INTERNSHIP REPORT
Adama Science and Technology University
School Of Engineering
Department of Architecture
K2N Architecture and Engineering Consultancy P.L.CDepartment Advisor: Eswaro P. Rao(Ass. Pro)
Office Supevisor: Dereje Gashaw(Architect)
(February-July)
October, 2014
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INTERNS FULL INFORMATION
OLIYAD MITIKU 03035491
OLYAD REGASSA 03035492
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTWe would like to greatly acknowledge Adama Science and Technology University(ASTU), Department of Architec-ture for giving us this internship work which equipped as with a better understanding of office work and which gives as an opportunity to be well familiar with practical skills, interpersonal communication skills, leadership skills. In addition we would like to give our deepest gratitude for K2N Architecture and Engineering Consultancy P.L.C. for allowing as to work in their design projects by giving as the necessary aid.
No less rather more acknowledgement for our department advisor and Special acknowledgement belongs to Ar-chitect Dereje Gashaw company supervisor who helped as to accomplish this internship work with better under-standing and achievements. Moreover, we would like to thanks K2N Architecture and Engineering Consultancy P.L.C workers specially for Anteneh Getinet, Kalkidan Debela and Kassahun Mamo who have helped as to under-stand basic tasks that were done in the office. In general we would like to give my deepest thank for every individ-ual who have helped as in accomplishment of this internship work and in the preparation of this report.
We should really to say thanks for Eng. Anteneh Terefe, who facilitate our internship place.
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CONTENTACKNOWLEDGMENT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
SECTION ONE: COMPANY PROFILEINTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
VISION: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
MISSION: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
ORGANIZATION AND MANAGMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
DESIGN AND SUPERVISION EXPERIENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
SECTION TWO: INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE MAJOR DUTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8MAJOR DUTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
JOB RESPONSIBILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
QUALITY IMPROVED BY THE INTERNSHIP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
SECTION THREE: SPECIFIC JOB INFORMATIONTECHNICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
JOB EXECUTED IN THE INTERNSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 JOBS EXECUTED IN THE INTERNSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
SECTION FOUR: CONCLUSIONEFITS OF THE INTERNSHI CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19CONCLUSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
RECOMMENDATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
REFERENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThis report is a report about the internship experience that we have under taken during the last five months. In this report we have tried to list the overall aspects of the internship experience. We have briefly summarized what is expected in the next chapters in this report.
In the first section of the report, it provides information about the hosting company. It starts from the brief history of the company and continues to listing of the projects the company has undertaken from the time it has been established. Also in this unit we will find the missions and visions of the company. We have tried to establish the organizational structure of the office.
In second section of the report it describes mainly about the internship experience. It starts by describing the ma-jor duties we had been working on and continues to tell as how we became oriented to our responsibilities of tasks that we had accomplished. It also tells the company supervisor help in succeeding our assignment.
In third section of the report it describes the specific job information that we have worked, experience and skills we gained in the internship. It further divides the overall research projects that we did in our office.
In forth section is all about conclusion, recommendation and references.
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SECTION ONE: COMPANY PROFILEINTRODUCTIONK2N Architecture and Engineering Consultancy Plc is a multi-disciplinary Consultingfirm, areputation for responsive, inno-vative yet practical design approaches to complex Architectural & Engineering problems. Through our experience and ded-ication to the construction industry K2N consulting firm is committed to provide with the most professional, efficient and cost effective consultancy services. Our goal is to satisfy the most demanding construction needs in Ethiopia or elsewhere in the world.
Registered in2001 EC, K2N is an architectural & engineering partnership providing design, supervision, consultancy and project management services and engineering solution for various categories of projects. With a core staff strength of all professionals in affiliated engineering firms, and the use of the most recent information technology in the production of contract information, the firm has over the years acquired a thorough capability to execute medium to large scale project from feasibility through design and contract administration to completion and project administration.
K2N Architecture & Engineering Consultancy plcisa dynamic organization of innovative professionals who share a common goal to render the best and most effective services to the demanding construction industry, which is sensitive to both cost containment and service levels.
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Company TipsVISION: Becoming one of the leading Architectural & Engineering consultants in Ethiopia.
MISSION:Guided by our vision, we shall provide quality services exceeding client’s expectations while adhering to the highest standards of technical and individual excellence through continuous improvement training and innovation.
• Adding value to our clients.
• Nurturing and promoting our talents.
