Siemer_June 2016_updated

CURRICULUM VITAE
Held Position: General Manager
Name of Firm: FICHTNER GmbH & Co. KG
Name of Staff Member: Christian Siemer
Profession: Civil Engineer, Construction Law & Dispute Resolution
Date of Birth: 1960
Professional Experience: 26 years
Years with Firm/Entity: 22
Nationality: German
Membership in Professional
Associations:
• German Geotechnical Society
• German Committee on Large Dams (ICOLD)
• Society of Construction Law
Key Qualifications
Christian Siemer is Partner in Fichtner and General Manager for Large Hydro Projects and Contract Specialist,
with more than twenty six years of professional experience as a graduated civil engineer (Dipl.-Ing) and Master
in Construction Law. For almost 20 years he worked in the field of hydropower and his technical back-ground
covers all types of layout schemes (run-of-the river, storage and pump storage projects with surface and cavern
powerhouses) and various types of dams (concrete gravity, rockfill, RCC or CFRD dams). He bears all project
management skills for successfully completing projects small and large scale projects in time and on budget and
leads and coordinated the projects teams on site in various countries all over the world and in the head office. He
is familiar with projects, financed by international donor agencies and private investors and is completely aware
about all required associated issues and steps to be considered and undertaken during project preparation and
implementation. To work as Owner’s Engineer under different contract types (for example FIDIC RED, PINK,
YELLOW, SILVER or GREEN BOOK) is his daily business. He is one of the very rare professionals in the
hydro business having sound management and technical knowledge combined with sound legal background.
With his education, knowledge and experience as Contract Expert, he knows to draft adequately Tender
Documents, to lead contract negotiations with civil and supply contractors and to conclude contract documents
with special emphasis on all types of FIDIC contract conditions. His special expertise in that respect is the most
common claim event, assessment of Extension of Time claims.
In parallel to his daily duties as General Manager for Large Hydro Projects, he has taken up the responsibility for
implementing BIM (Building Information Modeling) within the Fichtner organization. BIM is a new and ad-
vanced technology and is a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a project. BIM is a
shared knowledge resource for information about a facility forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life-
cycle; defined as existing from earliest conception to demolition. It will be one of the emerging technologies to
be deployed in the planning, design, construction, and facility management of civil projects in the future.
Education
2012 Study at King’s College in London
"MSc Construction Law & Dispute Resolution"
Dissertation topic “The correct approach to delay claims under the FIDIC Contract so as to
accord with the SCL Protocol”
1990 University of Stuttgart, Germany
University degree of "Diplom-Bauingenieur" in Civil Engineering
Employment Record
 Positions assigned
1995-Present FICHTNER GmbH & Co. KG,
Germany
2013 - ongoing General Manager Large
Hydro
2008 - 2013 Executive Director Hydropower
2000 - 2007 Executive Director Water
1

CV CHRISTIAN SIEMER
Treatment and Hyropower
1997 - 1999 Project Manager
1995 - 1996 Project Engineer
1992 - 1994 Hermann Stumpp GmbH & Co. KG,
Germany
Resident Project Manager
1991 Department of Waste Management,
Boeblingen / Germany
Project Engineer
•
 Selected references and tasks performed
• Thuong Kon Tum Hydropower Project, Vietnam
The Thuong Kontum Hydropower Project is located on the Dak Nghe River in central Vietnam. The
scope of the civil works comprises the construction of a dam, intake structure, tunnels, pressure shaft,
penstock, underground power house and a discharge channel. The work scope covers the design
review, tendering and contract negotiation and finally Site Supervision of all the civil works and
related E&M equipment. The total construction period of the project is 42 months.
The headrace tunnel has a total length of 17.483 km with a diameter of 4,5 m, whereas 11km of the
headrace tunnel shall be excavated by TBM and the remaining tunnels will be excavated by the
drilling-blasting method. Furthermore the scheme has a surge chamber (60m×8m×13m), a vertical
shaft (284m high), an underground powerhouse (69.5m ×20.50m×41.40m) with space for two Pelton
units with total capacity of 220MW and a main transformer hall (69.00m×14.60m×14.45m in L×
W×H), a tailrace tunnel of 1.5 km length and its related tailrace. The net head is 910 m, the discharge
is 30 m³/s.
Investment value: US$ 270,000,000
- Vinh Son-Song Hinh Hydropower Joint Stock Company, Hanoi, Vietnam,
Position: Project Director, Senior Hydropower Specialist, Contract and Procurement Expert, 2015 -
ongoing
Tasks assigned: Design review, preparation of technical (civil works) and commercial Tender
Documents, contract negotiation, Site Supervision, quality control
• PENA Programm, Afghanistan
Under the PENA program, the tender design and assisting in contract award for the refurbishment of
Pul-e-Khumri I and II Hydropower Plants has to be undertaken.
Investment value: US$ 50,000,000.
KfW Group (German bank of reconstruction and development), Frankfurt, Germany on behalf of
MEW - Ministry of Energy and Water Kabul, Afghanistan
Position: Project Director, Senior Hydropower Specialist, Contract and Procurement Expert FIDIC
Yellow Book 1999; 2011 - 2016
Tasks assigned: Review scope of work and hydraulic design, preparation tender design and of
technical (civil works) and commercial Tender Documents
• Jamuna River Bank Improvement Program, Bangladesh
Detailed project preparation studies for river bank and flood protection works on 220 km along the
Jamuna River (Brahmaputra) with a capital expenditure of about 100 million USD. Performance of a
technical feasibility study, an economic analysis, and of environmental and social impact
assessments, elaboration of a resettlement policy framework, development of an operation and
maintenance (O&M) concept, of a monitoring & evaluation framework and of a financial
management system as well as procurement and preparation of detailed designs and bidding
documents.
- Bangladesh Water Development Board BWDB Dhaka, Bangladesh 2015- 2020
Position: Contract Expert, FIDIC Pink Book
2

