BUREAU PROFILE
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ASSOCIATES
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS
PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS AND ENGINEERS
Owners- Operators
EVANGELIA MICHAILIDOU Architect (Dipl. Tel.+30-210 6233989, Fax: +30-210 6233976, Email address: [email protected] http://www.envista.gr
SYNOPTIC DESCRIPTION OF ENVISTA
Our company, ENVISTA S.A. (ENVIronmental STudies Associates), specialized in environm
ental consulting services, is based in Athens Greece. Nikolakopoulos established it in 1991. The bureau experience in the field of Environmental Impact Assessment for infrastructure projects, environmental management plans and natural protection projects of mainly motorway – airport projects, land-planning, urban, landscape and land-uses, is more than 25 years. More specifically the bureau has carried out and coordinated more than 180 studies of Environmental Impact Assessment. Either autonomous or within joint venture of other technical offices or even participating as consultant in larger study and research groups, has carried out a large number of environmental studies, obtaining considerable experience in all fields of the environmental spectrum. Envista applies interdisciplinary scientific methods and techniques. The studies are carried out every time by a group of scientists that is determined according to the specifications and scientific demands of the project. Within this framework, the bureau is also operating as a Consultancy Agency in a number of particularly complex and demanding projects. A characteristic example is their participation as Environmental Consultant of:
• Construction Management of J/V Construction of Ionia motorway Concession Project (Antirrio – Ioannina) 2009- today
• Construction Management of J/V Construction of E-65 motorway Concession Project (Lamia – Egnatia in Grevena region) 2008- today
• Operational Management of PATHE motorway (Agrinio Bypass and Arta Bypass, NEA ODOS Concessionaire, 2010-today
• Construction Management of the West Section of Egnatia Odos motorway (1997-2005)
• Construction Management of South PATHE and of North PATHE (motorway Patra – Athens – Thessaloniki – Evzoni) (1996-2002). SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE
ENVISTA S.A. has over 25 years of experience regarding the elaboration of Environmental Impact Assessment studies of major infrastructure projects, including public transportation (railway, motorway etc), landscape and land use projects, as well as urban and spatial planning projects. ENVISTA S.A. has:
elaborated more than 180 EIA studies/ Ecological Studies/Restoration studies/ etc
provided consultancy services by Development Projects
provided Environmental Consultation Services in long-term Construction Management consultant contracts for 6 Motorways in Greece:
Patra – Athens-Thessaloniki motorway (6 year contract). Egnatia Odos motorway(8 year contract- 130 km). Ionia Odos motorway (4 year contract, still operating - 387 km). Motorway of Central Greece E-65 (4 year contract, still operating -237km). Ardanio – Soufli M/way (Egnatia’s vertical axis). Aktio – Amfilohia M/way. provides Environmental Management and Support of the Project of “PATHE MOTORWAY” (Section Metamorhposi – Skarfia), during the operational phase. Envista provides its environmental services to a wide range of domestic and international clients, both in the public and private sectors. The following list of international clients is only indicative and aims to presenting the range and size of the company’s activities:
European Commision's Dir. XVI Cohesion Fund
Ε.U. Dir. XVII
E.U. Interreg IIIB
OMEK S.A. Ferrovial S.A. Lahmeyer GmbH
Dragados S.A. Hochtief GmbH
Alpine Bau GmbH
Vinci Airports
Aktor Concessions
TERNA S.A. IONIOS S.A. AEGEK S.A. EGNATIA ODOS S.A. ERGOSE S.A. OSE S.A. PUBLIC ELECTRICITY COMPANY (DEH S.A.) CADASTRAL S.A. Ministry of Environment, Energy & Climate Change
Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning & Public Works
Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport & Public Networks
Ministry of Development
Ministry of Tourism
More than 25 Municipalities and Prefectures in Greece. ACTIVITIES
Our bureau ENVISTA obtains considerable experience in all fields of the environmental spectrum and applies interdisciplinary scientific methods and techniques so as to provide the full range of services needed for the successful completion of a project. Studies – Consultancy
Environmental Impact Studies from Construction and Operation of Public Infrastructure Works
Transportation works, Waste disposal sites, Hydroelectric works, Dam construction schemes, Mining sites, Harbour works, Water treatment installations, Irrigation works, Tourist resorts, Industrial sites, Unlisted Works (Installation of Machinery and Other Construction Equipment, River Sand/Gravel Borrows, Depositions of Unusefull Slags/Building Materials/Rubbles/etc, Sand/Gravel Borrow Pits, Lime Stone Quarries, etc.), Large development programmes etc. Environmental Impact Assessment Reassert and Monitoring for Special subjects
Traffic forecasts, Noise (aircraft, traffic, railway etc.), Vibrations, Air pollution, Electro-magnetics fields, Visual Interception, Ground Water Pollution etc. Ecosystem Management
Ecosystem sensitivity and fragility research, Bio-density and Bio-diversity protection, Forest, Wet-land and coastal areas management, etc. Environmental Planning
Landscape and recreational area planning, Urban expansion, Re-forestation and re-plantation planning. Solid Waste Management
Refuse collection, Transfer and Disposal studies, Landfill selection site and design, Solid waste disposal projects, Hazardous waste site, Assessment and remedial actions. Water Resources Planning
Hydrology, Quantitative and qualitative approach of rivers and lakes, Natural resources inventory of parameters in ecosystems, Mapping of uses in natural resources. Information System Development
Expert systems applications in environmental geotechnology, Expert systems and intelligent interfaces for environmental engineering applications, G.I.S., M.I.S., Environmental Modelling, Databases, Environmental legislation audit and environmental impact statement procedures etc. Renewable Energy Resources
Studies, Research, special on Biomass, hydroelectric power and solid waste disposal, Feasibility studies of investment. Forestry Studies
Mountainous Hydrology, Forest Managment Studies, Forestal Roads Studies, Forestal Relaxation Studies, Re-forestation Studies, Photo/Aerophotograph explanation , Forest Cadastral/Land Register
Consultant Services on Development Projects
Developmental Works Administration and Supervision, Energy Saving, Utilization of Renewable Energy Sources (Biomass, Photovoltaic, Hydroelectrical Works, Wind Energy, etc.), Tourism Revenue Sources Development, Elevation of Cultural legacy
Environmental Education
Training programmes, Seminars
Environmental Construction Management
Planning of Environmental Control and Follow-up Program during construction phase
Elaboration of the “Environmental Management Plan” and “Check Lists”
Permanent monitor of the implementation of the environmental parameters according to the Environmental Terms and Action Plan, during the construction Phase. Program of monitor water quality
Program of noise measurements
Special report of water quality, acoustic environment quality
Report of evaluation of appropriateness of places (based on site selection criteria) for deposit sites borrow pits, construction sites etc. Proposals for remedial actions
Continually briefing and training of the team of Construction
Environmental Operation Management – Environmental Monitoring
Planning of Environmental Control and Follow-up Program during the operational phase
Environmental Terms Implementation Review
The elaboration of the “Environmental Action Plan” and the “Environmental Management Plan”
Program of monitor water quality
Program of noise measurements
Assess environmental risks
Comply all issues related to the operation of the project with environmental legislation
Evaluation of all environmental reports, drawings, specifications, schedules and all other documents, as required by the environmental terms. The elaboration of special reports deriving from the implementation of environmental terms.
