Uganda: Mama Kevina Comprehensive Secondary School Project

New Construction Project funded by World Children’s Fund:

We were very excited to announce in mid-2013, that World Children’s Fund agreed to fund the construction of four new buildings, which will substantially increase the capacity of the school to attract more paying students to help subsidize the non-paying students and move closer to becoming a sustainable school. The funds will go towards the construction of new girls’ and boys’ dormitory buildings, a dining hall, and finishing the ground floor of a new office/classroom block.  Construction began in December 2013.  This brings the partnership between WCF, RMF and Mama Kevina to a new level, and promises to make the school a model program for the area.

Construction Project Works/ Scope:

• Completion of the Classroom block using part of existing building
• Construction of a new Dining Hall
• Construction of a new Dormitory block for Girls
• Construction of new Dormitory block for Boys

Update as of June 11, 2014

Real Medicine Foundation hired a Building/Structural Engineer, Odongo Richard Sikola, as an Independent Consultant to monitor the progress and quality of the work completed by MMK Engineering. Each release of funds to the Construction company is contingent upon the approval of RMF’s Engineering Consultant.

Status of the Contract Time:

5. Date of Contract Signing                 17^th October 2013
5. Date of site possession                  27^th December 2013
5. Original Contract Duration               Four Months (16 weeks)
5. Revised Contract Duration               Five and half months (22 weeks)
6. Commencement date                      02^nd January 2014
5. Original Completion Date                 03^rd May 2014
5. Revised Completion date                 17^th July 2014
5. Defect Liability period                      Six weeks
5. Projected Date of Hand over             17^th August  2014