CV CHRISTIAN SIEMER
Tasks assigned: Preparation of commercial Tender Documents
• Huoi Quang Hydropower Plant, Vietnam
The Huoi Quang dam is located in the mountainous provinces of Lai Chau and Son La, on the Nam
Mu River, a tributary of the Da River. The power plant, a few kilometres downstream in Son La
Province, will have two turbines for a total generating capacity of 520 MW.
The scheme comprises a concrete gravity dam of 99 m height with 6 overflow bays, 2 pressurized
headrace tunnel with a length of 4 km and a diameter of 7,5 m, an upstream surge tank of 104 m
height and 18 m diameter, an underground powerhouse for two Francis units of 260 MW installed
capacity, a downstream surge tank of rectangular shape (12,5 m x 36,5 m, 77 m high) and two
tailrace tunnels with 260 m length. The design discharge for power production is 380 m³/s with a net
head of 151 m, the 50 years flood for the spilling capacity of the spillway is calculated with 13000
m³/s.
- Power Engineering Consulting Joint Stock Company (PECC1), Hanoi, Vietnam
Position: Project Director, Senior Hydropower Specialist, Dam Expert; 2014 - 2015
Tasks assigned: Quality Control, Review Detail Design civil structures including the surge tank, Site
Supervision
• Owner`s Engineer Services for Nenskra Hydropower Project, Georgia
Fichtner acts as technical consultant for a consortium comprising Korea Water Resources
Corporation and JSC Nenskra, which is planning to develop, construct and operate a 210 MW
hydropower plant in Georgia. Construction will take five years and the BOT operator model
envisages a contractual period of 20 years for the consortium. Fichtner's services are split into three
work packages. The first two pro-vide for consultancy services for design review, preparation of
Tender Documents (Civil works and E&M works, FIDIC Silver and Yellow Book), contract
negotiation and contract award and up to financial close. In the third package, Fichtner reviews the
drawings and provides Site Supervision during implementation, always with the aim of minimizing
project risks. The project comprises a 135 m rockfill dam with Asphalt core, a 17 km long head race
tunnel, a 450 m deep vertical pressure shaft and a surface powerhouse with 3 units.
- K-Water, Gyeonggi-do 427-100, South Korea
Position: Senior Hydropower Specialist, Dam expert, Contract Expert, FIDIC Silver and Yellow
Book) 2014 - 2015
Tasks assigned: Preparation and review of basic design, quality control, preparation of technical (civil
works) and commercial Tender Documents
• Hydroelectric Schemes of Jiji and Mulembwe and associated Substations and Transmission
Lines, Burund
The World Bank has made available to the Burundian government funds to undertake a comparative
study of ten potential sites for mini hydropower plants. For the four most suitable sites, pre-feasibility
studies are conducted and then for two, their feasibility is established under technical and economic
criteria. The two power plants equipped with Francis units, have an installed capacities of 2 x 30 MW
each. Fichtner elaborates the related feasibility study, the Tender design and establishes the EPC
Tender Documents with specifications, based on Worldbank Standards for the power plants, the
transmission lines and substations which are necessary for the interconnection to the Burundi
national grid and the access road construction (80 km).
Investment value is US$ 150,000,000.
- REGIDESO Régie de Production et de Distribution d'eau et d'Electricite, Bujumbura, Burundi
2014 Position: Senior Hydropower Specialist, Contract Expert, WB Conditions of Contract
• Owner’s engineer: Rehabilitation of Mount Coffee 80 MW Hydropower Plant, Liberia
The Mount Coffee Hydropower Plant is located approximately 27 kilometers (km) northeast of
Monrovia, Liberia. The plant was originally designed as a run-of-river scheme. An earthfill dam and
a 10-bay spillway structure with radial gates were located in the original river channel. Inflows to the
reservoir were diverted through a channel to the power house located at a bend in the river. This
arrangement, in combination with an excavated tailrace channel, allowed development of the
3

