Civil Engineering December 2021 | Vol 29 No 11

Civil Engineering December 2021 51 S peaking at the event, Aon South Africa CEO Terence Williams said, as a long standing sponsor, Aon has a deep appreciation of the contribu- tion of the engineering industry to our economy and society. “The 2021 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards are about innovation and excellence in un- precedented times. It is an opportunity to celebrate the fact that you have embraced risk for the opportunity that it presents.” “2021 was a major milestone for the CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards as it commemorated the support of Aon South Africa as a strategic partner to CESA and a platinum title sponsor of the event for the past 22 years,” added CESA CEO Chris Campbell. 2021 WINNERS This years winners are: Q Q Lifetime Industry Achievement Award : Dr Dempsey Naidoo for his contribution to the profession, with a career spanning 37 years in the infrastructure, engineering, business creation and management sectors. Q Q Visionary Client of the Year: Trans African Concessions (TRAC). TRAC’s involvement in social and entrepreneurial development, job creation and training, and skills transfer in a variety of fields in the construction industry has made a significant impact, not only in the lives of ordinary citizens, but also through the opportunities afforded to local consulting engineers and the construction industry at large. Q Q Mega projects with a value greater than R1 billion | Commendation : Ritchie Midgley Consulting Engineers for the Leonardo, a development located in Sandton developed by the Legacy Group. Q Q Projects with a value between R250 million and R1 billion | Winner: Zutari for 16 on Bree, located in Cape Town, developed by FWJK Developments. Q Q Projects with a value between R250 million and R1 billion | Commendation: AECOM for the Upgrading of National Route 7 Section 1 from Atlantis South to Kalbaskraal for SANRAL. Q Q Projects between R50 million and R250 million | Joint winner: Bosch Projects for the UCL 175 TCH Factory Expansion for UCL Company. Q Q Projects between R50 million and R250 million | Joint winner: Zutari for the Kruisvallei Hydropower Project for Zevobuzz (RF). Q Q Projects between R50 million and R250 million | Commendation: Knight Piésold for the Design and Construction of the Emoyeni Reservoir for eThekwini Municipality. Q Q Projects with a value less than R50 million | Winner: Zutari for the Kuils River Corridor Upgrade on behalf of the City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Department. Q Q Engineering Technology and Innovation – HVAC Building Design Excellence Award | Commendation: Spoormaker & Partners for the Engineering 4.0 Facility for the University of Pretoria. Q Q Business Excellence Award | Winner: BVi Consulting Engineers Q Q Business Excellence Award | Commendation: Knight Piésold Q Q Small/Medium Company of the Year: Koleko Q Q Mentor of the Year: Edward Archer from SMEC South Africa Q Q Mentoring Company of the Year: AECOM Q Q Young Engineer of the Year | Winner: Confidence Tshilande from Zutari Q Q Young Engineer of the Year | Commendation: Deo du Plessis from Spoormaker & Partners Q Q Publishing Excellence, Trade Publications : Creamer Media, publisher of Engineering News and Mining Weekly. Q Q Publishing Excellence, Daily Newspaper: Arena Holdings.  CESA Aon Eng i neer i ng Excellence Awards CESA celebrates engineering excellence The 2021 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards, considered the flagship event in the consulting engineering industry, took place virtually on 10 November 2021. Chris Campbell, CEO of CESA, at the 2021 CESA Aon Engineering Excellence Awards