@gapcrew don’t expect anything less from what I posted. The price breakdown remains the same. Mostly, what varies is the depth. Iyo ingine is likely to remain the same. I am no broker but inquired from a friend of a friend who inquired directly from the source.
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By the way hiyo attachment inakaa legit and detailed… I will mostly rely on the information.thanks
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What if the walls cave in? Who bears the liability? Do they take out their own insurance?
Na hii quote haina VAT. Ama hiyo iko exempt?
No uchawi gani hawa majamaa hufanya na wire wakati wa kutafuta maji?
If you want a borehole and not kisima, get professionals to do it. You can get a quote from Davis and shirtliff, and borehole drilling Kenya. But coz there is a lot of detail to be factored in the quote, best is to visit their offices and get reps assigned to visit the location. That way you’ll get a comprehensive quote. Lakini jipange na 1.2+
Project yangu ya college niliunda drill ya kuzungusha na mkono. Nikam nayo tuanze works?
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borehole is an expensive investment – you want to avoid it becoming a time-consuming liability with continual repair or replacement of pumps, due to poor borehole construction, wrong pump installation or incorrect pumping.
Earth science and groundwater consultancy Umvoto Africa, specialising in environmental resource development, management and sustainability, has over 20 years’ experience in individual and major corporate and municipal contracts. Umvoto consultants offer some sound advice to avoid problems down the line.
Define scope of the project: Why are you considering drilling boreholes – what are your objectives and expected benefits? For example, how much water do you need and what do you require it for – irrigation, sanitation, domestic supply, stock watering or other? These choices will affect the water quality required.
If you need water for toilet flushing and sanitation, then a low-yielding borehole with saline water will be sufficient. If you require extensive, high quality water supplies for domestic use or crop irrigation, then a low-yielding saline borehole will not be of any use.
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Artesian flowing borehole during pump installation.
Do your homework: Check with neighbours to see who has a borehole or wellpoint, if they have water, what the quality is like, what the yield us and how deep the borehole is. This could help determine your chances of finding water, and what the basic aquifer (water-bearing rock) characteristics and properties may be.
Also locate a geologist, hydrogeologist or geohydrologist (groundwater specialist) with some experience in your region. He will be able to tell you immediately, before any in-depth assessment is required, whether you’re likely to get a good yielding borehole of more than five litres a second (l/s) with decent water quality, or a low-yielding borehole of <1 l/s with poor water quality, for example. If you’re going to need more than 5 l/s, then you might be able to save yourself a lot of money from the beginning with just some simple enquiries.
Geology and hydrogeology: The surrounding geology and subsurface geological and hydrogeological conditions on the site should be assessed to ensure that the site is not underlain by poor yielding (and usually poor water quality) aquitards and aquicludes. These are rocks that retard water flow, usually forming barriers or seals above aquifers.
You need to understand the risk of drilling a dry hole – although the driller should exercise all care and diligence, he is not responsible for the water quantity or quality. Specialists might need to be consulted if you are unsure what the geological and hydrogeological conditions are. It is therefore advisable to undertake groundwater assessment before drilling – ask for a quote from a hydrogeologist or geologist with groundwater experience.
Groundwater assessment: The best way to approach this is by doing a phased assessment – a desktop study first, followed by a field visit and borehole siting. Separating the assessment into individual phases with their own costs means you don’t have to pay a large amount of money upfront, as a desktop assessment may indicate little chance of good quality, high-yielding groundwater. If the desktop assessment indicates there is a strong possibility that groundwater is present, then you can proceed with actual siting and drilling. Geological and hydrogeological consultants can also undertake the hydrocensus (investigation of neighbours’ boreholes) as described earlier.
Shop around: Ask several drilling contractors and suppliers for quotations. Consult the Borehole Water Association for names of registered suppliers. Request references from previous clients who have had time to assess the quality of work over a reasonable period. Check company registration, recent experience in similar projects, drilling licence, qualifications of key staff, state of equipment and financial capability.
