Upgrading of Hoima-Butiaba-Wanseko Road (111km) to paved (bituminous) standard.

Abstract

This project report contains details about my involvement in the civil works of upgrading of Hoima-Butiaba-Wanseko road(111km) to paved(bituminous) standard as a Construction Engineer with the UNRA Inhouse Supervision team the Engineer on the project as of January 2022. The report focuses on different aspects I participated in; such as acquisition and execution of works, project management, contract administration among others during the supervision of works and execution of works by the Contractor. Chapter One discusses the background of the project, geographic and technical scope, contract data, project details and the author’s involvement in the project. Chapter Two discusses the acquisition and execution of works by the Contractor, project management which include time, cost and quality and contract administration aspects of the project that ranged from communication management, variations and change management, health and safety aspects, site logistics including the different tools, techniques and methods that were used to execute the project. The challenges encountered, solutions and lessons learnt are explicitly discussed at the industry level, project level and company level in Chapter Three. Chapter Four discusses the conclusions and recommendations also at the industry level, project level and company level drawn by the author during his participation in the project.