The Civil Engineering Contractor March 2019 | Page 5

32 Profile 1 Comment Gugulethu Sidinile – making a difference 4 Policymakers 6 Project owners 9 Consultants 10 Contractors on site 11 Infra Africa 15 World news 18 This is civil engineering Project preparation is the key to bridging Africa’s infrastructure gap 20 On site Development has never been limited by the lack of money, but rather the ability to spend money, according to economics and history professor at Harvard University, David Landes. Similarly, those projects which make it to fruition, often fail to meet expectations and targets. 25 Feature: Finance 30 Insight 32 Profile 34 Project alerts “How can we improve the bankability of projects 36 Thought leaders so as to unlock the pipeline and realise all these 38 Business intel 40 Supply chain Very few people are fortunate enough to find their way and follow it from an early age. Gugulethu Sidinile, urban development section manager at SMEC, is one of them. He talks to Civil Engineering Contractor about his career journey and what lies ahead. 38 Business intel high aims? The key is project preparation and funding for various stages of a project.” www.civilsonline.co.za CEC March 2019 | 3