There are many fly-by-night drilling operations around which could take advantage of you. Do not use a driller who says he will only be paid if he finds water – this means he is unlikely to drill and complete the borehole to specifications, to cover costs in case water isn’t found. Drilling for water is a risk, so you need to factor that in when paying for groundwater exploration.
Aaaaaiiiii 1.2M, ni drilling pekee na casing, Weka 150k for GoK, 700k-900k for pump na kadhalika. So around 2M ndio upate maji kwako.
Hii ni kazi tunafanya sana ofisi so i know. Davis watakupea high quote for drilling, look for somebody else. Alafu Davis to do the pump n others. Kazi rahisi.
Most important thing ni the survey. Apo ukimess umeisha. Alafu weka around 2 months ya kupata all approvals from government.
Consult a geologist to survey for water in your plot. When they set a point a drilling company will quote a price per meter. If they strike water go install a solar water pump at the end. Stima utakua unalia mwisho wa mwezi juu ya bill.
@shocks i am also not in this line so hii info ni ile nimepatana nayo tuu nikipita…
- Get a qualified hydrogeologist akufanyie geophysical survey, hii inatumika kwa sighting na estimating dephth ya maji na yield.
- Fanya EIA study & get nema licence
- Get abstraction permit from WRMA
- Get quotation for driiling and pump installation; factor sio depth pekee, type of underlying rock/material also greatly affects. Prices ni hizo tuu 6k-10/12k per meter. Pump prices sijui but best suppliers ni Davis na Grundfos
***hapa kwa drilling cost isikuwe determing factor kwa kuselect driller, try as much as possible to get referrals for a skilled driller.
**if you choose solar pumping cost goes up by 6-10million
Soma replies za wengine kwanza, you just repeated what has been said hapo juu. Fala ni fala tu.
na utumie zile riggers modern,tule tu old school twa zamani nimeona tukikatisia watu wengi,hiyo Chuma ya much in a inakatikia ndani,tuko cheap juu tunalipisha 3500 to 5000 per metre nazo hizo modern around 6000 to 8000 per metre
Borehole kuchimba is 7500 per metre for the first 100metres and 6500 per metre for the next 100 metres. Mobilisation of the vehicles 50k. Gravel 25k. 24hrs test pumping 25k. Fuel ya hiyo machine ya kuchimba 10k
Acha kuchocha watu hapa na bei simplified hii design, watu watafikiria borehole nikama pigsty unajenga polepole.
Kama huna 1.5 M sahau story ya borehole kabisaa. From drilling, casing, installing pumps and tests go seamlessly. Hakuna story ya ati wacha ningoje salary ya Feb niendelee.
PRD RIGS, ask for a rough estimate quote, wako pale ruiru kamakis
check this out it may be of help as well http://farmbizafrica.com/profit-boosters/how-much-it-costs-to-drill-a-borehole
Small-scale farmers are perennially frustrated by unreliable rain and drying rivers yet they can get constant water supply from a borehole in less than 45 days.
Although there are no exact statistics showing cumulative losses for livestock and crop farmers, farm input investment year in year out is consumed by drought.
Last year, the Government announced that more than 1.1 million people were vulnerable to famine after rains failed to support crop and livestock in most parts of Kenya. As a result, the cost of living shot up.
For those who want to drill out water from the ground for all-year-round farming, Borehole Masters is one of the companies to consult.
Cost
The Technical Director of the company, Joseph Kioi, says it will cost between Sh1.7 million and Sh2 million for one to start tapping water from a borehole for household and farm use.
The company’s hydro-technicians first carry out a hydrological-geological survey to help them understand the type of soils and arrangement of rocks if any. “This takes about seven days,” Kioi said.
After the survey, the technicians write a report on environmental impact assessment that will be submitted to National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) for approval of the borehole project at a cost of Sh45,000.
Together with Water Resource Management Authority, a permit will be issued between 21 and 30 days.
“These two agencies must be convinced that the project will be sustainable, while benefiting the owners and society. They can approve or disapprove based on their analysis of the report,” Kioi, who doubles up as the borehole projects manager, said.
