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Corporate Profile
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BIGEN AFRICA’s smarter business approach creates value for clients and supports
South Africa’s national prioritiesThe BIGEN AFRICA Group is a leading, multi-disciplinary consultancy with a significant presence in the Southern African engineering landscape. Our unique approach to infrastructure development adds validity and creative value to the services we provide. It sets us apart from the herd and ahead of current thinking in business solutions – it is the Bigen way. Value proposition
We think smarter about infrastructure development.
We interlock world-class, best-practice project finance,
engineering and management consulting expertise to
customise innovative, value-driven solutions for clients in the
public and private sector.
» Services• Structuralengineering.
• Buildingtechnology.
• Bulkelectrical,water,waste-waterandroadengineering.
• Managementofurbanandruraldevelopments,includingallinternalmunicipalandlinkwater,sanitation,roadandstormwaterinfrastructure.
• Master-plandevelopment.
• Ruralwater-supplyconstructionmanagement.
• Environmentalmanagement.
• Landreformprocessmanagement.
• Labourandbusinessmanagement.
• Municipalfinancialmanagementandinstitutionaldevelopment.
• Programmeandprojectmanagement.
• Infrastructureandassetmanagement.
• Projectpreparation,includingfinancialandprojectmodelling,projectsponsorshipfacilitation,projectstructuringandtransactionadvisoryservices,riskmanagementsolutionsandviability,feasibilityandbankabilitystudies.
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AreasofSpecificationEngineering•ManagementConsulting•
ProjectFinance•InfrastructureDevelopment
» Engineering ServicesOur reputation in bulk engineering rests on smart thinking
and decisive action from a team of talented experts who
plan, design, cost and develop implementation process,
supervise construction, manage existing infrastructure
growth and identify key intervention processes to ensure
public funding for new infrastructure. Our specialist services
include:
1.Structuralengineeringandbuildingtechnology
Our 20-year track record in building and civil structures
underpins our capacity in structural engineering and
building technology. We customise practical, efficient
and cost-effective solutions to deal with any and all civil
structural challenges, water treatment works, reservoirs and
commercial buildings.
2.Electricaltransmission,distributionandreticulation
We design, develop, upgrade and implement process-
driven electrical systems across the entire infrastructure
development spectrum.
3.Waterresourcedevelopmentandbulkwatersupply,distributionandpurification
Our extensive experience and expertise in water distribution
and infrastructure services is the result of our involvement
over many years in projects across South Africa and abroad.
Many of these projects have contributed to job recreation
and social upliftment in urban and rural communities.
We also participate in inter-basin and water resource
development projects to help mitigate the demands on
South Africa’s scarce water resources and its deteriorating
raw-water quality.
4.Waste-watertreatment,asignificantcorecompetence
We design, develop, manage and deliver waste-water
treatment solutions. Our bulk-water team has access to wide
network of professionals and experts and has participated
in some of the largest and most challenging waste-water
» The key to our successSouth Africa needs infrastructure to achieve socio-
economic growth. Capacity, expertise and the right
partners are crucial to making this happen. So is delivery
– on time, on brief and within budget.
Bigen Africa’s track record of more than 30 years in
the delivery of infrastructure speaks for itself. The key
to our success is a smarter business approach. We
integrate our ‘best of breed’ expertise to customise
value-added business solutions for our clients – it is the
Bigen way.
» A footprint in Africa• Remarkable growth since our establishment in 1971.
• 30% shareholding sold to Pan Africa Capital
Holdings (Pty) Ltd in 2006.
• A network of 14 offices across South Africa.
• Representation in Angola, Botswana, Malawi,
Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria and Namibia.
• More than 450 permanent staff and contracted
services providers, including engineers, project
managers, environmentalists, town planners,
accountants, lawyers, process and information
system analysts, technicians, technologists, quantity
surveyors, engineering draughts people, project
finance and development experts and site and
administrative staff.
• BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) compliant
and BBBEE (Broad-based Black Economic
Empowerment) Level Three accreditation.
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treatment projects in South Africa. The team has also
delivered more than 40 treatment plants country-wide. Care
is taken to develop appropriate and sustainable schemes that
include training and capacity building in rural areas to create
jobs and improve quality of life.
