Projects Undertaken
National Water Resource Infrastructure (NWRI) Programme
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Set up a project management office for the entire NWRI unit i.e:
CD: Operations and Maintenance, CD: Engineering,
CD: Construction, CD: RBIG, CD: Infrastructure.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Revised and/or develop NWRI programme strategy, process frameworks, frameworks and guidelines.
Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grand (RBIG)
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Provide Technical and Management Support Services to the entire RBUG Directorate i.e.
RBIG, MWIG, WSOS and ACIP.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Provided scientific-based approaches to programme and project analysis, evaluations and assessment.
Regional Management Support Contract (RMSC) MISA/RMSC/011/2015
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Assist MISA (Municipal Infrastructure Support Agency) with the development of terms of reference and procurement documentation for regional management.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Developed the following:
- Project Implementation Plan (PIP).
- Procurement strategy for MISA.
- Bid documentation and submitted BEC, (Bid Evaluation Committee).
Dam Safety Rehabilitation Programme (DSRP), Technical and Management
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Provide services that included a compilation of technical guidelines and benchmarks and providing technical training to young DWA engineers and technologists.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Provided project management and design work (remedial work to dams and canals) and compilation of technical guidelines and specifications.
Bucket Eradication
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
SMMMS was the lead consultant in a consortium to eliminate latrines in established townships in South Africa. The budget for the project R1.8 Billion.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Provided the following services:
- Hands-on technical support to provincial & local government.
- Tracked project implementation & flagged bottle-necks and escalated them to national attention.
Water for All Flagship Project, Mpumalanga Province
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Provide project management and technical support for water projects in 18 local Municipalities under a total of 1170 sub-projects with a budget of R3.7 billion over 3 years.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Provided technical support and strategic support to Mpumalanga in addressing the water services backlog in all 18 municipalities.
Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) Gauteng Province
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
JRA Emergency Storm-water Works, design drawings and cost estimates of emergency storm-water pipelines and roads in Johannesburg.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Provided design project management support.
Regional Management Support Contract (RMSC) MISA/RMSC/011/2015
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Assist MISA (Municipal Infrastructure Support Agency) with the development of terms of reference and procurement documentation for regional management.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Developed the following:
- Project Implementation Plan (PIP).
- Procurement strategy for MISA.
- Bid documentation and submitted BEC, (Bid Evaluation Committee).
Mkambati Regional Water-Supply, OR Tambo
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Design and project management at Regional Water Supply in Mbizana local municipal, R77 million.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Provided project management services for the entire project including the project infrastructure design work.
Catchment analysis, Department of Water Affairs Provinces of Gauteng, Free State & North West dams and irrigation, RJ&K Golf Club
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Design and management of a 7metre high earth dam,pipe outlet to tank for primary treatment of the raw water.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
- Provided storm-water management and project management.
- Subsequently augmented supply of 5m high earth 0% channel storage dam, pump station & 2km delivery pipeline.
OR Tambo District Municipality Eastern Cape
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Newspaper Distribution Mapping and Dispatch subscribers and spatial analysis of the Newspaper.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
- Provided planning and mapping of proposed water supply schemes and socio-demographic characteristics of villages to have water delivery.
- Identified areas suitable for the location of reservoirs and boreholes and other water service infrastructure.
Daily Dispatch Newspaper
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Prepare locality maps, mapping of proposed water supply schemes and socio-demographic characteristics.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Provided mapping and spatial analysis services.
OR Tambo District Municipality Eastern Cape
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Water Sustainability Audit.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Provided a sustainability audit, mapping and spatial analysis.
Decentralization in Africa; Joint USAID/WORLD Bank study of decentralization indicators and service delivery in Zambia, Ghana and Zambia
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Rapid Urban Assessment for USAID, Overview of conditions in Zambia and identification of high impact low-cost project opportunities.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Provided urban assessment consultancy and identification of project opportunities.
Spoornet: Informal Settlement strategy
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Development of an informal settlement strategy for the national rail utility to address informal settlements, in South Africa.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Provided strategy consulting.
