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Previous Projects - CT Commercial Consultants - 2009

CTCC Linked Profile - Click here to go there ROLE : Managing Director SCOPE : •Voortrekker Sentrum - Villiera, Pretoria •House Ncokazi - Phillip Nel Park, Pretoria •House McMaster - Cornwall, Pretoria •House Du Preez - De Wijnlanden, Stellenbosch •Hannover Park Solid Waste - Hannover Park, Cape Town •Mine Health and Safety Council - Woodmead Office Park, Johannesburg •Repairs & renovations of Police Stations - Hermanus, Greyton, Ashton, Napier & Stanford •Banghoek flat development - Stellenbosch •Quendon Road Retirement flat development - Bantry Bay, Cape Town •Royal Maintland Group Housing - Maitland, Cape Town •House Edridge - Newlands, Cape Town •Steenberg Social Housing Project - Steenberg, Cape Town •Development of affordable housing - Paarl, Cape Town •Cape Town Church of Christ Building - Parow, Cape Town SKILLS : •Estimate : Alterations & Renovations - Garage •Estimate : Redo putty & paint 5 storey flat •Check QS bill of estimates, 51 flat development, Stellen

Previous Projects - KFH - 2008/9

King Court - Port Elizabeth - Click on link to go there SCOPE : -AMALINDA Eastern Cape Commercial -ARLINGTON no 1 Eastern Cape Res Units, Town Houses, Group Houses -ARLINGTON no 2 Eastern Cape Res Units, Town houses, Apartments, Retail/Creche -HUNTERS RETREAT (Spar) Eastern Cape Existing Spar Upgrade -HUNTERS RETREAT (Spar) Eastern Cape Commercial -HUNTERS RETREAT (Units) Eastern Cape Res Apartments -ALBUCA / STERLITZIA Eastern Cape Res Apartments -MILKWOOD / WINTERHOEK Eastern Cape Res Apartments -HERITAGE HILL erf 927 Gauteng Retail , Res Units -HERITAGE HILL erf 1080 Gauteng Res Units -HERITAGE HILL erf 1082 Gauteng Res Units -HERITAGE HILL erf 1087 Gauteng Res Units -OLIEVENZICHT (KOSMOSDAL) Gauteng Res Units, Res Apartments -CARLSWALD 856 Gauteng Retail, Apartments -CARLSWALD 90 Gauteng Res

Previous Projects - VFM Commercial Consultants - 2006/8

http://greenpointstadium-and-capetown.blogspot.com/ ROLE : Managing Director SCOPE : •Green point stadium – Check concrete final account (R 4,2 billion) •Paarl – Mixed use development (R 50 million) – BOQ •Shopping Centre – USAVE (Moreesburg) •Alteration & Renovations – House (Newlands) •Resort 26 flats & 58 double storey units. •George – 14 Residential Units development •Leisure Island – 2 x Houses for Alterations and renovations •PE house – Alteration & renovations •Pezula – Residential House - http://www.pezula.com/ •Pinnacle Point – Residential House - http://www.pinnaclepoint.co.za/ •Thesen Island : 2 x Luxury 3 Storey Houses / Business Development - h http://www.theislands.co.za/ •41 Light Industrial Units, George, South Africa •32 Cluster Homes – Civil infrastructure – Oaklands - http://www.knysnaproperty.co.za/developments/default.asp •OCGT Mosselbay – 3 New gas turbines civils infrastructure ( R 110 Million) - http://www.eskom.co.za/live/content.php?Item_ID=655 •P

Previous Projects - Shamwari Projects cc - 2005/6

http://www.thesenisland.co.za/drymill/index.html ROLE : Senior Quantity Surveyor SCOPE : •Phase 1: 30 Apartments, wet works (R 50 Million) for luxury apartments. •Phase 2: 20 Apartments wet works (R25 Million) for luxury apartments. SKILL BASE •Main contractor: Setting up claims, fortnight payments of direct sub-contractors, new rate submissions, procurement of suppliers, negotiating discounts and payment terms, placing of orders, invoice reconciliation, re-measure and final account. •Sub-contractors: Setting up a claim certificate (31 Contractors), setting up Nominated / Selected sub-contract documents & attendance on variation orders.

