Project Profile

Separation and relocation of FMCG

production facilities

CLIENT : Unilever
LOCATION : East & West Africa
TYPE OF CONTRACT : Client, Engineering & Estimation
Services Provided:
 Multi Disciplinary Engineering (Architectural, Civil, Structural,
Mechanical, E&I, Process)
 Preliminary Design and Capital Estimations
 3-D Scanning and As-built capture

Project Scope:
The Client was is in the process of separating a portion of their FMCG
business for sale across East and West Africa. The overall objective of
the Project was to segregate the four production facilities to enable
them to operate as separate independent production units.
Bosch Projects was appointed to prepare a preliminary design and a
cost estimate for the redevelopment of the Client’s existing sites in
Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya. These requirements included
new and refurbished buildings, roads, equipment and other
infrastructure, as well as the relocation, modification and
improvement of existing process equipment. Pricing was obtained
from local suppliers for the required accuracy.

Features:
Overall features of this project:
 Site 1 - Relocation of processing and conditioning equipment into
new area, raw material storage, cold room and finished goods
warehouse as well as office and maintenance facilities. New steam,
water and electricity systems to relocated plant .
 Site 2 - Segregation of existing production facilities complemented
with construction of new warehouse and vehicle road ways and
pedestrian access. Design of new canteen, clinic and offices.
 Site 3 - Design of new factory building and warehouse together
with new potable water storage and transfer pumps, steam boiler,
compressed air reticulation and back up power generation.
 Site 4 - Segregation of production area. Conversion of canteen and
offices into direct dispatch area. Refurbishment of an old storage
building into new changing rooms. Refurbish and convert existing
building into a new kitchen and canteen to sit 100 people and
additional offices for 50 staff. Convert former R&D offices and
refurbish for 54 staff.
Project Value: R135.5 million
Project Fees: R5.2 million
Project Ref: 10163/3
Date: Dec 2017 - Apr 2018