Sanyati

Bloemfontein Intermodal Transport Facility

01 May 2009 12:00:00 +0200

Construction of a new Intermodal Transport Facility in Bloemfontein

The project consists of the construction of a multi-level intermodal transport facility in Bloemfontein. This project has been awarded to RSI Joint Venture comprising Ruwacon, Sanyati Engineering Central and Ikaheng. The contract entails the demolitions of commercial buildings and steel structured taxi parking bays in the Bloemfontein CBD. The new structure consists of a reinforced concrete structure on piled foundations. Part of the building will be constructed over the existing Bloemspruit canal.

Feeder Line from Sishen to Saldanha

01 September 2009 12:00:00 +0200

Construction of a 50kV Feeder Line from Sishen to Saldanha

The works consisted of the construction of a 50kV AC single phase back-up feeder line from Sishen to Saldanha, running on independent 12m/13m concrete mast mast structures parallel with the existing overhead track equipment.

This included the supply and installation of the 88kV insulated cable running over bridges. The length of the single phase back up feeder line included cable to bridge works from Saldanha to Sishen, is approximately 764km. The feeder line will be coupled onto the existing OHTE, via independent tie-ins, at identified locations and intervals of approximately 1,5km on the mainline and 800m over the length of the passing loops.

Laying of Optic Fibre from Bloemfontein to Cape Town

01 June 2010 12:00:00 +0200

Optic Fibre - Bloemfontein to Touwsriver

The co-build Optic Transport Network (OTN) project comprises of the national long haul route, which will form a national optic fibre network for both MTN and Neotel, connecting it to the Gauteng area. The project has been almost equally divided into two parts consisting of allocated sections for Sanyati & Wavetech. The project consists of trenching and the installation of 8 x 32mm HDPE pipes with manholes every 1 km.

N8 Airport Interchange and Access Road

01 May 2009 12:00:00 +0200

Construction of a new Intermodal Transport Facility in Bloemfontein

The N8 Bloemfontein airport interchange and access road involves the construction of the interchange bridge comprising a continuous voided concrete deck with four spans supported on V-shaped concrete piers and with a superstructure supported on piles.

This project was initially intended to be a 16 month contract. When the decision was made to proceed with award of the contract, Sanyati was asked if we could complete the project in 10 Months. We accepted the contract and the new time frame. In order to stay on program the layerworks were constructed using 3 compaction teams and had all plant and personnel work between 12 and 14 hours per day for at least six days a week on the bridge as well as the road works.

Salkor-Saldanha Port Link Line

01 September 2009 12:00:00 +0200

Earthworks for the construction of the Salkor-Saldanha Port Link Line

This project consisted of the construction of earthworks for the new Port Link Line 2 and future Port Link 1, earthworks for the new GFB line and associated cross-overs, construction of stormwater and drainage systems and the construction of the Duferco rail underpass.

Sanyati changed the method of piling from CFA piles to augered cast in situ piles with temporary casing to prevent water collapse and to penetrate unknown obstructions. A unique sub-surface drain, with 6 m deep-drilled soakaways every 100 metres next to the rail-formation, and connected to a 1 m deep sub-surface channel to drain rainwater away from the rail formation, forms part of this project. A special achievement on this project is the fact that there were 89,749 injury-free hours worked on this site.

R30 Route (Vet River to Beatrix Mine)

01 November 2008 12:00:00 +0200

Upgrade of the National Route R30 section 3 from Vet River to Beatrix Mine intersection

The project consisted of the upgrade of the R30 Route from Vet River to the Beatrix mine intersection including mass earthworks, layerworks, base construction and surfacing as well as all ancillary works.

UMK

01 August 2008 12:00:00 +0200

The construction of earthworks and infrastructure at UMK mine in Kalahari

This project consisted of the construction of earthworks and infrastructure at the United Manganese of Kalahari Mine near Hotazel in the Northern Cape.

Dibeng 300 Houses

01 January 2010 12:00:00 +0200

Construction of 300 Low-Cost houses at Dibeng

The project consisted of the construction of 300 low-cost houses at Dibeng in the Northern Cape.

This project was executed using only local labourers. The foundations for these houses were constructed using the multi modula raft foundation system consisting of small hollow pods made from recycled polypropylene, packed over the levelled footprint area.

Kudumane Gravel Road

01 March 2010 12:00:00 +0200

Construction of Gravel Road at Kudumane

The project consisted of a 5km farm road that was reconstructed to gravel standards.

Brandfort North-Vet River

01 June 2008 12:00:00 +0200

The Rehabilitation of the R30 between Brandfort and the Vet River, from km8,5 to km37,9

The project comprises of the rehabilitation of a section of the R30 which serves as an alternative to the N1. The road was designed to be widened by 2,5m to the west to accommodate the traffic while constructing the eastern side. Most of the earthworks were on the western side and in the fills of the two bridge structures.

