Project overview

GIWU supplied and installed 5 prefabricated units for Delovely Ltd on the 50 km Kasapin road construction project. The units give the team site offices and accommodation from the start of the works, without waiting for permanent buildings.

Road projects are long, linear sites, often far from towns and services. A small prefab camp gives the site team a base close to the work from the first week.

  • Client: Delovely Ltd
  • Project: 50 km Kasapin road construction
  • Units: 5 prefabricated units
  • Use: site offices and accommodation
  • GIWU scope: supply, delivery and installation
Prefabricated units being installed on the Delovely Ltd site
Units being set out on the cleared site.

What GIWU delivered

  • 5 prefabricated units: container-based units for site offices and accommodation, fitted out before delivery
  • Delivery and installation: transport to site, positioning and levelling on the prepared ground
  • A ready-to-use camp: units set out as a group so the site team could start using them straight away
The row of prefabricated units on the Delovely Ltd site
The completed row of units on site.

Why prefab suits road projects

Prefabricated units are quick to put in place, arrive already fitted out, and can be moved or reused when the project moves on. On a road contract that matters more than on most sites:

  • Early start: the camp is needed in the first weeks, before there is time to build anything permanent
  • Remote locations: units fitted out before delivery need little work on site, which keeps trips and labour at a remote location to a minimum
  • Relocation: as the works move along the route, units can be lifted and moved to a new position
  • Reuse: at the end of the contract the units can go to the next project instead of being demolished

Planning a site camp

For contractors setting up a camp on a road or infrastructure project, these are the points to settle early:

  • How many people will work and sleep on site, and how many offices you need
  • Washrooms, kitchen and storage alongside the offices and sleeping units
  • Power, usually from a generator on remote sites, and water supply
  • Ground preparation and drainage where the units will sit
  • Security and lighting around the camp
  • Whether the camp will move during the contract, and how often

GIWU's prefab work is now delivered through GIWU Prefab Systems, which supplies site offices, accommodation and modular buildings across Ghana. For the civil side of a project, see our civil works services.

Setting up a new site? Get in touch to plan site offices and accommodation for your team.