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Samez Consultants Ltd - Engineering Prospectus

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Samez Consultant Limited, Jabavu Road Hurlingham P.O. Box 72398- 00200, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 20 2711220, +254 20 2711197, Fax: +254

20 2721735, e-mail: [email protected], [email protected], website: www.samezconsultants.com




Samez Consultants Ltd is an engineering consultancy firm, fully owned and managed by indigenous Kenyans. The firm was founded in March 1989 and became a limited company in February 2006. Since its inception, the firm has established a client-responsive reputation in the delivery of services in diverse fields of civil engineering, always committed to its stated mission statement. At Samez we attach greater emphasis for concern for efficiency and effectiveness, need to create new ideas to face the challenges of tomorrow rather than dwelling on past accomplishments, and are constantly striving to maintain high standards, objectivity and excellence. CORE IDEOLOGIES

Being on the leading edge of consultancy services.

Integrity and ethical consulting business. Products as the end result of our efforts. Improving the quality of life through technology and innovation.

Honesty and integrity. Continuous progress and self improvement. Encouragement and respect for individual initiative and personal growth.

PURPOSE To make technical contributions for the advancement and welfare of humanity STAFF Presently, Samez Consultants has a professional staff comprised of a Managing Director, two principal water engineers, three senior water and sanitation engineers, two senior structural engineers, materials engineer, hydrogeologist, water economist, financial specialist, senior sociologist, surveyor, three graduate engineers, technician engineer, and support staff. The small number of highly qualified and motivated staff with small spans of control has meant that we cannot lose touch with the concept of high quality product process, and cuts down on bureaucracies and therefore costs. The firm regularly retains several specialist staff for part-time consulting to enhance the firm’s capability in offering professional services in all the firm's fields of specialisation. In addition, the firm is associated with many distinguished local and international consultancy firms in an endeavour to pool the best expertise to meet specific project requirements.

Dr. Nyangeri has more than 30 years of experience in the field of water and infrastructure engineering, feasibility studies, engineering design, documentation and construction supervision and management, operation and maintenance of numerous water and irrigation projects. In particular Dr. Nyangeri has been involved in the development of a monitoring and evaluation system and procedures for irrigation schemes and undertaken detailed performance evaluation of community-based rural water supply projects. He has designed and supervised the implementation of several water supply and irrigation projects. Eng. Wambuki is a Licensed water Engineer – Panel 1 category A,B,C,and D (Water, Irrigation, Sewerage and large dams) Ministry of Water Development and a Lead Expert on Environmental impact assessment with NEMA. He has over 19 years of design and construction management of Civil Engineering and other infrastructure development works. Specific experience include design and construction supervision of Kiserian Dam(18m high) on going including foundation treatment specification, Nginye dam (19m high); investigation of ten dam sites in Makueni District, design and construction supervision of 3 of the dams by World Vision Makueni; construction supervision of Masinga – Kitui water project; rehabilitation of Luanda dam and Kasioni Dam spillways after being destroyed by a storm and the latter failed in piping; supervision of construction of the Draw-off works of Kaguru Dam; studied and authored a report on cause of fail of Katumani Dam in Machakos District; construction supervision of Kilimanjaro–Machakos /Athi River and Kajiado, towns’ water supply; headed direct labour installation of overhead and drip irrigation projects for Kakuzi ltd. Eng. Kago is a Civil Engineer with more than 35 years of experience in civil engineering works, particularly in water and sewerage projects, having worked with the Ministry of Water Development, Chauhan Kiptoon and Partners, Kirinyaga Construction (K) Ltd and currently a principal Engineer, Samez Consultants (Consulting Engineers). He has been a project engineer, Site Agent and Resident Engineer for water supply and sewerage construction works as well as a design engineer. Eng. Kago is a registered engineer and a member of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya.

INTRODUCING SAMEZ

Eng. Dr. E.N. Nyangeri - Managing Director. B.Sc (Civil Eng.), MSc. (Eng.), PhD (Eng.), MACEK, MIEK, Reg. Eng

Eng. Patrick N. Wambuki - Dam Engineer. BSc. (Civil Engineering) MIEK, Reg. Eng

Eng. Joram K. Kago - Water & Sanitation Eng. BSc. (Civil Engineering) MIEK, Reg. Eng




Over the years Eng. Mngoda has handled a variety of projects in consultancy work and overall management of activities involving the planning, design, and supervision of construction, operation and maintenance of water, sanitation, environmental protection and municipal engineering sectors schemes in Kenya. He has a broad exposure to the general policy and institutional aspects of the water and sanitation sectors, and to the operations and procedures of international development funding agencies. Specific expertise in co-ordinating water, sanitation and environmental protection projects related technical assistance programmes. Eng. Mngoda has valuable experience in tender evaluation, site measurements and management and preparation of project status reports. He is a qualified water engineer in key areas of water distribution, treatment and water sector policies. Dr. Ondieki is a hydrologist with experience of over 29 years. He has designed, installed and maintained several hydrometeorological stations in Kenya. He has undertaken extensive research in the hydrological characteristics of the arid and semi-arid parts of Kenya. The research investigated the relationship between the surface runoff/sediment yields and the amount of rainfall and the catchment characteristics using empirical formulae. He has prepared and updated the flow rating curves, estimated flood flows and evaluated several engineering consultancy reports in the field of hydrological analysis. Dr. Mahiri holds experience on fuel wood and environmental management. He has undertaken research in both Nyando and Kakamega districts funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, on a comparative study of land-use and community management systems for fuel wood resources. He has led the land-use team in the global collaborative research between the Dutch government and ETC (UK) Development Consultants on Climate Change Studies Assistance Programme in Mongolia in 2000, evaluating the impact of climate change on land-use practices, and submitted a final report to the Mongolian government on the land-use component. He led the land-use planning team in the Participatory GIS for Land Reform in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, in collaboration with the Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, U.S.A in 1998. Dr. Mahiri has participated in a fieldwork in Austria and the former West Germany to conduct forest surveys through remote sensing techniques in 1986. This was complemented by one year intensive

forestry training in the Netherlands. He was then working with Kenya’s Forest Department, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, in charge of Cartography and Aerial Survey Office, served with this Ministry for about 15 years and I moved to Kenyatta University. Mr Nyarige has more than 18 years of practical experience in Geographical Information Systems (GIS), digital remote sensing, ground surveys including road survey works, toposurvey, levelling, traversing, and confirmation of boundary beacons. He has extensively used the GPS control, levelling and postmarking in aerial surveys. Mr. Momanyi has experience of over 16 years in law. He has a master of Law from the University of Nairobi. He is involved in a wide range of Civil and Criminal practice in the courts of the Republic of Kenya, also lectures at the Department of Commercial Law at the University of Nairobi. He is currently also Enrolled for a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph..D) Course in Laws at, the University of Nairobi, Kenya. Research titled “The International Legal and Institutional Framework for the High Seas Environment an Evaluation.” He is currently involved in the legal support to RVWSB institutional reforms and capacity building. Has over 22 years experience in the management of water and environmental resources including water quality and wastewater management, wetland resources management, environmental impact assessments and audits (EIA/EA), having served in both public and private sector and now in private consulting practice. He holds a postgraduate degree on Water and Environmental Resources Management focusing on water quality aspects, EIA and wastewater management. In addition, has also undergone numerous relevant short courses both locally and abroad. Some key previous responsibilities executed before include Programme Task Leader, Project Co-ordinator, Lead Environmental Auditor, Lead Environmental Assessor, Project Chemist, Head of Water Testing Laboratory to mention a few. The experience in respect to these engagements include environmental impact assessments (EIA), environmental auditing (compliance audits, due diligence audits, PCBs audits and waste audit), water resources management, pollution control, water quality and wastewater management, knowledge in ISO 14000, familiarity with ISO 9002, SA 8000, environmental policies and legislation.

Eng. Douglas Mngoda - Water & Sanitation Eng. BSc. (Civil Engineer Engineering)

Dr. Christopher M. Ondieki - Hydrologist. B.Sc. (Meteor.), M.Sc. (Hydro.), Ph.D. (Meteo)

Dr. Ishmael O. Mahiri -Natural Resources Expert. PhD (Environmental Management), M.Sc. (GIS)

Mr. Peter N. Nyarige - Surveyor. B.Sc (Surveying and Photogrammetry), MISK

Mr. Momanyi Nebat Akunga - Lawyer. Bachelor of Laws (LL.B), Master of Laws, (LLM)

Mr. Harrison Wanjohi Ngirigacha - Chemist. M.Sc. Water & Environmental Resources Management, B.Sc. Chemistry




Julia is a Sociologist with 32 years experience in community management of rural and urban projects. Extensive experience in participatory development in the area of water and sanitation sectors, micro finance and social planning. She has specific reference to promotional activities, gender sensitization and training. She has undertaken assignments for numerous private sector organizations, NGOs and public sector clients including Ministry For Foreign Affairs Of Finland, SIDA, WORLD BANK, GTZ, SDC, and JICA. She is a long term adviser, LVNWSB under the KWSP support.

Dr Munguti has experience in Environmental Management, Impact Assessment, Cost-effective use of appropriate least cost technologies in solid waste disposal, wastewater management and air pollution control, women in water management, Social Policy and Planning for Social Welfare and Social Security. He has specialized in the analysis of socio-economic aspects of development with particular interest in the challenges and opportunities in Rural/Urban Development, Poverty and Health, and in particular the constraints facing community planning and management of resources. As a sociologist for Kiserian dam and water supply his extensive knowledge in conflict resolution has amicably settled land related disputes.

Midikira Churchill Kibisu is a Financial/Insurance and Human Resource Consultant. He holds a Bachelors degree with a major in Finance, and a Master of Science degree (Ms) in School Business Management. He has a wide experience in Training, Curriculum Development, Research, Financial Planning, Auditing, Tariff development, Institutional Restructuring and development and project management. He has a long experience in teaching at the University of Nairobi, the water sector and the Local Authorities. Hydrogeologist with over 29 years experience in water resource projects development and management in general and in particular groundwater projects. Also with wide experience in management of research project activities in all fields related to natural resources and water resources in particular, including special experience in research policy formulation, implementation and development research methodology, monitoring and evaluation methodology

for research programmes and projects; wide experience in working in the ASALs and pastoralist communities; has good understanding of operations of international conventions related to natural resources (including water) development (Convention for Combating Desertification-CCD, United Nations Framework on Climate Change-UNFCCC, Convention Biological Diversity-CBD, Montreal Protocol on Ozone Depleting Substances(ODS), Various conventions on conservation of both land and marine resources;) has special experience in sea-water intrusion in the coastal region of Kenya; of has gained hands on experience in dam site geology and foundation stability studies. Has experience as counter expert with JICA in Kajiado-Narok water resources feasibility study (1981), ODA (UK) Chyullu Hills Water resources Study (1982-1985), Canadian Hunger Foundation in Mwingi (1985-1987), KWAHO in Mfangano Island and Taita-Taveta. I am proficient in the use of geophysical equipment for groundwater exploration and in geological/geophysical logging. Has some experience in Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Audit of groundwater projects in ASALs carried out for departmental reports (including Kyuso in Mwingi, Shallow Wells projects Kwale, Chyullu Hills and Makueni, Kitui districts).he has been involved as lead geologist for geotechnical investigation for Mwache, Thwake and Kiserian dams. As resident engineer (geologist) for Kiserian dam and water supply he has been instrumental in developing the foundation treatment (grouting) procedure and its construction supervision. Mr. Wangusi has 39 years experience in materials investigation and quality control testing for Roads and Dams design and construction, geotechnical investigations and recommendations for various water projects, canals and river training works. Participated as a member of local and foreign experts investigating the causes of structural failure involving the expansive and red clay soils of Kenya. He has participated in the drafting for the manual for the rural roads in Kenya, selection of bridge sites and making of syllabus for Higher National Diploma in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering and Diploma in Geotechnical Science and Tertiary Colleges (Polytechnics), Kenya Institute of Education. He has vast experience in soil and foundation Engineering having joined the Civil Engineering Industry initially as a materials technician, rising to becoming a Senior Materials Technologist and eventually acquiring a Degree in Engineering Geology and Materials, majoring in Applied Geology, Coastal Engineering, Soil and Rock Mechanics, Engineering Geophysics, Survey, Rock aggregates, Concrete and Applied Sedimentalogy. He was attached to English Tunnel during construction practical in two weeks, one week tunneling in

Yugoslavia and, to soil project in Australia in 1988/989. Mr. Wangusi participated in geological

Mrs. Julia Akello Kunguru - Sociologist. BA (Sociology / Social Administration)

Dr. Munguti Katui-Katua - Sociologist. PhD, M.Sc, BA (Socio Economics)

Mr. Midikira C. Kibisu - Financial Specialist. Msc, BA, (Business Management /Administration)

Mr. Justus Tuvi Ituli - Hydro Geologist. MSc, BSc, (Hydrology and Geology)

Mr. Bernard Gladstone Wangusi - Materials Engineer / Engineering Geologist B.Sc.(Hons) Engineering Geology, Reg. Eng. Geologist, Geologist Reg. Board of Kenya




material investigation for several dams in Kenya, some of these Dams are Kipkarren, Olbanata, Morop Dams in Nakuru, Lesos town cannal intake and intake works for Kitui water supply on Yatta canal.

Mr. Mbuga has over 18 years of professional experience in the design and supervision of construction of water supplies and sanitation facilities in Kenya. Since his graduation in 1990, Mr. Mbuga has worked for several international firms thereby acquiring the required skills for the design and contract administration of water supply facilities. He has been a site Engineer, design Engineer, quantity surveyor, assistant site agent, site agent and more recently the Managing Director of Mbuga Engineering and Construction Ltd. As a site engineer, he was in charge of setting out of structures and pipelines and supervision of construction works. As a design engineer with CarlBro, he was involved with the establishment of vertical & horizontal control & soil sampling for testing, as a quantity surveyor he was in charge of site measurement of all works for the purpose of claims and payments and also was incharge of scheduling, As a site agent he was charged with the overall responsibility and the day to day running of the site. Mr. Mbuga has been involved in major water supply projects such as Second Mombasa & Coastal Water Supply, Rehabilitation and Augmentation of the Sabaki Water Works, Greater Nakuru Water Supply Project and more recently the Rift Valley Water Supply and Sanitation Project. Zacharia is a very experienced contracts Manager, civil and geotechnical engineer and extremely conversant with all aspects of contract administration. He has varied experience in cost and quality control whose application will be necessary during the taking off, and control of quantities and measurements and particularly in the use of the modified standard method of measurement.

