Water Resources and Development Company

What Water Resources and Development Company does

Water Resources and Development Company (WARD) s.a.r.l is a Lebanese construction and engineering firm headquartered in Beirut that originated from Wehbe Drilling Contracting, founded by Abbas Wehbe in 1972. The company specializes in water infrastructure across the full value chain, from water well drilling and pump stations through large-diameter transmission pipelines, ground and elevated concrete reservoirs, and distribution networks terminating at house connections. It also delivers electrical and electro-mechanical works (power plants, transmission lines, pumping stations, treatment plants), civil works (buildings, hospitals, heritage restoration), roads and bridges, soil investigation, and ongoing operation and maintenance services. The company manufactures its own percussion water well rigs and down-hole tools at an in-house factory.

WARD operates as a fixed-price project contractor whose revenue comes almost entirely from public sector and development-bank-funded infrastructure tenders in Lebanon and overseas. Its customer base comprises government utilities (Beirut and Mount Lebanon Water Establishment), reconstruction bodies (CDR, Council for the South), ministries (Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water, Albanian Ministry of Public Works and Transport), state enterprises (AZERENERGY JSC, NAWEC in The Gambia), and international development financiers (World Bank, Islamic Development Bank, Kuwait Fund, European Investment Bank, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs). Projects are typically won through competitive bidding, and WARD pursues new geographies via joint ventures with international construction firms.

The company is privately held and family-controlled, with founder Abbas Wehbe succeeded by Sharif Wehbi as General Manager. It holds Grade A qualified contractor status with three Lebanese government bodies, is ISO 9001:2015 certified, and has executed projects in Lebanon, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Sudan, Azerbaijan, Albania, The Gambia, and Qatar. Cumulative construction turnover over the most recent five-year period has exceeded USD 450 million.

Name

Water Resources and Development Company

Legal name

Water Resources and Development Company s.a.r.l

Website

https://wardlebanon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lebanese family-owned construction and engineering firm specializing in water well drilling, pumping stations, reservoirs, distribution networks, and broader civil infrastructure for government clients and international development financiers across the Middle East, Africa, Caucasus, and Balkans.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Infrastructure Construction

NAICS

Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110), Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237), Utility System Construction (2371)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Capital Delivery, Asset Management & Renewal Programs (Pipes, Plants, Pumps) (EUANAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water Treatment Plant Construction (Drinking Water) (IMAFAGAA), Stormwater & Drainage Infrastructure Construction (Sewer, Detention, Outfalls) (IMAFAGAF), Hydro BOP Civil & Water Conveyance (Dams, Spillways, Penstocks, Canals) (EUAMAFAG)

Keywords

• Water well drilling
• Hydraulic infrastructure construction
• Pumping station construction
• Water supply networks
• Roads and bridges construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Beirut

HQ country

Lebanon

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Infrastructure Construction Contracts: WARD generates revenue through fixed-price contracts for government infrastructure projects including water supply systems, roads, bridges, and civil works. Revenue is project-based with long-term contracts typically financed by international development banks or government budgets.
2. Water Well Drilling Services: Core drilling services for water wells including drilling, casing, screens, gravel pack, development, pumps, testing, and sterilization.
3. Operation & Maintenance Services: Ongoing maintenance contracts for water networks, sewage networks, sewage treatment plants, pumping stations, water wells, and buildings.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Water Resources and Development Company (WARD) is a construction and engineering contractor specializing in water supply infrastructure projects. Its core offerings include water well drilling, pumping stations, reservoir construction, water supply distribution networks, civil works (buildings, hospitals, heritage restoration), roads and bridges construction, electrical and electro-mechanical works (power plants, treatment plants), soil investigation, and operation and maintenance services for completed water and wastewater infrastructure.

