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Portfolio · 2016–2026

Proof, not promises.

Twenty-four references from across the region — the scope as it was actually delivered, the client who signed it off, and what the data made possible.

24 projects shown

Offshore geotechnical investigation — Bukakata intake, Lake VictoriaJuly 2026

Offshore geotechnical investigation — Bukakata intake, Lake Victoria

water · marine

Six over-water boreholes along the raw water intake pipeline route (RWPS +50 m to +800 m) from an anchored floating platform on Lake Victoria — rotary drilling, SPT, undisturbed sampling and a factual field report with bearing capacity analysis from SPT N-values.

  • Boreholes at +50, +100, +150, +350, +600 and +800 m offshore
  • Rotary drilling from an anchored platform, not wash boring
  • Field factual report issued inside three weeks of completion

Client — SOGEA-SATOM for NWSC / Ministry of Water & Environment

Concrete core extraction and in-situ testing — Isimba HPP spillwayMay 2026

Concrete core extraction and in-situ testing — Isimba HPP spillway

hydro

Extraction of 18 concrete cores from the SP1-2 spillway side walls, 150 mm diameter × ~400 mm long, using two-stage drilling to navigate heavy reinforcement at ~291 mm depth while keeping every core intact.

  • All 18 cores delivered intact for laboratory testing in South Africa
  • Two-stage drilling method to pass dense reinforcement
  • Precision coring on live hydropower infrastructure

Client — CWE — China International Water & Electric Corp.

Geotechnical investigation — Mobile Air Traffic Control Tower, Kabaale International AirportApril 2026

Geotechnical investigation — Mobile Air Traffic Control Tower, Kabaale International Airport

transport

Trial pitting and logging to 3 m, bulk sampling, DPL at three locations to 5 m, and a full laboratory programme to provide foundation design parameters for the new MATCT north of the ARFF building.

  • Sieve analysis, Atterberg limits, PSD, CBR and direct shear testing
  • Data for settlement analysis and pore pressure considerations
  • Accepted by both SBI Holdings and the Contractor's Representative

Client — SBI Holdings (sub-contract) — Kabaale International Airport, Hoima

Soil resistivity testing — WTP, IPS, Kako and KitovuMarch 2026

Soil resistivity testing — WTP, IPS, Kako and Kitovu

water · energy

Resistivity investigation at four sites of the Masaka water supply scheme with a Syscal Pro 48 to ASTM G57-95a, supporting earthing and lightning protection design and confirming the Employer's existing design at Kako Reservoir.

  • Four sites — Bukakata WTP/Intake, Intermediate PS, Kako Reservoir, Kitovu PS
  • Assessment of soil corrosivity and investigation depth adequacy
  • Preliminary earthing design recommendations delivered with the data

Client — SOGEA-SATOM / NWSC — Contract NWSC-HQ/WRKS/24-25/181095

Geotechnical survey — pipe supports and pipe bridge, Bukakata to KitovuMarch–April 2026

Geotechnical survey — pipe supports and pipe bridge, Bukakata to Kitovu

water

Eighteen boreholes to 10–16 m across three pipe-support sections and one pipe bridge crossing, with SPT, undisturbed sampling, piezometer installation, DPL to 6 m, test pits to 4 m and a full laboratory suite including triaxial, oedometer, Proctor, CBR and chemical aggressiveness.

  • 98–102 mm core drilling with SPT and piezometer installation
  • Two boreholes to 16 m at the pipe bridge crossing
  • Data set refined footing sizes for pedestals and pile depths for the bridge

Client — SOGEA-SATOM / NWSC — Masaka Package 3

pH and acid reserve investigation — Masaka transmission mainFebruary 2026

pH and acid reserve investigation — Masaka transmission main

water

Eighty-two trial pits at 3.0 m depth along the full transmission main from Bukakata to Kako and Kako to Kitovu, with 246 soil samples tested for pH and acid reserve to define which pipe sections need an improved protective coating.

  • 82 pits · 246 samples · three depths per pit
  • Hydraulic excavation under geotechnical engineer supervision
  • Conditional water sampling for pH, sulphate and chloride analysis

Client — SOGEA-SATOM / NWSC

Surface preparation and coating — Bujagali powerhouse, control building and workshopFebruary–April 2026

Surface preparation and coating — Bujagali powerhouse, control building and workshop

hydro · energy

Comprehensive surface preparation and coating application at powerhouse level 1095.5, the control building and the workshop/warehouse — site assessment, preparation, painting, quality control, waste management and site restoration.

