Road

Rehabilitation of Kyenjojo - Fort Portal Road (50km)

Project Details

Information

Project name and Length

Civil works for the Rehabilitation of Kyenjojo – Fort Portal Road (50km)

Contractor

M/s China Wu Yi Co. Ltd

Contract sum

UGX 71,435,766,901 (including VAT)

Funder (s)

GOU

Districts traversed by project

Fort Portal and Kyenjojo

Commencement date

29th June 2016

Completion date

Original: 28th December 2017

Revised: 31st August 2019

Supervision Consultant

M/s. MBW Consulting Ltd 29th June 2016 to 31st January 2018; then UNRA Team from 1st February to project end

Supervision commencement date

5th April,2016

Contract Price

48,412,573,498 (including cash)

Commencement date

24th May 2019

Completion date

23rd February 2020

 

Project details

The Government of Uganda, through Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) procured a Contractor, MIS China Wu Yi Co. Ltd Uganda, to undertake Civil Works for Rehabilitation of Kyenjojo - Fort Portal (50km) road. A Works Contract was awarded on 2nd December 2015, signed on 30th December 2015 and commenced on 29th June 2016 with the original completion of 28th December 2017. Amendments were proposed to the contract and, in the circumstances, extensions of time were inevitable due to time for effecting the change order (and other contractual challenges).

The Amendments to the works contract were due to, change in the ridding surface from DBST to AC20, substantial increases in relocations and earthworks and provision for rock fill (particularly under swamp culverts and in widened swamp areas) which could not be accommodated by site instructions. There was substantial increase in cost of about 60%. The length for the AC was therefore limited to 10km. Another procurement for completion of the road with the desired surfacing of AC was initiated to cover the section from km 10 up to km 50.

The Rehabilitation works for Kyenjojo - Fort Portal road (50km) are implemented under two separate Contracts by one Contractor that one for the Road Rehabilitation where by the section to be surfaced is 10k and the second of Supply and lay AC and Tack coat which covers the rest of the length.

The changes above led to extensions of time up to 31 August 2019 for the road rehabilitation contract but the Supply and lay AC and Tack coat contract ends on 23rd February 2020

Both of these contracts are under one Construction Supervision Team. This brief, therefore covers works under the rehabilitation contract and the Supply and lay AC and Tack coat ends contract.

The Supervision of the Works was initially done by a Consultant, Ms MBW Consulting Ltd/infrastructure Projects Ltd JV. The consultancy contract ended on 31 January 2018. Since pt February 2018, the supervision of works is done by the UNRA Construction Supervision Team (CST)

 

Progress

The aggregated (for both contracts) physical progress is 96% against the planned 98.5%. The contract time elapsed is 1156 days which is 99.3% of the time for the rehabilitation contract but only 91days which are 33% of the time for the supply and lay of tack coat and AC contract.

Kyenjojo-Kabwoya Road (100 km)

Project Details

Information

Project name and Length

Civil works for the Upgrading of Kyenjojo – Kabwoya Road (100.4km) from gravel to paved (Bitumen) Standard

Contractor

Shengli Engineering Construction (Group) Co. Ltd of Shengli Oilfield, China

Contract sum

UGX447,605,516 and USD3,079,482

Funder (s)

The World Bank / Government of Uganda

Districts traversed by project

Kyenjojo, Kagadi and Kikuube

Commencement date

5th April 2016

Completion date

Original: 4th April 2019. Revised:15th October 2019 (awaiting World bank No-Objection)

Work done to date

67.85% against 71.88% of planned

Supervision Consultant

M/s. Comptran Engineering & Planning Associates, Ghana

Supervision commencement

5th April,2016

Supervision sum

USD 2,824,521

Sub-Contractor (Electricity)

M/s. Mantab

Sub-Contractor (Water)

M/s.  Cribb Technical Services Ltd, Uganda

The total length of the road is 100.4km constructed by M/s. Shengli Engineering Construction (Group) Co. Ltd of Shengli Oilfield and being supervised by M/s. Comptran Engineering Construction and Planning Associates (Ghana). The project road traverses the three districts of Kyenjojo, Kagadi and Kikuube. The work commenced on 5th April 2016 for duration of 36 months. The revised completion date awaiting World Bank No objection is 15th October 2019. The works contract amount is UGX 214,563,989,426 while the supervision contract amount is USD 2,824,521.

