D39 Ntsantsama River Culvert
November 28, 2023
Bridge over the Komati River at Sihhoye
November 28, 2023The services provided include geotechnical investigations for the bridge foundations and cut slope stability, soils and borrow pit investigations, preliminary and detail design, liaison with service authorities and Sappi Mill, tender documents, contract administration and contract supervision.
| ASSIGNMENT NAME | COUNTRY | ||
| Bhunya Bridge and Associated Roadworks | Eswatini | ||
| LOCATION WITHIN COUNTRY | PROFESSIONAL STAFF PROVIDED BY THE FIRM | ||
| Western Manzini Region | CJ Rodda, K Conradie, CG Layman, NJ Mortimer, JG Metcalfe | ||
| NAME OF CLIENT | № OF STAFF | ||
| Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Roads Department | 8 | ||
| ADDRESS | № OF STAFF-MONTHS | DURATION OF ASSIGNMENT | |
| P O Box 58, Mbabane, H100 | 102 | 61 | |
| START DATE | COMPLETION DATE | APPROX VALUE OF SERVICES | |
| August 1995 | January 2003 | Professional fees : US$ 0,162 million Construction costs : US$ 1,112 million | |
| NAME OF ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS | PROFESSIONAL STAFF-MONTHS OF ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS | ||
| Vela VKE Consulting Engineers(Pty) Ltd | 9 | ||
| NAME OF SENIOR STAFF (PROJECT DIRECTOR / COORDINATOR, TEAM LEADER) INVOLVED AND FUNCTIONS PERFORMED | |||
| Project Engineer : JC Metcalfe / CJ Rodda – Client liaison, quality control, professional responsibility Roads Engineer : CG Layman – Geometric design of road Bridge Engineer : JD Bisschoff / CR Allen – Structural design of bridge Hydrologist / Hydraulic Engineer : CJ Rodda – River hydrology, sizing of bridge openings Resident Engineer : K Conradie / NJ Mortimer – Contract management & administration, claims adjudication | |||
| NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT | |||
| The project is made up of a 2 x 30m span high-level bridge structure over the Lusutfu River, consisting of precast post-tensioned concrete beams with an in-situ reinforced concrete deck supported on a central pier and abutments, all founded on sound rock. The road works consist of 1,5km of surfaced approach roads including a climbing lane, a traffic circle, street lighting and the relocation and protection of associated services. | |||
| DESCRIPTION OF ACTUAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE FIRM | |||
| The services provided include geotechnical investigations for the bridge foundations and cut slope stability, soils and borrow pit investigations, preliminary and detail design, liaison with service authorities and Sappi Mill, tender documents, contract administration and contract supervision. | |||
