General description

Founded in South Africa in 1957, under the name of B. S Bergman & Partners, the company was acquired by Bergman-Ingérop, in 1995, and became a 100% owned multi-disciplinary subsidiary of the French independent consulting engineering group Ingérop. To keep the close association with its motherhouse, the name was changed to Ingérop Africa in October 2002.

Today, Ingérop Africa has become, within the Group, the holding company to whom was awarded the responsibility of Sub-Saharan Africa and Indian Ocean.
Through Ingérop Africa’s regional offices and majority owned subsidiaries, Ingérop is present in Botswana, Lesotho, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Senegal and South Africa.

Ingérop Africa, through its subsidiaries, is a member of:
The SAACE - South African Association of Consulting Engineers; BCSD-SA - Business Council for Sustainable Development – Southern Africa; WESSA - Wildlife and Environment Society of Southern Africa;
ACEB - Association of Consulting Engineers of Botswana. Ingérop is also registerd with MICOA - Ministério para a Coordenação da Acção Ambiental (Department of Environmental Affairs) in Mozambique

Ingérop Africa is a member of the
Ingérop Group which was created some forty years ago at the beginning of the ‘60s, as a branch for technical studies of the French contractor “Grands Travaux de Marseille” (commonly known as GTM), which later merged with VINCI in the year 2000.

Originally concentrated on civil and structural engineering, Ingérop progressively enhanced its expertise in order to undertake multidisciplinary projects, including electrical and mechanical engineering as well as process equipment and installations. At the same time, Ingérop developed strong project management capabilities to serve both public and private sector clients within its core lines of business: infrastructure, public transport, water energy and environment, buildings, industrial facilities.

In 2001 Ingérop took a major strategic step, organising a Management Buy Out of the firm from VINCI, henceforth becoming an independent consulting engineering company. Today, Ingérop is a simplified joint-stock company, with an internal controlling shareholding, based upon a strong commitment of its management and its entire staff. The firm is led by an Executive Board and overseen by a Supervisory Board.

In recent years, thanks to its exceptional network of regional branches, Ingérop has continued to expand its powerful local position in France. Ingérop is also building up a significant European presence, with the creation of subsidiaries in Poland, Slovakia and Spain, whilst maintaining a strong activity abroad in Southern Africa, as well as in the North African Countries.

Key personnel

• Mr Álvaro Monteiro Campos de Carvalho, BusAdminCert, Ind Acoustics Ce, Managing Director
• Mr Adam J Botha, BScEng(Civ), BScEng(Civ)Hons,, Director
• Mr Themba September, B.Com, LLB, Director/Business Developer
• Mr Neel Daya, BCom, MBA, Group Services Director
• Mr Steven Kaplan, B.Sc Civil Eng, C Eng, Regional Manager Gauteng , South Africa
• Mr Richard J Holmes, BSc(Hons), MSc, Regional Manager Western Cape , South Africa
• Mr Stanley Southwood, B.Sc Eng. (Civil) – Cum Laude, Regional Manager Kwazulu-Natal , South Africa
• Mr Keabeng Nkwada, BEng Civil Engineering, MBA, Regional Manager Limpopo, South Africa
• Mr Carel Van der Linde, B.Sc Civil Eng, Senior Engineering Manager
• Mr Robert Sydney Halstead, BSc(CivEng)(Hons), Senior Engineer
• Mr Anthony P Gates, BSc(Eng), Civil Engineer
• Mr Benoît Allanic, M Geo, B Hons Geo, Development Planner
• Mr Peter R Unstead, BSc Eng(Civil), Senior Roads Engineer
• Mr John Berry, B.Com, Cert. Engineer (Electri, Mechanical-Electrical Division Manager
• Mr Ivor G. W. Evans, BSc Eng, MBA, Non-executive Chairman
• Mr Albertus W Booysen, B. Eng (Civil), Dam Engineer
• Miss Anaïs Cadier, Civil Engineering Master Degre, Civil Engineer – Project Manager
• Mr Theo Balidis, Pr. Tech (Eng), Engineering Technologist
• Mr Mark Spencer, BSc Eng Elec, Senior Electrical Engineer
• Mr Paaiman Byron, B.Sc. Civil Eng, Studies towar, Civil Engineer
• Mr Kamal Ferka, Architecture, Architect
• Mr Cyrille Wombo, Diploma in Public Procurement, Senior Civil and Structural Engineer
• Mrs Anne-Laure  Paté, Graduated Engineer, Agronomy G, Water & Environment Senior Engineer
• Mr Mamadou Ndiaye, Electromechanical engineer deg, Project Manager in Energy Sector
• Mr Robert C Smith, Nat Tech Diploma, Design Engineer and Project Manager