  • Works executed inside a live generating station
  • Full DFT and environmental quality control regime
  • Demobilisation with complete site restoration

Client — Bujagali Energy Limited

500 m gold exploration campaign — Nwoya DistrictFebruary–March 2026

500 m gold exploration campaign — Nwoya District

mining

A targeted 500 m diamond / core drilling campaign in northern Uganda using the Desco rig, with individual holes to a maximum depth of 120 m testing near-surface gold mineralisation across the licence area.

  • All planned metreage completed without major downtime
  • Maximum hole depth 120 m
  • Samples submitted for assay to guide follow-up exploration

Client — Private licence holder — General Otema's farm, Nwoya

Multi-site drilling and monitoring wells — ten Shell forecourtsJanuary–February 2026

Multi-site drilling and monitoring wells — ten Shell forecourts

environment

A coordinated programme across ten live Shell fuel stations — approximately 347 linear metres, groundwater sampling at every location and ten monitoring wells installed inside three weeks, with two rigs deployed in parallel.

  • Entebbe Main, Entebbe Express, Kaazi, Namanve, Busega, Kawanda, Maganjo, Nansana, Katwe, Jinja Road
  • Beretta Alfredo and Desco truck-mounted rigs matched to site access
  • Executed inside active forecourts under hazardous-area controls

Client — Vivo Energy Uganda — Permit to Work / Control of Work regime

Pressure cleaning of relief drains — Bujagali HPPDecember 2025

Pressure cleaning of relief drains — Bujagali HPP

hydro

High-pressure cleaning of dam relief drains with a pre-cleaning survey, post-cleaning measurement and full housekeeping — restoring seepage management to design efficiency without compromising internal structures.

  • Pre and post cleaning flow verification
  • Confined-space and permit-controlled working
  • Zero impact on plant availability

Client — Bujagali Energy Limited

Geotechnical investigation — Shell Kitoro, EntebbeNovember 2025

Geotechnical investigation — Shell Kitoro, Entebbe

environment

Ground investigation inside an active retail forecourt delivering traceable, reliable cores and samples, under hazardous area controls, the Permit to Work regime and client operating procedures.

  • Five-day programme completed to schedule
  • Executed under Tectoni's Zero Incident Culture
  • Meets environmental, health, safety and sustainability requirements

Client — ECOSAFE Consult & Vivo Energy — ref. TECT120617

DPL investigation — pilot Managed Aquifer Recharge, Mount ElgonOctober 2025

DPL investigation — pilot Managed Aquifer Recharge, Mount Elgon

water

Three trial pits to 3.0 m with eight Dynamic Probing Light points and laboratory testing (moisture content, particle size distribution, Atterberg limits) for the transboundary MAR pilot at Bwikhonge, Bulambuli District.

  • Investigation supporting a transboundary water resilience programme
  • Trial pits logged and DPL profiled within each pit
  • Laboratory testing at specified depths

Client — UNDP (end client) via Novelty Consult and Engineering Ltd

Quarry site investigation — Bukyaye, Iganga (Standard Gauge Railway)September 2025

Quarry site investigation — Bukyaye, Iganga (Standard Gauge Railway)

transport · mining

Rotary core drilling at two proposed quarry sites with continuous core recovery, correct sample boxing, groundwater observation, borehole backfilling and a strictly factual geotechnical report with logs, certificates, sample register and photographs.

  • Two sites investigated with two rigs
  • Continuous core recovery and boxing for laboratory testing
  • Factual reporting with no interpretation, as specified

Client — Standard Gauge Railway project — quarry site assessment

Inclinometer C3 remediation drilling — Isimba HPPAugust 2025

Inclinometer C3 remediation drilling — Isimba HPP

hydro

A 110 mm borehole drilled to 21.2 m through the dam clay core to correct inconsistent C3 inclinometer readings under RAMS ISI-MS-144 — advanced casing, no water or compressed air, constant penetration rate and full contamination control.

  • Asphalt, gravel, hydrostable and filter layers removed and stockpiled for reinstatement
  • Readings recorded before and after drilling to assess the effect
  • Dam stability confirmed by inspection after backfilling

Client — CWE / UEGCL — 183 MW Isimba HPP and Isimba–Bujagali connection

Geotechnical and geophysical investigations — Arua / Enyau DamJuly–August 2025

Geotechnical and geophysical investigations — Arua / Enyau Dam

water

Feasibility-stage investigation for a dam serving refugee and host communities in northern Uganda — 5 km² of surface geological mapping, core drilling with SPT, acoustic and optical borehole imaging, seismic refraction tomography and a full data report to client and KfW standards.

