Week 9

Discuss the work of civil, architectural and environmental

engineers in developing countries and describe the benefits in
relation to the host country, the profession and the individual
engineer.

Content

Introduction

Dawnus International
EFOD
Questions

Meilir Williams
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Alex Bowen

Tom Hawken

Introduction & Company Information

Meilir Williams

Company History

Dawnus is an International Civil

Engineering
and
Building
company, operated by a senior
management team of highly
skilled chartered civil engineers.
Established
in
2001,
the
Company is proud to be one of
the fastest growing construction
companies in the UK and more
recently in Africa. Its roots are
founded in the engineering ability
of a team that has a wealth of
experience in the construction
industry.

Tonkolili Dam, Sierra Leone

South Hook LNG

Amazon Way, Swansea

Operational Area

Our UK operation has its Head Office in

Swansea with regional offices in:

Bangor
Exeter
London
Swansea
Thatcham
Birmingham

Dawnus International currently operating in both

Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Civil Engineering

Eastern Bay Link Road (27m)

1.2km dual carriageway from Butetown Tunnels towards Rover Way

Earth embankment section
Steel bridge section
Concrete beam viaduct
Modification of existing roundabouts
Numerous service diversions, accommodation works and re-alignment of
existing Roath Dock Road

Buildings

Redevelopment of Sherman Cymru Theatre, Cardiff (5.4m)

Reconfiguration of front of house and backstage areas

New seating in performance venues
Refurbished control rooms
New wardrobe areas and green room
New rehearsal room built on the existing staff car park.
Works also included redevelopment of the foyer area including new box office, caf
bar, kitchen, relocated toilets, new access and exhibition area.

Dawnus International
Alex Bowen

Dawnus Sierra Leone The Story

Major Earthworks
Rail alignment
Rail Refurb PH I, 0-71Km: Civils Refurb, Realignment and upgrade
New Rail PH I, 71-121Km: 5Mm3 earthworks in embankments and cuttings
New Rail PH I, 121-156Km: Completed BR section of rail
Drill and blast hard rock outcrops

RC Concrete
Tonkolili
Ph 1B Process Plant Civils (16,500m3), Process Water Weir, 1B Plant foundations
and structures, 900man camp, ROM wall
Ph 1A, 1D and 1G (2,500m3) Foundations, Retaining wall
Misc (1,000m3):Headwalls, slabs, hard standings, TSF1 spillway, TSF2 runoff
weirs, concrete lined channels
Pepel PH1 Stockyard Infrastructure: Stacking and transfer conveyors
Pepel Construction of new rail dump station (1000m3)

Major Earthworks
Tonkolili

- 900 man camp Rd: Road widening and improvements

- TSF I: 1.0Mm3 earth dam
- TSF II: 3.25Mm3 earth dam
- Magazine Road: 5Km Haul road
- Miscellaneous earthworks: 1B, 900man camp, 1D, 1G, Raw Water
weir, impoundment basins
Rehandle and haul material from plants to TLO (>60Kt/day)

Binkolo - Highway upgrade, improvements and maintenance

Quarrying
Develop and operate quarry sites - four locations on the project (Rofanye,
Makarie, Mapathe and Wendugu)
Drill and blast design and implementation (176 Blasts)
QA/QC full suite of lab testing to demonstrate material specification compliance
Measure all exported material measured accurately by weighbridge for handover
and accountability
Haulage site and road haulage options

Quarrying (Continued)

Logistics infrastructure - Ballast, aggregates, road stones, filter media, blockstone, crusher
run, blast rock, sand, pea gravels, etc. Rail ballast production 365KT produced
Tonkolili PH1A, 1B, 1C, 1D aggregates supply coarse, fine aggs and roadstone produced.
1.6MT total product exported

Iron Ore Crushing & Screening

Capable of crushing lump, fine, all-in products for DSO

24/7 operation capable of producing 10,000Tper day
Five process trains with all ancillary equipment (excavators, ADTs, FELs, etc.)
Expert personnel to optimise availability and utilisation, maximising productivity
Receive, process, stock, load out and haul
2.8MT of ore processed to date

Mining Operations
Marampa Open pitmining of weathered ore and tailings (TEX 41.3Mt, 28.5Mt Ore,
12.8Mt waste, av 100Kt/day)
Marampa Rehandle and plant feed at ROM pad (22.4Mt)
Marampa Haul road upgrades and maintenance. Pit dewatering.
Thofayim Concentrate rehandle loading barge
Marampa Concentrate haul road (2,770m3); 1.13KM HD pavement
Marampa ROM infrastructure improvements (840m3); HD hardstanding's and
roads
Marampa Valley B TSF: Penstock Intake chambers and collector sumps

Dawnus International Projects

Liberia
2013 Awarded Mount Coffee hydro-electric rehabilitation facility
Design and constructed three earth and rock armoured cofferdams over
80,000m
Dewatering over 4million litres and clearing between cofferdams enabling
access to the powerhouse for inspection.
Quarrying, ground investigation and Construction of 1.2km of Gravel road
Phase 2 awarded in 2015, Work includes reconstruction of the main dam
and pump house
.

