Cedros Composite School

July 1988 – June 1989: Cedros Composite School - Trinidad

Client: Ministry of Education and Culture

Architect: Reynald Associates Limited

The job was awarded to Trinidad Contractors Limited on 5^th May, 1988 with an official handover of the Site on 12^th July, 1988 and the commencement of a 12 month Contract period on 18^th July, 1988.

The project entailed the Construction of 11 No. Buildings which accommodates the following:

v  Industrial Arts (2 buildings).

v  Classrooms.

v  General Science.

v  Social Studies.

v  Administrative Home Economics.

v  Hall.

v  Agriculture.

v  Toilet Facilities.

v  Security Booth and Bus Shelter.

v  Snackette.

Whilst the Civil works encompassed the construction of:

• Access Road and Car parks.

• Open Play fields and Cricket nets.

• Three Nos. fenced Play courts.

• Site Drainage and Landscaping.

Steel & Woodstave Pipeline

March 1986: Erecting 3.5 miles of Steel and Woodstave Pipeline along the Cumberland River – St. Vincent

Client: Transelec International – A Division of Sintra Inc. of Montreal, Canada

Trinidad Contractors Limited was awarded a subcontract by a Canadian firm based in Montreal, Canada in March 1986 to erect approximately 3.5 miles of Steel and Woodstave pipeline along the Cumberland River on the North Leeward side of the island of St. Vincent.

The pipeline project was divided into 3 distinct parts:

1.      The Transportation of Materials to Site.

2.      Steel Pipe Erection 

3.      Woodstave Pipe Erection.

The Transporting aspect of the work involved loading materials from the yard and transporting to the work site, about 4 miles away and offloading there.

The Steel Pipe erection consisted of the installation of pipes on concrete pedestals or in trenches underground or on bends embedding concrete and anchor bolts.

The erection of the Woodstave Pipeline involved placing cradles (which form the lower third of the pipe) on previously prepared gravel beds, setting bottom wood staves and coming up with staves at the sides until the full circle of pipe is completed. The operation was carried out successfully.