Ingenuity and technical excellence prevailed at the most anticipated evening in industry - the PPS-SAICE 2020 National Awards ceremony that took place on Thursday, 12 November 2020 in Johannesburg. The event brought together civil engineering practitioners from across the country in its first hybrid (face-to-face and online) event to celebrate the outstanding innovation and contributions made by the built environment for 2019/2020. SAICE was proud to have insurance giant PPS for Professionals partner with them for the event.
SAICE received numerous project entries from across the country and internationally which competed in the following categories:
NATIONAL PROJECT AWARDS
SKI Civil and Structural Engineers Technical Excellence Project Award
Sizabantu Piping Systems Community-Based Project Award
Sizabantu Piping Systems International Project Award
SAICE received nominations from across the country for individuals who rendered outstanding service to the profession, made a contribution of distinction to civil engineering and who continues to promote the practice and development of excellence in civil engineering in the built environment – for the following categories:
SAICE INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Egis Operation South Africa Project Manager of the Year
Graduate Technologist of the Year
Young Technologist of the Year
Technologist of the Year
Graduate Engineer of the Year
PPS Young Engineer of the Year
Reinforced Earth Engineer of the Year
SAICE is proud to announce the winners in the following categories for 2019/2020:
SKI CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE AWARD
Highly commended:
Emergency Reconstruction of Seaward Road Bridge Over the Umhlatuzana River eThekweni engineering unit – roads
Highly commended:
Improving the Livelihood of Our Rivers - Upgrade of the Stellenbosch Wastewater Treatment Works to MBR Technology
Highly commended:
Coastal Park MRF: Bulk Earthworks
Joint winners:
V&A Waterfront Swing Bridge Raising of Garden Route Dam
Project Team: Project Team:
SMEC Zutari
Stefanutti Stocks Khubeka Construction
SIZABANTU PIPING SYSTEMS COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECT AWARDS
Highly Commended:
Nkungumathe Irrigation Scheme
Winner:
Mossel Bay UISP - Emergency Shared Basic Services
Project Team: Zutari
Mossel Bay Municipality
Entsa Henra
SIZABANTU PIPING SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS AWARDS
Winner:
Kashimbila Multipurpose Dam, Hydropower Station and Network Integration
Project Team:
Zutari
Federal Government of Nigeria
S.C.C. (Nigeria) Ltd
The awards for Most Supportive Advertiser and Most Supportive Advertiser Runner-up are made annually by SAICE’s magazine “Civil Engineering” to thank SAICE’s advertisers for their loyal support. The award is made not only on the strength of the amount of money spent by an advertiser, but also on factors like general cooperation, meeting of deadlines, and the timely settling of accounts.
2019 most supportive advertiser was awarded to Reinforced Earth, and the runner-up was awarded to AfriSam.
Sizabantu Piping Systems Photo Competition
Winners
1. Henry du Preez, North Bank 01
2. Adam Moolagee, Construction Unit Swartberg Pass
3.Victor Bicamumpaka, In Time
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Engineer of the Year
Winner:
Monro Jansen
Young Engineer of the Year
Joint winners:
Radeshni Moodley & Byron Mawer
Graduate Engineer of the Year
Winner:
Naadira Ballim
Technologist of the Year
Winner: Kamashan Reddy
Highly commended
Marisa Ackhurst
Young Technologist of the Year
Winner Letshego Sehume
Graduate Technologist of the Year
Winner Parellin Naidoo
Project Manager of the Year
Winner: Amjad Hendricks
STUDENT CHAPTER OF THE YEAR
Winner: University of Johannesburg Auckland Park Kingsway Campus
SAICE DIVISION OF THE YEAR
Winner: SAICE Project Management and Construction Division
SAICE BRANCH OF THE YEAR
Winner: Johannesburg Branch
SAICE would like to extend their gratitude to all their partners and sponsors for their support and in ensuring that this prestigious event was a grandiose success:
PPS
Reinforced Earth
Apollo Instrumentation
SKI Civil and Structural Engineers
Egis Operation South Africa
Sizabantu Piping Systems