Engineer Bernard Owitti has over 17 years experiences in construction supervision works, confirmation of quality and quantity of works, attending site meetings, certification of the contractor’s payment, preparation and submission of projects report, estimation of wastewater flows (Industrial and Domestic), sizing of sewers, tender document preparation and evaluation, detailed design report preparation, design review of water reticulation network and borehole pumping stations, water reservoirs and sanitation systems, design of sedimentation basin, conveyance and distribution canal and canal related structures, design of roads, storm water and sewerage system for the estate.

Mr. Victor Nyambane has over 15 years experience in the field of monitoring/supervision of community water supply and sanitation projects; surveying, assessment of rehabilitation requirements, design, preparation of bill of quantities and tender documentation; design and supervision of spring protection; infrastructure rehabilitation of water supplies and sanitation facilities; schematic survey of pipeline layout, pumping stations and storage capacities; proposals preparation.

Eng. Tengecha has 28 years experience. Prior to joining the private sector, Eng. Tengecha was employed by the Ministry of Water and Irrigation where he held position of District Water Engineer in a couple of districts in Rift valley Province, and manager of a water service provider namely Kericho Municipality water supply. In the last four years he has been responsible for Kiserain dam water supply component that has capacity to supply 15,000m3/day to Kiserain, Ongata Rongai and Ngong townships. The project involved laying of large diameter water pipes and appurtenances (450 and 300mm diameter steel pipes).

Eng. Mokenye has Masters of Science in Administration (MSA), Major in International Development; a BSc. (Civil Engineering), Lower Second Class University of Nairobi- Kenya, 1990; and has more than 20 years of experience in planning, design, management of water systems, and supervision of works of civil engineering construction. Other Qualifications include: Supervision and Management of Works of Civil Engineering Construction, Construction Management, Community Development Expert, Trainer of Trainers, Coordination of Organizations in a Consortium, Management of Non-profit Organizations, Project Cycle Management, Management of Relief Programs, Development Research, Human Resource Management, Applied/Development Anthropology, Proposal Development, Organizational Behavior, Financial Analysis and Reporting, Ethics in Development, Management of Food Security Programs, Strong Analytical, Communication and Reporting Skills, Management of Water Systems.

Eng. Joel Tengecha - Civil Engineer. BSc. (Civil Engineering)

Eng. Onywoki Mokenye - Civil Engineer. MSc. Administration (MSA), BSc. (Civil Engineering) MIEK, Reg. Eng.

Mr. Zacharia O. Mbuga - Civil/ Geotechnical / Contract Specialist / Cost Engineer. Reg. Engineer, MIEK, Member, Institution of Engineers of Kenya

Eng. Benard M. Owitti - Civil Engineer. (M.Sc. Sanitary Engineering,BSc. Civil Engineering)

Victor Onchangu Nyambane – Agricultural Engineer. (BSc. Agricultural Engineering)




Engineer Bernard Maina has over 20 years hands on skills and experiences in implementing community based irrigation projects and have practical experience in environmental management. Bernard has skills and experiences in undertaking feasibility studies, project planning and design, policy formulation, monitoring and evaluation and construction implementation supervision. He has successfully collaborated in integrated development programs with stakeholders such as local communities, Governments, local and international NGOs and International development partners Including EC, JICA, ADB, and DANIDA. Bernard has positive attitude toward working with the rural communities and in their diversity in culture. He is able to apply participatory concepts to achieve sustainable solutions to problems. He was a consultant in the midterm evaluation of the EC funded Community Development Program in Kenya, food security Shabelle Agriculture rehabilitation project in Somalia and also the final evaluation of Jamama agricultural rehabilitation project implemented by Agrosphere in Somalia. He has consulted in flood management and water harvesting project in Aweil region of South Sudan. He has also coordinated implementation of rural access roads, water, sanitation and solid waste management project in over 20 districts in Kenya including Kibera and Mukuru informal settlements under EC funding through CDTF. For the last 2 years he has been a quality control agent (QCA) with the water services boards in Kenya. Bernard is innovative, creative, and analytical in his thinking and is keen on finishing assignments on schedule. He has good communication, report writing skills and training needs assessment techniques. Mr. Mwathe has over 31 years experience in sustainable rural development in agriculture and irrigation water management. Twenty-five years were spent in the field of smallholder irrigation development of farmers’ managed schemes. This involved community mobilization, surveys, designs, construction, operation, and maintenance. Mwathe has over the time developed an in-depth experience in analyzing situations in irrigation schemes beyond the physical infrastructure as well as discussing with farmers’ irrigators on the role for each stakeholder. He was involved in implementation of South West Kano project and formation of Smallholder Irrigation Support Organization (SISO) that was expected to operate and manage the 1000 ha gravity-fed irrigation scheme. He had also the opportunity to actively participate in the proposed irrigation policy, role realignment of the stakeholders and proposed policy relationship with the irrigation act of 1966 that established the National Irrigation Board. In the process, he led in the formation of many water users’ associations. Mwathe has spent the last six years in other fields such as land use

planning, monitoring and evaluation of projects and for the 3 years as a consultant at JICA in the agriculture and rural development sector. While working at JICA, he was involved in the Nyando and Homa Bay development study and Integrated Flood Management of the Nyando river basin. The Nyando and Homa Bay development study s also covered key farmer rice extension programme in Nyando basin. Mwathe has been recently involved in Business Development Service (BDS) for the dairy industry and higher income bee industry in Kenya.

Mr. Munyikombo is a Senior Irrigation Agronomist with more than 30 years professional experience in Agricultural research and development planning including; development and rehabilitation of smallholder farmer/community managed irrigation systems with extensive knowledge and experience in Irrigation sector development in Eastern and Southern Africa. He holds M.Sc Soil & Water Engineering, B.Sc Agriculture, PGD Soil & Water Engineering. Munyikombo is specialized in; Irrigation agronomy, design of small-scale irrigation projects, dry land and rain-fed agronomy, agricultural education and extension, irrigated horticulture and rice production, irrigated crop and fodder production, land and farm management. He has since been involved in design, implementation, impact assessment and reviews of smallholder irrigation projects as Well as leading Team in Feasibility Studies for rehabilitation of Smallholder irrigation projects including; Lesotho (UNOPS/IFAD- 2007), Rwanda (UNDP- 2007), Malawi (W/Bank- 2006/7), Tanzania (2003/5) and has been involved in management of farmer managed/community managed irrigation projects in Kenya for more than 30 years. Munyikombo has extensive experience in water and soil conservation. Mr. Mbai has over 30 years experience in agricultural sector whereby he has conducted value chain analysis study for horticultural crops in Kisii Central funded by IFAD. He has also conducted the financial economic analysis for Murinduko irrigation scheme in Kirinyaga district and Munga-Kiriani irrigation scheme in Meru South district jointly.he also did the Feasibility study for extension of Ahero and West Kano irrigation schemes as the team Agronomy consultant. Mr. Mbai participated in the Midterm review for central Kenya dry area smallholder and community services Development project (CKDAP) as the team Agriculture consultant and carried out Impact Assessment for National Agriculture and Livestock Extension Program (Nalep) jointly with Swedish Consultancy Companies as the Team Agricultural Extension Consultant.

Eng. Bernard Maina - Agricultural Engineer. IEK, ERB, MCIPS, MSc. Environmental Science, BSc. Agricultural Engineering

Mr. Humphrey Mwathe - Irrigation/Water Management BSc Agricultural Engineering, Post Graduate Dip. in Irrigation engineering

Mr. Lazarus Munyikombo - Irrigation, Drainage, Soil & Water Engineering. M.Sc. Soil and Water Engineering, Dip. in Soil and Water Engineering, B.Sc. Agriculture

Mr. Jeremy A. K. Mbai - Agricultural Economist. Msc. Agricultural Economics, BSc. Agriculture, Reg. Kenya Agricultural Professional Society




Mr. Peter Mburu is a graduate engineer with considerable experience in engineering works. His key qualifications includes materials engineering, project management and design. He has also been involved in supervision of civil engineering projects. He is well equipped with computer knowledge and has the capacity to use many engineering software including AutoCAD, Prokon, StaadPro, Primavera Project Planner and Civil Designer.

Mr. Pius Kipkeino has more than four years experience in the planning, design, supervision of buildings, Drainage and highway structures and production of working drawings for major Civil and Structural engineering projects. He has hands on experience in the use of computer aided design - AutoCAD for drafting, AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008 for Road Design, WaterCAD and Prokon for Structural Analysis.

Mr. Makori Richard Juma a graduate Engineer in Samez Consultant, over the years, he has acquired the following experience through the proposed Thwake multipurpose Dam, Kiserian, Siyoi, Mwache dams and Wote Bulk Water Supply.

• Preliminary and final design of dam embankment

• Design of power house

• Design of Access Bridge

• Sizing of water supply systems (Treatment works, storage and distribution);

• Preparation of design drawings;

• Preparation of bills of quantities engineers cost estimates;

• Preparation of tender documents

• Assistant Resident Engineer (Measurements) Kiserian Supervision dam

Mr. Patroba has over 9 years experience in Information & Communication Technology (ICT).

During that period he has acquired a lot of experience in the following areas; • Computer Hardware / Software installation,

upgrading and maintenance. • Printer configuration, troubleshooting, diagnosis

and proposing necessary recommendations. • Setting up new, expanding existing (Wired /

Wireless) Local Area Network (LAN) and IP configuration/assignment.

• Local Area Network (LAN) troubleshooting, security and maintenance.

• Installation and Configuration of Wired / Wireless routers and modems.

• Internet connectivity troubleshooting and maintenance.

• Routine computer data backup and security. • Final documents / reports formatting and editing. • Generation and digitization of maps. • Website, Graphical designs and report layouts. • Providing software application based user

support. EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES

Drastic changes in technology, the proliferation of new products (and obsolescence of old ones), tough competition for superior services at reasonable price levels: all these factors call not only for dynamic engineers but also for the need to invest in new technology. In an effort to keep on top of the changing market demands and new technology, Samez Consultants has offices located in a conducive and quiet environment. The offices are equipped with modern state of the art engineering equipment and facilities, which include but not limited to the following:

• 12 modern branded computers (Dell & HP) with Microsoft programmes.

• HP Printers: Colour Designjet 510 (maximum A0), Colour LaserJet 2600n (maximum A4), Gestetner Aficio Dsm730 Photocopier / printer (maximum A3), Colour DeskJet 1220C (maximum A3), HP LaserJet 1320 (maximum A4), HP LaserJet 2055dn (maximum A4), HP DeskJet 640C (maximum A4).

• Hp Scanjet 3800 (Flatbeb Scanner).

• Regma plan printer and trima.

• Digital Cameras.

• Surveying and mapping equipment including GPS, EDM, total stations and level machines.

Mr. Peter Mburu - Civil Engineer. BSc. (Civil Engineering)

Mr. Pius K. Kipkeino - Civil Engineer. BSc. (Civil Engineering), Reg. Graduate Engineer

Mr. Makori R. Juma - Civil Engineer. BSc. (Civil Engineering), Reg. Graduate Engineer

Patroba O. Obolla – ICT Dip. (Computer Science)




INSTALLED SOFTWARES

The softwares that are installed and running on the computers are licensed and registered. They are normally upgraded and updated periodically. The following is a list of the softwares running on the desktop computers and laptops in the office:-

• Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version 2002, Service Park 3 (This is installed to all client computers). : Windows 2003 Server (installed only on the Server).

• Microsoft Office 2003 / 2007 suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher)

• Microsoft Project 2007

• Corel Draw 11, 13 & 14

• Adobe Photoshop CS2

• Adobe Illustrator 11

• AutoCAD 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

• Eagle Point AutoCAD

• ArchiCAD 9.0, 12

• Geoslope 2007

• Master Series 2006

• STAAD Pro 2007

• Flow Net

• Prokon 2.7

• QuickBooks Pro 2006 (only on the Accountant’s Computer)

• Acrobat Reader 8 professional (PDF reader & Converter)

• Latest versions of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) Design programmes {(for structural analysis and Design, water supply and sanitation reticulation design, irrigation scheme design, surveying and mapping and data analysis). These include: Prokon, AutoCivil, CanalMan, Geotech, Geoslope, Bishop Morgan, Pipeline and Stormwater Network Analysis, SPSS (Version 10, 12 &17) and Cropwat programs}.

LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN) FACILITY

The office has a well established and maintained Local Area Network (LAN) both wired and wireless facility which is running effectively. All the computers in different rooms within the office are networked using Central Topology architecture chosen due to its merits. The networking infrastructure or device deployed in the network is a 24-Port 3Com switch which has the ability of transmitting data at high rates across the network. It is safely and securely housed in the server room within a cabinet under lock and key and can only be accessed by the administrator or authorised personnel. A well trunked and RJ-45 phase-plate terminated physical connectivity or

cabling is done using CAT6 UTP cable as the transmission media due to merits such as high data transmission rates, its outer shield to prevent physical damage, ease of management and cost effectiveness. Networking enables the staff to share resources on the network such as printers and files across the network efficiently and with much ease. Not only does an external hard disk for data backup is available but also a server computer with higher specifications (higher hard disk capacity) is configured on the network to act as a secondary data backup storage to all other computers on the network referred to as the clients. The server does back-up of each and every client on a daily basis as per the time schedule on the client. This ensures data protection and safety incase a client computer crashes or develops a problem that may require formatting and reloading of softwares by the administrator. The server though on the network, is secure in that, it is password protected and resides in the server room, hence can only be accessed by the network administrator or authorised personnel.

