Micheweni, Pemba Island
Micheweni District Hospital
TZS 4.8 billion healthcare facility serving 123,379 people. Benchmark's most complex government project.
The Challenge
The First Government Brief.
And We Had to Get It Right.
When the Government of Zanzibar came to Benchmark in 2020 with the Mkoani Hotel commission, it was our first opportunity to work directly for the state. The building — Pemba Hotel — was a landmark that had been left to deteriorate badly. Crumbling render, broken infrastructure, interiors that had long since fallen below any standard of use. A building that was an embarrassment where it should have been a point of pride.
The brief was total renovation: structurally, externally, and internally. Not a cosmetic refresh — a complete rebuilding of everything from the facade inward. On a government contract, delivered on a tight programme, on Pemba Island, with every material and piece of plant to be transported across the water. This was not a straightforward job. It was exactly the kind of challenge that Benchmark was built for.
The Government chose Benchmark because of our Class 1 contractor classification, our Pemba Island track record, and our reputation for finishing what we start. We knew that a great result here would open every government door that followed. We delivered something that exceeded all expectations — and the Government commissioned a documentary film to record it.
