SEYCHELLES BROADCASTING CORPORATION BUILDING TO BE COMPLETED NEXT YEAR

The construction of Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation five story building is set for completion in April 2021.

The building which began construction activities in April 2019 was expected to be completed by the end of this year but encountered a six-week delay following adverse weather and ground conditions towards the end of 2019.

Project Manager, Dereck Rioux said “We had a delay with the foundation where we took six months instead of three months as we needed to increase the amount of piling.”

He also noted that they now we are being delayed by the COVID situation because with the structure completed those workers have to go back home and around 30-45 other workers were expected to have arrived for the finishing work.

The project is financed by a grant from the Chinese government and the contractor is Hunan 6 Engineering Company. The estimated cost for the project is SCR240 million ($13 million), inclusive of furniture and equipment.

So far, major concrete works have been completed and internal wall block works are ongoing. The next phase of the project will be the roof structure which is expected to start by the end of August.

Meanwhile once completed, the building will occupy an area of 5,600 square metres and will be comprised of different buildings annexed together to accommodate both TV and radio services.

 

Source: Seychelles News Agency 

 

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