In 2020, MCC carried out structural assessment and retrofitting at ten government schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for IMC Worldwide under the DFID-funded School Construction and Rehabilitation Programme. It was an early institutional project in the company’s portfolio.
Working with existing buildings. Retrofit work starts with the building that is present on site. Available drawings, visible conditions and investigation findings need to be considered together before a specific intervention is designed. Construction then needs to follow that approved intervention.
The project scope. MCC’s work covered assessment, identification of deficiencies and targeted retrofit execution, including work to address missing structural members. The portfolio includes photographs from the programme.
Access and sequencing. Any proposal for work in an occupied school needs a site-specific plan for access, separation of work areas and coordination with the school. The right sequence depends on the building, the intervention and the agreed operating arrangements; a single percentage allowance cannot describe every retrofit programme.
Keeping an evidence trail. Condition records, approved details, inspection findings and completion documentation help the client and future engineers understand what was changed. Technical conclusions about a particular building should come from its assessment and project records, not a general marketing description.
Planning your own project. Share the location, current use, available drawings, known concerns and access constraints when making an enquiry. That information helps establish what further assessment and specialist input may be needed before scope, cost or programme can be agreed.