5 Miles
From Kabul
Million
a
Miles from our
competitors
Oryx was contracted by one of the world’s largest shipping
companies to establish a freight terminal in Kabul.
The assignment aimed to construct a container yard,
establish fully fitted living quarters for over 25 staff
members, secure offices, operations and meeting room.
Scobie & McIntosh and Oryx liaised closely to design and
provide resources to support those based onsite 24/7.
Case Study:
Turn-Key Logistics Project
Kabul, Afghanistan
Project Overview
Oryx was contracted by one of the world’s largest shipping
companies to establish a freight terminal in Kabul. The assignment
aimed to construct a container yard, establish fully fitted living
quarters for over 25 staff members, secure offices, operations and
meeting room. Scobie & McIntosh and Oryx liaised closely to
design and provide resources to support those based onsite 24/7.
On the successful completion of the Kabul International Container
Yard ( KICY) project, the yard was fully operational within 6 months
and under budget.
Business Challenge
Oryx was contracted by one
of the world’s largest shipping
companies to establish a freight
terminal in Kabul. The assignment
aimed to construct a container
yard, establish fully fitted living
quarters for over 25 staff
members, secure offices,
Uncertain legal framework
operations and meeting room.
Corruption and Security
Scobie & McIntosh and Oryx
Poor nature of existing Afghan infrastructure
liaised closely to design and
Absence of engineering data
provide resources to support
Weather and extreme summer/winter temperatures
Length of Supply Line
those based onsite 24/7.
Provision of all essential services
Domestic ministerial interference
Lack of residual Afghan expertise and local specialist contractors
Lack of residual expertise and local specialist training
Deliverables
Turn-key contractual project from inception to commercialisation
Negotiation of Contract documentation
Negotiation of Agreed Schedule of Works
Negotiation of Timetable and Milestones
Detailed event-driven Payment Schedule
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Solutions
Transaction Advisory
and Project Finance
equirement for specialist financial and structuring
R
advice to client
anagement of the complex political framework
M
(domestic administration, international stakeholders
and international military counterparts)
F easibility studies for full-scale commercial operations
in Afghanistan
F easibility studies for different yards and appropriate
asset allocation
Project modelling and cash flow sensitivity analysis
nalysis of optimal participation options
A
(BoT, Management Contract etc)
Project Delivery
Project completed on time and within budget –
fully operational in under 6 months
S ignificant explorative engineering and complex
multi-disciplinary engineering challenges
Installation of fully self-sufficient life support –
including electricity, fresh water, sanitation and telecoms
E quipment Acquisition using worldwide network
of procurement agents
Largest 24/7 in-country logistics operation in Afghanistan
anagement team includes eleven international staff
M
and sixty national staff
S tructure for management, training and supervision
of local personnel
ROI – Real Time data visualisation
equirement for experience with complex projects
R
and challenging environments
Consulting Services
Project management in Engineering
ppointment and management of Specialist sub-contractors
A
throughout the programme
a complete financial
solution from inception
to completion
Requirement for end-to-end project oversight and management
Integrated project design with local partners
Complete turn-key contract management
Deployment of full-time experienced in-country team
The Result
Project Design
Negotiated optimal structure and financing
equirement for a complete financial solution from inception to
R
completion
omplexity of project required integrated commercial and
C
financial outputs
elivery of realistic and practical financial recommendations,
D
contract documentation, scope of works and timetable for
transaction and in-parallel advisory assignment with national
stakeholders
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Oryx Projects Limited
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