Previous Projects - Cost Engineering - 2004/5

http://www.debeersgroup.com/debeersweb SCOPE : •Schroda Dam, an alteration and renovations job on a ground wall dam for De Beers Venetia mine (R 3.5 million). •New fine residue dam for Finsch De Beers mine (R15 million). •Activity based costing for Lonmin, Karee mine. http://www.lonmin.com/ •Ngodwana Effluent Reduction Project for Sappi (R 200 million). Scope changes and bills of quantity - http://www.sappi.com/SappiWeb/default.aspx •Vanchem slimes dam deposit. ( R5 Million) •Venetia Raw water dam De Beers mine (R 20 million) •Western deep mines – Tautona – Anglo Gold Ashanti. Man and material decline shaft steelwork. ( R2 million) •Ngodwana May shutdown at Sappi. (R 60 million) •Venetia De beers Primary crusher SKILL BASE •Bills of quantity: Schroda dam, Finsch fine residue dam, Vanchem slimes deposit dam, NGOdwana Effluent Reduction Project and Venetia Raw water dam. •Activity based costing: Lonmin Karee mine •Monthly certificates: Tautona mine •Final accounts: Ve

Previous Projects - PQS Walters & Simpson Quantity Surveyors - 2003/4

Walters & Simpson Quantity Surveyors - Click here to go to their website ROLE : Senior Quantity Surveyor SCOPE : •Developing a new shaft and infrastructure for Impala Platinum - http://www.implats.co.za/ •Vertical development ( 90 Million ), Winder house ( 12 Million ), Bulk Air cooler ( 5.2 Million ), Headgear ( 15 Million ), Brattice wall ( 2.5 Million ), Bulkhead Steelwork & Conveyors. •Vertical development – Cementation Mining / SKANSKA •Bulk Air Cooler – Murray & Roberts •Durban Roodepoort Deep – (R 22 million) SKILL BASE •Feasibility Study / Class II & I estimate for Cullinan a few Billion Rand mining project giving feedback on Alliance’s cost contract. •Class II estimate for Durban Roodepoort Deep. •Bills of quantity: Shaft sinking, Bulk Air Cooler, Winder house, Vent Shaft Substation, Conveyors, Transformer Bays, Cooling Tower, Elution Building, Rail loading Silo, Shaft Rail offloading bin, New Silo including Mechanical, Rail – tip Conveyor, Leach Tank Modifica

Previous Projects - Procom Management - 2001/2

Role : Commercial Manager / Project Manager SCOPE : •OCS & Lighting Installation. (1.6 Million). Client: Eurotunnel, Contractors: Balfour Beatty / ETI / Mowlems / Systra , Sub Contractor: PB Electrical Ltd •Helmont House, Cardiff – Tenant Installation (1.2 Million). •Achieved a 10 % saving on original budget •BAGLAN BAY - CCGT POWER PLANT (18 Million) – Client: General Electric, Contractor: Nuttalls •As the Consultants we managed to get 70 % of the over 300 variation orders claim back off GE for Nuttalls SKILL BASE •Drawing up the NEC contract •Negotiating fees and overhead. •Writing compensation events. •Monthly certificates – Overhead Cantenary System & Tenant installation. •Variation Orders – For GE using Class II estimate to finalize 300 variations.

Previous Projects - LLynch - 2001

L Lynch - Click here to go to company website Role : Quantity Surveyor (Ireland) SCOPE : •Projects: Elan Pharmaceuticals (Athlone), Finlaters Wine Merchants, St James Hospital, Lucent Technology (Blanchards Town), Blanchardstown Carpark, Bishops Court (Kevin St), Royal College of Surgeons & Portlaoise Hospital. SKILL BASE •Class I estimate for Portlaoise Hospital & Royal College of Surgeons. •Contract Management - Elan Pharmaceuticals (Athlone), Finlaters Wine Merchants, St James Hospital, Lucent Technology (Blanchards Town), Blanchardstown Carpark & Bishops Court (Kevin St). •IR £ / m2 rates on Mechanical Engineering Installations. •Comparative analysis on GB vs. Copper

Previous Projects - IST Energy - 2000

IST Energy - Click here to go to website Role : Projects Administrator (SA) SCOPE : •Working with Swaziland Electricity board. •52 Electricity substations integration to a National Control Center. •Remote Terminal Unit (RTU’s), VHF, UHF, Fibre Optic, Satellite & Analog links. SCADA integration. EMS Control. •Project Cost: 45 Million. •Other Projects: Germiston 2nd Input, Sastec, and George Municipality. SKILL BASE •Monitoring Project Budget •General Project Administration •Producing Project Plans •Payment milestones and invoices •Management reporting on progress & financial report. •Projects hand-over.

