Rehabilitation and Upgrade of Roads in the Port of Durban

R268 million

Client: TNPA

Project Description

CONTRACT NO. TNPA/2022/11/1352/15874/RFP

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has identified 21 roads in the Port of Durban for urgent rehabilitation. The degree of rehabilitation varies from surface treatment to reconstruction. The works will take place at three separate locations and thus the Site has been split into three parts:

  • Site A: Maydon Wharf Precinct (16 Roads)
  • Site B: Bayhead Park Precinct (2 Roads)
  • Site C: Island View Complex (3 Roads)

The full extent of the works that the Contractor is to perform involves, but is not limited to, the following:

a) Establishment of the Contactor’s Site

b) Geotechnical Study, Survey and Design Report

c) Detailed Engineering Design inclusive but not limited to the following:

  • Site Assessment
  • Survey of all roads to receive heavy rehabilitation, upgrade and widening
  • Geotechnical investigation for all roads that will receive heavy rehabilitation, upgrade and widening
  • CCTV scanning of existing stormwater infrastructure to identify leaks on all the roads to be rehabilitated
  • Creation of a pipe network model that can inform TNPA of problem areas, future upgrades and alterations required for the existing network
  • Capturing of existing network and upgrades into the eThekwini GIS system
  • Engineering designs and reports which include Pavement design drawings, Stormwater design drawings and geometric design drawings where applicable
  • Produce comprehensive Bill of Quantities for all construction work that is to be undertaken.

d) Designs approved/accepted by local road authority (eThekwini Municipality)

e) Contractor’s designer to provide engineering supervision for the heavy rehabilitation of roads and upgrade

f) General

  • Accommodation of traffic
  • Clearing and grubbing

g) Drainage

  • Cleaning and effecting repairs to the existing drainage systems (including inlet and outlet structures)
  • Diverting of stormwater flow as necessary to effect construction
  • Construction of new drainage structures
  • Repair or replacement of damaged drainage structures including underground stormwater pipes

h) TNPA Rail and Private Sidings

  • Survey of Rail tracks to be removed and reinstated during heavy rehabilitation of Roads
  • Remove and stockpile all rail material
  • Provide formation material for the tracks (which is not reusable), such as rail clips, rail sleepers, pavement material where they differ to road layer works and any other material required for rail installation
  • Provide any Rails that are found defective after exposure and cannot be reused. Rail material includes Turnouts
  • Reinstatement of Rail tracks to align to original rail level and location
  • Rail Safety Regulator to be notified of all rail alterations
  • Rail signage to be provided where necessary

i) Roadworks

  • Earthworks
  • Breaking up existing pavement layers and replacing with new materials where required
  • Relocation and protection or removal of existing services
  • Strengthening pavement layer/s where necessary
  • Milling road surface where necessary
  • Re-surfacing with Asphalt Wearing Course Premix
  • Replacement of damaged precast and/or in-situ concrete kerbs
  • Installation of concrete edge beams on bell mouths and access ways
  • Provide sidewalks with asphalt surfacing

j) Ancillary Roadworks

  • Painting of road markings
  • Installation and replacement of road signage
  • Installation of Guardrails

k) Completion / Close-out Report, As-built Drawings and Maintenance Plan

Major Quantities included the following:

Upgrade of Main Road P233 and D1331 

R244 million

Client: KZN DOT

Project Description

CONTRACT NO. ZNB01071/00000/00/HOD/INF/21/T SOURCING OF A TURNKEY CONTRACTOR (ENGINEER, PROCURE AND CONSTRUCT) FOR THE UPGRADE OF MAIN ROAD P233 FROM KM 0+000 TO KM 11+300 AND DISTRICT ROAD D1331 FROM KM 0+000 TO KM 4+840 IN THE AMAJUBA DISTRICT – SITE CAMP

This project is located in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in the district municipality of DC25 (Amajuba) and local municipality of Newcastle. The P233 and D1331 act as link roads to the P483. The contract is the first EPC (Engineer, Procure, and Construct) project awarded within KwaZulu-Natal.
The scope of works comprises of the following: Initial site assessments, identification of services and site, in addition to preliminary investigations required for the design. This includes the preparation of designs with relevant documentation. Submission of detailed design and drawings for design approval. And the upgrading of P233 from Km 0+000 to Km 11+300 and D1331 from Km 0+000 to Km 4+840 from Gravel to surfacing layer including road prism drainage and ancillary works.

Major Quantities included the following:

  • 147798 cubes of bulk earthworks
  • 45078 cubes of layerworks
  • 101280 cubes of fill
  • 136568 squares of surfacing
  • 20476 cubes of Chemical stabilization of pavement layers
  • 1980 cubes of milling unreinforced concrete (150mm thick)
  • Construction of 8564 squares of stone pitching
  • Construction of 8.855km of Concrete kerb and channel
  • 10 Hectares of Hydroseeding