Note what the engineers are saying in 2:20 minute. They are positive about doing a project by themselves. However, not individuals but local institutions/companies/organizations are needed to do a civil construction project. Construction itself is rough combination of the following:
1) Survey and site selection,
2) Soil investigation by Standard Penetration Test (SPT) or CPT (Cone) and not by reading the soil composition maps as @Bilal9 thinks,
3) Entering Soil Boring Logs on the drawing sheets,
4) Examining the soil boring logs to determine the bearing capacities of the soil/pile under the piers (Pillars),
5) Getting loading data from the railway carriage manufacturer and doing the design of piles, pillars, and other structures,
6) Doing field construction.
Items 1) to 5) have been done by the Japanese companies. Our local engineers and skilled workers have been employed on an individual basis only during the construction phase, and the work was not sub-contracted to any local companies. The Main Contractors have hired local individuals to do or supervise the construction works.
So, a few individuals have gained experience, but not any local company. So, I think the govt will find no local organization/company to undertake any future project because none has been given the opportunity to gain experience. I believe similar projects will be done by foreign companies in the future also and a few individuals, as usual, will be employed to help the construction.
This procedure is being repeated since Pakistan time and you can rest assured that it will continue till eternity. The govt of Golden Bangladesh loves to do things this way which it terms development.
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