to put all the
problems in perspective, to see the work organization, both the joint
organization and the individual work organization as well. Coordination at the
prject presents one of the most important assignments for the successful
accomplishment of the whole project.
After
the geological investigations General Engineering has asked from Project
Coordination Unit to supply the corresponding documentation which is necessary
for the design of the Old Bridge. Project Coordination Unit has fully submitted
the documentation through the Institute for protection of the cultural heritage
of the City of Mostar. General Engineering company has participated as well at
the fourt conference of the experts. General Engineering in its expositions has
familiarized the experts during the preparation of the draft project of the
“Old Bridge”. A large problem is posed by documentation “Photogrametry dated
1982”.
The
quoted documentation possesses the Institute for photogrametry – of the
Geodetic faculty in Zagreb. The expert team has made the decision that the
quoted documentation must be provided and delivered to the General Engineering.
Project
Coordination Unit together with UNESCO from Sarajevo has managed to receive the
approval from Elektroprivreda of Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation which has
paid the quoted documentation in 1982 to the Institute for photogrametry in
Zagreb. This problem we consider to be solved.
General
Engineering has taken over the obligation to complete te draft project by the
beginning of September, and to submit them to the expert team for revision. Of
exceptional importance we deem the inclusion of four young experts into the
work at the photogrametry, calculations and design:
1. Demirović
Sulejman
2. Krpo
Jasmin
3. Ivanković
Vedran
4. Križanac
Antonio
They
start working in September and October 2000 with the stay in General
Engineering in Florence. Upon return to Mostar, they continue the joint work at
the project of photogrametry, calculations and design. Please note that these
four young persons are going away in behalf of the city of Mostar, without any
insistence who is coming in behalf of a particular part of the city. This point
we deem as af the big accomplishment of the Project Coordination Unit. General
Engineering is obliged to submit the total documentation on 31.12.2000. As well
we would like to point out that with this contract a design supervision has not
been contracted. During the accomplishment of these works, namely the
construction of the Old Bridge, this point will have to be discussed
additionally.
C)
Laboratory tests
contract numbered 003
This
contract has been signed on 15.06.2000. between Project Coordination Unit
Mostar and LGA from Nurenberg. At the very day of the signature of the quoted
contract, a technical meeting has been held at the Project Coordination Unit.
On the occasion all the problems in the field of the laboratory tests of stone,
lead, iron and mortar and the other materials out of which the Old Bridge was
built have been discussed. The test of the bridge remains was taken as a
extremely important position and urgent one in order to use the existence of
the scaffolding which the CONEX company has set up for its needs. In addition
to this activity, LGA has set out investigating stone at the “KOMOS” city dump,
and the stone which has been extracted from the Neretva river as the remnants
of the Old Bridge. the work on the structure has been planned in duration of 60
days, whereas the remaining part of time is planned in the LGA laboratories in
Nurenberg. At the technical meeting with Mr. Stolarski, he has proposed that in
laboratory tests four young students studying their final years at Civil
engineering faculty in Mostar should be included. Project Coordination Unit has
fully accepted the proposal, and appointed the following students:
1.
Svjetlana Pekić
2.
Ivanka Bevanda
3.
Azra Krvavac
4.
Majudin Muratović
The
abovementioned students work jointly with the LGA experts till the full
completion of the laboratory tests. This is an exceptionally important step in
establishing of the young experts who will after the construction of the Old
Bridge will keep on taking care of the bridge. With the joint work and making
friends these young people are breaking the barriers of the divided city of
Mostar, and the Old Bridge project once again shows that with this project the
peoples who live in these areas are joined too.
The
comprehensive works at the laboratory tests will be ended on 31.12.2000.
D)
In the last period
the preparations for two additional tenders have been made:
1. Tender for the
preparation of the project documentation of the Tara and Halebija towers
2. Cutting stone tender
2.1.
“Tara and Halebija” tower project assignment has been prepared
in the month of May, but it has had a number of comments from the World Bank,
which were to be amended. As well the selection of the domestic companies for
the design, and the overall procedure of the advertising of this project
assignment has been conducted in compliance with the rules and methodology of
the World Bank. Since the cost of these works amounts 200 000 USD, the Project
Coordination Unit has to implement the international tender, and to make a
selection of the six companies who are experienced in such works. The
preparations for the tender in question are underway, and we believe that we
shall be able to accomplish it successfully as well, and to sign duly the
contract.
2.2.
Cutting stone tender has undergone certain changes. For the
quoted tender the World Bank experts and International Committee of Experts
have provided certain instructions, as to how to make a project assignment for
the cutting of the stone, and the supervision project assignment, according to
which the cutting of the stone will be carried out. The cutting of 400 m3
at the city dump in “Komos” will provide the final findings if the additional
stone is necessary or not. With the operation of cutting of the stone we make a
great step forward in to the construction of the bridge.
As
you know the fourth conference of experts has been held from 16.06.2000 to
18.06.2000. The conclusions from the conference of the expert team in question
are as follows:
DECISIONS
1. Relating to the
abovementioned decision taken by the Government of Turkey, ICE shall prepare
the Description of the assignments of the team of archivists of Ankara and
Istanbul.
2. As for the nomination
of Mostar to the list of the world heritage, International Committee of Experts
will write a letter to the Committee for the world heritage in order to draw
attention to the danger jeopardizing city of Mostar and its surroundings,
represented by the illegal building taking place in Mostar.
