CRJE (East Africa) Limited To Complete Construction Of NIT’s New Structures in November -

By Senior Reporter, PROSPER MAKENE

THE Chinese firm, CRJE (East Africa) Limited, is expecting to finalize the project for the construction of a new structures at the National Institute of Transport (NIT)’s Headquarters in Dar es Salaam by November, this year.

In the ongoing project at the state- owned institute entails erection of two buildings, worth at 10.8bn/-, being fund from World Bank (WB) through Eastern Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP).

The fund, aims at sustaining the Institute’s Regional Flagship TVET Center of Excellence in Aviation and Transport Operations (CoEATO).

Speaking in an interview at the site in Dar es Salaam yesterday, CRJE (East Africa) Limited Site Agent Dai Yanwei said: “We are in a massive speed working day and night to ensure that the project is to be completed in November this year. We are in the final touches of fixing doors, windows, etc.”

He added, if all goes well, the company will hand over the project to NIT in November.

NIT has in November 2022 entered a one-year agreement with CRJE (East Africa) Ltd to construct two buildings at the Institute’s main campus, Mabibo in Dar es Salaam.

“We were expected to finish this project one year after the signing but faced challenges after the commencement. Heavy rains in 2023 and delayed payments interrupted the project to be completed as stipulated in the contract,” Mr Yanwei said.

However, CRJE (East Africa) Ltd has a history of working in Tanzania for 50 years. It was established in 1969 to undertake the Great Uhuru Railway-TAZARA, the largest ever complete project with China grants, and it’s a five-star quality contractor with international standards.

CRJE (East Africa) Ltd. emphasizes localized development, and it has more than 5,000 local employees in East Africa. While constantly developing its business, it tries to benefit the local society and makes positive contributions to the friendship between China and Tanzania.

The company has built a total of 3 million square meters of all kinds of engineering construction in Tanzania within 50 years, including more than 30 landmark projects such as Nyerere Bridge, New Parliamentary Debating Chamber, Dodoma Convention Center, University of Dodoma campus, Rita Tower, Uhuru Heights and the Nyerere Foundation Square etc.

The company refreshes the construction speed record of East Africa by making a record of finishing one typical floor within six days.

Another company record is the completion of the design and construction of Dodoma Convention Center within 7 months, creating the famous “Dodoma Speed” in Tanzania.

The company has also constructed most of international standard five-star hotels in Tanzania. Represented by the Serengeti Four Seasons hotel and Zanzibar Park Hyatt hotel, the grand hotel projects by CRJE (East Africa) Ltd.have become the most vivid interpretation of excellent quality standard in East Africa, which also have become new national prides.

The Mwalimu Nyerere Bridge and a host of other grand projects have become the most beautiful business card of the company. With excellent style of work, good reputation and high-quality projects, whereby the company has been awarded three times the “Best Foreign Contractor” in Tanzania, and two times “Luban Award” the Chinese Oscar award for quality in construction.

CRJE (East Africa) Ltd. had already become a regional and comprehensive construction enterprise, whose market is positioning in Tanzania, growing in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan, and developing in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Ethiopia and Malaysia, with its business scope covering building construction, road & bridge construction, municipal engineering, electro-mechanical installation, investment and other fields, all with the highest qualification classes in the host country.

The investment sector is becoming a new pillar for the company. The Mwalimu Nyerere Foundation Square, a Tanzania landmark, was developed by the company and co-financed by the International Finance Corporation of World Bank.

This project becomes one of the best business hotels in East Africa. Also, the company has invested in the Industrial Park located in the prime area in Dar es Salaam concentrating on the agro-processing business to add value for the local agriculture products, and it is under preliminary development now.

By delivering high-quality services & projects, creating vast local employment opportunities, training technical personnel, participating in charitable activities, protecting the environment and promoting sustainable development, the company has been implementing its corporate social responsibilities and established a harmonious relationship with the local community and the government.