Following the approval of the Feasibility Study, and due to budgetary constraints, the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry decided to implement this project in four construction phases. Each construction phase constituted a separate tender and contract. The table below provides details of the scope of each construction contract. For each of the construction phases, LCE carried out the detailed design, preparation of tender documentation, tender administration and adjudication, the project management, contract administration as well as full-time construction supervision and quality control. In conjunction with Miriam Truebody Development Consultant, LCE also carried out extensive Community Based Management (CBM) Training activities concurrently with construction, such as the facilitation of the election of community management committees and caretakers, the training of the elected community management committees and caretakers, the hand over of water point installations to the Water Point Associations on behalf of the Client, the hand over of gravity-fed pipelines to the Local Water Associations on behalf of the Client, as well as the coordination of community-based construction activities and CBM training with the contractors’ construction activities.
| Detail | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 | Phase 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | December 2001 | April 2003 | April 2004 | June 2005 |
| End | March 2003 | April 2004 | February 2005 | March 2006 |
| Duration | 16 months | 12 months | 10 months | 9 months |
| Value | MN$ 18.518 | MN$ 21.289 | MN$ 16.249 | N$ 11.619 |
| Concrete Reservoirs | 2,250 m3 | 3,000 m3 | -- | -- |
| Elevated Reservoirs | 54.5 m3, 20 m 65 m3, 20 m 114 m3, 20 m | 110 m3, 25 m | 110 m3, 25 m 37 m3, 20 m | |
| Pump station | Civil, mechanical & electrical works | Civil works | -- | -- |
| Pressure Pipelines | 16.3 km | -- | 26.1 km | -- |
| Gravity Pipelines | 180 km | 147 km | 167 km | 121km |
| Water Points | 116 | 76 | 69 | 67 |
Location: Oshikoto Region
Project Value: N$ 67.675 million
Completion: 2006
By separate appointment, LCE carried out the foundation design for the elevated reservoirs of Phases 2 and 3.