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Assignment Name:

Country:

Provision of technical services to selected districts for surveying, designing and documentation of gravity flow scheme project proposals

Uganda

Location within country:

Positions provided by WE Consult:

Arua, Nebbi and Moyo Districts

Team Leader

Civil Engineer

Social Scientist

Topographical Survey Team

Name of client:

Ministry of Finance, Planning & Economic Development

Address of client:

Duration of Assignment:

EU/EDF Microprojects Programme

24B Lumumba Avenue, Kampala

4 months

Start Date

(Month / Year)

Completion Date (Month/ Year)

Total contract price of the assignment

Assessment: 10/95

Topo-Survey: 06/97

Assessment : 12/95

Topo-Survey: 06/97

US $ 35,000

Name of Associated Firm(s), if any:

Name of Senior staff of WE Consult involved:

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R.R. Sloots (Team Leader)

Narrative description of project:

The Water and Environmental Sanitation Programme, within the Rural Districts Programme, targets to supply safe water to the rural people through gravity flow technology. The objective of the project was the development of project documents to be used for the implementation of four gravity flow schemes. Topographic  surveys were done, used as input for the hydraulic designs of the schemes. Socio-economic information was collected as a basis for the proposals for software activity plans.  Tender documents, technical specifications, Bills of Quantities and drawings were developed, and Project proposals were developed presenting the findings, meant to guide the implementer and supervisor in constructing the gravity flow schemes.

Description of services provided by your staff:

  • Establishment of topographic profile along gravity flow scheme line;
  • Development of hydraulic design, taking the technical criteria and cost effectiveness into consideration;
  • Execution of baseline survey to obtain data on water, sanitation, diseases, hygiene practices etc.;
  • Preparation of BOQ and costing of the scheme;
  • Preparation of materials requirement list;
  • Preparation of tender documents for construction of the scheme and software;
  • Preparation and production of comprehensive project document.
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