CESA Aon 2019

AON ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2019 PROJECTS LESS THA R50 MILLION: MALUKAZI & SKY CITY

FINALIST

PROJECT TEAM Client Consulting Engineer

Cosmopolitan Projects Infraconsult Engineering Sikhumba Construction

Main Contractor

FINALIST

PROJECT TEAM Client Consulting Engineer

eThekwini Water and Sanitation

Bosch Projects

T he design and construction of the Malukazi Bulk Sewer project, including Malukazi Pumpstation, was completed in February 2019 within the allocated R32 million budget. The project entailed civil design including the Pumpstation design review, a temporary Pumpstation, bulk and reticulation sewer infrastructure, roads and stormwater rehabilitation and the environmental manage- ment of the water course. The electrical and mechanical com- ponents included pump and pipework design, ventilation design, lighting and electrical supply, lightning protection and telemetry. The construction of the pumpstation was governed by the concrete superstructure, partially completed in Phase 2 of the Sanitation Project, having to take into consideration the complexities due to excessive ground water ingress. In addition, interim communal ablution facilities sewer flows had to be dealt with through the introduction of a temporary pumpstation, then converted into the overflow chamber at completion of the pumpstation. Despite the numerous challenges affecting the continuity of work and contractual issues with contractors, the project was successfully completed within budget and to the highest level of quality. There was a large coordination management component for coordinating the sub-specialists on the project, together with the contractors (e.g. mechanical, ventilation, fire, geotechnical, electrical, roads, and earthing contractors). z

A gainst the backdrop of a huge national housing backlog and, more specifically, the Ekurhuleni Region (East Rand) in Gauteng, the client Cosmopolitan Projects, on 1 June 2016, launched a mega housing development, Watervalspruit (now named Sky City mega housing project), south of Alberton (City of Ekurhuleni). The conceptual planning, town-planning and preliminary designs on this project started as early as 2005. Infraconsult Engineering was part of the project from the outset. The Sky City project differs significantly from most other conventional housing projects. It is designed so the community can immediately benefit from amenities included in the project. The focus is on – move in and live. Sky City stands in stark contrast to conventional housing developments where amenities such as schools, shopping centres, parks and so forth are the responsibility of provincial and national government departments. These facilities are normally only implemented long after the housing development is launched. Sky City was planned and designed to cater for more than just basic conventional engineering services for the home-owners. Consequently, the project includes: • High quality affordable private primary and secondary schooling as part of the development. A world class private school is already operational. • A safe local commercial hub in the form of a shopping mall that was recently launched. • Social amenities such as sports grounds, play grounds and community halls. • Local stormwater attenuation areas will be landscaped into recreational areas, i.e. picnic/braai areas, for the community. z

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CESA AON ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2019