• Respecting our employees’ intense efforts and contribution
CORE VALUES
Client Service
Quality Assurance Employees
Excellence
We add value to our client’s proj-ect through innovative solutions. Consistency and knowledge in dealing with our clients has con-tributed to our fulfillment and corporate success.
We add value to our client’s project through innovative solutions. Con-sistency and knowledge in dealing with our clients has contributed to our fulfillment and corporate suc-cess.
We pursue business opportunities that will enable us to be compet-itive by empowering our employ-ees to take on initiative and at the same time promote ownership of responsibilities and accountabili-ties to results and performance.
We are driven to attend to our client’s concern responsively to-wards delivering our commit-ments.
K2N Architecture and Engineering Consultan-cy P.L.C is 3rd graded architecture and engi-neering consultancy company approved the construction ministry.
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Company Structure
The Organizational Structure of K2N Architecture and En-gineering consultancy P.L.C illaborated in the following company structure flow chart.
General Manager
Architecture
Buildings
Structural
Finance
Contract Admin.
Quantity Surveyor
Site Supervision
Landscape
Electrical
Administration
Interior
Sanitary
Liason Officer
Urban Planing
Mechanical
Off. Assistance
Engineering
Contract Admininstratin
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Supervision
Finance
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COMPANY ADDRESSThe company currently maintains its office in Addis Ababa on Mike Liland street, NB business center 3rd floor office No. 303. The com-plete profile as follows:
Ethiopia, Addis AbabaSub city - Bole, Woreda - 04, House No. 327/1Mike Leland street, NB business centerThird floor,office No. 303Tel /line/ : +251-118-965804; Mobile : +251-930-077603: Fax : +251-116-620364P. O. Box : 33667Web site - www.K2Nconsultants.com, E-mail - [email protected]
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ORGANIZATION AND MANAGMENTIn every organization, the most important asset is the people that play essential role in the performance of the company’s functions and re-sponsibilities. Thus, K2N architecture & engineering consultancy plc is fortunate to have highly qualified and experienced personnel. Recip-rocally, K2N Architecture &Engineering Consultancy plc has aimed to provide its employees all the basic necessities while performing their assigned tasks and at the same time equip them through training and seminars to enhance their capabilities. The company as organization and the employees, because of the mutual benefits that simultaneously be-ing enjoyed by, has grown tremendously and has blazed a track record of fulfilling its obligation and commitment both the customers and the community. We would like to be on the level where we should be .Hav-ing confidence in the organization, we aim high. The teamwork that has been developed through the years of hard work has reaped a harvest of opportunities and wealth. We will continue to improve and develop new concepts both in management and technology.
K2N Architecture &Engineering Consultancy Plc. carried out any proj-ect by forming a dedicated project team. Each team is headed by a se-nior design engineer and draftsmen enough to complete the project in schedule. Design teams are dynamically managed to accommodate necessary and fluctuating workload and tight schedules. Flexible team-ing capability enables K2N to undertake large and small project with the lowest overhead coasts thus providing the best value to the client.
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SERVICES:
• Engineering and Architectural design;
• civil / structural design, Maintenance Management;
• Cost Estimating, Contract Administration ;
• Tender Documents preparation;
• Bid evaluation;
• Pre investment studies;
• Regional development planning;
• Resources surveys,
• Technical feasibility;
• Urban planning;
• Construction Management and supervision ,
• Project management ,
• Soil investigations,
• Topographic Surveys
• Construction supervision
CLIENTS
The following are our esteemed clients
Hawassa University, Wolayta zone police department, Addis Ababa city administration, Ayka Addis textile factory, Etur PLC, SygenDimma textile factory, Sygen BM, SVP textile, Embassy of Gambia, Oromia regional state health office, Flintstone Engineering, Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, Ethiopian Airports Enterprise, Ethiopian Housing Corporation, Demka Textile Factory, Sentinel Steel Factory, Kumtek Textile Factory.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCEK2N architecture & engineering consultancy plc is in close contact with American, German and Turkish based consulting engineering and Architecture firms and worked with them in varies forms.
FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATIONK2N Architecture & Engineering Consultancy plc is specialized in Architectural, Structural, Electrical, Sanitary and Mechan-ical design and construction management of commercial, residential, industrial, educational, military, sport facilities, hotel and office buildings as well as earth and rock fill dam, concrete dams, tunnels, water and distribution, drainage, waste water solid waste disposal, motor ways, and high ways, air field, terminals etc...