Construction
ConstruCtion serviCes
Turning innovative ideas
ConstruCtion ProjeCts
Clients can rely on Golder to deliver all aspects of a project from the conceptual planning and design phase, through to the detailed design, construction and commissioning phases. Golder offers one point of client contact, ensuring that every aspect of the project, including risk analysis and permitting, is effectively managed. We prefer to focus on projects with Early Contractor Involvement (ECI), enabling the development of strong partnerships with our clients.
The Golder global group has been offering turnkey solutions to clients for many years. In Africa, we build on these acquired skills to offer complete design and construct packages. These include employment as principal contractor or specialist sub-contractor, offering Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) services.
the Golder team undertakes specialist construction services in:
Waste water and mine water treatment plants Water supply schemes
Surface water management infrastructure Open cast rehabilitation
Groundwater abstraction systems Mine and dump rehabilitation Environmental monitoring systems
Waste to energy (biogas) systems and carbon sequestration Waste disposal sites
Waste management infrastructure
into delivered solutions
At Golder Associates we strive to be the most respected global company providing consulting, design,
and construction services in earth, environment, and related areas of energy. Employee owned since
our formation in 1960. Golder professionals take the time to build an understanding of client needs
and of the specific environments in which they operate. We continue to expand our technical
capabilities and have experienced steady growth with employees who operate from offices located
throughout Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, North America, and South America.
Our technical and construction professionals, in collaboration with our consulting, engineering and
design groups, deliver integrated solutions for your projects and ongoing operational challenges. We
service clients from mining, oil & gas, energy and waste management markets and are committed to
providing long-term client relationships, timely and cost-effective delivery, innovative techniques and
efficient answers to complex challenges.
ConstruCtion ManaGeMent
Golder has wide-spread construction management experience across many long-term client relationships. Our project managers are skilled users of internationally recognised planning software systems and add value through safety, innovation, foresight and attention to detail. Our expertise is combined with a wealth of practical experience to ensure that appropriate solutions are provided for the development and management of construction projects. Golder has managed construction projects throughout Africa on behalf of clients in the mining, public and industrial sectors.
ChallenGes and value offerinG
Coordinating construction activities Managing of construction contracts
Ensuring health, safety and environmental compliance Scheduling and cost control
serviCes offered
Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) Selection of the appropriate basis
of contracting, including the GCC, FIDIC, NEC
Assistance with cost estimation and early detection of potential overruns
Drafting of procurement
documentation and managing the process thereof
Tender analysis and adjudication Drafting and administration of
contract documents
Cost controlling for available budget and schedule taking into account project’s full life cycle Quantity surveying
Quality control and assurance Management and integration of
design consultants, subcontractors and suppliers
Site inspection, field sampling and laboratory testing
Implementation of health and safety systems to minimise risk and provide loss control
serviCe areas
Civil Works
Dams and impoundments Bulk earth platforms Stream rehabilitation Wetland construction Ground improvement Maintenance dredging Pump station and pipeline
construction River diversions
Water treatment
Treatment systems
Modular equipment fabrication Treatability testing
Operations and maintenance
landfill services
Expansions and closures Landfill gas systems Leachate treatment
health and safety serviCes
At Golder we care about the health and safety of our people, our business partners and contractors, and our clients. We make it a priority every hour of the day to ensure our people are working and living in a way that keeps them, their families and their communities safe and healthy. We extend this caring to our contractors, vendors and clients in every project we undertake.
Our services include occupational health and safety, industrial hygiene, hazardous materials management, due diligence, emergency preparedness and planning, product stewardship and training. Because of the depth and strength of our organisation, Golder easily functions within each client’s cultural and corporate mandates - no matter where the project is located. By offering these services through strategically located offices, we produce quality solutions that are on time, within budget, and attuned to individual client needs.
Golder performs to the highest provincial, national and international standards, with a dedicated team of professionals consisting of scientists, engineers, hygienists and technicians. Their experience extends to African countries including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Guinea and Mozambique.
ContraCtor ManaGeMent
Development of health and safety specifications
Review of tender documentation and health and safety plans
Audits on legal and client requirements Health and safety meetings
site ManaGeMent
Inspections as required
Permanent, on- site health and safety supervision Audits as per legal requirements
doCuMentation
Registers Appointments Inspections
Submission of legal documentation to applicable authorities
health and safety exPerienCe
Roads
Mine tunnelling Quarries
Crusher plants Dams
Storm water management systems Buildings
Management of labour camps and canteens
Geotechnical investigations (on-shore and off-shore) Water treatment plants
Sewerage treatment plants
Coal fired and hydro power stations Feasibility studies
flaGshiP ProjeCts
optimum Water reclamation scheme
Golder successfully carried out the role of lead Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management contractor for Optimum Coal Mine’s newly-built water reticulation plant that will treat up to 15Mℓ/day of excess mine water into potable standards for both drinking and release back into the environment. This project represents state-of-the-art mine water desalination technology that complies with all the requirements of the DWAF Guidelines for Drinking Water Use.
south deep Mine tailings storage facility
South Deep Mine is an operational gold mine located approximately 10 km south of the town Westonaria, in Gauteng province. Golder managed the construction of a new tailings dam, which was commissioned by the mine when the two existing tailings dams were reaching full capacity. The team managed the different engineering disciplines on the project and ensured that resources were timeously mobilised to address all engineering aspects in terms of design, fabrication and construction.sunderland ridge Waste Water treatment
City of Tshwane Municipality embarked on the extension of the Sunderland Ridge Waste Water Treatment Works by 20 Mℓ/day and appointed Golder as construction management consultants for the project. The Sunderland Ridge
Wastewater Treatment Works are located about 20km north-west of Centurion in the Sunderland Ridge industrial area. The works treats wastewater, which is mainly of domestic origin from areas within Centurion, part of Midrand and Pretoria West.
rietspruit Mine Closure
BHP Billiton appointed Golder as the consultants and main contractor for the Rietspruit stormwater EPC contract. Part of the works for mine closure entailed the construction of stormwater management structures to control water run-off during rainfall events. Golder managed the construction of 120 structures with no health and safety incidents in the 135 000 hours worked on the project.
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