The carriageway and shoulders will be sealed with Double Bituminous Surface Treatment (DBST) wearing course. The project has subcontractors i.e. M/s MANTAB for relocating electricity and M/s Cribb Technical Services Ltd, Uganda for relocating water. M/s Community Health Promotion Consultants (COHEPCO) Uganda was the nominated service provider for HIV/AIDS and BRAC Uganda is the nominated service provider for GBV/VAC      

 

Project progress

Actual physical works as of July 2019 was at 67% against a planned 71%.  In terms of time, the project has used 40 months out of the 45months but the original project length was 36 months.

Buhimba-Nalweyo-Bulamagi&Bulamagi-Igayaza-Kakumiro (93km)

Project detail

Information

Project Title:

Design and Build of Buhima-Nalweyo-Bulamagi and Bulamagi-Igayaza-Kakumiro Roads (93km)

Funded by:

Loan funds obtained from China Exim Bank

Engineer:

Kagga &Partners Ltd

Contractor:

M/s. China Wu Yi Co. Ltd

Consultant:

UNRA supervision team

Original Contract Price:

USD. 138,488,356

Commencement date:

13th April 2018

Construction period:

1099 days (36 months)

Completion date:

16th April 2021

 

Project details

The Government of the Republic of Uganda applied for a loan from China Exim Bank and contracted M/s. China Wu Yi Co. Ltd at a sum of USD. 138,488,356 to Design and Build Buhimba-Nalweyo-Bulamagi and Bulamagi-Igayaza-Kakumiro Roads (93km). The works include all field works, detailed engineering and construction of 93km of roads.

Scope of works

The Buhimba-Nalweyo-Bulamagi and Bulamagi-Igayaza-Kakumiro road will be upgraded to Class II (bituminous) standard with a 7-meter wide carriageway and 2.0-meter wide shoulders on both sides of the carriageway. The existing road has an average existing carriage way width of 4.5m with a drain to drain with of 7.5m.

Progress

Cumulative physical progress at end of July is 16.3% against planned cumulative progress of 26%, giving a slippage of 9.7%. Cumulative financial progress at end of July was 27.0% against 34.0% planned. Time progress at the end of July was 474 days (43% of Contract Period). The progress of the Contractor is being tracked based on the revised program of works.

Hoima-Butiaba-Wanseko (111km)

Project detail

Information

Project name

Civil works for upgrading of Hoima-Butiaba- Wanseko road from gravel to paved (Bituminous Standard 111km)

Implementing Agency

UNRA

Employer

GoU represented by UNRA

Funding Agency

GoU and EXIM Bank of China

Contractor

Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) Ltd

UNRA Project Management team

Project Manager: Alfred Tugume Kahonaho

Project Engineer: Rogers Ssentongo

Supervising Engineer

UNRA construction and supervisoion Team

Engineer: Eng: Samuel Muhoozi

Resident Engineer: Eng. Ronald Olaki

Contract Amount

USD 179,538,545.59

Contract signature date

18th January 2018

Commencement date

16th April 2018

Original completion date

A6th April 2021

Original project duration

36months

Time completed to date

14.5 months (40.3%)

Defects Liability period

12 Months

 

Project details

Government together with the oil partners identified critical oils roads that must be upgraded by the prescribed time in order to achieve the 2020 target. Because of this, the GOU through MoFPED applied for financing support from China Exim Bank to fund the construction of Hoima-Butiaba-Wanseko road (111km) for upgrading to bituminous standard from gravel. Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) Ltd the contractor is expected to deliver 30% of the road made up of continuous road section as proposed by the contractor (0+000) to (37+000) including all the bridges within 58% of the contract time and the remaining works of the project after 36months from the commencement date of 16th April 2018.

The main objective of the project are to;

  • Improve the road infrastructure within the mineral and oil exploration zones which are in both Hoima and Bulisa districts
  • Improve access to social and economic development opportunities along the route and integration to the rest of the rest of the country by providing high capacity infrastructure
  • Ensure that no road side communities become worse off as a result of the road upgrading work

 

Progress

Cumulative physical progress of civil works was at 30% against a planned 27%.  Financial progress stood at 27% against a planned 32%. In terms of time, the project 40%.