Construction of Postmasburg A-Prep Depot

01 September 2009 12:00:00 +0200

Construction of Postmasburg A-Prep Depot

The project consisted of the construction of a new 75m long by 9m wide by 13 m high A-prep depot, the renovation of an existing building to provide workshops, stores, offices, toilets and ablutions, the re-grading of an existing railway line and provision of OHTE. It also included a new covered parking area and the provision of all related mechanical and electrical equipment including a gantry crane, compressed air system, oil separation and effluent plant as well as a maxiguard system.

Construction of 5 New Schools in the Free State

01 July 2008 12:00:00 +0200

Design and Construction of 5 Schools in the Free State

This project consisted of the design and construction of 5 schools at Koppies, Viljoenskroon, Steynsrus, Villiers and Deneysville in the Free State.

Despite abnormal rainfall encountered over the 15 month construction period, four of the schools were ready to accommodate children on 11 January 2010.

Polokwane High Court

11 January 2010 12:00:00 +0200

New High Court buildings

The project consists of the construction of new high court buildings in Polokwane. Earthworks for the construction of the foundation is currently underway.

Mount Fletcher Bulk Water

01 November 2009 12:00:00 +0200

Construction of Mount Fletcher Bulk Water and Dam Wall

The project consisted of the construction of a dam wall on the Tina River as well as the construction of terraces, lay dams and sludge ponds for waterworks. Difficulties such as extreme weather conditions and the river that was permanently in flood were mitigated and construction of this project was carried out successfully.

Road Construction between Reitz and Petrus Steyn

01 August 2007 12:00:00 +0200

Upgrading of road between Reitz and Petrus Steyn

The project consisted of the construction of earthworks, layer works, stabilization of layers, surfacing of the road and small concrete works.

Richards Bay OHTE Rehabilitation

01 August 2008 12:00:00 +0200

Rehabilitation of OHTE at Richards Bay

This project consisted of the coring of foundations and the casting of masts and stays next to the railway lines.

Road Construction between Britstown and Vosburg

01 October 2006 12:00:00 +0200

Upgrading of the road between Britstown and Vosburg

Upgrading of gravel road to bituminous standards with a Cape seal surfacing layer. This project included the earth works, layerworks, stabilization, small concrete works and all ancillary works

Vodacom Free State Stadium

01 September 2007 12:00:00 +0200

Upgrading of the Vodacom Free State Stadium

The project consisted of the upgrading of the Free State Stadium by adding a second tier to the main grandstand, construction of a new VIP suite, new turnstiles, upgrading of floodlights as well as the installation of electronic scoreboards.

Vodacom GSM Base Stations

01 January 2007 12:00:00 +0200

Base Stations for GSM network

The project involved the civil, electrical and tower construction of 8-12 base stations per year in urban and rural areas. This included disguised structures (trees), lattice towers and rooftop sites varying from 25-80m in general. We provided a turnkey project solution to the client. Access roads to the towers were also built.

This environment required a close day to day working relationship with the client. Once civil go-ahead for a site, the turnaround time was quick and completion date was non negotiable. Each site was treated as project on its own regarding operational and logistical requirements due to short execution time and challenges around difficult location and remoteness in some instances.

King`s Rest OHTE Rehabilitation

01 June 2008 12:00:00 +0200

King`s Rest Rehabilitation at the Port of Durban

The project consisted of the coring of foundations and casting of masts and stays next to the rail line. There were 78,845 injury-free hours on this project.

Burnstone

01 January 2010 12:00:00 +0200

Construction of 1No silo

Sanyati Conform is sub contracted to Murray & Roberts for the sliding only of the 18m diameter, 50m high silo.

Penstocks

01 October 2008 12:00:00 +0200

Storage silo and conveyor bases for coal mine

13m diameter silo was slid in 8 days to a height of 30.2m. Internal columns were then constructed to provide support to the 1.2m thick suspended slab, 10m up inside the silo. Conveyor bases and transfer slabs were built around and away from the silo, completing the foundation for the new storage system.

The project was completed with no safety incident and with excellent quality which was acknowledged by visiting Anglocoal VIP’s resulting in additional R5 million of work until April 2010.

Pilanesburg

01 November 2007 12:00:00 +0200

Construction of 3No storage silos and conveyor bases

Sliding of 3No storage silos, 15m in diameter between 30 to 45m high, all with internal columns and suspended slabs, together with the construction of associated conveyor bases and structures.

Lime Distributors

01 December 2009 12:00:00 +0200

2No. concrete silos for lime storage

Sanyati Conform was awarded a contract from Lime Distributers to design and construct 2 No. concrete silo’s for lime storage. The silo’s have a 12.1m outside diameter with a 300mm wall extending to a height of 29.6m. The silo’s come complete with an elevated mid slab suspended 8.5m in the air by 4 columns and a structural steel roof supporting the concrete roof slab. A weighbridge will be assembled onto the reinforced floor slab at a latter date.

