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Specialists P.3

MSW Family P.4

Fields of Expertise P.5

Projects P.8

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HISTORY

Saunders and Wium was established in East London in June 1966.

In 1983 a branch office was opened in Pietermaritzburg, where

the name became synonymous with high quality civil

engineering, particularly in the water, waste water, roads and

structural fields.

Mbona Saunders and Wium cc t/a MSW Consulting was

established in February 2006, as the engineering team in

Pietermaritzburg saw an opportunity for growth and

diversification.

MSW Consulting now offers a diverse range of professional

services to private and public enterprises throughout the African

continent and our expertise now include the important function

of social facilitation (ISD). We have an in-house Quality

Management Plan and are in the process of obtaining ISO 9000

certification.

MISSION STATEMENT

“ MSW Consulting, strive to honour our primary goal of providing

the highest degree of engineering and design, through simplicity

of focus and through optimizing and integrating the wealth of

teamwork. “

Contact Us: Physical Address: 28 St Patrick’s Road, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg, 3201 � : P.O. Box 100293, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg, 3209 � +27 (0)33- 395 0920 � +27 (0)33-395 0921 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.mswconsulting.co.za

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MEMBERS

Our Members have had experience in both the public and private sector. Our Managing Member,

Don Hodgkinson had more than 20 years experience with Umgeni Water, a leading water utility in

South Africa, the last 5 years as Engineering Manager where he was responsible for the

implementation of the Umgeni Water CAPEX budget which peaked at an amount of R400m

/annum. He has experience in a wide field including the design and operation of:

• Water treatment facilities (250 Ml/d Midmar Waterworks; 205 Ml/d Nsezi Waterworks upgrade)

• Sludge dewatering systems (Decanter centrifuges, tubular filter press and CRSDS)

• Design of large diameter (1600DN) high pressure (40 bar) pipelines including diversion of siphons.

• Infrastructure assessment and water loss analyses in South Africa, Nigeria and Mozambique.

• Infrastructure rehabilitation including concrete pipelines ~ 2900DN and pre-stressed concrete

pipelines ~ 1900DN.

Dennis Mbona is a respected Project management and ISD consultant who ran a successful

consultancy practice before joining forces with MSW Consulting to provide a unique

ISD/Engineering service to the community. Mr Mbona has a Bachelors degree in Social Science

and his portfolio includes Managing the Social Facilitation and Marketing functions.

Frans Klopper was employed by the Natal Provincial Administration, as trainee civil technician from

1979 and eventually terminated his employment in 1997 as Regional Engineer for Edendale near

Pietermaritzburg. During this period he was responsible for all municipal services, including roads,

stormwater & sewer. He then started a civil consultancy practice which he operated successfully,

before becoming a founder member of MSW Consulting cc.

Justin Hemming is a professional engineering technologist who completed 9 years with the

Department of Transport in the roads construction sector. At age 23 Justin was promoted to Chief

Technician, where he managed the Port Shepstone Roads Construction Unit. He spent a further 3

years with consulting engineering firms managing a variety of roads and civil contracts. In 2002 he

joined Saunders and Wium, where he has designed and project managed numerous water

engineering projects.

Craig Mitchell graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelors Degree in Technology from D.I.T. in 2004. He was employed previously at KV3 Engineers where he obtained invaluable experience in a

variety of Civil Engineering projects. In 2008 Craig joined Mbona Saunders and Wium, where he

has designed and managed various water projects specializing in hydraulic modeling and

transient analysis.

Hugh Barraclough is a professional structural engineer (Summa Cum Laude) who gained three years experience in the bridge design office of KV3 Engineers, before moving to the structures

division of BKS (Pty) Ltd for five years, responsible for the design and management of a variety of

commercial and industrial projects in the Durban area. He then used this experience to establish

his own structural consultancy until 2009, before joining with MSW Consulting to lead the structural

aspects of the company.

Claude Semple is a professional engineering technologist (Cum Laude) who completed 6 years

with BVI Consulting, 6 years with ILISO Consulting Engineers, and a further 2.5 years as a freelance

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consultant managing a variety of civil contracts. In 2010 he joined Mbona Saunders and Wium,

where he has project managed numerous Civil engineering projects.

