ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE

1. General Description of the Enterprise

Name:- Tigray Road Construction Enterprise (TRCE)
Type of ownership:- Government Owned
Nature of Business:- Road Construction
Grade:- Contractor Grade One
Year of Establishment:- August 2002 E.C.
Business Address:-
Tel:- 0344409518
Phone:- (+251) 0914721511, (+251) 0344409518
Fax:- 0344404477/0344417548
P.O.Box: 14
E-Mail:- trce03@gmail.com
Website:- www.trce.com.et
Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia
Contact Person:- Ato Muez Atsbeha
General Manager of TRCE
Business Registration Date:- 19/7/2004 E.C.
Registration Certificate:- 1396/2003
Trade License No:- TG/MK/SEM/01/46/1095306/2009
VAT Registration No:- 3319000052
TIN No:- 0020312468

2. Brief of TRA (Background of TRCE)

Tigray Roads Authority (TRA) was established on 1984 E.C. by the regional government
of Tigray with an objective to construct and maintain rural roads in the region and
hence the authority performs as required in the development of rural roads (Constructs
more than 3000km on all zones of the region and nearby regions of Afar and Amhara)
and maintain routine and periodically all completed rural roads which provides
transportation service in the region.

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Our regional government introduces the business process engineering as one of the
reform programs, thus Tigray Roads Authority (TRA) studies the business process with
the objective of introducing check and balance systems and the BPR study resulted in
a fundamental changes which creates the separate entities; i.e. Regulatory body and
Road Construction Enterprise; then based on the study TRA were transformed and
initially establish TRCE using all the skilled personnel, construction machinery &
equipments and different facilities from Tigray Roads Authority (TRA).

3. Establishment of TRCE
TRCE is a grade one contractor. It is established and owned by the Regional Council
Government of Tigray on August 2002 and registered in the trade and industry with an
initial capital of ETB 131,726,094.00. In the past years the enterprise has perform
different construction projects. Since its establishment the enterprise has shown
growth and currently undertaking a multi million road construction projects.

Generally the enterprise has executed various construction and maintenance activities
through which it has achieved very rich and extensive experiences. It is fully dedicated
to serve the nation and to work to the complete satisfaction of its customers or clients
and stakeholders.

4. Duties and Responsibilities of TRCE

Based on its establishment proclamation TRCE has the following duties and responsibilities:
 Based on customer request and invitation perform road construction and maintenance
activities, design roads, construct building and other related works, provide geo-
technical service, equipment rental and maintenance service, supply different grades of
aggregate and other works;
 Giving priority to government policies perform works order by the regional government;
 Produce or import any construction related inputs and then can rent or sell to
customers;
 Build its capacity;
 Prepare and after approved by the board introduces short, medium and long term plans;
 Following legal procedures participate on other development activities and investments;

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5. Organization Structure
In order to cope with the current competitive environment and based on TRCE’s duties and
responsibilities we have the following organization structure.

Board

General Manager

Legal Service Sub Process Internal Audit Sub Process

Deputy General Deputy General

Manager Manager

Construction & Maintenance Equipment Administration

Core Process Supporting Process

Study, Design & Contract Planning, PR and Market

Administration Core Process Study Supporting Process

Procurement & Supply

Equipment Maintenance Supporting Process
Core Process

Human Resource Management

Projects Supporting Process

Financial Management
Supporting Process

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6. Work Experience
6.1. Construction Work Experience
6.1.1. Completed Projects
The projects listed below are executed and completed successfully by our enterprise in the past
years.
A) Road Construction Projects (Gravel Roads)
S/No No of Total Length Contract Amount Owner
Projects (Km) (Br)
1 36 564.35 1,332,136,550.22 Tigray Region Construction,
Road & Transport Bureau
2 3 15.70 42,568,122.98 Tigray Region Trade, Industry &
Urban Development/Water Res.
3 5 280.13 283,313,417.31 Federal Sugar Corporation
Total 44 860.18 1,658,018,090.47
2 24m, 20m 61,552,461.74 Tigray Region Construction,
Bridge Road & Transport Bureau

