Construction World November 2017

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Engineering firms such as Hoxana Consulting Engineers dedicate themselves to changing this situation by developing road infrastructure that lighten the burden on communities impacted by poor infrastructure. The project also creates job opportunities with 60% of labour involved coming from the local community. The Mbombela Local Municipality appointed Hoxana Consulting Engineers to undertake the planning, design and construction monitoring of a paved road from Lovecorner road to Lovecorner Cemetery. This project involves the construction of a 1,5-kilometre long road which will be 5,4 m – 6 m wide at an estimated cost of is R14 850 000. This project includes upgrading of the gravel road that will cater for the residents of Phakane Village as identified by the Mbombela local municipality. According to the 2011 community survey roads on city outskirts are left to erode causing inconvenience to commuters travelling to school and work on a daily basis. Paving a brighter future With the heavy rainfalls over the years and the constant human activity, South African gravel

Livingstone Mashele, MD Hoxana Consulting Engineers.

This contribution stems from his position as member of the SABS Technical Committee (T/C 267) which was formed under the auspices of the International Standards Organisation (ISO) to create Facility Management (FM) Standards. While others also served on TC267, his contribution is also outstanding for his perseverance and dedication to see the task through to its conclusion. As part of a small group, Pienaar was responsible for formulating South Africa’s views and making its voice heard in the ISO Technical Committee and Working Groups with regard to the 41000 suite of standards for Facility Management. He served as a member of Working Group 3, and together with Clair Odgers, Craig Henry, David Khasebe, Hendrik Wannenburg and Banzi Bam was responsible for crafting the SA National Standard (SANS 1752). done by the local municipality, the about 3 000 residents of Phakane Village use the road daily, among them students going to schools, people traveling to work and traffic arising from funeral services. Livingstone Mashele, Managing Director of Hoxana Consulting Engineers says “this access road is very important to the community of Phakane as it ensures that residents can travel safely between home and schools, and access work or job opportunities much easier. The road also leads to the local cemetery, making it more bearable for the community to access this public facility with ease”. On completion of the road it will cater for a much larger number allowing for easy flow of traffic and accommodating pass-by commuters from other villages. The implementation of this project will contribute to job creation for community members in Phakane village. “Approximately 60% of this project will be executed through a Labour Intensive process in order to empower the local labourers and to provide technical skills to the local community”, says Livingstone Mashele, Managing Director at Hoxana Consulting Engineers. Hoxana’s excellence and professional delivery of its projects has delivered a number of quality projects in the Mbombela area including the construction of a 2,5 km

About Hoxana Consulting Engineers Hoxana Consulting is a multi-disciplinary consultant firm with substantial experience in Civil Engineering and project management. The company is driven by highly skilled professional with significant experience in the sector. Our pursuit of excellence is motivated through delivering viable and sustainable design and managing projects combining our knowledge, skills and expertise. We engineer business solutions for our public and private sector clients. paved road from Mphatseni to Siphumelele and the paving of Hercules-Cessna Street. The Phakane project began in May 2017 and should be completed and handed over to the local community at the end of February 2018.  According to Johann Eiselen, Head of the Academy, “SANS 1752 is a singular achievement as this is the first management system standard (MSS) for Facility Management ever published. The standard has passed all the stringent ISO requirements including the industry peer review.” Pienaar adds: “Finally FM is becoming an important agenda point during board room discussions and the industry will be formally acknowledged with tertiary institutions being able to develop training towards formal qualifications.” While it may be years before the value of these FM standards will be acknowledged by the industry, the Academy for Facility Management is already training the FM managers of tomorrow according to the principles and guidelines of these standards. Pragma Facilities Management will also take steps to implement the standard at pilot clients. 

Engineer’s ISO FM Standards award Pragma engineer, Helgard Pienaar has been honoured with a special charter from the Academy for Facilities Management for his contribution to the development of the Facility Management Standards (ISO 41000 suite).

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