ETHIOPIAN CONSTRUCTION WORKS CORPORATION

Quality Assurance and Quality Control report

for
FDARA 4B+G+21 Head quarter Building Project

CounterPart Engineer: Debisa Getachew

August, 2022

Addis Ababa
Contents
1 Project Information .................................................................................................................... 3
2 Project location .......................................................................................................................... 3
3 Resource Utilization .................................................................................................................. 4
4 Activities performed on the site.................................................................................................. 4
5 Executed Tasks by Counterpart Engineer: .................................................................................. 5
6 Subcontractors related issues. ..................................................................................................... 5
7 Project Status ............................................................................................................................. 4
7.1 Physical performance ......................................................................................................... 4
7.2 Financial Performance........................................................................................................ 4
8 Project Management knowledge Areas ....................................................................................... 4
8.1 Construction Project Integration Management .................................................................... 4
8.2 Project Time Management.................................................................................................. 4
8.3 Project Stakeholders Management ...................................................................................... 4
8.4 Project Procurement Management ...................................................................................... 4
8.5 Project Communication Management ................................................................................. 5
8.6 Project human resource management .................................................................................. 5
8.7 Project Heavy Equipment management .............................................................................. 5
8.8 Project Finance management .............................................................................................. 5
8.9 Project Safety management ................................................................................................ 5
8.10 Project cost management .................................................................................................... 5
8.11 Construction Project quality management ........................................................................... 6
8.11.1 Inspection and Test Plan ............................................................................................. 7

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Figure 1: Project location from Google Earth ....................................................................... 3
Figure 2: Project cost variance starting from Jan, 2022 to July, 2022 ..................................... 6
Figure 3 :Reinforcement work on second basement floor .................................................... 12
Figure 4 :Concrete casting for second basement slab ........................................................... 13
Figure 5 :Formwork fixing for vertical structure n second basement floor ........................... 13
Figure 6:Scaffolding erection for 1st basement floor ............. Error! Bookmark not defined.

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1 Project Information
Project Name FDARA 4B+G+21 Head Quarter Office Building

Client Federal Government Building Construction Project Office

Contractor Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation (Building and

Housing Construction Sector)

Consultant Yohannes Abbay Consulting Architects and Engineers

Project Start Month and Year Nov 03/2020

Project Finishing Month & Year Nov 03/2024

Total Month 48 Months

Project Total Cost 1,434,323,142.49 Without VAT

Total Elapsed Time 679 Calendar Days

Approved Time Extension 85 Calendar Days

2 Project location
The location of 4B+G+21 Project is at Central part of Addis Ababa Lideta sub-city in front of
National Alcohol and Liquor Factory.

Figure 1: Project location from Google Earth

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3 Resource Utilization
Man Power Report

Job description Total number

Male Female
Engineering Service 3 3
Team
Work Execution Team 15 0

Supportive staff 24 7

Skilled and non-skilled 87 5

Laborers

Equipment report
Equipment type Total number

Mobile crane ( 70 tonne) [rental] 1

Mobile crane ( 25 tonne) 1

Dump Truck 2 and [2, Temporary]

4 Activities performed on the site

 Concrete Casting for vertical structure on second basement floor
 Reinforcement and formwork fixing for horizontal structural element on first
basement floor
 Concrete work for first basement slab and beam
 Reinforcement and formwork fixing for vertical structure on first basement floor.

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5 Executed Tasks by Counterpart Engineer:
 Following up of Inspections and Test plan.
 Internal work inspection during each activity
 Follow up of Non-conformance works
 Subcontractors performance evaluation

6 Subcontractors related issues.

Subcontractors working on reinforcement and formwork fixing are:

 Andualem Bezualehu Building Contractor

 B.Y.B Construction P.L.C
 Wondwosen Alemayehu Building Contractor

Non-Conformance work observed /Defect works from subcontractor side

 Center of some circular columns [C-6, C-15 on shear wall, SW-12 and C-15 on SW-
7] on first basement floor has shifted due to improper reinforcement work.

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7 Project Status
7.1 Physical performance
Physical performance of the project is 17.81 %
7.2 Financial Performance
To date financial performance of the project is 17.18%

8 Project Management knowledge Areas

8.1 Construction Project Integration Management
Construction project integration management is applicable:

 To reduce losing sight of the integration and alignment of the intended purpose.