Sandra Govender is our financial and administrative manager, and a newly appointed member of

the management team. Sandra has been involved in the Civil Engineering industry for 8 years, is

well versed in the industries practices, in Pastal systems and tax management. Sandra is also

managing the companies Quality Management system, for ISO 9001:2008 compliance.

Geoff Mitchell is a qualified Civil Engineering technician, with more than 35 years (client, consulting

and contracting) experience in a variety of Civil Engineering projects. Geoff is a Senior Contracts

Manager/Resident Engineer who provides guidance and mentorship to the site engineers, whilst

working very closely with the rural communities of KZN, to ensure a timely and superior end

product.

SPECIALISTS

SOILS

Leon Van Heerden completed 15 years of service with Moolman Bros Construction (LTA) as a

Director. He then established Materials Control Laboratories (MICLAB) in 1986, thereafter joining

Saunders & Wium in 1992 and was appointed branch manager in 1998. Mr Van Heerden has

continued with MSW, and provides a wealth of technical and management skills.

PROCESS & CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Dr. Dave Nozaic has a master’s degree in chemical engineering and has more than 30 years

experience in the water / waste water field of engineering. He has served in both the private and

public sector (Umgeni Water and Ethekwini Water Services) in senior technical and managerial

positions. He is a Fellow member of the Water Institute of South Africa (WISA)

Justin Hodgkinson is a qualified Chemical Engineer whom now heads up our waste water and

process engineering division. He has trained under the guidance and mentorship of Dr. Nozaic for

a no. of years.

ENVIRONMENTAL

Dr. J. Ridl is an Environmental Attorney, and respected University lecturer whom deals with our

large scale project environmental planning and management processes.

Other specialist design fields in which MSW Consulting have strong in-house and networking capability

includes; • Pipeline rehabilitation design — Eddie current and thermal scanning. • Waste water design • Water loss management • Pipeline surge analysis • Digital terrain modeling • Operations and Maintenance of Treatment, bulk and reticulation systems. • Managing of labour based and EPWP contracts.

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THE MSW FAMILY

With the growth of the company over the past 7 years additional technical and administrative

staff has been employed, who have been selected from the previously disadvantaged sector.

In addition to the permanent employees we maintain an ongoing programme of Experiential

Training for previously disadvantaged Civil Engineering students.

Since 2007 MSW Consulting has undertaken a commitment to the Singakwenza Ndawonye Student Training Scheme, developed by the Durban University of Technology (DUT). To date we

have trained and mentored 14 students, all from historically disadvantaged communities. Four of

these students are now permanent employees, whom we are funding for their Bachelors Degrees .

The Members and employees of MSW Consulting cc have a long association with various District

and Local Municipalities, as well as the Department of Works, Umgeni Water, Rand Water Services,

Department of Water Affairs and the Department of Transport.

We have associations with a wide range of specialist consultants in the structural, roads,

geotechnical, environmental, water and waste water process design, water loss reduction, Eddie

current and thermal scanning fields of engineering.

We believe that, as a company, MSW Consulting is able to provide a level of service to the client

where it is capable of designing, managing and implementing projects at any stage of the project

cycle, bringing them to completion within budget and time. Furthermore, the projects are

implemented in conjunction with a community involvement methodology, ensuring that projects

are implemented holistically - socially, technically and financially.

We believe that this holistic philosophy, coupled with the unique dynamics of our interactive and

professional office environment; provides the client intrinsic value that far exceeds the professional

engineering service.

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PARTICULAR FIELDS OF EXPERTISE

MSW Consulting’s principle focus is in the fields of bulk water transfer, treatment, storage and

distribution (including primary, secondary and tertiary (reticulation) levels), water conservation and

demand management and infrastructure rehabilitation, and the institutional social development

aspect of these projects.

Bulk Water Conveyance

We have experience with all commonly used pipe materials including µPVC, HDPE, ductile iron

and continuously welded steel ranging in diameter from 50DN to 1900DN at operating pressures up

to 4000kPa. We have specialist knowledge of steel pipe coating and lining materials for raw and

potable water applications and have a sound working knowledge of corrosion mitigation

measures including sacrificial anode and impressed current cathodic protection systems.

We have designed fully automated raw and potable water pumping stations with installed

capacities up to 2520 kW with pumps equipped with variable speed drives (VSD’s) all managed by

SCADA.