Due to the high clay content found in the soil around the Vereeniging area, both silos had to be supported on piles and due to the extensive swelling of the clay, the pile cap had to be suspended 150mm above the natural clay in order to allow for the swelling and contracting of the clay. This was achieved by placing a 150mm layer of river sand under the foundation before casting the concrete and then simply washing out the sand at a later date thus creating a 150mm void.

UMK Silo

01 March 2009 12:00:00 +0200

Construction of 1 concrete silo for manganese storage

Sanyati Conform was sub contracted by Sanyati Central to construct a concrete silo for Manganese storage. The silo has an outside diameter of 14.6m with a wall thickness starting at 800mm and stepping to 300mm at a height of 17.0m. The 1.5m thick suspended slab was supported by 4No. 1.2m square columns.

Doornfontein Station, JHB CBD

01 January 2009 12:00:00 +0200

Doornfontein Station

The project consisted of 250no. piles of which 92 were mini piles and the rest were CFA piles varying in diameter between 400mm and 600mm.

This project demanded good communication due to the live railway lines and extremely tight access within the main line rail reserve between Johannesburg and Pretoria. The piles had to be installed within the existing station platforms and between railway lines. Occupation times for the lines and difficult access made this a challenging project.

R102 Slope Remediation

01 March 2009 12:00:00 +0200

R102 Slope Remediation

The project consisted of a number of 26No. 750mm diameter Piles, with 26no. provisional strand anchors in the pile capping beam. A geotechnical investigation also formed part of the contract.

Sanyati Piling & Geotechnical was awarded this project and first carried out the geotechnical investigation comprising of 3no. Core Drilled Bore holes. The geotechnical profile revealed that we may be able to socket deep enough into the granite bedrock to avoid installing the strand anchors. The piles would in effect act in cantilever, allowing savings to be achieved for the client.

Pecanwood Home

01 January 2009 12:00:00 +0200

Pecanwood Home

The project consisted of 26no. 400mm diameter, 9m deep CFA Piles acting as a cantilever to support a pool. The ground profile was backfill material which had slipped into the adjacent dam after becoming saturated. This project consisted of difficult access whereby a boundary wall was knocked out, fill was imported and a platform created on which to pile.

Polokwane High Court

01 January 2010 12:00:00 +0200

Polokwane High Court Lateral Support

The project consisted of 1000 no. soil nails varying in length from 10m to 5m for a 9m deep basement. The nails were covered by 125mm fibre reinforced shotcrete.

Rivonia Interchange

01 October 2008 12:00:00 +0200

Rivonia Road /N1 Interchange

The project consisted of a number of geotechnical requirements. First a 260m² permanent lateral support was carried out under the existing N1 bridge for a new lane between the piers and north abutment. This was between the existing raker piles of the bridge. Temporary lateral support was then carried out on all four abutment corners of the N1 bridge in order to make space for piling. 120no. 600mm CFA piles to an average depth of 15m were installed.

Sanyati Piling & Geotechnical also undertook two large cuttings, at Petervale and Cambridge on the N1, which required more than 1000no. soil nails.

Sanyati Piling was awarded this project on the basis of a piling alternative, namely CFA (Continuous Flight Auger) piles. The design originally called for Open Hole Auger Piles, but after the first two piles, a large amount of ground water was present, which required temporary casings. Sanyati Piling was requested by the client to switch over to the CFA alternative, which was done.

Thohoyandou Bridge - Louis Trichardt

01 May 2010 12:00:00 +0200

68No. 457mm permanently cased Odex piles

The project consisted of installing 68no. piles for two abutments and a central pier, in a river. The piles were required to be installed to an average depth of 12m with a 1.5m socket into extremely hard granite bedrock. The bedrock was in excess of 150MPa. The geotechnical profile consisted of large granite boulders within a river sand matrix together with residual granites and extremely hard granite bedrock.

This was Sanyati Piling & Geotechnical’s first Odex pile contract and has increased the product offering for those really difficult soil profiles including river boulders and dolomites.

Katlehong Access Bridge

01 March 2009 12:00:00 +0200

Katlehong Access Bridge

The project consisted of 36no. 900mm diameter, 8m deep, temporary cased auger piles, socketed into bedrock for a new access bridge. The ground profile was river boulders and lots of water until very hard bedrock.

This project required extremely hard drilling which the BG18 Bauers more than equipped to handle. The casings used were able to penetrate the boulder layer and socket into the bedrock, cutting off the water and slush. This enabled the piles to be hand cleaned, inspected and concreted in the dry.

N8 Bloemfontein Airport Interchange

01 November 2009 12:00:00 +0200

N8 Bloemfontein Airport Interchange Piling

This project was a fast track project for a new interchange linking the airport road and the N8. An alternative to driven cast insitu piles was suggested and accepted. The alternative, open hole temporary cased auger piles, consisting of 106no. 600mm diameter auger piles were socketed into bedrock. All piles had 4no. sonic logging tubes installed and 5 compression load tests were carried out, one per structure. A further requirement was to core the contact between the rock and the concrete to ensure good contact.

