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2017
To date, 15 people from the Construction Services business line have
participated in the completed projects, as well as projects currently
underway. AECOM’s first task order, from 1 July 2014 to 31 March
2016, was completed on time for the start of the 2016 academic year,
and within the cumulative budget of about R750-million for the first
three building projects and associated infrastructure. The value of the
total programme, comprising all projects completed to date, as well as
projects currently underway, is approximately R1,5-billion.
The team earned high praise from the client, with AECOM receiving
an extension of its contract up to May 2018. “This is testimony to the
client’s satisfaction and faith in the AECOM team,” De Koker comments.
“AECOM team’s commitment, effort and drive contributed to the
overall success of this project as it enabled design challenges to be
overcome; getting consultants to commit; being able to assist with
the contractors’ commitments to deliver; managing socio-economic
commitments in a difficult environment; and overall professional
conduct. This is while always placing the interests of the programme
first, particularly with a challenging NEC target-cost framework contract,”
De Koker elaborates.
The team received a ‘Very
Good’ Safety rating on the
project, with no serious injuries
reported to date. AECOM
utilised its LifeGuard reporting
system, which allows anyone
on-site to log an occurrence
or incident on-line, with an
accompanying photograph and
any background information.
The relevant contractor is then
notified and the incident is only
removed from the LifeGuard
reporting system once it has
been resolved.
On track at Sol Plaatje
University in Kimberley
In May 2014, the University of Witwatersrand appointed
AECOM to provide project-management services relating
to the development of the Sol Plaatje University precinct in
Kimberley. Over the past two and a half years, the team has
been under the leadership of Don de Koker, Bradley Marais
and Toni Capuzzimati.
AECOM was appointed to provide project management services relating
to the development of the Sol Plaatje University.