  • Approximately 5 km² of dam site and reservoir mapped
  • Acoustic and optical imaging in twelve holes
  • Team of 20 professionals with Beretta and Desco platforms

Client — Fichtner GmbH & Co. KG for the Ministry of Water & Environment, funded by KfW

Foundations, tower assembly and stringing — JIJI and MULEMBWE, BurundiAugust 2023 – March 2025

Foundations, tower assembly and stringing — JIJI and MULEMBWE, Burundi

energy

Construction, concreting and assembly of transmission pylons for the high and medium voltage lines serving the JIJI and MULEMBWE hydropower plants — 21 towers of approximately 179 MT, with 132 kV and 220 kV single circuit stringing.

  • Full crews, plant and EHS compliance mobilised into Burundi
  • 21 towers erected, approximately 179 MT of steel
  • 132 kV and 220 kV single-circuit stringing

Client — REGIDESO / KEC International Ltd

Geotechnical studies for the New Kampala Port at Bukasa2024

Geotechnical studies for the New Kampala Port at Bukasa

transport · marine

A flagship Tectoni project — geotechnical studies and foundation work for the Kampala Port development at Bukasa, including drilling to 100 m depth in swamp terrain to assess soil stability and suitability for large-scale port infrastructure.

  • Drilling to 100 m depth
  • Swamp and over-water working conditions
  • Rock and soil mechanics laboratory programme

Client — Ministry of Works and Transport / GAUFF Engineering

1,000 m iron ore exploration — Muko, KabaleDecember 2024 – February 2025

1,000 m iron ore exploration — Muko, Kabale

mining

A 1,000 metre exploration drilling programme in the Muko hills to determine the potential for iron ore mining, with continuous core recovery and sample preparation for assay.

  • 1,000 m of exploration drilling completed
  • Steep highland access and terrain
  • Core logged, boxed and photographed for the resource assessment

Client — Mineral exploration client — Muko, Kabale District

2,000 m limestone exploration — Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kasese2024

2,000 m limestone exploration — Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kasese

mining · environment

A groundbreaking 2,000 metre limestone exploration inside a national park, planned at every phase to minimise environmental impact — noise-reduction equipment and environmentally friendly lubricants protected the park's inhabitants while the cores recorded the region's geological history.

  • 2,000 m drilled inside a protected conservation area
  • Noise reduction and biodegradable lubricants throughout
  • Fossilised marine organisms recovered from ancient seabed limestone

Client — Limestone resource development — Kasese

ERT and SRT geophysical surveys — Migina Dyke Road, Rwanda2024

ERT and SRT geophysical surveys — Migina Dyke Road, Rwanda

transport

2D and 3D electrical resistivity tomography with 900 m of seismic refraction and MASW, delivering shear modulus, Young's modulus and compressibility parameters for the detailed design and maintenance of the Migina Dam Road.

  • 900 m of seismic refraction with MASW
  • 2D and 3D resistivity inversion
  • Feasibility study and detailed design completed

Client — SERING Ingegneria Srl — Bugesera District, Rwanda

Manpower supply — Buliisa refinery facilities2023

Manpower supply — Buliisa refinery facilities

energy

Supply and management of skilled and semi-skilled manpower for the construction of refinery facilities in Buliisa, delivered in joint venture and administered under client HSE and competence verification requirements.

  • Joint-venture delivery model
  • Verified competence and permit-controlled deployment
  • Oil and gas sector compliance

Client — Joint venture with Nyika Capital — Buliisa, Uganda

Piling and geotechnical works — New Nile Bridge, Jinja2017–2018

Piling and geotechnical works — New Nile Bridge, Jinja

transport

Pile driving works and associated drilling and injection works for the new Nile bridge at Jinja, together with geotechnical investigation supporting the crossing design.

  • Pile driving for a major Nile crossing
  • Drilling and injection works
  • Delivered for an international JV contractor

Client — Zenitaka–Hyundai Joint Venture

Kikagati hydropower project investigations — Uganda / Tanzania2018–2019

Kikagati hydropower project investigations — Uganda / Tanzania

hydro

Geotechnical investigations for the Kikagati hydropower plant on the Uganda–Tanzania border, including night drilling campaigns to meet the programme.

  • Cross-border project delivery
  • Continuous 24-hour drilling operations
  • River and bank investigation conditions

Client — Kikagati Power Company — Kagera River

Karuma–Kawanda 400 kV transmission line investigations2017

Karuma–Kawanda 400 kV transmission line investigations

energy

Geotechnical investigations along the 400 kV Karuma–Kawanda power transmission line corridor, providing tower foundation design parameters across a long and varied route.

  • Route-long investigation programme
  • Tower-by-tower foundation parameters
  • CPT testing on the Kawanda–Masaka line

Client — Transmission line developer — 400 kV Karuma–Kawanda

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