CONSULTING ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARDS
WINNERS ANNOUNCED The CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards provide a platform that showcases the outstanding achievements of Consulting Engineers South Africa member organisations and clients.
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ur member firms are producing world-class work. It is imperative that we continue to supply work of the highest quality, deliver value for money, and remain a trusted advisor to our clients and stakeholders. I want to encourage each and every one of our members to embrace our theme – rebuilding with purpose. The projects that we implement must consciously address unemployment, inequality and under-development,” says Sugen Pillay, president, CESA. Aon South Africa has been a platinum sponsor of the CESA Awards for 22 years. In his remarks, Aon South Africa CEO Terence Williams said Aon has a deep appreciation for the contribution of the engineering industry to our economy and society. “The 2021 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards are about innovation and excellence in unprecedented times. It is an opportunity to celebrate the fact that you have embraced risk for the opportunity that it presents.” The project entries were as follows:
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Mega projects with a value greater than R1 billion WINNER: The Leonardo by Ritchie Midgley Consulting Engineers for Legacy Group, Sandton, Gauteng The 56-storey Leonardo building was completed in 2020 and, at 234 m high, is now Johannesburg’s and Africa’s tallest skyscraper, comprising retail, office, residential and hotel accommodation. This is a R2 billion investment in Sandton, the hub of the African economy.
Projects with a value of between R50 million and R250 million WINNER: 16 on Bree by Zutari for FWJK Developments, Cape Town At 120 m and 36 storeys high, 16 on Bree is the tallest residential and second tallest mixed-use development that has been built in Cape Town over the last 20 years. In addition to the building’s height, the scheme faced challenges in obtaining the necessary development approvals for the site, due to an existing historic structure at ground level and the limitation of available parking on the street. COMMENDATION: The Upgrading of National Route 7, Section 1 between Atlantis South and Kalbaskraal, by AECOM for Sanral, Western Cape OTHER ENTRY: Mareesburg Tailings Storage Facility (Phase 2) by SRK Consulting for Anglo American Platinum, Limpopo
The tower block of The Leonardo was constructed over a seven-day cycle per floor (44 storeys), lagging the lift core by three floors
Projects with a value of between R50 million and R250 million JOINT WINNER: The UCL 175 TCH Factory Expansion Project by Bosch Projects for UCL Company, KwaZulu-Natal During February 2020, UCL Company approached Bosch Projects to undertake a design capacity increase study at its sugar factory in Dalton, KwaZulu-Natal, with the intention to evaluate the increase in factory crush capacity from 150 to 175 tonnes of cane per hour. UCL also appointed Bosch Projects to provide engineering, procurement and construction management services to address the project’s technical, commercial and contractual requirements. Furthermore, Bosch Projects had to design, fabricate, install and
