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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
OCTOBER
2014
The Stefanutti Stocks/Basil
Read Joint Venture for
the Kusile Power Station
project has won the top
award in the Master Builders
Association (MBA) North
2014 Construction Health &
Safety competition.
The JV won the FEM Super
League Trophy for projects valued
at R500-million and over at the
annual awards hosted by MBA North in
Midrand. It was one of two top awards
won by Stefanutti Stocks in this year’s
MBA North competition. The company
was also placed second in the Contrac-
tors Trophy category for its work on
the Impumelelo Mine, and three of its
staff members were recognised for indi-
vidual efforts.
The other award winners for 2014
were:
•
Builders Warehouse Trophy for
projects valued between R300 and
R500-million –
Group Five for 90
Rivonia Road;
• Contractors Trophy for projects
between R150 and R300-million –
GVK Siya Zama Building Contractors
(Gauteng) for Netcare, Polokwane;
• Executive Director’s Trophy for
projects between R75 and R150-
million –
Stefanutti Stocks Building
Inland for BRPM Styldrift Mine,
Rustenburg;
• MBA North Safety Committee
Trophy for projects between
R25 to R75-million –
Belo & Kies
Construction for Wall Street Mall,
Rustenburg;
• Ramsey Herd Trophy for projects
between R10 to R25-million –
GVK
Siya Zama Building Contractors
(Gauteng) for SARS Parkade;
• Universal Health Care Trophy
for projects under R10-million –
Giuricich Bros Construction for WWF,
Braamfontein;
PROJECTS AND CONTRACTS
In 2011, Australian company Base
Resources Limited appointed WSP to
manage the development of the Export
Facility, providing engineering, procurement
and constructionmanagement (EPCM) services
for the building of a new dedicated port facility
for the mine at the Port of Mombasa.
The mine is located some 10 km from
the coast and approximately 50 km from
Mombasa and is focused on mining ilmenite,
rutile, and zircon.
"We provided project management, civil,
structural, marine and electrical engineering
services for the project – a substantial under-
taking, but one where we were able to really
showcase our multi-disciplinary expertise.
To be considered for this prestigious award is
testimony to the hard work and commitment
from the entire team," says Mathieu du Plooy,
CEO of WSP in Africa.
The facility comprises a large storage
shed for the mineral sands, an access trestle,
and load-out platform with breasting and
mooring dolphins, as well as conveyors to
transport material to a dedicated ship-loader.
WSP provided a specialist consulting engi-
neering team to ensure local representation
complemented by specialist skills in the fields
of storage, transport, and loading of mineral
sands into the berthed bulk carrier.
"Strict deadlines had to be adhered to with
a significant amount of engineering requiring
completion in a short time. For example, the
design report and tender drawings had to be
submitted to the client for review only two
months from starting the design phase. This
required assumptions on some design param-
eters, particularly geotechnical parameters,
which subsequently had to be confirmed," says
Andre van Tonder, divisional director for WSP’s
coastal engineering team in Stellenbosch.
In addition, Van Tonder says, the site
KENYAN EXPORT FACILITY
WSP Africa, one of the largest engineering consultancies in Africa,
has been recognised for its role in the Kwale Mineral Sands mining
project in Kenya at the annual Consulting Engineers South Africa
(CESA) Aon Engineering Excellence Awards CESA. The Kwale project
is the largest mining investment in Kenya since 1911.
was quite restricted and only approximately
13 300 m
2
in size. The marine facility and its
operations were to be positioned between the
existing ferry terminal, an emergency slipway
and the shipping channel boundary. The
onshore structures and its operations were to
be positioned between the public road, residen-
tial area, and school on the landside boundary.
The client also required WSP to ensure that
local contractors would qualify for tendering.
Consequently, designs were adapted to suite
local capabilities.
The designs of the administration building,
maintenance workshop and guard house were
also based on the use of local material. As such,
the structures were built using locally available
bricks made from coral rock.
The 7 000 m
2
storage shed has a roof struc-
ture supported on a combination of concrete
and steel columns. Care was taken to utilise
natural light and ventilation. The apex of the
roof structure was designed with ventilation
slots to dispose of dust and plant fumes. "This
has been a great project to work on and one
that WSP is proud to be associated with. The
combination of skills from all our partners, both
local and abroad, contributed to making it so
successful," concludes Du Plooy.
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TOP HEALTH
AND SAFETY
AWARD
Jaco Underhay of Stefanutti Stocks
Building Inland won the MBA North 2014
Construction Health & Safety Award for
‘best performing occupational health and
safety manager’. He was pictured with
Louise Ross of Kevin Bates Carpeting &
Flooring, sponsors of the annual award.
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