Hydro-Utilities is a leading engineering consultancy firm in Zimbabwe that prides itself on stability, reputation, and excellence. It has over 20 years of experience providing services including civil engineering, structural engineering, environmental engineering, and project management. The firm aims to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to environmental challenges through its team of experienced professionals.

1. Company Profile
CONSULTING ENGINEERS
Stability
Reputation
Excellence

2. MISSION
Hydro-Utilities aims to be a leading engineering consultancy business in the region helping to
make a significant contribution to the quality of lives of millions of people in our country and
beyond.
VISION
To be a reputable, world-class and professional engineering consultancy business delivering
innovative, sustainable and safe solutions to environmental challenges
VALUES
• To act with integrity and honesty
• To be diligent in our approach to quality
• To continually seek excellence
• To be client focused and serve the clients needs first
• To embrace the principles of environmental management and sustainability
• To maintain our stability, strength and reputation through teamwork and deliverance
Hydro-Utilities prides itself in delivering excellence through leading engineering applications
supported by an experienced and well established professional staff complement. Our competitive
advantage lies in our stability, reputation and engineering excellence.
STABILITY
Hydro-Utilities boasts of its own office building in Harare (Zimbabwe) where the Head Office
is located. The building has 400 sq. m of office space that is home to the Administration and
Financial Departments, Roads & Highways, Structural & Buildings, Civil, Water & Environment
Divisions. The firm has grown from strength to strength over the years since its establishment
in 1991 and this is largely due to an efficient and effective management team and support staff.
Stability is one of our key strengths and this has been important in the firm securing significant
contracts locally and regionally and maintaining quality and excellence even during times of
past economic challenges.
REPUTATION
Hydro-Utilities has established a solid reputation as engineering and management consultant
in Zimbabwe and beyond since 1991. Our success is as a result of having a stable foundation,
passionate and dedicated professional staff and the spirit of teamwork. We set ourselves high
standards and aim to achieve them so as to give our clients the best possible solution taking
into consideration all elements of design and sustainability.
EXCELLENCE
Providing engineering excellence is the way we do our business. At Hydro-Utilities we appreciate
and understand today’s ever changing technological and human needs, and as such, we aim
to match that by providing engineering excellence through up to date engineering applications
and new technologies. Our experienced team of engineers and technicians are quick to assess
and provide workable and well-thought out solutions to a variety of engineering problems.

3. Hydro-Utilities (Pvt) Ltd is an independant
firm of local consulting Engineers providing
professional design, engineering and
management consultancy services. The firm
was established in 1991 as one of the first
indigenous engineering consultants and still
operates today after 20 years of providing first
class engineering service.
Hydro-Utilities builds its strength on three
core areas; Stability, Reputation and Excellence.
We believe these three defining pillars make
Hydro-Utilities a leading engineering design
and management consultancy delivering to
a local and regional client base. Our team of
professionals and registered engineers are
experienced and passionate about the work
they do in implementing practical sustainable
solutions to various environmental challenges
in our ever-changing climate.
Hydro-Utilities has a dedicated team of in-
house professionals and has developed long-
term relationships and strong ties with experts
in the academia and industrial sectors. This
resourceful mix of knowledge and experience
on some of the projects we have worked on
has been instrumental in delivering technically
outstanding and cost effective solutions.
Hydro-Utilities prides itself in delivering the
best and meeting the clients’needs without
compromising on quality, time and cost
factors. We aim to be the best local provider
for engineering design services in the civil,
structural and environmental fields.
We cover a range of professional services that
cover water resources engineering and
management; water and wastewater
treatment and engineering; irrigation and
drainage; highway and transport engineering;
structural engineering; geotechnical
engineering and surveys; environmental
engineering; and project management.
Hydro-Utilities is a member of:
Zimbabwe Association of Consulting
Engineers (ZACE)
Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers (ZIE)
Engineering Council of Zimbabwe (ECZ)
and is registered with the World Bank, African
Development Bank and also in the process of
registering with other international agencies.
At Hydro-Utilities we take health,
safety and welfare issues seriously
and integrate these into our risk
assessments and design scope
THE FIRM
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5. WaterTreatment Plant
Engineering solutions for potable water supply
Water Projects
Pungwe – Mutare Water Supply and
Pipeline Project – Hydro-Utilities
completed the civil design and
supervision of this significant water supply
project for the City of Mutare. This scheme
enabled the withdrawal of 0.7m3
/s of raw
water by gravity from Pungwe River via a
4.3 km tunnel and 70km pipeline to
augment City of Mutare’s water supply
system. SKANSKA were appointed
Principal Contractors.
Matabeleland Zambezi Water Supply
Project – This strategic project involved
the feasibility and survey studies to
abstract raw water from the Zambezi River,
treat it and supply Zimbabwe’s second
city of Bulawayo with clean, portable
water.
Bulawayo Nyamandlovu Water Pipeline -
Hydro-Utilities were commissioned to
carry out a detailed Technical evaluation
of the proposed Bulawayo –
Nyamandlovu water pipeline for the city
of Bulawayo.
Magunje Water Treatment Works – As
Project Engineers and supervisors, Hydro-
Utilities led the design and construction
of a 350m3
/ hr water treatment plant to
provide potable water for the town of
Magunje and surrounding areas. This
African Development Bank funded project
included a 6000m3
water storage reservoir
and distribution network.
Municipality Housing Projects
Kuwadzana Phase IV Infrastructural Project
– A Ministry of Public Construction and
National Housing project that required
the infrastructural design and supervision
for construction of road network, water
and sewage distribution network and
storm water drainage. Hydro-Utilities
were Project Engineers.
Bulawayo’s Cowdray Park Housing Project
– Previously, Cowdray Park’s 1200 housing
units had no sewage disposal systems or
at most dilapidated infrastructure. On
this project Hydro-Utilities provided
design services for the installation of a
new sewage collection and conveyance
system along with associated sewage
treatment ponds. Today, the housing
suburb is transformed and enjoys a fully
functional sewage treatment system.
SOME MAJOR PROJECTS COMPLETED
Hydro-Utilities Consulting Engineers have worked on and completed a wide range of major
civil, structural and environmental projects for clients both in the private and public sectors.
Some of the projects completed are detailed below:-
The Southern African Development
Community is home to 257 million
people all with different needs and
challenges; and as engineers, our
focus should lie on delivering
innovative but sustainable solutions
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6. Harare Drive
Design engineers and project supervisors
ROADS, HIGHWAY & BRIDGE PROJECTS
Harare Drive Missing Link Highway
Project
To complete the ring road around Harare,
City of Harare embarked on a project to
construct the missing 8km road link from
Second St/ Golden Stairs junction to
Borrowdale Road junction. Hydro-Utilities
were appointed design engineers and
project supervisors. This project is strategic
for Harare in that the dual carriageway
helped reduce traffic congestion leading
into the city centre and also boosted trade
and local business between the west and
east regions of Greater Harare. The project
was commissioned in 2000.
Popoteke River Bridge Project
A Ministry of Transport funded project that
involved constructing a road bridge over
the Popoteke River on the Chatsworth –
Gutu Road. Hydro-Utilities were appointed
design engineers following a successful
technical and financial proposal.

