1. Introduction
1.1 General
At-con Engineering & Architectural consultancy plc was established in 2008 G.C to provide a compressive range of consulting services for governmental, private sector and public enterprises in the field of highway Engineering, Structural Engineering, Water resource Engineering, Bridge Engineering, Architecture and other related works. These services cover activities of project identification, feasibility studies, detailed design, and design revision, evaluation of projects and construction and supervision together with contract administration.
At-Con is established and managed by high level professionals that have long years of professional experience in their respective fields of specialization. Here below, the detail of wide range of services and experiences in which At-con Engineering & Architectural consultancy plc has passed in the execution of capacity building, infrastructure development and other related civil work projects in Ethiopia is described.
1.2. Background
The firm is owned and founded by two family member practicing professional Civil Engineers on a shareholding basis. Two of the Engineers are highly experienced and with recognized professional career in their particular fields of specialization. The number of professionals is justified by the capacity of the firm to mobilize qualified professional personnel all at its avail at any required time.
At-con is registered under the relevant issuing authority i.e. Construction Regulatory and Capacity Building in 2002 E.C, under trade license registration number BO/CAE 255, for doing professional consultancy on Roads & Bridges, Buildings, Architectural, Water works and other related civil works, the firm started its business on the same calendar year.
1.3 At-Con Vision
To be the leading international company in the areas of its engagement where
At-Con becomes a company appointed in diverse fields of high way and bridges,
water resources management, high rise building structures, and prefab steel
structures works that is nationally and internationally competent and having
adequate facilities in personnel, capacity & laboratory facilities within
the coming five years period of time.
1.4 At-Con Purpose
At-Con strives to promote professionalism, creativity and cooperation where it becomes a venue and hub for creative and visionary minds for the cause of satisfaction of the sole and prosperity of the hearts and minds of its members in particular and stake holders in general.
At-Con purposefully selects new areas of involvement to expand its social and economic contribution that will eventually have national and regional significance.
1.5 At-Con Mission
At-Con mission is to contribute to the development of Ethiopia, primarily, and other African Countries at large through creating conducive and attractive environment for professionalism, and creativity with an outstanding financial result by which the company, and its associates benefit, prosper and harvest professional satisfaction.
1.6 Objective of At–Con
The firm has the following unlimited basic objectives:
· Provision of required professional services
· Savings in construction economy
· Adaptation of beneficiary new engineering and construction technologies
· creating equal opportunity employment environment
· playing a significant role in national development
Therefore, the specific and immediate objective of At-Con is then to avail the required professional, financial and other resources in a very unique and creative manner so as to reach its aspired goal of entering the consulting service market as a company reputable internationally.
2. Organization
The management of the firm is being experienced by board of directors, a General Manager, with a highly recommended organizational structure, job classification and all with promising leadership quality.
The firm presently has one office in Addis Ababa. Diversification of offices to regional centers will resume
sooner accordingly.
At-Con is structured into three major divisions so that it operates in specialist groups, namely: Transportation
Division, Water Resources Division and Building Division and each division has three departments i.e., Design Department, Construction Supervision Department and Contract Administrative Department. The general diagrammatic expression of the organization is shown in the diagram. Below
3. Capacity
Staff Resources
At- Con currently employs around 79 staffs on permanent basis, comprising of 31 engineers and architects and 13 technicians and 11supporting staffs. The senior staffs have expensive experiences in project management, bridge design, road design, building design, architectural design and contract administration. The staffs are allocated on Addis Ababa head offices and at project locations. The following is the generalized human resource structure of company.
