The country’s leading built environment professionals gathered on 11 November for the 2020 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards, hosted virtually for the first time.

This year’s awards, sponsored by Aon South Africa, celebrated innovation, quality, outstanding workmanship, and professionalism.

“The Awards focus on consulting engineers and their clients who participate in or initiate projects that promote the advancement of our nation and the people of the continent,” says Chris Campbell, CEO, CESA.

The project entries and winners are as follows:

Mega projects with a value greater than R1 billion

WINNER: SMEC South Africa | Provision of Water and Sanitation to Informal Settlements and Schools in eThekwini Municipality (Phase 3)

OTHER ENTRY: Zutari | Lower Thukela Bulk Water Supply Scheme

Projects with a value between R250 million and R1 billion

WINNER: Zutari | Upgrade and Extension of Stellenbosch Wastewater Treatment Plant

COMMENDATION: Zutari | 144 Oxford Road, Office Building

OTHER ENTRY: SiVEST SA | Sappi Saiccor Mill – Woodyard Upgrade

Projects with a value of between R50 million and R250 million

WINNER: Tirisano Consulting Engineers | Additional Shopping Area for Wonderpark Spar

COMMENDATION: Hatch | Midmar Water Treatment Works Upgrade

COMMENDATION: Naidu Consulting | Mabhobhane River Bridge over the Tugela River

OTHER ENTRIES:

Hatch | uMshwathi Regional Bulk Water Supply Scheme Phase 2

Knight Piésold | Stock Road: Govan Mbeki to R300

Nathoo Mbenyane Engineers | Lusushwana Bulk Water Scheme

Projects with a value less than R50 million

WINNER: Naidu Consulting | eZimbokodweni Pipe and Pedestrian Bridge

OTHER ENTRY: SMEC South Africa | V&A Waterfront Swing Bridge

Best international project

WINNER: MPAMOT Ruben Reddy Architects JV | Cote D’Or National Sports Complex

OTHER ENTRIES:

Knight Piésold | Construction of Neckartal Dam and Phase 1 Bulk Water Supply

Zutari | Kashimbila Multipurpose Dam and Hydropower Station

Lifetime Industry Achievement Award

RECOGNITION: Llewellyn Pike

Visionary client of the year

RECOGNITION: Western Cape Department of Health

Engineering technology and innovation | HVAC in Building Design Award

COMMENDATION: AOS Consulting Engineers | New Orange Data Centre and Office, Botswana

Business excellence

WINNER: Naidu Consulting

OTHER ENTRY: BVi Consulting Engineers

Small/medium company of the year

WINNER: ROMH Consulting

OTHER ENTRY: Daveng Consulting Engineers

Mentor of the year

RECOGNITION: Pierre Cronje | Naidu Consulting

Mentoring company of the year

WINNER: Naidu Consulting

OTHER ENTRY: Nathoo Mbenyane Engineers

Young engineer of the year

JOINT WINNER: SMEC South Africa | Yolan Pillay

JOINT WINNER: Zutari | Lloyd Fisher-Jeffes

OTHER ENTRIES:

HN Consulting Engineers | Ntembeko Zifuku

ROMH Consulting | Kholwani Dube

Publisher of the year

WINNER | TRADE PUBLICATIONS: Creamer Media

WINNER | DAILY NEWSPAPERS: Independent Online (IOL)

Click here to read more about the entrants.