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RATUA FOUNDATION, ASSOCIATION DE MELE AND SHaRM PIKININI ECOLE FOUNDATION WITH STUART FRIEND and OTHERS

Rebuild of Suango Mele Primary School Block 2

Suango Mele Primary School classroom block following Cyclone PAM – March 2015

Report dated: 25 October 2015

Prepared by : SHaRM Pikinini Ecole Foundation for Ministry of Education

PO Box 128, Port Vila, Vanuatu

Ph: (+678) 7788224

Email. sharm.foundation@gmail.com

Website :www.sharmfoundation.com

mailto:sharm.foundation@gmail.com

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Final Reporting

Post-Pam April 2015

A working group of Ratua Foundation, Cyrille Mainguy and for Association de Mele and SHaRM Pikinini Ecole Foundation met post-PAM with the School Board, School Headmaster and Executive for the School as to how we could jointly assist Suango Mele Primary School with reconstruction on the school buildings damaged by Cyclone PAM. A plan was formulated for the reconstruction subject to fundraising by the various groups involved.

Following is a plan and layout of the School and identification of the School Block 2 consisting of four large classrooms, the subject of this report.

Proposed site plan of rebuilding programme for Suango Mele Primary School

Rebuild

The combined team working with the Project Manager for Suango Mele Primary School, Cyrille Mainguy, Consulting Engineer and Project Management, were fortunate via Stuart Friend (Sunny Coast Board Room) to secure the services of a team of four kiwi builders from New Zealand to undertake the re-roofing for Block 2 free of charge to this part of the Project.

This work commenced on 15th August with the Kiwi team coordinated by Andy Ross being Mark Leppard, Phil Pointon and Todd Berriman from the Hawkes Bay in New Zealand who, during their stay, completed the re-roofing ready for the local builders under Foster Rakom to continue with the finishing building required to refurbish the four classrooms. This project was also extremely fortunate to have input from Volunteer Vanuatu whose contingent of workers arrived daily to paint, repair and assist with the refurbishment of all four classrooms.

The school Block 2 suffered extensive damage in Cyclone PAM and required not only a large contingent of labourers to undertake the work but also funding to bring the classrooms back to serviceable use by the school.

Cyrille Mainguy, as project manager for Suango was overseeing the work and inspections plus reporting back to the Ministry during the course of the reconstruction.

Kiwi team of builders undertaking the work which commenced on 15th

August 2015

School reroofing in progress 15th August 2015

Roof on and wetting the roof ceremony on 21st August 2015

Progress as at 30th August 2015

Work that has been completed to repair the 4 classrooms included:

Completely new colour steel iron replacement from BlueScope Lysaght

New trusses constructed and stronger reinforcing of the roofing system has been achieved

Repair to exterior cement walls and interior damage where roofing was torn from the structure

Plastering of all damage and two end walls of building plastered and painted

Painting of all fascias and trims once re-roofed – green

Painting of total exterior of the building - white

Refurbishment or replacement of window loovres and glass and replaced and repaired where required

Lockable doors fitted to all rooms

New steps built and cemented for access to all classrooms

Mesh inserted on soffit to provide security and air flow

Interiors of all classrooms repainted totally in white

Blackboards and pin boards repainted and reinstalled

Classrooms cleaned ready for re-use

Refurbishing work Completed on 25th September 2015

The construction rebuild for Block 2 at Suango Mele Primary School was completed in stages with the classes moving back into their permanent classes from their temporary tent classrooms as and when the volunteer teams finished the work. The Project Manager/Engineer inspected the buildings on or about 25th September 2015.

Mele builders continuing the repair work on Block 2

COSTINGS

Final cost for the total rebuild was :

Details Donor Cost in Vatu

Materials purchased PVH Ratua / Association de Mele

1,176,719

BlueScope Lysaght – purchase of 52 sheets Trimdeck and Flashings and accessories

BlueScope 625,170

Guttering and Water Tanks - supplied by Intraco

Intraco donation

Washers and Screws - roofing washers and screws

Frank Hallbauer &

Graham Beaumont

33,000

84,850

Materials for finishing and exterior finishing, cement, mesh plus paint including loovres and glass

SHaRM 228,109

Wages – foreman and 3 labourers SHaRM

Association de Mele

35,350

146,400

Total cost of the Rebuild – 4 Classrooms – Block 2

2,329,598 VT

Completed classroom Block 2 and Headmasters House taken September 2015

FURTHER WORK TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE PROJECT TEAM OR SOUGHT BY OTHER DONORS

These classrooms will require:

Electricity run to the classrooms in Block 2

Guttering connected to the water tanks for additional water supply (2 large tanks – now provided and guttering which had been funded by Intraco)

Extra cupboards and white boards and shelving (supplied by SHaRM)

Additional chairs and desks to all four classrooms (supplied by SHaRM)

Teaching resources (to be supplied by SHaRM)

Storm shutters made and to be installed on all windows

Landscaping and repair to ground outside of classrooms including verandah reinstallation.

INSPECTION AND SIGN OFF BY CYRILLE MAINGUY, PROJECT MANAGER FOR SUANGO

Working with Cyrille Mainguy, Project Manager on all the rebuilding at Suango, Cyrille has been reporting throughout the rebuild of Block 2 and providing interim technical reports following inspections.

Cyrille will provide this report to the Ministry of Education, following his further final inspection of Block 2 and upon approval of this report.

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For and on behalf of the Combined Group assisting Suango Mele Primary Rebuild Per: Stephanie (Steph) Neilson

Dated 25 October 2015

(Attached)

1. Photos of the Block2- before and during the rebuilding 2. Excell Spreadsheet of payments 3. Final evidence of rebuild payment receipts 4. Acknowledgements

Photo March 2015 following PAM

Classroom after PAM evidencing damage March 15

Kiwi and Mele Builders reconstructing roof trusses August 2015

CyrilleMainguy and Headmaster Peter Jerome with donors for Block 2 Frank Hallbauer and Graham Beaumont

School children inspecting their refurbished classrooms – September 2015

Costing for Block 2 = 625,170 VT

Acknowledgements:

Cyrille Mainguy, Consulting Engineer and Project Management for project managing the rebuild

Ratua Foundation

Association de Mele

BlueScope Lysaght

Frank Hallbauer and Graham Beaumont

Volunteer Vanuatu and their teams of volunteers

The Beach Bar

Stuart Friend and Deb Friend

Kiwi Building Team from New Zealand – Andy Ross, Mark Leppard, Phil Pointon and Todd Berriman

Foster Rakom and team of builders from Mele – Henry, Mark and WooWo

SHaRM Pikinini Ecole Foundation

Intraco - for supply of spouting and water tanks for Block 2

Port Vila Hardware

Wilco Limited

School Board and Committee assisting during the rebuilding of Block 2

School Mamas for supplying meals during the rebuilding process

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