NESPAK

NESPAK is a product of the national renaissance of the early 1970’s in Pakistan. The idea was to attain self-reliance in engineering consultancy at national level and to reduce dependence on foreign consulting firms by developing an indigenous talent pool which culminated in the creation of a private limited company in 1973 named “National Engineering Services Pakistan (Pvt) Limited”. A small group of experts in various engineering disciplines were handpicked from the existing Government and private organizations to run NESPAK.
The company undertook projects of such large magnitude as the Left Bank Irrigation Tunnel at Tarbela Dam, Port Qasim and Karachi Steel Mills right at the outset was no men challenge for an organization in its infancy. It was due to the commitment and dedication of the founding members that such projects were successfully commissioned on schedule, contributing significantly to the burgeoning national economy. With this magnificent head start, the company soon expanded rapidly to accommodate the substantial business, which has kept pouring in since then, and by now, NESPAK has rendered services for 3,005 projects with a cumulative cost of Rs. 6,650 billon (US $ 164 billion), yielding a revenue of Rs. 26,110 million (US $ 641 million) NESPAK up to June 30, 2009.
Within a year of inception, NESPAK had entered the international arena by wining projects in Africa. After that there was no looking back; by now the company has provided, or is providing, consultancy services for 429 projects in 36 countries including Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Dominica, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Republic of Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates and Uzbekistan. Today foreign business accounts or nearly 30% of NESPAK’s total earning.
The greatest advantage NESPAK has over many other national and international consulting firms is that it can provide services in almost every field of engineering and economic development including water resources, agriculture, energy, transportation, communications, SCADA, environment, water supply and sanitation, architecture, urban planning, industry oil and gas, IT and GIS under one roof. The nature of services ranges from conceiving a project, carrying out master planning, pre-feasibility, feasibility and planning studies, preparing designs, tender documentation, management, preparing operation and maintenance annuals and specialized services for periodic inspection of engineering works. This is a great advantage to provide single window to the clients for all aspects of their projects.
The great success NESPAK has achieved is the development and promotion of consultancy in Pakistan by emphasizing the importance of the profession on every forum. Besides doing its own business, the company has supported and helped other smaller consulting firms of Pakistan in improving their experience and credentials by making joint ventures/associations with them. At present there are a large number of thriving Pakistani consulting firms, providing services both at the national and international level.