Code: PRJ-2023
Ready Mix Maintenance — Athiriver & Kitui
Athiriver & Kitui Road, Kenya
Scale
KSh 12,000,000
Status
Complete
Bamburi Special Products trusted Civicrete with the maintenance of their Athiriver and Kitui Road ready mix concrete facilities — a mandate reflecting the strong long-term partnership between the two organisations built over years of successful industrial maintenance at the Mombasa cement plant. The scope covered mechanical equipment maintenance, civil structure repairs, and structural maintenance works across both plant locations. Operating ready mix plants require continuous maintenance to sustain production output and mix quality, and Civicrete's team delivered reliable, timely maintenance services that kept both facilities running at capacity.
Dual-Site Coordination
Managing simultaneous maintenance operations across Athiriver and Kitui Road required careful labour allocation, equipment scheduling, and supervisory resource planning to maintain quality at both locations.
Continuous Production Pressures
Ready mix plants supply construction sites on tight concrete delivery schedules. All planned maintenance had to be coordinated within production windows to avoid supply disruptions to Bamburi's customers.
Diverse Work Scope
The mixed civil, mechanical, and structural scope required mobilisation of multi-discipline maintenance crews and careful scope definition to ensure all task interfaces were properly managed.
Plant Assessment
Inspection of both facilities to identify and prioritise maintenance requirements
Work Programme
Detailed maintenance schedule agreed with Bamburi Special Products operations teams
Labour Mobilisation
Multi-discipline hired labour teams deployed to Athiriver and Kitui Road
Mechanical Maintenance
Plant and equipment maintenance executed to manufacturers' specifications
Civil Repairs
Structural and civil maintenance works to plant buildings and hardstandings
Quality Control
Civicrete supervisor sign-off on all completed maintenance tasks
Handover
Plant restoration to operational condition and formal maintenance record handover
