Construction World June 2016

ROADS AND BRIDGES

AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE The results of the CMA Awards for Excellence

judges, all leading professionals in the field of construction, comprised: • Landscape architect and director of Arla Consulting, Antoinette de Beer • Architect and media manager of Paragon Architects, Hugh Fraser • Civil engineer and president of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE), Malcolm Pautz • Civil engineer and a director of Nyeleti Consulting, Abe Thela • Quantity surveyor and managing director of Bert van der Heever Bourekenaars Ingelyf, Bert van der Heever. Interest in this year’s completion was far greater than in 2012 when the CMA was cele- brating its 40 th anniversary. This was borne out by the number of entries which spiked Three of this year’s trophy winners were roads or people traffic related: the paving of gravel roads in Walmer Township, Port Elizabeth; the Castle Bottom Kerb and paving blocks for the Waterfront at Knysna Quays project in Knysna. Trophy winners This year’s five trophy winners were as follows: • Concrete Units – the Aesthetics Commercial trophy for casting the precast concrete panelling for No. 1 Silo at Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront. • Shukuma Bricks – the Community Upliftment trophy for providing concrete pavers for the paving of gravel roads in Walmer Township, Port Elizabeth. • Concrete Units – the Technical Excellence trophy for manufacturing 782 precast from 77 in 2012 to 117. Precast for roads concrete wind tower segments for the Gouda Wind Farm project in the Western Cape. • Bosun – the Innovation trophy for introducing the Castle Bottom Kerb.

COMMUNITY UPLIFTMENT TROPHY WINNER Walmer Township, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape This Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality project formed part of the Triennial Premix Tender Works Packages. It involved upgrading roads in Walmer Township, and in addition to creating jobs, simultaneously provided local community members with an opportunity of learning valuable skills. In total 25 people were hired and they showed a tremendous willingness to learn the following skills: • Laying pavers, kerbs and channels • Pricing bill of quantities for future tenders • Measurement • Management of labour • Invoicing What were once dusty gravel roads were transformed into aesthetically pleasing and practical low-maintenance surfaces using 80 mm interlock pavers manufac- The depth of involvement by the commu- nity beyond mere employment ensured that valuable skills filtered down. Product information 80 mm Interlock pavers class 40/2.6 (grey) Project team • Client: Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality • Engineer: Worley Parsons • Main contractor: Rand Civils • Manufacturer of precast concrete elements: Shukuma Bricks tured by Shukuma Bricks. Judges’ comments

The judges had no hesitation in awarding the concrete cladding of No. 1 Silo at Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront the Aesthetics Commer- cial Trophy. Besides its striking visual appeal, which showcases the beauty of precast concrete construction at its best, the project also involved high levels of skilled precast concrete engineering. Similarly, the judges were unequivocal in nominating the Gouda Wind Farm concrete tower project for the Technical Excellence Trophy, which again reflects substantial levels of technical engineering input. It is a project with a pronounced innovative bias, being the first time that a South African wind farm used precast concrete segments in the construction of its towers, which in this instance were 100 m high. Not surprisingly, the project was also entered into the Innovation category where it prevailed as a Commendation Winner. Judging Entries closed on 16 October last year and the judging took place on 23 November at the Johannesburg offices of PPC Cement, the main sponsor of this year’s event. The five competition, announced at a gala dinner function in Johannesburg on 23 April, suggest that advances in precast concrete technology were significant influencers in this year’s judging process . >

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