An impressive track record of civil construction success

Established in 2008, South African civil engineering constructi on firm Afriline Civils has long been at the forefront of service delivery in the field of civil contracting and project management.

From its home base in Cape Town, South Africa, Afriline Civils has an established network of partners and clients/customers across the public service sector as well as in the mining space.

The company operates nationally and internationally, servicing the Southern African region, taking pride in diversification in order to suit its clients’ needs. As a responsive and nimble business, Afriline Civils adjusts its practices to deliver precisely on project briefs and requirements. The company undertakes to deliver civil engineering projects of the highest quality, in a timely and safe manner.

The company’s management and staff on the ground have extensive experience and knowledge of the engineering field of practice, ensuring that all projects are managed effectively. Project outcomes are well supervised, with a hands-on approach and management being directly involved in operations, as well as preand post-project problem-solving.

Afriline Civils is proud of its organisational structure, which allows for friendly and personal service, ensuring that clients and customers feel like partners in the success of their projects.

The company strives to be a truly BBBEE and proudly South African company that provides highly professional service to the engineering industry. With an enviable order book that is testimony to its consistently high level of service delivery, Afriline Civils has completed a vast number of projects across South Africa in recent years, with no fewer than 10 projects completed in the Western Cape since 2020.

Projects completed in 2020

In 2017, Afriline Civils was awarded a City of Cape Town tender to serve as the main contractor on the upgrading of the sewer reticulation network along Zwelitsha Drive in the Nyanga township. This project, valued at R12.17 million, entailed extensive civils work, which included laying 500 m of 200 mm diameter uPVC pipe, to improve the area’s sewerage capabilities. Successfully completed in 2020, the project also entailed the replacement of 5 000 m 2 of road surface.

In response to the extended drought that affected much of the Western Cape between 2015 and

2018, Saldanha Bay Municipality sought sustainable groundwater solutions to augment its flagging water supply. Afriline Civils, as the main contractor, was awarded a tender to tap into the Langebaan Aquifer through the assembly of groundwater infrastructure for eight boreholes. This R50.1 million project included complete borehole assembly, electrical works, telemetry and the laying of 1.5 km of 500 mm GRP pipeline, 2.2 km of 400 mm GRP pipeline, and 3.4 km of 200 mm diameter PVC-O pipeline. Upon project completion in 2020, the company had also constructed the motor control centre buildings, the concrete valve chambers and the site’s accompanying gravel service road.

Setting the groundwork for potential infill housing developments within Khayelitsha, Afriline Civils was the main contractor on the construction of civil and electrical infrastructure for the establishment of 425 erven in the township’s Harare neighbourhood. The R23.77 million project included the surfacing of 11 000 m 2 of asphalt pavement.

In making a material difference to the lives of Cape Town’s indigent population, the company completed the construction of civil engineering services for 110 erven in Mfuleni’s Better Life informal settlement, which was inclusive of 1 870 m 2 of asphalt roadway, at a project value of R6.9 million. Afriline Civils also completed an engineering services contract for 269 erven in the Wallacedene informal settlement, including 4 250 m 2 of asphalt paving, at a project value of R10.31 million.

Projects completed in 2021

During 2021, Afriline Civils completed three major projects within the Western Cape, serving as the main contractor on each of these.

In line with the City’s agenda of upgrading and formalising townships where possible across its municipal bounds, Afriline Civils completed the construction of civil and electrical infrastructure for 453 erven in Macassar’s Deep Freeze informal settlement. Valued at over R29 million, the completion of this project has laid the foundation to expand the provision of basic services and thereby improve the quality of life for residents.

In early 2020, Afriline Civils was awarded a R15.48 million tender for the construction of a section of Onverwacht Road in the Lwandle township of Strand. This project included the construction of the associated stormwater drainage structures as well as the rehabilitation of existing and stored pipelines. The company had to recover/collect and remove the lining and sheathing of 92 m of existing and 99 m of stored 840 mm diameter steel pipeline; thereafter, Afriline Civils relined and resheathed these pipes. In 2021, the company completed the project, which included 4 500 m 2 of asphalt paving.

In Q2 2020, the company was awarded a tender for the replacement and upgrading of the sewer reticulation network along the Link, Mnixi, Rhode and Sheffield roads in the Philippi area of the Cape Flats. This R25.43 million project entailed the laying of 1 035 m of uPVC piping 315 mm and 400 mm in diameter, as well as the associated roadworks. A key aspect of this project involved the deployment of trenchless technology in the form of microtunnelling to install OD 1 370 mm reinforced concrete pipe sleeves.

Projects completed in 2022

This year, Afriline Civils completed an important project forming part of the greater Upgrading of Informal Settlements Programme.

The Freedom Park informal settlement in Ottery, Cape Town, was previously identified for upgrading and formalisation, which would uplift the area and its 159 registered families. At a contract value of R23.47 million, the company developed civil and electrical infrastructure for 160 erven in the area, as well as 7 400 m 2 of asphalt roadway, providing planned access ways and services direct to residents’ front doors, improving quality of life and accessibility.

Ensuring completion in under a year, Afriline Civils constructed the Blompark Housing Project bus route in Overberg Municipality to the value of R5.02 million. The route, which was opened in August, is meant to service the residents of the unfolding Blompark settlement and seamlessly connect them with the rest of Gansbaai and the concomitant economic opportunities this affords.

Ongoing projects

Afriline Civils is currently engaged in numerous projects across South Africa, including a bulk water mains relocation and upgrade project for a Western Cape municipality. It also has a vast project pipeline with some of South Africa’s largest mining houses, which speaks to the multidisciplinary skills the company possesses within the broader field of civil engineering construction.