Total Length Contract Amount

S/No Project Zone Wereda (Km) (Birr)
1 Tabia Selam - Awra Wetsern Welkait
24.47 68,380,652.71
Maykadra - Shiglil Wetsern Kafta Humera 110,645,629.63
2 41.33
Zerbabit - Adihirdi Wetsern Kafta Humera
3 4.26 49,559,414.00
Dansha - Gube - Gichew Wetsern Tsegede
4 14.14 28,555,437.46
Atsrega - Grat Reda North Tahtay Adyabo
5 Wetsern 4.90 11,133,316.91
Atsrega - Maykuhli North Tahtay Adyabo 54,999,882.32
6 Wetsern 25.32
Adihageray - Adiawlala North Tahtay Adyabo 35,303,344.39
7 Wetsern 9.80
Adikahsu - Godefay North Lailay Adiyabo
8 Wetsern 6.70 3,232,210.56
Adigedena - Hadegti North Lailay Adiyabo
9 Wetsern 9.90 4,092,074.94
Adidaero - Zelazile North Lailay Adiyabo 86,644,817.26
10 Wetsern 38.50
Mayhanse - Adimehameday North Asgede 36,459,256.95
11 Wetsern Tsimbila 14.90
Edagahibret - Meli North Asgede 24,810,867.17
12 Wetsern Tsimbila 21.50
Endabaguna - E/Hibret North Asgede 42,135,033.27
13 Wetsern Tsimbila 20.00
Debre kerbe - Kibrto North Medebay Zana
14 Wetsern 9.70 27,629,632.74
Main Road - Mayberbere North Asgede
15 Wetsern Tsimbila 5.48 46,246,546.06
Hidegwired - Serhikabilaee Central Naider Adet
16 12.00 45,525,340.26

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 Total Length Contract Amount
S/No Project Zone Wereda (Km) (Birr)
Axum - Welel - Chila Central Lailay 99,513,302.36
17 Maychew 34.51
Tekeze - Yechila Central Tanqua 111,105,126.22
18 Abergele 40.76
Akeb Tarma Central Tanqua
19 Abergele 0.90 10,350,415.66
Egrihamido - Ahsea Central Mereb Leke
20 21.80 31,607,934.27
Sefo - Emba Ahferom Central Ahferom
21 7.61 26,687,208.83
Edagahamus - Feresmay Central Ahferom 16,695,545.11
22 12.00
Intichoo - Nebelet Central Ahferom 54,466,714.29
23 24.46
Dr. Atakaliti - Gurero Central Kola Temben 7,823,886.18
24 25.00
Main Road - Kudo Central Ahferom
25 5.76 21,215,871.30
Mayabia - Siheta Eastern Ganta Afeshum
26 15.00 32,570,628.41
Mugulat - Azeba Eastern Ganta Afeshum
27 20.60 27,725,254.74
Mugulat - Hagurega Eastern Ganta Afeshum 12,913,566.67
28 8.72
Hareze - Endamosa - Araero Eastern Eurob
29 19.22 53,962,497.21
Dewhan - Ayga Eastern Eurob
30 9.67 15,794,255.99
Dewhan - Yahodega Eastern Eurob 39,548,655.83
31 19.30
Endamizan - Abraha Atsbeha Eastern Kilte Awlaelo
32 2.50 6,084,639.70
Shibta - Gelewsa Southern Endamoheni
33 5.42 29,072,758.92
Alamata - Merewa Southern Raya Alamata
34 8.72 32,603,290.96
Dara - Dinka Southern Ofla
35 13.90 24,258,151.67
Zukuya - Becehka Southern Ofla
36 5.60 2,783,389.27
Sub Total (km) 564.35 1,332,136,550.22
Main Road - Adiabraha Southern Raya Azebo
1 Guben 5.60 8,826,800.73
Tanqua
2 Siye - Tekeze Central Abergele 2.00 13,500,000.00
Arsegde - Gypsum Quarry Southern Hitalo Wejerat
3 8.10 20,241,322.21
Sub Total (km) 15.70 42,568,122.94
1 Alamata Bridge (20m) Southern Raya Alamata 57,008,214.50
2 Tukul Emni Bridge (24m) Southern Seharti Samre 4,544,247.24
Total Sum (km) 61,552,461.74
Maygaba Sugar
1 Maygaba - Mayday Dam Western Welakit 23.53 29,776,883.67
2 Afrata Sugar Factory Western Welakit 12 4,865,623.35
3 Kalema 3000 Hectar Road Western Welakit 58 164,761,380.23
4 Korarit Sefera Western Welakit 171 53,426,600.00

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 Total Length Contract Amount
S/No Project Zone Wereda (Km) (Birr)
5 Mayzihilto Sefera Western Welakit 15.6 30,482,930.06
Sub Total (km) 560.26 283,313,417.31
Total Sum (km) 1140.31 1,719,570,552.21

