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Any drawings included in the contract are indicative in the implied sizing or location of plant. The Contractor shall be liable for the design of the works. 

The Contractor shall supervise the End-Beneficiary’s in their operation and maintenance of the wastewater treatment plant for the duration of the Defects Notification Period. The Giresun Municipality shall recruit operation staff to be trained. The practical training of staff (management, operation, maintenance and service) by the main contractor will take place continuously both during the construction and installation of equipment as well as during the commissioning and plant operation (over the DNP). 

## 1.3 Existing Conditions 

## 1.3.1 Project area 

Giresun Province is located in Eastern Black Sea of Black Sea Region. Area of Giresun is 6,934 km$^{2}$ and corresponds to 0.89 % of Turkey’s area. 

Giresun Province is surrounded by Trabzon and Gümüşhane in the east, by Erzincan in the southeast, by Sivas in the south and southwest, by Ordu in the west. The Black Sea is to the north of the Province. Giresun is located on 40°07' and 41°08' north latitude and 37°50' and 39°12' East east longitude. (Figure 1-1). 

Besides Centre district, there are 15 districts, 3 sub-district and 533 villages in Giresun. There are 33 municipalities in the province. Districts are. Alucra, Bulancak, Çamoluk, Çanakçı, Dereli, Doğankent, Espiye, Eynesil, Görele, Güce, Keşap, Piraziz, Şebinkarahisar, Tirebolu and Yağlıdere. 

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## 1.3.2 Topography and geology 

The center of Province is situated on the peninsula extending towards the sea between Aksu and Batlama valleys. 

