NEXT STEP INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES LIMITED - Akure, Nigeria

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Next Step International Resources Limitedis an indigenous firm of Nigeria Engineering Contractors incorporated as a multi-sector organization since 2009 to undertake comprehensive professional service in the development of civil, Building and water resources engineering works, etc. The firm is adequately equipped with relevant machineries and staffed with highly qualified technical personnel with proven experience in their respective fields. The firm has reasonable experience in the following civil engineering schemes and offers first class services in them.
ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES AND EXPERTISE
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Design and Construction Services (DCS) have fully developed the necessary core engineering disciplines to successfully meet the requirements of our clients. A description of each engineering discipline, tools and technologies, staff training and advancement, and a listing of resources is provided in this section.
Internationally, the Next Step International Team has been actively involved in engineering and environmental projects for more than three decades and has acquired extensive experience in a variety of fields including design/build of municipal infrastructures, civil construction; water supply and treatment; wastewater treatment facilities; remediation of contaminated sites; groundwater treatment; operations and maintenance (O&M) services, etc.
1. Civil Engineering
In-house expertise in a broad range of civil engineering includes roadwork design, earthen structures, and containments associated with site remediation/landfill and site work grading projects. In addition, civil expertise is required for works related to municipal infrastructure such as gravity sewers, force mains, pump stations, water reservoirs, water supply and treatment, and wastewater conveyance and treatment.
2. Structural Engineering
Full in-house capability is available for reinforced concrete design and building structural steel. Services are provided for a wide range of projects including water, wastewater and groundwater treatment facilities, underground concrete storage tanks, pumping and booster stations, landfill gas collection and flare systems, sheet pile walls, secondary containment structures and lining systems, building modifications and new installations at industrial facilities, retaining walls for creek rehabilitation and storm water management structures.