CV CHRISTIAN SIEMER
maximum hydraulic head at the Mount Coffee site for 64 MW. During the period of civil unrest in
Liberia, power generation at Mount Coffee had to be stopped and operation of the spillway gates was
prevented by the hostilities. This resulted in surcharging of the reservoir until Forebay Dam No. 1
was breached in August 1990. Approximately 180 meters (m) of the 12.2 m high dam, which was
founded on overburden, was eroded down to bedrock. With the shut-down of generation, the
powerhouse was vandalized and virtually stripped of power generation equipment, and much of the
gate equipment
Identified as the best near-term measure for reconstruction of the Liberian energy sector is
rehabilitation of the destroyed and eroded components of the Mount Coffee Hydropower Plant and its
upgrade from 64 MW to 80 MW. During initial project planning, services include perusal and
finalization of existing documents, additional studies and project optimization. Then Tender
Documents are drawn up and assistance provided up to contract award. This is followed by Detail
Design, design review, Site Supervision, shop acceptances, and coordination of commissioning with
plant handover. Finally the national power utility; LEC, is supported during the defects liability
period. The project comprises
- Liberia Electricity Corporation, Monrovia 10, Liberia
Position: Senior Hydropower Specialist, Contract and Procurement Expert 2013, FIDIC Red, Yellow
and Green Book 1999; 2013 - 2017
Tasks assigned: Preparation and Review of Tender Design, Preparation of technical (civil works) and
commercial Tender Documents, assistance during contract negotiations
• 1200 MW Lai Chau Hydro Power Project, Vietnam
The project is located at the Da river in Lai Chau province at the North-Western border to China. The
project is designed to produce 4700 GWh per year and to improve water supply for irrigation in the
downstream areas in the dry season. The dam is of Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) type with 177
m dam height and 616 m crest length and includes at the downstream side a powerhouse with 3
Francis units, each with a capacity of 400 MW. The total design discharge is 1664 m³/s for the three
units. The network interconnection will be via 500 kV GIS substation. The following consulting
services are provided: project management during implementation, design review for all civil and
electro-mechanical works as well as supervision of construction and commissioning.
Investment value: US$ 1,500,000,000
- Son La Hydropwer Management Board (SLaMB), Hanoi, Vietnam
Position: Project Director, Senior Hydropower Specialist, Dam Expert; 2013 - 2017
Tasks assigned: Quality Control, Review Detail Design civil structures including the RCC Dam
• Faizabad and Keshim HPPs: Procurement Assistance, Afghanistan
The scope of the contract includes the elaboration of detailed construction design, supply and
installation of steel works, construction of dam, access roads, power house, and appertaining
structures, complete to generate 4.5 MW of electricity (3 X 1.50 MW) in Faizabad, hydropower
station.
Under its “Decentralized Power Supply through Renewable Energies” program, MEW was supported
in the procurement procedures for Faizabad (4.5 MW) Hydropower Plant in Badakhsan Province,
and draws up the Tender Documents. MEW is assisted during bid evaluation and contract award
under an EPC contract.
Investment value: € 34,000,000
- KfW Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (Credit Institute for Reconstruction), Frankfurt, Germany on
behalf of MEW Ministry of Energy and Water Kabul, Afghanistan
Position: Projects Director, Senior Hydropower Specialist, Contract and Procurement Expert FIDIC
Yellow Book 1999; 2012 - 2019
Tasks assigned: Preparation and Review of Tender Design, Preparation of technical (civil works) and
commercial Tender Documents
• Detail Design, Site Supervision: Golen Gol 108 MW Hydropower Plant, Pakistan
For the 108 MW hydropower plant, the Detail Design for the civil part and review of the design for
the electro-mechanical equipment had to be provided, followed by Site Supervision including
Contract Administration and project management to ensure on-time contract completion within the
budget. The project has been split into 4 lots. The project comprises a concrete weir, a 4 km long
headrace tunnel with a diameter of 4,5 m, 400 m vertical pressure shaft and a surface powerhouse
4

CV CHRISTIAN SIEMER
with 3 Pelton units. The design discharge is 30 m³/s, the net head is 419 m.
- WAPDA Water and Power Development Authority, Peshawar, Pakistan
Red and Yellow Book 1987; 2011 - 2017
Tasks assigned: Quality Control, Review Detail Design civil structures including the concrete weir
and powerhouse, Contract Administration and EoT assessment, GLOF assessment
• Rehabilitation of Upper Reservoir of Happurg Pumped Storage Hydropwer Plant, Germany
For Happurg Pumped Storage Hydropower Station, E.ON Kraftwerke is planning to rehabilitate the
whole of the upper reservoir due to geological constrains. The sealing system of the reservoir is
damaged due to leckages, caused due to settlement caused by erosion in the foundation. Therefore the
whole reservoir needs to be rebuild and completed new constructed with an asphalt sealing system.
Services cover optimization of preliminary planning, conceptual engineering, detail engineering,
approval planning and application, preparation of Tender Documents, assistance during tendering and
contract award and project management consultancy during the construction phase.
Investment value € 160,000,000.
- E.ON Wasserkraft GmbH, Landshut, Germany
Position: Project Manager, Senior Hydropower Expert, Dam Specialist, Contract Expert 2009 - 2017
Tasks assigned: Quality Control, Preparation Detail Design, Preparation of technical (civil works)
and commercial Tender Documents
• Nyagak Hydropower Plant, Uganda
For construction of a high-head mini hydropower plant with two 1.75 MW Francis turbines and daily
poundage, to upgrade rural electricity supply in the West Nile Region, the detail engineering for all
civil and hydraulic structures had to be prepared and the design of the electro-mechanical
components to be reviewed and assists the client in factory inspections as well as during construction
supervision and commissioning. The works was split into two lots and comprises a 15 m high
concrete gravity dam, 2 km long headrace channel and penstock and finally a surface powerhouse
with 2 Francis units. The net head is 78 m, the discharge capacity 5 m³/s.
Investment value US$ 12,000,000
- West Nile Rural Electrification Company Ltd., Kampala, Uganda
Tasks assigned: Quality Control, Review Detail Design civil structures including the concrete dam
and powerhouse, preparation of technical (civil works) and commercial Tender Documents, Contract
Administration and EoT assessment
• Cerro de Aguila Hydropower plant, Peru
Fichtner elaborates the basic design and prepares EPC Tender Documents for the project, which is
located on the Mantaro River in the Peruvian Andes. The project comprises a concrete weir, water
intake, access tunnel, desander structure, 8 km headrace tunnel, penstock, underground power house
with three 135 MW Francis turbines, transmission line and substation, and access roads. Fichtner also
draws up a tentative budget and construction time schedule.
Investment value US$ 900,000,000, EPC Contract
- Kallpa Generación S.A., Lima, Peru
Silver Book 1999; 2010 - 2011
• Detail engineering: Bujagali 255 MW Hydropower Plant, Uganda
The scheme is located on the Victoria Nile, 8 km downstream of the town of Jinja, Uganda and
consists of a dam with three earth-fill (Laterit) sections, each 44 m high and a gravity concrete
section and a total length of 1200 m. In between the dam structure is the powerhouse and spillways
located. The powerhouse accommodates five 51 MW Kaplan turbines, power evacuation
installations, switchgear and workshops. The services for the EPC contractor covered site
investigations and determination of topographical, hydrological and geological data, optimization of
plant design and quantity surveys during the tendering phase, with support for bid preparation and
5

