Updated August 20, 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: 84 weeks
Elapsed Time Percentage: 105%
Revised Elapsed Time Percentage: 94%
Overall Progress Percentage: 81%

AUGUST TARGETS:

– Finalizing fixing of steel roof trusses and iron sheets
– Finalizing window and door frames fixing
– Superstructure wall finishes continues
– Earth works and other external works continue

Pictures of work in progress can be see below.

Administration Block

WALL FINISHES & ROOFING Wall finishes 85% Iron sheet fixing 99%

Multipurpose Hall

ROOFING AND WALL FINISHES wall finishes in progress Iron sheet fixing 98%

Classrooms (2No)

ROOFING & WALL FINISHES Wall finishes 97% Door & window frame fixing 100% Fixing of iron sheets 98%

Pavillions (2 No)

ROOFING & WALL FINISHES Fabrication of trusses 100% Truss fixing 20% Wall finishes 15%

Laboratory (1 No)

ROOFING AND WALL FINISHES Inside room sink slab activities 70% wall finishes 98% Iron sheet fixing 98%

Library

ROOFING AND WALL FINISHES Truss fabrication 97% Truss fixing 15% Door and window frames fixing 100% Wall finishes 40 %

Staff Housing

ROOFING AND WALL FINISHES Wall finishes 60% Door & window frame fixing 95% Iron sheet fixing 98%

Hostels (2 No)

TRUSSES AND WALL FINISHES outside wall finishes in progress Door & window frame fixing 50% Truss fabrication 100% Truss fixing 10%

Headmaster and Teachers' Housing

ROOFING AND WALL FINISHES Wall finishes & beam filling 60% Door & window frame fixing 98% Truss fixing 90%

Cafeteria

ROOFING AND WALL FINISHES Wall finishes 60% Door & window frames fixing 95% Iron sheet fixing 98%

Other Works

Fixing of trusses, iron sheets, door & window frames in progress

Fixing of trusses
Fixing of door & window frames

Ablution Blocks & Clock tower
– superstructure activities in progress (1st ablution block)
– substructure activities in progress (2nd ablution block)
– superstructure activities in progress (clocktower)

ablution block
clocktower

External Works
– Septic tank

* Wall plastering (1st tank)
* Trench cleaning and setting out (2nd tank)

– Road network & Carparks
* soil cutting
* road formation, soil clarification, mixing, and compaction
* subbase layer gravel filling
* gravel hauling in progress

wall plastering
soil cutting

Electrical and Plumbing First Phase Activities in Progress

Other Pictures

site plan view
site centre plan view
site plan view
classroom inside lime putty finishes
1st septic tank
Hostel Trusses on site

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