Projects

CLIENT: Kemin Industries (Pty) Ltd

LOCATION: Olifantsfontein, Gauteng

TYPE OF CONTRACT: EPCM Consultants for Civil, Structural, Mechanical (Fire, HVAC and Wet Services) and Electrical Disciplines

Services Provided:

• Full consulting engineering services
• Architectural and Quantity Surveying services through specialist sub-consultants
• 3D modelling of Process Engineering installation
• Technical advisor for photovoltaic (PV) energy installation
• Technical advisor for rainwater harvesting and process water storage

Project Scope:

Construction of a new manufacturing facility comprising of a production building, office building, laboratory building and weighbridge within an existing security controlled industrial park.

Features:

• The project site is underlain by dolomite classified in two risk zones, the second of which was avoided when designing the development footprint
• Production building of 6,340m2
  • Split level with 4m high retaining wall within the building to facilitate production process flow
  • Concrete and steel columns, steel roof
  • Post-tensioned (PT) concrete raft floor designed to allow roof and sides to be enclosed prior to floor construction.
  • PT floor designed for 5m continuous loss of support
• Office building of 1,400m2 – Two-storey reinforced concrete frame with steel roof
• Laboratory building of 570m2 – Single storey reinforced concrete frame with steel roof
• Site layout to facilitate logistics of incoming raw material and outgoing finished goods in various packaging formats and dock-leveller access at various levels / locations
• All external pipework designed as continuous, butt welded lengths to comply with dolomite risk mitigation requirements
• 27,000m3 earthworks, including blasting, crushing, removal of unsuitable and pioneer layer construction
• 17,000m3 of engineered soil mattress
• 8,500m2 of concrete hardstand
• 2,700m2 of asphalt surfaced roadways and parking
• 270m of concrete block retaining wall
• Guardhouse and waste buildings

Project Value: R 121,350,000.