Updated May 17, 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: 71 weeks
Elapsed Time Percentage: 88.75%
Revised Elapsed Time Percentage: 79.77%
Overall Progress Percentage: 74.5%

MAY TARGETS:

– Fabrication and installation of steel roof trusses.
– Window and door frame fabrication and fixing.
– Main site road networks.
– Superstructure wall finishes.

Pictures of work in progress can be see below.

Administration Block

Fixing of trusses and superstructure wall finishes. Truss alignment and level checking; inside walls plastering continues.

Multipurpose Hall

After ring beam blockwork continues.

Classrooms (2No)

Trusses and superstructure wall finishes. Fixing of truss U bolt; inside room plastering continues.

Pavillions (2 No)

Fixing of truss U bolts and wall finishes.

Laboratory (1 No)

Trusses and superstructure wall finishes. Inside room wall plastering continues.

Library

Roof beam activities and wall finishes. Roof beam concrete casting in progress. Inside wall plastering preparations.

Staff Housing

Trusses and wall finishes. Wall plastering in progress; truss U bolts fixing.

Hostels (2 No)

Trusses and after beamblockwork in progress.

Headmaster and Teachers' Housing

Trusses and wall finishes; plastering continues.

Cafeteria

Trusses and wall finishes; plastering continues.

Other Works

Ablution Blocks & Clocktower
– finalizing excavation and ready for footing

Finalizing excavation and ready for footing.

External works: road network
– Soil sample results are ready.
– Design levels
– Road soil cutting to start today

Electrical and plumbing first phase activities in progress

Site general cleaning continues

Fixing of trusses and door frames.

Other Pictures

Headmaster's house
Classrooms, laboratory, and pavilions
Steel truss connection
Fabrication workshop
Roof purlins

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