Table: Human resources of At–Con (Permanent Staffs)
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Item
No. |
Profession |
No. |
|
1 |
Architects |
3 |
|
2 |
Structural Engineers |
6 |
|
4 |
Material/Pavement/Geotechnical Engineers |
2 |
|
5 |
Contract Engineers |
5 |
|
6 |
Highway Engineer |
1 |
|
7 |
Resident Engineer |
9 |
|
8 |
Assistant Resident engineer |
17 |
|
9 |
Quantity Surveyor |
9 |
|
10 |
Electrical and Electromechanical Engineers |
2 |
|
11 |
Sanitary Engineers |
2 |
|
12 |
Engineering Aids |
7 |
|
13 |
CAD Technicians |
6 |
|
14 |
Hydrogeologist Engineer, Environmentalist and Solid Waste Manager |
3 |
|
15 |
Supporting staffs |
8 |
|
Total |
79 |
|
Financial Capacity
The Company was established with the capital of Birr 518,000.00 (Birr Five Hundred Eighteen Thousand). The Annual Turnover for the last five years is:
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Annual Turnover Data |
|
|
Year |
Amount and Currency |
|
2020 |
18,516,886.00 |
|
2019 |
17,406,108.00 |
|
2018 |
17,959,123.00 |
|
2017 |
18,100,083.00 |
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2016 |
17,829,681.00 |
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Average Annual Turnover |
17,962,376.20
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Equipment Resources
The Company’s office located in Addis Ababa is well equipped with modern computers and accessories, printers, copiers, scanners and telecommunication equipment’s, telephone, fax and internet. Currently the head quarter is located on the road from Megenagna to CMC around St. Michael Cathedral in Mati Building on the 6th floor.
The company uses the latest versions of road and structure design Software such as InRoads, Civil
Designer, Eagle Point, SAP, ETABS, STAAD Pro, Archi CAD 8.0, and Auto Cad.
5. Firm of Expertise
Consultancy Division
At-Con will provide services pertaining to: consultations; investigations; the preparation of feasibility reports; design; design review; contract administration; and the supervision of project implementations, installation and commissioning of electromechanical works, pressurized irrigation systems, prefab steel structures etc. Currently At–Con’s area of involvement includes but not limited to:
Building Division
· Structural and architectural design of commercial, industrial, residential and educational buildings
· Construction material investigation
· Specification preparation
· Contract document preparation
· Tendering, tender evaluation and analysis
· Construction supervision
Road Division
· Site Adaptation, Surveying and 3D
· Geometry designs
· Payment Designs
· Bridge design
· Material Survey testing
· Construction material investigation
· Drainage design
· Earth work calculation
· Specification preparation
· Contract document preparation
· Tendering and tender evaluation and analysis
· Construction supervision
Water Division
· Water resource planning
·Drainage and canal design
· Construction supervision
·Operation and maintenance scheme.
6. Past Experiences
At-Con has acquired experience in detailed engineering design, tender document preparation and construction supervision of road and building projects. The following are the list of At–Con experience in the area of construction supervision and detailed Engineering Design and Tender document prepara
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Consultancy Service |
Project Name |
Client |
Location |
Contract Amount ETB |
Contract Period (Month) |
Completion Percent |
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Design |
Supervision |
Design |
Supervision |
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Experience on Master plan Preparation, Landscape Design and Building Projects |
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Experience Record on Master Plan Preparation, Landscape Design, Detailed Engineering Design, Construction Supervision, Contract Administration and Quality Control |
Master plan preparation, Landscape Design, and All High-rise and Low-rise Buildings in the Compound of St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical Collage |
St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
3,572,986,600.88 |
6 |
48 |
100%
|
87% |
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|
Master plan preparation, Landscape Design of Macro Real State at Bole Summit Site for 1040 G+1 Residences, 375 G+2 Residences and 740 G+4 Apartments |
Macro General Contractor & Trading Plc |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
1,580,096,000.00 |
6 |
72 |
100%
|
100% |
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|