INTERNET FACILITY

To necessitate effective and efficient communication with clients who are geographically far away, or who require rapid response to information within a short period of time, Samez has ensured the availability of internet connectivity. This facility is from a reliable source or ISP (Internet Service Provider) that is, Orange Broadband from Orange Kenya Ltd, and is available throughout (24hours daily) in all computers within the office premises. The service is running all through the weekdays including the weekends making office operation much easier in terms of on-line-response communication. With this capability of the facility, it enables the office to interact with the clients effectively irrespective of their geographical location. Internet availability in the office also assist the office staff in research work especially the engineers and consultants. The infrastructure involved in the facility installation is an ADSL Broadband mode of connection which is very stable and efficient. The data terminating equipment (DTE) used is a Live Box type of modem which is not only reliable and fast in terms of data transmission rates but also easier to configure and manage. To ensure its security, the modem is safely and securely housed in the server room within a cabinet under lock and key and can only be accessed by the administrator or authorised personnel. The bandwidth speed that the facility is currently providing is a 256/512 kbps which is unlimited and very fast. Because of its flexibility, the speeds can either be upgraded or downgraded depending on the need at no additional cost.




CLIENT LIST The firm has provided Engineering Services to the following organisations:

♦ Coast Water Services Board

♦ National Irrigation Board

♦ Athi Water Services Board

♦ Tanathi Water Services Board

♦ First Rate Projects

♦ Ministry of Water and Irrigation

♦ Rift Valley Water Services Board/African Development Bank

♦ HORIZONT3000, Austrian Organisation for Development Cooperation

♦ National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation

♦ Cooperative Insurance Company of Kenya Ltd

♦ Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

♦ Kenya Tea Development Agency Ltd

♦ Uchumi Supermarkets Ltd

♦ Kenya Agricultural Research Institute

♦ Oil Companies (Kobil, Kenol and Caltex)

♦ Nzoia Sugar Company Ltd

♦ Agro Afro Investments Ltd

♦ Shariff Investments, Arusha Tanzania

♦ GTZ/Kenya-German Water Team

♦ Kenya-Finland Western Water Supply Programme (Kefinco)

♦ Kingdom of Lesotho High Commission

♦ Malawi High Commission

♦ Government ministries (Agriculture, Local Government and Water Resources Management and Development

♦ Mumias Sugar Company Ltd

♦ National Bank of Kenya Limited

♦ Skanska International AB

♦ World Bank/Office of the President, Drought Recovery Programme

♦ World Vision International, Kenya Office

♦ CARE International

♦ Kenya Commercial Bank

♦ Nairobi School

AUDITORS ONGITI & ASSOCIATES Duplex Apartments Suite 48, Bunyala / Lower Hill Road, P.O Box 51255-00200 Nairobi. Tel. +254-20-2730695

ACCOUNTANTS OUTSOURCED ACCOUNTANCY K. LTD Parasia Centre, 4th Flour Ngong Road, Opposite Uchumi Hyper P.O Box 1864-00100 Nairobi. Tel. +254-20-2699997/8 Caleb Ndege (Chief Executive Officer)


_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Samez Consultant Limited, Jabavu Road Hurlingham P.O. Box 72398- 00200, Nairobi, Kenya Tel: +254 20 2711220, +254 20 2711197, Fax: +254 20 2721735, e-mail: [email protected], [email protected], website:

www.samezconsultants.com

We keep our scope of operation as flexible as possible but within the following broad fields as shown in the diagram below

SERVICES OFFERED

Feasibility Studies. Design and supervision of urban, rural and community water supply systems. Planning and design of dams, weirs and impoundments. Planning, design and supervision of irrigation and drainage projects. Economic analysis of water and wastewater engineering projects. Urban water management and planning. Planning for water resources development. Flood control. Engineering economy in water resources planning. Sewage disposal and water quality control. Operation and maintenance manuals.

Water Resources Engineering Structural engineering. Geotechnical & dam engineering. Roads and bridges engineering. Irrigation & drainage engineering. Technical Audit of Projects. Environmental Impact assessment and Audit. Geographical Information System. Surveying and mapping.

Engineering Infrastructure Cost Planning and control. Preparation of cost estimates. Cost Budgeting. Financial Planning & Budgeting. Monitoring (Cash Flow Forecasting) and control. Financial & economic analysis. Preparation of tender documents. Preparation of interim valuations and measurements. Preparation of financial statements. Cash flow and final accounts.

Cost Engineering Project identification, formulation and definition. Project Technical Feasibility Studies and Reporting. Project Financial & Economic Feasibility Studies and Reporting. Project Proposal Analysis and Appraisal. Procurement Management of Project (Service & Works). Preparation of Tender Documents for all types of Engineering Contracts / Works. Preparation of Technical Specifications for Procurement of Goods and Services. Management of Tenders Procurement procedures and Final Evaluation of Tenders.

Project Planning & Procurement /Contract Management

Construction Management Services covering tender / contract planning. Preparation of construction methodology. Preparation of critical path analysis. Estimating and progressing including quality and cost monitoring. Searching and Recruiting Engineering Professionals and support staff for Consultants and Clients.

Construction Management Services

Human Resource Development Training needs assessment and support. Procurement Development of procurement guidelines, operational manuals and training. Regulation and economics services Review of regulation and development of regulatory strategy. Support on regulatory business plans. Periodic project reviews & management. Strategy and policy services. Development of business strategy. Management and organization services. Institutional and financial support. Governance in the water sector. Pro-poor strategies in water services. Cross-cutting issues.

Institutional Support Hardware / Software installation and maintenance. Hardware and Software upgrading. Designing, laying down, configuration and maintenance of Local Area Network (LAN). Internet installation and maintenance. Data Back-up management and security. Computer Application Software usage. Graphics design. Web design.

Technical Support

SAMEZ CONSULTANTS LTD

DEPARTMENTS

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INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION

TECHNOLOGY (ICT)

Fields of Activities




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1 Supervision of Construction Works for Rehabilitation and Augmentation of Water Supply for Six Water Services Providers (Kwale/Ukunda, Malindi/Watamu, Lamu, Hola,Kilifi/Mtwapa, Voi)

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2 Consultancy Services for Combined Financial and Technical Audits of AWSB Projects ●

3 Athi River Housing Development Project ● ● ● ● ●

4 Nairobi House Towers ● ● ● ●

5 Ntimanyakuro Plaza in Meru, ● ● ● ●

6 Nairobi City Water Distribution Network Improvement ● ● ● ●

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7 Preparation of data base, Preliminary investigations & RFP for irrigation development projects

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8 Wote Water Supply ● ● ●

9 Care International Kenya ● ● ●

10 UNEP-Water demand management ●

11 Athi River water Resources Study ● ● ● ● ●

12 Technical Assistance to the Implementation of Rift Valley Water Supply and Sanitation Programme ● ● ● ●

13 Rift Valley water supply and sanitation project ● ● ● ●

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Ref No. Name of the Project 14 Thwake Multi Purpose dam ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

15 Kiserian Earth Dam ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

16 Mwache Rock dam ● ● ● ●

17 Munyu Dam ● ● ● ●

18 Kapenguria Water Supply – Siyoi dam ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

19 Nyando River Basin Baseline Survey ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

20 Onana/Funyula Water Supply Project ● ● ●

21 Itumbe Tea Factory ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

22 Nyasare Community Water Supply - Migori ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

23 El Nino Emergency Project (AFD) ● ●

24 Elnino Emergency Project ADB/ IDA ● ● ●

25 Kenya Water and Sanitation Programme ● ● ●

26 Finalization of Irrigation policy 2007/2009 ● ●

27 Sewerage System Database in Kenya ● ● ●

28 Mwingi Town Sewerage System ● ●

29 Rehabilitation of water facilities in Marsabit ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

30 River Water Users Association ● ● ●

31 Kefinco Operation and maintenance management manuals ●

32 Kefinco Operation and maintenance manuals ●





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34 Ngare Ndare Irrigation Scheme, Meru District ● ● ●

35 Thua River Irrigation Scheme, Kitui District ● ● ●

36 Morulem Irrigation Scheme, Turkana District ● ● ● ● ● ●

37 Lokorkor Irrigation Scheme, Turkana District ● ●

38 Small Irrigation Schemes, L.Victoria Region ● ●

39 Mid-term Evaluation - Lokubae Irrigation Scheme ● ●

40 Kenol Service Station and Restaurant at Makutano ● ● ● ●

41 Kobil Service Station Restaurant and Supermarket at Embakasi ● ● ● ●

42 Completion of Civil Works at the Regional Research Centre, Mtwapa (KARI) ● ● ● ● ●

43 Meter Reading and billing System – Nyahururu Municipal Council ● ●

44 Meter Reading and billing System – Kitale Municipal Council ● ●

45 Training of Irrigation Engineers-Irrigation & drainage branch ● ●

46 Improvement of Rural Food Security Phase III Project ● ● ● ●

47 Co-operative Insurance Corporation Plaza ● ● ●





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48 Life Ministry Resource Centre on Jabavu Road, Nairobi. ● ● ●

49 Uchumi Supermarkets Ltd. ● ● ●

50 Booker Academy Secondary School (Mumias Sugar Co. Ltd.) ● ● ● ●




WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING Athi River Basin Water Resources Development Study - National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation Samez Consultants Ltd was commissioned to undertake the Study of the Athi River Basin Water Resources in order to identify potential dam sites for maximum benefits optimization (water supply, hydropower generation, irrigation and other uses), and design of the dams and water supply system. The study covered Athi River and its tributaries, as well as other rivers in the basin. Emphasis was on dams for urban and rural water supply. Hydropower and irrigation development potential was also assessed and documented. The Baseline Survey on the Proposed Project for Formulation of an Integrated Watershed Management Plan for the Nyando River Basin – Ministry of Water and Irrigation/JICA Samez was commissioned to undertake the Baseline Survey on the Proposed Project for Formulation of an Integrated Watershed Management Plan for the Nyando River Basin. Amongst the parameters being investigated were the water resources within the Nyando basin both in quality and quantity. Review of the proposed Water Sector Strategies - Ministry of Water Resources Management and Development/GTZ Provided peer review services on the zero draft of January 2003 of the proposed National Water Resources Management Strategy (NWRMS). WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN The Baseline Survey on the Proposed Project for Formulation of an Integrated Watershed Management Plan for the Nyando River Basin – Ministry of Water and Irrigation/JICA Samez was commissioned to undertake the Baseline Survey on the Proposed Project for Formulation of an Integrated Watershed Management Plan for the Nyando River Basin. GIS, REMOTE SENSING, SURVEYING & MAPPING Managing Water for African Cities – Water Demand Management Component - UN-Habitat Samez undertook a technical audit of the GIS equipments, facilities and capacity of the Nairobi City Council (NCC) water and sewerage department aimed at putting in place an effective WDM strategy in the city of Nairobi. The GIS evaluation covered assessment of the hardware and software, evaluation of the GIS training content that had been offered to some personnel in the department, evaluated the GIS data/formats/storage systems in use and generated an

evaluation report. The technical audit recommendations were to guide the NCC staff in developing a current GIS system for water demand management strategy for the city of Nairobi. The Baseline Survey on the Proposed Project for Formulation of an Integrated Watershed Management Plan for the Nyando River Basin – Ministry of Water and Irrigation/JICA Samez undertook a GIS component of the Baseline Survey on the Proposed Project for Formulation of an Integrated Watershed Management Plan for the Nyando River Basin undertaken by 15 professional experts. The baseline survey covered review of the existing and proposed measures for integrated watershed management including socio-economic, water resources, flood hazard mapping, land use/ land cover changes, irrigation potential, hydrometric data and monitoring, flood control measures/structures, and water and sanitation issues. For each component, geospatial datasets were required. These were generated from toposheets maps and satellite images. The various features were overlaid in the GIS database from where thematic combinations were extracted.

Itumbe Tea Factory - Kenya Tea Development Agency Ltd Samez Consultant carried out topographical survey of the intake, rising main, and the reticulation of the water supply to the factory. Staking out the centreline for the water supply, factory effluent and storm water. Established control points for reference during construction. Generated profiles for water supply and drainage system. Mwingi Town Sewerage system - Department of Urban Development / Ministry of Local Government

Preliminary mapping of the sewer reticulation system, generation of preliminary profiles, toposurvey of the proposed treatment plants, establishment of control/ reference datum tied to the national grid for use during construction, incorporation of other data (physical development plans) into the base maps to check on the reticulation. Identifying location of alternative treatment sites (4). Generation of base maps through the use of aerial photographs. GIS analysis of the geographic features to locate alternative treatment sites. Combined the census data, terrain and proposed development plans through GIS overlays to generate and alienate the different sewerage zones within the township.

WATER SUPPLY Supervision of Construction Works for Rehabilitation and Augmentation of Water Supply for Six Water Services Providers – Coast Water Services Board / World Bank – WaSSIP Supervision of the construction of the following items:




Lamu: 8.5 km DN 200/150 mm steel transmission main; 225 m3 reservoir and office block; 9 km DN 315/90 mm uPVC distribution; Pumps and switchgear at the pumping station. Hola: Intake pontoon and package WTP; 1.5 km DN 150 transmission main; 4 km DN 225/63 distribution; Pumps and switchgear at the pumping stations. Malindi/Watamu: 11.5 km DN 300 mm steel transmission main from Kakuyuni to Gede and its extension to Watamu; construction of sludge drying beds for Malindi and Kilifi. The proposed site for the drying bed in Malindi is 20km away from the Kakuyuni Gede construction site. Kilifi/Mtwapa: 13 km DN 300/150 mm distribution main for Kilifi; A 12.5 km DN 200/150 mm steel transmission main from Pangani to Mtwapa and a 500 m3 storage tank has therefore been proposed. Voi: 4.8 km DN 200/150 steel transmission main; 100 m3 and 500 m3 reservoir and office block; 6 km DN 315/90 uPVC distribution; Pumps and switchgear at the pumping stations of Voi, Maungu and Itinyi. Kwale/Ukunda: Replacement of pumps and switch gear; 5 km DN 315/110 mm uPVC distribution in Kwale1.5 km DN 300 mm steel transmission main from Tiwi boreholes to Madgozoni tank; 19 km DN 315/150 mm distribution main in Ukunda; and Pumps and switch gear at Ukunda. Mzima Hydropower: Reviews, reconnaissance surveys, and preparation of design and tender documents for Mzima Hydropower. Housing Development in Athi River - Lianard Holdings limited Samez Consultants Ltd has done design of water supply system including fire fighting, steel elevated water tank, boreholes and associated accessories to 3000 housing units, schools and commercial centre. Actual services involved;

• Water supply design of piping networks and detailing.

• Preparation of bills of quantities and engineer’s estimate for tendering.

