Nakhon Ratchasima Municipality has the current population of 200,000. The expansion of the existing water sypply system is urgently required in order to alleviate the current low pressure and water shortages problem as well as to meet the increased demand. The Public Works Department had commissioned PTC and Metcaff &Eddy International, Inc. to design the Phase I improvement/expansion of the existing water supply systems to meet the projected demand up to the year 2014.

The services provided include :

Survey and detailed design : the works  performed include ;

• Feasibility Study Report review
  
  
• existing water supply system performance evaluation.
  
  
• water demands forecast for the municipal area and communities along transmission pipelines.
  
  
• evaluation of options for water supply system improvement : engineering and financial viability.
  
  
• carried out the detailed design for :

        -   raw water intake and pump station located in Lam Chae Reservoir.
        -   raw water transmission pipe
        -   water treatment plant with the capacity of 105,600 cu.m./day.
        -   finished water transmission pipe.
        -   distribution reservoir and pump station and rehabilitation of existing distribution
             pump stations.
        -   distribution system piping improvements
        -   instrumentation and control system.

• construction contracts breakdown.
  
  
• preparation of tender documents, cost estimation and construction schedule.

Financial Analysis : perform financial analysis for cost recovery and development an appropriate tariff structure.