5. National,provincialandmunicipalroads
We design, document, administer and commission roadworks
and transportation systems through specialised services in:
• Strategic and master-planning of rural, urban and
metropolitan road systems;
• Traffic and transportation studies and feasibility studies for
road systems;
• Bridge design and technical input for township layout
planning;
• Total cost analyses of proposals, including capital, operation
and maintenance costs and the cost impact on users;
• Facilitating project finance, cost recovery and policy issues;
and
• Institutional support and stakeholder relationship.
6. Residential,IndustrialandTownshipservices
Our involvement in the land engineering started 25 years
ago and today our services are compared to the best in the
world. Our expertise in residential, commercial and industrial
township developments include the development of more than
200 000 erven in townships across Southern Africa.
Corecompetenciesinclude:
• Internal municipal infrastructure;
• Link water and sanitation infrastructure;
• Link roads and storm-water infrastructure; and
• Construction supervision and monitoring.
We work with subsidiaries and business associates to
provide municipalities with a full range of planning, design,
administration and management services for their urban and
rural developments.
» Achievements, the Bigen WayNumerous awards over the years attest to our
achievements in sustained growth, business excellence
and professional management and recognise our
commitment to empowerment and being a ‘best-
managed’ company.
Our pursuit of excellent continues.
Awards include:
2010• SA Top 500 Best Managed Companies
2009• Top Ten Best Company to Work For
2008• Top Ten Best Company to Work For
• Red Dot World Architect Day Award for a Good
Building
2007• Architectural Award from the Pretoria Institute for
Architects
• SA Top 500 Best Managed Companies
• SA Top 300 Companies
2006• SA Top 500 Best Managed Companies
• SA Top Empowerment Company (Impumelelo
Award)
• SA Top 300 Companies
We were also nominated in 2003, 2004 and 2005 for
contribution to economic growth and job creation.
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Wefocuson:
• Project management, procurement, commissioning and
hand-over;
• Feasibility studies and engineering investigations;
• Planning, design and documentation;
• Municipal and/or provincial submission approval; and
• Claim mitigation and financial control.
» Management Consultancy ServicesThe expertise and best-practice methodologies of our
management consultancy team are integral to our smarter
business approach. We assist clients with target-setting to
achieve business objectives by focusing on:
Asset management, where we have a proven track record to
effectively manage assets and maintain infrastructure.
Environmental services, to identify relevant legislation, respond
to legal requirements and implement compliance measures.
Institutional management, including collaboration and joint
development (through joint Development Forums) to
implement sustainable structures and systems and forge
strategic relationships with public and private sector decision-
makers and relevant stakeholders.
Land reform, as a strategic partner to the Department of
Land Affairs, to help fast-track the delivery of sustainable land
reform through our 14 offices across South Africa.
Programme and project management in the implementation of
a portfolio of projects within large, cross-cutting programmes,
to support government’s strategic targets of eradicating
backlogs in the delivery of clean water, sanitation and housing.
Revenue enhancement, to guide the implementation of credit
control and debt collection strategies, apply data integrity and
‘clean-up’ processes and use ‘road-maps’ to ensure financial
stability and capacity building.
» Project Finance ServicesInfrastructure backlogs and limited financial resources create
significant service delivery challenges at municipal level.
Our project finance expertise adds an extra dimension to
the conventional role of consulting engineers by providing our
clients with:
• Project preparation and structuring;
• Feasibility studies to ensure ‘bankability’;
• Risk mitigation and project sponsorship (risk finance);
• Finance facilitation and financial and project models; and
• Transaction advisory services.
» Infrastructure Development ServicesBigen Africa’s smarter business approach to infrastructure
development interlocks our engineering, management
consulting and project finance services to support clients
involved in large property and infrastructure development
projects with creative and customised solutions to prepare and
develop projects and mitigate risks.
Our multi-talented team consists of a merchant banker and
property development and institutional management experts
who apply their knowledge and experience to addressing
developmental challenges, such as resolving conflict legislation,
creating institutional capacity and dealing with development
risks.
Clients also derive benefit from alerts to development
opportunities and joint solutions, and tapping into our
expertise in institutional modeling, project scoping and
design, funding strategies, asset management planning and the
development of cost-recovery frameworks.
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We conform to the Codes of Good Practice on Broad-based Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) and are accredited for achieving BBBEE Level Three.
Our socio-economic and human capital initiatives support our
five-pillar Empowerment and Socio-economic Development
Programme:
1. Ownershipandcontrol
• Our leadership vests in competent business people who
participate in management decisions and are accountable
for risk management.
