Services Offered Overview
Engineering and the Built Environment
SMM civil engineering and built environment experience includes labour-based construction methods and rural developmentprojects.
Civil Engineering
All aspects of design for water and sewage reticulation, stormwater management, wastewater management, bridgesand roads.The project management of multi-disciplinary and multi-firm projects in the field of urban development and transportplanning.
Built Environment
SMM Architecture has experience with the design of community centres, small business centres, tourist facilities,schools and private houses.SMM Town Planning experience includes the development of Integrated Development Plans, Land DevelopmentObjectives and urban development frameworks. Management Support
SMM Consulting offers strategic policy and project design and management in local, provincial and national public sector institutions. Specialtyareas include the water services, water resource management and housing sectors.Competence and market leadership has been established with large scale hybrid management consulting and engineering projects. On theSouth African National Bucket Eradication programme and the Provincial Water for All programme in Mpumalanga SMM deployments in localgovernment have driven massive infrastructure development projects.
Policy Research, Evaluation and Training
SMM clients for policy research, project evaluation and training include bilateral and international donor institutions and sector research bodies.
Policy Research and Analysis – We undertake studies and policy analyses in the field of housing, water supply, local government,decentralisation, finance, HIV/AIDS, and training.
Training and Facilitation – We have a wide range of experience in the field of training and community facilitation. Beneficiaries haveincluded local government units, community groups and visitors from other countries on study tours.
Research and Documentation – We undertake long- and short-term research studies and have been involved in documentation of lessonslearned from projects and allied work.
Evaluations – We undertake evaluations of development projects for USAID, the European Union, UNDP and others.
Geographical Information Systems
GIS design, management and implementation – We provide professional GIS advice related to the design, management, andimplementation of GIS for specific client needs.
Spatial data capturing, cleaning, and editing – We are experienced in the collection, cleaning, and editing of spatial information.
Professional mapping services – We are experienced in conducting mapping projects and can develop all kinds of maps for feasibilitystudies, locality plans, reports, presentations etc.
Training – We have the expertise to provide basic/ advanced GIS training to suit our client’s needs.
Software Programs Used
We pride ourselves in using the latest state-of –the-art facilities for the production of services; Civil Designer, AutoCAD, Proman, Microsoft Project,Autodesk Revit. Building; ArcView GIS, among others.