Dott Services

Dott Services Limited, commonly referred to as Dott Services, is a Ugandan engineering and construction company. It is one of the leading companies in the engineering and construction fields, in the African Great Lakes Region, as of December 2021. Headquartered in Kampala, Uganda's capital city, Dott Services is active in Uganda, Tanzania, South Sudan and DR Congo, [1][2]

Dott Services Limited
TypePrivate
IndustryConstruction
Founded1994 (1994)
Headquarters30 Bukoto Crescent Road, Naguru Hill, Kampala, Uganda
Key people
Venugopal Rao
Executive Director
Maheswara Reddy
Managing Director
Jamesone Olonya
Contracts Manager
ServicesCommercial construction
Number of employees
500 - 1,000
WebsiteHomepage

Overview

Dott Services was established in 1994 by four engineers who graduated from the same engineering college in India: (a) Venugopal Rao (Executive Director, Dott Services) (b) Maheswara Reddy, (Managing Director, Dott Services) (c) Prasad Reddy and (d) Komi Reddy. Each of the founders/directors own 25 percent of the company stock. As of 2021 the company employed an estimated work force of between 500 and 1,000 people.[1][3]

Ownership

The business is privately owned by the families of the four original founders. The table below illustrates the shareholding in the company stock.[3]

Shareholding In Dott Services Limited
RankShareholderPercentage Ownership
1Venugopal Rao25.0[3]
2Maheswara Reddy25.0[3]
3Prasad Reddy25.0[3]
4Komi Reddy25.0[3]

Governance

The executive chairman of the company is Venugopal Rao, an Indian national. Maheswara Reddy, another Indian national, is the managing director.[3] The contracts manager at the company is Engineer Jamesone Olonya, a Ugandan national.[4]

Projects

This is a partial listing of past and current construction projects, where Dott Services Limited is or was the lead contractor:

1. Iganga–Tirinyi–Kamonkoli–Mbale Road: The tarmacking of this 64 miles (103 km) road to class II bitumen standard, with shoulders, culverts and drainage channels, was ongoing as of July 2020.[4]

2. The Ishaka–Kagamba Road: This 35.6 kilometres (22 mi) road was converted to bitumen surface in 2016.[4]

3. Jinja-Kamuli Road: The road was resurfaced in 2007, in preparation for the 2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kampala, Uganda and as of 2021, is under preparation for resurfacing.[4][5]

4. Kampala–Mityana Road: The 30 kilometres (19 mi), Muduuma–Mityana section of the Kampala–Mityana Road, was converted to class 2 bitumen standard, by Dott Services Limited, between 2008 and 2012.[4]

5. The Hoima-Kiziranfumbi-Kabaale Road, and Kafu-Masindi Road are both contracted to Dott Services Limited, as part of Uganda's Oil Roads.[4]

6. Dott Services is contracted to build/repair/improve several roads in Tanzania, including (a) Korogwe–Mkumbara–Same Road (b) Kawawa–Nduoni–Marangu Mtoni Road (c) Mkuu–Tarakea Road and (d) Marangu–Kilacha–Rombo Road.[4]

Recent developments

In 2021, Dott Services Limited was selected to construct a number of roads inside the Democratic Republic of the Congo, linking that country to Uganda, to the east. The roads, totaling 223 kilometres (139 mi), in length, include the Kasindi–Beni–Butembo Road and the Bunagana–Rutshuru–Goma Road.[6][7][8][9]

See also

References
  1. Devex (8 December 2021). "Dott Services Limited". Devex.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. Red Pepper Reporter (30 July 2020). "25 Years! Dott Services Outlives Uganda's toxic environment, only Existing Local Firm Growing Stronger". Red Pepper Newspaper. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. Zahara Abigaba (26 October 2015). "Dott Services: We Are Self-Made". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  4. Mulengera Reporter (29 July 2020). "What Recent Road Works Say About Dott Services Limited, Uganda's Finest Local Construction Company". Mulengeranews.com. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  5. Tausi Nakato (29 April 2021). "Works on Jinja-Kamuli road to start". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  6. Kenneth Kazibwe (30 September 2020). "Uganda to build 223km road network inside DRC". Nile Post Uganda. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  7. Elias Biryabarema (5 December 2021). "Uganda launches road-building in Congo to boost trade". Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  8. David Rogers (6 December 2021). "Uganda launches $330m road building plan in Democratic Republic of Congo". Global Construction Review. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  9. Simone Schlindwein (1 September 2023). "Uganda: Congo and Uganda - Will New Roads Serve As War Compensation?" (Translated from the original German language). Deutsche Welle via AllAfrica.com. Bonn, Germany. Retrieved 3 September 2023.

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