WORLD BANK GROUP

COUNTRY OFFICES, HARARE, ZIMBABWE

With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty in developing countries.

This ‘fast track’ 18 week construction period project relocated the WBG operations from a city centre site to a suburban office park environment, the office building selected by the Bank for their relocation being an existing double storey shell with basement car parking in a secure office park development.  

The space utilisation audit reconfigured the existing building shell to form fully serviced conferencing and meeting rooms; open plan and cellular offices for WBG permanent and visiting staff; server and UPS rooms (clean power).  Works also included site perimeter security fencing, driveways, the construction of a dedicated guard house with pedestrian man trap and vehicle boom security, satellite dish installation, generator electricity back up supply and fuel storage.

Stone/Beattie provided full services for architectural design, working drawings and schedules; interior design services; co-ordination of civils, structural, mechanical and electrical engineering services; co-ordinating the quantity surveying services; construction contract management and cost reporting to the WBG Project Manager and final client handover.