PROJECT UPDATES
First Capital Bank ’ s new head office well underway
By Rory Watson
North building Construction of the FCB new head office along Church Road in Lusaka is going well . Zhengtai is currently getting ready to cast the north building ’ s second floor slab at the end of August . Electrical works have started in the basement with cable trays . FCB has approved all north building internal office space and ceiling layouts , as well as the procurement of the HVAC system . Time Projects is targeting wet work completion on the north building for 21 September 2022 . Roof structure and sheeting for the north building is expected to start early October 2022 . The aluminium external windows and doors for both north and south buildings have been sent out to tender and are expected to be adjudicated and awarded to the preferred supplier by the end of August 2022 .
South building Construction of the south building is also progressing well and all basement bases are now cast along with 60 % of the columns . The lift and retaining walls are also going up now and Zhengtai should be ready to cast the ground floor slab and parking podium by 15 October 2022 .
Green building status The FCB project is targeting a 5-star ‘ Design ’ rating with the Green Building Council of South Africa . The team has submitted for Round 1 assessment which takes seven weeks before feedback is given . Thereafter the team has two weeks to attend to feedback comments and then submit for Round 2 assessment . Round 2 assessment will be five weeks long , after which a rating is awarded . The project ’ s practical completion date has been set for May 2023 .
Lusaka Golf Club renovations in full swing
By Heinrich Malan
Works are progressing well with TeetoGreen and shaping has been done on most of the holes . Sand deliveries are slow as it comes from Kapiri Mposhi and the cleaning is a manual process . The sand will ensure good drainage for the new greens . Additional sub soil drains are being installed to make sure there is no ponding in the bunkers and on the greens . Bunkers ’ drainage outlines are complete on most of the holes . Final bunker shaping to tie in progress started with the completion on holes 4,6,10,11,12 and 14 .
Currently the team are preparing holes 8,9,13,18 and practice putting green for the shaper ’ s arrival at the end of Aug 2022 . The irrigation team arrived on site and they started the preparation for the irrigation . The new ‘ Gulf Green ’ grass was ordered and will come up with refrigerated trucks in September 2022 . The Lusaka Golf Club can look forward to having this course open for play in the first quarter of 2023 .
Teemane Mall
By Mike Hughes
Teemane Mall is almost complete and the contractor , Red East , has been busy finishing the tiling and preparing for the opening . The international retailers have started their internal shop fitouts , and some have filled their stores with merchandise . The mall ’ s landscaping and trees have been planted and the site is getting cleaned up . We are busy with the new road access and this should be completed shortly . Unfortunately , the main anchor , Pick n Pay , has been unable to open as planned , so we will open without the anchor and have an official opening at the end of September 2022 . We have had tremendous interest in the mall , with most shops full . FNB and Woolworths will be opening a little later . There are only two shops left without signed tenants .
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