Dawnus International Projects

Senegal - Grande Cote Project
- Moved 1.6M m of Sand to form a 25km road and Rail. Dredging pit (379,000m) and parallel
road of 41,500m
- Civil and structure work of the dry and wet processing plants consisting of over 10,000m of
concrete. 7.5km of high pressure piping
- Constructed a storage and shipping facility at Port of Dakar, consisting of over 9000m of
cladding and 1050T of steel
- Providing plant, supervision and equipment to Grande Cote project

Human Resource
Human Resources
Local Content Policy compliance creating opportunities for local
employment in the communities surrounding Dawnus operational
areas providing both local and national economic benefits
Engagement of competent, experienced Expatriate staff to
manage, supervise and lead project activities. Committed to
transfer of skills to LN workforce and professionals.
Specialist staff recruited to manage and deliver specific functions due to limited in country capacity essential to be self dependent
and sustainable.
Aim to create long term, sustainable employment.
Dawnus have employed and developed the skillsets of over 4,500
Sierra Leone nationals since 2010 contributing to Country capacity
growth.

Corporate Social Responsibility

Bumbuna
Boyo Junior Secondary School
St Matthews Senior Secondary School
Community Centre and library
Teacher Salaries Funding
Masanga Hospital Renovation
Makeni Nursing College Refurbishment

Marampa
Kasab Primary School
Maforkie Community Project
(school fees, training & business support)
Foredugu Junior Secondary School
Romende Village Well
Makarie Primary School Refurbishment

Ebola Treatment Centres

Ebola Treatment Centres (ETCs)
Contracted by Dfid to assist with emergency procurement and construction of Makeni
and Port Loko ETCs to help with the international fight against Ebola
Due to the nature of the crisis, fast track tender (1 week) and project delivery (7
weeks)
Constructed two x 100 bed ETUs in the worst affected regions
Each ETC consisted of 15 block built buildings and 22 tented structures.
Over 4,000 tonnes of concrete, 10,000 blocks, 1.0km of drainage and 5km of electrical
and water services.
Earthworks and site clearance to Lunsar ETU

Engineers For Overseas Development (EFOD)

Tom Hawken

EFOD: Kachumbala Maternity Ward

EFOD: Engineers for overseas development

Since 2000 EFOD have been providing humanitarian

development aid throughout Africa
Aim: To challenge young professionals to form a team,
design a solution, raise funds and then supervise the
construction of a project that would benefit rural
communities in Africa
EFOD Carmarthenshire was formed in 2012
1st project: Construct a grain store capable of storing
900 bags of grain
Following this success EFOD challenged the First Minister for Wales during his January 2014 visit
to the Kachumbala area to support the design and construction of a maternity ward containing 2
labour suites, a 12 bed ward, offices and stores. A challenge which he accepted

EFOD projects
2016 project list
2016 Uganda

London

Kumi Hospital Pump House, Latrines, Solar Water

Kumi Hospital

50,000

Uganda

West Midlands

Koutulai Widows Cooperative Grain Store

SaltPeter Trust

25,000

Uganda

Bristol

Matuga Mill & Grain Store

Revival Centre

25,000

Uganda

Cardiff

Faith Primary School

SaltPeter Trust

100,000

Uganda

South West Wales

Kachumbala HS 3 Maternity Unit Phase 2

Bukadea Council

70,000

Uganda

North West

Women's Refuge and Nursery, Jinja

Act4Africa

35,000

Zambia

Cardiff

Abesu Cooperative Footbridge Site Investigation Ph3

Abesu Widows Coop

100,000

TOTAL

405,000

Key Information
4 countries have benefitted between the years 2000-2015 with 36 projects completed to date
Projects have ranged from a 3000 school water tank to a 50,000 medical centre
To date over 250 young construction professionals have assisted with the projects
Total money raised: 520,000

Project history
Associations approached:
HKS, Dawnus, Cyfle, Hywel
dda health board

Jan: Design completed

12 bed ward
Feb: Programme of works

April: 1st team completed

ground clearance, foundations
and slab

July: 2nd team completed

blockwork columns and
brickwork walls

Delivery u

Responsibilities

Organise labour
Educate labour force on design details and
construction techniques
Set out structure
Source materials
Manage costs
Communicate progress with the design team

ISSB Bricks

ISSB: Interlocking soil stabilisation brick

Made from a mixture of:
Marrum
Cement
Water
Bricks are formed in a hand press machine
Ready to lay after 48hours of curing
An efficient gang can make 300 400 bricks per
day per press
We arranged for 1000 bricks to be made before
we arrived

Personal experiences and benefits to

host country
Personal experiences
Mbale hospital
We were provided the opportunity to
witness the current conditions of the
main hospital. We found it was:
Overcrowded
Understaffed
Poorly educated
Social benefits
We arranged a football game between our labour
force and that of another EFOD site working in
Mbale. On the back of this success they are
hoping to set up a league with other local teams
EFOD will continue to support by supplying a kit
and equipment to help kick start the project

Progress to date

The structure has been completed

and is ready for the roof to be
installed

Carpenters are due to travel out in

the new year followed by other
necessary trades: Plasterers, M&E,
Painter/decorator and finally NHS
trainee midwives

Summary

Week 9

Discuss the work of civil, architectural and environmental

engineers in developing countries and describe the benefits in
relation to the host country, the profession and the individual
engineer.

23/11/15

The humanitarian aid provided by EFOD has enabled beneficiaries to work themselves
out of poverty, introduced new construction techniques to rural communities in Africa,
and enhanced the training and management skills of the UK participants

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