(JSWI)Jiangsu Surveying and Design Institute of Water Resources Co., Ltd. (originally called as Jiangsu Surveying and Design Institute of Water Conservancy) was established in 1957. It is one of units qualified class A in this field in China. Now the corporation has 7 class A qualifications in engineering design, engineering consultation, consultation of engineering cost, engineering construction supervision, hydrology and water resources assessment, soil and water conservation planning and water resources appraisal in construction items etc. The corporation also has 6 class B qualifications in appraisal consulting of water projects, water transportation, industrial and civil engineering, environmental pollution control, municipal engineering and assessment of environmental protection, consultation of harbor engineering. It has also owned a ‘license of engineering contracting and labor cooperation abroad ’, and gained the certificate in quality system standard: ISO9001 in 2000.

    Since founded in 1957, the corporation has undertaken the surveying and planning of Huaihe River, Yangtze River Basin and regional plan in Jiangsu province. It also undertook the designs of many large pumping stations, sluices, reservoirs, locks, bridges, culverts, docks, industrial and civil architectures, the engineering construction supervision and a dozen of projects to help developing foreign countries. Entrusted by Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power, the corporation participated and/or took charge in compiling a lot of specifications and regulations such as Design Specification for Sluice, Design Code for Pumping Station and Design Specification for Hydraulic Retaining Wall. It takes the leads in the construction of sluices in plain regions where the water level is low, the handling and design of the foundation where the soil is very soft and in the design of low-head pumping stations. Recently the corporation has undertaken and/or is undertaking the following main projects: the project of South-to North water diversion, the project of discharging the Huaihe River water to the East Sea, levee reinforcement of Xinyi River and Xinshu River, renovation of Yangtze River, widening and dredge of the Grand Canal, the project of Tongyu River, the river for transporting Yangtze River water to Taizhou, the project of transporting clean water into Qiangwei River, embankment projects of seas and rivers etc.

    The corporation has always attached great importance to technological advancement, steady rise in the quality of the products and training of its personnel. It has 144 technical personnel of all levels, including 67 people with senior titles. 96 people have registered technical licenses of all kinds. Since 1982, it has been awarded more than 90 national, ministerial or provincial prizes, including 3 gold medals and 3 bronze medals for national excellent project design. It has also awarded titles such as ‘Advanced Water Conservancy Unit of Jiangsu Province’, ‘Credit Unit for Developing Northern Jiangsu’, ‘Credit Unit for the River for Transporting the Yangtze River Water to Taizhou’ and ‘Discharging the Huaihe River Water to the Sea’ by Jiangsu provincial government, ‘Advanced Collective for Excellent Planning and Design for the Project of South–to–North Water Diversion’ by the Ministry of Water Resources and ‘Class AAA Honoring Contracts and Keeping Promise Enterprise’ by the Jiangsu provincial government and the National Industrial and Commercial Administrative Bureau in 2004 respectively.

    The corporation will adhere to the view of development in the scientific way. It will unite as one in order to be the best and serve the public well. In combining the spirit of devotion, responsibility and down-to-earth attitude with good credit, excellent design and service, the corporation is determined to do a better job and make new contribution to the water resource causes and economic development of our country and the world.