CV CHRISTIAN SIEMER
contract negotiations, detail engineering and preparation of shop drawings, on-site assistance during
construction and commissioning as well as technical support for change orders negotiations. Also
included are checks and integration of electro-mechanical planning throughout the project. The net
head of the plant is 40 m and the discharge is 650 m³/s
- Salini Costruttori S.p.A., Rome, Italy
Position: Projects Director, Project Manager , Senior Hydropower Specialist, Dam Expert; 2008 -
2011
Tasks assigned: Quality Control, Preparation Detail Design, Value Engineering
• Flood Protection dams, Sultanate of Oman
The main aim of this project is to protect flood-endangered areas in Liwa and Shinas in the North
Batinah Region of Oman. In the first phase of the project the existing situation had been analyzed and
evaluated, followed by definition and design of protection measures on feasibility level. This phase
also included the appraisal of the dams' impact on improving the groundwater situation beneath the
impoundments. In the second phase of the project geological and geotechnical investigations
including the reölated Detail Design for eight spillways and earth and rock fill dams up to a height of
35 m and with length partly up to 10 km had to be prepared, the preparation of the Tender
Documents, assistance during contract negotiation and Site Supervision.
Investment value: US$ 2,000,000,000
Ministry of Regional Municipalities Environment & Water Resources (MRMEWR), Al Khuwair-
Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Position: Projects Director, Senior Hydropower Specialist, Dam Expert, Contract and Procurement
Expert FIDIC Red Book 1999; 2008 - 2012
Tasks assigned: Quality Control, Review Detail Design civil structures of dams and spillways,
preparation of technical (civil works) and commercial Tender Documents, Contract Administration
and EoT assessment
• Cebren and Galiste Hydropower Plants, Macedonia
The project Cebren & galiste contains two hydropower facilities:
 “Cebren” is a pump storage scheme with 3 Francis units 111 MW each, a 192 m high
rockfill dam with asphalt core, creating a 24 km long reservoir and related hydraulic
underground facilities;
 “Galiste” with 3 Francis units 64 MW each, a 19 km long reservoir created by a 143 m high
rock fill dam and underground hydraulic facilities;
 “Orlov Kamen” rockfill dam 85 m high;
The scope comprises the collection of all relevant data, the preparation of the basic and tender design
and setting up the EPC Tender Documents
Investment Value: € 650,000,000
- RWE Systems AG, Essen, Germany
Silver Book 1999; 2008 - 2009
•NaNNam Pha Hydropower Plant, Laos
In the first phase of the project a feasibility study has been conducted for the Nam Pha 180 MW
power plant, which is located in northwest of Laos. The services comprise geological, topographical
and hydrological field investigations, followed by elaborating various project options, conceptual
design and development of the best solution, plus preparation of an EIA study. In the second phase
the preparation of contract documents, assistance during contract negotiation and financial closure
was conducted. During the implementation of the project, the project management, Site Supervision
and design review is been within the scope of servcies. The layout of the project comprises a 150 m
CFRD dam, an intergrated spillway with 3 chutes and ski-jump bucket, a surface powerhouse with 3
Francis units each 60 MW feeded by three penstocks and a diversion tunnel of 10 m diameter and 1
km of length. The net head is 126 m, the discharge per unit 65 m³/s.
- Asiapacific Businesslink Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
6