Resources

Total 135: - ENGINEERS: Civil 30, Transportation 44, Other 20, OTHER SPECIALISTS: Environmental specialists 1, SUPPORT: Administrative and support 40

International experience

Algeria; Botswana; Ghana; Kenya; Malawi; Mauritius; Mozambique; Senegal; South Africa; Tunisia

International offices

AlgeriaAlger
Ingérop AlgérieRésidence Chaabani Val d' Hydra no.8b, Alger, Algeria, 16000
Contact: Hakkim Chennit
Tel: +213 2169 1475
Fax: +213 2160 3770
Email: ingerop.algerie@ingerop.com

BotswanaGaborone
Ingérop BotswanaPlot 400, 1st floor, Independence Ave Ext 4, Gaborone, Botswana, Botswana, n/a
Contact: Keabeng Nkwada
Tel: +267 390 5538
Fax: +267 390 2377
Email: ingerop.bots@global.bw

MozambiqueMaputo
Ingérop Mozambique258 Julius Nyere Avenue, Maputo, Mozambique, 3241
Contact: Rui Melo
Tel: +258 1 496650
Fax: +258 1 498816
Email: mpm@ingerop.co.mz

South AfricaSandton
Ingérop South Africa (Pty) LtdBlock E, Edenburg Terraces, 348 Rivonia Boulevard, Rivonia, Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa, 2128
Tel: +27 11 808 3000
Fax: +27 11 808 3001
Email: ingerop@ingerop.co.za
Web: http://www.ingerop.co.za

TunisiaTunis
Ingérop Tunisia10 Rue Manoubi Jarjar, 1013 Menzah 9a, Tunis, Tunisia, Tunisia
Contact: Ridha Daassi
Tel: +266 223 26058
Fax: +216 71 88 65 50
Email: ingerop.tunisie@ingerop.com.tn

Services

PRE-PROJECT PLANNING - Feasibility studies/assessments. Project appraisal
PROJECT SUPPORT - Architecture. Civil Engineering. Environmental impact studies. Structural engineering
PROJECT PREPARATION - Pre-designs. Technical appraisals. Detailed designs. Tender documents/bid evaluation

Typical Projects

-Rehabilitation of INGA Dam II Hydro Power Station (DRC)
Refurbishment of the Inga II hydro-electric power station constructed in the early 1970’s on the Congo river in the DRC. This includes:
• the 29 m high concrete buttress dam and associated equipment,
• eight conveyance steel pipes with 8 m diameter
• the 8 X 162 MW nominal capacity turbine units with all associated ancillary works

-Bankable Feasibility study for Busanga Hydro-electric power scheme (DRC)
Ingérop Africa is in charge of the full Bankable Feasibility Study including financial modelling and EIA.

-Proposed Semliki Hydropower Scheme: reconnaissance Study (DRC)
Ingérop Africa carried out a reconnaissance study of the hydro potential of the Semliki River.

-Detail safety inspections of the five major dams for 5-year period (BOTSWANA)

-Massingir Dam (MOZAMBIQUE)
Ingérop Africa was responsible, for all the local actions to review the design and preparation of pre-qualification and tender documentation.
Review of flood hydrology and alternatives to be considered to safely route the adjusted RMF safely through the dam. Managing the hydraulic model execution and testing at the CSIR laboratory in Stellenbosch (South Africa)
Geotechnical investigations to finalise the design and tender documentation, in particular the opening of the rock quarry.
Construction supervision on site assisting the ER from Coyne and Bellier.

-Hatfield Station - Gautrain Rapid Rail Link Detail Design Contract DD7 (SOUTH AFRICA)
Ingérop South Africa is appointed to critically review the preliminary design, actively pursue and involve itself in all investigations and enquiries, consultations, studies, collection and compliance with pertinent information, and in any other activities as may be necessary to produce the architectural, landscaping, civil, structural, electrical and mechanical detailed design, drawings and documents in terms of the agreement.