U.B.A No 3A Bida Road, Main market, Onitsha

Client: UBA

Project Duration: 7^th Sept 2017 to 20^th Sept 2017

Narration:
Engineering Safety Investigation conducted on the three (3) level bank building, sequel to the observation of:

• Excessive moisture ingress into the battery room
• Extensive spalling of concrete elements (slabs, beams, staircases)
• Cracks on some walls
• The paucity of parking spaces and inadequate functional spaces for general banking operations

Report of the investigation concluded that:

• The load-bearing system of the building was structurally intact (notwithstanding the defective roofing system)
• Certain structural beams, columns, and footings must be retrofitted
• Spalled concrete surfaces must be treated with proper concrete bonding agents before dressing with mortar
• Replace the existing roof with a hip-roof that gets the water away from the footprint
• Relocate the roof water tank onto a steel structure outside the footprint of the building
• Repaint all external walls with weather-shielded paint