CV CHRISTIAN SIEMER
Expert FIDIC Silver Book 1999; 2007 - 2021
Tasks assigned: Quality Control, Review Detail Design civil structures, Preparation of technical (civil
works) and commercial Tender Documents, Contract Administration and EoT assessment
• Pahang - Selangor Raw Water Transfer Project, Malaysia
To meet the future rise in water demand in Kuala Lumpur, the construction of a pipeline system for
transferring 1890 million liters of raw water per day from the State of Pahang to the State of Selangor
was required including the construction of an 30 m high earthfill dam at the River Kelau creating the
required reservoir and a waterintake structure with pumping station at the River Semantan. The water
transfer tunnel with 44.6 km length and a diameter of 5 m counts to the longest tunnel structures in
Asia and was excavated by three TBMs. Support was provided in project implementation as
independent consultant to the Malaysian Ministry of Energy, Water and Communications.
Investment value US$ 800,000,000,
- Ministry of Energy, Water and Communication, Putrajaya, Malaysia
Tasks assigned: Quality Control, Review Detail Design civil, Contract Administration and EoT
assessment
• Feasibility study for the Madian Hydropower Scheme, Pakistan
Madian HPP is located at the Swat river and is the last in a cascade of four projects, in the north of
Pakistan. The project comprises a concrete gravity dam (30 m heigh), 11,5 km long headrace tunnel,
a surface powerhouse with 3 Francis units each 50 MW. The net head is 142 m, the total discharge
110 m³/s which generating an annual energy output of 720 GWh.
The study was performed in three stages:
Phase 1: Pre-feasibility study: review and complementation of project data, preliminary layout and
design, cost estimate, risk assessment, financial and economic appraisal, tariff calculations,
preparation of report;
Phase 2: Bankable feasibility study: project designs for reliable, sustainable and economic hydraulic
structures and generating systems to best international hydroelectric engineering practice for projects
in Himalayan environments;
Phase 3: Assistance to Panel of Experts and Private Power & Infrastructure Bond (PPIB) in review of
the Feasibility Study Report and preparation of Final Feasibility Report.
- Madian Hydro Power Limited, Karachi, Pakistan
Position: Projects Director, Senior Hydropower Specialist, Dam Expert, 2007 - 2009
Tasks assigned: Quality Control, Review Detail Design civil structures
• Site Supervision and technical assistance for Imboulou Hydropower Plant, 120 MW, Republic
of the Congo
The 120 MW hydropower plant is located on the River Lefini. Acting as an Owner’s Engineer under
an EPC contract conditions, the Basic Design and Detail Design was reveiewed and checked. Further
Site Supervision for the civil works as well the installation of the electro-mechancial works including
the commissioning of the plant was conducted. The project comprises a 35 m high earth-fill dam with
800 m length, a powerhouse with 4 Kaplan units 30 MW each and a spillway with a capacity of 1500
m3/s. Investment value US$ 250,000,000
Délégation Générale des Grands Travaux, Brazzaville
• “PMEDE” development project for inland and export electricity markets, Democratic Republic
of Congo
For the scheme of Inga at the river Congo with Inga I&II (6 x 52 MW and 8 x 178 MW respectively)
measures for the refurbishment hydropower plants and distribution network rehabilitation were
required:
 headrace channel to Inga 1 and Inga 2 Hydropower Plants and other hydraulic structures
 dam assessment
7

CV CHRISTIAN SIEMER
 construction of a new 250 km 220 kV transmission line parallel to the Inga - Kinshasa line with
substations
 rehabilitation of the capital Kinshasa’s distribution network, serving 9 million inhabitants.
 Refurbishment of electro-mechanical equipment (runners, generators, BoP)
The project included preparation of a detailed pre-project study, drawing up technical specifications
with Tender Documents (WORLDBANK STANDARDS) and supervising the refurbishment works.
BCECO Ministère des Finances, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Feasibility Study for Fula II and Bedden Hydropower Plants, Southern Sudan
The Fula and Bedden HPPs are located on the Upper White Nile in Southern Sudan, between the
Ugandan border and Juba. Rockfill and RCC dam options have been investigated at two dam axes for
each project with dam a crest length of more than 700 m and a height of 60 m each, resulting in 8
layouts. Each of the two plants will be equipped with 4 Francis turbines of 300 MW installed
capacity each, generating an annual energy output of 2,000 GWh. The design discharge for the s, the
spillway is 7400 m³/s, the reservoir created by the dams will have a length of 24 km.
This bankable Feasibility Study is sub-divided into several phases and contains the review and
completion of existent project data, preliminary design and configuration of installations,
specification of costs, risk assessment, tariff studies as well as geological, hydrological,
sedimentological and topographical investigations, environmental and sociological studies and the
dimensioning of hydropower constructions comprising dam, waterways, turbine house and power
transmission system including investigations on power export.
On the basis of investment costs and with regard to the electricity tariff that has to be obtained for a
cost-effective operation of the plants, an economic feasibility study will be realized.
Investment Costs US$ 900,000,000
- Minister of Electricity and Dams Office Location, Juba, Sudan
Position: Projects Director, Senior Hydropower Specialist, Dam Expert, 2006 - 2007
Tasks assigned: Quality Control, Review Design civil structures including the dams
• Patrind Hydropower Project, Pakistan
Patrind HEP is located at the Jhelum River and uses the difference in water levels of 108 m for
generating 150 MW with two Francis units in electrical power in a surface powerhouse. The concrete
dam has a height of 35 m and conveys the water through the intake to a desander, headrace tunnel
and vertical shaft to the powerhouse.
The scope of services comprises the preparation of a bankable Feasibility Study, preparation of a
tender design and EPC Tender Documents (FIDIC SILVER BOOK), tender evaluation, design
review, Contract Administration and Site Supervision.
- Star Hydropower Ltd., Lahore, Pakistan
• Bahramptapa Weir Rehabilitation Project, Azerbaijan
The works comprised the following activities for the refurbishment of a 100 m long concrete weir
with 6 sliding gates (15 m x 5m) and adjoining stilling basin, designed for a maximum discharge of
2,0 m³/s and several intake structure for an irrigation project in Azerbaijan.
 Feasibility Study and review of previous studies
 Compiling Tender Documents
 Detail Design
- Plant audit of E & M-equipment and civil structures
- Hydrology, Hydraulics and Stability Analysis
8