7. ANGOLA
Luanda Shopping Mall
A joint venture initiative where Hydro-Utilities
were part of a consortium of consulting
engineers looking into the feasibility design
for a hotel development and shopping mall
in Luanda, Angola.
BOTSWANA
Commercial and Recreational Centre
A joint venture initiative where Hydro-Utilities
partnered a local consulting firm to provide
professional design and management services
for a commercial and recreational centre in
Thamaga, Botswana.
REGIONAL PROJECTS
Our knowledge, skills and
experience in large infrastructural
projects means that we are well
positioned to work with our
regional partners
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8. West End Hostipal
High rise structural design

9. Medical Building Complexes
South Medical, Baines Avenue and
Chitungwiza Hospitals – Hydro-Utilities
completed the civil, structural design and
construction supervision for both the
Baines Avenue and Chitungwiza Hospitals.
Both projects were funded by the South
Medical Group of Hospitals and
construction was completed in 2003.
Commercial Buildings
Belmont Industrial Park, Bulawayo – This
Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority
(ZESA) funded project involved the
structural and civil design of a new
industrial park complex for Bulawayo in
the Belmont area. Hydro-Utilities were
appointed Project Engineers.
Gwanda Shopping Mall Infrastructure
Project - Hydro-Utilities carried out the
civil, structural design and electrical/
mechanical subcontracting for this
National Social Security Authority (NSSA)
funded project. Due to effective project
management and implementation, the
project was completed within schedule.
Beitbridge Shopping Mall Project - Hydro-
Utilities were involved in carrying out the
civil, structural, mechanical and electrical
designs for the client. This was the first
shopping mall constructed for the town
of Beitbridge.
Hwange Shopping Mall Project – This
project involved the civil and structural
design aspect. Hydro-Utilities
implemented innovative solutions that
helped the contractor save working-time
on site and helped the client save money.
Malcolm House Building Project - This
project involved the innovative conversion
of an existing block of flats into corporate
offices for the Commercial Bank of
Zimbabwe. Hydro-Utilities were Project
Engineers and supervised construction
on the site until the commissioning stage.
Institutional Building Projects
Gwanda Technical Teachers College –
Ministry of Publics Works funded project
where we carried out detailed structural
designs.
Lupane University – Carried out the
detailed structural designs for all proposed
buildings within the university. The
project included tender document
preparation and contract management.
Harare Water Supply II – Kunzwi Water
Development Corporation - Hydro-
Utilities engaged in a joint venture with
Interconsult, Brian Colquhoun, Hugh
O’Donnell and Partners, Ncube Burrow
and Centro Project for the design services
required for construction of a dam and
design and construction of a water
treatment plant to supply water to Harare,
Chitungwiza, Norton and Ruwa. The
project also involved design of an
irrigation scheme.
BUILDINGS
Our structural engineers have
designed all kinds of buildings using
a wide variety of materials and
between them have a wealth of
experience that Hydro-Utilities is
proud of
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10. Environmental Impact Assessments
Engineering solutions respecting the environment
ENVIRONMENT
Environmental Impact Assessments
Hydro-Utilities have carried out a number of environmental impact assessments for
various project developments both for Government and private developers.
We embrace the principles of
sustainability and consider all social,
economic and environmental factors
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11. PROJECT MAP
RWANDA
BURUNDI
ZAIRE
CONGO
GABON UGANDA
KENYA
ANGOLA
ZAMBIA
TANZANIA
MALAWI
MOZAMBIQUE
ZIMBABWE
NAMIBIA
BOTSWANA
SOUTH AFRICA
LESOTHO
SWAZILAND
Project Areas
Over the past 20 years Hydro-Utilities have carried out work in the following southern African countries

12. HEAD OFFICE
140 Nelson Mandela Avenue
P O Box 5947, Harare, Zimbabwe
E-mail: hydrohre@mango.zw
Tel: +263 4 795252 /729788/ 737721
Fax: +263 4 795252
BRANCH OFFICE
Suite 5 Princess Court
Corner S. Parirenyatwa/L. Takawira
P O Box 3025, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
E-mail: hydrobyo@mango.zw
Tel: +263 9 75895 / 68424
Fax: +263 9 77959
Stability
Reputation
Excellence