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The winners of the Aquatan SAICE Project Awards for Civil Engineering Excellence were annouced on 15 October 2009 at the Forum, the Campus in Bryanston.

The winners were:

A commendation was awarded to 'iSimangaliso Wetland Park Infrastructure Development' in the Community Based category.

The winning project for the Community-based category was 'Ultra Thin Reinforced Concrete Pavement Demonstration Road, Soshanguve'.

There was no commendation in the Technical Excellence category, however, joint winners were announced as follows:

'Foundations for the Moses Mabhida Stadium Arch'

'Gansbaai Water Treatment Works'

There was no commendation in the International category, the winner was 'Mandena Mine Salinity Control Weir'

Submissions received:

Community-based Projects

• iSimangaliso Wetland Park Infrastructure Development
• EPWP Vuk'uphile Learnership Project for George & Mossel Bay Municipalities
• Twenty Townships Upgrading Roads Programme: Road 36,11, Soshanguwe

Technical Excellence Projects

• Helderberg Coastal Sewer
• Design and construction of the Mohokare Bridge over the Caledon River
• Safety improvement measures: Kaaimans Pass
• Western Freeway Upgrade
• Foundations for the Moses Mabhida Stadium Arch
• New Dense Effluent Marine Outfall and associated Head Works
• Waverley Park Phase 2
• Northern Wastewater Treatment Works
• Gansbaai Water Treatment Works

International Projects

• Ntimbale Dam - Botswana
• Mandena Mine Salinity Control Weir
• Development of Mirdif Interchange - Dubai

The 2010 competition will include a special section for stadiums with categories for both stadium upgrades and newly built stadiums.

For more information, contact Zina Girald at SAICE, Tel: 27 (0)11 805 5947 or zgirald@saice.org.za.