Product overview

Water Resources and Development Company (WARD) s.a.r.l is a construction and engineering firm offering an integrated portfolio of infrastructure services. The company's core offerings span six main divisions: Hydraulic Works (potable water networks, water intakes, irrigation systems, wastewater networks), Electrical & Electro-Mechanical Works (power plants, transmission lines, pumping stations, treatment plants), Civil Works (buildings, reservoirs, heritage restoration, hospitals), Roads Construction (highways, bridges, box culverts), Soil Investigation Works, and Operation & Maintenance. The company specializes in the complete water supply value chain from main/sub pump stations through large diameter transmission pipeline networks to ground/elevated concrete reservoirs through distribution networks to house connections. WARD also operates a factory for manufacturing percussion water well rigs and down-hole tools. Recent construction turnover exceeds USD 450 Million.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hydraulic Works Hydraulic engineering services including potable water networks, water intakes, springs, irrigation systems, storm water networks and channels, and wastewater networks for government and public infrastructure clients.
• Electrical and Electro-Mechanical Works Electrical and electro-mechanical services including power plants, power transmission lines, transformers, electrical panel boards, pumping stations, water and wastewater treatment plants, generating sets, electrical synchronization boards, and street lighting.
• Civil Works Civil construction services including water well drilling, water retaining structures (reservoirs), pumping station buildings, buildings, restoration and reconstruction of heritage buildings and monuments, residential, hospital, and educational buildings.
• Roads Construction Road construction services including highways, national and service roads, bridges and under passes, box culverts, drainage systems, environmental works, and rehabilitation works for different types of roads.
• Soil Investigation Works Geotechnical and soil investigation services including standard penetration tests, continuous coring in rock, lab tests for bearing/shearing capacity, physical and chemical characteristics of soil, sampling, in-situ testing, CCTV inspection for pipes and boreholes, groundwater level tests, borehole logs, and slope stability performance.
• Operation and Maintenance Services Operations and maintenance services for water networks, sewage networks, sewage treatment plants, pumping stations, water wells, and different types of buildings, provided as ongoing post-construction contracts.
• Water Well Drilling Specialized water well drilling services including drilling, casing, screens, gravel pack, development, pumps, testing, and sterilization. The company has drilled the majority of wells in Lebanon and additional wells in Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Libya, and Sudan, and operates a factory for the production of percussion water well rigs and down-hole tools.
• Water Supply Distribution Networks Construction of transmission lines, distribution networks with ductile iron and polyethylene pipes, reinforced concrete water storage tanks, and house connections for municipal water utilities.
• Water Supply and Sanitation Systems Complete water supply and sanitation projects including water tanks, pump stations, main carriers, internal networks, sewage collecting systems, sewage pump stations, main collectors, and waste water treatment plants using extended aeration activated sludge.
• Conveyor 800 Irrigation Scheme Hydro agricultural development project supplying villages and farmland with water from the Litany River and Qaraoun Dam, including tunnels, pressurized pipelines, open canals, secondary conveyors, pump stations, and terminal reservoirs.
• Power Plant Construction Construction and civil services for gas fueled power plants including gas pipelines, lubricating oil and exhaust systems, fire fighting systems, power transmission lines, and erection works for generators and transformers.
• Water Treatment Plants Design and construction of water treatment plants including aeration units, ground water tanks, pumping units, chlorination systems, and generation systems.

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Construction CompaniescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWARD is widening its construction services (roads, bridges, railways, tunnels, waste water treatment plants) through joint venture and representation agreements with international companies reputed in such fields.
• WARTSILAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWARTSILA supplies Gas Powered Generator Sets with accessories for the Five Gas Fueled Power Plants project in Azerbaijan. WARD performs construction and civil services.
• Dar Al Handasah Nazih Taleb & PartnersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering consultant for the Greater Beirut Water Supply Project providing design review and construction supervision services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Worley: Global infrastructure services firm with extensive water and energy EPC and consulting work in MENA; much broader portfolio but overlapping on water infrastructure design, project management and field execution.
• Elsewedy Electric: Egyptian power, water and cable infrastructure conglomerate with regional EPC capability; meaningfully larger and broader, but overlaps with WARD on transmission, pumping and water infrastructure delivery in MENA.

Direct peers

• Archirodon Group: Middle East-headquartered marine, water and energy infrastructure contractor executing pumping stations, pipelines, dams and water treatment works; near-identical water-infrastructure EPC services and customer segment to WARD.
• Metito: UAE-headquartered water treatment EPC contractor serving MENA utilities with desalination, treatment and wastewater projects; direct overlap with WARD's water-treatment plant construction capabilities.
• Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC): Lebanon-origin global heavy infrastructure contractor delivering water, civil, mechanical and oil & gas projects across MENA; comparable in scale and customer base to WARD with the same regional point of origin.
• Khatib & Alami: Lebanese-rooted engineering consultancy executing water supply, irrigation and wastewater treatment projects across MENA; shares Lebanese origin and water-services clients even though delivery is design-led rather than pure construction.

Regional players

• Al Bawani Construction: Saudi building and infrastructure contractor active in water networks, civil works and roads across the Gulf; similar integrated water-civil offering but concentrated geographically in Saudi Arabia.

Emerging players

• SEPCO III Electric Power Construction Corporation: Chinese state-owned EPC major executing large-scale power, water and desalination projects in MENA and Africa; directly competitive with WARD on development-bank-funded infrastructure tenders.
• ACWA Power: Saudi developer and operator of water and power projects across MENA and Africa; comparable regional water-infrastructure project exposure, though business model centers on ownership/IPP rather than pure construction.
• Harbin Electric International: Chinese EPC contractor executing water and power infrastructure projects throughout MENA and Africa; comparable water-works delivery model and competitive on regional development-bank tenders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/wardlebanon

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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