Myhero30 Company Profile Macroplan Town & Regional Planners (Upington) Company Profile of Macroplan Town and Regional Planners serving as an example of previous experiences in the planning field. Macroplan P. O.Box 987, Upington, 8800 054 332 3642 054 332 4283 1/19/2015
COMPANY PROFILE: Macroplan Town & Regional Planners
1 1. MACROPLAN Macroplan is a Town & Regional Planning firm based in Upington, with a satellite office opening in Kimberley in January 2015. There are also independent offices (trading under the same name) in Cape Town and George, not forming part of the Gobetla Planning group (Gebetla Beplannings Dienste CC). Macroplan was established in 1986 by three town planners with offices in Upington, Kimberley and Cape Town, making it the oldest town planning firm in the Northern Cape Province. The Upington office is currently located in 4A Murray Avenue and has been serving an extended client base in the Province for over 28 years. During 2013-2014, Macroplan had the opportunity to establish itself as one of the leading Planning Firms in the Northern Cape with the redesigning of our office building, demolishing the old building and rebuilding an office in 4A Murray Avenue that has become an Architectural beacon in the old CBD of Upington. The new office building was designed on the old premise, in order to show the utilisation of space to the utmost and to establish a building that harmonises with nature. From the list of our existing clients it can be noted that we serve the local and surrounding municipalities, giving us an unequalled working knowledge of the area and its people. Simultaneously, the company also provides planning services to a broad private client base, placing it in a favourable position with regards to public-private relations. The fact that Macroplan is situated in Upington, with a branch office opening in Kimberley, ensures that we are basically on site and have no problem travelling to any part of the Northern Cape. Macroplan is committed to a long and continuous relationship with all our clients and believe in: Applicable products and solutions Value for money for our clients Continued working relations with our clients After sales service Seeking the best interest of society at large
2 2. EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE Due to the uniqueness of the Northern Cape and the size of the average town, Macroplan has developed into an office which can handle projects (and has experience) in almost each and every field of the planning profession. The office works closely with Environmental Specialists, other Town planning firms, Geotechnical Specialists, Architects and several Civil Engineering firms. Fields of expertise: Town planning, detail design and layouts Compiling Land Use Management Schemes IDP s - Integrated Development Plans SDF s - Spatial Development Frameworks Subdivisions and Rezoning Socio-Economical Surveys Land Use Analysis and Surveys Detail Urban designs Zoning maps and regulations Exceptional Projects: BloCuSo Trust and Community farmers Tribal Chiefs and Ga-Segonyana Council Transfer of Olifantshoek to Gamagara Municipality Relocation of Upington informal residences Help with Vuna Award for Karoo Hoogland Multi-Purpose Training Centre for Kuruman Site Identifications for the Department of Public Works Tswalu Kalahari Reserve //Khara Hais Housing Strategy Housing developments for Kathu (2500 erven for Lakutshona/Kumba) Steenbokpan Development Consortium final concept for 10 000 erf layout Kai!Garib Town planning for 3500 houses 2009-2010 Township Development of 1200 erven in Kathu (Gamagara Municipality) Township Development of 1000 erven in Olifantshoek (Gamagara Municipality)
3 Township Development of 1000 erven for Dibeng (Gamagara Municipality) Updating the SDF of Gamagara Municipality 2010 Dingleton Relocation Project for Kumba Green Energy Projects (Solar and Wind) in the Northern Cape Province. Exceptional Projects in more detail: Green Energy Projects (Solar and Wind) in the Northern Cape Province: Macroplan has been involved with 67 different applications for Green Energy Projects throughout the province, including applications for rezoning and long term lease agreements. We have been involved with the Abengoa site about 20km west of Upington, which is now one of the largest Solar Towers in the Southern Hemisphere. Land Use Management System of //Khara Hais Municipality and the alignment with SPLUMA: Macroplan was appointed by Rural Development and Land Reform to update the existing Land Use Management System (LUMS) of //Khara Hais Municipality and to align it with SPLUMA. This project was done on a GIS format, incorporating all the new Spatial Planning Categories (SPC s) of the Provincial SDF and rewriting the existing Scheme Regulations to incorporate this. This is a project that we are very proud of and are seen as the leaders in the Northern Cape Province in establishing this very difficult project. 3. EXISTING CLIENT BASE Khara Hais Municipality (Upington area) Gamagara Municipality (Kathu area) Ga-Segonyana Municipality (Kuruman area)!kheis Municipality (Groblershoop area) Kumba Mine (Kathu area) Assmang Mine (Hotazel and Kathu area) Kudumane Mine (Hotazel area) Tsantsabane Municipality (Postmasburg area) Emthanjeni Municipality (De Aar area) Kai!Garib Municipality (Keimoes, Kakamas, Kenhardt) Karoo Hoogland Municipality (Sutherland, Fraserburg etc.) Nama Khoi Municipality (Springbok area) Kamiesberg Municipality (Garies area) Siyathemba Municipality (Prieska area)
4 ZF Mgcawu District Municipality John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality Department of Public Works Kai Kai Coastal Development Hotazel Manganese Mines/ BHP Billiton Temco/ Lakuthsona/ Matlapeng Housing Companies Department of Rural Development and Land Reform Various Engineering and other private firms Various Solar Plant Firms 4. CLIENT REFERENCES The following references are to clients we have done significant work for over the past 10 years: //Khara Hais Municipality Contact: Jeremy du Plessis, Tel: 054 338 7372 Gamagara Municipality Contact: Johann Burger, Tel: 053 723 6000 Tsantsabane Municipality Contact: April Bloem, Tel: 053 313 7300 Anglo American Contact: Jimmy Walker, Tel: 053 739 2715 Ventusa Solar Energy Contact: Riccardo Panzeri, Tel: 082 374 9832 Mainstream Renewable Power South Africa Contact: Eugene Marais, Tel: 021 657 4052 Abengoa Solar Contact: Ian Smith, Tel: 082 455 2323
5 5. GENERAL DETAILS CLOSE CORPORATION NAME: GOBETLA BEPLANNINGS DIENSTE CC TRADING AS: MACROPLAN MAIN BUSINESS ACTIVITY: TOWN AND REGIONAL PLANNERS STREET ADDRESS: 4A MURRAY AVENUE, UPINGTON, 8801 REGISTRATION nr: 2006/017796/23 VAT REGISTRATION nr: 407 022 6610 INCOME TAX REFERENCE nr: 9308 046 169 BEE RATING: LEVEL 4 BANK ACCOUNT NAME AT FIRST NATIONAL BANK: GOBETLA BEPLANNINGS DIENSTE CC, TRADING AS MACROPLAN FNB ACCOUNT nr: 624 5223 2772 FNB BRANCH: FNB BRANCH CODE/ SHORT CODE: FNB SWIFT CODE: UPINGTON 230 604 FIRNZAJJ FNB BANK ID: 230 604 URL: http://macroplan.info/