Client:
OR Tambo District Municipality

Location:
Gauteng, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB was appointed for the refurbishment of Mthatha Dam to Thornhill Raw Water Pipeline (Phase 1). This project included the planning, design and supervision of the refurbishment of the pipeline linking Mthatha Dam to the Thornhill raw water plant.

Client:
OR Tambo District Municipality

Location:
Greater Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB was appointed to review the existing Thornhill Bulk Water Supply System, as well as the development of a Master Plan to extend the existing water supply system.

Further responsibilities included the planning, design and construction supervision of five development corridors up to 40 km out of Mthatha town.

Client:
Midvaal Municipality

Location:
Gauteng, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB was appointed to increase the capacity of the bulk sewer network in the area of Sicelo in Gauteng.

Additionally, the tasks required GIBB to make provision for future low cost housing developments in the area by providing larger bulk sewers and upgrading the Rothdene Pump Station.

Client:
City of Cape Town

Location:
Western Cape, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB was appointed for the Sir Lowry’s Pass Outfall Sewer project in order to investigate viable routing for a 900 mm diameter gravity sewer pipeline.

Tasks included the design the sewer pipeline to conventional design parameters with minimum velocity of not less than 0.7 m/s.

Client:
Lords Trust

Location:
South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
Lords View is an environmentally friendly and eco-sensitive industrial and logistics park. The site provides a prime location to help reduce transportation costs and streamline the supply-chain process. GIBB was the designated company to use the latest developments in cleaner greener township development.

Client:
City of Johannesburg

Location:
Gauteng, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
Orange Grove, Empire-Perth and Brixton are in close proximity to the Johannesburg CBD and lie along BRT routes. They were demarcated as Special Development Zones. GIBB provided all the infrastructure for the creation of these areas.

The aim of the Special Development Zones was to provide a mechanism which would speed up the development process by eliminating time – consuming legislative procedures and developing feasible market related development models.

Client:
Johannesburg Development Agency on behalf of City of Johannesburg

Location:
Gauteng, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB was appointed for the Bus Rapid Transit Link project, which extends from Soweto to Nasrec and the central business district of Johannesburg.

Tasks included planning of public transport operations, design of bus rapid transit infrastructure, design of dedicated bus lanes, traffic engineering, and transport planning for the World Cup Soccer held in 2010.

Client:
City of Cape Town

Location:
Western Cape, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB was appointed as the lead consultant and project co-ordinator for the City of Cape Town Inner City Integrated Rapid Transit infrastructure.

Responsibilities included planning, design, procurement and implementation of various MyCiti infrastructure. This included bus depots, closed stations, bus stops and road upgrades for bus prioritisation.

Client:
City of Cape Town

Location:
Western Cape, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB was appointed for the operational support for Phase 0, Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Integrated Rapid Transport (IRT) MyCiTy bus service. GIBB, as part of a joint venture, was appointed to assist in the roll-out of operations of the service.

Part of GIBB’s role was to provide overall operational support for the city’s initial and subsequent phases of the IRT system, which was launched during May 2011.

Client:
City of Johannesburg

Location:
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB’s tasks on the project included: transport planning input; plan meetings and record attendance; liaison with authorities; review of relevant studies; policy frameworks; an investigation into alternative access proposals and, a traffic impact assessment report.

Client:
City of Johannesburg – Private Developer Consortium

Location:
Gauteng, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB acted as the lead consulting engineer for this project. It entailed the development of a mixed land use integrated township with a proposed 12 300 stands, which targeted low and middle income families. Cosmo City is the first fully-integrated housing development in South Africa.

Client:
eThekwini Municipality and Transnet

Location:
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB’s tasks included: a demand and model analysis; identification of bottlenecks; identification and explanation of the logistics network design process; a logistics audit review; examination of the logistics network alternatives; logistics location analysis, and to develop a logistics spatial plan and economic analysis.

Client:
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA)

Location:
Gauteng, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
The Airports Company South Africa appointed GIBB for the fuel tank project at OR Tambo Airport in Johannesburg.  Tasks included process and installation design of fuel tanks, fuel piping and appurtenances.

Other major components included the design of civil infrastructure and road geometrics (for fuel farm facilities) and electrical and instrumentation design for the petro-chemical plant. Traffic studies were also required incorporating traffic flow forecasts for fuel farm facilities.

