Nepal is listed as one among five least developed countries of the world, World Development Report published by the World Bank. Because of its geographical location along the Himalayas believed by geologist to be the mountain, it has a fragile environment and Unique Ecology. Hence Nepal’s need for speedy development and resource conservation with ecological balance is felt by everybody. Efforts are made to balance development and Environment for sustainable fulfillment of people’s basic needs. In this scenario, the overall goal Set by the Environment & Resource Management Consultancy (ERMC) P. Ltd. is to make maximum of its effort in order to contribute to the development activities within the country with overall environment aspect around the neighborhood in an optimum balance.
The organization was established in 1986 as an Engineering Consulting Firm as SETH Engineering Services, which grew into a private Limited company according to the company act of Government of Nepal in the year 1986 A.D. as SETH Engineering Services (P.) Ltd. From September 2000 the consultancy revised and changed its name as Environment & Resource Management Consultant (P.) Ltd.
Main field of activities of this firm is planning, survey, design, supervision and management of the projects within all fields of engineering and related science. From the outset, our primary concern has always been to render professional and personal services of the highest quality to our clients who include government, semi-government, non-government and private enterprises.
Services
ERMC provides consulting services on at least the following areas:
> Engineering Projects
> Architectural Projects
> Planning and Managem ent
> EIAs (Environmental Impact Assessment
> Socio-economic and social distribution studies
> Rural Community development intervention
> Program / Project identification, appraisals and design
> Program / Project implementation
> Evaluation and Monitoring of any development endeavour
> Training and General Human resource development (HRD)
> Documentation, norms, standards preparation in any of above
> Research in any of the above
Sectors
> Environment
> Water Resource
> Transportation
> Energy
> Water Supply and Sanitation
> Irrigation
> Geotechnical
> Bio-Engineering
> Housing and Building
> Urban/Rural Development
> Community Development
> Agriculture and Forestry
> Capital Investment
> Computer Software Development and Training
Area of Specialization
In the above-mentioned sectors, the ERMC provides the following specific services:
> Environmental Impact Assessment of development project, program or process
> Identification, Selection, Appraisal, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation of Project
> Socio-economic studies, Feasibility studies, and Field Investigation of Development Endeavors and Rural Development Intervention
> Detailed Engineering Survey viz., Topographical, geological, hydrological, geophysical survey of engineering project
> Detail Design of Engineering Structure
> Feasibility and Market Studies, Financial and Economic Analysis, and Preparation/Design of Capital Investment Projects
> Earthquake Engineering
> Quantity Survey, Traditional BOQ or Operational Cost Estimation
> Risk and Sensitivity Analysis for Engineering Projects
> Construction Supervision and Management including Contract Management, Administration, Documentation, Quality Control
> Research on any of above
> Property valuation
