Construction World December 2021

BEST PROJECTS OVERVIEW

ConstructionWorld’s Best Projects Awards was held for the 20 th year on 3 November. The black tie event, hosted at Victoria Yards in Johannesburg, was attended by 150 people. CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE B est Projects is the only award in South Africa that celebrates ‘New Ashton Arch’ (AECOM). The ‘Building Contractors’ category attracted 15 entries. The winner in this of Neckartal Dam and Phase 1 Bulk water supply’ (Knight Piésold

Consulting). Special Mention Awards were given to ‘Oceans’ (Sutherland) and ‘16 on Bree’ (Zutari). ‘Jewel City: a mixed-use urban renewal project’ (GASS Architecture Studios) was the winner in the ‘Architects’ category, while ‘52 Katherine Street’(Paragon Architects) and ‘Kasteelpark Office Refurbishment’ (Boogertman + Partners Architects) both received Highly Commended awards. The latter also received a Special Mention Award for both ‘Greenbay and Greenlee' while Vivid Architects received a Special Mention for ‘Bridgewater’. The judges commented that completion was tough in the AfriSam Innovation Award for Sustainable Construction. The eventual winner was ‘Vopak Terminal Lesedi – Administration building’ (Zutari). Highly Commended Awards were given to ‘16 on Bree’ (Zutari) and ‘Radisson RED – Oxford Parks’ (Concor Construction). Special Mention Awards went to both ‘Witzenberg Zero Waste to landfill pilot project’ (JG Afrika) and ‘Project Mariachi’ (WBHO). 

excellence across the entire built environment and recognises civil engineers, building contractors, specialist contractors and suppliers, architects and consulting engineers. In addition, the ‘Innovation award for sustainable construction’ sponsored by AfriSam is given to excellence in construction sustainability. AfriSam has also been the main sponsor of the event since Best Projects’ inception. They were joined by Den Braven (bronze sponsor), Sika (associate sponsor) and Cement and Concrete South Africa (sponsor). Best Projects are independently judged by stalwarts of the built environment: Trueman Goba, Nico Maas and Uwe Putlitz. Despite challenging times in the construction industry, 2021 had a healthy 56 entries with more projects than any year before receiving recognition – testament to the fact that excellence triumphs, even in tough times. In the ‘Civil Engineering Contractors’ category, the winner of the award is the impressive ‘Relocation of the 30 Mℓ Khutsong Reservoir’ (Quantibuild) while a Highly Commended award was given to

category was ‘Hensoldt Optronics’ (WBHO), a Highly Commended award was given to ‘Castle Gate Lifestyle Centre’ (WBHO), while both ‘Jubilee Hospital’ (Concor Construction) and the ‘MSC new passenger terminal’ (Stefanutti Stocks Coastal) received Special Mention awards. Sika South Africa was the Winner in the Specialist Contractors or Supplier category for ‘New Ashton Arch’. A Highly Commended award was given to ‘Thornwood embankment rehabilitation’ (Keller Geotechnics), while the company also received a Special Mention award for ‘Northfield Business Park Ground Improvement’. Competition was fierce in the Consulting Engineer category and this resulted in six awards being made. Hatch Africa triumphed with its project ‘Moving Kenmare wet plant B to Pilivili’. Three Highly Commended awards were given: ‘New Ashton Arch’ (AECOM), ‘Design and Construction of the 25 Mℓ reinforced concrete Emoyeni Reservoir’ (Knight Piésold Consulting) and ‘Construction

6 20 th Best Project Awards 2021