Addis Geosystems PLC

Phone	+251 116 63 17 73
Phone 2	+251 118 60 10 71
Fax	+251 116 63 44 15
Mobile	+251 911 24 49 18
Business Type	Private
Location	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Primary Category	Geotechnical Servicecs

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Addis Geosystems PLC (AGS), a company based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia was established in 2005 to provide a range of geo-engineering services for the civil engineering, mining, environmental and water sector clients. Our client base includes regional and federal government bureaus, consulting engineers, design professionals, and private clients thoughout Ethiopia.

Addis Geosystems PLC (AGS) is founded and run by qualified professionals with proven and extensive experience in Engineering, Geology, Hydrogeology and Mineral Exploration in Ethiopia. AGS is staffed by qualified geo-technical engineers, engineering geologists, exploration geologists, drilling rig operators and other support staff.

AGS owns a fleet of core drilling rigs with a drilling capacity ranging between 50m to 800m, support trucks, field vehicles, geophysical instruments, in-situ testing equipment and soil, material and water quality testing laboratory facility.

Since our establishment in 2005, we have successfully and professionally completed many projects and are proud to say that we have gained the confidence and goodwill of many. Our aim is to provide dependable, customer-specific professional services and be the geotechnical services provider company of your choice.

The major projects for which AGS provided geo-engineering services include Light and Multi-Story Building Projects, Express Ways, Wind Farms, Various Industrial Projects, Industrial Parks, Irrigation Projects, School and Hospital Projects, etc.

SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS

The main services provided by AGS are Geotechnical Investigation including Soil and Material Testing Laboratory Services, Geological and Engineering Geological investigation, Ground Water Survey, Mineral Exploration, and Environmental Impact Assessment.

A) GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES

Soil/Geotechnical Investigation and preparation of factual or interpretative reports for light and multi-story Buildings
Soil/Geotechnical Investigation for Industrial projects (Buildings, machinery, access roads, etc)
Geotechnical Investigation for Infrastructure projects (Road, Railway, wind power, Irrigation projects, Hydropower projects, etc)

Our Geotechnical Service comprises:

Core drilling and soil/rock sampling
Borehole tests (SPT, Permeability, packer)
Plate load tests
Geological and Engineering Geological mapping,
Preparation of factual, interpretative and engineering reports
Geophysical survey for engineering, groundwater and mining application

B) LABORATORY SERVICES

AGS owns Soil, Material and Water Quality Testing laboratory equipped with modern and calibrated equipment. The major index and engineering tests on soil and rock samples can be performed in our laboratory (see detailed description under 3.2)

C) GEOLOGICAL AND ENGINEERING GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION

Under this service are:

Geological and Engineering Geological Investigation
Engineering Geological Mapping for various applications (Engineering, Mining, land use, etc)
Geo-hazard assessment (Landslide, Subsidence, Expansive soils, etc)
Geological and Geotechnical database production in standard or client-specified format

D) MINERAL EXPLORATION

AGS's mineral exploration service includes:

Exploration and Feasibility study of Construction material including ESIA study
Basalt aggregate,
Building stones (Marble, Granite, Limestone, Ignimbrite, etc)
Exploration and Feasibility Study of raw materials for Cement (Limestone, Gypsum, Pumice, etc) including ESIA study
Exploration and Feasibility study of Industrial minerals (Silica sand, Bentonite, etc.)including ESIA study
Core Drilling Services

Project and Location		Client	Services
1	*Brewery and Related projects*	Client	Services
	Meta Abo Brewery, Sebeta	Diageo	Geotechnical Investigation for Various Structures
	Heineken Brewery (Kilinto, Harar, Bedele)	Heineken Breweries	- Geotechnical Investigation for Buildings, Water Treatment plant, etc
	St. George Brewery (Addis Ababa, Hawassa, Kombolcha)	BGI Ethiopia plc	Geotechnical Investigation for Buildings, Water Treatment plant, etc
	Habesha Brewery, Debre Berhan	Habesha Brewery S.C	Geotechnical Investigation for Buildings, Water Treatment plant, etc
	Zebidar Brewery, Wolkite	Zebidar Brewery S.C	Geotechnical Investigation for Buildings, Water Treatment plant, etc
	Dashen Brewery, Debre Berhan	MH Engineering plc	Geotechnical Investigation
	Soufflet Malt, Kilinto and Bole Lemi-2 Industry Park	Souffllet Malt Ethiopia plc	Geotechnical Investigation
2	*Soft Drink*
	Pepsi Cola, Gonder	Zias Design International/Moha Soft Drinks	Geotechnical Investigation
	Coca Cola, Bahir Dar	East Africa Bottling	- Geotechnical Investigation - Electrical Resistivity Test