Client:
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA)

Location:
Gauteng, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB was appointed for the upgrade of taxiways to Code F Standards at OR Tambo International Airport. This included an International Civil Aviation Organization compliance investigation, aircraft loading studies, geometric design and pavement engineering.

Client:
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA)

Location:
Gauteng, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB was appointed for Midfield Development of the OR Tambo Airport in Johannesburg. Specific tasks included input into the Master Planning, geometric design, pavement engineering, lighting, drainage and stormwater, structural engineering, building services, mechanical engineering and IT solutions.

Client:
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality

Location:
Gauteng, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB was involved at all stages of the integrated and co-ordinated spatial planning. This included the investigation of the integration between the transport system with economic development activities and ensuring that all facets of integration received attention from the authorities.

Client:
Eskom Holdings SOC Limited

Location:
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB was appointed to design and monitor the construction of a 1 344 MW pumped storage scheme in the Drakensburg of South Africa. The design and construction included an upper reservoir (50 m high CFRD dam) and lower reservoir (40 m high RCC dam), an underground power house complex, with access tunnels and associated waterways which link the two reservoirs.

The project also involved the ancillary works that included buildings, roads, transmission lines and temporary and permanent infrastructure. The project upper dam is able to store 21 000 MWh of energy.

GIBB’s tasks included engineering design for: civil; hydropower; underground; dams; mechanical; foundation; structural, and electrical enginnering. Additionally, the scope included documentation, cost estimations environmental services, contract administration, design monitoring, project management and construction supervision.

Client:
Eskom Holdings SOC Limited

Location:
Western and Eastern Cape Provinces, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB acted as the Environmental Impact Practitioner in terms of the application for Environmental Authorisation. This included managing the scoping and Environmental Impact Assessment process over a 10 year period, compilation of an Environmental Management Programme, public participation process and input into appeal responses.

Client:
KPMG South Africa

Location:
Mozambique-Zimbabwe-South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB’s tasks included advisory and environmental services as part of a consortium for the construction of transmission lines. This included the Environmental and Social Impact Assessments for Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Client:
Mpumalanga Provincial Government

Location:
Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB undertook the compilation of the new Mpumalanga Province Environmental Outlook Report which included stakeholder engagement.

Client:
Nestlé South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Location:
East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB’s tasks included the design and contract administration of the civil, structural and electrical and mechanical engineering.

Client:
Spar Ltd

Location:
Western Cape, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
The project is located in the Sheffield Business Park, Philippi, Cape Town.  GIBB’s tasks on the project included electrical, electronic, mechanical (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), transport and lift engineering.

Client:
Coega Development Corporation  

Location:
Algoa Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB carried out geotechnical investigations for the harbour including site investigations. Additionally, tasks included: design of the haul road and bridge over the N2 National Road, co-ordination and master planning of engineering aspects of the project, transportation planning, engineering services, an Environmental Management Programme for construction and Environmental Management Programme Report for borrow areas.

Client:
Coega Development Corporation

Location:
Eastern Cape, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
SVAI, a subsidiary of GIBB, was tasked for the design of the first commercial building to be constructed within the business area of the Coega Industrial Development Zone in Port Elizabeth.  This is the building of the Coega Development Corporation.

SVAI designed the building with the required aesthetic guidelines of predominantly white horizontally delineated buildings, situated along street edges. The building includes external shading service walkway structures which are integrated into the façade, in order to complement the movement-sensing and auto-dimming interior lighting system.

Additionally, the curved and tiled atrium facade and external podium steps contribute to the building’s civic presence on the street intersection.

Client:
Soekor (now PetroSA)

Location:
Mossel Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB was appointed to provide the design for structural, electrical and mechanical services for the drilling modules involving structural steel, HVAC, drilling equipment specification and fire protection.

GIBB was also involved in the geotechnical engineering of the project which included laboratory testing, risk analyses, testing for an undersea pipeline and testing for a beach crossing.

Client:
Macsteel

Location:
Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB provided electrical building services: upgrade of the existing 11kV substation inclusive of MV switches and transformers. Additional tasks included reticulation of overhead cranes, machines and general electrical installation.

Client: Clicks Organisation/Neil Muller Construction

Location: Gauteng, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
The facility for Clicks, located in Centurion, included structural engineering, mechanical engineering, and electrical building services.

Client:
Sasol Mining

Location:
Mpumalanga, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
By the year 2025, Sasol Mining anticipates the deployment of production sections within the Alexander coal blocks. This forms part of Sasol Mining’s plan to fulfil their 2050 mandate to supply coal to the Secunda Synfuels Operations (SSO).

