In brief

  1. TradeMark Africa's project page splits the Hargeisa Bypass into three separate roles: civil works, design and supervision, and project oversight.
  2. The page names COCC-GCI for civil works, Kagga & Partners for design and supervision, and TMA's infrastructure team with a GoSL Project Implementation Unit for oversight.
  3. The page reports the bypass as completed in 2023 and cites a 38% reduction in Berbera Corridor transit times from an August 2023 endline study.
Contents
  1. What the source records
  2. What it means on site
  3. What the source does not establish
  4. What to do next

TradeMark Africa's project page on the Hargeisa Bypass, covering the 2020 to 2023 implementation period, names the parties that held each engineering role. The page states that the UK funded the 22.5 km bypass and that TradeMark Africa delivered it with the Government of Somaliland, represented by the Ministry of Transport and Roads Development.

What the source records

The page lists delivery partners by role. Civil works were carried out by COCC-GCI through a joint venture. Design and supervision were handled by Kagga & Partners. Oversight came from TradeMark Africa's infrastructure team working alongside a Government of Somaliland Project Implementation Unit. The same page reports that a baseline traffic study set current volumes and projected benefits, that the bypass was completed in 2023, and that transit times along the Berbera Corridor fell by 38%, citing the Endline Berbera Corridor Study of August 2023. Read the full page at TradeMark Africa.

What it means on site

Three named roles on one project is the arrangement to look for when checking a supervision claim, whether on a road, a building or a water main. The designer-supervisor holds the drawing and inspects against it. A separate oversight party checks that the process holds. Where a contractor self-certifies, the two collapse into one and inspection records thin out. A client can ask each party which role it holds, what it signs, and which records it keeps: inspection and test plans, hold points, and as-built markups.

What the source does not establish

This is an implementer report on a retrospective page, and the reported benefits are TradeMark Africa's own claims. Corridor-wide change cannot be attributed to the bypass alone, since the page also describes the wider Berbera Corridor upgrade and coordination with the Abu Dhabi Fund team on the adjoining section. The page does not give the present condition of the road, the supervision staffing, the frequency of inspections, or the scope of Kagga & Partners' duties. Confirmation would come from the Ministry's project records and the supervision contract itself.

What to do next

Ask the Ministry of Transport and Roads Development in Hargeisa for the project file on the bypass, including the contract for design and supervision and the oversight terms of reference. Compare the roles named there against the parties actually signing inspection and payment certificates.

Frequently asked questions

Who supervised the Hargeisa Bypass construction?

TradeMark Africa's project page names Kagga & Partners for design and supervision, with oversight by TradeMark Africa's infrastructure team working alongside a Government of Somaliland Project Implementation Unit. Civil works were by COCC-GCI through a joint venture.

Was the Hargeisa Bypass completed?

The TradeMark Africa page states the bypass was completed in 2023, within the 2020 to 2023 implementation period it lists. The page does not describe the road's present condition.

Sources

  1. Hargeisa BypassTradeMark Africa, 2020–2023; retrospective page undated, trademarkafrica.com. Implementer report; implementation period; strategy; emerging results.

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