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About us

JAKOET & ASSOCIATES, founded in 1986, has grown to an integrated group of highly skilled engineers, technicians and project managers providing cost effective community development solutions and specialist services in a wide range of disciplines.

Our multi-disciplinary consulting, design and management approach allows for the development of projects in a holistic way as this is believed to be the best environment to fully meet the needs of our clients. We commit ourselves to the achievement and maintenance of a high standard of professional service in Project Management of Engineering in the Built Environment Industry for our clients, employees and stakeholders. We accomplish this in an environment of continual improvement that nurtures employee pride and customer satisfaction. With our aim to be the Consultant of choice with full international recognition as one of the innovative and creative leaders in the Consulting Engineering Sector.

We have a proud record of achievements of being involved in a number of award winning projects that have contributed significantly to the upliftment /empowerment of historically disadvantaged communities. We are a 100% previously disadvantaged individuals owned and managed company, that pride ourselves in being consultants of choice that deliver a quality service to our clients and the community, with a special emphasis on the empowerment of previously disadvantaged individuals in training and development. In addition to administering the company, CEO Ms Jamiela Naidoo also owns a 30% stake in Jakoet & Associates.

In 2010 Jakoet & Associates adopted a quality policy to incorporate a quality assurance system recognised throughout the world. This ISO 9001:2008 system incorporates a model for quality assurance in respect of the full multi-disciplinary design including Civil, Structural, Mechanical and Electrical projects and Project Management services. In October 2011 we received our black empowerment verification certificate from SANAS (Bee Verification Agency cc) and also proof of membership with the Green Building Council of South Africa.

Jakoet & Associates is divided into the following divisions under the leadership of Ms Jamiela Naidoo with the support of founding director Abdurahman “MANIE” Jakoet:

Philosophy

JAKOET & ASSOCIATES is a BEE company, which encourages black economic empowerment through knowledge, education, training and development. The company engineering approach is a complete paradigm, putting people first and empowering communities through capacity building in planning, design and implementation.

Internal development through:

training and skills development
mentorship and development programmes
performance reviews with emphasis on personal development
management and supervisory training
identification of individual aspirations and personnel development programmes

External programmes:

at universities and technikons
involvement in education and training schemes
development of engineering and specialist practices by mentorship, skills transfer, linkages and formal associations
workshops for communities, developing contractors, local authorities and other interested stakeholders

Practical Empowerment Activities:

public participation and community involvement
employment creation and capacity building through counterpart training and local labour
labour intensive construction
small contractor development
support of emerging specialist practices

Our Extensive array of Projects will be added soon

OUR ACCREDITATIONS

Sectors

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Roads & Transportation Engineering Division services include feasibility studies, planning, design, construction supervision, management and maintenance relating to passenger and freight transport.

• Urban transport and traffic studies, traffic impact assessments, accident investigation analysis, public transport planning
• Route location studies, geometric design, pavement engineering, pavement management and rehabilitation and Infrastructure management systems
• User needs assessments, policy formulation and master planning.
• Integrated land use and transport planning & modelling
• Feasibility, financial and economic studies
• Transport system management, traffic safety, public transport operations & contract monitoring and Traffic Engineering.
• Airports, urban and rural freeways and toll roads
• Bridges, culverts, retaining walls and tunnels
• Pavement design, maintenance and rehabilitation.
• Quality control and materials (Geo-technical & Materials Engineering)
• In-house materials specialists

Over and above the design testing and construction control sampling and testing undertaken, services such as detailed centre line surveys, borrow pit sampling, site investigations and the preliminary evaluation thereof are provided In conjunction with professional engineers specialized assistance can be provided for :
• Pavement designs for roads, streets, etc.
• Evaluation of construction materials
• Quality assurance on construction materials
• Supervision and control of contracts
• Pavement rehabilitation, investigation and design of failures in pavements and structures

Project Management services supporting clients in the delivery of projects and programmes efficiently and effectively.

• Support to public sector clients (in the form of institutional development, systems design and implementation, secondment of personnel, training, operational management of facilities.)
• Project and programme management services
• Engineering procurement management and turnkey solutions
• Contract documentation, administration and supervision
• GIS and IT applications

Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Division expertise lies in the full range of mechanical, electrical and electronic process disciplines.

• Mechanical, electrical, electronic & building services for commercial, industrial
• Educational, municipal, transportation, sports & health-care facilities
• Air conditioning and ventilation
• Hot and cold water reticulation and storage tanks
• Refrigeration
• Automatic sprinkler installations
• Medical gas installations
• Instrumentation and process controls
• Electrical power generation and transmission
• Highway, street and area lighting
• Defence, security & fire protection installations
• Communication systems, towers and masts

Water Engineering Division services are backed by in-depth skills, including computer-aided analysis and design and computer modelling using purpose written software.

• Bulk supply, storm water, gravity and rising mains, pump stations, process design, sludge treatment and handling, modelling
• Water resources, quality analysis, water treatment, reclamation and reuse
• Irrigation, dams, canals, maritime and river works
• Storage reservoirs, pipelines and pump stations
• Wastewater, industrial water management, sewage treatment
• Sludge and solid waste disposal, strategic planning, infrastructure management and Hydraulic water supply and distribution
• Process design and implementation for water, wastewater and food application

Structural Engineering Division provides comprehensive building services and civil engineering structures.

• Shopping and retail centres, head offices, high-rise, rehabilitation and recycling of buildings; repair and rehabilitation of structures
• Bridges, reservoirs, harbours, marine and specialist structures

Civil Engineering Division provides township planning, design and implementation services

• Residential areas, housing and retirement schemes, industrial townships, marinas and pleasure resorts
• Stadiums, sports fields with natural and synthetic surfaces
• Master plans, upgrading of existing infrastructure, civil engineering services for municipal projects, local authority developments and support
• Community based projects, facilitation of labour-intensive projects, assistance with funding application

Our Team

Manie Jakoet

FOUNDING DIRECTOR Structural Engineering Division

Jamiela Naidoo

CEO Roads & Transportation Engineering Division

Rieduwan Kagee

PROJECT MANAGER Project Management, Civil & Structural Engineering Division

Wasfie Jassiem

ARCHITECT Architectural Division

Achmat Fish

ELECTRICAL CONSULTANT

Hennie Wiid

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Division

Contact Us

Address

CAPE TOWN (HEAD OFFICE)

P O BOX 3201 CAPE TOWN, 8000
228 Koeberg Rd, Rugby, Cape Town, 7405


GRAHAMSTOWN

4 Coles Ln, Grahamstown, 6139

Contact Number

CAPE TOWN (HEAD OFFICE)

TEL: 087 808 6626




GRAHAMSTOWN

TEL:(046) 622 8691

TEL: 087 808 6626