Mkaka Construction Company Limited is a multi-disciplined Local Malawian Construction Company established in 1993 and incorporated in 2000.Since its inception the company has strengthened its capacity to undertake work of any size and/or several works at once. We are now registered in both Civil and Building in Unlimited Categories respectively. We are a Company drawing upon the benefit of over 17 years of experience in the construction industry.

As a Civil engineering and building contractor our goal is to offer our clients and end users the best possible superior products which they will be proud to call their own. Our philosophy has been and always will be to exceed the expectations of our customers.

Our corporate culture and service are focused on core values namely integrity, teamwork, respect for all people and cultures, safety, corporate citizenship, innovation and total customer satisfaction. It is these core values together with the caliber and professionalism of our staff, who share in the values of the Company, which make us unique.

Mkaka believes that their highly motivated and caring employees are one of the greatest assets of the company. Advancement within the group is measured by achieving criteria beyond the norm. All employees therefore have opportunities for continued personal growth.

Commitment
We are committed to achieving work of the highest standard through the ongoing implementation and monitoring of management and production quality control procedures in accordance with SBS ISO 9002.This assurance encompasses monitoring to ensure that:-

• Work is done strictly in accordance with the drawing and specifications;
• Work which is found to be defective is corrected to comply with the specifications;
• Work is done in accordance with the contractual programme;

Operations

Estimating and Control

Estimating contract cost control is undertaken on the “Candy” module of Construction Computer Software (CCS) family of construction programmes.

Planning and Control

Project planning and the time management control is undertaken on the “Site plan” module of Construction Computer Software (CCS) family of construction programmes as well as MS Project.

The site plan segment integrates with the “Candy” module to provide accurate time and financial control management.

Precedence network analysis in this module enables various formats to suite individual contractual requirement
Monitoring of contract progress is done on a regular basis, this is measured against the baseline time budget and includes reporting on:-

1. the overall status of the project;
2. actual versus baseline dates;
3. predicted completion dates;
4. status of critical activities;
5. Start, finish or float variances.

Committees

Company Management Committees

In compliance with stated Company policies and Legislation the following committees have been constituted to ensure compliance with good governance:-

• Disciplinary & grievance committee
• Employee representative forum
• Employment equity committee
• Skill development committee

Estimating and Control
Estimating contract cost control is undertaken on the “Candy” module of Construction Computer Software (CCS) family of construction programmes.

Planning and Control
Project planning and the time management control is undertaken on the “Site plan” module of Construction Computer Software (CCS) family of construction programmes as well as MS Project.

The site plan segment integrates with the “Candy” module to provide accurate time and financial control management.

Precedence network analysis in this module enables various formats to suite individual contractual requirement
Monitoring of contract progress is done on a regular basis, this is measured against the baseline time budget and includes reporting on:-

• the overall status of the project;
• actual versus baseline dates;
• predicted completion dates;
• status of critical activities;
• Start, finish or float variances.

Health & Safety
People are our most important asset and we recognize that their health, safety and welfare and that of all project stakeholders are paramount. Health and Safety is managed actively at all levels of the Company and a strong team-based approach is promoted.

Our goal is simply to eliminate accidents and harm to people.

As a minimum we comply with the relevant legislation as may be applicable. We work with our clients and consultants to raise standards in accordance with best standards requirements.

We appoint staff who are competent and encourage their personal development through regular appraisal, guidance, training and recognition.

Best Practices
Benchmarking of our internal operations as well as competitive benchmarking is undertaken by Mkaka Construction.

This enables us to measure performances, and the lessons learned form the basis to make targeted improvements.

Key Performance Indicators (KPI) is used to measure our performance, relative to Project Performance and Company Performance.

The bottom line of using KPI is to improve our services in:-

• Customer satisfaction of product and service
• Time of construction
• Cost of construction
• Productivity
• Safety