CV CHRISTIAN SIEMER
- Additional geotechnical field investigations
- Design of rehabilitation measures.
 Site Supervision with
- Cost updating
- Contract Administration
Investment Value: US$ 20,000,000
- MEW Ministry of Energy and Water, Baku, Azerbaijan
• Structural stability analysis and planning rehabilitation measures for 4 concrete dams, Algeria
Inspection, diagnosis, safety study, calculation to determine structural stability, check of and
supplementation of all intake structures and monitoring systems, maintenance measures, planning of
tendering and drawing up Tender Documents, Site Supervision.
- ANBT Agence Nationale des Barrages et des Transferts, Kouba - Alger, Algeria
Expert; 2004 - 2006
• Overhaul of Mbuji-Mayi drinking water supply
system and construction of a hydropower plant,
Democratic Republic of Congo
For overhaul of the water supply system for 2.4
million inhabitants from the source through the
preparation plant and primary network, pumping
stations and reservoirs as well as for a new 6 MW
hydropower plant for supplying the operator,
REGIDESO’s, own needs, preparation of feasibility
study and drawing up proposal documents with
assistance during international tendering up to
contract award.
- BCECO Ministère des Finances, Kinshasa,
Democratic Republic of Congo on behalf of Société
Nationale d'Electricité (SNEL) Kinshasa, Democratic
Republic of Congo
Position: Projects Director, Senior Hydropower
Specialist, Dam Expert, Contract and Procurement
Tasks assigned: Quality Control, Review Detail
Design civil structures, Preparation of technical (civil
• Rehabilitation of Trebinje I Hydropower Plant, Bosnia-Herzegovina
At the 35 year old 168 MW hydropower plant, the complete I&C installations and other mechanical
and electrical components were to be renewed, in particular turbines, generators, crane and
transformer station. Following project and construction management of the initial urgent measures,
under a feasibility study Fichtner elaborated rehabilitation measures. For these, the design, technical
specifications and Tender Documents were prepared, with all activities up to commissioning
supervised, including budgetary control and quality assurance.
KfW Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (Credit Institute for Reconstruction), Frankfurt, Germany on
behalf of Elektropriveda Republika Srpska (EPRS) Trebinje, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Position: Projects Director, Senior Hydropower Specialist, , Contract and Procurement Expert FIDIC
Silver Book 1999; 2001 - 2011
9

CV CHRISTIAN SIEMER
• Kenyir II Hydropower Project, Malaysia
Lake Kenyir II is the extension of Lake Kenyir Hydropower Station with another surface powerhouse
including two Francis Units, 150 MW each. The scheme is located on east side of Peninsular
Malaysia and was planned to be implemented as part of TNB’s generation development plan,
considering the acceleration of the economic development and securing the supply of electricity at
reasonable tariffs. The scope comprises:
• collection of basic data and constraints, conceptual engineering
• drawing up to Tender Documents and Detail Design
• participation in prequalification phase
• bid evaluation and support during contract negotiations
• Site Supervision
• Contract Administration
The plant layout comprises of a submerged intake structure, the construction of two power tunnels
with approx. 10 m in diameter, the powerhouse and the related electro-mechanical equipment. The
net head was designed with 125 m, the design flood was 132 m³/s.
- TNB Sdn. Bhd. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tasks assigned: Quality Control, Review Detail Design civil structures, Contract Administration and
EoT assessment
• Middle Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Project (MMHEP), Nepal
Middle Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Project (MMHEP) is a run-of-river hydro plant with a combined
concrete spillway and rockfill dam. The intake structure adjoins the underground desander and the
5.5 km long pressure tunnel. Water is running to two Francis turbines through a 450 m long penstock;
total turbine rating: 78 MW (2x39 MW). The scope comprises the Detail Design of headworks
(intake, spillway, rockfill dam), headrace tunnel and powerhouse, as well as construction supervision
including the project management consultancy.
- Middle Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Projecty Nepal Electricity Authority, Kathmandu, Nepal
Position: Projects Director, Senior Hydropower Specialist, Dam Engineer, Contract and Procurement
Expert FIDIC Red and Yellow Book 1987; 2000 - 2013
Tasks assigned: Quality Control, Preparation of Detail Design civil structures, Contract
• Machu Picchu II - Hydropower Plant, Peru
For rehabilitation of Machu Picchu 116 MW Hydropower Plant and the 132/66 kV substation, Site
Supervision of the mechanical and electromechanical parts, including the standby diesel generator;
services rendered are:
• management of project activities
• review of general layout
• cost estimate
• Site Supervision and inspection of tunnel
• factory acceptance tests at suppliers
• quality assurance
• supervision of construction and installation with commissioning
- EGEMSA Empresa de Generación Eléctrica Machu Picchu S.A., Cusco, Peru
Position: Projects Manager, Contract and Procurement Expert; 2000 - 2003
Tasks assigned: Quality Control, Contract Administration and EoT assessment
10

