LOCATION: Kabaale Parish, Buseruka sub-county, Hoima District, Uganda

CLIENT: Ministry of Works and Transport (MoWT)

FUNDING: UK Export Finance (UKEF) and Government of Uganda (GoU)

PERIOD: 2018 – ongoing

Project Description:

MBW Consulting Ltd, in collaboration with STUDI International and STUP Consultants, supervised the construction of Uganda’s only other international airport besides Entebbe International Airport. It is located in proximity to the Kaiso-Tonya oil fields and the proposed Uganda Oil Refinery, within the Kabaale Industrial Park. It is primarily aimed at supporting Uganda’s emerging petroleum industry by facilitating the operation of large cargo & passenger aircraft facilities, required for the construction and operation of the oil refinery in addition to stimulating growth in the agriculture and tourism sectors in the western region.

The project included; Runway of 3,500 meters long, 45 meters wide, with 15-meter shoulders on each side, Cargo and Passenger Operations, Parking Apron (to accommodate Four (4) large aircrafts), Facilities (Cargo terminal, airport rescue and firefighting building, fuel farm, accommodation block, access roads, and parking facilities) and Equipment (CAT1 Airfield Ground Lighting system, Navigational aids system, Mobile Traffic Control Tower and the Meteorological Station System)

Key Roles:

• Design Review and Update
• On-site technical supervision of construction activities
• Continuous monitoring and enforcement of contract, specification, and standards compliance, including adherence to UCAA standards
• Contract Administration
• Cost Control
• Claims & Dispute Management
• Provision of technical expertise and guidance and ensuring project quality, safety and timeliness to ensure successful execution of the project.
• Environmental and social safeguard monitoring and implementation