The outstanding feature was the design alternative, which saved time and money. When the client is able to provide loadings and geotechnical information for a site, Sanyati Piling & Geotechnical will offer the most economical design.

Rhodesfield Station

07 September 2010 12:00:00 +0200

Rhodesfield Station Piling

The project consisted of 157no. CFA piles of varying diameter between 550mm and 650mm for the new railway station link between the existing Metro railway lines and the new high speed Gautrain. Three compression test piles were carried out.

This project, like the Doornfontein station one, required close co-ordination between Metro rail, the main contractor and ourselves due to restricted occupation times for working on and around live train lines.

South Gauteng High Court

01 October 2009 12:00:00 +0200

South Gauteng High Court Basement Lateral Support

The project required a 9m deep basement to be constructed within a restricted access site containing existing buildings on the boundary wall of the eastern side. The court, a historical building which is 104yrs old, is on the western side.

The works consisted of 800 no. soil nails varying in length from 10m to 1.2m, 60no. 2 strand post tensioned anchors, 125mm shotcrete and a 300mm structural shotcrete wall on the eastern boundary.

Due to the earthworks blasting programme requiring a maximum drill depth of 900mm blast to avoid damage to the surrounding structures, the excavation took an extremely long time, thus delaying the tender projection of 3 months.

Zuikerbosch

01 February 2009 12:00:00 +0200

Slope Rehabilitation

The Zuikerbosch Pump Station on the banks of the Vaal River required substantial slope rehabilitation in the form of piled lateral support to stabilize movement of the embankment. The embankment houses numerous pipes including the services of Transnet, Telkom and Rand Water.

The gas and Petronet lines had to be exposed, which is where Sanyati North completed the earthworks and civils.

Chatsworth SAPS

13 January 2009 12:00:00 +0200

Additions and alterations to the Police Station

The Department of Public Works awarded the contract in January 2009 for the additions and alterations to the Chatsworth South African Police Station, just off the Higginson Highway in Chatsworth.

The project scope of works is to construct 6 new multi storey buildings consisting of reinforced concrete structures with brick infill and aluminum curtain walling and all the associated finishes and external works. The roof is a timber truss and tiled roof construction. Sanyati has constructed all the reinforced concrete structures, all the wet trades and various specialist trade subcontractors have been utilized for the specialist trades.

Greenville

01 January 2008 12:00:00 +0200

Road upgrade

Greenville upgrade road finally achieved practical completion on 1 April 2010 after a long road of challenges and achievements spanning 2 years from January 2008. Delays attributed to abnormally high rainfall between August and December 2009 resulted in an extension of time of 3 months. The completed contract value was R 112.96 million. The scope of works for this contract consisted of bulk earthworks, layerworks, cape seal, asphalt and concrete works amongst other trades.

The cape seal road finish was a challenge as the bypasses were not accessible during high rainfall periods resulting in single lane width construction. This impacted on the time but the specified quality was achieved in the end. Both the client and the local Municipality expressed their satisfaction to Sanyati Coastal for the professional manner in which the contract was handled and for the quality of work achieved during the contract.

Ndwedwe JV

30 November 2007 12:00:00 +0200

Construction of earthworks, layerworks, drainage and retaining structures on main road 100

Sanyati Coastal was a 60% joint venture partner with Phambili Construction and TBA Construction each having 20% of the JV.

The JV split of works was done to incorporate all activities in the contract so that the JV partners were involved in all activities. We were introduced to 3 stage one contractors who were appointed to us by the Engineers for the construction of the ancillary works on the project. Sanyati appointed a general foreman who was responsible for the mentorship of the stage one contractors.

Almost 800m3 of concrete was poured and close to 600 000m3 of earth was moved. The highlights of the job were the finished terraced cut embankment and the retaining structures that were constructed to perfection. The project was completed on 30 May 2009.

R102 - KZN

01 March 2009 12:00:00 +0200

The widening of R102 (the Existing Dual Carriageway) from Mt Edgecombe to King Shaka International Airport.

The construction of the R102 started with 17km of dual carriageway road on the 25 March 2009.

The job entailed approximately 600 000m³ of bulk earthworks, 200 000m³ of layerworks where processed and 7000m³ of concrete were poured.

This was originally a 15 month contract which was accelerated to 12 months due to the opening of the King Shaka International Airport on 30 April 2010.

An abundance of obstacles were overcome on this project, such as different soil conditions every 20m while in the process of doing the bulk earthworks.

GFIP - South African National Roads Agency Ltd.

