SCALE Architecture & Engineering
Credit: Solomon Islands Papua New Guinea 112 by Stefan Krasowski (Flickr).
Client: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Dates: 10/01/2020–09/30/2023
Location(s): Solomon Islands
Project Description:
Under a $5 million contract as a part of the Strengthening Competitiveness, Agriculture, Livelihoods, and Environment (SCALE) activity, GPTech provided architect and engineering (A&E) services for the design and implementation of transportation and agricultural infrastructure projects at approximately 10 to 20 sites in the Solomon Islands. Projects included farm-to-market roads, processing centers, wharves, water systems, energy systems, warehouses, cold-storage facilities, and other vertical infrastructure to support the Province of Malaita at a community level to bolster further growth at the provincial and national levels. In addition, GPTech performed project identification, pre-feasibility, and feasibility studies, linking funding to potential projects. GPTech provided procurement services, construction supervision, and capacity-building support to the local government. Its goal was to drive the expansion of market access and support infrastructure by developing untapped agricultural potential and underutilized resources.
Goals & Achievements:
GPTech has worked closely with the project’s implementing partners to develop facilities that will help to address the presence of poor hygiene, lack of onsite waste treatment, and poor access to sewerage in the Solomon Islands. Additionally, GPTech has focused on addressing the lack of resources to monitor and enforce construction and operating standards for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities, particularly on the island of Malaita. In general, the SCALE A&E project, led by GPTech, has successfully achieved its goals of identifying projects that address WASH issues and is currently in the process of engineering and constructing such facilities.
