Mega Projects Under Construction in Kenya

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Construction of Sondu Miriu Hydro Electric Power Project

Client: KONOIKE – TAISEI JV.

Engineer: Nippon Koei

Completion Date: Expected March 2007

Value: Ksh 1.26 Billion (US$ 17.3 Million)

Construction of 2x30MW Sondu-Miriu Hydro Electric Power Station including the construction of 11 Kms long permanent access road in different .
Opencut excavation and concrete works for the steel penstock line (appr. 1,180m long)

Opencut excavation for and construction of powerhouse building of reinforced concrete (40m length, 24.5m width and 32.1m in height)

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USAID Headquarters Office Building.

Client: ASRC Contractors Inc./ US State Department.

Engineer: ASRC Contractors Inc.

Completion Date: August 2006

Value: US$ 5.715 Million

Construction of a 7 storey office building and associated building services.
Excavation works:15,000 m3; Concrete Works: 5,300m3. Other works included the use of flying table formwork, new technology used that significantly reduced time for placing of floor slabs. The whole building was a concrete structure building with all the external walls being reinforced concrete and the building designed and built to be both forced entry and ballistic resistance.











FINISHED ARTICLE

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Olkaria III Geothermal Power Station

Client: ORMAT Power

Engineer: Orpower4 Inc., USA

Value: Ksh 150 Million (US$ 2.85 Million)

Construction of a 3 x 4 MW Geothermal Power Station for a private power producer ORMAT Power. H Young undertook the building and civil works including 50,000m3 of earthworks, 11,000m3 of concrete works. Other works included mechanical installation of 3 x 4 generating turbines, transformers, cooling towers. H Young also undertook the installation of more than 6 Kms of high pressure steam and other piping works including the insulation and cladding. The project took only five and a half months from a green site to power production

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Rehabilitation & Repair of Mai-Mahiu – Navaisha – Lanet Road

Client: SOGEA SATOM

Engineer: Chief Engineer, Roads Department, Ministry of Roads and Public
Works

Construction Period: April 2005 – August 2007

Value: Ksh. 1.64 Billion (US$ 21 Millio

Part of the Northern Corridor Transport Project funded by the World Bank. Scope of works includes the complete rehabilitation of 95 km of this crucial highway.
The scope includes: Site clearance, Earthworks, Excavation for structures, Culverts and drainage, Passage of traffic, preparation of existing pavement, Natural material sub base and base, Cement and lime treated material, Concrete works, Road furniture, Miscellaneous bridge works and day works (partly).











LOOKING SMOOTH

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Rehabilitation & Repair of Machakoes Turnoff – Masii Road (C97, just completed!!!).
Contract No. RD0425

Client: Government of Kenya

Engineer: Chief Engineer, Roads Department, Ministry of Roads and Public works

Construction period: September 2005 – April 2007

Value: Ksh. 1.140 Billion (US$ 14.7 Million)

The project length is approximately 78km. The works comprise: 18km of complete reconstruction; 25km of repair to failed sections and resealing involving carriageway repair, complete base construction and shoulders; 20km of repair of failed sections and resealing involving carriageway way repair and shoulders; 15km of repair of failed sections involving carriageway repair, shoulders, drainage and protection works,45km passage of traffic and other ancillary works.





other road contruction and repair

Rehabilitation & Repair of Katito – Kendu Bay Road (C19). Contract No. RD0428

Client: Government of Kenya

Engineer: Chief Engineer, Roads Department, Ministry of Roads and Public
Works

Construction Period: September 2005 – June 2007

Value: Ksh. 684 Million (US$ 8.8 Million)



The project length is approximately 40km. The works comprise: Site clearance, Earthworks, Excavation to spoil, Scarification and preparation of existing pavement, Cement improved gravel sub base, Cement improved gravel base, Double seal surface dressing, Road furniture, Works auxiliary to main works, 40km Passage of traffic and Maintenance during construction.

Improvement and Gravelling of Kormor-Barwesa (D364), Kinyach - Aror (E332) and Barwesa – Kinyach – Kamusino –Chetukol (E333) Roads

Client: Government of Kenya

Engineer: Chief Engineer - Ministry of Roads and Public Works, Roads
Department

Construction Period: September 2002 – March 2006

Value: Ksh 450 Million (US$ 6 Million)

The works comprising this section lie in Baringo District of the Rift Valley Province. The Road covers four sections. The first one classified as D364 commences at Katibel Market and ends at Barwesa Market. The second section classified as E333 continues between Barwesa through Kinyach and Ngoron to Kamusino Bailey Bridge over the Kerio River. This section is approximately 111.9 Kms. The third section is road E333 starting from Ngoron ending at the foot of Cheptukol Hilland is approximately 9 Km while the fourth is road E332 starting from and crosses E333 at Kinyach to junction with road C52 (Aror) a distance of 11.8 Km.
The total length of this road is 132.7 kms. Scope of works also included specific drainage works on the Tenges-C51 junction (Anaiboi) – Katibel Road

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Improvement and Gravelling of Chesoi – Maron - Chesegon Road

Client: Government of Kenya

Engineer: Chief Engineer – Ministry of Roads and Public Works, Roads Department

Construction Period:

Value: Ksh 204 Million (US$ 2.8 Million)

The road project is located in Marakwet District of the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. The road starts at Chesoi at the junction with D340 and ends at Chesegon centre along the B4 road to Marich Pass. The length of the road from Chesoi to Chesegon measures 51 Km. Other works include construction of one ten metre span bridge and eight box culverts.