Masindi Park Junction and Tangi Junction-Para-Bulisa Roads (159km)

Project Details

Information

Project name and Length

Civil Works for Design and Build for Upgrading from Gravel to Paved Standard of Masindi (Kisanja) - Park Junction and Tangi Junction - Paraa - Buliisa (159 Km)

Contractor

China Communications Construction Company Ltd. (CCCC)

Supervision consultant

Abuljebain Engineering Consulting Office (AECO) in association with Technology Consult Ltd

Contract sum

USD 218,888,518.4

Funder (s)

China Exim Bank and Government of Uganda

Scope of Works

Design and Build Contract

Surfacing

Asphalt Concrete

Commencement date

23rd April 2018

Completion date

26th April 2021

Contract time elapsed

44.22%

Physical Progress

11.36% against 43.18%

Design Progress

86.57% against the planned 100.00%

Contractor’s staff

822 Staff (Male: 756, Female: 66; 671 Local, 151 Foreign)

Supervisor’s staff

27 Staff (21 Males, 6 Females; 26 Local, 1 Foreign)

 

Project details

This project is located in Western Uganda and crosses the districts of Masindi, Nwoya and Buliisa. The road traverses a flat/rolling terrain and it involves upgrade of the road to bituminous paved road. The project consists of four lots namely;

  • Masindi – Kisanja (72 km)
  • Sambiya – Murchison Falls (12 km)
  • Tangi Junction – Paraa – Buliisa (52 km)
  • Wanseko – Bugungu (23 km)

Project Scope

The scope of work consists of:

  • Widening the embankment, bush clearing and topsoil stripping. The lower subgrade is made of G7 fill materials of 250-350 mm and the improved subgrade of G15 125-350mm. The subbase will be chemically stabilized cement of 150-215 mm, 125-150 mm of crushed stone base course and a wearing course of Asphalt Concrete of 55-100mm.
  • Installation of concrete pipe culverts of 900 mm and 1200mm and construction of single and multiple cell box culverts.
  • Construction of a total of 7 bridges along the road, and these include four (4) along Masindi – Kisanja section namely; Waiga with a span of 24m, Wairongo with a span of 30m, Zoliya with a span of 18m, and Sambiya with a span of 18m.

Three (3) bridges are on Tangi Junction – Paraa – Buliisa section namely; Tangi with a span of 30m, Emmi with a span of 18m and a big Paraa Bridge with a span of 525m.

  • Paraa bridge, which is composed of 13 spans each at 40m and bridge deck of 15.95m wide.

Project progress

  • The work done against progress stands at 11.36% against a planned 43.18% indicating slippage of 31.82%.
  • The design progress stands at 86.57% against a planned 100.00% indicating slippage of 13.43%.
  • The financial progress is 13.78% against a planned 45.42%.
  • The contract time elapsed by the time of the visit was 44%.
  • Works on the bridges stands at Waiga 39.67%, Wairongo 54.10%, Zoliya 43.05%, Sambiya 22.76%, Tangi the designs had just been approved, Emmi 18.17% and Paraa Bridge 9.55% and a temporary steel bridge had been completed and use.

USMID Roads in Gulu

Project details

The objective of the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Program Project (USMID) is to enhance the institutional performance of program Municipal Councils (MCs) to improve urban service delivery.

The program will also involve a range of administration, oversight and support activities to be undertaken by the relevant central government entities responsible for the various elements of the implementation of the Program. The main aim of the program is to enhance the capacity of the targeted municipalities to improve urban service delivery in the context of a rapidly urbanizing society in which significant service delivery responsibilities have been decentralized.

The Overall Program Objective is to enhance the institutional performance of the 14 Municipal Councils to improve urban service delivery. The participating Municipal Councils (MCs) are; Arua, Lira, Gulu, Soroti, Entebbe, Mbale, Tororo, Jinja, Masaka, Hoima, Fort portal, Mbarara, Kabale and Moroto.

Under the entire USMID project, Infrastructure construction provided direct employment to 2,716 people of which 442 were female representing 16.3% of the entire workforce. The project has also improved 66,113 square meters of green area and planted 2,407 trees.

The Project

Gulu Municipality as one of the 14 recipients of the infrastructure development grant under the World Bank funded Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID). It is believed that through this improved road network, transacting business with neighboring districts as well as South Sudan will greatly improve thus leading to transformation of livelihoods.

The project requires upgrading the roads from gravel surface road to an Asphalt surface layer of 50mm, with base course and sub-base layers. A carriage way of 7 m total width with two lanes in opposite direction, a parking lane each side, a cycle lane on each side, 1.5m walkways on each side of the road, street lights, service ducts and drains. Gulu has since rehabilitated and tarmacked roads that include:

Completed USMID Projects Phase 1A

S/No

Road Name

Length (km)

Lanes

1

Labor Line Road

0.331

2

2

Cemetery Road

0.408

2

3

Acholi Lane

0.608

2

4

Alokolum Road

0.651

2

5

Ring Road

1.64

4

TOTAL

3.638

 

Completed USMID Projects Phase 1B

S/No

Road Name

Distance (Km)