Development Bank of Southern Africa: Review and upgrade of infrastructure investment models
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
More effective and accessible models for municipalities.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Provided strategy consulting.
World Bank: Study of Peri-Urban settlements in Swaziland
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Study of over 40 informal settlements and detailed proposals for upgrading 5, for the World Bank (with PADCO).
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Provided strategy consulting.
United Nations Development Programme/Development Bank of Southern Africa
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Public-Private Partnerships for Africa’s Municipalities: Organization, support services.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Provided strategy consulting.
Upgrade of Olifantspoort / Ebenezer system, Lepelle Northern Water (Limpopo)
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Design, Contract, Administration and Construction supervision.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
- Inception.
- Concept and viability / preliminary design.
- Design development.
- Documentation and procurement.
- Contract administration and inspection.
Water and Sewer Reticulation, Missionvale, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
The project aimed to construct toilets, resurface roads and construction of bulk storm Structure.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Provided water and sewer reticulation services.
Port St Johns Local Municipality, Eastern Cape Province
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Port St Johns Caguba Rural Housing Project, Preliminary design, detail design, tender documentation, tender process and construction supervision for 500 erven; construction of a concrete 250KL reservoir; the installation of potable water HDPE and uPVC reticulation system with standpipes; and the construction of storm-water drainage.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Provided detailed designs, tender documentation, tender process and construction services.
Ibika Rural Water Supply Project, Amathole District Municipality
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
The project aimed to provide adequate, clean and reliable water for the current and future demand for the Ibika area. This is in line with the government mandate to eradicate all water backlogs by the year 2008. The other related project objectives include: Reducing water related diseases and infections, generating income in the community and providing skills that will enable them to prosper and be employable elsewhere after this project, encouraging community participation and involvement o increase ownership of the project infrastructure, promoting local economic development.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Designed and project managed 413km of gravity mains and village reticulation; construction of 41 concrete reservoirs; installation of about 1030 standpipes.
United Nations Development Programme/Development Bank of Southern Africa
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Zizamele Sewerage Reticulation, The preliminary and detailed design, tender documentation and construction supervision of 1.5km bulk outflow sewer, 15km sewer reticulation and the construction of a pumped sewer main.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Provided detailed designs, tender documentation, tender process and construction services.
Engcobo Local Municipality, Eastern Cape Province
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
- Umkhunjana Water Project.
- Construction of three reservoirs and main of 8km;
- Construction of three pump stations;
- Construction of a reticulation system of 35km; and the installation of 60 standpipes.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Provided construction services and installation of standpipes.
Johannesburg, South African Rail Commuter Corporation
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
The investigation, detailed design and construction supervision for the rehabilitation of the railway ormation and the storm-water system of electrified railway lines under live traffic conditions, R11 million.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Rehabilitated the railway formation and storm-water system of electrified railway lines.
Churchill WTW, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Upgrading, modernization
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Refurbishment of water treatment buildings, upgrading surfaced access road, R60 Million.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Refurbished water treatment buildings and the access road.
Infrastructure Provision, Coega Zone 6
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
The Nelson Mandela Metro Municipality wanted to eliminate the Bucket Sanitation System being used by the Metro to service many of the formal and informal residential areas of the Municipality. The target date for the eradication of the Bucket System was March 2008. Water and Sewer reticulation, toilets, surfaced roads and storm-water, bulk storm-water.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Designed and project managed 413km of gravity mains and village reticulation; construction of 41 concrete reservoirs; installation of about 1030 standpipes.
Reservoir Rehabilitation, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Refurbishment and upgrade of reservoirs, break pressure tanks, etc, R40 million.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Reservoir refurbishment and upgrading of breakwater tanks and other infrastructure.
Modal interchanges, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Roadworks, storm-water, structural steel, buildings, public facilities and bulk services for public transport modal inter-changes under design, R60 million.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Construction of roads, storm-water infrastructure, buildings and other public facilities.
Reservoir, Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
20 Ml reinforced concrete reservoir at Baviaanspoort. Investigate and design of pipe-works, R20 million.
WORK DELIVERED / UNDERTAKEN
Provided detailed designs of pipework and integration into reservoir.