Narrative Description of Project:

The project is to establish new accommodation for the High Court and Court of Appeal in Gaborone, Botswana.

Structural: Single level basement parking will be provided and the courtrooms, offices and related facilities accommodation will be situated at and above ground level up to second floor.

The building structure will be mainly of reinforced concrete, with a mixture of flat slab and structural steel for the roof.  Slabs will generally be coffer slabs and on larger spans, a ribbed or troughed slab will be utilized.  At the two main entrances, a structural steel dome (7.5m high and 15m diameter), is provided.

Civil: The scope of service covers the design and specification of all civil engineering aspects of the Works as well as the interpretation of the contents of the geotechnical report.  The following sub-disciplines are included: Bulk earthworks, Domestic water supply, Fire water supply, Sewage reticulation, Parking and stormwater, Rainwater discharge.

The project is complete and buildings handed over and occupied by the Client.

Narrative Description of Project:

A 3 storey multi unit office complex with ground level and basement parking.  Consists of 87 individual office units , shared boardrooms and meeting rooms, coffee shop, gymnasium , etc.

Narrative Description of Project:

Structural:  High profile prestigious new diamond sorting and sales building for Okavango Diamond Company.  A 3-storey building with underground basement for diamond delivery / dispatch and water storage & electrical facilities.  The building houses administrative offices on the ground floor, Client viewing rooms on the 1st floor and diamond sorting rooms on the 2nd floor. The triple volume Entrance Atrium is featured with a glazed façade.  The total floor area is approx. 5 500m2.

Civil:  The project consists of stormwater drainage, road works, water and sewer reticulation design for the development.

The Construction stage has commenced in Oct. / Nov. 2019. Construction duration is 22months.

Narrative Description of Project:

The project is to establish new Headquarters Accommodation for SADC in Gaborone, Botswana.

Structural: Single level basement parking will be provided and the offices and related facilities accommodation will be situated at and above ground level up to seventh floor.

The building structure will be mainly of reinforced concrete, with a structural steel roof on the low-rise component.  A sloped structural steel glazed facade will be provided over the entrance atrium and port cochere.  This roof will slope towards the rear to enable rain water to be drained away from the main entrance.  A flat concrete roof will be provided over the high-rise component.

Civil: The scope of service covers the design and specification of all civil engineering aspects of the Works as well as the interpretation of the contents of the geotechnical report.  The following sub-disciplines are included: Bulk earthworks, Domestic water supply, Fire water supply, Sewage reticulation, Parking and stormwater, Rainwater discharge.

The project is complete and building handed over and occupied by SADC.

Narrative Description of Project:

This development consists of 3 separate (1 x two-storey and 2 x three-storey) office buildings, all with underground basements.  The buildings consist of a carpark basement, suspended ground, and 1st & 2nd floors.  The reinforced concrete frame supports an SDS floor system.  The roof is of timber trusses with concrete tiles.

External civil works comprise paved roads & parking, sewerage, water supply, stormwater drainage and boundary wall.

The project is complete and building handed over and occupied by the Client’s tenants.

Narrative Description of Project:

Structural:  High profile prestigious new diamond sorting building for Debswana. 3 storey building with underground basement. The building houses administrative offices, triple volume atrium and diamond sorting rooms that require 24m clear span floors. The design of these large span floors was further complicated by extremely stringent vibration requirements owing to the highly sensitive nature of the equipment used in the diamond sorting process.  The total floor area is approx. 30 000m2.

Civil:  The project consists of stormwater drainage, road works, water and sewer reticulation design for the development.

The project is complete and buildings handed over and occupied by DTC Botswana.

NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT :

Undertaking all design (ie. civil, structural, mechanical and electrical) work for the project, which involved providing a 5km long 1200mm dia ductile iron gravity pipeline (including valves, chambers & fittings) from a dam to a treatment works, including a 40m long pipe bridge, and access roads, including undertaking a hydraulic and surge analysis.

