Nacala on the agenda - Civil Engineering Contractor bulletin , 08 June 2009
Jeffares & Green Consulting Engineers has signed a US$2,7-million contract with Mozambique to carry out rehabilitation on the Nacala Dam – the main supply of water to the province of Nampula. The contract, signed by Andy Pepperell, a director of Jeffares & Green, and Paulo Fumane, director of Millennium Challenge Account Mozambique, was awarded after an international tender process.
The Nacala Dam is in a state of disrepair and the reduction of the water level since 2005 has led a portion of the local population to rely on cisterns.
"The project will investigate several key aspects," says Andy Pepperell, director of Jeffares & Green. "The first will be to determine the condition of the dam to check its safety factors. The second will be to raise dam capacity to increase its yield and to provide additional water for environmental purposes. And the third will be to redesign and reconstruct the dam spillway to ensure it is fully-compliant with international dam-safety requirements. The feasibility study will start in June 2009 and construction is expected to commence towards the end of 2010."
Work on the dam is expected to cost US$11,7-million; expanding the Nacala water-supply system will cost a further US$10-million and reconstruction of the wastewater-collection system will be another US$17,2-million.
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