Civil & structural engineers · Project managers · Pretoria

Closing Southern Africa's infrastructure backlog

CRA Consulting Engineers plans, designs and manages water, sanitation, roads and building projects for municipalities and provincial government, from R12 million upgrades to a R1.2 billion treatment works.

Sheet 02 · The practiceEst. 2016 · Reg. 2016/318190/07

The right step at the appropriate time

CRA was founded to help curb the infrastructure backlog in Southern Africa, answering the region's call for engineers to champion water and development on the continent.

The firm is led by engineers with more than 25 years in municipal engineering: water, sewage, roads, structures and municipal support programmes. We write forward-looking plans and sustainable delivery models so that clients avoid system failures, water shortages and expensive emergency interventions.

2016

Year CRA Consulting Engineers was established

25+ yrs

Municipal engineering experience in the leadership

R1.99bn

Combined value of the 13 projects on record

200Ml/d

Largest treatment capacity designed, at Juba

4Pr Eng

Registered professional engineers, plus a Pr Tech

From master plan to maintenance plan

New assets need sound management. We stay with a scheme across its whole life, so the operating budget is planned before the first pipe goes in.

Stage 1

Plan

Master plans, business plans and financial models that match options to community need.

Stage 2

Design

Treatment works, pipelines, roads and structures designed to best practice.

Stage 3

Document

Contract documentation and specifications that make tenders comparable.

Stage 4

Build

Construction monitoring and contracts administration through to completion.

Stage 5

Operate

Operational plans, budgets and proactive maintenance routines for the new asset.

Sheet 03 · DisciplinesSelect a sheet · tap the numbered markers

Four disciplines, one drawing office

Every commission is scoped by a registered engineer and carried from feasibility to handover by the same team. Open a sheet to see how we think about each type of work.

Water & sanitation engineering

  • Business plans and financial models
  • Water and sanitation master plans
  • Operational plans and budgets
  • Water conservation and demand management
  • Water abstraction and treatment
  • Water storage and distribution
  • Reservoirs and water-retaining structures
  • Pipelines and pump stations
  • Sewer reticulation and outfall sewers
  • Wastewater treatment works
  • Asset management
Process train · 20 to 200 Ml/day Intake Floc Clarifier Filters Cl₂ Reservoir TWL 1 2 3 4 5 6
Marker 1Abstraction & intake

Raw water is drawn from a river or dam through screened intakes and low-lift pump stations, sized for peak demand and low river levels.

DRG W-01 · Water treatment process train
Scale NTS
Rev C
Sheet 04 · Project record13 projects · R1.99bn

Built for municipalities and provinces

Treatment works, bulk pipelines, clinics and schools in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng and South Sudan.

R1.99bnCombined project value
13Projects across 3 provinces and South Sudan
WTW · Water treatmentP-01
R1.2billion

New Juba Water Treatment Works

Client
Juba, South Sudan
Region
South Sudan
Capacity
200 Ml/day
Period
2017 – ongoing
WTW · Water treatmentP-02
R120million

Upgrading of Ngagane Water Treatment Works

Client
Newcastle Municipality
Region
KwaZulu-Natal
Capacity
120 → 140 Ml/day
Period
2017 – ongoing
PIPE · Bulk waterP-03
R113million

Bulk water pipeline to Ngagane WTW

Client
Newcastle Municipality
Region
KwaZulu-Natal
Pipeline
Ø700 mm × 27 km
Period
2017 – ongoing
WTW · Water treatmentP-04
R72million

New Rust de Winter Water Treatment Works

Client
Dr JS Moroka Municipality
Region
Mpumalanga
Capacity
20 Ml/day
Period
2017 – ongoing
HLT · HealthP-05
R56million

New Dewagensdrift Clinic

Client
Gauteng Dept. of Infrastructure Development
Region
Gauteng
Type
Primary health clinic
Period
2016
HLT · HealthP-06
R56million

New Steve Kekana Clinic, Hammanskraal

Client
Gauteng Dept. of Infrastructure Development
Region
Gauteng
Type
Primary health clinic
Period
2016/17
EDU · EducationP-07
R90million

New Soshanguve Secondary School

Client
Gauteng Dept. of Infrastructure Development
Region
Gauteng
Type
Secondary school
Period
2015/16
EDU · EducationP-08
R90million

New Chief Albert Luthuli No. 2 Primary School, Benoni

Client
Gauteng Dept. of Infrastructure Development
Region
Gauteng
Type
Primary school
Period
2015/16
EDU · EducationP-09
R56million

New Steve Bikoville Primary School, Hammanskraal

Client
Gauteng Dept. of Infrastructure Development
Region
Gauteng
Type
Primary school
Period
2014/15
EDU · EducationP-10
R56million

New Magaliesburg Secondary School

Client
Gauteng Dept. of Infrastructure Development
Region
Gauteng
Type
Secondary school
Period
2014/15
WWTW · WastewaterP-11
R54.4million

New Ellingham Wastewater Treatment Works

Client
Ugu District Municipality
Region
KwaZulu-Natal
Capacity
5.5 Ml/day
Period
2009
WWTW · WastewaterP-12
R13.4million

Upgrading of Scottburgh Wastewater Treatment Works

Client
Ugu District Municipality
Region
KwaZulu-Natal
Capacity
2 Ml/day
Period
2008
WWTW · WastewaterP-13
R12.4million

Upgrading of Harding Wastewater Treatment Works

Client
Ugu District Municipality
Region
KwaZulu-Natal
Capacity
1.8 Ml/day
Period
2008
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Sheet 05 · ClientsPublic sector · local & provincial

Trusted where services must not fail

Our clients answer to residents for every litre of water and every classroom. They come back to us for plans that hold up and budgets that are honest.

Newcastle Municipality logo

Newcastle MunicipalityKwaZulu-Natal · Water

Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development logo

Gauteng Dept. of Infrastructure DevelopmentGauteng · Health & education

Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality logo

Dr JS Moroka Local MunicipalityMpumalanga · Water

Ugu District Municipality logo

Ugu District MunicipalityKwaZulu-Natal · Wastewater

JubaSouth Sudan

New Juba Water Treatment WorksInternational · 200 Ml/day

Sheet 06 · Technical expertsECSA registered

Signed off by registered engineers

Four professional engineers and a professional technologist lead every commission. Clients deal directly with the people whose names go on the drawings.

E-01Owen ChikombaPr EngMSc Civil Engineering
E-02Katlego RapooPr EngBSc Eng (Civil), BEng Hons (Urban), MCom (Business Management)
E-03Jonathan NyandoroPr EngBSc Eng (Civil), MBA, MSc Eng (Project Management)
E-04Gaylord MuponaPr EngBSc Eng (Civil), MSc Eng (Civil)
E-05Deno VermaakPr TechBTech (Civil)
E-06Thari TshukuduConstructionBSc Construction Management
Sheet 07 · ContactPretoria · Gauteng

Start with the right step

Tell us about the scheme, the budget and the deadline. An engineer will call you back to scope it.

Office
CRA Consulting Engineers (Pty) Ltd
505 John Scott Street
Constantia Park, Pretoria
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