01 May 2008 12:00:00 +0200

GFIP Package B - Rehabilitation and upgrade of 21km of the N1 section between 14th Avenue and the Buccleuch interchange

The scope of the work involved adding an additional lane in each direction, (constructed in the centre median, separated by a concrete barrier wall), as well as an asphalt overlay on the existing carriageways.

Included in the upgrading of the main interchanges was the construction of two bridges - the William Nicol bridge and the 7th Avenue pedestrian bridge.

The upgrading and widening of the William Nicol bridge - The substructure was upgraded with 4 new abutments (with ground foundations) at each end of the bridge to support eight pier columns up to 10m high. Resting on the new piers are 4 heavy precast concrete beams or girders which span over the highway.

The 7th Avenue pedestrian bridge – A new landmark cable suspension pedestrian bridge was built over the highway between Beyers Naude and 9th Avenue. The bridge consists of a steel space frame spanning almost 60m over both carriageways of the highway, and has been designed as an iconic structure which will be a “gateway to the north”. This bridge has replaced an existing bridge which did not have enough vertical clearance above the road.

Ivory Park

01 March 2009 12:00:00 +0200

Upgrade Internal Roads from gravel to asphalt

The 1st phase consisted of 1.6km of storm water concrete lines alongside new 5m wide surfaced roads with flat kerbs on either side.

R40

01 November 2008 12:00:00 +0200

The construction of an HOV lane on Madiba Drive- R40

The scope of work included the construction of HOV lanes along 7.5km of the R40 in Nelspruit, the widening of five bridge structures along this section of the road, and the construction of a 150m long and 7m high reinforced concrete retaining wall.

Nelspruit did not have a viable alternate route to the R40 between the northern and southern parts of town (across the Crocodile River). Therefore, the closure of the R40 for four days due to the placement of beams onto the Crocodile River Bridge was met with huge resistance from the public. However, the beams were placed within two days and the R40 was opened a day early, which earned us goodwill from both the client and the public.

Due to the performance on site, the client added three additional projects to the existing contract. These were as follows:
• Transportation Hub or Bus Nodule with an estimated value of
R 7.3 million
• Bus lay-by at the show grounds with an estimated value of R5 million
• The construction of a bridge over the Clau-Clau River with an estimated value of R 6.3 million. The first two above-mentioned projects were funded from savings on the original contract, while the bridge project was funded from a separate budget.

Woodhill

01 October 2007 12:00:00 +0200

Bulk earthworks and civils services

This was a multi discipline contract with installation of over 23 km of sewer and water networks, and a further 17km of Telkom and electrical network. Due to the amount of large rock on site, Sanyati did their own crushing for road materials used in the road layers.

New Taxiway for ACSA

01 July 2008 12:00:00 +0200

Bulk earthworks, drainage, layerworks and surfacing for new taxiway

The scope of works of the new Papa Taxiway at OR Tambo International Airport involved 230,000m³ of fill, 35,000m³ of layer-works and about 66,000m² of asphalt paving. The new taxiway is 1080m in length and 115m wide. Also included in the contract was the construction of a box culvert, 100m long, 10m wide and 5m deep, situated under the taxiway to provide for storm water drainage.

Barberton Road P77-1

01 February 2007 12:00:00 +0200

The upgrade of Road P77-1 from Barberton to Bulembu

This was a very challenging project as it consisted of the construction of a road through a sensitive area containing volcanic lapillii and examples of weathered pillow lava. These were found in some of the cuttings excavated for the construction of the road. Extreme care had to be taken to minimize and prevent unnecessary damage or impact to this unique environment. This was successfully achieved by the personnel on this site. However, being such a challenging project, various lessons were learned and the following list contains some of the challenges this project had to overcome during construction:

• Protection of the unique biodiversity
• Protection of unique geological formations
• Dangerous mountainous conditions
• Extreme weather conditions
• Illegal strikes by the highly politicised local labour
• Inadequate design and supervision by the consultants
• Non and late payment by the employer(client?)
• Logistics - Although the start of the project was only 10km outside Barberton, the average time for a fuel truck or lowbed to travel this 10km section of road was approximately 55 minutes.

FIFA 2010 Compliance Infrastructure

01 June 2008 12:00:00 +0200

2010 Compliance infrastructure, including upgrades to League/National and Soccer City Avenue

The FIFA 2010 Compliance Infrastructure contract consisted of construction of grassed platforms, roads, lighting, CCTV system and PA system for the FIFA hospitality and parking areas adjacent to the stadium.

Nasrec - Golden Highway

01 March 2009 12:00:00 +0200

Construction of Golden Highway middle section

The Golden Highway contract will link the Rand Show Road to the Soweto Highway and upgrade the access roads to Nasrec Expo Centre, the transport hub and to the stadium itself. The contract involved the upgrade of a 1.4 km stretch of dual carriageway including BRT lanes into the new transport hub as well as roads, storm water drainage, street lighting and landscaping and paving.