Master Plan Preparation, Landscape Design, B+G+8 Multi-Purpose Building, Staff Residence, Students Dormitory, Class Room and Other Collage Facilities Project |
Bureau of Construction Road and Transport of the State of Tigray Building Design and Construction Core Process |
Mekelle, Ethiopia |
990,000,000.00 |
6 |
36
|
100% |
76% |
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|
Master plan preparation, Landscape Design, staff residence, student dormitory, library, and other building facilities in the Compound of Axum University |
Axum University |
Axum, Ethiopia |
367,832,321.67 |
6 |
36 |
100%
|
73% |
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|
Akaki Sub-city Level Park |
Addis Ababa City Government, River Basins and Green Areas Development and Administration Agency |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
605,130,478.26 |
6 |
24 |
100% |
100%
|
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|
Ambassador Parks |
Addis Ababa City Government, River Basins and Green Areas Development and Administration Agency
|
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
55,849,543.00 |
4 |
24 |
100% |
100% |
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|
Landscape and greenery work at Mekelle Engine Factory |
FDRE Metals and Engineering Corporation, Ethiopia Power Engineering Industry |
Mekelle, Ethiopia |
43,845,750.36 |
2 |
12 |
100% |
100% |
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Consultancy Service |
Project Name |
Client |
Location |
Contract Amount ETB |
Contract Period (Month) |
Completion Percent |
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|
Design |
Supervision |
Design |
Supervision |
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Building Projects |
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Experience Record on Detailed Engineering Design, Construction Supervision and Contract Administration |
2B+G+10 Oncology center and B+G+8 Cardiac Center and B+G+8 GI Center |
St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
986,902,373.14 |
6 |
48 |
100%
|
87% |
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|
2B+G+9 Mixed Use Building |
Silte Development Association |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
|
450,400,000.00 |
3 |
24 |
100% |
100% |
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|
2 Blocks of 2B+G+12 and 1 Block G+6 Staff Residence |
St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
528,000,000.00 |
4 |
24 |
100%
|
100% |
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|
B+SemiB+G+8 Maternity and Pediatrics Hospital Building |
St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
556,486,302.82 |
4 |
48 |
100%
|
87% |
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|
B+G+10 Teaching Center |
St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
416,000,000.00 |
4 |
48
|
100%
|
87% |
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|
Two G+4 Dormitory d Two G+0 Laundry House at Miwtsae Wetki Campus |
Adigrat University |
Adigrat, Ethiopia |
227,369,091.61
|
3 |
48 |
100%
|
30% |
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|
Bole Beshale Real Estate (G+1 Residences to G+4 Apartments) |
Abacon General Construction and Industry and Training |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
200,000,000.00 |
4 |
36 |
100%
|
100% |
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|
Macro Real State at Bole Summit Site for 1040 G+1 Residences, 375 G+2 Residences and 740 G+4 Apartments |
Macro General Contractor & Trading Plc |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
1,580,096,000.00 |
6 |
72 |
100%
|
100% |
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|
G+4 Class room, Dormitory and Residences |
Mekelle University |
Wukro , Tigrai, Ethiopia |
58,500,100.00 |
3 |
24 |
100%
|
100% |
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|
B+G+4 Office Building |
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia |
Abi Adi , Tigray, Ethiopia |
48,500,000.00 |
3 |
18 |
100% |
5% |
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|
2B+G+6 Mixed Use Building |
Kebena Nada S.C. |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
45,000,000.00 |
3 |
24 |
100% |
70% |
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|
B+G+ Mezzanine floor for Ayat Tafo Mekane Hiwot Medhanialem and St. Arsema church |
Mekane Hiwot Medhanialem and St. Arsema church |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
35,372,146.39 |
2 |
12 |
100%
|
50% |
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|
G+5 Office Building for Dire Dawa 1st instant court
|
Dire Dawa Administration of Dire Dawa City First Instance Court |
