6 Meters Steel Elevated Water Tower Project
St. Irene Orthodox Mission Center & Orphanage is located in Nyandarua County Kenya. The nearest public primary school around the area is Njabini Primary School Primary School with over 1400 and is about 10 Kms away from the area where the Mission Center is located. Over 1,200 households in the neighborhood suffer from a lack of clean water supply and sanitation.
The School and the community at large have undergone unheard human miseries due to constant droughts and unreliable rainfalls. Most of the rivers in the area are seasonal, an indication that there is no constant water supply. The Village and the school have undergone a lot of miseries as it has not been able to access enough clean water to the children, women and the larger society. Thus the community and the children are generally at the mercy of their creator since the cleanliness of such waters is not assured.
Project idea
The project idea is to improve access to clean water for the pupils and the community at Njabini through borehole drilling. There will be St Irene Orthodox Mission Center & Orphanage committee headed by Fr. Constantinos Eliud to coordinate the drilling of the borehole and extending the pipeline to the Mission Center where most needy children from the area goes to school.
After completion, the project will be handed over to the St Irene Orthodox Mission Center & Orphanage that will supervise the continued use of the water borehole to full participation of community at different stages of the project and the water use. The Committee will seek the services of the boreholes drilling company and water pump Supply Company for repair. It will also coordinate the entire project while seeking technical advice from the experts.
Project Implementation
Step I: Preparation
The Village will facilitate the formation of project committee that shall be composed of the a representative from St Irene Orthodox Mission Center & Orphanage, Project Manager, Program Coordination, Community Mobilizer, Project Financial Manager and Project Evaluator. The project committees will make necessary plans for initialization of the project and the appointed site. Members of the Committee shall serve as volunteers with no pay or any allowances as there is no funds set aside for the same.
Step ll: Community Mobilization
The Committee will spearhead the mobilization of community members. This will be realized through involvement of the community elders, Local Assistant Chief and the Area Educational Officer.
Step III: Ongoing Operations
The preparation of’ tender invitations from interested and eligible firms to drill the borehole will be conducted and awarded in a fair manner.
Step IV: Evaluation
Carrying out of summative evaluation of the project to find out whether the objectives will be met.
Quotation for 6 Meter Steel Elevated Tower
Material Specifications
| ITEM | DESCRIPTION | QTY | UNIT | RATE | AMT(USD$) |
| 1 | Foundation bases: – comprising of 4 number
concrete foundation bases |
Ls |
Ls |
2,036.00 |
2,036.00 |
|
2 |
Structural steelwork for 6m tower comprising of tower
SHS columns, angle bracings, platform beams, access cat ladder and railing on the platform and fixtures necessary for our erection. The tower is painted with one coat of red oxide primer and one coat of Silver aluminium paint |
Ls |
Ls |
4,327.00 |
4,327.00 |
| 3 | Plumbing works comprising of piping the work for the borehole to the tank and the base of the tower for distribution |
Ls |
Ls |
640.00 |
640.00 |
| 4 | Supply 10,000 litres water tanks | 1 | No | 950.00 | 950.00 |
| 5 | Installation of Water Purification Machine (Reverse Osmosis) | 1 | 2000L/H | 25,000 | 25.000.00 |
|
Total |
32,863.00 |
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Borehole Pump And Accessories
The information below represents details as provided by you:
BOREHOLE DATA
- Borehole depth 200m
- Static water level – m
- Dynamic water level – m
- Depth of pump intake – m
- Tested yield – m3/hr
- Required yield – m3/hr
EQUIPMENT
- Pump – Borehole Submersible pump as Daylif Ds 5A— 33 or equivalent to coupled to 3.0kw- 4.0Hp (three phase).The pump capacity to be 4000 litres per hour at 150M head with the pump set at l80.00m below ground level.
- Control Unit – Control Panel type. Contactor, ammeter, and low level cut out relay, phase failure, relay, all wired together and mounted in a steel enclosure with terminals
- Piping —l.5″ Dayliff PVC pipes 3.0 m each
INSTALLATION — TO lNCLUDE
- Transport of equipment to the site,
- Lowering of the pump in the borehole,
- Electrical connections between pump and controller,
- Connection from the pump controller to the power source,
- Commissioning and testing with water delivered to the surface.
