Frontline Contracting (Pty) Ltd 2018 Profile

Overview of Services Effective construction cost control and scheduling are critical factors in the success of virtually all types of projects. Frontline Contracting professionals provide cost estimation, cost control, cash flow forecasting services and energy efficiency solutions for owner builders, developers, brokers, construction project managers (CM’s), architects and contractors.

We also assist in project recovery and analyses for financing, sales, transfers, renovations, overruns, delays, disruptions and damages.

You can be sure that our expertise in conceptual budgeting and costing makes us a reliable choice for your business deal. We seek to offer meticulous, structured estimates on which you can rely. Our expertise can help you develop a smart deal, contact us today.

Services Our services can be summarized as:  Quantity take-offs  Cost estimate reports (OOM, Conceptual Budgeting)  Bill of Quantities(BOQs)  Project Construction schedules  Cash flow projections  Progress claims & valuations  Contractual notifications and contract administration.  Drafting of Specifications and Finishing Schedules to accompany tender documents.  Expert support services  LED lighting rentals

Our Clients ARCHITECTS We support and consult with both Architect and Client to deliver projects of great value within budget.

By engaging a cost specialist in the planning stage an architect improves the quality of their service to the client by enabling overall affordability of the proposed design to be ascertained.

CONTRACTORS Our services improve efficiency, productivity and improve cash flow planning whilst at the same time increasing profits.

Outsourcing your estimating requirements is often very cost effective, you will have peace of mind in knowing that your bids are competitive and reflect precise market prices.

Our services are:  Pre-Acquisition Appraisals and tender validation  Cost Estimating  Cost Control and Reporting  Programming of Construction Works  Progress reporting  Progress claims and certification  Contract administration in terms of Contractor/Client agreement

CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGERS (CMs/PMs) We provide professional cost reports, cash flow projections, construction program and interim progress claims for projects to project managers and construction managers. Outsourcing allows the managers to keep their eyes on the critical role of successful project completion.

Our services are:  Pre-Acquisition Appraisals and tender validation  Cost Estimating  Cost Control and Reporting  Programming of Construction Works  Progress claims and certification

OWNER BUILDERS Project owners need to make informed decisions when purchasing materials, hiring a contractor to execute the project, as well as sourcing and budgeting the required finances. Our BOQ (Bill of Quantities) can assist the project owner to obtain competitive bids from suppliers or engage in meaningful negotiations with contractors.

You are able to plan and refine your budget with ease of mind, knowing how much things cost and the correct quantities to order.

PROPERTY DEVELOPERS The viability of any development is anchored on a project feasibility report which forms an important part of the application for finance.

We are able to assist property developers in drafting thorough finance applications which are made up of:  Building costs with full estimate report  Pre-contract escalation  Contract escalation

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Professional fees Development costs Finance charges and Interim interest Allowance for Input Tax Credits A meticulously done application for finance greatly improves the odds for approval.

BUILDING MATERIAL SUPPLIERS As construction estimating specialists, Frontline will assist your business in order to ensure that valuable enquiries you receive from clients turn into confirmed orders. When clients get low cost estimations from material suppliers they enjoy added value and are likely to spend more.

LED Lighting Rental If you've been wondering how your business can afford the initial investment in a LED lighting retrofit or how you can convince upper management that it's worth the money, lighting as a service may be an option worth considering.

On Frontline Contracting you can rent high-end, energy efficient, and long-lasting LED lighting instead of buying. Additionally, our energy services department manages the planning and implementation of energy efficient equipment and also ensure continuous monitoring of infrastructure projects meant to achieve higher energy efficiency and lower running costs.

Our Vision Our vision reminds each of us of what we should be striving for each day and where we ultimately want to be as a company.

Vision To build Frontline Contracting into a timeless brand in cost effective infrastructure solutions Our Mission Our mission defines what we set out to do each day.

Mission To play fair and win for our staff and clients Our core values Frontline’s core values drive everything we do. Incorporating these core values in our daily work, and making them an integral part of our culture, is key to our future success. Our values solidify who we are and what we believe.

Frontline’s values are: Complete openness We want our clients to know everything about their projects – total and complete transparency. We want to shine a bright light on all potential problems, successes, opportunities and innovative ideas.

Sharing this knowledge helps both our clients and us be successful.

Flexibility We will embrace errors that arise from dedicated effort and appropriate risk taking. We will learn and improve, but never shirk. We embrace creativity and seek new knowledge.

Intrapreneurial enthusiasm We want everyone to challenge convention, invent, develop, optimize, and leave a legacy.

People are our most important asset. To our customers, our people are our company.

Integrity We hold each other to the highest standards of professional and personal integrity. We are good to our word and demonstrate complete honesty at all times. We strive to treat everyone around us respectfully. We work together to merit the trust of our stakeholders.