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |
172,500,000.00
|
2 |
18 |
100%
|
100% |
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|
G+3 Head Office at Lebu |
Ethiopian Power Engineering Industry |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
31,525,000.00 |
2 |
12 |
100%
|
100% |
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|
Queen Sheba Preparatory School |
Adwa Queen Sheba School Alumni Association |
Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia |
28,500,000.00 |
2 |
18 |
100% |
50% |
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|
B+G+10 Mixed Use Building |
Mahder Mehari Mesfin Water Well Drilling Works |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
195,000,000.00 |
3
|
18 |
100% |
100% |
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|
Two G+4 Dormitory and Two G+0 Laundry House at Miwtsae Wetki Campus |
Adigrat University |
Adigrat, Ethiopia |
227,369,091.61
|
3 |
48 |
100%
|
30% |
|
Bole Beshale Real Estate (G+1 Residences to G+4 Apartments) |
Abacon General Construction and Industry and Training |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
200,000,000.00 |
4 |
36 |
100%
|
100% |
|
Macro Real State at Bole Summit Site for 1040 G+1 Residences, 375 G+2 Residences and 740 G+4 Apartments |
Macro General Contractor & Trading Plc |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
1,580,096,000.00 |
6 |
72 |
100%
|
100% |
|
G+4 Class room, Dormitory and Residences |
Mekelle University |
Wukro , Tigrai, Ethiopia |
58,500,100.00 |
3 |
24 |
100%
|
100% |
|
B+G+4 Office Building |
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia |
Abi Adi , Tigray, Ethiopia |
48,500,000.00 |
3 |
18 |
100% |
5% |
|
2B+G+6 Mixed Use Building |
Kebena Nada S.C. |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
45,000,000.00 |
3 |
24 |
100% |
70% |
|
B+G+ Mezzanine floor for Ayat Tafo Mekane Hiwot Medhanialem and St. Arsema church |
Mekane Hiwot Medhanialem and St. Arsema church |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
35,372,146.39 |
2 |
12 |
100%
|
50% |
|
G+5 Office Building for Dire Dawa 1st instant court
|
Dire Dawa Administration of Dire Dawa City First Instance Court |
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |
172,500,000.00
|
2 |
18 |
100%
|
100% |
|
G+3 Head Office at Lebu |
Ethiopian Power Engineering Industry |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
31,525,000.00 |
2 |
12 |
100%
|
100% |
|
Queen Sheba Preparatory School |
Adwa Queen Sheba School Alumni Association |
Adwa, Tigray, Ethiopia |
28,500,000.00 |
2 |
18 |
100% |
50% |
|
B+G+10 Mixed Use Building |
Mahder Mehari Mesfin Water Well Drilling Works |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
195,000,000.00 |
3
|
18 |
100% |
100% |
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Consultancy Service |
Project Name |
Client |
Location |
Contract Amount ETB |
Contract Period (Month) |
Completion Percent |
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|
Design Revision |
Supervision |
Design |
Supervision |
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|
Building Projects |
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Experience Record on Design Revision, Construction Supervision and Contract Administration |
Karakore Site 99-G+4 Condominium Blocks and 13-G+1 Communal buildings Degnet Site 28-G+4 Condominium Blocks and 4-G+1 Communal buildings |
Gullele Sub-City Housing Construction Project Branch Office |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
480,970,000.00 |
4 |
42 |
100%
|
100% |
|
3 G+2 & 28 G+4 Efficient Condominiums Apartment at Dire Dawa |
Dire Dawa Housing Development Project Office |
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |
393,754,000.30 |
3 |
24 |
100%
|
100% |
|
|
-Ten G+4 Dormitories, -Four G+4 Seminar Building, -Two G+4 Laboratories, -Two G+1 Teachers Lounge, -Two Laundries and -Site work (Site electric work, site sanitary, site drainage and Compound road) for Addis Ababa Science and Technology university |
Addis Ababa Science and Technology University |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
170,677,814.00 |
3 |
24 |
100%
|
100% |
|
|
Hawassa Airport |
Hawassa Airport |
Hawassa, Ethiopia |
126,534,721.06 |
2 |
18 |
100%
|
100% |
|
|
Construction of Medical laboratory in health center (Lot- 69) at Aksum |
Aksum University |
Aksum, Ethiopia |
128,924,471.34 |
2 |
18 |
100%
|
70% |
|
|
Construction of Staff Residence Typology A&B (Lot- 62) at Aksum |
Aksum University |
Aksum, Ethiopia |
102,431,255.04 |
2 |
18 |
100%
|
70% |
|
|
