Bosch Holdings Enginuity December 2006 | Page 8

Royal Palm Estates – fit for a king The prestigious new Royal Palm Estates development, which will offer a host of activities for residents in a beautifully landscaped estate, is set to provide an attractive lifestyle alternative to residents and businesses on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast. T he leading development, which is situated near Tinley Manor just north of Ballito, will ultimately consist of about 3 000 residential homes, a 250 hectare corporate park and an 85 hectare office park. SBA has been appointed to undertake the design and management of installation of all the bulk services for this project, as well as the internal services in a joint venture with another local firm of consultants. Construction value of the first phase is approximately R40-million, which is due for completion in a fast track nine month period. Servicing of the office and corporate parks is due to commence in the first quarter of 2007. The total civil engineering services infrastructure in the development is expected to ultimately exceed R300-million. Included in SBA’s scope of work are water reservoirs, sewage treatment works and pumpstations, sewer and water reticulation, road works, stormwater and flood attenuation, platforming of sites, dams, irrigation to enhance the picturesque landscaping and ducting of services, as well as liaison with authorities on service provision and approvals. With planning and statutory approvals in place, work on the installation of infrastructural services for this massive development is progressing at an impressive pace. Currently under construction, as part of the first stage, are the 6,6 megalitre reservoir, the interim 2 megalitre/day sewage treatment plant and associated pumpstations, as well as the bulk and internal services for the first 500 residential units. The 6,6 Ml reservoir under construction at Royal Palm Estates on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast Contact Cary Kroeger – [email protected] SBA heads up low cost housing electricity project Innovative illumination Plans for an electrification programme for 500 new low cost houses in the Buffalo City Municipal area are well under way. This project includes the installation of MV and LV lines, street lighting and statistical metering. Bosch Projects, in conjunction with leading urban d