Below is a summary of the consulting engineering services provided by UC Consult. Where the nature of the project requires specific expertise not readily available within the employ of the company, UC Consult formed joint ventures with reputable companies with whom we have long term relationships and with whom we have worked in joint venture partnerships before. This mode of operation offers Clients a competitive advantage through collective shared resources, skills and experience. UC Consult’s main operations are in the following sectors:

Civil Engineering Works

UC Consult has undertaken a large variety of civil engineering work over a period of more than twenty years. Our staff are trained in the use of labour intensive construction methods through NQF levels 5 and 7, which have been successfully applied in the field.

Water Conservation and Demand Management Services

• Leak detection and monitoring water usage
• Water quality assessment and risk analysis
• Water conservation/water demand management strategies
• Water and sanitation master plans
• Water services development plans
• Water safety plans
• Bulk water and reticulation design
• Condition assessment of water and sanitation infrastructure

Roads

• Dual carriageways and Collector roads
• Industrial and Residential roads
• Rural Access roads
• Concrete surfaced roads and concrete hardstands

Stormwater systems

• Pipelines and ancillary structures
• Ponds and inlet, outlet and overflow structures
• Sand traps and erosion protection structures

Flood Attenuation, Flood Lines and Hydrological Modelling

• Determining of flood lines
• Calculation of stormwater runoffs and determining detention and retention
  facilities to control after development stormwater run offs

Water Supply and Reticulation

• Bulk water pipelines, valve stations, surge tanks and structures and break
  pressure structures
• Water reticulation for domestic water supply to industrial and residential
  townships and commercial and community developments
• Water reticulation for hydrant reticulation for industrial and residential
  townships and commercial and community developments
• Pump stations and pumping mains
• Borehole development

Bulk Earthworks

• Building Platforms
• Embankments and terraces
• Landfills

Topographical and Drone Surveying

• GPS topographical surveying
• Drone surveying and photography
• Geographical Information System (GIS)

Water and Waste Water Treatment Works

• Process design and treatment solutions for domestic and industrial effluent
• Sludge management

Hydraulic Engineering

• Water transmission and distribution
• Water conservation and demand management
• Powerplant and desalination plant intake/outfall studies
• Flood and spillage control
• Groundwater source and demand management
• Raw and wastewater treatment

Structural Engineering

UC Consult has undertaken a large variety of engineering and building structural work over the years.

The Engineering Structures included:

• • Reinforced concrete reservoirs
  • Water treatment plants
  • Solid Waste Stations
  • Waste water treatment plants
  • Pumpstations
  • Weirs and channels
  • Bridges and culverts
  • Blast walls
  • Retaining walls and stormwater channels and structures
  • Stormwater ponds
  • Erosion protection structures
  • Pits and underground channels

The Building Structures included:

• • Industrial Structures
    • Cold Storage
    • Factories
    • Warehousing
  • Clinics and Health Care
  • Commercial buildings
  • Residential buildings
  • Education facilities
  • Recreational facilities
  • Retails complexes

Cold Storage Design

See Cold Storage Services Brochure 

Electrical Engineering

UC Consult Electrical Engineering provides a professional comprehensive service in electrical and electronic engineering. We service the industrial, commercial and
housing sectors covering the complete spectrum of electrical and electronic services from bulk power supply to the end outlet and total communication and security installation.

Power systems design and Construction Management

• Medium and low-voltage distribution systems for urban and rural areas
• Electrification of low-income areas

Lighting Systems Design and Construction Management

• Road and Area Lighting
• Special Lighting and Sports Fields

Industrial Installations

• A comprehensive and integrated electrical, instrumentation and control service is available for Industrial Process Plants specializing in Sugar and Chemical Industries.

Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering Installations

• HV & Systems
• Motor Control Centre
• TA Control and Protection
• MV Motor Starters
• Standby Power Supplies
• Earthing and Surge Protection
• Network Design
• PLC / SCADA Design
• UPS Power Supplies
• Instrument Selection
• Field Cabling and IBs
• P&ID Overview

Lighting, Building and Electrical Installations

• Lifts and escalators
• Indoor lighting
• Security and area lighting
• Standby power supplies
• Data networks
• Access control, time and attendance system
• Surge protection systems
• Security systems
• Fire detection systems
• Perimeter fence systems
• Fibre-optic cable signal distribution
• Video surveillance
• PA and background music systems

Industrial Project and Costing Services Management

UC Consult is able to provide Project Management and Cost Management Services in the Industrial sector with experience in the Chemical, Automotive, Cold Storage and Warehousing industries with a core expertise of EPC (Engineering/Procure/Construct) service on complex construction and engineering projects.

Engineering, Construction and Commercial Project Management Services

UC Consult is able to provide engineering and construction Project Management and Cost Management Services for the successful delivery of projects from inception to implementation in the various fields of Commercial buildings to the Public and Private sector, including experience in Commercial Office and Mixed-Use Developments, Engineering Project Management, Bulk Storage and Warehouse Developments, Residential Development, Retail Sector Development, Infrastructure, Construction Project Cost Management, Education and Higher Learning facilities.

Programme Management and Cost Management

UC Consult undertakes Programme Management and offers construction project cost management services of various complex construction projects applying key project management principals to the development of project planning techniques thus delivering a comprehensive Time Management service for the client, ensuring not only the successful implementation of a project, but the effective control of claim policies and procedures.

Value Management

Value Management is a structured management and functional analysis technique used to determine whether a project and the project cost is the right solution to a Client’s needs and to maximise value for money. UC Consult has developed Value Management techniques and methodologies for construction, engineering and industrial projects.

Public Participation/Social Engineering

Capacity building
Facilitation
Conflict resolution
Urban renewal projects
Housing facilitations