Member Index Member Profile: Knight Piésold Disciplines: Civil Structural ACEB P.O. Box 502354 Gaborone Botswana Tel: (+267) 352 006 Fax: (+267) 301 244 E-mail: aceb@info.bw To get your firm in the ACEB online directory contact the webmaster: E-mail: ibis@info.bw Tel. +267 318 444		Knight Piésold Private Bag 0087 Gaborone, Botswana Tel: (267) 312089 Fax: (267) 309426 E-mail: kpbots@global.bw Contact: J B Hammond Head Office Knight Piésold Station Rd, Ashford Kent, England, UK Key Personnel P Garratt, BSc ACCI FICE MIWEM D R W Kirkwood, Pr Eng BSc(Eng) MSAICE J R Spurr, Pr Eng BSc MSAIME A D Murray, C Eng BSc MICE MSc D R East, Pr Eng BSc MSc MASCE J W Jordan, C Eng BSc (Eng) MICE MZIE J B Hammond BSc (Eng) Pr Eng BIE MSAICE Personnel - Botswana Total: 7 Civil Engineers: 3 Technicians & Draughtsmen: 2 Support Staff: 2 Personnel - Total Total: 617 Engineers - Building Services: 3 Chemical: 2 Civil: 100 Electrical: 4 Geotechnical: 37 Marine: 2 Mechanical: 3 Mining: 3 Structural: 29 Traffic: 3 Transportation: 4 Agricultural Advisers: 4 Architects: 7 Computer Specialists: 8 Construction Managers: 10 Economists: 5 Inspectors: 21 Land Surveyors: 5 Materials Specialists: 5 Project Finance Specialists: 3 Quantity Surveyors: 1 Specification Writers 2 Administrators & Support Staff: 148 Assistant Engineers, Technicians & Draughtsmen: 181 Knight Piésold - Botswana was first registered in Botswana in 1981 and since that date has maintained a permanent office in Gaborone. It is a member of the Knight Piésold Group which has its head office in southern England. The firm offers multi-disciplinary services across the full spectrum of project development from conception and feasibility to design and construction supervision. The main specialization’s of the firm are in the power, water, mining, environment and infrastructure sectors and work in each of these fields has been undertaken in Botswana. Other offices in the African region are maintained in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe while in the rest of the world Knight Piésold has offices in Australia, North and South America and the Far East. Services Full integrated services covering the engineering, economic and environmental aspects of project development, from planning through to design and implementation. Planning Project identification, pre-investment and feasibility. Financial, economic and environmental studies. Pre-Contract Tender and documentation. Funding and procurement advice. Bid evaluation. Implementation Project management including full financial and technical control. Detailed design. Site supervision. Quantity assurances. Economic And Financial Planning Project studies, Financial analysis including project funding, cash-flow and assistance with and appraisal of project financing packages. Others Statutory inspections of dams and other major works and training. Fields of Specialization Natural Resources River basin planning, irrigation, land and water resource development, surface and groundwater hydrology. Water Resources Engineering Dams, barrages, large gates, canals, pipelines, tunnel, flood control, drainage, water supply, wastewater. Hydro-Electric And Thermal Power Hydro-electric development, surface and underground power complexes, civil works for thermal power stations, cooling towers, chimneys. Mining And Mine Development Tailings and water management dams, slurry pipelines, rock mechanics, shafts and underground works, slope stability, civil works for process plant, materials handling, open pit planning and process technology. Environment Engineering Industrial waste disposal, landfill, engineering groundwater and surface pollution, rehabilitation of waste land, leachate and methane monitoring, decommissioning mine dumps, asbestos removal, environmental assessments. Transportation Ports and harbours, roads, road and rail bridges, liquid, gas and slurry pipelines, tunnels, transportation studies. Structural Engineering Structural engineering and dynamic design of foundations, steel and concrete superstructures including multi storey buildings, cooling towers and chimneys. Typical Projects, Worldwide Hydro Power 600 MW Pengau Project, Malaysia, 140 MW Kiambere and 106 MW Turkwel projects Kenya, 124 MW Nkula project, Malawi. Feasibility studies for 1600 MW Batoka Gorge, Zimbabwe/Zambia. 516 MW Ulu Jelai and 165 MW Liwagu projects, Malaysia. EIA of proposed 428 MW Tampur hydroelectric scheme, Indonesia. Private power developments worldwide. Other hydroelectric projects in Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Spain, Zambia and Zimbabwe. River basin development Multi purpose studies in the Ewaso Ngiro, Tana, Athi, and Lake basins of Kenya. Mining Slope stability at Mamut copper mine, Malaysia. Shaft engineering in UK, Ghana and Philippines and civil works for major process plants. Heap leach projects in USA, Iran and Canada. Water Management for mines in Australia, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, Ghana, Guyana, Oman, Portugal, Spain, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Mine Planning, Brazil. Tailings Management Uranium tailings management at the Key Lake Uranium project, Canada and Ranger mines Australia. Specialist tailings advice at Los Angels Pelambres mines, Chile and Ayanfuru Mine, Ghana. Tailings Management, Canada, USA, Venezuela and Zambia. Water Resources National Water Master Plan, Botswana. Groundwater resources management, wellfield development and hydrology, Canada, Botswana and Spain. Industrial and domestic water supply, Zimbabwe. 5 000 ha irrigation scheme, Zambia. New water supply schemes. UK and Eire. Agricultural water management, Trinidad. Thermal Power Civil works for 920 MW Hwange and 180 MW Morupule coal-fired stations, Oikania 60 MW geothermal station, gas turbine power plants, Kenya. Pasnia 16 MW Diesel station Pakistan. Environmental Engineering Reclamation of hazardous waste sites, USA Groundwater pollution studies, Botswana and UK. Asbestos removal, UK. Total containment of Toxic/radioactive wastes, UK and Canada. Pollution control, Portugal. Contaminated land investigation, UK. EIA's for mine and quarry operations. Typical Projects, Botswana Industrial, Mining & Water Construction Projects Morupule Power Station, civil and structural works. Sua Pan Brine Wellfield Implementation Gaborone Water Supply Augmentation Scheme Studies & Investigations Botswana National Master Water Plan Kgalagadi Water Point Survey National Riverine Transport Study Ramotswa Wellfield Aquifer Modeling Ramotswa Wellfield Pollution Study Sua Pan Wellfield Modeling Botswana National Master Water Plan Gaborone Water Supply Master Plan Mahalapye Dam Feasibility Study Masunga Dam Feasibility Study EIA Studies for Three Roads Ntimbale Dam Detailed Design Schools & Offices BPC Apprentice Training School Morupule Kgaswe Primary School Ngwato Land Board Offices Serowe
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