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COMPANY PROFILE
BKS Group (Pty) Ltd
P O Box 3173, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, 0001
Telephone:+27 12 4213500
Fax:+27 12 4213501
Email:group@bks.co.za
Internet:http://www.bks.co.za
Member:South African Association of Consulting Engineers

General description

BKS is driven by its core values of integrity, knowledge, innovation and service - the hub for true symbiosis between the company, its clients and the communities served. Founded in 1965, the BKS Group of companies is a dynamic, multi-disciplinary organisation with extensive specialist expertise in engineering and management of every phase of a project - from inception through to commissioning. Through international and local association agreements, the Group is well equipped to focus on international and local markets. With 25 offices throughout Africa and some 520 personnel, BKS operates worldwide. Optimised technical quality and project management are deemed crucial to successful completion of projects within time, cost and quality constraints. With more than 100 award-winning projects to its credit, BKS is proud of its multi-skilled professional team.
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Key personnel

  • Adv HK Naidu, LLB, (SC), Chairperson
  • Mr OAW Van Zyl, M Eng, CEO
  • Mr R A Pullen, MSc(Eng) MBL, Deputy CEO
  • Mr KJ Joiner, BEng, Director Int Marketing
  • Mr HJS van der Watt, CA (SA), Financial Director
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Resources

Total 520:
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International experience

Angola; Botswana; Djibouti; Dubai; Egypt, Arab Rep; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Ghana; India; Kenya; Kuwait; Lesotho; Libya; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Mauritius; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Nigeria; Oman; Pakistan; Rwanda; Somalia; South Africa; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania; UAE; Uganda; Yemen, Republic; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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International offices

Kenya
BKS Global Ltd, KenyaPO Box 10128, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya
Contact: Peter Wanday
Tel: + 254 2 386 4585
Fax: + 254 722 517 145
Email: wanday@capeconsult.co.ke
Web: http://www.bks.co.za

LibyaTripoli
BKS Global Ltd, LibyaPO Box 6548, Hay Al-Andalus, Tripoli, Libya
Contact: Dr Ali El-Aroud
Tel: + 218 21 478 0883
Fax: + 218 21 478-0883
Email: alie@bks.co.za
Web: http://www.bks.co.za

MozambiqueMaputo
BKS Global Ltd, MozambiqueRua da Argelia No 453, Maputo, Mozambique
Contact: Kobus van der Westhuyzen
Tel: +258 21 498 797
Fax: + 258 21 496 077
Email: bksglobal.moz@tvcabo.co.mz
Web: http://www.bks.co.za

South AfricaPretoria
BKS Global Ltd, MauritiusPO Box 3173, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, 0001
Contact: Mr KJ Joiner
Tel: +27 12 421-3500
Fax: +27 12 421-3501
Email: kenj@bks.co.za
Web: http://www.bks.co.za

TanzaniaDar es Salaam
BKS Global Ltd, TanzaniaPPF Tower Building, 12th Floor, Cnr Ohio & Garden Sts, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Contact: Suleiman Rashid
Tel: + 255 22 2121 280-3
Fax: + 255 22 2121 284
Email: suleimanr@bkstan.com
Web: http://htts://www.bks.co.za

UgandaNakasero
BKS Global Ltd, UgandaMukwasi House, 3rd Floor - Lumumba Wing, Lumumba Avenue, Plot 39 A, Nakasero, Kampala, Uganda
Contact: Pieter Grobler
Tel: + 256 31 2263 086
Fax: + 256 31 2263 087
Email: bksgroup@africaonline.co.ug
Web: http://www.bks.co.za

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Services

Comprehensive consultancy and turnkey services are provided for conventional or labour-enhanced contracts, including project identification and formulation; conceptual and detailed design; feasibility studies; specifications; tender documentation; procurement and cost-control; maintenance and technical assistance; research and laboratory studies; overall project and risk management; commissioning and support services.
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Specialisations

BUILDING & STRUCTURES - Design, rehabilitation, special investigations: office and shopping complexes, educational, high-rise, industrial, hospitals, sports stadia and facilities.
ENERGY & ELECTRICAL - Building and industrial installations, street, highway and flood lighting, instrumentation and control, power generation, distribution and quality, security, substations.
ENVIRONMENTAL - Impact assessment, environmental management plans, legislative compliance, social impact assessment and scoping.
PIPELINES - Route and facility planning and design; engineering, procurement and construction management; quality control inspection and auditing services.
TRANSPORT - Aiports, railways and public transport, bridges, pavements and materials, transport and traffic engineering.
MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE - All services and infrastructure design, implementation, maintenance and management, water leakage and pressure management, distribution and network modelling, studies and master plans.
WATER - Dams and dam safety, irrigation, resource management, water quality, flood and stormwater, bulk water distribution, solid waste management, water and waste water treament, river hydraulics and sedimentation.
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Typical Projects

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS & DESIGN - Fatigue design of Schenck vibrating screen for Sishen expansion projek, North Cape - Roll-over analysis and design for buses on Durban beachfront, KwaZulu-Natal - Southern Africa Large Telescope (SALT), Northern Cape
STRUCTURES & STADIA - Project management of 760 bed Natalspruit Hospital, Gauteng - Coega Textile Factory, Eastern Cape - Toyota Press-Plant, KwaZulu-Natal - SuperSport Health & Adventure Club, Free State - Spinnaker Facade Engineering 27 storey residential builing, KwaZulu-Natal - Pharmaceutical Warehouse, Mozambique -Dar es Salaam National Sports Complex, Tanzania
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING - Electrical design for Mowbray Maternity Hospital, Western Cape - Power and control installation for Mohale Dam, Lesotho -N4 Maputo Corridor electrical equipment at weigh-bridge - Namanve Industrial Site, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
GEOTECHNICAL - Infrared scanning and thermal analysis on the Richards Bay Coal Export railway line, KwaZulu-Natal - Differential settlement and liquefaction of a methanol tank (52 m ø), Bontang, Kalimantan
TRANSPORTATION - Nelson Mandela Bridge, Gauteng - F1 Grand Prix, Cape Town - Coega Public Transport Study, Eastern Cape - New Taxiway: Makhado Airforce Base, Limpopo - N4 Maputo Corridor, Mpumalanga - Setting up of a National Road Fund, Uganda - Bonga Ameya Chida Road upgrade (115 km) Ethiopia
INFRASTRUCTURE - Illinge Township (1260 sites), Eastern Cape - Bulk infrastructure for Tsitsikamma Golf Estate, Eastern Cape - Nandoni Dam Relocation Action Plan, Limpopo - Lagos Infrastructure Project, Nigeria OIL & GAS PIPELINES - Kenya-Uganda oil pipeline extensions (±320 km) - Mozambique to South Africa gas pipeline (860 km) - Empangeni-Richards Bay gas pipeline, KwaZulu-Natal
WATER ENGINEERING - Development and installation of a flood warning system for Tshwane Metro, Gauteng - National Water Resources Strategy - Bulk water supply for Royal Bafokeng Administration, North West - Lebalelo South Pipeline (56 km, diameter varying between 600 mm and 1100 mm), Mpumalanga - Feasibility study for a 1000 MW Pump Storage Scheme on the Nebo Escarpment, Limpopo - Cabinda River Catchment Management Study, Angola - Water Tariff Study, Inhambe, Mozambique
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