Construction of 22 No. public toilets in Kawempe Division (Kawempe Sanitation Improvement Project (KSIP)

Abstract

This project report entails the construction methodology used and aspects of construction project management practice exercised by the author while part of the construction team during improvement of water supply and sanitation services of the Urban Poor in Kampala through National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC). It further details contract administration during execution stage and the application of project management knowledge areas during project implementation. The knowledge areas discussed at length include cost, quality, and time and communication management. The construction methodology adopted by the contractor at every stage of the works has also been discussed at length in this report. Public toilets are essential to equitable access to public outdoor spaces. They allow for the space to become a destination for extended periods for socialising, exercise, commuting and accessing community and commercial services. This is true for streetscapes and open spaces such as parks and gardens. Council plays a key role in providing public toilets that are safe, accessible, clean and environmentally sustainable. This Public Toilet Strategy is intended to guide where public toilets are provided and how the community of Moreland experiences them. It will set the direction of Council in this area for the next 10 years. To achieve the vision of safe, accessible, clean and environmentally sustainable public toilets, a series of policies and actions are included construction of toilet facilities that range from three stances to six stances and each facility had provisions for shower rooms. Construction projects involve a diversity of skills that comes from the diversity of professions, specialists and suppliers that are involved in the process from inception to end. Successful implementation of a project can only be achieved with good project management practices in place. Failure to have proper project management monitoring and control systems can easily result in poor relationships, disputes and cost overruns on a project.