Form PER-2: Resume of Proposed Personnel

Name of Bidder: CIVMEC CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING UGANDA

Position:
Site/Quality Control Engineer

Personnel Name: Date of birth:

information
Eng. Solomon Ndugwa Balemezi 10th July, 1981

Professional qualifications:
BSc. Civil Engineering, Makerere University Kampala
Quality Management Systems Auditor/Lead Auditor Training Course
FIDIC Contracts Training Course for The Construction Industry
Registered Engineer with Engineers’ Registration Board (ERB No. 913)

Present Name of employer:

employment
Civmec Construction and Engineering Uganda

Address of employer
4th Floor DFCU Towers
Plot 26, Kyadondo Road, Nakasero
Kampala - Uganda

Telephone Contact (manager / personnel officer)

+256 (0) 779 918 103 Damian Kelliher - Managing Director
A:16 Nautical Drive, Henderson WA 6166 –
AUSTRALIA
T: +61 8 9437 6288; M: +61 0 4488 92457
E: damian.kelliher@civmec.com.au

Fax E-mail
solomon.balemezi@civtecafrica.com

Job title Years with present employer

Senior Project Engineer One (1)

Key Qualifications: (Relevant to the Assignment)

Solomon has practiced engineering for eleven (11) years. His engineering experience has been
majorly horned in the consultancy Industry while working with MBW Consulting Ltd from 2006 upto
2015 where he participated on numerous consultancy assignments as a design engineer, cost
engineer and supervision engineer.

Solomon has completed conceptual, feasibility and detailed engineering designs for numerous
infrastructure projects such as multi-storey buildings, bridges, highways, water supply schemes and
other structures. He has also participated in the preparation of project proposals & tender
documents; drawing and drafting; procurement of contractors; and construction supervision
activities.

By participating and being involved in many design and construction projects, Solomon can
 confidently execute and complete the following tasks:-

 Develop written procedures for quality control/quality assurance;

 Manage and direct personnel on the construction activities at a project site;
 Provide technical advice regarding design and construction methods;
 Monitor progress of work and ensure conformance to design specifications and safety.
 Estimate quantities and cost of materials, equipment, or labour to determine overall cost of the
project.
 Test soils and materials to determine their adequacy in strength and suitability.
 Compute load and grade requirements, water flow rates, and material stress factors to
determine design specifications.

Professional Experience:

From To Company/Project/Position/Relevant Technical and Management

experience

Oct 2015 To date Company: Civtec Africa Ltd

Project: Construction of Nyamabuye 7MW Hydro Power Dam

Civtec Africa was selected as the preferred bidder for the design and build
of a 7MW Hydro Power Dam on River Kaku for Elemental Energy.

The components of the project include a Powerhouse, Tail Race Canal,

Water Intake, a Rock-fill Dam, Ecological Flow System, Concrete Spillway,
Head Race Canal, Forebay, Forebay Overflow, Penstocks and a Power
Evacuation Line.

Civtec will be responsible for the engineering, supply, and construction

including commissioning of the entire Hydropower Project. This will include
all temporary and permanent construction infrastructure (cofferdams,
dewatering, access roads, camp site and permanent residential facilities)
required for the completion of the Works.

Project Cost: U$ 15 million (initial contract value)

Position: Senior Project Engineer
Responsibilities:
 Responsible for project functions included but not limited to Project
Management, Site Management, Project Control Management,
Engineering Management, Procurement, Construction
Management, etc. are all coordinated and properly staffed to meet
the project(s) goals.
 Managing the delivery and technical coordination of the
 construction works, including procuring and appointing design and
build sub-contractors, supervising and monitoring their progress,
measuring works and validating payments
 Temporary works design and preparation of Method Statement
and Risk assessments; Quality, Health and Safety and
Environment management.
 Onsite day to day supervision and management of the site
Engineers
 Determining the appropriate level of resourcing for all project
activities to ensure successful completion in a timely manner
 Providing the appropriate resourcing for all project activities to
ensure quality of work and successful completion in a timely
manner
 Ensuring correct measurements are recorded for inclusion in the
payment certificates.
 Monitor engineering progress against budget and forecasted
schedule.
 Prepare project estimates, budget, schedules and execution plans.
 Prepare and submit reports on the progress and status of the
project
 Maintain effective and on-going communications with construction
and contractor management teams
 Assist with project QA/QC and commissioning systems and
documentation.
 Perform other project engineering and project management related
duties.