However, in our project integration management is applicable to achieve project progress in

advanced manner.

8.2 Project Time Management

In regards to our project, to date elapsed time is 679 days. In this month, the progress of the
project is enhanced than previous time. We planned to achieve the crushed schedule until
September and to reach on the Ground floor level. Now we arrived at Ground floor level. As
per master schedule, it shows that first floor level. Hence, performance of the project shows
behind schedule.

8.3 Project Stakeholders Management

Stakeholders involved in our project are client, consultant, design professionals, suppliers and
subcontractors. The management of the project executes monitoring implementation of
stakeholder’s engagement plan and taking corrective.

8.4 Project Procurement Management

Procurement management is conducted to ensure that budget /funds are used for intended
purpose, with due considerations to quality, economy and efficiency of the project and to
underline the principle of transparency, equal opportunity and competitive procedures during
procurement management.

In our project, the procurement process is good to some extent in this month.

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8.5 Project Communication Management
Communication management applicable to ensure information needs of stakeholders are
met, project performance is tracked on and reported on and project results are formally
documented.

In regards to our project communication mangement is somehow modified.

8.6 Project human resource management

Human resource management is a key for a construction project progress. Besides
subcontracting works, there are construction activities which are done by own force such as
concrete work. In this regard, we have sufficient human resource, which needs to be managed
effectively.

8.7 Project Heavy Equipment management

The project is incurring huge cost for heavy equipment for loading and unloading purpose.
The rental cost for mobile crane is 2000 birr per hour. It is better for the corporation if it
allocates heavy equipment for the project specifically. The construction of tower crane is
pended still now.

8.8 Project Finance management

Financial planning, financial controlling and admnistration and records of construction
project is performed. Besides earned value management (EVM) is evaluated to measure
project performance. Based on planned and actual values, EVM predicts the future and
enables us to adjust accordingly.

8.9 Project Safety management

Safety management in construction project is to prevent accidents, minimize personal injuries
and to reduce fatalities and property damages. In our site Safety Civil Engineer is assigned to
control all personnel’s whether they wore personal protective Equipment (PPE). No injuries
occurred on our site in July month.

8.10 Project cost management

In our project cost management , cost estimating and cost controlling are implement. Since
the material cost is escalated the project expense is greater than the accomplishment as it is
compared in this month. Rental scaffolding is being used for slab construction which incurs
the project extra cost.

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 Cost Variance comparison
35,000,000.00

30,000,000.00

25,000,000.00

20,000,000.00

15,000,000.00

10,000,000.00

5,000,000.00

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Jan,2022 Feb, 2022 Mar, 2022 Apr,2022 May,2022 June,2022 July, 2022 Aug, 2022
Series1 31,701,376. 30,082,699.1 32,591,899. 31,406,768. 31,324,981. 27,884,602. 23,554,367. 17,924,300.

Figure 2: Project cost variance starting from Jan, 2022 to August, 2022

8.11 Construction Project quality management

Quality in construction project is achieved through proper control at every stage of execution
and installation of works. As in our project quality assurance and quality control stages are
applicable.

Quality assurance methods employed in our project are:

 Method statement and Risk Assessments

 Material submittal approvals and Material inspections

Quality Control methods which are under taken are:

 work inspection requests,

 Inspection and Test plans

Quality controls on reinforcement work

 Reinforcement arrangement as per shop drawing
 Proper bar diameter and spacing of reinforcement

Quality controls on formwork

 Formwork erection as per design drawing
 Checking adequacy of bracing.

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8.11.1 Inspection and Test Plan
Concrete compressive strength is conducted for vertical and horizontal structure in this
month.

Structural element Test Days

Total Sample 7th 14th 28th
number
Second basement floor slab and 54 cube tests passed - passed
beam
Second basement vertical 81 cube tests passed - passed
structure
First basement floor slab and 72 cube tests passed passed waiting
beam

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Appendix

Figure 3 :Reinforcement work on first basement floor

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 Figure 4 :Concrete casting for first basement slab

Figure 5: Reinforcement and Formwork fixing for vertical structure first basement floor

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Figure 6 :Concrete casting for vertical structure on first basement floor

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