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Kipevu I - Diesel Power Station, Kipevu Mombassa

Employer: Mitsubishi Heavy Industry & Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan
Consulting Engineer: Mott Ewbank Preece, U.K.
Client: Kenya Electricity Generation Co. Ltd, (KENGEN), Kenya.
Construction Period: 1998 - 2005
Value: US$ 14.8 Million
Construction and erection of a 6 X 12 MW thermal power station
H Young & Co were the main sub-contractors for the construction of the station. Project scope included

Civil and building works including a 3 storied power station house and office buildings.
158,000m3 of excavations, access roads including 24,000m2 of Heavy Duty Concrete Block paving works.
Supply and installation of structural steel works including OH cranes, supply and installation of Heavy Duty Oil (HDO) tanks of 2 x 9,000m3 capacity and 8 tanks of a total capacity of 24,000m3 for various media including fire water, raw water, potable water, oil and lubrication oils.
Sewerage and waste water disposal system.

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NOTE SOME OF THESE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BUT MOST ARE STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION

[KQV208]

Its always good to see them build new roads.

[KQV208]

Thank you nairoberry!

[Matthias Offodile]

VERY NICE!

KEEP IT UP!!!!

[Lady L]

Yes to development! keep up!

[ernestombayo7]

beautiful thread nairoberry,i will also dig for more projects from the government websites

[ernestombayo7]

go here for a list of roads marked for 2007 construction and rehabilitation

http://www.publicworks.go.ke/index.p...=60&Itemid=104

[ernestombayo7]

go here for a list of roads marked for 2007 construction and rehabilitation

http://www.publicworks.go.ke/index.p...=60&Itemid=104

[nairoberry]

THANX, ernetombayo7. we need to dig for pictures more agressively. dont forget when u go back to nairobi we NEED the pics of afya centre, westgate mall, yaya centre, and THE MALL, new buildings in westlands and upperhill and on ur way back to sacramento watch out for the customs officers. i had over 300 pics of streets, buildings, and roads being built and the officer took my flash drive. i was GUTTED AND PISSED OFF

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the man behind it all

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INTEGRATED SAFEGUARDS DATA SHEET

CONCEPT STAGE
Report No.: AC3055
Date ISDS Prepared/Updated: 06/27/2007

I. BASIC INFORMATION
A. Basic Project Data
Country: Kenya Project ID: P103973
Project Name: Nairobi Urban Toll Road-PRG
Task Team Leader: Anil S. Bhandari
Estimated Appraisal Date: December 10,
2007Estimated Board Date: March 18, 2008
Managing Unit: AFTTR Lending Instrument:
Sector: Roads and highways (100%)
Theme: International financial architecture (P);Trade facilitation and market access (S)
IBRD Amount (US$m.): 0.00
IDA Amount (US$m.): 0.00
GEF Amount (US$m.): 0.00
PCF Amount (US$m.): 0.00
Other financing amounts by source:
Borrower 0.00
IDA Guarantee 40.00
40.00
B. Project Objectives [from section 2 of PCN]
The project development objective is to improve traffic efficiency along the Northern Corridor
(NC) connecting the port of Mombasa to Nairobi, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and DRC, through
removal of the main remaining bottlenecks by enabling private investment within a toll-road
concession along the most congested urban sections of Uhuru Highway in Nairobi.
C. Project Description [from section 3 of PCN]
1. The concession consists of six road sections along Uhuru Highway (total of 77km), a
stretch within the Greater Nairobi Area following the alignment of what is referred to as the
Northern Corridor. The seventh section will be a bypass (29km) as an alternative to the urban
stretch of 25km in length. Two sections along Uhuru Highway are being rehabilitated/upgraded
under the NCTIP for a total cost of USD 56.6 million. Works on both sections comprise the
rehabilitation of the existing 2-lane single carriageways, while one section will also be upgraded
to a 4-lane dual carriageway. A schematic map can be found in the Project Information
Document (PID) published in conjunction with this ISDS.

[ernestombayo7]

don't worry i will take very many pictures,WestGate mall is infact my first stop after i rest from the long flight.Upperhill is where my mum's office is,so that will not be a problem.Photos of Karen Nakumatt Mall are also badly needed,the new supermarket that took over where sunbeam is,the new revamped Machakos Bus station(though i am very wary of this place).I can't wait,time is moving soo slowly.

[nairoberry]

i am jelous. btw the mathrees route 58 have dvd screens behind every seat if u can get that it would be cool