DESCRIPTION OF ACTUAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY OUR STAFF :

Lead Design Engineer, responsible for the design of the transmission pipeline, which included flow and level control valves, and associated electrical, mechanical and control and instrumentation works. In addition, ensured all design was undertaken in line with the companies ISO 9001 quality assurance procedures.

NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT :

Contract No. 1 – Dam and Associated Works including Access Road which includes:

• 40 m high, 4.6 km long, earthcore and random fill embankment dam

• Concrete lined service spillway and stilling basin

• Unlined auxiliary spillway

• Reinforced concrete intake tower and steel lined outlet conduit

• Water control plant for the outlet works

• Civil works for two pump stations and break pressure tank

• 42 km gravel access road and associated drainage

Contract No. 2 – Electrical and Mechanical Plant which includes:

• 3 No. 750 l/s, 94.5 m head centrifugal pumps with electric motors

• 3 No. 750 l/s, 60 m head centrifugal pumps with electric motor

• 4 No. 3.6 m diameter, 9.4 m long surge vessels

• Pipework and valves

• Transformers, motor starters, switchgear

• Control, protection and communication equipment

Contract No. 3 – Pipeline which includes:

• Manufacture, transport, installation and commissioning of 74 km of 1 200 mm diameter pipeline

• Construction valve pits and installation of valves

Contract No. 4 – Housing which includes:

• 5 No. Type II houses and 5 No. Type III houses

DESCRIPTION OF ACTUAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY OUR STAFF :

The services provided for the project included  :

-   A comprehensive review and update of the design and tender documents for the various works which includes the dam and associated works, electrical and mechanical plant, pipeline, access road and housing

-   Manage Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) on the installation of the powerlines and substations infrastructure

-   Tender management of the 4 No. separate Contracts

-   Construction Supervision of the various contracts

APPROXIMATE VALUE OF SERVICES :

US$ 5.5 Million

TOTAL PROJECT VALUE :

US$ 200 Million

NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT :

This is a three-storey office building.  The building consists of a ground floor car park, suspended 1st and 2nd floors.  The reinforced concrete frame supports an SDS floor system.  The roof is of timber trusses with concrete tiles.

Extensive detailed calculations were carried out for the foundations of this building, in order to provide an economical solution to founding on problematic soils.

External civil works comprise paved roads & parking, sewerage, water supply, storm water drainage and boundary wall.

The project is complete and building handed over and occupied by AFA.

DESCRIPTION OF ACTUAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY OUR STAFF :

Full Pre-Contract (Design) and Post-Contract (Supervision) civil and structural engineering services.

APPROXIMATE VALUE OF SERVICES :

P130 000,00

TOTAL PROJECT VALUE :

P5.2 Million

NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT :

The project is to establish a new multidisciplinary classroom and office facility with an area of approximately 28 000m2 for the University of Botswana on the Gaborone campus.

The multi-storey building houses offices, classrooms, laboratories and supporting facilities.  The site is adjacent to the existing Library building and existing hostels on the site are to be demolished to enable construction of the new facility.

The existing sub soil conditions are problematic with an extremely high water table and poor founding material.  Piling is considered the most suitable option on this site.

The structure is a reinforced concrete framed building with maximum slab panel modules of 9m x 7,5m.  The favoured scheme is a conventionally reinforced 215mm deep slab between 1190mm wide by 500mm deep (overall) beams spanning 9 metres.  Lateral stability is provided by shafts and shear walls.

The project is complete and building handed over and occupied by the University of Botswana.

DESCRIPTION OF ACTUAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY OUR STAFF :

Full Pre-Contract (Design) & Post-Contract (Supervision) structural engineering services.

APPROXIMATE VALUE OF SERVICES :

P3 Million (US$500 00.00)

TOTAL PROJECT VALUE :

P256 Million (US$ 40 Million)