Updated October 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:  26 weeks
Proposed Commencement Date: January 2, 2023
Proposed Completion Date: July 2, 2024
Revised Completion Date: December 31, 2024
Time Elapsed: 91 weeks
Revised Elapsed Time Percentage: 85.6%
Overall Progress Percentage: 79.5%

OCTOBER TARGETS:

CONTINUATION OF FIXING OF TRUSSES AND IRON SHEETS FOR THE 1 REMAINING TEACHERS HOUSE, 4  PAVILIONS,  2  WESTERN  CLASSBLOCKS  &  LABORATORY,  LIBRARY,  CLOCKTOWER  AND  4
HOSTELS.

FINALIZING  SUPERSTRUCTURE  BLOCKWORK  FOR  THE  4  REMAINING  HOSTELS,
2  WESTERN  CLASSBLOCKS, 2 WESTERN PAVILIONS, 1 WESTERN LABORATORY, 1 SEPTIC TANK AND 4 ABLUTION
BLOCKS (All up to roof level)

SUPERSTRUCTURE WALL FINISHES CONTINUE

ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK IN PROGRESS

FINALIZING EARTH WORKS & INTRODUCING OTHER REMAINING EXTERNAL WORKS

Pictures of work in progress can be see below.

1.1 HOSTELS (6No)

Hostels 2,3,5 & 6 on ring beam level, installation of ring beam formwork rebars and casting in progress; Hostels 1 & 4 finishes in progress.

12 Class Blocks (4No)

Western Section (2No): Superstructure after beam blockwork, first wall plaster & beam filling; Truss fixing continues. Eastern section (2No): Wall finishes and foul water drainage system continues.

1.3 PAVILION (4NO)

2 Western pavilions: Finalizing ring beam formwork, rebar fixing and concrete casting. After beam blockwork in progress. 2 Eastern pavilions: finalizing Fixing of trusses & purlins

1.4 LABORATORY (2NO)

Western laboratory: Superstructure after beam blockwork. Eastern laboratory: Drainage system; setting out & excavations

LIBRARY

Roofing continues (fixing of trusses & purlins)

ABLUTION BLOCK 4NO

Finalizing Superstructure blockwork Ready for trusses

CLOCKTOWER 1NO & ADMINISTRATION

Clock tower: Finalizing fabrication of trusses & purlins (ready for trusses). Administration: Inside wall finishes continues 85 %

MULTIPURPOSE HALL, TEACHERS, & HEAD MASTERS HOUSE

Innside & outside wall finishes in progress.

CAFETERIA & STAFF HOUSES

Innside & outside wall finishes continue.

Other Works

External Works
– Septic tank
Tank 1

* Wall plastering: complete
* Top cover slab formwork, rebars, and concrete: preparations

Tank 2
* Setting out: complete
* Foundation base, beam, and column rebar bending: 80%
* Fixing, alignments, and concrete casting: next task

– Earth works (in progress)
* soil cutting: complete
* road formation, soil clarification, mixing, and compaction: complete
* subbase layer gravel filling and compacting: 95%
* base layer gravel filling and compacting: 0%

Electrical and plumbing first phase activities continue

Other Pictures

Sewer drainage system materials on site
structure water troughs on site
earth works plants on site
Compacted subbase layer (Earth works)
inside laboratory room wall finishes (in progress)
administration & clocktower structures
eastern section pavilion trusses
site view

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