Updated April 2, 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: 118 weeks
Revised Elapsed Time Percentage: 95.9%
Overall Progress Percentage: 89.5%

Class Blocks (4 No)

Western & Eastern sections: Foul water drainage activities continues; Painting of external walls and trusses continues; Storm water drainage system underway; Landscaping in progress;vPreparation for paving walkways underway

Pavilion (4 No)

Eastern & Western Pavilions: Beam filling in progress; Preparation for internal wall plaster in progress; Preparation for block work for pavilion

Laboratory (2 No)

Western and Eastern Laboratory: Terrazzo installation in progress- worktop surfaces; Finalizing painting of trusses and walls continues at western laboratory; Foul water drainage activities on going western laboratory; Fixing of internal & external doors completed

Administration

Screed floor completed, ready for tile fixing; Final touches of foul water drainage in progress; Installation of electrical fitting continues

Multipurpose

Painting of walls and trusses in progress; Internal Screed floor complete; Preparation for Foul water drainage in progress; Fitting of external and internal doors in progress; Pointing and window reveals final touches underway; Glazing completed

Western Hostels (No. 25)

Western Hostels: Hostel 1 screed floor completed; Lime putty completed; Glazing completed; Landscaping in progress; Preparation for foundation plaster and foul water drain underway

Eastern Hostels (No. 28)

Eastern Hostels: Lime putty completed; Painting of trusses in progress; Preparation for screed floor underway.

Library

Roofing in progress - Fixing of additional trusses & purlins in progress

Teachers and Headmaster's House

Ceiling board installation in progress; Ready for screed floor; Glazing completed; Painting of external walls in progress

Staff Houses

Ceiling board installation in progress; Glazing completed; Kitchen external plaster in progress  Kitchen lime putty complete.

Cafeteria: Preparation for screed floor in progress.
Ablution Blocks: Internal and external wall finishes continue


Other Works

External Works
– Septic tank

* Tanks 1 & 2: All remaining activities to resume soon

Sewer drainage system (western section 92%)
* Setting out, excavation, cleaning, sand level checking, pipe fixing & sand &
soil back filling, construction of manholes

– Earth works (75%)
* Road reshaping & gravel level refill to resume soon
* Crusher run final finish pending
* Ready for football pitch excavation and refill (delayed due to rains)

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

Western hostels aerial view
Western hostel side view
Headmasters house ready for screed floor
Aerial view for teaching area section
Aerial view for administration block
Construction of eastern pit latrines in progress

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