June 20, 2024
OC Global Receives the Japan Society of Civil Engineers Technology Award II, International Lifetime Contribution Award, and International Outstanding Collaboration Award
On June 14, 2024, the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE) held an awards ceremony at the Hotel Metropolitan Edmont for the 2023 JSCE Awards. Projects for which Oriental Consultants Global Co., Ltd. (OC Global) were recognized, included the Jabodebek Light Rail Transit Construction Project in Indonesia, and the Cross-Border Road Network Improvement Project in Bangladesh: Construction of the Madhumati Bridge (Kalna Bridge). Both projects received a JSCE Technology Award II. In addition, Senior Advisor Mr. Sadao Orishimo of the Port & Harbor Department received the International Lifetime Contribution Award, and Deputy General Managers Mr. Shin Hisada of the Road Planning Department and Mr. Tomoki Miyano of the Architecture Department received the International Outstanding Collaboration Award.
[Related Link] JSCE website: https://www.jsce.or.jp/prize/prize_list/p2023.shtml
[The Jabodebek Light Rail Transit Construction Project in Indonesia]
The capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta, and the surrounding metropolitan area have been suffering from serious traffic problems, such as chronic traffic congestion, air pollution, and an increase in traffic accidents, due to the increase in the number of vehicles and motorcycles accompanying population growth. Therefore, the President issued a national strategic project to develop comprehensive public transportation systems, and the construction of the Jabodebek Light Rail Transit was implemented as part of this strategy. As the joint venture’s lead company, OC Global was responsible for design review, construction, scheduling, quality, safety, and contract management. The construction section is comprised of a series of bridges, including the world’s longest railway bridge span (148m) on the Kuningan Bridge. The construction of this railway bridge is unprecedented in the world, with features such as an earthquake-absorbing structure and an earthquake-resistant system that automatically stops trains during major earthquakes.
Project Manager Mr. Ryuji Manai at the awards ceremony
Kuningan Bridge, the railway bridge with the longest individual span in the world
[The Cross-Border Road Network Improvement Project: Construction of the Madhumati (Kalna) Bridge in Bangladesh]
In Bangladesh, the deterioration of roads and bridges has progressed to the point where they are often unable to maintain their function as international arterial roads. In response, the Cross-Border Road Network Improvement Project was launched to develop a key international arterial road network within Bangladesh. As part of this project, the Madhumati Bridge (also known as the Kalna Bridge) was newly constructed over the Madhumati River, a tributary of the Ganges. This 690-meter-long, six-lane bridge has a main span that uses a steel Nielsen-Lohse bridge, a bridge type that has been used extensively in Japan and is the first of its kind in Bangladesh. The opening of this bridge is expected to improve a transportation and logistics network between major cities, promote trade with neighboring countries, and contribute significantly to economic development of South Asia as a whole.
View of the Madhumati (Kalna) Bridge
[International Lifetime Contribution Award: Mr. Sadao Orishimo, Senior Advisor, Port & Harbor Department]
For around 40 years, Mr. Orishimo has been involved in many port and seawall projects, including the construction of Japan’s first oil base in the UAE, the United Nations Development Programme in New Guinea, the Java-Sumatra Ferry Terminal Project in Indonesia, the Jakarta Fishing Port Project, and the Male’ Seawall Project in the Maldives. The Jakarta Fishing Port and the Male’ Seawall Projects are published in JSCE: The International Infrastructure Archives. In recognition of many years of contributions to the Jakarta Fishing Port Project, in June 2023, there was the honor of meeting Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress during their visit to Jakarta.
[International Outstanding Collaboration Award: Mr. Shin Hisada, Deputy General Manager of the Road Planning Department]
For approximately 27 years, Mr. Hisada has worked as a road sector expert, engaging in planning, design, and construction supervision of projects both in Japan and overseas. He has actively contributed to helping export Japan’s high-quality infrastructure in the road sector to Asian and African regions and has contributed to improving the standard of living and economic development in those regions. Under the Programme for the Reconstruction of Palu’s 4 Bridges in Central Sulawesi Province in Indonesia, he helped rebuild Palu’s four Bridges, which collapsed due to an earthquake. As the project manager, he carried out detailed design of roads and bridges, construction planning and cost estimation, managed correspondence with the Indonesian design approval committee, and tender support, and managed to start construction quickly despite the difficult situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
[International Outstanding Collaboration Award:
Mr. Tomoki Miyano, Deputy General Manager of the Architecture Department]
For about 20 years, Mr. Miyano has contributed to the development of social infrastructure in many developing countries, including with the Project on Rehabilitation and Recovery from Nepal Earthquake. In recent years, he has been involved in the planning of several medical facilities under the ODA Grant projects as project manager. From this experience, he was involved in collecting information and forming projects related to the emergency recovery of Ukrainian hospitals. At the request of JICA, he was part of the Japan Disaster Relief expert teams, conducting damage assessments and making technical recommendations for recovery in the wake of the Turkey–Syria earthquakes of 2023.
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