Weekly report: 31st March 2023 to 6th April 2023
Construction of semidetached staff house, computer and library, class rooms block, female and
male students’ hostels at Mjimwema Mtwara Campus:
(a) Computer and library:
 Ongoing works: Hacking, Cleaning and lay terrazzo on boarders and skirting ground
floor. Remaining blockwork, ceiling brandering, plaster and skimming awaiting
trimming cutting disks, concrete nails and contingency fund to move materials; fixing
of baluster awaiting adjustment of scaffolding. (Total: 3 male personnel resource
average per day).
(b) Classrooms block:
 Ongoing works: second fix electrical installation, remaining ceiling brandering, internal
walls, external walls and gutter plaster; internal and external walls skimming awaiting
repair of grinder, concrete cutting discs and concrete nails;.fixing of balusters awaiting
concreting slab above staircase. (Total: 3 male personnel resource average per day).
(c) Female students hostel:
 Completed works: formwork ring beams and slab awaiting reinforcements to
concrete; formwork and concreting columns grid 7-8.
 Ongoing works: curing; blockwork above ring beams; scaffolding, first fix plumbing
installation going slowly awaiting concrete cutting discs; fixing of ballusters awaiting
reinforcements, concreting and removal of scaffolding; skimming. (Total: 14 male
personnel resource average per day).
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(d) Male students hostel:
 Completed works: fix cornice, ceiling skimming.
 Ongoing works: external skimming; floor screed on canopies. (Total: 3 male personnel
resource average per day)
(e) Semidetached staff house:
 Completed works: wall tiles
 Ongoing works: hacking, cleaning and setting out floor tiles; first fix plumbing
installation. (Total: 6 male personnel resource per day)
Challenges:
(a) Storage of materials in rooms of buildings under construction.
(b) Procuring landscaping, external works, and sewerage water drainage works.
(a) Unavailability of Contingency fund will affect moving materials at site, safety measures,
repair water leakages, repair tools, minor road repair and mitre drains.
(b) Damaged internal roads due to rainfall.
(c) Procurement of second fix installation of Information and communication technology
systems including CCTV IP Systems; Fire alarms and structured cabling.
(d) Payment to VETA Mtwara certificate No. 08 for works on classes block amounting to Tshs.
6,445,543.83 applied on 10th January 2023 and certified on 27th January 2023 affecting
smooth progress of work.
(e) Supply of electrical power for the works /three phase permanent connection going on.
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(f) Check payment to M/s Peter Msoma t/a Rapiq Force certificate No. 09 for works on Male
students hostel amounting Tshs 5,433,000.00 applied on 22nd February 2023 and certified
on 7th March 2023.
(g) Heavy Rainfall.
(h) Follow up payment to M/s Shaban Kaswaka t/a Kaswaka Group certificate No. 11 for
works on library and computer lab amounting to Tshs. 5,770,000.00 applied on 27th
March 2023 and certified on 27th March 2023 avoiding affecting progress of work.
(i) Procurement of reinforcements, terrazzo strips and concrete cutting discs on final stages.
Way forward:
(a) To prepare storage of materials and arrangement.
(j) Speed up procurement of second fix ICT materials.
(k) Speed up deliver of “requested for contingency fund” at mtwara campus, requested on 5th
January 2023 and reminded on 5th April 2023.
(l) Repair internal roads and side drains.
(m) Speed up prolonged delay of payment to VETA Mtwara certificate No. 08 for works on
classes block amounting to Tshs. 6,445,543.83
(n) Prolonged delay payment to VETA Mtwara certificate No. 05 for works on semi-detached
staff house amounting to Tshs. 5,630,896.93 paid on 31st March 2023
(o) Excavation to supply of electrical power for the works /three phase permanent power
connection going on.
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(p) Checking up payment to M/s Peter Msoma t/a Rapiq Force certificate No. 09 for works on
Male students hostel amounting Tshs 5,433,000.00 applied on 22nd February 2023 and
certified on 7th March 2023.
(q) Follow up payment to M/s Shaban Kaswaka t/a Kaswaka Group certificate No. 11 for
works on library and computer lab amounting to Tshs. 5,770,000.00 applied on 27th
March 2023 and certified on 27th March 2023 avoiding affecting progress of work
(r) Follow up delivery of reinforcements, terrazzo strips, concrete nails and concrete cutting
discs.
Submitted by Project Manager.
Eng Deosdedit Mwabuki.
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