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J
erome Govender, Executive
Chairman of Murray & Roberts
Construction, has lauded the
achievement of the teamon the Cen-
tury City Square Project. “Not only is
this recognition important from an
industry perspective, it also under-
pins the Murray & Roberts Construc-
tion focus on delivering excellence in
terms of sustainable and cost effec-
tive constructionmethodologies and
solutions as well as achieving great
safety ratings,” he says.
This flagship development for the
Rabie Property Group forms part of
the burgeoning precinct on the N1,
10 km from the Cape Town CBD.
Century City Square is pioneering a
new 4-star mixed-use Green Building
Council of South Africa rating, ensur-
ing that sustainable green design
principles are implemented where
possible.
The fast track project comprises
the construction of five separate
buildings, each with complexities
of design, being constructed on a
super basement within a confined
working area, and according to Dave
Heron, managing director of Murray
& Roberts Western Cape, requires
innovative thinking in terms of
risk management and operational
logistics.
Project management, logistics
and coordination are critical ele-
ments to the success of the project.
Contractor, Murray &RobertsWestern
Cape established a single site office
from which all work is coordinated
and this has limited duplication of
infrastructure and reduces costs for
the client. The contractor selected a
team with recent big project experi-
ence and depth of expertise to ensure
delivery of the project programme.
In addition, careful selection of sub-
contractors and the splitting of some
of the sub-contracts also assisted in
mitigating risk.
Significantly, Murray & Roberts
Western Cape received a Five Star
Health & Safety rating on this proj-
ect from the Western Cape Master
Builders Association. In addition the
project placed first in its category in
theWestern Cape Master Builders As-
sociation Regional Health and Safety
Competition, and as a result, the
project has recently been audited in
the Master Builders South Africa Na-
tional Health and Safety competition.
This underpins the consistently high
performance ratings achieved in the
client’s monthly HSE audits.
The site recently passed the 1 mil-
lion man hours worked milestone
without sustaining Loss Time Injury
(LTI). The success achieved in the
safety arena can be attributed to the
development of a sound health and
safety culture on the project with
ownership taken by all levels and
supported by a proactive health and
safety team. This extends to contrac-
tors who are encouraged to meet the
same best practice standards on site
Murray &RobertsWestern Cape, a division of Murray &Roberts
Construction, was named the overall winner in the Building
Contractors category of Construction World’s Best Projects
2015 Awards, for its work on the Century City Square Project.
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