The cost of drilling varies from region to region, depending on the soil stability.
“The cost per metre is higher in areas with weaker soils because more work will result from collapsing of the hole walls during drilling.”
In Nairobi for instance, one will pay Sh6,500 per metre while someone in Garissa will pay Sh21,000 per metre.
In Machakos County, one will pay is Sh6,800 per metre, even as those in Kitui and most Western, Rift Valley and Nyanza regions pay an average of Sh7,800 per metre.
“This amount will cater for casing and piping of the case, chemical analysis of water to determine usability, statutory tax (Value Added Tax), among other miscellaneous items,” Kioi says
Installation
In Nairobi, sufficient water will be available from 250-350 metres. In Machakos’ Ruai, from 100 metres.
For this reason, the company gives room for negotiations with clients.
Installation of a pump, water pipes and metres and other equipment for a borehole of 195 metres can cost up to Sh680,000, the technician said.
In this case, a pump pushing 2,000 litres per hour is installed after a 24-hour testing of the consistency of water flow. Drilling and equipment installation takes a maximum of two weeks.
Prospect
Borehole Masters provides customer support for up to three months after installation.
An idea of partnering with financial institutions to fund borehole project is at conception stage, Kioi says.
Although there are no timelines set, this programme would help small-holder farmers who cannot raise the monies needed to sink boreholes at one go.
Check here http://farmbizafrica.com/profit-boosters/how-much-it-costs-to-drill-a-borehole
How much it costs to drill a borehole
Small-scale farmers are perennially frustrated by unreliable rain and drying rivers yet they can get constant water supply from a borehole in less than 45 days.
Although there are no exact statistics showing cumulative losses for livestock and crop farmers, farm input investment year in year out is consumed by drought.
Last year, the Government announced that more than 1.1 million people were vulnerable to famine after rains failed to support crop and livestock in most parts of Kenya. As a result, the cost of living shot up.
For those who want to drill out water from the ground for all-year-round farming, Borehole Masters is one of the companies to consult.
Cost
The Technical Director of the company, Joseph Kioi, says it will cost between Sh1.7 million and Sh2 million for one to start tapping water from a borehole for household and farm use.
The company’s hydro-technicians first carry out a hydrological-geological survey to help them understand the type of soils and arrangement of rocks if any. “This takes about seven days,” Kioi said.
After the survey, the technicians write a report on environmental impact assessment that will be submitted to National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) for approval of the borehole project at a cost of Sh45,000.
Together with Water Resource Management Authority, a permit will be issued between 21 and 30 days.
“These two agencies must be convinced that the project will be sustainable, while benefiting the owners and society. They can approve or disapprove based on their analysis of the report,” Kioi, who doubles up as the borehole projects manager, said.
The cost of drilling varies from region to region, depending on the soil stability.
“The cost per metre is higher in areas with weaker soils because more work will result from collapsing of the hole walls during drilling.”
In Nairobi for instance, one will pay Sh6,500 per metre while someone in Garissa will pay Sh21,000 per metre.
In Machakos County, one will pay is Sh6,800 per metre, even as those in Kitui and most Western, Rift Valley and Nyanza regions pay an average of Sh7,800 per metre.
“This amount will cater for casing and piping of the case, chemical analysis of water to determine usability, statutory tax (Value Added Tax), among other miscellaneous items,” Kioi says
Installation
In Nairobi, sufficient water will be available from 250-350 metres. In Machakos’ Ruai, from 100 metres.
For this reason, the company gives room for negotiations with clients.
Installation of a pump, water pipes and metres and other equipment for a borehole of 195 metres can cost up to Sh680,000, the technician said.
In this case, a pump pushing 2,000 litres per hour is installed after a 24-hour testing of the consistency of water flow. Drilling and equipment installation takes a maximum of two weeks.
Prospect
Borehole Masters provides customer support for up to three months after installation.
An idea of partnering with financial institutions to fund borehole project is at conception stage, Kioi says.
Although there are no timelines set, this programme would help small-holder farmers who cannot raise the monies needed to sink boreholes at one go.