Water and Sanitation Services
In South Africa and other African countries, we face a number of challenges due to scarce water resources, crumbling infrastructure, tightening budgets and a skills shortage in the fields of engineering and science. If these challenges are not met in the near future then the impact on our environment and human health will be significant. At GIBB we are proud of our track record in providing these essential services to communities across South Africa and Africa. Water and Sanitation Services are an important part of our business and account for almost a quarter of our staff complement.
Our capability and capacity in water and sanitation complements our bulk water services offer. Bulk water services focus on the “upstream” aspects of the water business, offering services which include:
- Water resources planning
- Bulk water storage
- Bulk water conveyance
- Tunnelling and geotechnical services
Our water and sanitation services are focused on the entire water cycle, from source to tap and drain, to river, encompassing water treatment and distribution and wastewater collection, treatment and disposal. Our clients include government, municipalities, industry and private developers.
For reticulation systems, we provide the following services:
- Hydraulic modelling of water and sewerage systems
- Leakage and unaccounted for water studies
- Pipeline rehabilitation/refurbishment
- Hydraulic, structural and civil design of pipelines and ancillary structures
- Design of reservoirs, water booster stations, water pump stations, sanitary pump stations, storm overflows and attenuation structures
- Operational and maintenance support services
For treatment plants we offer the following services:
- Status quo investigations of existing plants including plant condition and performance assessment
- Feasibility studies
- Flow and load analysis
- Value engineering
- Raw water intake design
- Refurbishment, upgrading and alterations to existing plants
- Hydraulic, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical and control/automation design
- Process design, analysis and modelling
- Wastewater recycling and reuse
- Pump station design
- Operations and maintenance support services
Complimentary services that are offered to our water sector clients alongside these core specialised services for treatment and reticulation systems include:
- Master planning services
- Asset management service
- Contract documentation
- Procurement advisory services
- Construction supervision
- Contract administration
- Project management
- Programme management
- PPP transaction advisory services
- Institutional support/Capacity building