Lanes

01

Kabalega Road

0.160

2

02

Adonga Road

0.334

2

03

Crane Avenue

0.195

2

04

Philip  Tarner

0.266

2

05

Odur Min Odyek Rd

0.336

2

06

Commercial road

0.364

2

07

School Road

0.355

2

08

Salvatore Olwochi Road

0.672

2

09

Oponya Walter Road

0.670

4

10

Muroni  Road

0.694

2

11

Lumumba Avenue

0.250

4

12

Lango Road

0.226

2

TOTAL

4.522

 

BATCH II 2017-2018  

S/No 

Activity Name

Distance (km)

Lanes

01

Preliminaries

   

02

Laroo road

2.46

2

03

Alex  Ojera road

0.680

2

04

Tank road

0.340

2

05

Dr. Kenneth Onekalit road

0.270

2

06

Lasto Okech road

0.500

2

07

Golf-Course road

0.450

2

08

Nyerere Avenue

0.880

2

09

Odida road

0.250

2

10

Timothy Okwera road

0.420

2

11

Peter Paul Opok road

0.860

2

12

Bro. Reuben road

0.640

2

13

Sir Samuel Baker road

1.280

2

14

Hussan Mitchel road

0.540

2

 

TOTAL

9.37

 

Olwiyo-Gulu Road(70.3km)

Project Detail

Information

Project name and Length

Civil Works for the Upgrading of Olwiyo - Gulu Road (70.3 Km) from Gravel to Paved (Bituminous) Standard.

Contractor

M/S Zhongmei Engineering Group Ltd.

Previous Supervision Consultant

M/S Comptran Engineering and Planning Associates

Current Supervision Consultant

UNRA In-House Supervision Team (Since 2nd June 2019)

Contract sum

UGX 164,025,932,344

Funder (s)

Government of Uganda

Commencement date

18th September 2014

Original Completion date

21st September 2017 revised to 4th December 2019

Period of Contract time elapsed

 94.30% (According to revised Completion Date)

Work done to date

 95.12% as of August 2019

Contractor’s staff

 376 staff (male: 342, female: 34; 308 local and 34 foreign)

Supervisor’s staff

 23 staff (20 males, 3 female; 15 local, 8 foreign)

 

Project Details

This project aims at upgrading of Olwiyo - Gulu road (70.3km) to class II Standard paved road with a double bituminous surface dressed carriageway of 20mm thick and 7m width. The road traverses through three districts of Nwoya, Omoro and Gulu. The project scope includes surfacing, earthworks for widening, improvements to alignment geometry and side ditches.

Others works include swamp reclamation, construction of fills and subgrade with natural granular material, construction of new pipe culverts and one bridge. There was a variation in the scope to include 2 (two) 5m x 3m reinforced Box Culvert at Km 7+705 to replace the narrow and dilapidated bridge.

Project Variations

The total contract sum for this project was initially UGX 164,025,932,344. This was, however, later revised downwards to UGX 155,188,105,345, indicating a possible UGX 460 million (0.28%) saving.

Project Progress

The team observed that all the project activities, only the installation of the Box culvert and minor overlays were left by the time of the Monitoring visit.

The team also learnt from that the physical progress achieved as of August 2019 stood at 99.93% as compared to the planned 100% for the main project road (now substantially completed) and 85.4% against programmed 92% for the Gulu Town roads. Time elapsed was 98% as per the revised completion date of 30 July 2019. Financial progress was at 94.80% as of August 2018.

The cumulative amount for the Contractor certified to date is UGX 95,208,729,466 representing 61.35% of the revised UGX 155,188,105,345.

Rehabilitation of Oryang-Ojuma-Kitgum-Matidi Road in Gulu

Project Details

Information

Project name and Length

Rehabilitation of Oryang – Ojuma – Kitgum - Matidi Road, Gulu (16.2km)

Contractor

MoWT Force Account

Supervision consultant

MoWT

Contract sum

UGX 470m

Funder (s)

Government of Uganda

Scope of Works

Bush Clearing, Grading and Gravelling

Surfacing

Gravel

Commencement date

April 2019

Completion date

September 2019

Contract time elapsed

83%

Physical Progress against planned

90% against 86%

Amount paid in land compensation

Nil

Contractor’s staff

19 Staff (Male: 18, Female: 1; 19 Local And 0 Foreign)

 

Project details

This project is located in Northern Uganda in the district of Kitgum. It is 16.2 km

Project Scope

The scope of work consists of widening the embankment, bush clearing and gravelling.