Plate 1: Mhlathuze River Pump Station: 630kW Immersible Pump Ready for Installation

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Water Treatment

Our experience in water treatment ranges from small plants (< Ml/d) to large regional water

treatment plants up to 205 Ml/d.

We have extensive experience with various unit processes including clari-flocculators, pulsator

sludge blanket type clarifiers, Dortmund clarifiers, dissolved air flotation (DAF) systems, gravity and

pressure filtration systems and gravity sludge thickeners and mechanical dewatering systems.

Depending upon client requirements, we are able to offer manual plants with limited levels of

automation to fully automated plants operated using SCADA systems.

Plate 2: Nsezi WTP Upgrade: 80 Ml/d Clari-Flocculator Under Construction

System Rehabilitation

MSW Consulting was appointed by the Department of Water Affairs (DWA) to develop a

rehabilitation strategy for their Gamtoos Government Water System. The system has a capacity of

7.5 cumec and traverses a route of some 64 kms from Kouga Dam to Loerie Dam in the Gamtoos

Valley in the Eastern Cape. The system includes canals, 22 siphons (concrete and pre-stressed

concrete) and 4 tunnels and covered canals. It is used primarily for irrigation of citrus produce for

the export market and also provides some 30% of the raw water demand of the Nelson Mandela

Municipality.

An extensive risk analysis was carried out with a view to identifying the high risk elements of the

system. Thermal imagery and eddy current scanning of pre-stressed concrete siphons were utilized

to determine the integrity of system elements.

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Following the development of the rehabilitation strategy, MSW Consulting was appointed to

implement Phases 1 & 2 of the rehabilitation works valued at some R200m. It is estimated that the

value engineering risk assessment reduced capital expenditure by some R800m.

Plate 3: Rehabilitation of 2400DN concrete Siphon: Fitment of Mechanical Seals

Water Control And Demand Management (WCDM)

MSW Consulting has successfully implemented several WCDM projects within South Africa

including:

• Ixopo (Sisonke DM)

• Burgersdorp (Joe Gqabi District Municipality)

• Ladysmith (Uthukela District Municpality): On-going

Our approach is to use a carefully tailored combination of the proven analytical BABE (Burst And

Background Evaluation) system coupled with a “Find and Fix” approach in order to achieve a

rapid yet systematic solution. Where appropriate, we seek means of improving revenue collection

as well as reducing physical water losses.

Dysfunctional systems have been rapidly transformed to systems with acceptable water losses.

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PROJECTS

WATER ENGINEERING PROJECTS

PROJECT NAME DESCRIPTION CLIENT VALUE PERIOD

Makhabeleni Operations & Maintenance Contract

Operations and Maintenance of bulk and reticulation network.

Umzinyathi District Municipality

R 140 000/ month

2008 -on

going

Northern Feeder Prelim design for Northern Feeder Pipeline Umgeni Water R230,000,000 1996

Efaye Community Water Supply Scheme

River abstraction, water treatment, pump station, rising mains, reservoirs & reticulation network

Umgeni Water R35,000,000 1994 - 1997

Malangeni Community Water Supply Scheme

Pump stations, rising mains, reservoirs & reticulation network

Ugu District Municipality

R20,000,000 1996 - 1998

Matimatolo/Mbulwane Regional Water Supply Scheme

Borehole abstraction, rising mains, bulk & retic reservoirs & reticulation network

uMgungundlovu RC/UMzinyathi DM

R25,000,000 1998 - 2002

Umbuba Community Water Supply Scheme

Borehole abstraction, rising main bulk reservoir & reticulation network

uMgungundlovu Regional Council

R5,500,000 2003 - 2004

Njengabantu Community Water Supply Scheme

Borehole abstraction, rising main, reservoir & reticulation network

UMzinyathi District Municipality

R2,400,000 2003 - 2004

Mooi River Water Treatment Plant Upgrade

Upgrade of water treatment plant & pump stations to

111l/sec, rising mains (315mm Ø), pipe jacking & suspension bridge river crossing.

uMgungundlovu District Municipality

R14,000,000 2003 - 2005

Makhabeleni Regional Water Supply Scheme

River abstraction, water treatment plant, pump stations, rising mains, reservoirs & reticulation network


