Projects

In a nutshell

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the Government of Zambia signed a Compact, worth about USD 355 million, that focuses on the improvement of water supply and sanitation infrastructure in the Capital City of Lusaka. The purpose of the Compact was to enable access to clean and safe water supply and adequate sanitation services for the residents of Lusaka. The compact ended in November 2018, but works still continued and services from Consultant’s were required to complete the project. The newly created Millennium Project Completion Agency-Zambia (MPCAZ), financed by Government of Zambia, contracted various parties, such as Gauff, to continue providing services to complete the outstanding works under various contract packages.

GOPA Infra assists in the implementation of the Lusaka water supply, sanitation and drainage project (LSSDP) and acts as Detailed Design Engineer, representing MPCA Zambia and ensuring that highest quality within a stable cost frame and within the planned time schedule is produced. Support covers the original design of all infrastructure measures and also verification of calculations, to prepare detailed plans and drawings, undertake any modification in designs as required, and produce specifications.

The project also dealt with the rehabilitation of the Iolanda Water Treatment Plant and transmission mains, expansion of the primary network grid, expansion of secondary distribution networks, rehabilitation of sewer pumping stations, interceptor upgrading and ponds rehabilitation and expansion. Additional assignments were included, such as “Identify Commercial Non-Revenue Water (NRW) Losses” and “Design modification for the “Kafue River Intake Pumps at Iolanda Treatment Plant”. 

Our involvement

The GOPA Infra Zambia team assists the newly created MPCAZ in the overall management of queries and changes to designs as requested by the Contractor and Construction Supervision Engineer and acts as Detailed Design Engineer (DDE). The DDE provides clarifications on the selection of materials and technical specifications, the verification of calculations, location and access of the various project sites; undertakes surveys and physical marking of the Resettlement Corridor of Impact (RCoI) for all contract packages, provides clarifications regarding permits and approvals particularly from third parties as well as clarifications related to the constructability and collection of coordinates and layout drawings. Finally, the DDE provides additional detailed plans and drawings required for construction.