3. International
Committee of Experts shall demand from the City of Mostar to prepare a
regulation plan and the legislation for the protection of the cultural heritage
in Mostar, in particular for the old city part.
4. International
Committee of Experts proposes to the Project Coordination Unit not to continue
with the cutting stone tenders until it receives the data from the draft
project solution, which relate to he quantity and the specifications for the
cutting of the blocks.
5. International
Committee of Experts, aware of the necessity of the continuation of the
technical assitance of the Project Coordination Unit, is asking from the World
Bank to find a financial solution for te continuation of the services.
6. International
Committee of Experts asks from the General Engineering to prepare only one
solution of the project based on photogrametry prepared in 1982, with the
option of making smaller corrections. This point has to be prepared by the
September 2000 for the next meeting of the Project Coordination Unit.
7. International
Committee of Experts draws attention to the drainage and infiltration of the
waters behind the towers and the Old Bridge supports and demands from the Joint
Venture CONEX - Yeralti Aramacilik to propose an urgent solution to this
problem.
8. International
Committee of Experts demands from the Joint Venture CONEX - Yeralti Aramacilik
to test the cavity in the left upstream side of the left support and to make a report regarding the
measurements and its possible utilization.
Project Coordination
Unit has completed accepted all the abovementioned points, and it wants to
implement them fully.
With the cease of the contract of Mr. Gilles Pequeux on
21.06.2000, with European Commission Project Coordination Unit was brought into
a very difficult position, and it has largely blocked the work of the Project
Coordination Unit. We thank to the efforts of the World Bank to find the means
for funding of Mr. Gilles Pequeux for the next five months or, to be more
precise, from 01.08.2000. to 31.12.2000, which will normalize the work of the
Project Coordination Unit. The inclusion of the additional engineer for the
subsequent period lasting five months will strengthen the expert team of
Project Coordination Unit, and expedite the work on the future positions as
well. When we are talking about the cadre changes in the Project Coordination
Unit we wish to point out that since
01.06.2000. Mr. Anton Novak Project Coordination Unit deputy director has been
discharged of his position, and to his position was appointed Mr. Tihomir
Rozić, BSc. Archit. Mr. Rozić is a person with an extensive work experionce in
the field of protection of the cultural heritage fot he city of Mostar. Working
in institute “Stari grad” he was directly involved in the Old Bridge
protection, and the old city part of Mostar. As well we wish to point out that
with arrival of Mr. Rozić into the Project Coordination Unit the personal
relationskips have developed a still higher level of cooperation among the
employees of the Project Coordination Unit.
The leadership of the Project Coordination Unit has on several
occasions held meetings with the mayor and deputy mayor of the city of Mostar
Mr. Oručević and Mr. Tomić, and it received the full support in the realization
of our project. They have also shown their readiness in the solution of the
emerged problems. One of the burning problems of the Project Coordination Unit
is the provision of the means of the city of Mostar for the mentioned period
namely for the period of eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth month of
this year. The total sum for the mentioned period amounts 80.000 DEM.
As you know out of these means Project Coordination Unit pays
taxes, rates, contributions, and the remaining material costs.
As well, the financial construction of the whole project has not
been fully implemented yet.
In the month of March 2000 the holding of the donor conference
was planned. Owing to several reasons it has not taken place, but as well an
agreement among the Project Coordination Unit, World Bank and UNESCO has been
reached that the following donor conference should take place by the end of
September, possibly in the early October 2000. We deem that this is the last
deadline for holding of the donor conference where finally the means for the
realization of this project would be provided. As well we wish to point out the
exceptionally good cooperation with the World Bank and the UNESCO during the
past period. This cooperation we stress since the project of the reconstruction
of the Old Bridge daily enters the growing problems which necessitate the
engagement of the experts in particular fields.
2.
Component of the neighbourhoods and infrastructure
We deem the component of the neighbourhoods a very important one.
In December 1999 World Bank has supported the neighbourhood project and
approved 450 000 USD, taking into account that 10% of the mentioned amount is
provided by the city, and 90% by the World Bank from the IDA credit. This
assignment has been entrusted to the Aga Khan Trust Fund and to the Project
Coordination Unit Mostar.
On 07. and 08.03. World Bank visited Project Coordination Unit
in Mostar and on the occasion it has provided the streamlines for the component
of the neighbourhoods.
Aga Khan Culture Trust Fund has prepared the presentation of the
components, which was well received and which was approved by everyone.
It was agreed that the Aga Khan Culture Trust Fund would prepare
the descriptions of the projects and qualifications for the implementation of
the works, thereafter the Project Coordination Unit will prepare the bidding
documents, it will invite the contractors for bidding and it will accomplish
the evaluation of the bids. Aga Khan Trust Fund has made the preparations for
11 structures, and in the next period it sets out to prepare the detailed
projects and the bills of quantities. Project Coordination Unit has always been
insisting on the importance of infrastructure, and its resolution. In the
program for neighbourhoods, Aga Khan Trust Fund has covered the infrastructural
structures, and set out to resolve them. Streets: Jusovina, Ćemalovića, Ramića,
Onešćukova will permanently resolve problems regarding infrastructure.
In spite of many problems in the past period, Project
Coordination Unit Mostar has made great improvements in the realization of the
Old Bridge project in Mostar.
At the same time we wish to point out that in the mentioned
period we want to accomplish still bigger and better results.