• Preparation of specifications.

Kiserian Dam Construction Supervision - National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation Supervision of construction and maintenance of the following items:-

a) Construction of a 17m high earth dam.

b) Completion of the existing intake tower.

c) Extension of the existing diversion culvert in reinforced concrete.

d) Construction of spillway.

e) Construction of 600mm diameter steel raw water main to the nearby water treatment works.

f) Construction of conventional water treatment plant of capacity 16,000m³/day.

g) Supply and installation of high lift pumps complete with motors and electrical switchgear.

h) Construction of pump house.

i) Construction of chemical house.

j) Construction of administration block.

k) Construction of staff houses.

l) Construction of 200m³ elevated steel tank on 10m tower.

m) Construction of 450mm diameter steel rising main about 3,000m long complete with valves and fittings.

n) Construction of 11,000m³ storage tank in reinforced concrete at the existing MOW storage tanks site.

o) Construction of chain link fencing and steel gates.

Construction Supervision of Wote Water Supply - TANATHI Water Services Board The Works are supervision of construction of sumps, construction of distribution pipelines, installation of pumping equipments, metering, testing and commissioning. The Works consist of construction of:

• Offices and Residential houses for staff

• 1 No. 100 m3 sump, 2 No. 50 m3 sumps, and 1 No. weir

• Power Supply to main sump; to twin collection tanks and to Water Office Compound

• Rising main from main sump, twin rising mains from 2 boreholes and rising main to main reservoir on a hill;

• Rehabilitation of distribution pipe networks of diameters not exceeding 160 mm.

• Construction of common pumping station.

• 2 No. 200 mз new storage tanks, 1 No. 1,200 m3 RC storage tank

• Rehabilitation of 2 Nos. existing boreholes.

• Bulk and connection water meters installation.




Kenya Water and Sanitation Programme (KWSP) - Sida / Danida / Ministry of Water and Irrigation Samez Consultants Ltd is among the consortium of consultants in the Kenya Water and Sanitation Programme (KWSP). The programme has three main

components: (i) Water Resources

Management, (ii) Rural Water Supply and Sanitation, and (iii) Water Sector Reform. Samez Consultants Ltd provides technical assistance staff in the

following areas: Long term TA in supporting three Water Services Boards (AWSB, TWSB and RVWSB); short term TAs in Monitoring and evaluation, financial management and Information Technology (IT), Gender, HIV/Aids and sanitation expert. Migori Water and Sanitation Project Phase II: Project No. S-03-409: HORIZONT3000 The Nyasare Water Supply Association (NWSA) has finalized implementing phase one of the Migori Water and Sanitation Project. Phase one of the project saw the association improve its water supply infrastructure, its governance structures and sustain its operations. The association proposes to implement phase II of this project to build on the successes of the phase I as well as address the weaknesses identified through the various assessments and audits carried out. Phase II of the project will also enable the association meet some of its strategic objectives. The association has recently finalized developing its 5 year strategic plan. The key issues to be addressed during the phase II of this project include the weak financial base of the association, the need for further rehabilitation of its infrastructure, the weak staff base and skills, the weak internal controls and the water catchments area degradation. The following were the Key Result Areas

1. Internal governance and management of the association’s operations strengthened, including consolidation of its legal structures; improvement of operational management, Registration of the association as water services provider.

2. Efficient and reliable water supply infrastructure in place and regularly maintained which includes the improvement of existing infrastructure (re-allocation of pipelines, new installations, repair works).

3. Water catchment area effectively protected in a sustainable way.

4. Increased knowledge and improved community practice on sanitation.

5. Enhanced communication on water management and sanitation issue.

Kapenguria Water Supply Siyoi Dam - National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation The project objective was aimed at looking for possible dam sites on Kapenguria and Siyoi rivers which could be used to supply water by gravity to Kapenguria Municipality and to people along the pipeline corridor. Once suitable dam site has been identified, the consultant is to proceed with the preliminary design and final design. The scope includes the dam, intake works, raw water transmission main, treatment plant, treated water transmission main and main storage tank. In order to carry out the above design, the consultant will undertake the following: water demand estimates, geotechnical investigations, hydrometeorological studies and topographical surveys. Kiserian Dam Design - National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation Study of Kiserian Dam site to identify whether it has the potential for Water supply, irrigation and hydropower development benefits optimization, and design of the dam and water supply system

• Detailed designs and production of contract documents

• Calculations of the dam design features

• Computation of the Engineers cost estimates for the works

• Development of the implementation schedules

• Preparation of TOR for supervision

• Topographical survey; Geophysical sounding; and Geotechnical investigations.




Thwake Dam Design - National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation Samez Consultants did the study of Thwake Dam site to identify whether it has the potential for Water supply, irrigation and hydropower development benefits optimization, and design of the dam and water supply system.

• Hydro-geological studies of the catchment area

• Preliminary and detailed designs of the dam, water treatment works and main supply pipes to the main storage tanks on Makueni hill. The draw-off facility included a 20 MW power station and intake works for an irrigation channel intended to deliver 450,000m3/day.

• Identified water supply area and determined its year 2030 water demand.

• Produced contract documents comprising of conditions of contract, specifications and bills of quantities.

• Production of contract documents

• Engineering design calculations (water supply and dam).

• Computation of the Engineer’s cost estimate for the works

• Development of the implementation schedules

• Topographical survey of dam site and reservoir

• Geophysical investigation of the dam site and reservoir area including electrical profiling, electrical vertical sounding, and core drilling of approximately 30 sites.

• Geotechnical investigations involving investigation for sources of construction materials and core drilling of approximately 30 boreholes.

Itumbe Tea Factory - Kenya Tea Development Authority (KTDA) Samez Consultant undertook the design and supervision of the water supply (surface water intake and conventional treatment works, high lift pumping facilities, and distribution system).

El Nino Emergency Project - Project Steering Committee and a Project Management Unit (PMU) -Office of the President / AFD component Under the AFD funding of the El-Nino projects, the auditing services has covered the following aspects

review of the Inception Report, Appraisal Reports, Bid Documents and the construction supervision for the rehabilitation of the following water projects.

• Rehabilitation of Kigumo and Muranga Water Supply Schemes.

• Rehabilitation of Karatina and Mukurweini Water Supplies.

• Rehabilitation of Ogembo, Nyansiongo and Nyamira Water Supplies.

• Rehabilitation of Mogotio, Ngorika and Narosura Sabatia water supplies.

• Rehabilitation of Kisii, Keroka and Gesusu water supply schemes.

• Rehabilitation of Ainamoi, Kipkelion, Chebangang and Kipwatsuiyo water supply schemes.

Reintegration of Returnees to Somaliland Program - CARE International in Somaliland Undertook phase II feasibility study for the Improvement of Rural Food Security (IRFS) whose overall goal was of “enabling returnees to reintegrate and achieve self-sufficiency in selected urban and rural areas. The proposed scope included infrastructure rehabilitation that targeted; water for domestic and irrigation uses, markets and linkages, and environment protection. Rehabilitation of Water Facilities at Onana-Funyula Water Supply Project - Community Water Supply Management Project in Western Kenya Samez was involved in the review of tender documents: contract documents, instructions to bidders, specification, bill of quantities and engineering drawings and the preparation of the Tender Evaluation Report. Marsabit Township Water Supply - Office of the President / World Bank / Ministry of Land Reclamation, Regional and Water Development Samez Consultants completed the planning and design of the rehabilitation works of water facilities in Marsabit Water Supply Project under the Drought Recovery Programme in the Office of the President, a project funded by the World Bank and managed and administered by Ministry of Land Reclamation, Regional and Water Development. The scope of works covered the establishment and




assessment of the available water resources, rehabilitation or improvement of the existing facilities (intake works, treatment works, distribution system including pressure zoning and water storage facilities), and preparation of tender documents and supervision-in-chief of the works. The scope of works also covered the long-term measures to alleviate the water situation in Marsabit Township. Rehabilitation of Mumias Sugar Company Water Supply - Mumias Sugar Co. Ltd The firm carried out the planning and design of the rehabilitation/augmentation measures in Mumias Sugar Company Water Supply System intended to increase the water production. The rehabilitation measures included the updating of the water system records, optimisation of the water pumping system against the water demand patterns, preparation of sustainable water operation and maintenance procedures, water reticulation system zoning and the complete water master plan. Mumias Sugar Co. Ltd. - Booker Academy Secondary School Samez Consultants designed and supervised the construction of the water delivery and distribution system in Booker Academy Secondary School serving the library, multi-purpose hall, lecture theatre, tuition blocks and teachers' houses. Manguva dam - Kenya Water and Sanitation Programme (KWSP) Samez Consultants investigated the failure of the Manguva dam and presented the findings and recommendations, on the following aspect:

a) With respect to the project organization arrangements, identified all the parties involved in the project including project owner, financier, manager, design engineer, contractor, construction Supervisor.

b) During each aspect of the project, the Consultant documented the roles, responsibilities and activities carried out by the different parties to fulfil their roles.

c) Presented a time chart for the activities related to the development of the project;

d) Reviewed the quality and content of the project proposal presented to WSTF and established its adequacy in defining all the requirements detailed in the project proposal.

e) Reviewed the quality and the content of the engineering design, documents and established its adequacy.

f) Reviewed the Terms of Reference and procurement of the project manager and established what extent the TOR were adequate and were adhered to.

g) Reviewed the procurement of the contractor and the construction contract and established whether

the construction contract was adequate and adhered to.

h) Reviewed the TOR and procurement of the construction supervisor and established what extent the TOR were adequate and were adhered to.

i) Reviewed all the documentation on the site records/ activities to establish that they were in line with good site recording activities and specification.

j) Documented the financial transaction related to the development and implementation of the project, including a review of payment made against work completed.

k) Determined what led to the collapse of the dam and stated what should have been done to prevent such occurrence. In this part, the consultant commented on the organization, contractual, financial and technical aspects of the project in addition to documenting the nature of the dam failure.

l) Provided qualitative and if possible quantitative estimate of the social, environmental and economical change and costs associated with the dam failure.

INFRASTRUCTURAL REFORMS Rift Valley water supply and sanitation project - Rift Valley Water Services Board / African Development Bank

Samez consultants among the consortium members in the project whose overall objective is to improve water supply and sanitation services in urban, peri -urban and rural communities within the service area of the Rift Valley Water Services Board (RVWSB). Samez has four staff members in the team (Team leader, financial expert, legal staff and asset valuation expert).

• Assist in the preparation of RVWSB’s Business Plan and Strategic Plan for the development and extension of water supply and sewerage schemes in the RVWSB area.

• Assist in the preparation of technical, commercial and financial performance targets that would constitute the overall framework for the provision of water and sewerage services in Nakuru Municipality, as well as other areas within the jurisdiction area of RVWSB. The work includes




support to preparation of Service Provision Agreements (SPAs) between RVWSB and the Water Service Providers (WSPs).

• Update and valuation of the water supply and sanitation assets in Nakuru Municipality.

• Prepare a study on cost of services supply. The recommendations of the study will constitute inputs for adjustment to water and sewerage tariffs by 2007.

• Assist in project management, including procurement of equipment.

• Establish an integrated accounting and financial management system and the requisite Management Information System (MIS) at RVWSB.

• Provide the necessary training of the Client’s personnel during execution of the preparation of the Business Plan and Strategic Plan through on-the-job training and attachment to the Consultant’s Project Team. Short-term training inputs may also include study tours to relevant organisations.

Review of the proposed Water Sector Strategies - Ministry of Water Resources Management and Development / GTZ Provided peer review services on the zero draft of January 2003 of the proposed National Water Services Strategy (NWSS). WASTEWATER ENGINEERING Baseline Study on Establishment of a Sewerage System Database in Kenya Ministry of Water Resources Management and Development/JICA Samez completed the Baseline Study on Establishment

of a Sewerage System

Database in 29 Cities and Towns in Kenya that have a

sewerage system. These Cities and Towns include:

Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Bungoma, Busia, Eldoret, Embu, Homabay, Isiolo, Kakamega, Kapsabet, Karatina, Kericho, Kiambu, Kisii, Kitale, Limuru, Machakos, Mavoko, Muranga, Meru, Naivasha, Nakuru, Nanyuki, Nyahururu, Nyeri, Thika, Voi and Webuye. The private industrial/institutional sewerage works included: Moi University, Magadi Soda, Mumias Sugar Company Ltd, Cirio Del Monte (formerly Kenya Canners) and Brookeside Dairy Ltd.

Itumbe Tea Factory - Kenya Tea Development Authority (KTDA) Samez Consultants designed the domestic and industrial wastewater treatment works and effluent disposal system for the Itumbe tea factory. Mwingi Town Sewerage system - Department of Urban Development/Ministry of Local Government

Samez Consultants was involved in the preliminary design and environmental impact assessment of the proposed Mwingi sewerage system for Mwingi Town.

Kagira Sugar Works (1985) Ltd, Uganda

Samez Consultants provided the Principal Partner as a Consultant expert to Multiplan Consulting Engineers, Uganda in the design and quality assurance for the industrial (sugar cane) wastewater treatment works for Kagira Sugar Works (1985).

OPERATION, MAINTENANCE & MANAGEMENT MANUALS Development of Operation and Maintenance Packages for Sustainable Pump fed Irrigated Group Schemes - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Marketing – Irrigation and Drainage Branch − Kenya Belgium Water Development Programme

Samez Consultants carried out a literature review on pump-fed irrigation schemes in Makueni, Machakos, Mwingi, Kitui and Mbeere districts. The review involved the identification of existing constraints in the operation and maintenance of pump-fed irrigation schemes, cost recovery, and training. The study proposed training packages covering various aspects of cost recovery, development of irrigation water tariffs, Irrigation water management, scheme performance monitoring and control, and operation and maintenance manuals for sustainable pump-fed irrigation infrastructure by group schemes.

Operation and Maintenance Manuals – Kenya / Finland Western Water Supply Programme (Kefinco)

The works involved the preparation of Operation and Maintenance Manuals for seventeen (17) operational water supply projects in the Western Water Supply Programme (Kakamega, Webuye, Busia Mundika, Maseno, Chesakaki, Maturu Luandeti, Kaimosi, Mumias, Kapsakwony, Mukumu Complex, Eregi, Ukwala, Sega, Malava, Butere, Kabuchai, Sio Port and Funyula-Nangina water supplies). These projects comprised of pumping and gravity supplies, treatment works using conventional and struja methods, borehole supplies and supplies from springs.