R118,000,000

2004 - on

going

Ngcebo Regional Water Supply Scheme

River abstraction, water treatment plant, pump stations, rising mains, reservoirs & reticulation network

Ilembe District Municipality

R50,000,000 2005 - on

going

Ntanzi & Masihambisane Community Water Supply Scheme

Borehole abstraction, rising main, reservoir & reticulation network


R6,700,000 2005 -2008

53 Pipeline Refurbishment of the 750mm Ø pipeline between DV Harris Water Works and Umlaas Rd

Umgeni Water R22,000,000 2006

Mtonjaneni 30 Ml/d Water Treatment Plant Uthungulu D M / UWP

R40,000,000 2006 - 2009

Gamtoos Irrigation Scheme

Refurbishment of Hankey, Moolman Robert Scott, Patterson, Milton & Line 16 Siphons.

DWAF R130,000,000 2006 – 2009

Gamtoos Irrigation Scheme (Phase 2)

Refurbishment of Bodker, Komdoma, Chigwell and De Koning.

DWA R50,000,000 2009 – 2010

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WATER ENGINEERING PROJECTS continued


Nsezi 90 Ml/d Water Treatment Plant upgrade to Richards Bay WTW

Mhlathuze Water R155,000,000 2007 on

going Ngcebo 1 (Rural Bulk Water Supply)

WW upgrade, Bulk Rising Mains & Pump Station.

IDM/UW R40,000,000 2009- 2011

Ngcebo/Maphumulo (Bulk) WTW, Rising Main, Pump Stations and River Abstraction

IDM/UW R164,000,000 2010 -

Ngcebo 2 (Rural Retic) Water reticulation network Ilembe District Municipality

R153,646,126 Design stage

Ekulindeni Water Works Upgrade from 3 to 6 Ml/d Ekulindeni WTW and River Abstraction

Gert Sibande DM

R14,000,000 2010 -

Kwa-Dukuza Bulk Water Supply

Report on bulk treated water supply to Kwa-Zulu/Natal North Coast

Ilembe D M R650,000,000 Prelim Report

Greater Port Harcourt

Bulk Water Supply to New Town including a 132 Ml/d Water Works, 132 Ml elevated reservoir and ductile iron bulk distribution system (900DN to 1200DN)

Rivers State Government. (Nigeria)

R1,600,000,000 2009-

ROADS (The projects listed below are those undertaken through Saunders and Wium. Our staff have a

wealth of experience in the Roads design and construction fields. Please refer to individual CV’s for

reference to roads projects undertaken by the individual members)


Mlamula Road (DR 659)

Upgrade from gravel to blacktop


R4,200,000

2006

Emahlatini Road(DR 1524)

Upgrade from gravel to blacktop


R3,800,000 2007

Sinathingi Bus Route Blacktop road Umsunduzi Municipality

R8,500,000 2004

Inadi Road Blacktop road Umsunduzi Municipality

R4,500,000 2005

Forestry Roads Timber Haul Roads Sappi R10,000,000 1995-2002

Circles & Squares (Pietermaritzburg)

Upgrade roads using Hyson Cells

Umsunduzi Municipality

R2,500,000 2006

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STRUCTURAL

MSW Consulting has the in house capacity to undertake a broad range of structural engineering within the demands of the civil infrastructure environment.

Mr Hugh Barraclough (summa cum laude) is a professional structural engineer and experienced lecturer,

whom heads up the structural team.


Cedara Agricultural College

Hazardous Waste Laboratories

Dept. Public Works

R24,000,000 2004

Makhabeleni Water Supply

Water retaining structures, (abstraction tower/bridge, filters, clarifiers, reservoirs)


R98,000,000 2004 - on going

Ngcebo Water Supply

Water retaining structures (Reservoirs x 10)


