Progress Report

From our inaugural meeting in September 2004 to March 2011 the project is now nearing conclusion.    Agreeing the mandate, prices and site layout plus rules of the scheme and preparing agreements with the club took 18 months,   We then had to  engage a number of professional disciplines and this was frustrated by some of the professionals emigrating mid stream and having to engage others.
 
The Engineering Services Report, the Ground Investigation Report, The Environmental Report, The Traffic Report and the Municipal services report were all completed in 2007 and were submitted to the planning authorities in Bloemfontein.    Approval for the development was obtained in October 2010 at which time we were obliged to undertake a “final” survey for submission to the office of the Surveyor General.    We had to engage a new surveyor as the original consultant had emigrated and the new man discovered an error in the original layout because an incorrect beacon had been used for the calculations.   Adjustments had to be made to the layout causing further delays but finally the approved plans were submitted to the SG in March 2011 for approval, the plans are now (June 2011) back from the SG.

We have 60 days to exercise our option to purchase the subdivided portion from the club, we can now erect a fence and peg the stands. The final layout will be lodged at the Deeds Office, where we will apply to open a township register. Hereafter the Town Planner will apply for the proclamation of the Township, whereafter building can commence.

The latest costing report compiled by our Quantity Surveyor in April 2011 is attached. Click here to download