Operation and Maintenance Management Manuals - Finland Western Water Supply Programme (Kefinco) Kenya Samez Consultant Prepared seven Management Manuals for the Operation and Maintenance of water supply projects comprising: Water Sources and Treatment Works, Pumping Facilities, Distribution and Pipeline Appurtenances, Purchasing and Store-keeping, Computation of Water Tariff Structures and Overall Waterworks Management manuals. Rehabilitation of Marsabit Township Water Supply - Office of the President / World Bank / Ministry of Land Reclamation, Regional and Water Development Samez Consultants prepared Operation and Maintenance Manuals for two intake works, treatment works, transmission and distribution pipelines, pipe appurtenances and the zoning balancing tanks. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) AND AUDIT Siyoi Dam - National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation Samez Consultants carried out environmental impact assessment of the positive and negative effects of the dam project on the environment and social well being as well as recommending appropriate mitigation measures. Among the targets of the assessment include project justification, land use changes, hydrology change, biodiversity conservation, health and safety aspect, materials sites and social issues. Kiserian Dam - National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation Samez Consultants carried out an initial study of the dam site to identify whether it has the potential for water supply, irrigation and hydropower development. Preparation of the dam design, water supply treatment works, treated water supply main and storage tanks were also completed. Social Impact Analysis as well as updating the Environmental Management Plan was also accomplished. Thwake Multipurpose Dam - National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation Samez Consultant did Environmental impact assessment of the positive and negative effects of the dam project on the environment and social well being as well as recommending appropriate mitigation measures. Among the targets of the assessment include project justification, land use changes,

hydrology change, biodiversity conservation, health and safety aspect, materials sites and social issues. Mwingi Town Sewerage System, Department of Urban Development - Ministry of Local Government Samez Consultants undertook preliminary review of the environmental impact assessment of the proposed Mwingi sewerage system for Mwingi town. Rehabilitation of Marsabit Township Water Supply - Office of the President / World Bank / Ministry of Land Reclamation, Regional and Water Development Samez Consultants undertook environmental impact assessment for the proposed rehabilitation of water facilities in Marsabit Town Water Supply Project. The environmental impact assessment report outlined the existing baseline environmental conditions by considering both ecological and socio-economic environment. Environmental impact assessments at the water sources and point of consumption were addressed. Health impact to be felt in Marsabit Township due to the issue of lack of sewage treatment facilities in line with the improved water supply to Marsabit was addressed. Where negative impacts envisaged, the necessary mitigation measures were incorporated. District Irrigation and Drainage Profiles - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Development and Marketing Samez participated in the development of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) criteria arising from smallholder irrigation and Drainage Scheme development literature review. It also participated in the review and finalization of the Environmental Audit (EA) checklist, which covered both physical and socio-economic environment. Undertook pre−testing of EIA questionnaires in Kajiado (19 schemes) and Taita Taveta (31 schemes) districts. Demand Study for Smallholder Rice Irrigation Schemes in Districts Bordering Lake Victoria - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Development and Marketing Samez Consultants undertook an environmental impact assessment study for 21 existing and proposed irrigation projects under the auspices of the Demand Study for Smallholder Irrigation Schemes in Districts bordering Lake Victoria. The report covered an inventory of the aspects of environmental impact assessment that are likely to be caused by smallholder rice irrigation development projects along the Lake Victoria region. The study adopted a comprehensive environmental checklist recently published by the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID). The checklist is a major step forward for sustainable irrigated agriculture as it provides a systematic approach to assessing environmental impacts. The necessary mitigation measures to negate the existing and possible future negative impacts due to irrigation development were proposed in each




project. The study recommended future monitoring and evaluation of the impacts to detect the environmental changes. IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE Preparation of Database, Preliminary Investigations & RFP for Irrigation Development Projects (Lake Victoria South Drainage Basin) - National Irrigation Board (NIB) Samez Consultants undertook Preparation of Irrigation Database in Lake Victoria South Drainage Basin, Preliminary investigations & preparation of RFP for irrigation development projects. The actual work involved;

a) Prepared data collection tools

b) Prepared list of ongoing and proposed irrigation projects in the basin

c) Separated the projects into; projects ready for construction; projects ready for design; projects ready for feasibility study, and projects requiring rehabilitation

d) Conducted preliminary investigations for each project

e) Organized stakeholder workshops

f) Developed ranking criteria,

g) Prepared project reports in 4 Volumes i.e.

i. Volume 1: Irrigation Development Report

ii. Volume 2: Analysis of Database and review of Documentation

iii. Volume 3: Irrigation Development Databook

iv. Volume 4: RFP Documents for Irrigation Development Projects

h) Prepared Request For Proposals as follows;

i. RFP for Consultancy Services for Construction Supervision

ii. RFP for Consultancy Services for Feasibility Study, Preliminary Investigation & Design, Detailed Design & Tender Documentation

iii. RFP for Consultancy Services for Feasibility Study of Cluster Irrigation & Drainage Projects.

i) Prepared capacity development programme for NIB counterpart.

Finalization of Irrigation Policy (Irrigation component) - Kenya Natural Resources Management Project The objective of the assignment is to help the MWI finalize its draft National Irrigation and Drainage Policy and prepare a corresponding legal and institutional framework in order to give direction in addressing specific constraints. This will be achieved through participatory approach that will consider the following:

a) Mobilization and involvement of stakeholders at various stages of data gathering as a means of ensuring a fair representation of key stakeholder interests.

b) Identify specific constraints and bottlenecks that hinder improved crop production.

c) Identify best practice approach based on previous lessons learned by farmers and the technical experts.

d) Identify and outline various roles and responsibilities of the different stakeholders for effective and successful implementation of the NIDP.

e) Set out agreed targets and performance indicators and a time frame for realization of (d) above.

f) Identify suitable institutional frameworks and structures for networking and policy implementation and oversight.

g) Identify and harmonise sectoral conflicts and duplications of mandates policy objectives to ensure a coordinated approach.

The firm completed the assignment with the following outputs:

• Prepared National Irrigation and Drainage Policy,

• Prepared the National Sessional Paper on Irrigation and Drainage

• Prepared Institutional Framework for implementation of Policy and Strategy

• Prepared Cabinet Memorandum,

• Prepared draft legal framework, and

• Currently preparing the final Implementation framework.




Consultancy on River Water Users Association (Arid Lands Resource Management Project II) – Ministry of Special Programmes, Office of the President The Government of Kenya received credit from the International Development Association (IDA) towards the cost of Arid Lands Resource Management Project II and intends to apply a portion of this loan towards the consultancy on River Water Users Association in the above eight districts. Many former pastoralists have either been left destitute through the loss of their entire herd or have been severely affected by drought, prompting the need to develop an alternative livelihood. Many pastoralists have established small gravity fed irrigation plots along the banks of Tana, Turkwel, Kerio, Daua, and Ewaso Ngiro rivers. These former pastoralists do not have tenure of the lands they occupy, many abstract significant quantities of water from the rivers, such that water flowing off the slopes of highlands does not go for more than 50km, flow rates drop to unacceptably low levels or the river dries out. This causes conflict between upstream and downstream users not withstanding the pastoralist need for water. The objective of the consultancy is to assess to the capacity of the farmers to manage and maintain irrigation Infrastructure. It will also establish the types of crops grown, standard of crop husbandry and marketing. It is expected the consultancy will improve the farming systems appropriate for the arid areas and hence improve the food security of the agro-pastoralist. Kabaa Smallholder Irrigation Scheme - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Development & Marketing-Horticulture and Traditional Food Crops Development Project Undertook structural designs of intake weir, lined main conveyance canal, gulley and road crossing structures, review and updating of tender documents for the proposed Kabaa smallholder irrigation scheme under the auspices of Horticulture and Traditional Food Crops Development Project, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Development and Marketing, funded by ADB. Ngare Ndare Irrigation Scheme, Meru District -Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Marketing -Smallholder Irrigation Development Project (SIDP)

Samez Consultants finalised the design and tender documentation of Phase I of a gravity fed piped (pipe diameter ranging from 250mm to 63mm) Irrigation Scheme covering 332 farmers. The works included intake works, sedimentation basin, break pressure tanks and water pipeline.

South West Kano Rice Irrigation Project - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Marketing -Smallholder Irrigation Development Project (SIDP) / Smallholder Irrigation Support Organisation (SISO) Samez's Engineers were engaged in the establishment of the location of base plates for the efficient maintenance of the canal levels during the operation and maintenance of the canals and designing of the flow measuring devices for six rice schemes (Arombo, Kamayoga, Kakoko, Nyakalewa and Dak Rao) in Kisumu District. South West Kano Rice Irrigation Project - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Marketing -Smallholder Irrigation Development Project (SIDP)/Smallholder Irrigation Support Organisation (SISO)- Participation in tender opening for major works covering desilting and weed removal for the South West Kano Rice Irrigation project. Mukuria Kiambogo Irrigation Scheme - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Marketing − Smallholder Irrigation Development Project (SIDP)-Smallholder Irrigation Scheme Development Organisation (SISDO) Samez Consultant undertook the supervision of Smallholder Irrigation Scheme Development Organisation (SISDO) engineers in the design and preparation of tender documents for the design of intake works, main conveyance pipe system and sub-main distribution pipes and flow control structures. The construction of the works completed through SISDO loaning. Mwethya Muveleki Irrigation Scheme - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Marketing −Smallholder Irrigation Development Project (SIDP)/Smallholder Irrigation Scheme Development Organisation (SISDO) Samez consultants was commissioned to undertake the supervision of Smallholder Irrigation Scheme Development Organisation (SISDO) engineers in the design and preparation of tender documents for the design of intake works, main canal and sub-main canal conveyance system and flow control structures. The construction of the works is completed through SISDO loaning. Ciambaraga Irrigation Scheme - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Marketing − Smallholder Irrigation Development Project (SIDP)/Smallholder Irrigation Scheme Development Organisation (SISDO) Samez consultants was commissioned to undertake professional guidance in the design and preparation of tender documents to SISDO engineers for the proposed Ciambaraga Scheme whose scope of works include gravity intake works, gravity piped conveyance




system and on-farm sprinkler system. The construction works is completed. Kirimara Ngamini Irrigation Scheme - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Marketing −Smallholder Irrigation Development Project (SIDP)

Samez Consultants was commissioned to undertake structural designs and detailing of the gulley crossings.

Morulem Irrigation Scheme - World Vision International (K) Final design of the rehabilitation plans of the intake works and canals (main, primary and secondary) for the existing 85ha. The firm did planning and design extension scheme comprising of 115ha; planning for the potable water and sanitation facilities within the irrigation scheme. Developed a multi-year operational plan aimed at having an effective and practical monitoring and evaluation system and procedures. Individual Smallholder Drip Irrigation (ISH) - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Marketing -Smallholder Irrigation Development Project (SIDP)

Samez engineers undertook the analysis and design of a drip irrigation system for an area of about 4 acres. The works involved the design of the intake spring protection, pump house, rising main, elevated storage tank, water distribution network and the drip system.

Lokorkor Irrigation Scheme - World Vision International (K)

Samez Consultants undertook feasibility study of Lokorkor Irrigation Scheme in Turkana District which identified about 58 ha of land to benefit 440 nomadic farmers. The proposed designs were based on the local operation and maintenance capabilities through the strategy of local participation with Food-for-work compensation mode.

MONITORING AND EVALUATION Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Performance Evaluation - Department of International Development Cooperation (DIDC), Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland Undertook Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Performance Evaluation in Western Kenya which

covers 8 districts in Western Province and 1 district in Nyanza Province covering both the rural and urban water supply and sanitation undertaken from 1981 to date by the Department of International Development Cooperation (DIDC), Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland. District Irrigation and Drainage Profiles - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Marketing - Smallholder Irrigation Development Project (SIDP)

Samez Consultants undertook verification of Irrigation Scheme operational information on the following schemes in Kajiado district: Kerarapon, Ongata Rongai, Mile Tisa, Namanga, Ngurumani, Namelok, Empiron, Kamunyerere, Rombo, Kimana and Isinet.

District Irrigation and Drainage Profiles - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Marketing − Smallholder Irrigation Development Project (SIDP)

Samez Consultants were involved in the preparation of district profiles for irrigation and drainage schemes in thirteen districts (Taita Taveta, Nyamira, Busia, Laikipia, Siaya, Kisumu, Kakamega, Vihiga, Kajiado, Meru, Narok, Bungoma, and Mt Elgon). The works involved the preparation of reports and participation in the district priority ranking workshops. Several irrigation and drainage sites were identified and performance evaluations and priority ranking undertaken.

Lokubae Irrigation Scheme - World Vision International (K) WVK, in collaboration with USAID, is currently implementing the Lokubae Food Security program

(LFSP) in the area served by the Lokwi and Lokubae

irrigation schemes. The objectives of the mid-term

evaluation were:

• To measure the mid-term values of the monitoring and evaluation indicators;

• To compare the mid-term values with that of the baseline and interpret change or the lack of change; and

• To identify general trends that may help with project implementation for the remainder of the project implementation period.




TECHNICAL AUDITS El Nino Emergency Project - Project Steering Committee and a Project Management Unit (PMU) - Office of the President The El Nino Project was a GoK intervention to repair infrastructure damage caused by the El Nino rains in

1997. Funding for the project was obtained from IDA and

African Development

Fund as loans and GoK as

counterpart contributions.

The total amount available for the project is US$ 95 million. Price Waterhouse Coopers was appointed to carry out financial, technical and management audits of the whole project, and to produce the audit findings and recommendations in general as quarterly and annual audit reports. Samez Consultants have been retained by Price Waterhouse Coopers to undertake the Technical Audit of the road works in Eastern and North Eastern Zones. The Technical and Management Audit Services included the following engineering aspects:

• Review and comment on the technical adequacy of the design proposals, engineer’s cost estimates and bid documents and evaluation report.

• Review of the quantity and quality of the construction works, Consultant’s supervision arrangements, and assessment of the capability of the Contractors to complete the works, quality and experience of engineers deployed to supervise the construction and the quality assurance procedures being used by the Engineering Consultants.

