PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES
CDR Technical Services provides Project Management Services for a broad spectrum of Electrical Installations including:
- Electrical Distribution Management Services and Revenue Protection, Tariff Investigations and Integrated Management Systems.
- Management of Turnkey Electrical Reticulation Projects.
- Management of Electrical Maintenance projects.
- Management of Outsourced Services, including Facilities Management.
- Management of community Based Contractors in Electrical Infrastructure Development Projects.
Project Controls
Project controls are the data gathering, management and analytical processes used to predict, understand and constructively influence the time and cost outcomes of a project or program; through the communication of information in formats that assist effective management and decision making. This encompasses all stages of a project or program's lifecycle from the initial estimating needed to 'size' a proposed project, through to reflective learning and the forensic analysis needed to understand the causes of failure.
Project Controls encompass the people, processes and tools used to plan, manage and mitigate cost and schedule issues and any risk events that may impact a project. In other words, Project control is essentially equivalent to the project management process stripped of its facilitating sub-processes for safety, quality, organizational, behavioral, and communications management.
- Project strategy, undertaking planning and methods studies to help the PM optimise future outcomes;
- Scheduling including development, updating and maintenance;
- Cost estimation, cost engineering/control and value engineering;
- Risk management, including maintaining the risk register and risk analysis/assessment;
- Earned Value Management and Earned Schedule, including WBS, OBS and other breakdown structures;
- Document control;
- Forensic Assessment for required diagnosis of schedule and cost;
- Supplier performance measurement/oversight;
- The elements of a project management methodology that integrate these disciplines both within the 'controls' domain and with other project management functions.
Substation Constructions
CDR Technical Services have over the years been involved in various substation construction projects, namely:
- Sappi Substation - New 132kV Substation
- Paynes Farm Substation - New 132kV Substation
- Qamata Substation - New 132kV Substation
- Qolweni, Qunu & Dumasi Substations - Additional 132kV
- Manzana & Tslwana Substations - New 66kV
- Melkspruit, Melkhout, Middleburg, Witkrans & Qumbu - Refurbishment
- Tombo, Kouga, Amacwerha & Gibson Bay - New 132kV
- Dorper Wind Farm - New 132kV IPP Substation
Powerline Constructions
Examples of powerline construction projects:
- Dutywa - 132kV Line
- Sipakweni - 132kV Line
- Reeston - 66kV Line
- Witkrans & Sterkspruit Substation - Link Lines
- Sipakweni - 132kV Bypass Lines
- Port Rex to Woodbrook - 132kV Line Maintenance
Renewable Energy
Projects we have been involved in:
- Dörper Windfarm
- Nxuba Windfarm
- Noupoort Windfarm
- Kouga Windfarm
- Melkhout Substation
- Gibson Bay Windfarm
Electrification Projects
We have vast experience in all levels of electrification projects from Turnkey Rural Electrification to Five Star Golf Estates and Housing developments.
- Katberg Golf Estate - MV & LV - Underground Network
- Maheng Electrification - MV & LV - 600 connections
- Nompumelelo Elec - MV & LV - 1200 connections
- Centane Turnkey - MV & LV - 3000 connections
- Lusikisiki Phase 3A Turnkey - MV & LV - 3000 connections
- Cove Rock Country Est - MV & LV - Underground Network
- Engcobo & Qumbu Electrification - MV & LV - 3000 connections each
- Mbotyi Phase 2A & 2B - MV & LV - 1500 connections
- Cafutweni Phase 1 - MV & LV - 1662 connections
- Mabelheni Electrification - MV & LV - 650 connections
- Senqu Wards 1, 7 & 8 - MV & LV - 500 / 400 connections
- Senqu Wards 6, 9 & 10 - MV & LV - 520 / 600 connections
- Peddie East - MV & LV - 100 connections
- Kinira Poort - MV & LV - 650 connections
Maintenance Projects
We offer a fully comprehensive service for all electrical and mechanical infrastructure. We are contracted to Eskom Rotek Industries (ERI) at various power plants across South Africa, and to municipalities including Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality for 66kV and 11kV substations in Mdantsane, Reeston and Fort Jackson areas, and Rustenburg Local Municipality.
Power Generation Plants Maintenance (Eskom/ERI)
- Koeberg Power Station
- Kriel Power Station
- Hendrina Power Station
- Camden Power Station
- Medupi Power Station
- Matimba Power Station
Utility Maintenance
- Operations and Maintenance of BCMM Substations in Mdantsane (2010–2024)
- Ndlambe Local Municipality Electricity Undertaking (2020–2030)
- Eskom Rotek Centreline Maintenance (2021–2022)
- Rustenburg Local Municipality Electrical Maintenance (2021–2024)
- KwaDukuza Municipality - MV underground and overhead infrastructure
- Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality - Boreholes, pump stations, treatment plant & transformers
Completed Projects
- Matla Unit 3 BD — Complete
- Kriel Unit 4 MGO Turbine — Complete
- Kriel U4 Valves Boiler & Turbine — Complete
- Camden U6 Breakdown — Complete
- Kriel Unit 4 Servo Motors — Complete
- Medupi Turbine & Valve Maintenance — Complete
- Koeberg Maintenance — Complete
- Rosherville Boilermakers — Complete
- Matla workshop — Complete
- Kriel Unit 1 GO — Complete
Current Projects
- Mdantsane Substations & Switch Houses Maintenance — Ongoing
- Eskom FSOU Substation Construction — Ongoing
- Eskom FSOU Extensions Panel Contract — Ongoing
- Ndlambe Municipality Electricity Undertaking — Ongoing
- Rustenburg Municipality Electrical Maintenance — Ongoing
- Medupi BMS — Ongoing
- Kwadukuza MV Cable Refurbishment & Maintenance — Ongoing
- Airports Company SA - MV Maintenance — Ongoing
- WBHO - Ngwadini Abstraction Works — Ongoing
- Elidz - 132/11kV Eskom Leaches Bay Substation 40MVA Capacity Upgrade — Ongoing
- Lethabo 75 Solar PV Plant — Ongoing
- NMMDM - Boreholes, Water Pump Stations, Treatment Plant & Transformers — Ongoing