Other Transport Infrastructure Facilities

Paving the parking area at Central Material Laboratory

This project involves paving the courtyard for the Central Materials, with M/s. Multiplex as the contractor. The JMM Team learnt that this contract had two (2) assignments, i.e.

Upgrading of access road to Busoga College Mwiri in Jinja; and
Paving the Central Materials Laboratory courtyard.

Project Details	Information
Project Name:	Paving the courtyard for the Central Materials Laboratory
Funding Agency:	Government of Uganda
Contractor:	M/s. Multiplex
Implementing Agency::	Ministry of Works and Transport
Contract duration:	9 Months
Contract sum:	UGX.4.414 Bn
Commencement date:	August 2018
Expected completion date:	May 2019, and not yet revised

Gem Farm Bridge (Amuru)

Project details	Information
Project name and Length	Construction of GEM Farm Bridge in Atiak, Amuru District
Contractor	M/S Marvel Contractors and Road Maintenance Ltd
Supervision consultant	MoWT
Contract sum	UGX 1.67 Bn revised to UGX 1.92 Bn
Funder (s)	Government of Uganda
Scope of Works	Design and Build Contract
Commencement date	27^th September 2018
Contract Duration	8 Months
Completion date	31^st March 2019
Revised Completion date	30^th August 2019
Contract time elapsed	96%
Physical Progress against planned	91%
Amount paid in land compensation	Nil

Project details

The bridge is in Atiak sub-county Amuru District, about 91 km from Gulu town along Gulu-Nimule Highway. The Contractor for the construction of Gem Farm Bridge is M/s. Marvel Contractors and Road Maintenance Ltd.

The proposed bridge lies across river Unyama connecting the sugar factory to the out growers. It is a single span compact bridge of 30.48 m supported on two abutments.

Scope of work

The scope of work consists of widening and gravelling the approach roads; concrete works for abutment walls; protection works to the structure and embankment; gabion and stone pitching works; ancillaries including guardrails and market posts, testing of materials and workmanship; river training and Bailey Bridge Installation, which was done with the help of MoWT team.

Progress of works

Substructures activities were concluded in May 2019, a cutting period of 28 days was set aside for the abutments to attain maximum strength.
The Installation process took 21 days and was concluded on the 26th June 2019, subsequently, the contractor, commenced approach road and protection works, an activity on going to date.
Current percentage progress of key activities and the weighted physical progress of works; Current physical Progress is 91% against a time lapse of 96%.
The contractor has so far been paid UGX 1.2 Bn representing 61% of the financial performance against the revised Contract amount.
There was a time extension of 150 days due to logistical challenges and the increased water levels in the river in the rainy season;
There was also a cost variation was given because of additional work from the designed typical reinforced concrete bridge to the Mabey standard.

Other Transport Infrastructure Facilities

Gem Farm Bridge (Amuru)

Project details	Information
Project name and Length	Construction of GEM Farm Bridge in Atiak, Amuru District
Contractor	M/S Marvel Contractors and Road Maintenance Ltd
Supervision consultant	MoWT
Contract sum	UGX 1.67 Bn revised to UGX 1.92 Bn
Funder (s)	Government of Uganda
Scope of Works	Design and Build Contract
Commencement date	27^th September 2018
Contract Duration	8 Months
Completion date	31^st March 2019
Revised Completion date	30^th August 2019
Contract time elapsed	96%
Physical Progress against planned	91%
Amount paid in land compensation	Nil

Project details

The proposed bridge lies across river Unyama connecting the sugar factory to the out growers. It is a single span compact bridge of 30.48 m supported on two abutments.

Scope of work

Progress of works

Substructures activities were concluded in May 2019, a cutting period of 28 days was set aside for the abutments to attain maximum strength.
The Installation process took 21 days and was concluded on the 26th June 2019, subsequently, the contractor, commenced approach road and protection works, an activity on going to date.
Current percentage progress of key activities and the weighted physical progress of works; Current physical Progress is 91% against a time lapse of 96%.
The contractor has so far been paid UGX 1.2 Bn representing 61% of the financial performance against the revised Contract amount.
There was a time extension of 150 days due to logistical challenges and the increased water levels in the river in the rainy season;
There was also a cost variation was given because of additional work from the designed typical reinforced concrete bridge to the Mabey standard.

Other Transport Infrastructure Facilities

District Equipment – Nakaseke District

Project details

The Government of Uganda procured Road Construction equipment from Japan basing on the success the Japanese equipment have had in the country over the years. The Ministry of Works and Transport (MoWT) procured and distributed different types and models of road construction equipment manufactured from Japan to all Local Governments (LGs), Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA), National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) and Regional Mechanical Workshops (RMWs) of MoWT between 2017 and 2018. The equipment included among others; Wheel Loaders, Motor Graders, Excavators, Low Beds, Vibro Rollers, Bulldozers, Water Bowsers and Dump Trucks.