The consultancy services for the following roads were undertaken and the Technical and Management Audit Reports prepared: Garissa Urban Roads: Rehabilitation and resealing of about 3.2 km within Garissa Town. Signed Contract Sum Ksh. 24,003,566.85 Lago Drift A3: Construction of a 120m long vented reinforced concrete drifts inclusive gravelling of 50m approaches from both sides. Signed contract sum Ksh. 9,751,297.50 Wajir-Kotulo Road (B9): Reconstruction and repairs to damaged section of 125 Km long Wajir - Kotulo Road. Construction works include construction of drifts and drains. Signed Contract Sum Ksh. 61,904,010.00

Kotulo–El Wak Road (B9): Reconstruction and repairs to damaged sections of 54 km long Wajir - Kotulo road. Construction works include construction of drifts and drains. Signed Contract Sum Ksh. 40,440,088.50 Isiolo–Marsabit road (A2): Minor earthworks and drainage works. Rehabilitation of Serolevi Bridge. Contract sum KShs144.25 million. Marsabit Moyale road (A2): Minor earthworks and drainage works grading, gravelling and culverting. Construction of box culvert. Contract sum 89.3 million. Isiolo–Modagashe road (B9): Minor earthworks and drainage works grading, gravelling and culverting. Contract sum Kshs 166.1 million. Kisima–Archers Post (C78-79): Minor earthworks and drainage works grading, gravelling and culverting. Contract sum Kshs 35.1 million. Smallholder Irrigation Development Project (SIDP) - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Marketing Technical evaluation of irrigation schemes in Makueni district to assess the current conditions of the various schemes (i.e. Mbanya, Matangini, Kyuu, Mwethya Muveleki and the proposed Tumaini B) and then recommend the appropriate technical intervention. SOCIO - ECONOMIC SURVEYS Thwake Multipurpose Dam - National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation Carried out socio-economic survey for Thwake dam water supply to assess the possibility of supplying water to the community and that will help to determine the cost and affordability. Malalani Water Supply Project - World Vision International, Kenya Office A Feasibility Study and Socio-economic survey for Malalani water supply was undertaken to assess the possibility of supplying water to Malalani sub-location from both ground and surface water sources in Kitui District. The study investigated four alternatives to supply 140m3/day of water demand for both human and livestock by the year 2000. Two alternative proposals were finally recommended for further analysis during the preliminary design stage to obtain the optimum alternative for the scheme. A socio-economic survey was undertaken to collect the baseline data and assess the real project needs and its future sustainability. Thua River Irrigation Scheme - World Vision International (K) A baseline data collection was carried out during the socio-economic survey. The survey was to test reactions of the beneficiaries on the willingness of the project and its future sustainability.




Morulem Irrigation Scheme - World Vision International (K) A socio - economic survey covering 934 farmers was undertaken to test consumer reaction in the Morulem Irrigation Scheme regarding the proposed rehabilitation and extension, and the provision of portable water supplies, particularly through the analysis of households' ability and willingness to operate and maintain the scheme. Aspects of administration, including project management, project operation and maintenance, record keeping, farmers' training procedures and scheme evaluation targets were discussed and proposals made. The survey covered opinions from farmers, women groups, scheme management committee, administrators, leaders and the agricultural extension Officers. Managing Water for African Cities – Water Demand Management Component - UN-Habitat Samez Consultants undertook a technical audit of the equipments, facilities and capacity of the Nairobi City Council (NCC) water and sewerage department aimed at putting in place an effective WDM strategy in the city of Nairobi. This strategy is expected to bring about efficient and equitable use of water. The technical audit recommendations were to guide the NCC staff in developing a water demand management strategy for city of Nairobi and oversee the subsequent implementation of the project. PROJECT APPRAISAL Community Water Supply Management Project in Western Kenya - Workshop in Kakamega Samez′s Principal Partner was involved in the moderation and preparation of the workshop report as part of the appraisal report on the above project. As a resource person, presented two workshop papers covering the following areas:

• Alternative approaches and technologies - what kind of water supply is affordable in rural Western Kenya?

• Lessons learned from other regions and countries how to improve the coverage of rural water supply in a sustainable way?

FEASIBILITY STUDIES Rogendo Water Supply Project - Kenya Finland Western Water Supply Programme (Kefinco) / Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) Samez Consultants finalised the feasibility study for the proposed Rogendo Water Supply Project in Vihiga District. The project area covers approximately 7.8km2 intended to benefit an ultimate population of 5,300 and a water demand of 700m3/day. Five alternatives to meet the objective were analysed to give the unit

water demand and the necessary options for the assessment of project sustainability considered. Tariff rates were computed at various rates of capital, operation and maintenance returns. Athi River Basin Water Resources Development Study - National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation Samez Consultants undertook study of the Athi River Basin Water Resources in order to identify potential dam sites for maximum benefits optimization, and design of the dams and water supply system. The study covered Athi River and its tributaries, as well as other rivers in the basin. Emphasis was on dams for urban and rural water supply. Hydropower and irrigation development plans by other agencies will be assessed and documented. Malalani Water Supply Project - World Vision International, Kenya Office A Feasibility Study and Socio-economic survey for Malalani water supply was undertaken to assess the possibility of supplying water to Malalani sub-location from both ground and surface water sources in Kitui District. The study investigated four alternatives to supply 140m3/day of water demand for both human and livestock by the year 2000. Two alternative proposals were finally recommended for further analysis during the preliminary design stage to obtain the optimum alternative for the scheme. A socio-economic survey was undertaken to collect the baseline data and assess the real project needs and its future sustainability. Reintegration of Returnees to Somaliland Program - CARE International in Somaliland Undertook phase II feasibility study for the Improvement of Rural Food Security (IRFS) whose overall goal was of “enabling returnees to reintegrate and achieve self-sufficiency in selected urban and rural areas. The proposed scope included infrastructure rehabilitation that targeted; water for domestic and irrigation uses, markets and linkages, and environment protection. Thua River Irrigation Scheme - World Vision International (K) The Thua River Irrigation Feasibility study in Kitui District was commissioned to assess the potential irrigable land along the Thua River and to determine the development. A total of 620ha of land were identified for development benefiting about 3,300




farmers over seven years of implementation. The implementation of the project was planned to adopt the food-for-work strategy. Morulem Irrigation Scheme - World Vision International (K) Morulem Irrigation Scheme Feasibility Study was undertaken to investigate the possibility of the rehabilitation and/or extension of the existing Morulem Scheme of an 85ha with a total of 934 nomadic farmers in Turkana District. The study revealed the possibility of the rehabilitation of a low cost approach of Food-for-work strategy for implementation. Lokorkor Irrigation Scheme - World Vision International (K) Samez Consultants undertook feasibility study of Lokorkor Irrigation Scheme in Turkana District which identified about 58 ha of land to benefit 440 nomadic farmers. The proposed designs were based on the local operation and maintenance capabilities through the strategy of local participation with Food-for-work compensation mode. Demand Study for Smallholder Rice Irrigation Schemes in Districts Bordering Lake Victoria - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Development and Marketing-Smallholder Irrigation Development Project (SIDP) Samez Consultants were commissioned to undertake a demand study of rice irrigation schemes in districts bordering Lake Victoria in three aspects: water delivery study, scheme inventory and priority ranking and the final demand study.

Water delivery study: The water delivery study report compared the pump-fed water delivery method with gravity-fed and rain-fed rice production in relation to investment, operation and maintenance costs and the benefits for gravity and pump-fed (diesel, petrol and electricity powered pumping units) irrigated areas. The report established the minimum and optimum areas for viable irrigated rice production for the various modes of water delivery. The computation of the benefit cost ratios established the relationships with regard to the rain-fed, gravity-fed and pump-fed smallholder rice cultivation. Scheme inventory and priority ranking: The inventory and priority ranking identified 23 irrigation sites. All the necessary baseline data concerning irrigated/rain-fed cultivation were collected. The various possible methods of water conveyance (gravity/pump-fed) methods to the scheme were inventoried on the scheme basis. A priority ranking exercise was undertaken by developing and applying a criterion aimed at increasing future scheme sustainability was adopted. Five schemes were recommended for the detailed demand study. Demand study: The demand study was undertaken

for five rice growing schemes bordering Lake Victoria region comprised of two fully designed and operational irrigation schemes and three rain-fed sites. The study gave a detailed evaluation of the demand for rice cultivation and services.

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (MIS) Water Management Services (WAMAS) - Makueni District Samez Consultants provided technical services in the evaluation of stalled rural community managed water supplies aimed at finding out the possibilities of undertaking rehabilitation measures to be incorporated in the installation of the management systems in order to improve the operational performance of the water supplies. The projects covered included:

• Kilili Muvau Water Project (dam source with pump-fed supply system)

• Kilinga Water Project (spring source with gravity supply system)

• Katangini Water Project (river source with pump-fed supply system)

• Nthangu Water Project (spring source with gravity supply system)

• Kathozweni Water Project (dam source with pump-fed supply system)

Meter Reading and Billing System, Kitale Municipal Council - Ministry of Local Government– GTZ/Kenya German Water Team (KGWT) Samez Consultants completed the revision of the Meter Reading System in Kitale Municipal Council having total water consumer connections of 2847 by May 1993, under the auspices of the GTZ/Kenya German Water Team (KGWT). The scope of work included: Identification of meter reading routes, preparation of consumer connection cards, updating of consumer master list, preparation of meter reading books and routes, meter reading zones, monthly meter reading cycles and training of meter readers and billing clerks. Developed and supervised the implementation of an improved revenue collection system and a revised meter reading and billing systems operational manuals. Meter Reading and Billing System, Nyahururu Municipal Council - Ministry of Local Government – GTZ / Kenya German Water Team (KGWT) Samez Consultants undertook the revision of the Meter Reading System in Nyahururu Municipal Council having total water consumer connections of 2041 by October 1993, under the auspices of the GTZ/Kenya German Water Team (KGWT). The scope of work include: Identification of meter reading routes, preparation of consumer connection cards, updating of consumer master list, preparation of meter reading




books and routes, meter reading zones, monthly meter reading cycles and training of meter readers and billing clerks. Developed and supervised the implementation of an improved revenue collection system and a revised meter reading and billing systems operational manuals. QUALITY MANAGEMENT The Baseline Survey on the Proposed Project for Formulation of an Integrated Watershed Management Plan for the Nyando River Basin – Ministry of Water and Irrigation/JICA

Samez Consultants undertook a Baseline Survey on the Proposed Project for Formulation of an Integrated Watershed Management Plan for the Nyando River Basin undertaken by 15 professional experts. The baseline survey covered review of the existing and proposed measures for integrated watershed management including socio-economic, water resources, flood hazard mapping, land use/ land cover changes, irrigation potential, hydrometric data and monitoring, flood control measures/structures, GIS database creation and water and sanitation issues. The large data that was generated required harmonization and quality control. Quality management was achieved by having a team of experts on quality assurance.

Baseline Study on Establishment of a Sewerage System Database in Kenya - Ministry of Water Resources Management and Development/JICA Samez Consultants undertook the Baseline Study on Establishment of a Sewerage System Database in 29 cities and towns in Kenya that have a sewerage system. These cities and towns include both the public and the private industrial/institutional sewerage works. The large data that was generated required harmonization and quality control. Quality management was achieved by having a team of experts on quality assurance. Kagira Sugar Works (1985) Ltd, Uganda

Samez Consultants provided the Principal Partner as a Consultant expert to Multiplan Consulting Engineers, Uganda in the design and quality assurance for the industrial (sugar cane) wastewater treatment works for Kagira Sugar Works (1985).

Ciambaraga Irrigation Scheme - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Marketing −Smallholder Irrigation Development Project (SIDP)/Smallholder Irrigation Scheme Development Organisation (SISDO) Samez consultants was commissioned to undertake professional guidance in the design and preparation of tender documents to SISDO engineers for the proposed Ciambaraga Scheme whose scope of works include gravity intake works, gravity piped conveyance

system and on-farm sprinkler system. The construction works is completed. Mbanya Irrigation Scheme - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Marketing −Smallholder Irrigation Development Project (SIDP)/Smallholder Irrigation Scheme Development Organisation (SISDO)

Samez Consultants undertook the guidance of District Irrigation Engineer for Makueni District in the design and preparation of tender documents for Mbanya Irrigation. The design-included gravity dam intake work, piped water main conveyance system and open canal distribution system covering about 67 farmers.

Kenya Water and Sanitation Programme (KWSP) – Quality Assurance

• To access the relevance, performance and capacity building results of the technical assistance provided to KWSP in relation to the specific objectives for technical assistance as described in the programme documentation.

• Review progress in capacity building and identify challenges and bottlenecks and makes recommendations for improvement.

• Review specifically the implementation / adaptation of recommendations made during the previous Quality Assurance Mission (February 2006)

TRAINING Farmers Organizations Workshop, AIC Kabete, 30th August – 3rd September, 1999 - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Development and Marketing

Samez Consultants held a one-week training workshop on the performance of farmers’ organizations in smallholder irrigation schemes for Horticulture and traditional food crops development project, irrigation scheme development. The workshop covered training district project co-ordinators and district irrigation Engineers in the programme areas covering Meru (South, North and Central), Tharaka, Mbeere, Embu, Kirinyaga, Machakos and Makueni. The workshop covered the following areas:




• Analysis of the core problem in farmers’ organization and development of problem and objective trees.

• Intake works, main conveyance, distribution and drainage, operation, maintenance and Management of (canal and piped) systems.

• Operation and maintenance of pump fed group-based smallholder irrigation schemes.

• Smallholder irrigation scheme by-laws.

• Cost recovery in smallholder irrigation schemes.

Seminar on Sewerage Operations and Maintenance, WIDA Motel, 29TH – 30TH November 2001 and 20TH March 2003 - Ministry of Local Government and JICA Samez Consultants provided a resource person on the seminar covering “Environmental Monitoring as relates to the Sewerage Operations and Maintenance in Kenya”. Water Treatment Plant Mechanic's Intensive Training Course at WECO, Kakamega - Ministry of Local Government The training content included:

• Water supply operation and maintenance,

• Plant mechanic's role,

• Waterworks electro/mechanical equipment such like pumps, bulk meters, blowers, motors, starters, pressure gauges, chemical dosing systems,

• Introduction to preventive maintenance programming.