GIBB Mining’s task was to conduct the feasibility study on the project, which is expected to yield between 6-8 million t/a of coal. GIBB Mining was also responsible for the mine design within the first 1 km radius of the box cut to tie into the overall mine plan.

This encompassed all geotechnical and geohydrological studies, bulk power, water supply, materials handling system design and all supporting infrastructure including offices, buildings, workshops, sewage treatment and a 20 km mine access road.

Client:
South32

Location:
Mpumalanga, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
The Khutala Colliery is contracted to supply the ESKOM Kendal Power Station with coal from the No.4 Upper (U) Seam and the No. 2 Seam reserves until 2033.

The purpose of the Khutala Block A West project is to extend the life of the underground operation by accessing an approximate 38Mt of ROM coal via a decline shaft equipped with a bulk material handling system and one-way traffic flow.

GIBB tracked the progress of the concept level design completed by South32 to a feasibility study level of design that provided the knowledge for accessing the Block A West reserves safely while seamlessly enmeshing with the existing Khutala operations.

Client:
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality

Location:
Gauteng, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
Design and implementation of an underground MV, LV and street lighting reticulation network for 1 000 units in a low-cost housing development in Daveyton, Johannesburg. GIBB was responsible for design, contract management and full project management.

Client:
King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality

Location:
Eastern Cape, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB’s tasks included the design, technical specifications, project management and construction monitoring for distribution lines project.

Client:
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality

Location:
Eastern Cape, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB’s scope of work included the amalgamation of four smaller wastewater treatment works into a 35 Mℓ/d activated sludge plant, one pump station, a rising main (800 m long x 315 mm diameter) and 20 km of bulk collector sewers (600 mm to 800 mm diameter).

Client:
City of Cape Town

Location:
Western Cape, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
The project entailed the upgrading of Informal Settlements and Consolidation Programmes (UISP). GIBB was appointed for the project management of the component of the Happy Valley – UISP Project.

The project included the bulk and internal servicing of 1 452 erven.  GIBB also assisted the client to review designs, undertake contract administration and site monitoring.

Client:
Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate

Location:
Johannesburg, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
The Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate is a 780 ha upmarket golf, wildlife and residential estate set in the beauty and serenity of Africa’s open grasslands, close to Johannesburg.

The estate is designed to eventually house 1 700 residences, an equestrian centre, a luxury health and wellness centre, a 340 ha conservation area with wildlife, a village square with restaurants, entertainment and retail stores as well as a luxury resort hotel.

GIBB’s task was to design the estate houses with standards and detail which reflect a reference to the natural surrounding landscape and heritage context while providing luxury, comfort and relaxed liveability.

Client:
The Tramway Road Community Trust

Location:
Cape Town, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB, together with ACG Architects, were involved in the design and development of this property in Cape Town. This property development consists of 75 units which include 1, 2 and 3 bedroom units, as well as penthouses and maisonettes, both with designated swimming pools and some with private gardens.

There is basement parking for the entire development. Designed on contemporary lines with bespoke finishes, the units have orchard, mountain and sea views. Additionally, there is state of the art security, Wi-Fi, a fitness room, braai area and a heated swimming pool for the complex.

Client:
Gauteng Department of Housing

Location:
Gauteng, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB, together with ACG Architects, was tasked to lead a multi-discipline team whose primary role was to assist the Department on its housing delivery objective.

Services included: township establishment; aerial photography, topographical surveys; feasibility studies; land purchase; EIA Scoping; NHBRC Phase 1 and 2 geotechnical investigations; preparation of house plans and procurement documentation; preliminary and detailed engineering designs (including water, sanitation, roads and stormwater); foundation design and specifications; environmental and safety control during construction; construction supervision and monitoring; liaison with the Department, consultants and communities, and partaking in PRT evaluation workshops.

Client:
Intaprop

Location:
Gauteng, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
SVAI, a subsidiary of GIBB, was appointed for the creation and design of the building at 8 Melville Road in Illovo, Johannesburg, which is the office building of SVAI itself.

It now stands as a sustainable, efficient corporate office building using green technology with efficient floor plates. It offers ventilated facades, green walls and well-lit atriums providing natural light – aspects which earned it a four star rating by the Green Building Council of South Africa.

