Palace Group

Client: Department of Public Works

Location: Tswane, Gauteng

Period: June 2004-June 2009

Status: In Progress

Description

The project involves the refurbishment and upgrading of mechanical building services for the Civitas building. The Civitas building comprises of two sections: one being 30 floors and the other being 8 floors. The mechanical building services requiring upgrading and refurbishment are:

• Centralised Air Conditioning and Ventilation Systems.
• Fire Protection Water Systems, including: Hydrants, Sprinklers, and associated ancillary equipment.

The Palace/CNN Advies Joint Venture is responsible for providing all Mechanical Engineering Consultancy functions for the two systems mentioned above. This includes the compilation of the Status Quo Report, the Preliminary Design, Tender Design and Document preparation, Construction supervision, and Project Finalisation.

At present the entire project including the mechanical installations is at approximately 90% complete. Final Completion is scheduled for June 2009.