Project Date: November 2008 to November 2010

Product Description:
In recent years the unprecedented urban development in the western suburbs of the greater Durban area has led to a pronounced increase in demand for potable water in these regions which has placed the existing supply pipelines under pressure. The Western Aqueduct pipeline was introduced to help eThekwini municipality to meet the ever growing demand for water.

Project Details:
1600mm steel pipeline for 11km
1400mm steel pipeline for 8,3km
300m of Pipe Jacking 7
70 000m³ of imported bedding / 145 000m³of excavation

Project value: R152 Million

Client:
Ethekwini & Ungeni Water

Consultants:
Knight Piesold / Naidu JV

Sideboom cranes are purpose built for pipe-laying with extensive features that allow for safer and more cost effective pipeline construction. We operate a large  and well maintained fleet of Sideboom cranes giving us the capability to meet all pipeline construction needs.

Project Date: August 2007 to July 2010

Project Description:
The project aims to replace 2800km of asbestos cement pipes with modified polyvinyl chloride (mPVC) pipe, thereby ensuring the reliability of water supply. The project is expected to reduce water loss by an estimated 10.6%.
The old AC pipes will be replaced with in most areas. However in the CBD High Density Polyethylene Pipes (HDPE) pipes are being used, because this type of material is more suited to the trenchless technology methods being used.

Project Details:
Replacement of the secondary AC (undipped 150mm diameter and smaller pipelines with uPVC pipe lines and the replacement of the domestic connections from the saddle on the new main to the foot of the riser of the house hold meters in HDPE pipework

Project Value: R 500 Million

Client:
Ethekwini Water and Sanitation

Consultants
CBI Consulting Engineers (Pty) Ltd

Project Date: January 2008 to October 2009

Project Description:
To Supply civil services to the Training/Academic Cluster Zone and the Light Metals & Medium Industry Zone within the Coega development project.

Project Details:
Construction of Civil Services for Zone 4 (Academic Cluster) and Zone 5 (Metals Cluster)
Construction of 30 000m² of roadways including 5 layers and all bulk earthworks
5.0km of upvc pipelines (sewer & water)
3.0km of comms ducting and 3.5km of stormwater pipeline incl. 700m of 2.1 x 2.1 portal culvert

Project Value: R80 Million

Client:
MSBA – Coega Zone 5

Consultants
Jeffares & Green – Coega Zone 4

Project Date: November 2005 to September 2008

Project Description:
The Nandi Drive Project will facilitate easier access to the city for residents to the north of the city centre, ease traffic congestion on Inanda Arterial and KwaMashu Highway/North Coast Road and open up approximately 280 hectares of land for light industrial, commercial and residential development projects within Morelands new River Horse Valley Business Estate

Project Details
Roadworks included construction of 2200m dual carriageways, 975m of service roads
Structures included 42m reinforced concrete bridge, lateral support with rock bolt and anchors, interlocking, gabion, brick and concrete retaining walls. The project also included all associated relocation of services and installation of new stormwater and culverts.

Project Value: R78 Million

Client:
Ethekwini Municipality Engineering Unit
Roads Provision Department

Project Date: July 2004 to March 2008

Product Description:
Operation Gcin’amanzi, a massive R880-million Johannesburg Water project to upgrade ageing infrastructure in Soweto, is aimed at improving service delivery by upgrading municipal water reticulation pipes and fixing leaking in-house plumbing fixtures that contribute to the loss of water in the township.

Project Details:
Design & construction contracts. Each superblock about 10 000 stands. Design new discreet Blocks for water control & monitoring. Upgrade water supply. Install Erf & Yard connections. Install Pre-paid meters. Retro-fit each stand (plumbing). Install Bulk Meters per Block. All work done by local sub-contractors (SMME’s) & local labour (EPWP) – SB1 (Stands 11903), SB7A (Stands 9104), SB6 (Stands 8617) & SB10 (Stands 13200)
(63mm to 200mm dia x 30000m (SB1), x58000m (SB7A), x 22000m (SB6) & x 12550m (SB10).

Project Value: R188 Million

Client:
Johannesburg Water
Community Engineering Services (CES)

Consultants
Sonderland & Schutte

Project Date: November 2005 to December 2009

Project Description:
The pipeline transfers water from the Vaal dam to the diversion structure at Knoppiesfontein near Secunda. From there, it is discharged into either the Trichardtsfontein dam, for Eskom’s supply, or Bosjesspruit dam, for Sasol.

Project Details:
V020 Pipeline supply and install – A pipeline 1900mm in diameter and approximately 115km long (Rising Main)
Pipeline 1200/1000mm in diameter and approximately 5.6km long (Gravity Main)
Installation of Cathodic protection to the pipeline.

Project Value: R1.6 Billion (In Joint Venture with Group 5 and M&R)

Client:
Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA)

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Project Date: November 2006 to August 2008

Project Description:
The project, will bring natural gas to South Africa during the first half of 2004. Natural gas will also enable local industry to use the latest technology, which has been steadily moving to pipeline gas as an environmentally friendly energy carrier. Sasol will enable the project by converting its existing pipeline gas market to natural gas, switching its Sasolburg plants from coal to gas as well as taking gas into Secunda to supplement coal-based growth there.

Project Details:
45km trunk line of 750mm diameter from Pande to Temane
70km of steel pipelines of varying diameter (24″ to 8″ diameter) from gas wellheads to a Manifold at Pande

Project Value: R200 Million

Client:
Sasol Gas

Consultant
Foster Wheeler