Updated March 3, 2025

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

Proposed Contract Period: 80 weeks
Proposed Time Extension:  123 weeks
Proposed Commencement Date: January 2, 2023
Proposed Completion Date: December 31, 2024
Revised Completion Date: April 30, 2025
Time Elapsed: 114 weeks
Revised Elapsed Time Percentage: 93%
Overall Progress Percentage: 89%

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

  • TEACHING AREA: Multipurpose Hall, Classroom Blocks, Laboratory Blocks, and Pavilions plus Ablution Blocks – Will be handed over for Furniture Fittings on 23rd Feb 2025.
  • HOSTELS: First 2 Hostels, 1 for boys and 1 for Girls will be ready for receiving Beds on 09th March 2025 and the other 4 Hotels will be ready on 30th April 2025.
  • HEAD & TEACHERS HOUSES: Will be ready for occupation on 23rd March 2025.
  • STAFF HOUSES: All 3 semi-detached will be ready for occupation on 6th April 2025.
  • CAFETERIA & LIBRARY: Will be ready on 13th April 2025
  • EXTERNAL WORKS: Recreational Facilities i.e. all grounds, Electrical and Plumbing works for all structures continues

NOTE:
We have shifted our main focus from the teaching area to the headmaster’s house and two hostels. However, we still have some outstanding work on the pavilions, which have been converted into classroom blocks. Additionally, there are critical tasks remaining in the teaching area that require more attention to ensure quality is maintained. These works are still in progress. As of now, we have reached 95% completion in this section.

Class Blocks (4 No)

Western Section (2No): Fixing of internal & external doors in progress; Foul water drainage activities on going; Painting of first & final coat in progress. Eastern Section (2No): Finalizing foul water drainage system; First & final coat paints on going; Finalizing fixing of internal & external doors.

Pavilion (4 No)

Eastern & Western pavilions: Finalizing Internal & External wall finishes; foul water drainage activities continue; painting of preparation paints in progress

Laboratory (4 No)

Western laboratory: Worktables finish in progress; Final coats painting continues; Foul water drainage activities in progress Eastern laboratory: Worktable finishes & final coat painting on going; Foul water drainage activities on going; Fixing of internal & external doors in progress

Administration

Administration: Finalizing ceiling board painting; Final coats painting on going; Fixing of tiles preparation in progress

Multipurpose

Painting in progress; Changing room & washroom ceiling activities in progress; Floor screed finish in progress, Foul water drainage continues

Hostels (4No)

Western and Eastern Hostels: Hostels 1 & 4 - Internal and external wall finishes preparations; Lime putty, window-door reveal & jointer; Hostels 2 - finalizing roofing work (delayed due to rains)

Library

Roofing in progress: Fixing of additional trusses & purlins to start soon; The remaining activities to follow the executive summary

Ablution Block (4 No)

Superstructure activities in progress: Internal & External wall finishes in progress

Teachers & Headmaster House

Ceiling blundering in progress; Installation of side opening grills; Other remaining works to follow the summary order

Cafeteria & Staff Houses
Cafeteria: Painting in progress; ready for glazing
Staff houses: read for ceiling board installation.

Other Works

External Works
– Septic tank

* Tanks 1 & 2: remaining activities to follow the summary

Sewer drainage system (western section 98%)
* Setting out, excavation, cleaning, sand level checking, pipe fixing & sand &
soil back filling, construction of manholes

– Earth works (95%)
* Crusher run final finish pending
* Football pitch and coats clearing preparations on going

Electrical and Plumbing First and Second Phase Activities in progress (subcontractor)

Electrical and Plumbing Works:
First-phase activities in progress across all structures.

Other Pictures

Site visit
Interviews with the teachers
Interviews with the primary school pupils
Headmaster's house
Western section converted pavilion
Outside administration office block
Overall site pic
Site aerial view from south east
Headmasters & teachers houses
Western section class block
Eastern section class block
Part of western section view

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