Rehabilitation of Ncoboza – Dobson Roads Phase II in Mbabane
September 27, 2024Soil Testing Services for Municipal Council of Mbabane
October 14, 2024| ASSIGNMENT NAME: Lukhula to Big Bend (MR16) | COUNTRY: Swaziland | |||
| LOCATION WITHIN COUNTRY: Siteki to Big Bend, Lubombo Region | PROFESSIONAL STAFF PROVIDED BY THE FIRM: Project Director, Design Engineer, Materials/Pavement Engineer, Resident Engineer | |||
| NAME OF CLIENT: Ministry of Works and Transport (Roads Department | no. of staff : 7 | |||
| ADDRESS: P.O. Box 58, MBABANE, H100 | NO. OF STAFF-MONTHS: 26 | DURATION OF ASSIGNMENT: 12 | ||
| START DATE: September 1992 | COMPLETION DATE: June 1993 | APPROXIMATE VALUE OF SERVICES (US Dollars) Professional fees: : 0,080 million Construction costs : 1,3 million | ||
| NAME OF ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS: VKE Consulting Engineers (Pty) Ltd | PROFESSIONAL STAFF-MONTHS OF ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS: 2 | |||
| NAME OF SENIOR STAFF (PROJECT DIRECTOR/COORDINATOR, TEAM LEADER) INVOLVED AND FUNCTIONS PERFORMED: Project Director : J.G. Metcalfe – Client liaison, contract management and administration and professional responsibility Design Engineer : J.G. Metcalfe – Geometric design and design of stormwater drainage Materials/Pavement Engineer : J.A. Grobler – Materials survey and pavement design Resident Engineer : C.G. Layman – Construction supervision, quality control, progress reports and monthly payments | ||||
| NARRATIVE DESCIPTION OF PROJECT: Upgrading of 38km of existing gravel rural main road to surfaced standard with wider cross-section. Construction costs were minimized by the optimum utilization of the local materials along the road requiring modification of the in-situ subgrade with unslaked lime and stabilization of the pavement layers. | ||||
| DESCRIPTION OF ACTUAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE FIRM: Services included topographical survey, soil and materials investigations, design, contract documentation, tender administration, contract supervision and project management. | ||||
