Boyo Regulating Dam Project Construction Contract Summary
1. Project Overview
Project: Boyo Regulating Dam Project
Parties:
- Employer: Water Resources Development Authority (Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia)
- Contractor: Ethiopian Water Works Construction Authority
Contract Date: January 1986
Contract Price: 4,013,678.90 Birr
2. Contract Documents
The contract documents include:
- Drawings
- Specifications
- Bill of quantities
- Contract agreement
- General conditions
3. Major Work Sections
Section | Description | Amount (Birr) |
---|---|---|
A | Access Road | 304,000.00 |
B | Clearing and Grubbing | 264.80 |
C | Cofferdams and Unwatering | 53,880.00 |
D | Common Excavation | 30,090.00 |
E | Rock Excavation | 472,600.00 |
F | Concrete | 374,850.00 |
G | Formwork | 192,154.80 |
H | Reinforcing Steel | 103,002.50 |
L | Embankment | 1,431,600.00 |
M | Stone Masonry | 96,440.00 |
Grand Total | 4,218,678.90 |
4. Key Technical Specifications
Concrete Works (Section F)
- Composition: Cement, fine aggregate, coarse aggregate, water, and permitted admixtures
- Water/cement ratio as specified by engineer
- Slump generally 5cm (max 10cm for difficult areas)
- Minimum mixing time: 1.5 minutes for ≤1m³ capacity mixers
- Curing: Exposed surfaces kept moist for at least 10 days
Embankment (Section L)
- Multiple zones with different materials:
- Zone 1: Compacted silty clay
- Zone 2: Compacted sand gravel
- Zone 3: Compacted graded gravel
- Zone 4: Dumped rockfill
- Zone 5: Dumped riprap
- Layer thicknesses: 20cm for Zone 1, 40cm for Zones 2 & 3
- Compaction requirements specified for each zone
5. Payment Terms
- 30% advance payment within 21 days after contract signing
- Advance payment recovered at 40% rate from each payment after 25% work completion
- Monthly progress payments with 10% retention until provisional acceptance
- Final payment after completion and acceptance of all work
6. Key Contract Conditions
- Engineer has authority to interpret drawings and specifications
- Contractor responsible for site conditions and local factors
- Changes may be ordered by Engineer with equitable adjustments
- Liquidated damages for delay unless due to unforeseeable causes
- Insurance requirements for works, third party, and workmen
- One-year guarantee period for works after final settlement