Water Distribution Operator's Intensive Course at KEWI, Nairobi - Ministry of Local Government The training coverage included:

• Introduction to Water Supply System objectives

• Distribution system planning and design

• Proper construction procedures

• Repair and rehabilitation of distribution system

• Water quality control, repair, and flushing

• Water loss reduction, metering, pressures monitoring

• Preventive maintenance, record keeping, cost control

• Essential resources, facilities, tool

• Action plan for individual water schemes

• Operational indicators, problems

• Proper operation and maintenance procedures

• Performance monitoring.

Water Scheme Manager's Intensive Course at Sport View Hotel Kasarani, Nairobi - Ministry of Local Government The training content covered:

• Forward planning methods and procedures,

• Water conservation planning,

• Investment planning and justification.

National Irrigation and Drainage Design Panel -Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Development and Marketing, Irrigation and Drainage Branch (IDB) Samez Consultants′ principal partner was consultant advisor in the National Irrigation and Drainage Design Panel of IDB for the approval of smallholder irrigation and drainage projects. The following irrigation schemes were covered: Dak – Rao, Aguthi Furrow, Mbanya, Kambi Sheikh, Mukuria Kiambogo, Kayara, Mutunyi, and Kirimara – Ngamini, Miigi women group and Mwethya Muveleki. Third Supervisor’s Workshop, Thomson falls Lodge, Nyahururu 14 – 15th November 1990 - Ministry of Local Government, Manpower Development Unit/KFW Samez Consultants provided the principal partner as a resource person in the training programmes of the “Third Supervisor’s Workshop” in water supply and sewerage systems in seven municipalities (Kitale, Kisumu, Nyahururu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Kericho and Thika). The training course scope covered the following:

• Management of limited resources

• Delegation and control

• Effective Communication

Professional Training of Irrigation and Drainage Engineers Workshop, Sagret Hotel Thika - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock Development and Marketing, Irrigation and Drainage Branch (IDB) Professional Training of Irrigation Engineers Involved in the training of irrigation and drainage engineers for professional registration by covering the following aspects:

• Role of Engineers in the Ministry of Agriculture;

• Requirements for irrigation and drainage engineers for registration in the Engineers Registration Board (ERB) and being corporate members in the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK).




Training and Development - Kenya Water and Sanitation Programme (KWSP) The training covered the following areas:

• Induction /Training on PRA tools.

• Training /Development of Phast /CTC tools relevant to specific cultures.

• Field Training on community Organisation, leadership/ Management.

• Field Training on Hygiene Education / Campaigns.

• Socio-Economic /Baseline Surveys.

• Gender Mainstreaming of WSB activities.

• Participatory Monitoring.

URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING Completion of Civil Works at the Regional Research Centre, Mtwapa - Kenya Agricultural Research Institute In association with Kenchuan Architects, Samez Consultants carried out design, documentation and supervision of completion works at Mtwapa Research Centre, Mombasa. This was a World Bank/GoK funded project. The works involved profile and toposurvey, design of 0.5km of access road, parking area, and stormwater drainage, footpaths, and water and sewer reticulation. Proposed Caroline River Park on Lower Kabete Road, Nairobi - Patt and Martin Ltd Samez Consultants have completed the design of civil works for the proposed Caroline River Park housing project comprising of 26 town houses on a 5.0-acre plot. The civil works involved road works, footpaths, stormwater drainage, and sewer and water reticulation. Proposed Kenol Service Station and Restaurant Makutano, Murang'a - Kenya Oil Co. Ltd The works involved the re-construction of existing service station to have a restaurant, lubrication/wash bay, new station building and bigger steel canopy/pump islands. The detailed works comprised excavation to sport of 700m3 of earthworks, backfilling with approved borrow material, hand packed stone base, cabroworks paving of forecourt and bitumen surfacing of 0.4Km of approach roads including deceleration/acceleration lanes. Samez Consultants were responsible for the design, detailing and overall construction supervision of all structural/civil works. Proposed Refurbishment of Seguton Service Station, Nakuru - Kobil Petroleum Ltd The works involved excavation to spoil of 1200m3, backfilling with approved borrow material, crusher - run base and cabroworks paving to forecourt/parking area

and bitumen surfacing to entry/exit lanes demolition of existing two reinforced concrete canopy and construction of new steel canopy/pump island and installation of new extra fuel tanks. Samez Consultants were involved in the supervision of the construction works. Proposed Kobil Service Station, Restaurant and Supermarket at Embakasi, Nairobi - Kobil Petroleum Oil Ltd

The works comprised excavation to spoil of 4500m3 of black cotton soil, backfilling to specified parameters with approved borrow material, laying and compacting of 300mm thick hand packed stone base and cabroworks paving. Construction of station building, steel canopy/pump islands, restaurant, supermarket and tyre centre were also part of the works. Samez Consultants were involved in the design and detailing of all structural/civil works and construction supervision of the works and overall contract management.

Proposed Refurbishment of Caltex Service Station, Uganda Road, Eldoret - Caltex Oil Ltd

The firm's engineers were involved in the design, detailing and preparation of bills of quantities for the proposed additions/alterations to existing facilities. The works comprised new steel canopy/pump island, cabroworks paving to existing forecourt, relocation wash bay and construction of new parking area.

Skanska Industrial Park, Ruaraka –Nairobi - Skanska International AB

This is a medium sized industrial park development on Baba Dog Road, Ruaraka. Samez Consultants were commissioned to undertake the design of roads; Cabroworks paved parking area, stormwater drainage, and water and sewer reticulation network. The scope of works included design and production of drawings and construction supervision.

Proposed Housing Development, Athi River Township - Jengo Enterprises

This is a proposed tenant purchase housing development of 215 single and double storey houses. Samez Consultants undertook the design of structural/civil engineering works. The civil works covered the design of roads, water reticulation system, and sewer network, storm water drainage system and Tender documents.

Proposed Pacifica Hospital on Plot No. Block 8/39 Nandi Road, Eldoret

Samez Consultants undertook detailed design, and supervised the construction of civil works that included water supply, sewerage reticulation, roads and footpaths for a medium sized hospital in Eldoret town.




Kisii Diocese - 10No. Executive maisonettes on Ngong Road, Nairobi These are three storey executive maisonettes. Site investigations, detailed structural and civil works designs and drawings were completed and the supervision of the construction of five maisonettes undertaken. ROADS, DRAINAGE AND BRIDGES ENGINEERING Residential Housing Development on L.R No. 24605/4 Athi River - First Rate Project Samez Consultants carried out civil engineering works that includes the following:

• Roads and storm water drainage covering 5.7km.

• Water supply 100mm diameter–12mm diameter covering 3.3km.

• Sewerage 450mm–300mm uPvc pipes covering 4.7km.

El Nino Emergency Project - Project Steering Committee and a Project Management Unit (PMU) - Office of the President The El Nino Project is a GoK intervention to repair infrastructure damage caused by the El Nino rains in 1997. Funding for the project has been obtained from

IDA and ADF as loans and GoK as

counterpart contributions.

The total amount

available for the project is US$ 95 million.

Price Waterhouse

Coopers was appointed to carry out financial, technical and management audits of the whole project, and to produce the audit findings and recommendations in general as quarterly and annual audit reports. Samez Consultants have been retained by Price Waterhouse Coopers to undertake the technical Audit of the road works in Eastern and North Eastern Zones. The Technical and Management Audit Services included the following engineering aspects: • Review and comment on the technical adequacy of

the design proposals, engineer’s cost estimates and bid documents and evaluation report.

• Review of the quantity and quality of the

construction works, Consultant’s supervision arrangements, and assessment of the capability of the Contractors to complete the works, quality and

experience of engineers deployed to supervise the construction and the quality assurance procedures being used by the Engineering Consultants. The consultancy services for the following roads have already been undertaken and the Technical and Management Audit Reports prepared:

Garissa Urban Roads: Rehabilitation and resealing of about 3.2 km within Garissa Town. Signed Contract Sum Ksh. 24,003,566.85 Lago Drift A3: Construction of a 120m long vented reinforced concrete drifts inclusive gravelling of 50m approaches from both sides. Signed contract sum Ksh. 9,751,297.50 Wajir - Kotulo Road (B9): Reconstruction and repairs to damaged section of 125 Km long Wajir - Kotulo Road. Construction works include construction of drifts and drains. Signed Contract Sum Ksh. 61,904,010.00 Kotulo – El Wak Road (B9): Reconstruction and repairs to damaged sections of 54 km long Wajir - Kotulo road. Construction works include construction of drifts and drains. Signed Contract Sum Ksh. 40,440,088.50 Isiolo – Marsabit road (A2): Minor earthworks and drainage works. Rehabilitation of Serolevi Bridge. Contract sum KShs144.25 million. Marsabit Moyale road (A2): Minor earthworks and drainage works grading, gravelling and culverting. Construction of box culvert. Contract sum 89.3 million. Isiolo – Modagashe road (B9): Minor earthworks and drainage works grading, gravelling and culverting. Contract sum Kshs 166.1 million. Kisima – Archers Post (C78-79): Minor earthworks and drainage works grading, gravelling and culverting. Contract sum Kshs 35.1 million. GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING Residential Housing Development on L.R No. 24605/4 Athi River Samez Consultants carried out geotechnical investigations in the above project and the objective included the following:

• Confirmation of the geological conditions prevailing on the proposed site that could impede construction and habitation.

• Determination of the geotechnical properties of the foundation and type of foundation to be adopted.

• Establishment of the properties of the soils and available rock in view of using them in construction.




• Determination of California Bearing Ratio of subgrade materials to determine suitability of the existing subgrade for road construction.

Proposed High Noon Office Development on L.R No.2259/229 – Karen

The proposed development at Karen involved four story office block with two levels of underground parking. The objective of the preliminary trial holes investigation is to establish the suitability of the plot to accommodate building with two levels of underground parking and the challenges it might present. The preliminary investigation done involved excavation of trial holes to firm ground. A total of 5 holes were dug. Siyoi Dam - National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation Carried out reconnaissance geologicical investigations. Evaluated the dam site for seismic activity and determination of the earthquake loading design parameters. Carried out soil investigations using trial pits and laboratory analysis for evaluation for suitability as embankment fill materials. Carried out core drilling and analysis of the rock samples for evaluation of foundation stability and seepage analysis. Kiserian Dam Construction Supervision - National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation Carried out reconnaissance geologicical investigations. Evaluated the dam site for seismic activity and determination of the earthquake loading design parameters. Carried out geophysical investigations in order to evaluate the dam site foundation and and recommend the nature of further geotechnical investigations. Carried out soil investigations using trial

pits and laboratory

analysis for evaluation

for suitability as

embankment fill materials. Carried out core drilling and analysis of the rock

samples for evaluation of foundaAW tion stability and seepage analysis.

Mwache Dam - National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation Carried out reconnaissance geologicical investigations. Evaluated the dam site for seismic activity and determination of the earthquake loading design parameters. Carried out geophysical investigations in order to evaluate the dam site foundation and and recommend the nature of further geotechnical investigations. Carried out soil investigations using trial pits and laboratory analysis for evaluation for suitability as embankment fill materials. Carried out core drilling and analysis of the rock samples for evaluation of foundation stability and seepage analysis. Thwake Multipurpose Dam - National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation Carried out reconnaissance geologicical investigations. Evaluated the dam site for seismic activity and determination of the earthquake loading design parameters. Carried out geophysical investigations in order to evaluate the dam site foundation and recommend the nature of further geotechnical investigations. Carried out soil investigations using trial pits and laboratory analysis for evaluation for suitability as embankment fill materials. Carried out core drilling and analysis of the rock samples for evaluation of foundation stability and seepage analysis. The Baseline Survey on the Proposed Project for Formulation of an Integrated Watershed Management Plan for the Nyando River Basin – Ministry of Water and Irrigation/JICA Completed Baseline Survey on the Proposed Project for Formulation of an Integrated Watershed Management Plan for the Nyando River Basin undertaken by 15 professional experts. The watershed management plan covered review of the existing and proposed flood control through river structures and dam development. Samez Consultants evaluated six dam sites of capacity ranging from 21 to 710 x106m3, height ranging from 30-80m and length of 200-400m). Proposed Factory Rationalization Project - Mumias Sugar Co. Ltd Samez Consultants undertook a Geotechnical Investigation to establish the depth of a safe bearing stratum for the proposed structures in the above project. To achieve the above objective, forty boreholes, comprising 20 trials and 20 test holes, were sunk to refusal or into rock in some boreholes. At each test location, a trial hole was sunk 1.0m away from the test hole to ascertain the full sequence of the strata, their thickness and depth from the ground level. A test




hole was then sunk at its predetermined location. Undisturbed and disturbed samples were taken and standard penetration tests were carried out at the predetermined depths. Selected samples were subjected to laboratory testing. Using bearing capacity formulas, safe bearing capacities were calculated at different depths and recommendations made for suitable foundation types for the various structures. STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Samez Consultants enjoys increasing reputation for sound innovative solutions to tough structural problems. The firm's structural engineers take pride in a cultivated intuition and ability to attune themselves to the architect's thinking and problems. All the engineers of Samez Consultants are adept at quickly developing structural options or alternative system designs for architects' or clients' consideration, allowing a high degree of integration of ideas and approaches from a variety of disciplines. The human expertise coupled with access to computer aided analysis and design software packages ensures that the most economical design is generated within optimum duration. Residential Housing Development on L.R No. 24605/4 Athi River Samez Consultants carried out structural works under this project comprising of 12 sectors, each sector comprises of flats and apartments, massionettes and duplexes. 310 housing units were developed under Sector A, Phase 1 works. Proposed High Noon Office Development on L.R No.2259/229 – Karen The proposed development at Karen involved four story office block with two levels of underground parking. The objective of the preliminary trial holes investigation is to establish the suitability of the plot to

accommodate building with two levels of

underground parking and the challenges it might present. The

preliminary investigation

done involved excavation of

trial holes to firm ground. A total of 5 holes were dug.

