Comments on: Let’s Safeguard Levy Stadium ‘..Technical Problems Grip Levy Stadium’

By: VMMW

VMMW — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:48:59 +0000

I agree with duh!. Let the engineers go through the blue print. Our focus should be to deal with the problem.

By: duh!

duh! — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:40:58 +0000

VMMW, well written suggestion. probably something fishy with govt officials as to why local engineers did not participate with the contractors as per agreement between Govt and the contractors. but I still feel the engineers need to go thru the blueprints of the stadium before they start making any funny changes on the stadium even if it takes three months to study these diagrams.

By: VMMW

VMMW — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:03:52 +0000

You guys, do not blame the Zambian Engineers. The Zambian Engineers have nothing to do with these problems and embarrassing situation. The problem here is the way contractors in Zambia are given tenders and type of contract entered into between the client or employer (the Zambia Government).

What should have happened is firstly for the politician not to directly get involved with the tendering process, but allow construction professions like the Civil Engineers, Mechanical and services engineers; Quantity Surveyor(s) who are familiar with advising clients on procurement methods and the best construction contract that will be suitable for particular project. The Quantity surveyor would have made sure that at completion training was provided to the local engineers for the mechanical, electrical and electronics, and technological operations.

The contractor(s)who executed this project know that this is what should have happened, unless the politicians were interfering with the tendering, construction process, in the contractor just vanishes.

There should have been a retention of some payment at least for 6-12 months so that there are any problems the contractor can be asked to rectify or remedy any probleme.

By: Thepascal

Thepascal — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:09:37 +0000

Zambia the real Africa!

By: webster chola

webster chola — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:05:14 +0000

Theoretical engineers.Zambian engineers are only good at talking.bring in the company that constructed the facility and help sort out the problems.

By: Phiri

Phiri — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:40:05 +0000

Who is ‘they’? stop degrading yourself. There has never been a thinking person who has said what you have said except a few racists who cant prove any such theory. By repeating it you are just being a victim to this propaganda

By: BC Lombe

BC Lombe — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:22:50 +0000

Africans bwafya.

By: J

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:51:51 +0000

hmmm,are you telling me that the drawings for the stadium were not left with the local engineers. all you need are electrical/civil/architectural drawings. then all the necessary wiring would be seen. whats so hard about that. studying those diagrams without the help of the chinese can take maximum 3 months. tulamyeba,give jobs to compitent engineers,nomba mwamona ka? no wonder they say africans have the lowest iq,muletusebanya over some simple drawings sure

By: Phiri

Phiri — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:47:10 +0000

Kwena how can this happen? You construct something remarkable but you aren’t ready to look after it! What was the use of constructing it then? Zambians seem to haVE NO appreciation for landscapes. Thats why these engineers want to destroy the green surroundings. Very soon people will be shitting and urinating around the stadium. Isn’t there a shopping mall or restaurants surrounding the structure?

By: ck

ck — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:17:29 +0000

What sort of zambian engineers are these? yet they boast that they are educated enough to be presidents! dull engineers.