Project progress

  • The work done against progress stands at 11.36% against a planned 43.18% indicating slippage of 31.82% .
  • The design progress stands at 86.57% against a planned 100.00% indicating slippage of 13.43% .
  • The financial progress is 13.78% against a planned 45.42%.
  • The contract time elapsed by the time of the visit was 44%.

Musita-Lumino-Busia-Majanji Road (104km)

Project details

Project Detail

Information

Project Title

Package 4: Upgrading of Musita-Lumino-Busia-Majanji Road (104km)

Project Funding

Government of Uganda (GoU): 100%

Implementing Agency

Uganda National Road Authority.

Main Contractor

China Railway 18th Bureau Group Co Ltd.

Engineer

M/s. Consulting Engineering Centre, Jordan in Joint Venture with MBW Consulting Ltd, Uganda

Venture

Works Contract  Award Date

13th June 2014

Original Commencement Date

15 September 2014

Supervision Commencement Date

27 January 2015

Original Contract Price

Original: UGX 206,784,423,053

Revised Contract Amount

UGX.208,983,285,921 (Yet to be approved)

Original Contract Duration

Original: 1096 days (36 months)

Original Completion date

17th September 2017

Contract termination date

12th June 2017

Revised completion date

18th October 2019

Time progress

19.5 months (88.32%)

Financial Progress

80.24%

Physical Progress

99% against 95% Planned

 

The Musita-Lumino-Busia-Majanji road is a gravel and earth road situated in the eastern part of Uganda. It traverses the Districts of Mayuge, Bugweri (previously Iganga), Bugiri, Namayingo and Busia. It is an alternative route connecting Musita Trading Centre on Jinja-Iganga highway to Busia town on the Uganda-Kenya border through Mayuge District. It is a short cut from Busia border town to Jinja through Namayingo-Nankoma and Musita town. The road serves as a link to a number of landing sites like Majanji, Lugala, Lufudu, Omenya, Wakawaka and Kigandala. It is an easier link to Dorwe, Hama and Sigulu islands.

Scope of works

The works being carried out comprise the Upgrading to a Class II Bitumen Standard of approximately 104 Km of the existing gravel road and approx. 20 Km of town roads. The completed road will have 7.0 m carriageway width flanked by 2.0m or 1.5 m double surface -dressed shoulders. The works include earthworks for widening, improvements to alignment geometry and side ditches, reconstruction of shoulders with natural material, construction of cement stabilized sub base, a base course with crushed stone material and double surface dressing and ancillary works.

The road is comprised of 300mm thick stabilized sub base, 200mm thick CRS base and a double surface dressing with lined drainage channels in urban areas. The road carriageway and shoulder width is 10m in rural areas.

Project progress

99.00% against 95.00% planned i.e. 13.64% at termination  (June 2017), plus 3.84% works done before termination  but approved after termination plus 81.52 % for the period  from January 2018 and up to and including July 2019. The actual monthly progress in the month of July 2019 is estimated at 3.02% against a plan of 3.97% with a monthly slippage/gain of -0.95%.

Mbaale-Lwakhakha-Bumbobi (44km)

Project details

Project Details

Information

Project Name:

Upgrading of Bumbobi- Lwakhakha Road (44.5 km)

Funding Agency:

African Development Fund (ADF) and Government of Uganda (GoU).

Contractor:

China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd of No.15

Supervision Consultant:

SGI Studio Galli Ingegneria Sri in JV with SARI Consulting Ltd, Consulint Sri and AES (Anchor Engineering Services) Ltd

Implementing Agency:

Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA)

Original project duration:

24 months (inclusive of 3 months mobilisation period)

Revised project duration:

36.8 months (inclusive of 3 months mobilisation period)

Original contract sum:

UGX 140,724,306,533.35/= inclusive of all applicable taxes

Revised contract price:

UGX 140,722,631,426.39/= inclusive of all applicable taxes

Commencement date:

6 December 2016

Original completion date:

6 December 2018

Revised completion date:

31 December 2019 (Recommended to UNRA)

Physical progress

65.24%

Overall time progress:

88.3%

Financial progress:

67.69%

 

Scope of Works

The scope of works comprise of the following:

  • Bush clearing and road widening
  • Sub-grade: 200mm thick improved gravel material where sub-grade is <15% CBR.
  • Sub-base: 250mm mechanically modified subbase.
  • Base course: 250mm graded crushed stone
  • Surfacing: Double Surface Dressing
  • Construction of 4 bridges at Manafwa, Namunyiri, Namikhoma & Lwakhakha Border
  • Installation of pipe culverts.
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