Borehole Pump And Accessories Cost
| Item | DESCRIPTION | QTY | UNIT | Rate | AMT(USD$) |
| 1 | Borehole Submersible pump as Daylif Ds 5A-
33 or equivalent coupled to 3.0kw- 4.0Hp (three phase).The pump capacity to be 4000 litres per hour at ISOM head with the pump set at l80.00m below ground level. |
1 | No | 1,425.00 | 1,452.00 |
| 2 | 2.5 mm2 x 4 core submersible borehole pump cable | 185 | M | 3.90 | 721.50 |
| 3 | Electrode cable 1mm2 x 1 core | 370 | M | 0.35 | 129.50 |
| 4 | Electrodes | 1 | Pair | 46.00 | 46.00 |
| 5 | Cable splicing pipes 1’’ | 1 | Set | 30 | 30.00 |
| 6 | Upvc dipper pipes 1’’ | 30 | Pcs | 3.00 | 90.00 |
| 7 | Plastic borehole pipes 1.5.”, length 3m long | 60 | Psc | 21.00 | 1,260.00 |
| 8 | Starter pipes 1.5’’ | 1 | Psc | 70.00 | 70.00 |
| 9 | Bottom adapter | 1 | Pcs | 24.00 | 24.00 |
| 10 | Top adapter | 1 | Pcs | 32.00 | 32.00 |
| 11 | borehole surface Sundries; | ||||
| A | Borehole cover plate 1.5’’ | 1 | Pcs | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| B | G.l plug 1’’ | 1 | Pcs | 0.60 | 0.60 |
| C | G.l plug 1.5 ‘’ | 1 | Pcs | 1.80 | 1.80 |
| D | G.l hex nipples 1.5’’ | 4 | Pcs | 5.40 | 21.60 |
| E | G.l bend 1.5’’ | 2 | Pcs | 7.50 | 15.00 |
| F | G.l union 1.5’’ | 1 | Pcs | 9.80 | 9.80 |
| G | G.l tee 1.5’ | 1 | Pcs | 5.90 | 5.90 |
| H | Pegler Non-Return Valve 1.5’’ | 1 | Pcs | 55.00 | 55.00 |
| 12 | electrical surface sundries | ||||
| A | Junction Box complete with fittings | 1 | Set | 25.00 | 25.00 |
| B | Cable trunking | 2 | Lengths | 35.00 | 70.00 |
| C | Supply and install 2.5mm2 x 4 core Armored
underground cable from power source to the pump house and from pump house to the borehole. |
30 | M | 4.00 | 120.00 |
| D | supply and install 1.5mm2 x 2 core armored cable for borehole electrodes and for the tanks float switch | 50 | M | 2.00 | 100.00 |
| E | Float switch | 1 | No | 30.00 | 30.00 |
| F | Earth rod and earth rod chamber | 1 | No | 35.00 | 35.00 |
| 13 | Main switch fuse | 1 | No | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| 14 | Non electronic Control Panel 2Hp—three phase in a lockable steel enclosure with hour meter. | 1 | No | 700.00 | 700.00 |
| 15 | Water Master Meter 1.5″ complete with
Accessories |
1 | No | 200.00 | 200.00 |
| 16 | Borehole pump lowering | Ls | 350.00 | 350.00 | |
| 17 | Installation of Electricity | 1 | 750.00 | 750.00 | |
| 18 | Electricity Utility Billing for 1 Year | 12 | 150.00 | 1800.00 | |
| TOTAL | 8,281.70 | ||||
SUSTAINABILITY
The sustainability of this water project is based on the following:
- Contribution from the community members. Water shall be sold to the community at affordable rates currently a 20 litres can of water costs $0.4. We shall sell at $0.05. The amount collected from the sale will help in the maintenance.
- Horticulture farming: Irene Orthodox Mission Center & Orphanage in partnership with school management will train the community on horticulture farming. Money raised from the sales will improve their living standards.
- Afforestation program: Irene Orthodox Mission Center & Orphanage will initiate a tree seedlings nursery. The community will be supplied with these trees for free. The trees planted will help in sustaining the environmental biodiversity.
- Water for Animals: This will lead to improved health and productivity of livestock.
Public and private partnership: St. Irene Orthodox Mission Center & Orphanage in partnership with both public and private sectors will generate resources to sustain the project.
BUDGET IN SUMMARY
| ACTIVITY | AMOUNT |
| 6 Meter Steel Elevated Tower | 32,863.00 |
| Equipment: Pump & Control | 8,281.70 |
| Total Budget | 41,144.70 |
DONATIONS BANKING DETAILS
A/C NAME: St. Irene Orthodox Mission Center
A/C NO: 1200959485
BANK NAME: KENYA COMMERCIAL BANK
SWIFT CODE: KCBLKENX
BRANCH: Njabini, Kenya
St Irene Orthodox Mission Center & Orphanage looks forward to sponsors and well-wishers to fund this project on behalf of the needy Kenyan children at St Irene Orthodox Mission Center & Orphanage who deserve our love and care so much!!
May God bless you All,
In The Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
Amen.
Yours in Christ,
Fr. Constantinos Eliud Muthiru
Director and Father in Charge at St Irene Orthodox Mission Center & Orphanage