3rd Party Project Evaluation & Feasibility Study of Project Titled Upgradation of Machinery Pool with Latest Machines Including Excavators, Wire Saws, Drills etc. In Risalpur Marble and Granite Sector forNational Strategic Programme for Acquisition of Industrial Technology (NSPAIT)

Client Name

World Bank Planning & Development Department, (P&D Department) Balochistan Livelihood Entrepreneurship Project, (BLEP) Government of Balochistan

Project Title

3rd Party Project Evaluation & Feasibility Study of Project Titled Upgradation of Machinery Pool with Latest Machines Including Excavators, Wire Saws, Drills etc. In Risalpur Marble and Granite Sector forNational Strategic Programme for Acquisition of Industrial Technology (NSPAIT)

Description of the Project

Conducted a comprehensive initiative aimed at elevating the Marble & Granite Sector’s performance and prospects. This involved an in-depth evaluation of the sector’s existing state, followed by strategic interventions designed to improve its technical, financial, and economic viability.

Scope of the Project

Scope of work includes:

1. · Review existing program design to establish technical, financial, and economic viability/potential of the proposed intervention for the Marble and granite Sector
2. · Study the existing value chain of the Marble and granite Industry from extraction to end consumer, including associated industries, Imports, and exports, stakeholders involved, extraction techniques, the processing involved, essential products, market segmentation, etc., due to which the Marble and granite sector is potentially active
3. · Conduct meetings/seminars/workshops with relevant stakeholders of the Marble and granite Sector and its sub-sectors to examine the current technological issues of existing industries in terms of the proposed interventions
4. · Validate the proposed technologies of excavators, wire saws, drills, Ground Penetration Radar Systems (GPRS), etc., based on their viability for the sector in terms of the following but not limited to;
5. o Geographic sources of raw material
6. o Availability and quality of local raw material
7. o Cutting and processing techniques
8. o Product Quality
9. o Final Product cost
10. o Product Impacts)
11. o Technology Impacts
12. o Product Market Position
13. o Product Pricing Mechanism
14. o Customer Demand
15. · Review Programme design considering medium to long-term requirements of identified technologies and validate the expected impact of technology up-gradation on the Marble and granite Sector
16. · Develop a Feasibility Report for proposed technologies of excavators, wire saws, drills, etc. based on findings
17. · Advise on integrated drivers of success of the Marble and granite sector based on product processes, market segments, technologies, infrastructure, human resources, etc.
18. Suggest specific recommendations for Tax and policy Reforms and promoting JVs for the betterment of the Marble and granite Sector.

Task Performed

Main Task Performed:

· Reviewed existing program design to establish technical, financial, and economic viability/potential of the proposed intervention for the Marble and granite Sector
· Studied the existing value chain of the Marble and granite Industry from extraction to end consumer, including associated industries, Imports and exports, stakeholders involved, extraction techniques, processing involved, essential products, market segmentation, etc., due to which the Marble and granite sector is potentially active
· Conducted Key Informants Interviews
· Conducted meetings/seminars/workshops with relevant stakeholders of the Marble and granite Sector and its sub-sectors to examine the current technological issues of existing industries in terms of the proposed interventions
· Conducted Key Informants Interviews
· Validated the proposed technologies of excavators, wire saws, drills, Ground Penetration Radar System (GPRS), etc. based on their viability for the sector in terms of the following but not limited to;
o Geographic sources of raw material
o Availability and quality of local raw material
o Cutting and processing techniques
o Product Quality
o Final Product cost
o Product Impacts)
o Technology Impacts
o Product Market Position
o Product Pricing Mechanism
o Customer Demand
· Reviewed Programme design considering medium to long terms requirements of identified technologies and validated expected impact of technology up-gradation on the Marble & Granite Sector
· Developed Feasibility Report for proposed technologies of excavators, wire saws, drills, etc. based on findings
· Advised on integrated drivers of Marble & Granite sector success based on product processes, market segments, technologies, infrastructure, human resources, etc.
Suggested specific recommendations for Tax & Policy Reforms and promoting JVs for the betterment of the Marble & Granite Sector

Geographical Spread

Risalpur, KPK.