Updated April 29, 2024

Client: The Archdiocese of Blantyre
Consultant: Team Lift Inc. / Hagios Consulting Engineers
Contractor: Sitbec Ltd.

Proposed Contract Period: 80 weeks
Proposed Time Extension:  9 weeks
Proposed Commencement Date: January 2, 2023
Proposed Completion Date: July 2, 2024
Revised Completion Date: August 31, 2024
Time Elapsed: 67 weeks
Elapsed Time Percentage: 83.75%
Revised Elapsed Time Percentage: 75.28%
Overall Progress Percentage: 72%

APRIL TARGETS:

Procurement, fabrication, and installation of steel roof trusses:
– Work has started with fabrication and most of the steel has been procured from South Africa.

Procurement of steel roof sheets, window and door frames:
– Window and door frames are being fabricated locally.

Fixing of door and window frames:
– Not started yet.

Plastering:
– We have started on some structures.

Setting out storm water and foul drainage structures:
– We are doing road alignment sampling to determine the road and drainage designs.

Setting out of ablution blocks and clocktower:
– In progress.

Pictures of work in progress can be see below.

Administration Block

Wall plaster preparation; ready for trusses

Multipurpose Hall

Ring beam casting preparation

Classrooms (2No)

Wall plaster preparation; ready for trusses

Pavillions (2 No)

Ring beam casting in progress

Laboratory (2 No)

Blockwork done and ready for trusses

Library

Finalizing after ring beam blockwork; roof beam formwork preparation

Staff Housing

Finalizing blockwork; ready for trusses. Wall plastering preparation

Hostels (2 No)

After beam blockwork continues

Headmaster and Teachers' Housing

Plastering preparation; ready for trusses

Cafeteria

Finalizing after beam blockwork; ready for trusses

Other Works

Block Moulding
269,300 blocks

Setting out of:
– Ablution blocks: done
– Clocktower: done
– Road networks: done
– Carparks: done
– Storm and foul drainages: continues
– Soil sampling, field and lab tests: in progress

Electrical and plumbing first phase activities in progress

Site general cleaning continues

Fabrication and assembling of trusses continues

Other Pictures

Library casted ring beam and blockwork
Site view
Site view
Fabrication of trusses for all structures
Teacher's house

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