Inspection of 14 Schools Construction Submitted by Assess
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Construction Inspection Inspection of 14 Schools Construction Prepared for the Ministry of Education and the Embassy of Denmark Submitted by Assess, Transform & Reach Consulting (ATR) 26th September 2016 Construction Inspection TABLE OF CONTENT TABLE OF CONTENT ........................................................................................ 2 ACRONYMS .................................................................................................... 3 Executive Summary ........................................................................................ 4 Part 1: Background and Methodology ............................................................ 5 Part 2: Findings .............................................................................................. 9 1. Mohammad Dawood School, Kishm, Badakhshan .................................................................. 9 2. Imam Azam Aqtash School, Said Khail District, Parwan ......................................................... 16 3. Shahi Khil School, Ghorband District, Parwan ....................................................................... 23 4. Shahaba Umarz School, Shahaba District, Panjshir ............................................................... 25 5. Ashraf Yawand School, Warsaj, Takhar ................................................................................ 33 6. Gharghasht Bibi Halima High School (Abdul Hai Habibi High School), Khost Center, Khost ..... 41 7. Hasan Waraqa School, Qarabagh District, Ghazni ................................................................. 48 8. General Workshop, Guard Room, Toilet, and Boundary Wall, Kabul City, Kabul .................... 54 9. Abdul Raoof Benawa School, Kabul City, Kabul ..................................................................... 61 10. Ayesha School, Behsood District, Nangarhar ...................................................................... 65 11. Abdul Matin School, Lashkargah, Helmand ......................................................................... 70 12. Omar Farooq School, Chak District, Wardak ....................................................................... 74 13. Abdul Hai Square School, Nad Ali, Helmand ....................................................................... 81 14. Block III School, Marja, Helmand ........................................................................................ 82 Part 3 – Conclusions and recommendations .................................................. 84 Annex 1: Photos ............................................................................................ 86 2 Construction Inspection ACRONYMS ATR Assess Transform & Reach Consulting DAART Danish Assistance to Afghan Rehabilitation and Technical Training DANIDA The Danish International Development Agency PCC Simple Cement Concrete RCC Reinforced Cement Concrete ISD Infrastructure Services Department 3 Construction Inspection Executive Summary ATR Consulting and Global Trust conducted an inspection of 14 construction projects of the Ministry of Education under the Education Support Programme for Afghanistan funded by DANIDA. This inspection used visual observation of the construction sites to compare delivery by contractors to what had been intended to be delivered by each of the projects. The majority of these construction sites were schools. Most of these had also previously been monitored by the Danish Assistance to Afghan Rehabilitation and Technical Training while they were under construction. ATR and Global Trust therefore also inspected whether or not issues identified by DAART had been addressed. The inspection found different results for the various projects which were inspected, and the main body of the report provides a detailed description of the construction issues which were found, an assessment of the level of risk which these issues present, and estimates of how long would be required for work to address each issue. The report also makes recommendations as to which of these issues should be rectified, though these are only recommendations the final decision remains that of other stakeholders. Overall, there were only a small number of medium-risk issues with the construction found, and only one high-risk issue. There were however a considerable number of low- risk issues or defects relating to the quality of the construction which was delivered, and a small number of sites where contractors had not completed all of the work that was specified in the Bill of Quantities and project specification. 4 Construction Inspection Part 1: Background and Methodology 1.1 Scope of Work ATR Consulting and Global Trust were contracted by the Embassy of Denmark to inspect 14 buildings in Northern, Eastern and Southern Afghanistan. The purpose of this inspection was to establish what construction work had been completed on the buildings, what work remains outstanding in comparison to the original plans, and to recommend future action for the Embassy relating to these buildings. Inspections were performed on twelve locations. It was intended that a further two locations in Helmand would be inspected. However, security issues caused by ongoing fighting in Marjah and Nad Ali prevented access to the sites. The complete list of construction projects to be inspected is shown in the list and on the map below: Construction Project District Province Mohammad Dawood School Kishm Badakhshan Imam Azam Aqtash School Said Khail District Parwan Shahi Khil School, District Ghorband Parwan Shahaba Umarz School Khenj Panjshir Ashraf Yawand School Warsaj Takhar Gharghasht Bibi Halima High School (Abdul Hai Habibi Khost Center Khost High School) Hasan Waraqa School Qarabagh Ghazni General Workshop, Guard Room, Toilet, and Boundary Kabul City Kabul Wall Abdul Raoof Benawa School Kabul City Kabul Ayesha School Behsood Nangarhar Abdul Matin School Lashkargah Helmand Omar Farooq School Chak Wardak Abdul Hai Square School Nad Ali Helmand Block III School Marja Helmand 5 Construction Inspection Figure 1: Map of locations inspected 11 of these construction locations had previously been inspected by DAART, in a series of inspections conducted during the construction period. These had identified a number of issues with the construction projects. The findings from these inspections were used to inform the final inspection conducted by ATR and Global Trust here. 1.2 Methodology The Bill of Quantities was provided for each construction project. Field engineers visited each project and assessed what had been constructed against what was described in the Bill of Quantities. Field engineers also assessed what had been constructed against the points raised by DAART in their inspection reports. These assessments were conducted visually only; there was no provision in the contract for laboratory testing of concrete. Some important elements of construction could therefore not be assessed. Detailed photographs were taken of all of the project sites. The findings of the field engineers were written down and communicated to analysts in Kabul. In Kabul, each of the issues identified by the field engineers was considered and assessed. A rough assessment of the ‘risk’ of each issue was performed. Risk here can be understood to mean a risk to the safety of students at the school, or as an important part of the project which has not been delivered by the contractor. An assessment of whether the issue could be rectified was also made by engineering staff in Kabul. In addition, an assessment of what kind of work is necessary to do so was made, as well as a broad estimate of how long such work would require, and a very approximate estimate of the cost of performing such work. The percentage of the project completion is calculated based on the overall budget and completed work: The estimated cost of unconstructed items (that have not been initially constructed or major items that need reconstruction because they are under warranty period) is deducted from the overall budget and an approximate percentage has been provided showing the 6 Construction Inspection level of work completed. The caveats to this process in the limitations section below are important to note in this respect. Conclusions and recommendations for further work on each school were then made based on the collected information and assessments. These are presented in the findings section below, along with the detailed findings of the inspections. Short interviews were also constructed with teachers, students, and the local community around the schools. The insights from these interviews are presented in a text box in the main body of the report. 1.3 Limitations There are some important limitations to the inspection, which are noted here. The findings presented in the following section should be considered firmly in light of these caveats. First, laboratory testing of materials was not conducted for this inspection. Since this was the final phase of inspections, technically only surface of the construction work (i.e. paintings, surface concrete, doors, windows, power sockets and other similar structures) was observable. The inspections were limited to what could be observed. There are some crucial elements of construction quality which are beyond the scope of work at the very last phase and cannot be observed after the construction is complete. They are normally supposed to be observed right at the time of putting concrete in the building by taking samples and testing in laboratories. This activity should have been conducted