Name and Location
North-West University (NWU) infrastructure upgrade project, North West, South Africa.

Client
NWU.

Project Description
The project involves the construction of new buildings and the upgrade of existing buildings and equipment at NWU’s Mafikeng, Potchefstroom and Vaal Triangle campuses.

The biggest project is at the Mafikeng campus and entails the construction and furnishing of two new student residences, each with 250 beds, a new building for the nursing faculty and the second phase of the natural sciences building at the campus.

The second-biggest project entails the construction and furnishing of a new building for the pharmacy faculty at the Potchefstroom campus.

At the Vaal Triangle campus, a modern library is being built.

The campus will also receive a new building for the departments of African languages and human and social sciences, as well as a new residence.

Value
About R380-million. The Department of Higher Education and Training will contribute an estimated R211.3-million and NWU the balance from its reserve fund.

The university will spend R163-million on its Mafikeng campus, R155-million on the Potchefstroom campus and R62-million on the Vaal Triangle campus.

Duration
The upgrades are expected to take three years to complete.

The first Mafikeng residence should be completed by the end of 2013 and the other by the end of 2015.

Construction at the Potchefstroom campus has already started and is expected to be completed in 2013.

Latest Developments
None stated.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
NWU director: corporate communication, institutional office, Louis Jacobs, tel +2718 299 4918.