Bhunya Bridge and Associated Roadworks
November 28, 2023D11 Bridge over Phophonyane River
November 28, 2023All engineering services including soil and borrow pit material investigations, design of the bridge, road and ancillary works, contract documentation, tendering, adjudication and supervision of construction
| FIRM’S REFERENCE | ||||
| ASSIGNMENT NAME | COUNTRY | |||
| Bridge over the Komati River at Sihhoye | Swaziland | |||
| LOCATION WITHIN COUNTRY | PROFESSIONAL STAFF PROVIDED BY THE FIRM | |||
| Sihhoye, Northern Hhohho Region | JG Metcalfe, CJ Rodda, CG Layman, NJ Mortimer, E Borresen | |||
| NAME OF CLIENT | № OF STAFF | |||
| Ministry of Public Works and Transport | 5 | |||
| ADDRESS | № OF STAFF-MONTHS | DURATION OF ASSIGNMENT | ||
| P O Box 58, Mbabane, H100 | 15 | 23 | ||
| START DATE | COMPLETION DATE | APPROX VALUE OF SERVICES | ||
| February 1999 | August 2000 | Professional fees : US$ 132 000Construction costs : US$ 1,412 million | ||
| NAME OF ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS | PROFESSIONAL STAFF-MONTHS OF ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS | |||
| Vela VKE Consulting Engineers(Pty) Ltd | 0,5 | |||
| NAME OF SENIOR STAFF (PROJECT DIRECTOR / COORDINATOR, TEAM LEADER) INVOLVED AND FUNCTIONS PERFORMED | ||||
| Project Manager : JC Metcalfe / CJ Rodda – Client liaison, quality control, contract management and prof. responsibility Roads Engineer : CG Layman – Geometric design of the bridge approach roads Senior Structural Eng. : NJ Mortimer – Bridge design co-ordinator Resident Engineer : E Borresen – Contract administration, construction supervision, claims adjudication & monthly payments | ||||
| NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT | ||||
| Design and construction of the bridge comprising 4 x 30m span post tensioned concrete beams and in-situ reinforced concrete deck supported on concrete piers and abutments on piles and associated approach roads with a double seal wearing surface linking existing gravel roads. | ||||
| DESCRIPTION OF ACTUAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE FIRM | ||||
| All engineering services including soil and borrow pit material investigations, design of the bridge, road and ancillary works, contract documentation, tendering, adjudication and supervision of construction | Vela VKE carried out the foundation investigations | |||