3. Geotechnical Engineering
More than 50 qualified professional staff located in numerous offices provides Geotechnical engineering services. These considerable resources include an affiliated company, Inspec-Sol, which specializes in geotechnical engineering and has grown to become a leading firm in the field with a staff of over 100 professionals, field technicians/technologists, laboratory staff, and support personnel. Geotechnical professional services include investigations, designs and/or analyses for landfill caps and liners, borrow sources, landfill settlement, slope stability in soil, rock, and refuse, building foundations, tunnels, pavements, concrete, blasting, vibration monitoring, rock cuts, shoring, rock mechanics, and linear projects (power transmission lines and pipelines). Field quality assurance testing is provided for all the scopes of work described above by trained engineers, geologists, and technicians.
4. Mechanical Engineering
The Next Step International Team mechanical engineers provide services to clients in all phases of planning, development, and design. Our expertise includes process piping and plumbing, fire protection systems, energy management and control systems, building environmental systems (HVAC), energy conservation systems, noise and vibration analyses, material handling systems, water hammer analyses and solar and cogeneration power systems.
5. Process Engineering The Next Step International Team has a great deal of in-house expertise and experience in process engineering services. This expertise includes preparation of process flow diagrams, process hazard reviews, troubleshooting, startup and operations activities and training, process evaluation/optimization, and plant modification additions.
6. Electrical Engineering The Next Step International Team electrical engineers meet client needs with a comprehensive range of services. Our projects and areas of expertise include design of systems for power distribution and control, security and surveillance, emergency power, fire alarms, indoor and outdoor lighting, and standby and cogeneration power. The Next Step International Team is experienced in short circuit and coordination studies, power factor correction and lightning and fault protection.
7. Instrumentation and Controls
The Next Step International Team has in-house specialists to provide process instrumentation and control for a broad range of engineering and environmental projects. Depending on client requirements, systems can be designed for manned or unmanned operations, with local and/or remote alarms and data gathering.
Level controls, intrusion, fire, and temperature alarms; pressure and flow monitoring; data collection, transmission, downloading, automatic report generation, etc. are some of the instrumentation and control systems that can be incorporated into a project. These services are provided for projects as simple as a leachate pump in a leachate collection system, to sophisticated controls for specialized water and wastewater treatment systems. The Next Step International Team is experienced in supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems and Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) systems and Next Step International engineers are trained in several SCADA and PLC software packages.
CONSTRUCTION AND CONTRACTING SERVICES
1. Services during Construction
During the construction phase, the planning, design, procurement, and client expectations become a reality as a facility is constructed. The Next Step International Team’s goal is to assume a leadership role during the construction phase by encouraging communication and understanding between the project participants, contributing to solutions, completing submittal reviews, inspections, Request for Information (RFI) responses, delivery of owner furnished equipment, processing payment requests, coordination of contractor, owner, and owner operations staff, and to resolve disputes in a fair and expeditious manner.
The Next Step International Team maintains a full complement of staff experienced in procurement phases, pre-construction phase requirements, construction contract administration and site observation, facility start-up/performance phases, and project completion and closeout phases.
2. Construction Management
The Next Step International Team has acquired extensive experience in all aspects of construction management, which ensures a cost-effective implementation of the design product. Next Step International offers model construction contract documents and specifications, which have been used successfully on many large complex landfill and environmental projects.
Next Step International approach to staffing for construction management activities has been developed to ensure continuity of design staff for technical oversight and review of the project during construction.
WATER MANAGEMENT SERVICES
1. Flood Control
The Next Step International Team has provided flood-control planning services to a variety of clients, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nigerian State and local governments, and watershed management organizations.
These projects have ranged in size from large, complex river and basin studies to small stream and lake management efforts.
The Next Step International Team’s staff of water resources planners, designers, engineers, and scientists is knowledgeable about federal, state, and local requirements for conducting flood control and floodplain management investigations. It is this staff that makes The Next Step International Team the leading regional firm in providing flood control planning and management services to all our clients.
2. Watershed Management
Whether the watershed is primarily rural or agricultural or mostly urban, The Next Step International Team is prepared to provide expertise design engineering to provide solutions to water quality concerns and flood prevention.
Since the 1980s, The Next Step International Team has been helping watershed management organizations prepare or update their watershed management plans and implement special studies and improvement projects.
The Next Step International Team brings its experience to explore innovative and alternative watershed management approaches to meet specific needs.
We can also provide ongoing engineering services, such as permit reviews for conformance with plans, rules and regulations, policies, standards, and criteria; stakeholder participation programs and agency coordination; and water quality monitoring and modeling. Our full range of watershed management services includes:
• Comprehensive water resource planning
• Flood control measures
• Planning for dams, streams, channels, sewers, and other kinds of
infrastructure
• Capital improvement programs and grant application assistance
• Storm water quality studies and flow monitoring programs
• Storm water utility development
• Lake and stream planning and restoration

Water Development Project
Water Development is one of our core competence areas of engineering activity. Our operation include the design and construction of skid mounted rural water treatment plant (irrespective of source of water), and semi urban/urban treatment plants. We are also involved in borehole drilling.
Our boreholes incorporate the use of solar energy as an alternative source of energy where necessary. In all our works we strive to use most current, simple, sustainable and relevant technology that is users’ friendly.
In the area of water supply, we also construct Dams as a source of raw water for water treatment plants and irrigation purposes. Finally we supply standard water treatment chemicals from Nigerian producer and other countries.
Shore Protection
Carrying out coastal defense work to stabilize shore lines and to protect them from erosion and flooding is our specialty. We have been involved in many such projects from the construction of groin structures to simpler slope protections on inland water ways.
Rural electrification
Electrification of rural areas of Nigerian has been our major passion. We have constructed and solar based power schemes. We have also supplied and installed solar powered refrigerators and light system for rural hospitals and communities.
Pipelines
Our experience includes the laying of large diameter steel pipe lines for the conveyance of water, oil, and chemicals in different terrains, inclusive of marshy terrains.
Dredging and reclamation
Dredging and reclamation is an important step for the construction of ports and transport canals. Dredging is required to maintain vital approach channel and to restore access to silt up rivers and canals. With our technical partners, we have executed numerous projects in Niger delta area
Pilling and marine construction works
In association with our technical partners, we have a long established record in pilling and marine construction works. This ranges from installation of concrete, tubular and sheet piles, jetty constructions and concrete ramp installation
Environmental services
The company’s environmental services in waste management includes; primary and secondary treatment of industrial effluent, management and installation of sewage system facilities, environmental remediation in oil spillage and solid waste management.
Rural and Urban highway
We have executed laterite filled rural feeder roads, surface dressed and asphaltic coated highways all over Nigeria.
NEXT STEP INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES LIMITED AND LABORATORY SERVICES:
Sitech Engineering Ltd. Geotechnical & Material Laboratory here in Nigeria is always very much available to complement the design works of the company’s Civil / Structures Department, Water and Soils Chemical Analysis especially in the area of Agriculture and Water related projects. Through this close relationship with Messrs Sitech Engineering Ltd. Laboratory Services, the firm has been able to provide efficient services to the public and private sectors which include; Deep Soil Investigation, Research & Studies, Bridge Sites and Foundation, Highways and Roads, Public Health and Water, Agricultural Studies, Water and Chemical Research & Studies, Quality Control for Manufacturing Industries Construction and Engineering Consultants.