CV CHRISTIAN SIEMER
• Construction supervision of a retaining wall, Tablachaca (Hydropower Plant Mantaro), Peru
Site Supervision of support wall construction as a bore pile wall and drainage works as well as slope
stabilization for the impounded reservoir of Mantaro Hydro Power Plant.
- ELECTROPERU S. A., Lima, Peru
Position: Projects Manager, Senior Hydropower Specialist, Geotechnical, Engineer, Contract and
Procurement Expert; 2000 - 2001
• Site Supervision for rehabilitation of the civil part of Machu Picchu Hydropower Plant, Peru
Fichtner undertakes Site Supervision for rehabilitation of the hydropower plant with construction of a
new diversion tunnel of diameter 4 m, length 2000 m and Qmax. 300 m3
/s; discharge and connection
tunnels as well as extension and rehabilitation of the main gallery of diameter 4.5 m, length 3.4 km
and Qmax. 800 m3
/s; plus a forebay.
- EGEMSA Empresa de Generación Eléctrica Machu Picchu S.A., Cusco, Peru
Position: Projects Manager, Senior Hydropower Specialist, Dam Engineer, Contract and Procurement
Expert; 1999 - 2002
• Cheves Hydropower Project, Peru
The Cheves Hydropower Plant lies entirely in an area characterized by scarce rainfall and a river fed
by melting water from glaciers. There will be an intake with a daily storage reservoir, three parallel
underground desander basins, a 40 km headrace tunnel, a 1260 m steel line pressure shaft and three
Pelton turbines located in an underground powerhouse. The energy will be dispatched through a 47
km long, 220 kV transmission line to the national grid.
The services comprises the assessment of hydrology and water resources, geology and geotechnics;
evaluation of power market and optimization; Basic Design of hydroelectric scheme (civil works,
hydromechanical and electrical equipment) and transmission line, power and energy production;
Design of access roads, infrastructure and site installations; Environmental impact study; Financial
analysis.
- Hydroperu S.A.
Position: project Manager, Hydropower Specialist, Dam Engineer; 1998 - 2002
Tasks assigned: Preparation of Detail Design civil structures and related stability calculations
• Pucara Hydropower Project, Peru
South West Peru Hydro S.A. has obtained a Temporary Electric Concession from the Peruvian
Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM), for the exploitation of the hydropower potential of the Salcca
River basin.
 Installed capacity: 115 MW (3 x 38.5 MW)
 Catchment area: 2,035 km²
 Gross head: 285 m
 Design discharge: 30 m³/s
The services comprises the assessment of hydrology and water resources, geology and geotechnics;
Evaluation of power market and optimization; Basic Design of hydroelectric scheme (civil works,
hydromechanical and electrical equipment) and transmission line, power and energy production;
Design of access roads, infrastructure and site installations; Environmental impact study; Financial
analysis.
- South West Peru Hydro S.A.
Position: Project Manager, Hydropower Specialist, Dam Engineer; 1997 - 2001
• Peuchén HydropowerProject, Chile
The Peuchén hydropower plant takes the water from a daily regulation reservoir with a volume of
543.800 m3, suitable for a peak load of three hours. The reservoir is located in Las Juntas at an
11

CV CHRISTIAN SIEMER
elevation of 2.070 m a.s.l. The headrace channel has a total length of 12,1 km. The generated flow of
the power plant discharge directly into the intake of the Mampil Hydropower Plant, with whom the
Peuchén Plant is connected in hydraulic series. The surface powerhouse has an installed capacity of
2x36 MW (Francis units)
The services comprise the Detail Design of all civil works, including geology and geotechnical
works. Hydraulic and structural design of:
 Dam, reservoir and intake in the Duqueco River
 Headrace channel appurtenance works
 High mountain water intakes
 Forebay, spillway, chute and energy disipator
 Penstock foundations
 Power house and tailrace channel
 Switchyard
- Nueva Entrecanales Cubiertas Chile S.A.
• Mampil Hydropower Plant, Chile
The Mampil hydropower plant is located downstream of the Peuchén hydropower plant and is
designed to make use its discharged water, connecting both in a hydraulic series. In addition the
power can operate independently one of each other by using El Trintre water intake in the Duqueco
river that was design to capture the total design flow of the hydropower plant. The surface
powerhouse with a discharge of 45 m³/s has a capacity of 2x24 MW (Francis-units).
The services comprises the Detail Design of all civil works, including geology and geotechnical
investigations. Hydraulic and structural design of:
 Dam and intake el Trintre in the Duqueco River
 Headraceand tailrace channels
 High mountain water intakes
 Forebay, spillway, chute and energy disipator
 Penstock Foundations
 Powerhouse
 Switchyard
 Downstream reservoir Rucacura and related works
- IBENER S.A.
• Las Juntas Dam Redesign, Chile
The project includes the redesign of the complete Las Juntas water intake, including the reservoir,
rockfill dam, spillway and water intake for the headrace channel. The services comprises the
engineering design starting with the basic design and evaluation of alternatives (analysis of
alternatives for the location and dam type) until the Detail Design including the hydrological review
and environmental impact study
The Detail Design includes:
 Hydraulic design of the spillway, water intake for
 the headrace channel and river diversion.
 Geotechnical design of the rockfill dam with an impervious clay core.
 Complete structural design
12