B) Periodic & Routine Gravel Road Maintenance Works

S/No Total Length Contract Amount (Br) Owner
(Km)
1 7644 215,489,175.21 Tigray Region Construction, Road &
Transport Bureau
Total 7644 215,489,175.21

C) Baeker IAIP Compound Wall Construction Project

S/No Total Length Contract Amount (Br) Owner
(Km)
1 7.61 40,621,431.17 Tigray Region Industrial Park
Development Corporation (Baeker)
Total 7.61 40,621,431.17

6.1.2. Ongoing projects (Project at Hand)

The projects listed below are ongoing gravel road construction projects.
S/No No of Total To-date Remain Contract Amount Owner
Projects Length Completed (Km) (Br)
(Km) (Km)
1 17 249.95 111.21 138.74 1,414,164,652.11 Tigray Region Construction,
Road & Transport Bureau
Total 17 249.95 111.21 138.74 1,414,164,652.11

Total Length Contract

S/No Project Zone Wereda (Km) Amount (Birr)
1 Dejena - Awra Wetsern Welkait
26.04 114,299,927.89
Main Road - Awerqi Wetsern Welkait
2 9.05 86,958,899.18
Main Road - Shirela Wetsern Welkait
3 11.20 108,093,342.97
Main Road - Welel Wetsern Welkait
4 24.85 64,882,279.25
Main Road - Shihagane Wetsern Tsegede
5 11.96 61,071,167.77
Maytseberi - Adiwesen North Tselemti
6 Wetsern 10.00 44,771,447.97
Jira - Shenako Central Naider Adet
8 10.75 119,618,504.70

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 Total Length Contract
S/No Project Zone Wereda (Km) Amount (Birr)
Dego - Dagna Central Naider Adet
9 32.00 210,028,611.00
Debre Harmaz - Adifitaw Central Mereb Leke
10 14.28 76,611,626.86
Yahodega - Arae Eastern Eurob 61,614,172.79
12 16.80
Main Road - Mergahaya Eastern Ganta Afeshum
13 7.72 63,682,786.26
Adikelebes - Marwa Eastern Saseetsadaemba
14 11.80 104,798,759.41
Messebo South Enderta
15 Eastern 24.08 139,043,433.87
Simret - Jema - Wihdet Southern Endamoheni
16 22.00 105,182,706.85
Tashi - Adishishay Southern Seharti Samre
17 17.43 53,506,985.34
Sub Total (km) 249.95 1,414,164,652.11

6.2. Other works Experience

6.2.1. Road Design (Total 8 Projects among those 6 projects completed and delivered to the
client and 2 of them are ongoing projects)
6.2.2. Geo-Technique Services (We provide particularly soil and aggregate related geo-
technical laboratory tests – our laboratory has different testing equipments delivered
by European Union; we have customers from all over weredas and cities of our region
and near by amhara region cities such as weldeya and sokota)
6.2.3. Equipment Rental Service (we give equipment rental service particularly to
government offices and to inventors as well as local NGO who work on public projects)
6.2.4. Equipment Maintenance & Specification Preparation and inspection Service (Until
now we were providing services such as preparation and submission of equipment
related specifications and inspection of vehicles purchased by customers and till now
our customers are government offices; this year we are preparing to provide equipment
maintenance service with well constructed workshop and equip with skilled technician
and maintenance equipments)
6.2.5. Supply of Aggregates (We have a huge crusher plant with 2000m3 production capacity
at Quiha nearby DBL Textile factory and we produce 00, 01, 02, 03 aggregates; from
this production most of it we use it in our construction projects but we also sell
deferent types aggregates to different customers such as DBL Textile Factoty, Velocity
Textile Factory, Mekelle & Wukro City Cobble Stone pavement work)

7. Personnel
The following table shows list of Professional, technical & supporting staff currently working
permanently at TRCE.

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 S/No Profession Number
A Head Office
1 Engineers 19
2 Surveyors 2
3 Laboratory Technicians 3
4 Equipment Maintenance Technicians 33
5 Equipment Operators 28
6 Supporting Staff 129
Total 214
B Projects
1 Engineers 33
2 Surveyors 12
3 Earthwork/Structural work Foreman 48
4 Data Collectors 13
5 Skilled Masons 54
6 Skilled Carpenters 39
7 Skilled Bar Benders 8
8 Equipment Maintenance Technicians 53
9 Equipment Operators 147
10 Assistant Equipment operators 30
11 Supporting Staff (Adm., Finance, Supply) 94
Total 531
Total Number Permanent Employees 745

8. Equipment Owned by TRCE

The following table shows list & status of major machineries and equipments owned by TRCE.

