Africa-Press – Eswatini. With Buhleni gearing towards being a fully-fledged town, ZMCK Consulting Engineers have been awarded a multimillion tender to come up with architectural impression of the town.
This was revealed by Buhleni Town Board Chief Executive Officer Gideon Mbuli. He said they had launched the project with the expectation that within five months, the consultant would submit a report on the new outlook of the fast developing town.
Mbuli said among other things that the consultant would be expected to produce a layout of the road infrastructure, bulk sewer system, supply and flow of electricity.
He added that after finalisation of the report by ZMCK Consulting Engineers, they would tender for the construction of infrastructure which includes the roads, bulk sewer, water supply and sanitation.
Mbuli said all this would depend on whether government injects money in the next financial year which could culminate in commencement of the project.
Buhleni was already taking shape with the already finished multi-million shopping complex which has changed the face of the town. Not only that, the small northern Hhohho town will see another multi-million infrastructural development currently under way where a filling station and another shopping complex will be constructed. The small town has become a centre of attraction and with the proposed infrastructural developments, it could be one of the best towns in the country.
During World AIDS Day commemoration, Mbuli urged government through the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development for support in the construction of the bulk sewer system to accommodate the upcoming massive developments.
It should be noted that the latest tender at Buhleni comes hardly a fortnight after ZMCK stamped its authority in terms of competitiveness after emerging as best evaluated tenderer in the over E0.5 million tender by EWSC. The consultancy also aced a tender issued by the Municipal Council of Mbabane to conduct an assessment of Mahwalala township- zone five.
In an intention to award issued by Eswatini Public Procurement Regulatory Agency (ESPPRA) on behalf of the municipality, it was announced that ZMCK scored an impressive 92.7 per cent during evaluation undertaken in accordance with the Public Procurement Act of 2011.
It should be noted that a period of 10 working days was allowed for the submission of any application for review as per the procurement act.
“The contract award decision does not constitute a contract,” ESPPRA clarified.
In the Eswatini Water Services Corporation (EWSC) tender, it was disclosed that the consulting firm scored a whopping 91.4 per cent during evaluation.
This was during the evaluation exercise for the Simunye Water Treatment Plant review of existing designs and preparation of procurement documents for two reservoirs was.
ESPPRA disclosed that ZMCK was competing against Knight Piesold and Sobek.
For the job, ZMCK was the most competitive and lowest a bid price of E545 330. It was followed by Knight Piesold whose bid stood at E775 600 which attracted an overall score of 79.43 per cent.
South African firm, Sobek, managed to score 62.43 during evaluation after submitting a bid of E5 798 300 which was the highest.
In its official website (www.zmcksd.co.sz), it was explained that ZMCK was established in 1989 as part of four regionally based practices making up the ZMCK group. The group had offices in Zambia, Lesotho, Botswana and Eswatini. In 2009, it was mentioned the group was amicably dissolved and now each office operates independently of the others.
ZMCK offers comprehensive consulting services across a broad spectrum of engineering disciplines including project management, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Water Engineering and Soil Testing Services.
ZMCK offers comprehensive consulting services across a broad spectrum of engineering disciplines including project management, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Water Engineering and Soil Testing Services.
It was stated that ZMCK currently has a staff compliment of 20 including qualified engineers, engineers in-training, technicians as well as support staff. The firm said it has a very stable workforce and some staff members have been with the company for over 10 years.
This ensured that experience gained on projects remains within the company.
ZMCK is a registered member of the Construction Industry Council of Eswatini (CIC). Each technical staff mentor was registered with the Eswatini Association of Architects Engineers and Surveys.
“We are proud to be in possession of a Certificate of Registration of Commitment and Undertaking from the Engineering Council of South Africa for the training of Civil Engineers and Establishment of a Mentorship Scheme in accordance with ECSA’s training requirements,” added ZMCK.
ZMCK is a proudly Swati citizen owned company and currently 91 per cent of the company shares remain held by Swati citizens
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