CV CHRISTIAN SIEMER
• Rositz Industrial and Recycling Park, Germany
The former Rositz tar processing site of area 40 ha shows substantial soil and groundwater
contamina-tion as a result of over 70 years of lignite treatment with tar and mineral oil processing
plus substantial war damage. This includes interim, final and degradation products typical of lignite
tar as well as min-eral oil hydrocarbons, aromatic hydrocarbons (BTXE), phenols and polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons. The site is to be developed as an industrial and recycling park. The waste
volume to be processed is around 1.0m m3 with costs estimated at €60m. Fichtner prepares all
rehabilitation phases, supervises, in part, exploratory surveys, sets up and administers a GIS with
materials flow management, and coordi-nates interfaces to development planners, with Site
Supervision.
- Landesentwicklungsgesellschaft Thüringen mbH - LEG, Rositz, Germany
Resident Project Manager 1997 - 1998
• Remediation of contaminated land at vehicle service stations, Germany
Planning, drawing up bid specifications, supervision and documentation of remediation measures at
the sites of 14 vehicle service stations in Saxony and Brandenburg.
- elf oil AG, Berlin, Germany
Resident Project Manager 1996 - 1998
• Former munitions factory, Siegelsbach, Germany
Desk study of records, reconnaissance and detailed survey of the munitions factory and subsequent
arsenals and depots of German and US forces; rehabilitation of tankfarms.
State Construction Authority, Schwäbisch-Hall, Germany
- Project Manager 1996 - 1998
• Electroplating plant near Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Study on further procedure for investigation and remediation of contaminated land.
- DAVY International, San Ramon, California, USA
Project Manager 1996 - 1997
• Environmental impact study, Germany
Environmental impact study as required under the permit procedure of German air quality control
legislation for a waste resources recovery facility located at Schkopau.
- Buna Sow Leuna Olefinverbund GmbH Werk Schkopau, Merseburg, Germany
• Brandenburg-Hohenstücken Barracks, Germany
Engineering work on the demolition of a former petrol-filling station (Building 30) and for land
remediation.
- Brandenburg State Construction Office, Brandenburg, Germany
Project Manager 1996
• Erbenschwang waste disposal center, Germany
Tendering and bid evaluation, constructionsupervision and implementation of a composting plant for
organic and for remaining waste:
• project management
• project control
• project coordination
• time and cost controlling
• Matching of concept to changed waste throughput of facility
• Europe-wide tendering procedure for supply and construction services
• bid evaluation and participation in contract award
• Preparation of approval planning according to german statute regulation
- Weilheim/Schongau District Authority, Weilheim, Germany on behalf of GEA mbH Ingenried,
Germany
13

CV CHRISTIAN SIEMER
• Landfill in Grumbach opencast mine, Germany
Outline conceptual design for a waste landfill in the worked-out opencast mine and project services
from pre-project planning up to detail engineering for the first infill section.
- AMAND Umwelttechnik Grumbach GmbH, Grumbach, Germany
Resident Project Manager 1996
• Hammerweg spoilheap, Germany
Conceptual design and preliminary planning for remediation of the former building rubble and
hazardous waste dump at Hammerweg in Dresden; surveying and flanking plan for landscape
conservation.
- Dresden Municipal Administration, Dresden, Germany
Project Manager, Resident Project Engineer 1995
Schöneiche landfill, Phase III, Germany
Detail engineering, preparation and participation in contract award, broken down into the main lots:
basal liner, waste relocation, drainage gallery, gas collection, leachate collection, surface capping,
drainage, waste reception areas and traffic routes.
- Märkische Entsorgungsanlagen Betriebsgesellschaft mbH (MEAB) Waste management company,
Neufahrland, Germany
Project Engineer 1995
Ø 1992 - 1994 Hermann Stumpp GmbH & Co KG, Germany
• • 1992 - Construction and development of the new "Wiesloch Soil and Building Rubble
Landfill"
• 1992/93 - Development of the Ketsch refuse transfer station, construction of the new pumping
station associated with it
• 1993 - Extension of the Sansenhecken domestic refuse landfill in the Neckar-Odenwald
District, installation of gas collection system with associated technical installations
• 1994 - Rehabilitation of the Beltersrot domestic refuse landfill, renovation of landfill gas
collection system
• 1994 - Rehabilitation of the closed "Beurener Bach" domestic refuse landfill
• 1994 - Repair of the slope landslide in the community of Höfen
• 1994 - Rehabilitation of the gas extraction system on the "Dachsklinge" landfill - Hermann
Stumpp Company, Germany
Ø 1991 Department of Waste Management, Boeblingen / Germany
• • Extension of the "Kerferhau" domestic refuse landfill
• Installation of a gas collection system at the "Rübenloch" landfill
• Construction of a new leachate water delivery main at the "Kerferhau" landfill - Department of
Waste Management, Boeblingen / Germany
Project Engineer 1991
Languages:
Language speaking reading writing
German native speaker native speaker native speaker
English excellent excellent excellent
French sufficient good sufficient
Spanish sufficient good sufficient
14

Siemer_June 2016_updated

More Related Content

What's hot

Similar to Siemer_June 2016_updated

Siemer_June 2016_updated