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 S/No Type of Equipment Qty Acquisition Value (Birr)
A Construction Machinery
1 Bull Dozers 21 90,256,522.68
2 Excavator 8 46,050,634.21
3 Motor Grader 11 20,219,148.83
4 Roller 11 7,550,686.78
5 Wheel Loader 15 20,858,748.49
6 Wagon Rock Drill 1 428,020.35
7 Jack Hammer Rock Drill 18 3,752,589.60
8 Crusher 1 588,000.00
Total Construction Machinery 86 189,704,350.94
B Construction Equipments
1 Truck Concrete Mixer 1 1,781,313.30
2 Water Pump 24 935,359.40
3 Stationer Concrete Mixer 12 1,240,612.75
4 Air Compressor 9 3,621,235.36
5 Vibrator 21 385,544.94
6 Hand Compacter 16 243,795.83
7 Total Station with accessory 6 2,989,479.96
Total Construction Equipments 89 11,197,341.54
C Trucks & Vehicles
1 Dump Trucks 45 24,674,467.50
2 Water Trucks 14 19,621,001.94
3 Courier Trucks 3 3,656,112.45
4 Fuel Trucks 4 2,800,169.00
5 Lowbed with Trailer 3 10,907,915.39
6 Tractor with Trailer 22 1,113,714.54
7 Shop Trucks 2 2,574,065.55
8 Small Vehicles 35 27,032,505.97
9 Bus 2 1,304,347.83
Total Trucks & Vehicles 130 93,684,300.17

8. Annual Revenue & Cost of Production

Revenue (2003 – 2011 EBY)

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Budget Construction Road Maint & Eq Rent & Goods Other Income Total Revenue
Year Works Design Maint. Disposal
2003 92,280,027.40 30,403,570.42 100,866.49 0 338,565.40 123,123,029.71
2004 149,703,617.96 22,422,859.31 6,884,516.98 2,775,494.31 6,546,911.25 188,333,399.81
2005 148,066,126.88 22,804,792.78 19,388,778.70 233,071.04 3,020,166.34 193,512,935.74
2006 188,435,852.15 31,029,066.10 3,489,845.43 19,796,957.35 2,375,167.28 245,126,888.31
2007 173,224,907.78 32,139,273.20 1,151,301.48 4,444,251.00 3,018,754.54 213,978,488.00
2008 178,714,58 65,839, 11,864,36 4,928, 3,67 265,020,999.35
0.01 911.43 1.30 227.47 3,919.14
2009 268,892,313.17
249,867,893.88 10,849,701.97 1,360,862.13 2,003,067.08 4,810,788.11
2010 196, 234,748,370.84
228,452,342.26 905.30 1,176,590.77 2,330,562.17 2,591,970.34
2011 617, 268,696,878.54
257,511,933.04 861.65 2,284,271.12 7,080,377.19 1,202,435.54
Total 1,666,257,281.36 216,303,942.16 47,701,394.40 43,592,007.61 27,578,677.94 2,001,433,303.47

Cost of Production (2003 – 2011 EBY)

Budget Labour Cost Equipment Cost Material Cost Depreciation Overhead Cost Total Cost
Year
2003 23,428,711.82 36,240,700.50 11,430,936.33 18,231,051.46 13,327,722.48 102,659,122.59
2004 30,350,905.41 42,047,324.51 18,640,297.63 20,849,749.33 11,109,936.46 122,998,213.34
2005 35,205,858.67 52,040,893.76 8,097,112.62 59,429,785.18 16,337,783.94 171,111,434.17
2006 64,739,812.81 81,395,166.65 22,782,327.12 51,404,198.50 3,660,361.86 223,981,866.94
2007 57,398,392.30 62,017,528.32 20,361,098.26 38,546,679.42 23,145,446.36 201,469,144.66
2008 62,622,6 79,94 27,817,83 37,395,7 41,35 249,139,184.27
22.49 7,505.35 7.74 92.26 5,426.43
2009 69,969,6 67,45 37,166,54 44,742,9 38,29 257,630,796.52
54.87 6,889.85 1.23 90.12 4,720.45
2010 79,694,4 43,38 39,130,19 9,941,0 39,46 211,612,520.54
84.50 5,093.62 3.29 23.45 1,725.68
2011 82,415,9 63,61 27,218,70 7,626,5 41,48 222,361,657.72
04.60 3,996.24 0.47 26.22 6,530.19
Total 505,826,347.47 528,145,098.80 212,645,044.69 288,167,795.94 228,179,653.85 1,762,963,940.75

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