Client:
Abacus Asset Management (Pty) Ltd

Location:
Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
SVAI, a subsidiary of GIBB, was appointed for the design and execution of this project. The project includes upmarket offices of 3 000 m² and a gym of 4 200 m² within the Waterstone Shopping centre precinct. The final design illustrates mixed use design through a successful combination of offices, gym and convenience retail.

Client:
Koeberg

Location:
Western Cape, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
SVAI, a subsidiary of GIBB, was appointed to design and build the expansion of the project at the Koeberg Nuclear Plant in Melkbosstrand, just north of Cape Town. The design was focussed around the components and purposes of the plant.

The primary purpose of the facility is that it accommodates two training control room simulators that replicate the actual Koeberg Nuclear Plant control rooms. The exceptional technical nature of the facility required a technical enclosure of a very high specification.

Complementary to this primary function, the facility accommodates a range of classrooms used for a variety of workshops and teaching functions. Additionally, there are open plan offices with a staff kitchen, a mezzanine level with executive offices, a canteen and a staff pause area with ablution facilities.

Client:
Mangosuthu University of Technology

Location:
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
SVAI, a subsidiary of GIBB, was appointed to do the design for the Mangosuthu University of Technology entrance, situated in close proximity to the Durban Industrial Basin in Umlazi.

The project included a billboard which features a scrolling time function and a notice board, which also serves the surrounding community. Due to the building being on a major arterial route, the Technikon’s entrance required vehicular and pedestrian access to the campus and to have a strong visual and institutional identity.

The design ensured that the entrance is characterised by an industrial steel screen which is faceted from left to right, culminating in a semi-curve. This leads out towards the road creating a dynamic entrance and electronic billboard.

Client:
Mangosuthu University of Technology

Location:
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
SVAI, a subsidiary of GIBB, was appointed to design the new Natural Science Laboratory building at Mangosuthu University of Technology. The design included a ramp system to link up to an existing building.

The building was designed for five full laboratories and two half laboratories accommodating 50 and 25 students respectively, covering an area of 1 700 m². The use of intelligent building systems allowed for the design of effective passive cross-ventilation, while responsive facades allow for controlled solar gain and loss, ensuring low maintenance.

The planted green roof acts as a heat sink that naturally cools the building while creating an active growing garden. The new Natural Sciences Laboratory building enhances the active, changing research environment.

Client:
Discovery Health

Location:
Gauteng, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
SVAI, a subsidiary of GIBB, was appointed for the design of the Fun Factory facility at the Discovery Health offices in Sandton, Johannesburg.

The Fun Factory is a corporate child care facility which offers supervision and schooling from 6 months to Grade 0 for the staff from Discovery Health and the surrounding area.

The design concept extended beyond simple decoration to a complete healthy learning environment. Natural light, fresh air, orientation and spatial management were consciously created to enhance the well-being of the school and its learners.

The building is designed as a ‘habitable toy’ and engages the young learner’s experience through mental, physical and social stimulation.

Client:
Samtra Maritime Training Academy

Location:
Western Cape, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
SVAI, a subsidiary of GIBB, was appointed for the design of the Samtra Maritime Training Academy in Simon’s Town, approximately 50 km from Cape Town. The design included a fully catered dining room, conference rooms, classrooms (each seating 20 people), computer training rooms and a fully catered dining room. Additionally, various simulator rooms were designed which enables near-reality experiences to enrich the courses being offered.

Client:
Three Cities Group

Location:
KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
SVAI, a subsidiary of GIBB, was appointed for the design of the Gateway Hotel located in Umhlanga, just north of Durban. Tasks included the design of eco-friendly accommodation, conference centre and restaurant facilities, to ensure the hotel appeals to both leisure and business guests.

Additionally, the design included direct access to the Gateway Theatre of Shopping and a seasonal pool bar and pizzeria restaurant were included. The screen surrounding the Gateway Hotel is not only an eye-catching design of leaves, but also an efficient shading technique. It acts as a solar shield for the dominant northern facades of the building.

Client:
Prosperito Shoprite Checkers

Location:
Eastern Cape, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
SVAI, a subsidiary of GIBB, was appointed for the design of the 23 000 m² Shoprite Checkers in the Kenako Centre in Port Elizabeth.

The emphasis was for the design to enhance the experience of the pedestrian and patrons using the walkways and entrances between the existing buildings and retail malls. The building opens to a very active Uitenhage Road, resulting in visible entrances and parking.