Nasrec - Stadium Avenue

01 February 2009 12:00:00 +0200

Upgrading of Stadium Avenue

The scope of works included the upgrading and realignment of Stadium Avenue’s access to the FNB Stadium as well as the kerbing, paving, stairways and architectural concrete structures in preparation for the 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup.

Ngwenya

01 May 2007 12:00:00 +0200

Ngwenya River Estate Civil Services

The scope of works included 900m of storm water pipes and associated ancillaries, 1200m of potable water reticulation and 2800m of sewer pipes. Also included was the completion of 5 concrete sewer pump stations, an 80m long concrete bridge across the river for a sewer pipe crossing, and a 900m pumped sewer line to the municipal line. Roadworks included 4500m³ of layerworks, 4000m of kerbs 15000m of paving blocks, plus a 7 barrel culvert road bridge across a tributary of the Crocodile River.

Goedehoop

01 January 2007 12:00:00 +0200

Construction of 2No Penstock towers

Sliding of 2No 5.0m dia. 50m high penstock towers incorporating cast in openings every 1 m.

The silo wall thickness was 1m and heavily reinforced, therefore the rebar had to be pre-fixed in cages and lifted onto the slide by the crane. Each cage weighed around 2tonnes.

John Ross Layerworks and Drainage

03 March 2010 12:00:00 +0200

Layerworks and Drainage for John Ross Highway

The primary objective of the Department of Transport is to make a climate for successful black economic development. DOT –KZN achieves this, by awarding contracts to established contractors joint venturing with emerging contractors. Sanyati Coastal has in a joint venture with Dru Civils and Banks Civils on this contract.

This long term contract which commenced in 2005, is still in progress and is anticipated to be finished in the next five years. Sanyati was appointed in March 2010 to do a 4km portion of construction of layerworks and drainage on the new eastbound carriageway. The earthworks were done by emerging contractors. This contract also includes the layerworks for Foskor and East Central Arterial intersections. As at the end of May 2010, the job was 30% complete. The design of the layerworks entails seven layers, of which three layers, the G10, G9 and G7, are now complete. The first of two C3 layers is now in progress , which will be followed by the laying of subsoils before the second C3 layer is processed. All materials have been sourced locally from Lafarge Quarries. Stormwater drainage has also been completed successfully. The surfacing of these two intersections is due to be completed by the end of July. The surfacing will be done by the DOT annual contractor.

The John Ross Highway team is anticipating completing the contract by the December shutdown.

Construction of an HOV Lane on Madiba Drive

01 November 2008 12:00:00 +0200

Construction of an HOV Lane on Madiba Drive for the Mbombela Municipal Council

Nelspruit does not have a viable alternate route to the R40 between the northern and southern parts of town (across the Crocodile River). Therefore, the closure of the R40 for four days due to the placement of beams onto the Crocodile River Bridge was met with huge resistance from the public. However, the beams were placed within two days and the R40 was opened a day early, which earned us goodwill from both the client and the public.

Due to the performance on site, the Client has added three additional projects to the existing contract. These are the following:

• Transportation Hub or Bus Nodule with an estimated value of R 7.3 million

• Bus lay-by at the show grounds with an estimated value of R5 million

• The construction of a bridge over the Clau-Clau River with an estimated value of R 6.3 million. The first two above-mentioned projects were funded from savings on the original contract, while the bridge project was funded from a separate budget.

Steelpoort - upgrading of the D1335of Mototolo gravel access road to a surfaced road

01 June 2008 12:00:00 +0200

Upgrading of the D1335 of Mototolo gravel access road to a surfaced road for Xstrata Alloys

This project entailed the upgrading of approximately 13km of Road D1335, and access roads to various mines from a gravel road to a surfaced road. Completion was achieved in March 2010.

The 20m deep cut at the Helena mine –approximately 58 000m³ of material was removed from this cut, 28 000m³ of which was rock

A view of the completed road past the Helena mine dumping site (left) and the Helena slime dams on the right towards the Der Brocher mine

Monaghan Farm

01 March 2008 12:00:00 +0200

The scope of works included the construction of roads and services infrastructure for the Monaghan Farm Eco Estate north of Johannesburg.

Eye of Africa Golf Estate

01 March 2007 12:00:00 +0200

Eye of Africa Golf Estate

Construction of bulk earthworks, roads and services infrastructure for the Greg Norman International Eye of Africa Golf Estate, in two phases.

Ebotse Golf & Country Estate

01 December 2004 12:00:00 +0200

Ebotse Golf & Country Estate

Construction of roads and services infrastructure for the Ebotse Golf Estate over four successive phases.

King Shaka International Airport

31 August 2007 12:00:00 +0200

Construction of the runway, taxiway, aprons, parkings and roads

Sanyati Construction was a 10% Joint Venture partner in the ILembe Civils Joint Venture who were awarded the contract to construct all Civil works at the new King Shaka International airport.