July 2015 Oct 2015 Company: MBW Consulting Ltd

Project: Supervision of Maintenance Works for Forty Four (44) selected
National Roads in Northern Uganda

The project was part of a maintenance backlog that was initiated by

Uganda National Roads Authority.

Project Cost: U$ 150,000 approx. (initial Contract Value)

Position: Deputy Resident Engineer/Measurements Engineer
Responsibilities:
 Deputize the Team leader,
 Review and update the bills of quantities,
 Reviewing, and setting up the measurement and cost control
 system,
 Measurement and certification of quantities executed,
 Recording and assessment of claims,
 Keep updated records of site diaries,
 Prepare progress reports and
 Carry out daily site inspections.

Jan 2014 July 2015 Company: MBW Consulting Ltd

Project: Design and Construction Supervision of Bugoma Drilling Camp
and Kingfisher Oil Exploration Pad for CNOOC Uganda.

CNOOC Uganda Ltd received a production license for the Kingfisher

production area to start oil production. This required the design and
construction of a drilling platform and the establishment of a drill camp to
support the drilling operations.

The project involved earthworks and foundation bases construction for a

ZJ70D Oil Exploration drilling rig. The site was stripped of vegetation and
cut to level before placing a 400g/m 2 geo-grid followed by a 400mm thick
layer of Murram. Foundation bases made from grade 35 and 500mm thick
were also constructed to support the derrick, mud pumps, generator sets,
circulation tanks and fuel tanks.

Project Cost: U$ 4 Million

Position: Resident Supervising Engineer
Responsibilities:
 Coordination of Geotechnical and topographical surveys
 Design of earthwork pavement layers and foundation structural
elements
 Carrying out daily site inspections to ensure that works are laid out
in their correct positions
 Ensure that the construction materials adhere to the design
specifications;
 Checking that the reinforcement is laid out to the correct size and
is at the correct spacing with adequate cover;
 Ensure that the quality of concrete is controlled to achieve the
designed strength,
 Issuing of site instructions;
 Maintaining the Engineer’s site diary;
 Preparing of daily, weekly and monthly progress reports;
  Undertake and maintain records of monthly measurements and
valuations of all works as carried out by the Contractor;
 Preparing of payment certificates for works carried out by the
Contractor;
 Carry out project tracking and monitoring in relationship to time,
scope and cost;
 Supervise and approve/disapprove site works as carried out by the
Contractor;
 Testing or witnessing testing on materials either during
manufacture on the site.

Mar 2013 Jan 2014 Company: MBW Consulting Ltd

Project: Design and Construction Supervision of Five (5) Technical
Institutes

Project Cost: U$ 29 Million approx. (initial Contract Value)

Position: Structural Engineer/Project Manager
Responsibilities:
During the design phase, my responsibilities included:
 The organization of a project management team to ensure project
deliverables in terms of drawings and specifications, Bills of
quantities,
 Preparation of design reports,
 Obtaining the relevant permits for construction and the production
of tender documents.
In the construction phase, my responsibilities included:
 Periodic site inspections to ensure the project is constructed to the
relevant drawings and specifications,
Supervise and Motivate the different Clerks of Work on the sites,
 Managing the delivery and technical coordination of the
construction works,
 Prepare Bar Bending Schedules
 Read daily and weekly site reports to design contingency methods
of bringing the project back on schedule
 Carry out site meetings and advise the contractor on how to
improve the schedule
 Advise the contractor on the proposed method statements for
performing the works.
Feb 2012 Mar 2013 Company: MBW Consulting Ltd
Project: Design and Supervision of school buildings for The Post Primary
Education Expansion and Training Improvement Project (Lot 7)

