JLOS House Project

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JLOS Towers
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General information
TypeGovernment Offices
Location98-102 Katalima Road
Naguru, Kampala
Uganda
Coordinates 0°20′28″N32°36′39″E / 0.341114°N 32.610832°E / 0.341114; 32.610832
Construction started2022
Completed2026 (Expected)
Cost USh.  256,000,000,000
Technical details
Floor count11
Floor area80,000 square metres (861,113 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s) FBW Architects
Main contractorSeyani Brothers & Company Uganda Limited

The JLOS House Project, is a proposed three-component government office development project in Uganda's capital city of Kampala, to house the offices of the Justice, Law and Order Sector (JLOS). The three components of the project are: [1] [2] [3]

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Location

The first component of the project is the JLOS Towers to be located at 98-102 Katalima Road, in the Naguru neighborhood, in the Nakawa Division of Kampala, about 6 kilometres (4 mi), northeast of the city's central business district. [4] The coordinates of the JLOS Towers would be 0°20'28.0"N, 32°36'39.0"E (Latitude:0.341114; Longitude:32.610832). [5]

The second component in the project, is the headquarters of the Uganda Police Force, to be constructed immediately south of the JLOS Towers, at 40-96 Katalima Road, Naguru.

The third component is the renovation, refurbishment and enlargement of existing office buildings that house the Courts of Appeal and headquarters of the Judiciary, to accommodate the Uganda Supreme Court, currently housed in a building on Upper Kololo Terrace on Kololo Hill. That location is in the centre of the city, bounded by Lumumba Avenue to the north, Buganda Road to the south, Square One to the west and Square Two to the east. The coordinates of this location are: 0°18'56.0"N, 32°34'46.0"E (Latitude:0.315556; Longitude:32.579438). [6]

Overview

JLOS Towers is planned to house the following government departments, currently scattered in different locations across the city: [7]

  1. The headquarters of the Uganda Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs
  2. The Uganda High Court
  3. The Uganda Ministry of Internal Affairs
  4. Offices of Uganda Human Rights Commission
  5. Headquarters of Uganda Prison Services
  6. Headquarters of Uganda Registration Services Bureau
  7. The Justice, Law and Order Sector Secretariat
  8. Offices of Uganda Law Reform Commission
  9. Headquarters and offices of The Directorate of Public Prosecution
  10. Offices of the Judicial Service Commission
  11. Headquarters of National Identification and Registration Authority [8]
  12. Uganda Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development
  13. Headquarters of Uganda Tax Appeals Tribunal
  14. Headquarters of the Centre for Arbitration and Dispute Resolution
  15. The Uganda Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control.

Construction

In August 2015, following open international bidding, a consortium led by TWED Property Development Limited of Uganda and G5 Property Development Limited of South Africa was selected to design, develop, construct and manage the project in a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement. The other members of the consortium include FBW Architects and ROKO Construction Company. Financing will be provided by Standard Bank of South Africa and Stanbic Bank Uganda. [9] Construction was expected to commence in 2016. [1]

In the end, the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor is Seyani Brothers & Company Uganda Limited and the supervising engineer is Symbion Uganda Limited. Construction began in June 2022 and is expected to conclude after 49 months at a cost of USh:256 billion (US$69 million). [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 JLOS (18 June 2016). "Special Report on the JLOS House Project". Kampala: JLOS House Project. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Press Release (12 August 2015). "JLOS House Project preferred bidder named". Kampala: Uganda Law Reform Commission. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Umaru Kashaka (3 May 2014). "New Supreme Court Building to Cost Sh303 Billion". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Google (4 February 2024). "JLOS House Project" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  5. ↑ Google (18 June 2016). "Location of Proposed JLOS Towers, Naguru, Kampala, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Google (18 June 2016). "Location of the Headquarters of the Uganda Judiciary, Kampala" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  7. ↑ ULRC (9 October 2013). "JLOS House Complex Construction". Uganda Law Reform Commission (ULRC). Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  8. 1 2 Anthony Wesaka (13 June 2022). "Work on Shs250b justice centre starts". Daily Monitor . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  9. ↑ Press Release (12 August 2015). "JLOS House Project preferred bidder named". Uganda Law Reform Commission. Kampala. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
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