The Civils Joint venture teams were responsible for constructing the runway, taxiway, aprons, parkings, roads, bulk services as well as bulk earthworks on the tradezone and support zone. A new Fuel farm and reservoirs were included on this high profile project. The scale of the project entailed moving around 5.8 million m³ of earth equivalent to 2,500 Olympic swimming pools, 145,000m³ of concrete to be poured equivalent to 65 Olympic swimming pools. 230,000 tons of asphalt had to be layed which is equivalent to 35km of 4 lane highway. The new 3.7km, 60m wide runway was long and wide enough to accommodate the new Airbus A380 aircraft. The aprons would be able to accommodate 29 aircraft parking stands.

Site agent and Foreman represented Sanyati Coastal on concrete division as well as Airside who were tasked to build the runways, taxiways and aprons. A survey team equipped with the latest GPS technology and foremen represented Sanyati Coastal on the services team who were tasked to construct all bulk services, runway lights as well as all communication ducts. The contractual completion date was 29th April 2010. Co-ordination between all divisions (Landside/ Airside / Services) as well as working long hours was vital to handover sections of work to required deadlines.

The Sanyati Roads team was responsible for a large percentage of all asphalt layed at King Shaka International, completing the runway with a SMA layer.

The first plane landed on schedule on the 1stMay 2010.

Sanyati Construction was a 10% Joint Venture partner in the ILembe Civils Joint Venture who were awarded the contract to construct all Civil works at the new King Shaka International airport.

Site agent and Foreman represented Sanyati Coastal on concrete division as well as Airside who were tasked to build the runways, taxiways and aprons. A survey team equipped with the latest GPS technology and foremen represented Sanyati Coastal on the services team who were tasked to construct all bulk services, runway lights as well as all communication ducts. The contractual completion date was 29thApril 2010. Co-ordination between all divisions (Landside/ Airside / Services) as well as working long hours was vital to handover sections of work to required deadlines.

The Sanyati Roads team was responsible for a large percentage of all asphalt layed at King Shaka International, completing the runway with a SMA layer.

The first plane landed on schedule on the 1st ^tMay 2010.

Sebilwane River Bridge

10 February 2011 12:00:00 +0200

The construction of a new 1km road and a 60m reinforced concrete bridge (design and construct)

The project is for the construction of 1km of new road leading up to a new reinforced concrete bridge over the Sebilwane river, The 60m reinforced concrete bridge is a three 20m spam bridge, consisting of 2 abutments and 2 piers constructed on 78 angered piles. The concrete deck is cast over 18 No 20m long precast concrete beams

Mooiplaas

18 May 2010 12:00:00 +0200

PWRT/001/MP upgrading from gravel to surface of road D481 from Mooiplaas to Ekulindeni (9.6km) in the Gert Sibande region of the Mpumalanga Province

71 000m³ Cut or borrow to fill

67 000m³ of Crushed Material

15 000m³ of Selected Roadbed

24 000m³ of Stabilized Base

92 000m³Cape Seal

Upgrading of two river bridges

Medupi Coal Stockyard

02 September 2010 12:00:00 +0200

Construction of the Coal Stockyard including 8 000m� of concrete works such as Conveyors, Maintenance Slab and Transfer Houses as well as 50 000m� of layer works on the Main Haul and Access Roads.

There have been a few challenges in the initial stages with regards to receiving access to the site from the client. We have been delayed by approximately 5 months and still do not have full access. We are currently accelerating to complete works in the areas that we do have access to before the respective contractual end dates.

Lusaka Lot 9

17 May 2011 12:00:00 +0200

The Rehabilitation/Upgrading of Urban Roads in Various Towns Lusaka. Lot 9: Matero Township Roads

The project is for the rehabilitation and upgrading of 18.67km in rural townships in Lusaka. Challenges faced on the job are the current condition of the roads ( on which no maintenance was done for the last 20 years),

Enclosed environments in rural township areas as well, limited availability of local resources as well as the time constraints.

Simbilane Bridge - Limpopo

01 May 2011 12:00:00 +0200

Simbilane Bridge Piling

Install 76no. 457mm ODEX Piles socketed into dolerite bed rock for the bridge foundations

NPC Silo - Newcastle

01 April 2011 12:00:00 +0200

Fly ash silo for NPC

Slipforming – subcontract to paramount contruction

Umdoni Turnkey Project Rural Roads

11 April 2011 12:00:00 +0200

Upgrade of rural roads

Sanyati was tasked with the upgrade of a gravel road. New stormwater and catchpits were constructed as well as a rigid concrete pavement section. The remaining roadway was re-gravelled and slopped to allow sufficient run-off. The cut slope where all battered accordingly with earth and concrete v-drains. Guardrails and necessary signage was erected.

Umdoni turnkey project � Umzinto CBD upgrade

06 October 2010 12:00:00 +0200

1. Rehabilitation and upgrade of the existing road infrastructure and pedestrian pavements in the Umzinto CBD, Park rynie road and Monkey road along the P197-3. 2. Widen existing bridges at monkey as well as Park rynie road.

