- Temporary School Structures
COMPLETION OF TEMPORARY SCHOOL STRUCTURES, AMERICAN SAMOA
American Samoa
February 01, 2010
The Company is pleased to announce the successful completion and handover of the Temporary School Structures Project in American Samoa on 21 January.
This project involved the construction of 12 new temporary school structures spread over five villages worst hit by the devastating tsunami which struck the main island of Tutuila on 29 September, 2009.
Each Temporary School involved the erection of a tent like structure on a concrete foundation and included internal walls, power and water connections.
The structures, which are supplied from Sprung Structures in Canada, are made of aluminium framing bolted together with canvas skins stretched both outside and inside the framing, and thick insulation sandwiched between the two skins.
Construction of the foundations was started during the first week of November and our crews worked through the Christmas/New Year period to ensure all of the structures were completed on time.
Congratulations to everyone involved in the project which will provide much needed quality classrooms to the school children who lost them in the tsunami. We are proud to be associated with a project that will help the people of American Samoa rebuild communities affected by a major natural disaster.
ENDS
About McConnell Dowell Corporation Limited:
Formed in 1960, McConnell Dowell is a world-class engineering, construction, building and maintenance group employing 6,500 people throughout Australia, Asia, New Zealand, the Pacific and the Middle East. For almost 50 years we have continually delivered the right engineering solutions for our public and private sector clients throughout our operating geographies.
McConnell Dowell’s diverse service offering includes building, civil, electrical, fabrication, marine, maintenance, mechanical, pipeline, rail and tunnelling infrastructure capabilities in the key market sectors of building, mining, oil and gas, petrochemical, power, public infrastructure, transport and water.
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