3	*Cement Projects*
	Rayan Investment,Cement Project, Goha Tshion	Rayan Investment plc	- Geotechnical Investigation - Limestone Resource Exploration and Core Drilling - ESIA for Limestone Resource
	Dangote Cement, Muger	Dangote Industries Ethiopia plc	- Geotechnical Investigation for plant site and Crusher plant - Limestone Exploration and Core Drilling - ESIA for Plant and Quarry
	MYK Cement, Gebre Guracha	MYK Cement Ethiopia Ltd	- Geological Exploration for Limestone Resource and Core Drilling - ESIA for Limestone Resource
	Bed Rock Cement, Muger	Bed Rock Cement plc	Geotechnical Investigation
	Pioneer Cement, Dire Dawa	Pioneer Cement plc	Core Drilling for limestone Exploration
4	*Textile Projects*
	Itaca Textile, Mekelle	Calzodonia Garment Factory (Mekelle)	Geotechnical Investigation
	Kanoria Africa Textile, Bushoftu	Kanoria Africa Textile plc	- Geotechnical Investigation - Ground Water Survey - ESIA - Surveying
5	*Industry Parks and Other Industrial Projects*
	Eastern Industry Zone, Dukem (Pharmaceutical Industry)	Eastern Industry Zone plc	Geotechnical Investigation for industrial buildings
	Eastern Industry Zone, Dukem (Garment)	Rainbow Garment	Geotechnical Investigation for industrial buildings
	Edible Oil and Soap Complex at Dima (Sebeta)	Repi-Wilmar Industries S.C	- Geotechnical Investigation - Plate Load Test - Electrical Resistivity Test
	St. Gloria Industrial Park		- Plate Load Test
	Nekemte Steel Making and Melting Industrial project	Water Works Design & Supervision Enterprise	Plate Load Test
	Sentinel Steel Factor, Bushoftu	Sentinel Steel plc	- Geotechnical Investigation - Ground water survey - Electrical Resistivity Test - Surveying
	Industrial and office Building (Techno Mobile)	Transsion Manufacturing plc	- Geotechnical Investigation - Ground water survey - Topographic Survey
	ICT Park Management Office and Data Center Building, Kilinto (Yerer Ber)	Ministry of Works and Urban Development	Geotechnical Investigation
	Diary Project, Chancho	Velocity Diary	- Geotechnical Investigation - Ground Water Survey
	Farida Tannary Project, Modgo	Farida Tannery	Geotechnical Investigation
	Wenji Sugar Factory, Dodota Ethanol plant	KBK - Chemicals	Geotechnical Investigation
6	*Glass and Bottle Projects*
	Glass and Bottle Factory, Chacha	SID Bottle plc	- Geotechnical Investigation - ESIA for Silica Sand
	Glass & Bottle Factory, Debre Birhan	Hemera Capital Management LLP/GT Consulting Engineers plc	Geotechnical Investigation
	Juniper Glass, Glass and Bottle Factory, Debre Berhan	Juniper Glass plc	Geotechnical Investigation
7	*Hospital Projects*
	Wello Tertiary Care & Teaching Hospital, Dessie	Wello Tertiary Care & Teaching Hospital Project Office	Geotechnical Investigation
	Land Mark Hospital, Addis Ababa	Land Mark Hospital
	St. Paul Hospital, EPHI Building, Addis Ababa	Zias Design International
	Alert Hospital, Addis Ababa	AMPC International Health Consultants B.V
	Millennium Medical School, St Paul Hospital	Millennium Medical School
8	*School Projects*		Geotechnical Investigation
	Catholic University of Ethiopia (ECUSTA), Addis Ababa
	Hope University, Addis Ababa
	Evangelical Theological College, Addis Ababa
	Training College, Gen. Mullugeta Buli Technical College, Holeta	German Armed Forces Technical Advisory Group (GAFTAG)
	Twenty One Elementary and Secondary School Project in SNNRS	OTT	Geotechnical Investigation
9	*Wind Farms*
	Aysha II - Wind Farm, Somali Region	Dongfang Electric International Corporation	Detailed Geotechnical investigation for Wind turbine and Substation foundation