The Umzinto CBD has not had an upgrade in over 50 years and as a result the Umdoni municipality went out to tender on this turnkey, fast track project, the first of its kind in KZN. The scope of the project included widening of the existing carriageway by adding an additional lane, widening pedestrian sidewalks by 3 meters and widening 2 existing bridges in line with the infrastructure upgrades. A new 160mm diameter potable water ring main, new street lighting, new paving and general urban renewal, among other upgrades took place in this historical KZN town.

N2 Hornlee Knysna

01 April 2011 12:00:00 +0200

N2 Hornlee Slope Remediation

72no. CFA Piles socketed into shales for a piled and anchored retaining wall

Kromdraai

01 October 2010 12:00:00 +0200

Upgrading of road (gravel to tar) bulk earthworks also involving subsoil drainage, storm-water portal box and pipe culverts and small concrete works such as concrete side drains.

190,000m³ cut to fill from borrow

11,000m of subsoil drainage

86,000m³ of layer-works

130,000m² of surfacing double chip 13.2 & 6.7mm

Tompi Seleka

01 March 2011 12:00:00 +0200

The upgrading (gravel to tar) of section of road D4370 from Tompi Seleka (road D4100) to Mogaladi in the Sekhukhune District Limpopo Province

10.5 KM Gravel to Tar-The works include improving

Horizontal/vertical alignment, drainage, and provision of other services like accesses and bus/ taxi bays

77 000m³ Cut/borrow to fill

20 000m³ Gravel Subbase

14 000m³ Gravel Stabilized base

108 000m³, 13,2 and 6.7 Double Seal Serace

Design and Construction of Bot�abelo Complex

01 September 2010 12:00:00 +0200

Design and Construction of Bot�abelo Complex � Lesotho Blood Transfusion Services (BTS) Centre, National Reference Laboratory (NRL) Facility, Student Dormitories and Staff Accommodation at the National Health Training College (NHTC).

The project is situated in the outskirts of Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, and the scope of the work includes the design and construction of the National Reference Laboratories (NRL), Lesotho Blood Transfusion Services (LBTS) center, Student Dormitories and Staff Accommodation units at the National Health Training Centre (NHTC).

The client for the project is Millennium Challenge Account – Lesotho and the funding of the project is done by the Millennium Challenge Corporation from the U.S.A. The project commenced on 15 September 2010 and is due for completion by 15 May 2012 with the exception of the National Reference Laboratories that must be completed by 15 December 2011.

Aurecon was appointed by the client as PMCS&EM (Program Management Consultants and Safety & Environmental Management)

The Sanyati design team, headed by Project Manager Tykes Govender from Iliso Consulting, includes Theunissen Jankowitz Arhitects (Architects), Iliso Consulting (Structural & Civil Engineers), Triocon (Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) and Abakali (Quantity Surveyors)

Apart from progress the client places huge emphasis on quality, safety and environmental management including community involvement in HIV/AIDS and T.I.P. (anti-trafficking in persons) awareness campaigns.

The overall progress is slightly ahead of schedule even though there have been numerous challenges such as logistical problems with the temporary and permanent imports of plant, equipment and materials, obtaining of work permits and extremely stringent safety and environmental management requirements. A EMP (Environmental Management Plan), Health and Safety Plan and a PQP (Project Quality Plan) had to be drawn-up, approved and implemented before construction could commence. This was done in parallel with the PDR (Preliminary Design) and DDR (Detail Design) and construction commenced in all earnest in March 2011.

The major quantities include; Cut to Spoil (7,700m³), Imported Filling (7,160m³), Concrete to Raft Foundations (mixed on site), (945m³), Brickwork (900,000 bricks), Plaster (14,650m²), Screeds (5,000m²), Ceilings (3,400m²) Roof Coverings (4,600m²) and Paving (4,000m²). Sub-contractors have been appointed for the Plumbing, Electrical, Fencing, Mechanical, Ceilings, Roof Cladding and Joinery Installations.

SASOL Secunda

01 June 2011 12:00:00 +0200

Road Maintenance inside Sasol Plant

This project entails general road maintenance in the Sasol plant ranging from rehabilitating existing roads and drainage, to replacing damaged road signs and guardrails, to road marking and patchwork on internal roads.

Exarro - Grootgeluk

01 January 2011 12:00:00 +0200

Silo construction

Slipforming – subcontract to Stefstocks

N12 Section 18 Lateral Support

01 April 2011 12:00:00 +0200

E1 Package on N12 Sec 18, Lateral Support

Slope stability and rock fall protection of the existing high Rock wall faces.

Tzaneen Lifestyle Centre

01 February 2011 12:00:00 +0200

Tzaneen Lifestyle Centre

333no. CFA Piles ranging from 350mm to 900mm diameter.