Our man in Timor Leste, Jino Pereira, has provided this report on his ongoing work in Bei Cala.

 

Project update

Starting date 03/02/2012 and 04/02/2012

Some of the major things we finished were:

  • Land Clearing
  • Digging for foundation, Length 36 Meter deep foundations 50 cm based on design (3 class room & one room will be dividing in two sections teacher office and library)

Goods were on hand:

  1. Rocks and Sends were indoors (as per receipts attached)
  2. Constructions Trolley on site (as per receipts attached)
  3. Shovel Square mouth (as per receipts attached)
  4. Nail 8mm (as per receipts attached)
  5.  Bucket (as per receipts attached)
  6. Cement 40Kg (as per receipts attached)
  7. Reinforcing deformed steel bar 10mm & 6mm (as per receipts attached)

 

 

Some of the important things have not finish were:

  • Foundation constructions is ongoing, starting date 06/02/2012 Estimations six days to be completed.

A challenge I overcome was:

  • Provides foods for workers 5 bags of rice (25 kg each)    (we owe the vender) have not paid. US$100 ( As per conversations on phone Payment will be conduct on Saturday 11/02/2012)
  • Vegetables & Beans 15 Kg US$45 have not paid. ( As per conversations on phone Payment will be conduct on Saturday 11/02/2012)

 Problem I have:

  • It seem like not sufficient rocks for foundations and Reinforcing deformed steel bar, I had asked vendor to collect 25 trucks to be pay in next budget.
  • Whether raining seasons can be affect for delaying.

 

My Target for next week are:

  1. Footing and Block Foundation (order conrict brict qty 2500 to be pay on next budget)
  2. Back fill

Note: I have not taken photos for following stuffs as I running out of time to come to Dili (that stuff are kept in Joanino’s house. (I will attach photos on weekly report next week)

  • Cements
  • Buckets
  • Wire
  • Trolley

 

— Jino Pereira