Over the years, we have had the privilege of being part of so many projects and initiatives that have left us feeling truly proud. Here are three of our many highlights:
Fort Beaufort’s psychiatric hospital was built in about 1890. Sadly, this historical building was gutted by a fire and left to dilapidate over time. The Department of Roads and Public Works (DRPW) and the Department of Education (DOE) appointed GAC QS / Ayavelisa as their principal agent and quantity surveyor to reinstate the buildings. Once revamped, they would accommodate a senior secondary school in compliance with the DOE and the Heritage Committee’s requirements. The professional team gained National Heritage approval for the reinstatement. Tenders were called in 2017 on behalf of the DRPW and the main contractor was appointed at a contract price of about R50 million. The senior secondary school comprises 25 classrooms, administration, science labs, a media centre, a kitchen and nutrition area, other facilities, and civil works. We managed the implementation and construction of the reinstatement contract over a 24-month period. We delivered the right quality, on time and within budget.
Ayavelisa Consulting worked on improving water supply for the Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Elundini and Rossouw areas. We carried out desktop surveys and analyses of the groundwater situation in the area. With this data, we developed a groundwater extraction methodology that focused on the optimisation of the supply of water in the area. Our job was to extract water from all of the types of yielding boreholes (low-, moderate- or normal-yielding). The initiative also took into consideration the replenishment of groundwater sources through artificial recharge techniques. The design of these techniques is guided by the terrain and current surface water flow patterns.
The technical work being implemented entailed the following activities:
The whole concept is aimed at reducing the deficiency between demand and supply in any given area by exploring all available sources in a sustainable way.
At Ayavelisa Consulting, we are proud to be part of this project, which plays an integral role in uplifting the previously disadvantaged community of Kwanobantu in Kimberley. It is valued at R187 million and our role is holistic and multi-faceted. The site was handed over in the second quarter of 2019 and is due for completion in May 2021. The scope entails the complete refurbishment of existing facilities, and new and additional facilities; including foundation phase facilities, a national standard swimming pool, AstroTurf, athletics track, basketball / netball combi-court and a combo-pitch for soccer and rugby.
Ayavelisa Consulting has worked on improving water supply for various municipalities in the Eastern Cape and North West provinces. One of our flagship projects is development of the Setlagole Bulk Water Supply System under the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality in the North West. The scope of work entails the turnkey design and development of:
On completion, the scheme will produce 5.5 Mega litres of treated water supplied through an existing reticulation network.
Major highlights of this infrastructure project include:
Major challenges that our team had to overcome include:
To ensure sustainability of the scheme, our team designed and implemented a system that allows for artificial recharge of aquifers through re-directing surface flow to where aquifers are concentrated and increase the rate of their replenishment when it rains. This process allows the rate of replenishment to be more than that for extraction for drought prone areas.
The concept of inter-connecting a network of boreholes and artificial recharge of aquifers aims to reduce the deficiency between demand and supply in any given area by exploring all available sources in a sustainable way. To measure the improvement of demand against supply, an asset management / telemetry system (choose 1) will be used to cumulatively record demand and supply in order to ensure system efficiencies.