	Aysha II - Wind Farm, Somali Region	Dongfang Electric International Corporation	Preliminary Geotechnical Investigation for Wind Turbine and Substation
	Adama - II Wind Farm, Adama	HydroChina - CGCOC JV	- Geotechnical Investigation for 102 wind turbines and substation - Electrical Resistivity Survey at Substation and Transmission Line
	Debre Berehan Wind Farm	Terra Global Energy Developers LLC	- Preliminary Geotechnical Investigation - ESIA
10	*Road & Bridge, Airport and Railway*
	- Meki- Zeway Toll Motor Way (Lot-2)	EJ-Tech Ltd/ Daewoo Engineering & Construction - Ethiopia	- Geotechnical Investigation for Sub-grade soil - Construction Material investigation - Water Well Drilling
	Addis - Adama Toll Motorway Project	CCCC	Geotechnical Investigation for sub-grade and bridges
	Wendogenet, Shenkora Bridge	Shine Construction plc	- Geotechnical Investigation for Bridge foundation
	Gedo-Bako Road Project	China Highway Ltd	- Geotechnical Investigation for Landslide study
	Mega - Moyale Road Project	JMC Infrastructure India Ltd	- Geotechnical Investigation for One-Stop Border post at Moyale - Quarry Investigation and Core Drilling
	Cargo Terminal Project Addis Ababa, Bole Int Air Poert	ZIAS Design International	- Geotechnical Investigation for Buildings, Airport Apron and Parking Lot
	- Ethio-Djibouti Railway Rehabilitation	Consta-JV	- Geotechnical Investigation at Metehara (Underwater) - Construction Material investigation between Dire Dawa and Lasarat
11	*Water Supply Projects*
	Hargeisa Town Urban Water Supply Upgrading Project	Hargeisa Water Agency.	Geotechnical Investigation for 30km pipeline, pump station, and Reservoir
	Fifteen Towns Water Supply Project	Mattioli JV	Geotechnical Investigation for Reservoir and office buildings in 15 Towns of 4 regional states
	Mekelle Water supply project (Giba Dam)	Tigray Water Resources & Mines Burea	- Geotechnical Investigation for Dam site, Reservoir and pump station - Borehole Tests (Packer)
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12	*Irrigation Projects*
	Nile Irrigation Project ( Megech, Beles & Negesso )	Halcrow Group Ltd	Geotechnical Investigation investigation at Dam, Weir and Reservoir sites
	Ribb & Megech Irrigation Project, Tahal Consulting Engineers Ltd	Tahal Consulting Engineers Ltd	Geotechnical Investigation investigation at Pump Station sites and Cannel sites
	Errer Irrigation project (Babille)	Concert Engineering plc	Geotechnical Investigation
	Dinger Bereha Irrigation Project (Dedessa Valley)	Metaferia Engineering plc/ BRL	Geotechnical Investigation
	Awash river basin flood control and water shared management project, (Dire Dawa, Abadir and Nura-Era)	Halcrow Group Ltd	Geotechnical Investigation
13	*Scientific Drilling*
	Climate and environmental change research project (Pleistocene Desiccation of Lake Tana)	Lake Tana Drilling Project	Underwater Drilling in Lake Tana (96m) and recovery of continuous core sample
	Chew Bahir Drilling (Our way to Europe: Culture-Environment Interaction and Human Mobility in the Late Quaternary)	Chew Bahir Drilling Project	Core Drilling and recovery of Sediment core sample
	Lake Haromaya Drilling	Lake Haromaya Drilling Project	Core Drilling and recovery of Sediment Core samples
14	*Light and Multi-Story Buildings*
14	More than 550 Light and High and Multi-Story Buildings	Individuals, Real Estates, Federal and Regional Government offices.	Geotechnical Investigation