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The Corporation provides Christmas gift for the poor and elderly

Date: Jan 10, 2024

The Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation (ECWC) hand over Christmas gift for elderly and poor people living in Yeka Subcity, Woreda 9 at Addis Ababa.

Those people were regular consumers of lunch meal from ‘Tesfa Birhan feeding Center’ of   the corporation located within its head quarter compound.

Beneficiaries from the support get 5,000 ETB individually at the eve of Ethiopian Christmas from the hands of the concerned officials of the Addis Ababa city administration and corporation.

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Experts confer on investigation, maintenance of emergency service gates of Kesem Dam

Date: Dec 21, 2023

Irrigation and dam construction experts from Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation and from other stakeholders discussed the process of investigation and maintenance work of the Kesem Dam.
At a discussion held on 16 Dec. 2023 on premise of the Construction Professional Development Institute (CPDI) of the Corporation, Engineer Yonas Ayalew, CEO of Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation said the discussion aims at sharing relevant information from the Indian experts as to how non-functional gates could be investigated and maintained whenever required.
The investigation and maintenance process of the above mentioned gates shall be documented for future use, he said, the corporation envisages sharing similar experience on other issues of the construction sector.
After the discussion, hydropower construction department manager with the corporation Engineer Solomon Negewo said the Debre Berhan Pre-Engineering solutions, a joint venture of a local and Indian company, has investigated and maintained the emergency and service gates of the Kesem Dam, one of the dams of the country constructed by the corporation.
Engineer Solomon said the investigation and maintenance of the non-functional emergency and service gates of the dam has so far taken two months.
Both the emergency and service gates of the dam have already gone functional at present, he said, the maintenance process will continue from sometime to make the gates fully operational in the years to come.
The discussion held on the investigation and maintenance process of the gates has enabled Ethiopian construction professionals to attain valuable knowledge and experience in the issue under discussion.

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Experts confer on investigation, maintenance of emergency service gates of Kesem Dam

Date: Dec 21, 2023

Irrigation and dam construction experts from Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation and from other stakeholders discussed the process of investigation and maintenance work of the Kesem Dam.
At a discussion held on 16 Dec. 2023 on premise of the Construction Professional Development Institute (CPDI) of the Corporation, Engineer Yonas Ayalew, CEO of Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation said the discussion aims at sharing relevant information from the Indian experts as to how non-functional gates could be investigated and maintained whenever required.
The investigation and maintenance process of the above mentioned gates shall be documented for future use, he said, the corporation envisages sharing similar experience on other issues of the construction sector.
After the discussion, hydropower construction department manager with the corporation Engineer Solomon Negewo said the Debre Berhan Pre-Engineering solutions, a joint venture of a local and Indian company, has investigated and maintained the emergency and service gates of the Kesem Dam, one of the dams of the country constructed by the corporation.
Engineer Solomon said the investigation and maintenance of the non-functional emergency and service gates of the dam has so far taken two months.
Both the emergency and service gates of the dam have already gone functional at present, he said, the maintenance process will continue from sometime to make the gates fully operational in the years to come.
The discussion held on the investigation and maintenance process of the gates has enabled Ethiopian construction professionals to attain valuable knowledge and experience in the issue under discussion.

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Would-be project managers begin practical training

Date: Dec 21, 2023

Would-be project managers of the Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation have begun practical training (on job training) as of Dec. 2023 after month-long theoretical instructions.

Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, Eng. Yonas Ayalew said the on job training that followed the theoretical instruction would enable the trainees acquire practical knowledge, skills and experience in the various projects of the corporation.

The practical training will help the would-be project managers encounter contemporary problems that may occur while executing construction projects, he said; the trainees are expected to apply their knowledge and skills during the upcoming months.

The trainees have already gained thorough understanding about those construction projects they visited at the beginning of the theoretical training, he said, they were also able to forwarded excellent recommendations as to how to scale up the execution of those projects being undertaking in different sites of the Addis Ababa city.

Throughout the training, the trainees will be regarded as regular employees of the corporation so long as they displayed the expected professional competency, responsibility, transparency and accountability. 

Speaking at the occasion, Executive Officer of the Construction Professionals Development Institute (CPDI) of the Corporation, Dr. Argaw Asha said the trainees will be exposed to practical trainings on 22 road construction, building and housing construction projects of the corporation.

Dr. Argaw said the on job training will mainly focuses on identifying the contemporary problems of executing construction projects and on fining feasible solutions for those obstacles observed in the stated projects.          

 

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Project in the Final Phase

Date: Dec 21, 2023

Kolfe General Hospital Construction Project being built in Kolfe Karaniyo Sub-City, Woreda 7, Bethel Mendida area with a contract amount of more than 3.4 billion Birr by Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation (ECWC) is in the final phase.

Engineer Meresa Tesfaye, manager of Lot 1 of the project, informed reporter of the Corporation's Communications Affairs Department that the structural work of the project has been completed.

The manager stated that the finishing work, road, fence, green area and other site works are currently being carried out at a high speed.

Engineer Meresa added that close and strict monitoring and control is being done to complete the project by June 30 of the fiscal year.

According to the engineer, the level and work progress to complete the project within the scheduled time frame is being evaluated by leaders of ECWC and stake holders every week by drawing up a monthly plan.

Engineer Meresa Tesfaye, who stated that the physical performance of the project has reached 64 percent, and now a days  it is being worked on day and night to complete it by June 30 of the 2016 fiscal year.

Engineer Meresa said that the rising prices of materials and their non-availability in the market, design and payment problems were the problems encountered during the construction process and now the design and payment problems have been solved.

The project, which is spread over an area of 24,500 square meters, includes 14 blocks of  2B+G+1-4 buildings providing various medical services with a total capacity of 500 beds, another 4 blocks of G+0 buildings and site works.

Engineer Meresa said that the project has created permanent and temporary job opportunities for 550 citizens, including sub-contractors.

The project is being carried out by Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation as a contractor, Addis Ababa City Administration Construction Bureau as a client, and Ethiopian Construction Design and Supervision Works Corporation as a consultant.

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Project in the Final Phase

Date: Dec 21, 2023

Kolfe General Hospital Construction Project being built in Kolfe Karaniyo Sub-City, Woreda 7, Bethel Mendida area with a contract amount of more than 3.4 billion Birr by Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation (ECWC) is in the final phase.

Engineer Meresa Tesfaye, manager of Lot 1 of the project, informed reporter of the Corporation's Communications Affairs Department that the structural work of the project has been completed.

The manager stated that the finishing work, road, fence, green area and other site works are currently being carried out at a high speed.

Engineer Meresa added that close and strict monitoring and control is being done to complete the project by June 30 of the fiscal year.

According to the engineer, the level and work progress to complete the project within the scheduled time frame is being evaluated by leaders of ECWC and stake holders every week by drawing up a monthly plan.

Engineer Meresa Tesfaye, who stated that the physical performance of the project has reached 64 percent, and now a days  it is being worked on day and night to complete it by June 30 of the 2016 fiscal year.

Engineer Meresa said that the rising prices of materials and their non-availability in the market, design and payment problems were the problems encountered during the construction process and now the design and payment problems have been solved.

The project, which is spread over an area of 24,500 square meters, includes 14 blocks of  2B+G+1-4 buildings providing various medical services with a total capacity of 500 beds, another 4 blocks of G+0 buildings and site works.

Engineer Meresa said that the project has created permanent and temporary job opportunities for 550 citizens, including sub-contractors.

The project is being carried out by Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation as a contractor, Addis Ababa City Administration Construction Bureau as a client, and Ethiopian Construction Design and Supervision Works Corporation as a consultant.

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