TOA CORPORATION (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo: President Takeshi Hayakawa) has been awarded an order from the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) for the Mombasa Special Economic Zone Development Project (Port Sub-Project): Package 1: Civil and Building Works.

The construction is expected to be completed in 1,156 days (approximately 38 months) and the contract amount is around 33.5 billion yen.

This project is funded by the Japanese ODA loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and will conduct port construction works related to the Mombasa Special Economic Zone Development Project which is located in the Dongo Kundu area in the southern coast of the Port of Mombasa. Also, this project will utilize the STEP (Special Terms for Economic Partnership) as one of the ODA schemes, and the jacket-type pier construction method* will be used as the Japanese superior technology.

The government of Kenya has formulated a long-term development plan (Kenya Vision 2030) aiming to become a middle-income country by 2030, and has identified the development of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Mombasa as one of the priority projects to achieve this goal. The Port of Mombasa is the largest trading port in East Africa and has played an important role as the starting point of the Northern Economic Corridor, which leads to landlocked countries such as Uganda and Rwanda. The construction of a car yard and container yard through this project is expected to ease the congestion at the existing Port of Mombasa and promote imports and exports in the SEZ, which is expected to be developed further in the future.

TOA CORPORATION will consistently carry out the construction work by utilizing its specialized technologies and decades of expertise to complete the project. In Kenya, there are various demands for infrastructure development in line with economic growth and development, and we will continuously contribute to the further development of Kenya and other African countries by participating in many projects in the future.

*Jacket-type pier construction method is a method in which a factory-made steel jacket is welded together to steel pipe piles that are driven into the sea in advance. Compared to other vertical pile methods, this method is characterized by earthquake resistance due to its large horizontal rigidity and economic efficiency because of the reduced number of piles. Also, since it is factory-made, it ensures stable quality and reliability and shortens the offshore construction period.

Project Outline

1. Project Name
   Mombasa Special Economic Zone Development Project (Port Sub-Project): Package 1: Civil and Building Works
2. Employer
   Kenya Ports Authority
3. Contractor
   TOA CORPORATION
4. Major Construction Works
   

   Dredging	: 2,590,000 m3
   Reclamation	: 430,000 m3
   Quay (Steal Pipe Pile +Jacket Structure)	: 300 m × 50 m
   Trestle and Causeway	: 214 m × 20 m
   Soil Improvement Prefabricated Vertical Drain (PVD)	: 4,470,000 m 14.9 ha
   Concrete Pavement	: 118,000 m2
   Drainage	: 2,690 m
   Building Facilities (16 facilities)	: 11,595 m2 (Total Floor Area)

Project Location

Prospective View of the Project