Civil Engineering October 2022 | Vol 30 No 9

SUPPORT AND CAPACITY BUILDING Over the years SAICE-PDP has carried out technical support and capacity building in many municipalities nationwide. Without the appropriate capacity, projects are often not scoped and put out to tender, despite funds being available. There are numerous other areas such as identifying priority projects and applying for grant funding which are not addressed, resulting in limited development taking place. Since late 2020, SAICE-PDP has been assisting identified priority municipalities with assessing project bottlenecks and losses, scoping and applying for funding, and coaching inhouse staff to develop sustainable technical capacity. Capacity building has also included advising on many processes and preventative mainte- nance measures which must be put in place. For more information To learn more about SAICE-PDP’s services and courses, please visit www.saicepdp.org . If you are interested in becoming a mentor, please email your CV and contact details to nadine@saicepdp.org . Civil Engineering October 2022 29 SAICE-PDP project manager Phathi Masimirembwa reviewing alignment for the proposed Evaton Reservoir to Dadaville Bulk Water Supply Pipeline for Emfuleni Municipality SAICE-PDP engineers and Emfuleni Municipality’s Metsi-a- Lekoa team at the Vanderbiljlpark reservoirs, discussing how to isolate one of the 27 Mℓ reservoirs to enable a valve repair