Previous Projects - Telkom SA - 1998 to 2000

Role : Project and Portfolio Manager (SA) SKILL BASE •64522-m² Floor space tenant installations. •Moving 4391 people. •Working with 6 buildings in Pretoria CBD comprising of a 25,26,17,15,4 and 3 storeys respectively. •Working with 12 buildings located over the whole of Pretoria, managing: Glen Galleries, Attebury Park, Brooklyn Gardens, Telkom Towers South, North, East, Sammy Marks & Highveld Techno Park. •State of the Art Technological tenant installations (fibre optic links for telephones & data transmission and LAN distribution, microwave link, telephone PABX’s, power supply upgrade & UPS installation). •Power Supply Upgrade cut over. •Project Cost: 66 Million excluding telephones, LAN & building management. •Final Account : Brooklyn Gardens & Highveld Techno Park •Project Cost: 5 Million for Highveld Techno Park and 2,5 Million for Brooklyn Gardens respectively. •Consultation with client, attorneys, quantity surveyors, architects, contractors, land lord, teleco

Previous Projects - PQS Cilliers & Liebenberg - 1996/7

Role : Student Quantity Surveyor SKILL BASE • Estimates: Maputo Chalets, Wildernis holiday home, Pretoria Home, Potchefstroom clinic, Tecnicon Drama hall, Heidelberg Hospital, ISCOR Civil work in Empangeni and Pretoria Works and Rayton Shopping Centre • Billing: Wildernis holiday home, Tecnicon Drama hall, Rayton Shopping Centre, ISCOR Civil work at Pretoria Works and Heidelberg Hospital • Certificates : Tecnicon Drama hall and ISCOR Civil work at Pretoria Works • Final Account: Tecnicon Drama hall, ISCOR Civil work at Pretoria Works and Empangeni Hospital

Previous Projects - Milata Construction - 1995

Click on link to go to Google Sketchup SKILL BASE •Re-measurement on site for 60-cluster housing project. •Productivity manager : Student Centre •Writing a program for measuring plaster, feasibility study and estimates for houses in Excel.

Previous Projects - Waffleraft Marketing - 1992-1994

Waffleraft Marketing - Click on link to go to owners website Role : Quality Assurance Inspector (SA)(Student) SKILL BASE •Final Inspection on houses. •Quality Assurance on Waffle rafts. •Worked on the following projects: Rooikop, Fairbridge, Lanasia, St Michael’s Mews – Alberton, Mamelodi, Sunninghill

Services

QUANTITY SURVEYING • Estimating, of all classes from factorised to rough quantities • Feasibility studies • Contract advisory service including negotiation and drafting: • Bills of quantities of all classes from Schedule of Rates to fixed Lump Sums; • Commercial tender evaluation; • Contract negotiation and administration • Cost engineering including cost planning, cost budgeting and cost control; • Procurement and expediting; • Facilities management; • Settlement of final accounts • Evaluation, negotiation and settlement of contractual claims • Recruitment and secondment • Project Management and Administration, • Financial model for Plant shutdown monitoring based on SAP CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT • Preparation of tender documents and pricing BOQ’s local and different locations. • Estimating building costs. • P&G calculations. • Maximize profit calculations. • Setting up Bill of Materials. • Advise on suppliers as well as improving profitability. • Advising on Tendering strategies. • Su

Pace of house price growth accelerating: ABSA

Johannesburg, Dec 7 (I-Net Bridge) - Nominal year-on-year house price growth in the South African housing market picked up further in November 2009, with the prospect of price deflation of less than 0.5% for the full year, Absa’s House Price Index revealed on Monday. (Read the full story)