“Monitoring of Infrastructure Construction Works on Projects Under Concession”

A case study: Authority- Terminal Limited (FTL) Bollore Berth Expansion

Presented by: Ing Michael N’dolenje Presentation Outline Brief history of the Queen Elizabeth II Quay Infrastructure construction works on projects under concession Level of involvement of the Port Engineers in the project: -Planning - Designing - Construction Level of cooperation from concessionaire Limitations faced by Port Engineers in monitoring project work in concession areas Contributions/ Q & A time Thanks Brief history of the Queen Elizabeth II Quay

The Queen Elizabeth II Quay is located in Sierra Leone, West Africa This Port has the deepest natural in West Africa The Port has a total of six (6) berths with a total length of 1132.69m The Port has minimum draft of 5m and a maximum depth of 10.5m The Port is been operated by a concessionaire and a license operator The concessionaire is Freetown Terminal Limited (FTL), Bollore FTL handles Ro-Ro, containers and bulk cargo The license operator is Nectar Sierra Leone Bulk Cargo Terminal (NSBT) Infrastructure construction works on projects under concession

The Freetown Terminal Limited (FTL) –Bollore Construction of an additional berth- West Ward (Started) - $ 120 Million (Inclusive construction and equipment)

Nectar Sierra Leone Bulk Cargo Terminal Limited (NSBT) Construction of an additional berth- East Ward (Legistrative Stage) Cont: Infrastructure construction works on projects under concession

The Freetown Terminal Limited (FTL) –Bollore • Scope of the construction works Phase I -Creation of a new quay wall 270m long - Dredging and reclamation -Quay side band 60m large -Creation of utilities Phase II -Construction of first row of container yard (1.35 ha) -Realization of all networks Phase III -Construction of the remaining container yard (2.15 ha) -Realization of all networks Photos of the present work Cont: Cont: Level of involvement of Engineers in the project Planning Stage -Provision of the historical data -Review of the conceptual drawings Design Stage -Provision of historical construction drawings -Provision of tidal information -Provision of geo-tech information Construction Stage -Assigned Civil on the construction -Evaluation committee on the project -Technical review committee of the project Level of cooperation from concessionaire Managerial Level -Meeting with the Ministry -Meeting with National Commission for Privatization (NCP) -Meeting with SLPA Management

Engineering Level -Meeting with the Engineers -Meeting with the Project team -Meeting with all stakeholders in the Ports Limitation faced by the SLPA Engineers in monitoring project work in concession areas The frequent change of advance soft wares

The flow of communication among the difference levels

The flow of relevant information at the engineering level

The availability of the key stakeholders Contributions/Questions Time

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