Updated July 16, 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: 79 weeks
Elapsed Time Percentage: 98.5%
Revised Elapsed Time Percentage: 88%
Overall Progress Percentage: 79%

JULY TARGETS:

– Finalizing fabrication and 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

SUPERSTRUCTURE WALL FINISHES Outside wall finishes continues Ready for iron sheets Door and window frame fixing 90% Trusses fixing 100%

Multipurpose Hall

TRUSSES AND WALL FINISHES Outside wall finishes continues Truss fabrication 100% Truss fixing 5% Door and window frame fixing 80%

Classrooms (2No)

WALL FINISHES Finalizing outside wall finishes Door & window frame fixing 100% Fixing of iron sheets in progress

Pavillions (2 No)

TRUSSES Fabrication of trusses 100% Truss fixing 10%

Laboratory (1 No)

TRUSSES AND WALL FINISHES Inside room sink slab activities continues Outside room wall finishes in progress Door & window frame fixing 100% Ready for iron sheet fixing

Library

ROOF BEAM AND WALL FINISHES Truss fabrication 25% Truss fixing 10% Door and window frames fixing 95%

Staff Housing

TRUSSES AND WALL FINISHES Outside wall finish & beam continues Door & window frame fixing 25% Ready for iron sheet

Hostels (2 No)

TRUSSES AND WALL FINISHES outside wall finishes in progress Door & window frame fixing 50% Truss fabrication 80% Truss fixing 0%

Headmaster and Teachers' Housing

TRUSSES AND WALL FINISHES Outside wall finish preparation continues Door & window frame fixing 95% Truss fabrication 100% Truss fixing 15%

Cafeteria

Other Works

Fabrication & fixing of trusses, door & window frames continues

Doors and windows
trusses

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

superstructure activities in progress
substructure activities in progress

External Works
– Septic tank trench

* cleaning
* foundation base and column setting and excavation

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

soil cutting
gravel hauling in progress

Electrical and Plumbing First Phase Activities in Progress

Other Pictures

water drainage preparations
Lab sink formwork
Iron sheet truck on site
iron sheets on site
Ongoing outside wall finishes

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