Position: Structural Engineer/Project Manager

Responsibilities:
 Managing and directing the construction operations and activities
at the project site and carrying out measurements of work done
and prepare progress reports.
 Construction Engineering support to set out, check and prepare as
built drawings and design temporary works;
 Managing and maintaining the health, safety and environment on
site and Quality of work;
 Providing effective day to day reporting on plans, costs, physical
delivery and programme performance.
 Weekly and monthly reporting on project progress

Oct 2007 Feb 2012 Company: MBW Consulting Ltd

Project: Tullow Oil Uganda Operations on the Kaiso - Tonya Oil
Exploration Programme

During this period, MBW Consulting Ltd had been operating under a
Master Consultant Services Contract No. TUO 00088 with Tullow Uganda
Operations Pty Ltd.

Project Cost: U$285 million approx.

Position: Project Engineer/Supervisor

Responsibilities:
 Design and construction supervision for the rehabilitation of the
2.1km escarpment road leading down to the Kaiso Tonya valley.
 Design and construction supervision of the 160m x 160m drill pad
and related civil works, pits and water supply to the Ngasa 1 site.
This pad was located in a wet, swampy area adjacent to Lake
Albert and required raising the pad by 1.7m to ensure dry
conditions for drilling.
 Conceptual design for a residential and commercial development
located at Kisinja Headland to cater for accommodation of all
future oil development activities in the Kaiso Tonya valley.
 Design and construction supervision of a container rack bridge
 across the Wambabya River in the Kaiso Tonya valley to enable
seismic operations on that side of the valley.
 Design and supervision of Contractors; Kasese Nail and Wood
Industries Ltd, and BMS Minerals Ltd; for the 2008 drilling program
that included access roads and drill pads at Taitai, Lanya, Karuka
1 & 2, Ngege, Kasamene, and Kigogole.
 Design and supervision of the civil works for the 4000m2 materials
storage / pipe yard at Kisinja.
 Design and supervision of construction of a number of minor civil
works projects; including; Nziizi Emergency Culvert, Nziizi Borrow
Pit Reinstatement, minor repairs to Waraga Landing Strip, crack
repairs at Kyehoro Maternity Centre, Design of Well Covers
 Supervision of the construction of Kabwoya airstrip and parking
area at the Kabwoya in Kaiso valley,
 Design and preparation of Construction Tender and Contract
documents for the complete renovation and expansion of the
Harbour at Butiaba including a new 2100m 2 concrete jetty, 4000m 2
hard standing, 10,000m 2 residential/office camp and access roads.

Mar 2008 Jan 2009 Company: ARCH TECH Consultants Ltd in JV with Wanjohi Consulting
Engineers on (Sub-Consultancy)
Project: Consultancy Services for the Feasibility Study and Detailed
Engineering Design For Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Yumbe
District.

Client: Directorate of Water Development (DWD), Ministry of Water and

Environment (MWE)
Position: Assistant Design Engineer
Responsibilities:
 Assisted in the preparation of the Conceptual Report for the
project,
 Assisted in data collection in relation to water distribution network,
 lead a team of site investigation technicians and surveyors to carry
out investigation and topographical map of the area,
 Carried out demographic and water consumption surveys to
determine water demand,
 Assisted the design engineer to analyse different types of energy
requirements for the system and design the necessary package to
run the system,
 Assisted in the financial analysis and preparation of revenue
 generation model for the project,
 Participated in the Preparation of Technical presentation to the
clients,
 Checked BOQ and Cost Estimates,
 To ensure all relevant safety objectives and legal requirements are
observed.