The site is close to major facilities, including the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Missionvale Campus, the Eastern Cape Training Centre and the Dora Nginza Hospital.

Client:
Redefine Properties

Location:
Klerksdorp, North West, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
The JSE-listed REIT Redefine invested approximately R1 billion to develop Matlosana Mall with Abacus Asset Managers as developer and leasing manager.  SVAI, a subsidiary of GIBB, was tasked with the design of a 65 000 m² GLA regional mall in the town of Klerksdorp.

The site is roughly 20 ha in area, flanked on the north side by the N12 highway and, on the south, by a seasonal wetland. The mall was designed to accommodate 265 shops, 6 movie theatres, a gym, an office component on the first floor.

Additionally, there is a food court surrounded by fast food outlets and restaurants, which include inside and covered outside sitting areas. The mall design won the SAPOA Shopping Centres Category A Award in 2015.

Client:
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA)

Location:
South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB was appointed to carry out the following tasks for ACSA: electrical engineering; fencing solutions; low energy perimeter lighting solutions access control systems, and airside gates.

Client:
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA)

Location:
Eastern Cape, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
ACSA appointed GIBB to undertake studies of air traffic, geometric design, pavement engineering, drainage and stormwater engineering, runway asphalt friction solutions and lighting design.

This was for the rehabilitation of the pavement of the existing runways and associated taxiways at the East London Airport, following International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) compliance.

The works primarily entailed the milling of existing asphalt layers, asphalt inlay and geometric and/or structural overlays, improvement of runway end safety areas (RESA), as well as side strips where required.

All pavement work was carried out at night between 21h30 and 05h00 which met the requirement that the airside infrastructure be fully operational at the end of each night shift.

Client:
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA)

Location:
Eastern Cape, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB was appointed by ACSA to design and supervise construction of a car park at the East London Airport.  The works primarily entailed the construction of earth and/or layer-works and asphalt surfacing for a new parking area.

Additionally, tasks included the installation of new fencing and low level lighting as well as new exit and entry points with automatic booms. This facility has created an additional 230 parking bays at the airport.

Client:
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA)

Location:
Eastern Cape, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
Through the appointment by ACSA for the arterial road for East London Airport, GIBB provided all civil services for a two lane, two way urban road, 3 km in length. Services included road design, construction monitoring and contract administration.

Client:
Gauteng Provincial Government

Location:
Gauteng, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB was appointed to be a member of the transaction advisory team for public-private partnerships on the Gauteng Rapid Rail Link Project in Johannesburg,

Tshwane and Ekurhuleni. Tasks included: technology and socio-economic studies; rail alignment and station site assessment; route planning and station location; passenger and revenue demand forecasting; civil and perway works design; review of the relocation and protection of utilities; construction assurance and utility relocation; commercial support for variations; operations output specification; and preparation and adjudication of concession contract.

Location:
Gauteng, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB was appointed for the Gauteng Rapid Rail Link Tunnel which serves part of Gauteng with a rapid transport service, providing a safe, efficient and reliable service to commuters.  It is also linked to the OR Tambo International Airport.

GIBB’s tasks included: design review and specifications; provision of a construction supervision team for 15 km of soft and hard rock tunnelling, including three underground stations; earthworks; bridges; viaducts; stations; the EM and M depot; signals; telecoms; safety; security, and noise and vibration.

Client:
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA)

Location:
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
This project was for the Moses Madhiba Commuter Station at the Moses Madhiba soccer stadium in Durban. Specific tasks included a feasibility study, railway infrastructure planning and design, train operations analysis, project management and construction monitoring and system interface design and testing and commissioning.

Client:
Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA)

Location:
South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
GIBB was appointed for the Rolling Stock and Depot Procurement Project for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa.  Tasks included a demand study and rolling stock needs analysis, infrastructure interface specification, depot location study and technical specifications, depot infrastructure concept design and tender preparation and evaluation.

Client:
City Square (Basil Read Developments)

Location:
Gauteng, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
Klipriver Business Park is a 270 ha Business Park located at the intersection of the R59 and R550.  The development consisted of industrial, commercial and retail sites. GIBB provided civil services planning for the total development and the detailed design and supervision for Phase 1.

Client:
Convenco

Location:
Cape Town, South Africa

GIBB’s Responsibilities:
An extension to the current Cape Town International Convention Centre of 50,000 m². Services included full architectural services.