Construction of dining Hall ,Kitchen and store [Lot 71] & Completion work for STEM Center (Lot-36) (main campus) at Aksum |
Aksum University |
Aksum, Ethiopia |
61,368,996.09 |
2 |
18 |
100%
|
70% |
|
|
|
Construction of Textile workshop (Lot- 72) & completion work for court room and dairy farm (Lot- 35) at Main Campus |
Aksum University |
Aksum, Ethiopia |
32,849,543.00 |
2 |
18 |
100%
|
70% |
|
Constructing Of Street Light (Lot 61B) |
Aksum University |
Aksum, Ethiopia |
32,997,939.00 |
2 |
18 |
100%
|
96% |
|
|
–Two G+4 Dormitories, –Two Block G+3 Computer Center & –G+1 Cafeteria Building |
Mekelle University |
Mekelle, Ethiopia |
82,484,222.80 |
4 |
24 |
100% |
100% |
|
|
Restoration – Valorization project of Works for Three Historical premises Sheikh Hojele al- Hasen’s, Bitweded Haile GiorghisAgidew’s and BitwededWoldetsadikGoshu’s |
Ministry of Tourism Authority of Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage |
Addis Ababa |
19,092,281.60 |
3 |
12 |
100%
|
0% |
|
|
Detail Investigation of defects, for Renovation |
Two G+0 and two G+1 buildings at meteorological agency head office |
National Meteorological Agency |
Addis Ababa |
50,000,000.00 |
2 |
6 |
100% |
100% |
|
Consultancy Service |
Project Name |
Client |
Location |
Contract Amount ETB |
Contract Period (month) |
Completion Percent |
|
Building Projects |
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|
Experience Record on Detailed Engineering Design
|
Soil Investigation & Design Service for Teachers’ Association B+G+6 General Hospital & B+G+9 Mixed Use Building |
Addis Ababa City Administration Teacher’s Association |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
541,243,478.81 |
3 |
100%
|
|
Detail Engineering and Tender Document Preparation for Heart Center of the B+G+7 Building at Ayder Campus of MU |
Mekelle University |
Mekelle, Ethiopia |
350,000,000.00 |
3 |
100%
|
|
|
G+5 Laboratory, Library and Office Building & G+3 Guest House |
Leather Industry Development Institute |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
289,763,714.22 |
3 |
100%
|
|
|
-Central Store, -President and vice president residence, -Garage, -Student Lounge, -Cafeteria and -Entrance gate for Addis Ababa Science and Technology University |
Addis Ababa Science and Technology University |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
201,677,814.00 |
6 |
100%
|
|
|
*G+5 Administration office Building and Other Facility Buildings, *Conference hall and Cafeteria and *Site work (Sport field, Guard house, Future expansion blocks (Dormitory block and indoor game block) |
Dire Dawa Management and Kaizon Institute |
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia |
170,310,279.35 |
3 |
100%
|
|
|
G+7 Office Building |
Mesfin Industrial Engineering Plc. |
Mekelle, Ethiopia |
154,242,566.61 |
3 |
100%
|
|
|
G+9 Two-three bed room type, G+9 One-two Bed Room and G+7 Four Bed room type apartments |
FDRE Ministry of Defense, Defense Construction Design Enterprise |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
135,000,000.00 |
6 |
100%
|
|
|
Joy Center of Excellence for Autism Building Project (SB+G+6 Mixed Use, B+G+4 Administration and Educational Center and G+4 Dormitory Building) |
NIA Foundation |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
126,225,119,80 |
4 |
100%
|
|
|
G+5 Pastor Office Building |
St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical Collage |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
78,522,795.00 |
2 |
100%
|
|
|
B+G+5 ENT Center |
St.Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) |
Addis Ababa |
68,520,999.00 |
2 |
100%
|
|
|
Natural Science Center Laboratory and Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital |
Wolaita sodo University |
Wolaita, Ethiopia |
55,000,000.00 |
3 |
100% |
|
|
B+G+8 Gandhi Maternity & Pediatrics Building |
St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical Collage |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
58,000,000.00 |
4 |
100%
|
|
|
G+6 Multipurpose Building |
Tseda Trading Plc. |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
42,000,000.00 |
3 |
100%
|
|
|
Class room, Stimulator, Garage and Others |
Debrezeite Air Force |
Debrezeite,Ethiopia |
28,225,300.00 |
2 |
100%
|
|
|
G+7 Office Building |
Ethiopian Human Rights |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
28,000,000.00 |
3 |
100%
|
|
|
|
Sekota Vocational School |
Infra-Structure Machinery Engineering Industry |
Addis Ababa |
12,520,999.00 |
2 |
100%
|
|
G+1 Garage and & Office Building for Trans Ethiopia |
Trans Ethiopia |
Addis Ababa |
18,600,000.00 |
2 |
100%
|
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