Construction of Giresun Wastewater Treatment Plant  Tender Dossier Volume 3 Employer’s Requirements  Section 1 : Introduction and Existing Condition  5 of 11  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). 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.  The center of Province is situated on the peninsula extending towards the sea between Aksu and  Batlama valleys.  1_Vol3_d4 3_Section 1_IntroExisting Condition_GIR_rev8  1.3.2 Topography and geology  Figure 1-1  Map showing Giresun Province in Turkey  1.3 Existing Conditions  1.3.1 Project area  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. 