• We are BEE compliant, with 31,48% black ownership and
1,8% black women ownership.
2. Employmentequityandskillsdevelopment
• We comply with the requirements of the Employment
Equity Act.
• We implement mentoring and training, succession planning
and developmental programmes.
• Our workforce profile is continually aligned in terms of
race, gender and disability.
» It is the Bigen Way – a commitment to socio-economic transformation.
BIGEN AFRICA believes in an empowered approach to socio-economic development
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3. Procurement
• We support affirmative procurement to improve the
representation of previously disadvantaged/disenfranchised
individual and business.
• We implement a user-friendly system, with three-year
targets, to increase discretionary spending with and
procurement from SMMEs owned and managed by blacks
and women.
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4. Enterprisedevelopment
• We build project-based and long-term working
relationships with organisations owned and managed
by previously disadvantaged/disenfranchised individuals
to increase the sustainability of developing enterprises
and black ownership in the infrastructure development
sector.
• We transfer skills and expertise and, where appropriate,
invest directly in skills transfer, capacity building and
sustainability.
5. CorporateSocialInvestment(CSI)
• Bigen Africa is sensitive to the needs and concerns of
employees, clients, communities and stakeholders who
contribute to commercial success and society in general.
• Human capital development is the key focus of our CSI
programme.
• Our CSI initiatives include ABET education for staff,
bursaries for engineering students from disadvantaged
backgrounds, ‘Adopt-a-school’ to support students,
teachers and governing bodies in disadvantaged areas
and sponsoring partnerships for viable community
education projects.
• We are involved in POPUP (Support to the People
Upliftment Project) and national CSI campaigns.
» Our Credentials
The veracity of our adherence and compliance with legislation supports the delivery of quality services from credible professionals committed to socio-economic transformation – it is the Bigen way.
Quality
• Internal Standard ISO 900 1:2008 accreditation.
• Quality assurance to clients.
• Assurance that client and public interests are valued
and taken into account in managing projects.
• Aligns infrastructure, equipment, software and
systems with quality assurance standards.
Professionalcredibility
• Exceptional service delivery supported by staff
being affiliated to professional organisations. These
include the Engineers Council of SA, Institution of
Municipal Engineers of Southern Africa, Institute
of Waste Management of SA, National Home
Builders Registration Council, Project Management
Institute (SA and USA), Consulting Engineers SA,
SA Institution of Civil Engineering, SA Institute of
Electrical Engineers, Southern African Institute
for Steel Construction, Water Institute of SA and
Green Building Council of SA.
Transformation
• Our vision is based on the conviction that all
stakeholders want to contribute to South Africa’s
process of transformation.
• We set self-driven transformation targets to ensure
a controlled implementation process.
• Our sustainable and competitive business
model aims to protect the financial security of
stakeholders.
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>> Contact DetailsTel: +27 (0)12 842 8700
Fax: +27 (0)12 8 43 9000/01
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bigenafrica.com
PhysicalAddress:Allan Cormack Street at The Innovation Hub, (off Hotel Street Cnr Meiring Naudé Road), Pretoria, 0087
PostalAddress:PO Box 29, Innovation Hub, Pretoria, 0087
or contact the Bigen Africa office most convenient to you:
>> Bloemfontein Tel: (051) 430 1423 / Email: [email protected]
>> Cape Town Tel: (021) 919 6976 / Email: [email protected]
>> Durban Tel: (031) 717 2571 / Email: [email protected]
>> East London Tel: (043) 726 0860 / Email: [email protected]
>> Gabarone Email: [email protected]
>> Johannesburg Tel: (011) 802 0560 / Email: [email protected]
>> Kuruman Tel: (053) 712 2882 / Email: [email protected]
>> Mafikeng Tel: (018) 386 2111 / Email: [email protected]
>> Mthatha Tel: (047) 532 5234 / Email: [email protected]
>> Nelspruit Tel: (013) 755 1421 / Email: [email protected]
>> Polokwane Tel: (015) 297 4055/ Email: [email protected]
>> Pretoria Tel: (012) 842 8700 / Email: [email protected]
>> Richard’s Bay Tel: (035) 753 1235 / Email: [email protected]
>> Rustenburg Tel: (014) 597 3655 / Email: [email protected]
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