COMPANY PROFILE
The firm has been structured to accommodate both approaches, integrating divisions and continually updating our skills by employing staff that can offer clients relevant areas of expertise. Burmeister’s location within Southern Africa and its extensive experience and knowledge of the industry makes our services sought after and competitive. Miscellaneous additional services offered include:
Contracts Advisory Conventional construction contracts as guided by the Government Gazette (more applicable to infrastructure developments)
• Engineer-procure-construct management contracts (EPCM) “Turnkey” contracts
• Design-built-operate-transfer contracts (DBOT) or
• Design-built-operate-own-transfer contracts (DBOOT)
Project Management Advisory • Advisory services on appropriate project contracting strategies • Advisory services on project implementation strategies • Drafting of Project Implementation Charter • Acting as lead consultant, managing a team of other professionals and specialists • Advice on the requirement for and the involvement of other professionals and specialists • Programming and timeline management • Drafting of contract documentation • Management of procurement processes on behalf of
Contributions to Namibia’s Engineering Development Burmeister employs perhaps the largest number of Namibian engineering professionals within the consulting environment and is committed to nurturing individuals in the field. The firm has pledged continuous development and pre-registration training of all under-and post graduate engineers via a rigorous training regime developed in-house and awards a minimum of three tertiary engineering training bursaries per annum and have been doing so since Namibia’s independence. In excess of 39 university graduate engineers have been supported with full bursaries and are currently applying their acquired skills within the Namibian engineering industry.
• Project Promoter • Review of quality assurance plans
The Future
• Budgeting and cost controls
Burmeister endeavours to use its experience, skills and knowledge to give the best possible service we are capable of to clients and in so doing, to become a partner in realisation of clients’ goals.
• Management feedback reporting • Contract administration • Project take-over and closure management • Management of technical training • Dispute resolution and arbitration
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The Engineer | AUG-SEPT 2017
The motto is “African solutions for African problems” meaning not only to understand and have experience of local conditions, but also
putting this expertise to work on behalf of the client to deliver a service and a product that is efficient, cost effective and functional. In the short term plans involve relocation to our newly constructed head office and to continue with the provision of professional engineering services within the Namibian and regional landscape and eventually expanding the long term strategy is to expand our presence into Central and East Africa.
Burmeister’s location within Southern Africa and its extensive experience and knowledge of the industry makes our services sought after and competitive.