The beneficiary institutions do use and manage the daily maintenance of the equipment while MoWT supervises and monitors the overall usage, routine maintenance and servicing of the road equipment as per the Memorandum of Understanding signed between MoWT and beneficiary institutions.

Nakaseke District Local Government received equipment between July 2017 and February 2018. A Wheel Loader, Vibro Rollers, Water Bowser, 2 (two) Dump Trucks and a Grader were among the equipment delivered.

The Local Government also possesses Chinese Equipment; a Supervision Vehicle, a Motorcycle, a Dump Truck and a Grader

Other Transport Infrastructure Facilities

Infra-Mahathi Project: Oil Jetti-Entebbe

Project information

This is a company that is heavily investing in infrastructure to transport oil from the Port of Kisumu to Entebbe in Uganda. Kisumu is linked with an oil pipeline from Mombasa, which means there will be a reduction in the use of roads to transport fuel from Kenya to Uganda when this project is operationalized. Mahathi Infra (U) Ltd. will not be involved in the sale of oil, but its core objective is just to transport the oil from Kenya to Uganda.

Present Fuel Transport System

Presently, petroleum products like Diesel, Gasoline, Kerosene and Jet A1 are transported by Road from Kisumu/Eldoret in Kenya. The associated issues with this system are:

It is expensive
Leads to traffic congestion
Creates pollution

The issues above will in turn lead to serious problems, which include:

Accidents, calling for Road Safety issues
Damaging of roads, which calls for frequent road repairs
Adulteration of the fuel
Uncertainty in the supplies, among others.

Transport System on Lake Victoria

Transport fuels on Lake Victoria from Kisumu to Kampala using Oil Tanker ships;
Store the fuels in huge tanks at our Terminal and load in trucks for supply/distribution in Uganda and to neighboring countries;
A Jetty is already built in Kisumu-Kenya for loading the oil tankers.

The benefits to this system of transportation are:

Cheaper than road transport.
Road congestion reduced.
Adulteration reduced.
Reduced pollution.
Reliability in supplies.
Has reversibility, i.e. can transport back from Uganda when refinery production starts in Uganda.
Direct employment to local persons in Kenya and Uganda.
Indirect Employment to many due to development of ancillary industries
Skill development of local persons in marine and mechanical sectors.

Project Infrastructure – Storage Terminal

There will be a total 14 Storage Tanks.
4 products will be transported, i.e. AGO, PMS, IK, and Jet A1.
There will be 20 Truck Loading Bays.
Automated Operations with Smart cards and TAS
250 M Jetty for Berthing Oil Tankers.
There will be pipelines connecting Jetty and Tanks.
An automated Fire Fighting System to be put in place.
Storage Capacity will be 70,000,000 Liters, i.e.
3 Tanks of Diesel, each with 9,000,000 L capacity;
3 Tanks of Gasoline, each with 9,000,000 L capacity;
4 Tanks of Jet A1, each with 2,000,000 L capacity;
4 Tanks of Kerosene, each with 2,000,000 L capacity.

Project Infrastructure – Jetty

A 250 meters long Jetty is being constructed at Bugiri-Bukasa site for Berthing of Oil Tanker barges.
There will be individual pipelines for all products from Jetty to the tanks.
Effective minimum draft of 4 meters.
Unloading time – 8hrs.
At 10 nautical miles speed, the estimated transit time – 16hrs.

Project Infrastructure – Oil Tanker Barges

Construction of the Oil Tanker Barges is taking place at Bugiri-Bukasa site;
There will be four Self-Propelling Oil Tanker Barges, each measuring 118 M long by 23 M wide;
Each tanker capacity will be 4,400,000 liters (Estimated at about 150 Road trucks);
Green concept in ship building (zero pollution) is being adopted;
Modern navigation methods shall be adopted;
Draft needed – 2.5 meters (Depth).

Other Transport Infrastructure Facilities

Tongole Cable Bridge

Project overview

Tongole Suspension cable Foot Bridge spans 75m across river Manafwa in Manafwa district, and was completed in February 2019 and it was officially commissioned. The project cost (50% counterpart funding by the MoWT) was UGX 166 Million. The bridge serves approximately 4,500 nearby residents. About 3 deaths and 20 injuries occurred resulting from crossing attempts in the last 3 years before the construction of this cable foot bridge.

Other Transport Infrastructure Facilities

Kibembe Cable Bridge

Project overview

Kibembe Suspension Cable Foot Bridge spans 75m across river Sironko in Sironko District which was completed on 28^th June 2018. Project cost (50% counterpart funding by the MoWT) was UGX 172 Million. The bridge is scheduled to be commissioned in the first week of October 2019. The bridge serves approximately 1,800 nearby residents. About 3 deaths and 15 injuries occurred resulting from crossing attempts in the last 3 years before the bridge was constructed.