Proposed Naivasha Junior (House) - Nairobi School Samez completed the design, detailing and preparation of construction drawings for civil and structural works including supervising the construction works in the above project. This also included preparation of specifications for the structural works. Itumbe Tea Factory - Kenya Tea Development Agency Ltd Samez Consultants completed the design, detailing and preparation of working drawings for civil and structural works including supervising the construction works in the above project. Cooperative Insurance Company Limited Samez Consultants undertook the structural design and supervision of office complex for Cooperative Insurance Company Limited at their plot on Mara Road, Upper Hill Nairobi. Uchumi Supermarkets Ltd. - Uchumi Bombolulu Branch, Mombasa The Firm supervised the alteration and extension works to existing buildings that are to accommodate a supermarket. The works involved new roof steel structure, cantilevered concrete gables at entrance and rear of the building and access road. Uchumi Supermarkets Ltd. - Uchumi Railways Branch, Nairobi The Firm supervised the alterations and extensions to existing railways godowns to accommodate a supermarket. The works involved new steel trusses at the entrance and a 30.0m span truss to support Uchumi logo, and rehabilitation of access road. Wanyera Plaza – Bungoma Town This is an eight storey framed reinforced concrete building for mixed occupancy; basement, - parking, shops and restaurant, offices, seminar rooms, self contained accommodation rooms and laundry. The design and preparation of detail civil/structural drawings was done successfully. Proposed Life Ministry Resource Centre on Jabavu Road, Nairobi - Life Ministry Kenya Samez Consultants undertook design, detailing and supervision of a five-storey office block. The works comprised reinforced concrete beams, columns and slabs with masonry infill walls. The Firm is currently involved in the supervision of the works. Kobil Service Station in Embakasi, Nairobi - Kobil Petroleum Oil Ltd Samez Consultants were involved in the design and detailing of all structural works and construction supervision of all the structural works and overall contract management. The structural works involved the station building, steel canopy/pump islands, restaurant, supermarket and tyre centre.




Proposed Beshmon Apartments on Muthangari Road, Lavington Nairobi - Beshmon (K) Ltd The structural design and detailing of these executive apartments comprised 26 No. apartments on four levels, health club, swimming pool and cafeteria. Completion of Offices, Laboratories and Accessories at the Regional Research Centre, Mtwapa - Kenya Agricultural Research Institute In association with Kenchuan Architects, Samez Consultants completed the design, documentation and supervision of completion works at Mtwapa Research Centre. The works involved the design of a hollow pot roof structure, 40.0 m3 reinforced concrete elevated water tank (15.0m High), and 100.03 underground reinforced concrete tank. Construction was completed. Proposed Caroline River Park on Lower Kabete Road, Nairobi Samez Consultants have finalized the design and preparation of detail drawings of 26 No. Town houses on a 5.0-acre plot. Kenol Service Station in Makutano, Murang'a - Kenya Oil Co. Ltd The works involved the reconstruction of existing service station to have a restaurant, lubrication/wash bay, new station building and bigger steel canopy/pump islands. Samez Consultants executed the design, detailing and overall construction supervision of all structural works. Refurbishment of Seguton Service Station, Nakuru - Kobil Petroleum Ltd Samez Consultants supervised the demolition of existing reinforced concrete canopies and construction of new steel canopy/pump island and installation of new extra fuel tanks. Refurbishment of Customer Service Station along Uganda Road, Eldoret - Caltex Oil Ltd The firm's engineers undertook detailed design, and prepared bills of quantities for the additions/alterations works, which involved new steel canopy/pump island and wash bay. Proposed Hotel Development on Makongoro Road, Arusha, Tanzania - Shariff Investments The firm has recently completed the design, detailing and preparation of working drawings for a six-storey hotel building including having a shopping arcade in the basement. The structure comprises a reinforced concrete frame with infill block work. National Bank of Kenya, Kitale Branch - National Bank of Kenya Ltd The project involved the renovation and alterations of an existing two-storey building in Kitale town to suit banking services. The firm undertook structural investigations design and construction supervision.

Booker Academy Secondary School - Mumias Sugar Co. Ltd

The work involved the design and construction supervision of Library, multi-purpose hall, lecture theatre, tuition blocks, teachers' houses and a 20m elevated water tower.

Skanska Industrial Park, Ruaraka, Nairobi - Skanska International AB

This is a medium sized industrial park development on Baba Dogo road, Ruaraka. Samez Consultants undertook the design and production of drawings and construction supervision of the industrial buildings, office block and canteen.

Proposed Flats at Umoja Inner Core, Nairobi - M/s Were and Others Design detailing and construction supervision of a four storey building to house 2-bedroom flats. The structure is of masonry walls and reinforced concrete beams and slabs. Roof construction is of timber trusses covered with concrete interlocking tiles. Proposed Cold Storage and Offices at J.K.A. Nairobi - Aglo-afro Investments Ltd Samez did designing and detailing of a four storey office block and a double storey cold storage building wing. The works comprised of reinforced concrete frame with masonry infill walls. Proposed Extensions / alterations to Existing Office Block - Mumias Sugar Company Design, detailing and construction supervision of extensions and alteration works to the existing double storey office block. The structure is made of reinforced concrete frame and masonry infill. Mumias Sports Stadium - Mumias Sugar Co. Ltd Samez did the design of roof canopy to main stand. The structure is of 40m span steel lattice girder supported on reinforced concrete columns with steel sheet roof covering. Proposed Commercial Development in Kitale Town - Aglo-afro Investments Ltd This is a proposed commercial/office development comprising five storeys reinforced concrete framed building with one basement and a caretaker's penthouse. The design and detail drawings are completed. Pacifica Hospital on Plot No. Block 8/39 Nandi Road, Eldoret - Maraba Nursing Homes Samez Consultants designed, detailed and supervised the construction of a medium sized hospital comprising single and double storey buildings with timber roof trusses and an elevated steel tank supported on reinforced concrete columns.




Masaba General Stores Ltd - Kisii Municipal Council Design and detailing of a three-storey reinforced concrete framed commercial building in Kisii town. Hotel Development on Plot No. L.R. 209/230/8, Off Racecourse Road, Nairobi - Mr. Ikiara and others

Samez Consultants carried out the design and construction supervision of seven storey reinforced concrete framed structure in Nairobi, consisting of one basement for car parking, ground floor for shops, first floor for bar and restaurant, and the remaining floors for hotel accommodation.

Proposed Hospital Development Liranda, Lusaka, Zambia

Structural design and detailing of a three-storey hospital wing, four storey flats for the staff, chairman's house and a double storey shopping centre/cafeteria. The works are of masonry walls, reinforced concrete beams and slabs and a timber trussed roof with concrete tiles.

Proposed Tenant Purchase Housing Development, Athi River Township - Jengo Enterprises

This is a proposed tenant purchase housing development consisting of 215 single and double storey houses. Samez Consultants undertook the structural design of the buildings.

Proposed Extensions and Alterations to the Lesotho High Commissioner's Residence, Gigiri, Nairobi - High Commission, Kingdom of Lesotho

The project involved repairs of leaking Swimming Pool extensions to the existing double storey residence and erection of an additional domestic staff quarters. The design and detailing of all engineering works (structural, civil, electrical & mechanical) were completed.

Proposed Hospital Development on Plot L.R. No. Butsoto/Shikoti/2500, Were Road, Kakamega - Maraba Maternity and Nursing Home

This is a proposed four-storey reinforced concrete framed structure, planned to accommodate a fully-fledged hospital. The design and detailing of civil/structural works (civil, structural, electrical and mechanical) are completed.

Proposed Fertilizer Store - Mumias Sugar Company Ltd

Design and detailing of a fertilizer store consisting of a structural steel portal frame with infill block work spanning 22m and spaced at 6m centres.

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT Kenya Water and Sanitation Programme (KWSP) – Gender/HIV Training The main Objective of this Assignment was for STTA to assist Lake Victoria South Water Services Board, Rift Valley water Services Board and Athi Water Services Board to mainstreaming Gender and HIV aids strategy.

• Develop work place policy on HIV/ AIDS.

• Develop gender policy at work place.

• Advocacy and promotion of gender/ HIV /Aids behaviour change at workplace and community level.

• Ensure Gender, HIV/Aids and governance is mainstreamed in the Board area.

INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY Kenya Water and Sanitation Programme (KWSP) – Financial Information Systems Samez has provided a TA, to support various water sector institutions in the implementation of financial information systems, and the necessary ICT infrastructure (LANs, email, risk, and storage) in 8 WSBs, WSTF, WASREB, WRMA HQ, WAB, 6 WRMA Regional offices and at KWSP PCU, in all 17 sites. The key objectives are: • To assist KWSP develop the options for the

financial information systems implementation approach and to generate implementation workplan for each institution.

• To prepare the criteria of the institutions’ readiness for implementation of accounting software to facilitate the planning, scheduling and preparation for the implementation of selection software.

• To coordinate the activities of various service providers and the institution teams during installation, configuration, training and deployment of the procured FMIS software application.

• To coordinates the activities of services providers during data conversion activities to adapt existing data into format required by the new system.

• To coordinate the supplier activity and the institutions users in the development of the required reports from the system.

• To facilitate the institution to prepare the service provider needs to FMIS system works well within the specified hardware environment.

• To coordinate and ensure the configuration of an appropriate access control and system administration system.

• To coordinate measure to ensure that business risk arising from the use of system is minimised through various risk management measures.




• Assist the institutions to develop and use structured data processing daily, weekly and monthly procedures.

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Kenya Water and Sanitation Programme (KWSP) - AWSB, WASREB and Tana WSB The objective of the assignment was:

• To review and support the WSPs to identify their HR needs establish where what they have to accomplish so as to establish and /or improve the performance of their Human Resources function.

• Train the AWSB senior staff to be accomplished mentors.

• Human resource management policies.

• Risk management Governance.

PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT Kenya Water and Sanitation Programme (KWSP) - AWSB, LVSWSB The duties and responsibilities that Samez Consultant undertook covered:

1. The TA planned and got documents from the board and organized a workshop to address the following areas in Procurement;

• Developed the timetable for the Workshop.

• Planned on the requirement, necessary documents for the TA to understand the companies well.

2. Support the preparation of detailed procurement plans;

• Assist in Drawing up the procurement plans.

• Train up Procurement staff in this activity to facilitate future planning, updating of Procurement plans and contract monitoring.

3. Support the preparation of the procurement manuals to cover the following areas;

• Structure of the procurement section.

• The various sub-sections such as “procurement strategy”, “procurement guidelines (internal) “local procurement regulations”, procurement documents “delegation of authority”, different methods of procurement, etc.

• Prepare simplified procurement documents for local shopping, as needed.

• Assist in defining the roles and responsibilities and reporting relationships for the staff in

different departments.

4. Support the WSPs in the preparation of procurement procedures to include:

• Procurement procedures.

• Invoice processing.

• Supplier appraisal and rating.

• Inventory control.

5. Based on the workshop discussion and recommendations with WSPs, updated the current draft procurement manual and procedures for cascading to other WSPs.




Code of Conduct

Samez Employees and Contracted Staff Quality of service Undertake to provide high quality services to Samez clients in their respective areas of

expertise, and shall in this regard embrace quality management. Plan ahead to analyze what effect his/her work will have on the environment, and takes action to minimize environmental risks.

Loyalty and Commitment

Undertake to maintain loyalty commitment and confidentiality in relationship with Samez and clients. Do not exploit business relationships for his/her own personal gains. Undertake to avoid any conflict of interest in dealing with Samez or its Clients.

Corporate and Business integrity

Will not in his/her services or in any other activity, directly or indirectly, accept bribery, extortion, fraud, collusion or any other undue business activity in the discharge of the obligations under the contract or assignment. Never give any undue payment inducement or other consideration to any person or entity for the purpose of influencing or inducing that person or entity to act in favor of the employee, staff member, Consultant, Samez or any other entity or person. Never accept any undue payment or other consideration from any person or entity for the purpose of acting in favour of that person or any entity or other person s/he may represent. Seek to avoid all types of activities that may lead to a conflict of interest in the execution of professional assignments. Adhere with any type of anti-corruption policy in the country of work, and pro-actively work to prevent corrupt practices, even when it is not part of the duties or assignment of the individual. Report suspicion of corrupt practices to Samez management. Respect and always adhere to available national policies and laws on corruption in the country of work.

Social responsibility Act on behalf of the company with a sense of the corporate social responsibility for the benefit of its clients and society at large and in this regard promotes sustainability as a permanent goal in all projects or assignments.

Respect for Human Rights including employment rights

Fully subscribe to the Bill of Rights in our nation and in other global and regional human rights instruments and observe those rights in our daily work. Samez staff have a commitment to actively promote the respect for human rights in all their assignments, irrespective of whether the assignment contains an element of human rights or not. Respect ILO conventions on employment and do not encourage employment or outright employ or involve persons below the age of 18. Do not allow or promote any form of discrimination or harassment, be it with regard to race, age, gender, nationality, ethnicity, religion or political affiliation or other affiliation.

Respect for Cultural Practices

Respect and acts respectfully of cultural practices in the country of assignment, including when these do not exist in any written form.

Sexual harassment Do not allow, promote or get involved in sexual harassment, defined as: behavior based on gender differences or un-welcomed behavior of sexual nature that offends the integrity of other persons.




Pro-active Statement Actively search for information on all ethical issues and realizes that it is his / her responsibility to act according to those ethics. Are aware that any deliberate breach of ethical standards or serious breach out of negligence will lead to corrective actions from Samez management and may lead to immediate termination of contract. Actively promote ethical conduct in the discharge of their duties and assignments. Conduct their private or other external activities in a manner that does not conflict or appear to conflict with the ethical standards existing in the sphere of assignment or country of assignment. Samez Company Statement Within the sphere of our influence endeavour to ensure that our suppliers and subcontractors abide by the principles in our Code of Conduct. Promptly and consistently enforce this Code of Conduct. Assures that all employees, sub-contractors, consultants and staff in writing confirm that they subscribe to the statements in the Code of Conduct. Continuously follow up on the implementation of the Code of Conduct. Committed to provide high quality services to its clients in an efficient, effective and timely manner. Committed to the continuing improvement of its core expertise and competences knowledge base, methodologies and professional improvement. Values and promotes quality based selection for the procurement of its services and shall not engage in any form or scheme of undue influence in order to obtain selection or recruitment by any existing or potential clients. Respects and promotes environmental protection and conservation including by upholding all policies and laws concerning environmental protection in the country of assignment whether or not the particular assignment has an environmental component.