Jan 2008 Mar 2008 Company: KMS Engineering Ltd

Client: HIMA Cement Factory

Project: Upgrading of a Raw Water Pipe from Mobuku to Hima Cement
Factory
Position: Design Engineer
Responsibilities:
 Review existing pipeline horizontal alignment,
 Develop pipeline vertical alignment (profile) from surveyor’s
topographical map,
 Estimated water demand,
 Estimated internal pressures and expected loads on the pipe line,
 Carried out a hydraulic analysis of the transmission pipeline,
 Sized the transmission pipe after a hydraulic analysis based on
pressure requirements,
 Produced detailed design drawings of the pipeline, valves and
appurtances,
 preparation of technical specifications,
 selection of pipe material to be used,
 Preparation of construction estimates and Bill of Quantities,
 Preparation of setting out data

Apr 2007 Jan 2008 Company: MBW Consulting Ltd

Project: Design and Construction supervision of thirty (30) fish landing
sites on Lakes Victoria, Albert, Edward, George and Kyoga funded by the
African Development Bank (April 2007 – December 2007)

MBW Consulting Engineers Ltd in association with Canadian Fishery

Consultants won the contract for the design and supervision of the thirty
(30) fish landing centres; together, they assembled a team of professionals
from Canada and Uganda comprising Engineers, Surveyors, Economists,
Fish Technologists, Environmentalists and Sociologists.
 I was employed as a project engineer and my roles and responsibilities
included the following:-
 Reviewing the existing mapping, aerial photographs, and the base
mapping;
 Establishing of preliminary elevations of all site components
determined in the site layout;
 Working closely with the surveying team in order to produce
topographical maps relevant for the design of the water distribution
network, marine structures, earthworks and structures.
 Holding discussions and meetings with the design team (Architect,
Surveyor, Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers) to establish
an efficient site layout;
 Receiving and reviewing input from the hydrographic and
geotechnical team.
 Preparation of technical specifications for earthworks, buildings
and water supply networks,
 Preparation of design drawings and tender documents,
 Computation of frictional head losses and subsequent sizing of
pipes for the water distribution networks.
 Participating in the geometric and structural design of the access
roads to the landing sites and the parking areas.
 Determination of unit rates of the construction activities for the
subsequent determination of the construction estimates.
 Computation of earthwork quantities from finished grade profiles
 Analysing and designing of water control structures;
 Carrying out earthwork analysis for balance of cut and fill;
 Identifying construction materials available locally.

July 2005 Apr 2007 Company: Civtec Africa Ltd

Project: Provision of Technical Support Unit to the District Roads Re-

Gravelling Project

This was a European Union (EU) programme of road sector support to

Uganda, under the plan for Modernisation of Agriculture. The District
Roads component of the EU was initially focused on the seven districts of
Tororo, Bugiri, Jinja, Mukono, Wakiso, Mpigi and Masaka along the
Northern Corridor. The major problem at the districts was that they did not
have enough technical manpower.
 MBW Consulting Engineers was therefore procured to establish a local
consultancy office in the districts of the Northern Corridor, and Technical
Support Unit, to offer road works design and supervision services to the
Districts of Tororo, Bugiri, Jinja, Mukono, Wakiso, Mpigi and Masaka.
Responsibilities:
 Carrying out road condition surveys of selected feeder roads in
Mukono.
 Preparation of strip maps for the selected roads in Mukono. These
included Kawoomya-Senyi Road, Nakifuma-Nakibano Road, and
Nakibano-Nagojje Roads in Mukono District.
 Preparation of Detailed Scope of Works and Tender Documents
for selected feeder roads.
 Construction Monitoring of Rehabilitation of Kawoomya - Senyi
Road, Nakifuma - Nakibano Road, and Nakibano - Nagojje Road
in Mukono District.
 Ensuring adherence to the contracts during implementation and
advising the District Engineers.
 Examining the contractor’s claims before submission to the District
Local Governments for payment.
 Monitoring and Evaluation of the work program during the
implementation.
 Organising Monthly Site meetings and preparing Minutes of Site
meetings.

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