Some of the up-to-date equipment and facilities, which are being used by the Firm for her, numerous projects are listed below:
GEOTECHNICAL LABORATORY EQUIPMENT:
The company has invested in the following facilities:
Computer Facility:
Next Step International Resources Limited has been engaged in the acquisition of knowledge and experience in the use of computer and computer programmes since 2004. Started humbly with a couple of XT 486 IBM compatible machines, has now saturated the office with high speed and versatile INTEL hardware. The firm has also acquired powerful softwares in Water and Municipal Engineering works, Highways Design, Dams / Reservoirs, Bridges, RC Designs as well as Construction Management suites.
The Company has for the last 5 years been in contact with General and Technical Systems Ltd (GTS) in Loughborogh, United Kingdom. Next Step International Resources Limited has enjoyed competent services from GTS by way of training, technical support and services.

The Company has to its credit experienced computer Professionals and a well-equipped Computer department with many Micro Computers backed up with up to date software packages that provide Computer Aided Design and Detailing (CADD) in areas of Building, Geotechnics, Structures, Highways, Environmental, Water and Agricultural Engineering.

Next Step International Resources Limited has in its possession several SOFTWARE PACKAGES some of which are listed below:

i) Auto CAD R14, 2000, LT 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013
ii) AutoCAD Map Release 2
iii) Land Development Desktop (Multi-purpose)
iv) AutoDesk Civil Design (Multi-purpose)
v) RCD 2000 (Structures only)
vi) Scale (Structures only)
vii) P-FRAMES (Structures only)
viii) XLS Designs (Structures only)
(ix) RISA 2D (Structures)
(x) MR3 (Civil – Highways only)
(xi) HVAEL Programs (Highways)
(xii) Eagle Point
(xiii) WALLRUS
(xiv) Water CAD
(xv) Map-Info version 7.0- GIS software
(xvi) Stoner- network analysis software
(xvii) PDS- software for use with GPS
(xviii) DGM (Digital Ground Modelling)
(xix) MX Road
(xx) SAP 2000 - Structural Analysis and Design software
(xxi) MX RENEW

We have recently acquired and added GIS Equipment and software to our growing computer capability. A detailed list is shown below:

Item No. Description
1. HP #4 Notebooks with the following specification:
• 15.4” wide screen monitor
• Double layer DVD Burner & 1TB of storage
• Centrino 1.8
• 4gb SDRAM
2. Personal Computer System (Desktop – 4 Nos.) with high-end specifications

3. Mercury Digital Camera
• CyberPix S-590Y
4. A0 (48” x 36”) size Digitizing Tablet:
• Calcomp Drawing Board III
• 0.005 unit accuracy
16-button corded and 16-button cordless cursors (pucks)
5. Digitizing Tablet Base:
• Calcomp Model 811 lift base
• Manual lift/ manual tilt
6. A3 size colour printer:
• HP DeskJet 1220C
7. A0 size colour plotter:
• HP Design jet 500C
8. Digital colour scanner:
• HP Scan jet 6250C
9. External data back-up device:
• HP CD-Writer 8230e
10. Colour Printer:
• HP DeskJet 1120C & 2500C
11. Laser Jet Printers:
• HP 6P & 5L
12. Power back-up device:
• APC 2.2KVA SMART
13. Consumables:
• Paper, ink cartridges, diskettes and compact discs
14. GIS Software:
• MapInfo version 7.0


Surveying
Next Step International has surveying equipment for at least 3 teams working at the same time. These include
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