R38,000,000 2005

- on going

Maphumulo Bulk Water

Water retaining structures

UW/IDM R164,000,000 2010 -

Gamtoos Rehabilitation Scheme

Covered Canals, inlet/outlet portals

DWA R 180,000,000 2006-

2010

Greater Port Harcourt

Pump stations, water treatment

Rivers State Gov. (Nigeria) R1,600,000,000 2009-

ISD

PROJECT NAME DESCRIPTION CLIENT VALUE PERIOD Ngcebo Regional Water Supply Scheme

Rural Water Supply Scheme


R50,000,000 2005 –

on going

Ngcebo 2/ Maphumulo Rural Water Supply Scheme



R 153,646,126 2004-2005

Balcom/ Kwasizabantu Rural Water Supply Scheme



R 144,000,000 2013 -

Makhabeleni Rural Water Supply Scheme


Umzinyathi DM R 118,000,000 2002-

on going

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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Engineering is not just about technical jargon, and the bottom line. We love the industry, as at the end of

each project, we can see the tangible results of our hard work.

Our engineering and design principles are founded on the knowledge that we are part of a greater

community, and must always act in the best interests of the larger community. Our strong emphasis on

Institutional social development, community training and environmental engineering helps to ensure poverty

alleviation and human development through responsible engineering.

Recent social and community development initiatives include, inter alia • On the verge—An initiative to help clean up Pietermaitzburg. Originally set-up in 2010, on the verge of the

2010 World Cup, we wanted individuals and businesses to take pride in their work place and surrounds, with a view to cleaning up their verges, gutters and surrounding neighbourhoods.

• KwaSizabantu Mission—MSW Consulting provide financial back-up and construction supervision for the

upgrade and repair to an existing church and living quarters in the poverty stricken Maphumulo district, on behalf of the Ilembe District Municipality.

• Sizwe Ngwavuma Educational Trust— MSW Consulting funded the building of sports facilities for this deprived

community based in northern KZN, for the Crossways Church Mission. • MSW recycles all our paper waste, the funds from which support a local crèche and the SPCA. • Prior to the 2010 Soccer World Cup, South Africa was abuzz with the tournament excitement. To ensure that

children in the rural Tugela valley could also partake in this build-up MSW sponsored 50 soccer balls.

MENTORSHIP

Besides the Singakwenza Ndawonye Student Training Scheme which has already assisted more than 14 students through their in-service training, MSW Consulting is also involved in a scholarship program with a local

high school, to promote youth development in maths and science, with a view to mentoring continuity of skills

in the engineering industries.

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GALLERY PLATE 1: VARIOUS

FACTORY LAYERWORKS – MT EDGECOMBE

SUSPENSION PIPE BRIDGE: MOOI RIVER

FILTERS – MOOI RIVER WATER WORKS

FILTERS – MOOI RIVER WATER WORKS

ROAD REHABILITATION - HAMMERSDALE

INTAKE TOWER – TUGELA RIVER

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PLATE 2: VARIOUS

REINFORCEMENT – 500 Kl RESERVOIR: UMBUBA

15 Kl BREAKPRESSURE TANK: NJENGABANTU

500 Kl RESERVOIR: UMBUBA

WATER WIDGET STANDPIPE: NGCEBO

INTAKE TOWER: MAKHABELENI

CLEARWATER PUMP: MAKHABELENI

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PLATE 3: UMGENI WATER/ILEMBE DM

SAFETY FIRST

PACKAGE TREATMENT WORKS: NGCEBO

SCOUR CHAMBER: NGCEBO

CROSS BONDED STEEL PIPE: NGCEBO

RAPID GRAVITY FILTER: MAPHUMULO

CLARIFIERS: MAPHUMULO

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PLATE 4: UMZINYATHI DM

MAKHABELENI UPGRADE: GETTING STARTED

FILTER BLOCK: MAKHABELENI

FLOC CHANNELS: MAKHABELENI

PUMP HOUSE: MAKHABELENI

RESERVOIR: MAKHABELENI

CLARIFIERS: MAKHABELENI

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PLATE 5: GAMTOOS

1.8m STEEL PIPE INSTALLATION

CANAL ROCK TRAP

2.8m CONCRETE PIPE REFURBISHMENT

1.9m STEEL PIPE TUNNEL SLIP LINING

1.8m STEEL PIPE RIVER CROSSING

1.8m STEEL PIPE LAY

Documents

MSW New Company Profile€¦ · COMPANY PROFILE Members P.2 Specialists P.3 MSW Family P.4 Fields of Expertise P.5 Projects P.8 Social Responsibility P.11 Gallery P.12 MBONA SAUNDERS