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DECEMBER • 2016
Construction
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The distribution centre was just over 55 000 m
2
under roof in
size, and included 45 000 m
2
of external concrete hardstands.
One hundred and sixty wall panels were cast and erected to form
6 000 m
2
of precast walls.
The wall elements was 10 m high and 5 m wide, and was
installed as a single element, when the lifting started, vast areas of
wall was erected in a day and up to 20 panels a day was achieved,
which equates to about 1 000 m
2
a day.
The ancillary buildings that was constructed consisted of a
main office and change rooms, two sub-stations, a truckers node,
a battery bay, a sprinkler and hydrant pump room, water harvest
tanks, a concrete bridge, a perimeter water channel, a guard house,
and canopies over the docking bays.
Due to the vast size of the project and the tight programme, the
MR PRICE DISTRIBUTION CENTRE
Stefanutti Stocks Building KZN has constructed
a new distribution Centre for Mr Price in
Hammersdale, KwaZulu-Natal. The project
consisted of two phases which was split into
11 months for construction and 12 months for
the mechanical fit out which is not part of the
contractor’s scope of works.
contractor split the distribution centre in half. Constructing it as
two separate jobs to effectively shortened the construction time.
The contractor started the structural concrete works in
both zones at the same time followed by structural steel and so
forth – in essence Stefanutti Stocks were running two projects
concurrently on one site, which allowed them to make progress a
lot faster than if we treated the distribution centre as one.
What was different about this project was that there were three
different sized columns for the entire job, all 10 m high – which
aided the programme.
The columns were cast in one lift, using special techniques
in concrete segregation and vibrating, this enabled us to get the
bolts in very quickly and commenced the next trade which was
structural steel.
The high tolerance floors for flatness were cast after the
building was enclosed to prevent curling and the FM2 specification
in accordance with TR34 was achieved successfully with only
2 m
2
in the whole facility that was 2 mm out of space.
The contractor delivered the project in the 11
th
month, on time,
which had been a mammoth team effort. The project was also
delivered within the required budget.
The contractor employed local labour and upskilled them
significantly, and further developed the skills by enrolling them into
the Master Builders Associations emerging contractor programme
where they developed their business acumen and helped them
moved their business forward in the construction industry.
The building has reverse curves in the roof for natural light,
water harvesting and solar panels.
Project information
• Company entering: Stefanutti Stocks Building KZN
• Client: Mr Price Group
• Start date: July 2015.
• End date: June 2016
• Main contractor: Stefanutti Stocks Building KZN
• Architect: Paton Taylor Architects
• Principal agent: Paton Taylor Architects
• Project manager: Paton Taylor Architects
• Quantity surveyor: Edgecombe & Hayes Hill
• Consulting engineer: Arup
• Subcontractor: Avellini-Impact JV
• Subcontractor: Premier Concrete Floors