Infrastructure
Cornerstone of Sustainable Growth and Service Delivery
Infrastructure shapes how communities grow, how businesses operate and how essential services are delivered. We help clients design, build and manage infrastructure that is practical, fit for purpose and tailored to real operating conditions. Our work spans rural development, urban planning, renewable energy, water systems and specialised construction projects around the world.
Supporting resilient infrastructure
Prime Consulting services include investment analysis, public private partnerships, project and facilities design, project management and risk management. We have a long history of trialling new approaches to water and land management. This includes the first trapezoid irrigation canal in the Afghan central highlands, community built small dams with rapid returns on investment and the introduction of drip irrigation to conserve water and improve yields. Our teams have also supported renewable energy and urban development initiatives.
Focused on practical delivery
We specialise in developing infrastructure assets that work. Every design is grounded in the needs of users, the local environment and the technical, financial and operational realities that determine long term success.
Specific capabilities:
Needs analysis and design
Economic and financial analysis
Feasibility studies
Project management
Supply logistics
Setting up assets and training staff
Risk management
Examples of our infrastructure work
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In 2023 we supervised demolition and led the redesign of an emergency warehouse facility for the Philippines Red Cross in Tacloban, Eastern Visayas, delivered for the Red Cross and the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
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From 2020 to 2021 we developed a framework, strategy and implementation guidelines for water security interventions across water stressed provinces, contracted by the Asian Development Bank. This included modernising community based irrigation systems and supporting farmers to adopt climate resilient water management practices.
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From 2016 to 2019, we managed the rehabilitation and upgrade of the Koronivia Research Station in Fiji as part of the Fiji Dairy Industry Development Initiative. This included designing, procuring and overseeing construction across a wide range of capital works, from roading and drainage to pasture development.
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Between 2014 and 2017 we trained and mentored staff at a state owned power company in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan, enabling them to operate and maintain a one megawatt solar power facility and associated distribution lines as part of the Bamyan Renewable Energy Project.
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We supervised construction of a 3.6 kilometre trapezoid concrete channel in Bamyan to improve water efficiency in six villages as part of a wider work programme focused on strengthening water security. The channel included concrete turnouts, pedestrian crossings and 22 washpoints added at the request of local women, providing safe and functional community spaces.
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In 2013 we managed the design, procurement and construction of a 600 tonne bioclimatic storage warehouse and potato packhouse in Bamyan Province. Equipment sourced from New Zealand was transported overland from Karachi and assembled onsite. The facility is still operated entirely by a farmer owned cooperative.
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Prime Consulting led the design and construction of 20 low cost dams in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan from 2013 to 2014. Built and maintained by farmer groups with minimal external input, these structures increased water availability for irrigation. After one year, farmers reported an average crop income increase of 51 per cent and a payback period of less than twelve months.
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We supported the Fisenge Dairy Business Union Cooperative in Luanshya, Zambia with establishing a milk processing centre. Our work included developing the business case, managing fitout and construction, installing equipment and training staff, including setup of a milk quality testing laboratory.
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Prime Consulting designed and constructed a dedicated milk collection centre for the Liteta Dairy Cooperative Union in Zambia, completing fitout and commissioning following construction.
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We prepared a detailed design for a commercial integrated sheep farming enterprise in the United Arab Emirates, including layout, construction specifications and animal husbandry requirements.
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Prime Consulting developed a slaughterhouse business model suited to conditions in Mongolia and provided technical support on good management practices for livestock processing.
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Prime Consulting contributed to the design and preparation of urban development projects for the Republic of Uzbekistan as it pushed for increased urbanisation of its less-populated cities. Funded by the Asian Development Bank, the Uzbekistan Integrated Urban Development Project followed a request from the Government of Uzbekistan for international support for the urban development of three pilot cities, Khiva, Djizzak, and Yangiyer