SHEQ We focus on people, education and training for the entire project team and with a strong belief that zero accidents is an achievable goal.

Safety Our sincere conviction is that the only way to work is to work safely. No task is so important that we cannot find a safe way to do it.

Quality Our work should meet the most rigorous quality standards but yet meet our client’s cost effectiveness demands.

Management and Key Personnel The directors have about 100 man-years in construction experience gained through delivery of successful projects, working with passionate people and winning for clients.

George Mwamlowe, Chief Enabling Officer (CEO) An avid Mathematician who has vast and effective experience in infrastructure cost management. He has been a part of multimillion dollar projects and multi billion rand costings for Development projects. Endowed with a keen eye for detail, he handles both complex rate drill downs and mammoth elemental estimates with ease. He holds an honors degree in Quantity Surveying and also did Architectural Studies hence his appreciation for the cost and aesthetic side of design is acute.

With experience in companies such as Murray and Roberts, he comes with the type of organizational understanding that it takes to operate in multi-national institutions.

Having assisted with the ISO 90001 and OSHAS 180001 certifications in a large construction company, he has both the drive for health and safety implementation and the requisite experience in implementation at the highest level. He has further specialized knowledge in FIDIC Contract administration which was gained under the tutelage of an internationally recognized Contracts Administration mentor who is a fellow of the Chartered institute of Arbitrators. In the pursuit of excellence in Cost Management he further studied with the Columbia University in New York with a focus on Construction Cost Estimation and Cost Control. He is an avid animal lover and philanthropist.

Clive F.J. Kurn, Projects Advisor Clive qualified as a BSc Civil and Structural Engineer at the Royal School of Military Engineering in England, he brings to the company over 50 years’ experience within the Civil and Construction Industry. He started his career as a Royal Engineer with the British Army, travelling most of the world he was involved in projects such as road and bridge construction, air field construction and major reticulation services.

Later he went on in civilian life to such projects as Robinson University in Cambridge, England, the Thames Barrier Subterranean Tunnelling operations, and the construction of Exeter Technical College. During the time he worked with Kier International and later Mowlem he was on the Board of each company in turn as an Executive Director.

On immigrating to South Africa in 1982 Clive became involved with projects such as extensions to Potchefstroom Hospital and Waterkloof High School in Pretoria. He was later involved with various bridge constructions in Belfast and Johannesburg plus the water reticulation renewal of the Johannesburg CBD and various tunnelling projects for Rand Water Board and South African Railways. He has owned and run several construction companies mainly involved in township development works.

Farai Mazhandu (Operations) formerly in the same role at Frontline Contracting (Zimbabwe) is responsible for day to day operations management and working with the management team to develop and implement organizational strategies, policies and practices. Farai drives the Frontline team to deliver on the company vision. He has had wide exposure in engineering and construction through his stint at Africa’s largest integrated steel works, Ziscosteel (Zimbabwe). Farai holds a BSc (Honors) degree from Wits University and has a certificate in Construction Cost Estimation and Cost Control from Columbia University, New York.

Bright Mhazo (Finance) is a qualified Chartered Accountant (South Africa) with vast experience in audit and assurance services. He has experience in audits of multiple industries that is manufacturing, healthcare, wholesale, information technology and financial services.

He has overseas (British Virgin Islands) audit experience, where he has been exposed to handling offshore clients such as hedge funds, captive insurance and trust companies. He has worked on several large audits of listed and none listed companies in South Africa. He has wealth of experience in financial reporting and providing practical business solutions to clients.

Contact Details Contact person—Farai Landline: +2710 035 2581; Mobile: +2763 876 0076, +27718 098138 FRONTLINE CONTRACTING (PTY) LTD Cost effective infrastructure solutions The Business Exchange 195 Jan Smuts Ave, Rosebank, Randburg, 2193 info@frontlinecontracting.co.za www.frontlinecontracting.co.za, www.facebook.com/thefrontlineofconstruction Twitter @FrontlineWorks

Our Giving Pledge “Last year, about one million infants died on the day they were born. A total of more than 2.5 million died in their first month of life. As the total number of childhood deaths has dropped, the proportion that are newborn deaths has gone up.

Newborn deaths now represent 45 percent of all childhood deaths, up from 40 percent in 1990.

Breastfeeding in the first hour and exclusively for the first six months. Cutting the umbilical cord in a hygienic way.

And kangaroo care: skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby to raise the baby’s body temperature are the practices leading to big drops in newborn deaths…..Malnutrition is partly responsible for forty-five percent of childhood deaths.” Bill Gates Annual Letter 2017 Frontline Contracting is a proud member of the UN Global Compact and proponent of SDGs. We pledge to invest our time, resources and skills to support access to maternal care, vaccines, quality education and nutritious food in the communities we serve. #EveryChildAlive