2005 AWARD WINNERS

Netcare's slogan "You'll feel better with us" was given added impetus when its project to extend and alter its Parklands Hospital on Durban's Berea won the Alterations and Additions category. WBHO was awarded the contract to upgrade the second-floor wards and handled the work in three phases so as to minimise the number of beds incapacitated at any one time. Work comprised the complete "strip out" of existing services, demolition, new brickwork, new services plaster and finishes.

Valad Construction, which constructed a new meat supply superstore including freezer, cold storage and preparation areas for client, Bluff Meat Supply Superstore, came in for high praise from Bill Howell, the architect who designed the project. "Valad Construction complied with the contract in every instance, conforming to a budget which by nature was complicated - with an abnormal amount of activities, sub contracts and specialised equipment installation resulting in additional costs. In fact, they went further by sourcing better purchase costs, quotations and rates, passing the benefits on to the client. they also conformed to completion dates which were subject to extentions and a high degree of variations and additional works".

The winner of the Industrial and Civils category was Mondi Business Paper's PM31 UWF Conversion Project constructed by Blue Sky Civils Joint Venture (BSCJV) made up of Ginaker-LTA, Group Five, Ross Civils and Stefanutti and Bressan. The major challenge on this project consisting of the civil, building and demolition works for the installation of the new paper machine, was the extremely tight demolition and construction time schedule.

Situated in the rapidly growing La Lucia Ridge are, La Palma Terraces is a luxurious eye-catching development set high on a hill with a 180-degree view of the coastline stretching from La Mercy to Durban's Harbour. And the quality of its contruction and the finishes achieved, ensured that this project built by contractors Liviero and Son won the Large-scale Residential category.

House Saunders at Lakewood in Zimbali, the prestigious resort estate on KwaZulu-Natal's north coast was a worthy winner in the residential category. The double storey Bali-style home with its large entertainment deck is built on an elevated site with a wonderful outlook over one of the lakes and the golf course, as well as being private from neighbours. The large open-plan home where living and entertainment areas flow into one another and through to the deck has the eco-organic finishes which are a signature of the estate.