Name of the Project
OR Tambo International Airport Western Precinct development – Phase 1.

Location
The project will be located on a 8.5 ha, 180 000 m2 development site east of Johannesburg, in Gauteng, South Africa.

Client
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA).

Project Description
The Western Precinct development will involve seven phases.

The first phase will comprise three six-storey buildings, including the head offices of ACSA and the South African Civil Aviation Authority, retail space, a hotel, conference facilities, logistics services and five levels of parking.

Potential Job Creation
Phase 1 of the project will result in 1 100 people being employed on site at peak project.

Value
R4.5-billion.

Duration
Sod was turned on the project in February this year and is expected to be completed by the end of 2020.

Latest Developments
In2Food Group launched its new R400-million, 22 708 m² factory, located on 3.5 ha on the northern precinct of the OR Tambo International Airport Special Economic Zone on April 5.

In2Foods CEO Richard Cooper has said this was one of the most diverse agroprocessing factories in the world.

The new plant has been designed to the specifications of Woolworths, which will be occupying the facility for part of its agroprocessing and storage needs. The facility will supply Woolworths stores in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.

In2Foods will also export the company’s products to other countries.  

Woolworths expects to be fully operational by the end of May, following the transfer of equipment and machinery from its previous facility in Boksburg, Gauteng, with an emphasis on minimal downtime and loss of production during the move. The new facility is reportedly three times the size of the old site.

The facility is expected to create 600 jobs over two years.

Woolworths South Africa CEO Zyda Rylands has indicated that it will further create jobs in the entire value chain of the agroprocessing industry and is expected to sustain 5 000 jobs throughout the value chain.

Cooper has said that the facility, along with In2Food’s plans to open three more factories in the country this year, showcases the company's commitment to the country. “We believe in the country, and we want to be part of the change.”

OR Tambo International SEZ: Gauteng Industrial Development Zone (GIDZ) CEO Seipati Mangadi has noted that this project is just the beginning for the SEZ, with another seven buildings earmarked for completion between 2020 and 2021 and set to house diamond and jewellery manufacturing facilities.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Western Precinct Consortium (Phase 1).

On Budget and on Time?
Too early to state.

Contact Details for Project Information
ACSA, tel +27 11 723 1400.