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- Hydraulic Engineering Consultant Corporation II (UPCOM: HEC) is a Vietnam-based engineering consultancy firm specializing in the planning, survey, design, and project management of water resource infrastructure, hydropower, and civil engineering projects. Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, the company provides comprehensive technical services across the lifecycle of hydraulic, agricultural, and public utility developments. Its core service offerings comprise topographic, geological, hydrogeological, and meteorological survey services; master planning, basin planning, and feasibility studies for irrigation networks, flood prevention, and reservoir management; detailed engineering design and cost estimation for dams, spillways, pumping stations, drainage networks, sea dikes, and river embankments; technical design and consulting for small- and medium-scale hydroelectric power facilities and renewable energy infrastructure; construction supervision, technical verification, and quality appraisal for civil and hydraulic works; environmental and social impact assessments alongside water security and climate adaptation studies; and laboratory material testing, geotechnical drilling, and foundation analysis. The company primarily caters to state agencies, municipal authorities, agricultural management boards, and infrastructure developers across Vietnam, with extensive operations focused on the Mekong River Delta, Southeast region, and Central Highlands. In recent operational developments, Hydraulic Engineering Consultant Corporation II has expanded its technical scope to focus on regional climate change resilience, executing major consultancy contracts for salinity intrusion prevention, coastal protection, and water storage systems across the Mekong Delta; accelerated the deployment of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and GIS-based computational hydraulic modeling across its design divisions; broadened its renewable energy advisory practice to include modernization of existing hydro assets and floating solar feasibility; and upgraded its specialized testing facilities to support large-scale national water resource and infrastructure programs.