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EDITOR & DEPUTY PUBLISHER
Wilhelm du Plessis
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COMMENT
One of the three judges, Nico Maas – himself a specialist contractor –
offered a simple explanation for this dramatic increase. According to him,
major construction companies now outsource most contracting jobs and
become more like project managers. The spectrum of specialist contractors
and suppliers of specialist products was impressive: from the supplier of
admixtures to a windfarm, to innovative formwork for unusual structures, to
a prefabricated school erected in a few days, to some very impressive piling.
The entries in the professional services category, once dominated by
consulting engineers, received various entries by architects. This is a good
sign: architects are increasingly supporting the forum created by Best Proj-
ects and by doing so, are breaking down the division that exists between
contractors/consulting engineers and architects.
The December issue of Construction World has
become an overview of construction in the preceding
12 months. Even though the number of entries in the
civil engineering and building categories remained
fairly low (four and six respectively), the number
of entries in the specialist contractors or suppliers
category increased to 24 (out of the 58 entries the
competition received).
Two projects were major winners this year. The rehabilitation of Bruma
Lake received a highly commended award in the ‘civil engineering’ category
while it won the ‘AfriSam innovation award for sustainable construction’.
The second big winner was MultiChoice City which was a joint winner in
the ‘professional services’ category while it received a highly commended
award in the ‘AfriSam innovation award for sustainable construction’ category.
Theprojects – which could not be more different – are indicative of the
entries this year: diverse but still innovative and excellent. I hope you enjoy
the ‘overview’ of the 2015/2016 construction world.
Wilhelm du Plessis
Editor
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