Mark joined Kingsbourne as a director in 1994. He was tasked with evaluating variations and claims on a wide range of projects including large dams, bulk earthworks including open-cast mining, roads and highways, civil, building, pipe-works and harbours.

Mark’s responsibilities include the preparation of claims (including variations) for adjudication, mediation and arbitrations for various construction projects in sub-Saharan Africa, Mauritius, Madagascar, the United Arab Emirates, the European Union and the Far East.

Mark sits as an expert witness on matters relating to the quantification of claims in mediations, adjudications and arbitrations in South Africa, Lesotho and Botswana.
Mark has, and continues to act, as single member DAB’s as well as three-man DAB’s on numerous projects in sub-Saharan Africa.

Qualifications
Higher National Diploma, Quantity Surveying, 1981 (Technikon Witwatersrand)
Memberships
Member of the Association of Arbitrators, 1990

Scott is an admitted attorney, and a qualified solicitor of England and Wales. He joined Kingsbourne in 2004 and became a director of the company in 2009.

Scott specialises in construction law and has represented numerous contractors in a number of mediations, adjudications and arbitrations.

Scott has extensive experience on all the standards forms of contract. He also provides in-house training to Kingsbourne’s clients, in particular on the law of contract and the JBCC.

Memberships
Member of the Society of Construction Law UK
Member of the Society of Construction Law for Africa
Member of the Association of Arbitrators Southern Africa

Qualifications
Admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales, 2002
Admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa, 1999
Bachelor of Laws (LLB), 1997 Rhodes University
Bachelor of Commerce (BComm), 1995 Rhodes University

Bridget worked in the construction industry as a professional quantity surveyor from 1996 to 2012, gaining a wide variety of experience in projects ranging from hotels and casinos, to shopping centres and motor vehicle fabrication plants. She has experience working in South Africa and internationally, including Botswana, Nigeria and Mauritius.

Since joining Kingsbourne in 2013, she has added experience in manufacturing, mine construction, power plants and various other civil projects to her résumé. She is fluent in all forms of contracts, particularly in FIDIC and JBCC. Her experience working as a PQS provides her with an ability to liase with both contractors and employers alike. She has sat as an expert witness on a number of quantity surveying related matters.

Memberships
Member of the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors Membership No: xxx,
Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Quantity Surveyors Membership No: xxx

Qualifications
Masters in Property Studies, 2013 (University of Cape Town)
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Quantity Surveying, 1995 (University of the Witwatersrand)

Robert is from a mechanical and production engineering background. He has over 35 years’ experience in the construction industry and has held a number of appointments embracing the complete spectrum of construction activities including; planning of plant maintenance, preparing construction contact programmes, project and contract management, the commercial management of engineering and construction contracts and the preparation and negotiation of contractual claims, including complex delay analysis. Robert has acted as an expert witness in construction dispute forums.

Craig has worked for major South African contractors in South Africa and various African countries on a wide range of major projects including roads, bulk earthworks, power stations, civil engineering, building, pipe-lines and harbors.

Craig’s responsibilities include the calculation of quantum in the submission of contractual disputes, mediations, adjudications and arbitrations.

Craig has sat as an expert witness on matters relating to the quantification of claims in mediations, adjudications and arbitrations in sub-Saharan Africa.

Memberships
Associate Member of the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (Membership No: 40344)
Associate Member of the Association of Arbitrators (Membership No: 1956)

Qualifications
National Diploma in Building Science, 1995 (Technikon Witwatersrand)

After graduating from the University of Pretoria, Impi started his career in the civil works industry. He gained valuable hands-on experience on various projects, including mega sub-stations, power plants, Retail, Security Infrastructure and logistical sites.

Currently Working on Project Controls and Programming assistance to various projects.

Updating programmes and collaborating with Site Team to ensure that project progress reports are submitted on time and making accurate projections by highlighting prospective delays.

Assisting the preparations of delay analysis acquired in quotations to compensation events for extension of time claims.

More recently, Impi gained international experience in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, where he was employed as a Project Analyst and Senior Planning Engineer.

As Project Analyst, he developed integrated master baseline programs, and oversaw all planning phases including; design, procurement, civil deployment and integration of new infrastructure on existing city infrastructure works.

In collaboration with the lead planner, Impi reviewed and updated all programmes, synchronizing information between disciplines and project phases to track and align project progress with milestone dates. He made accurate projections to keep the client informed of project progress and alerted the project manager of prospective delays.

Impi provided earned value management across the Program, using earned value analysis tools and methodologies to develop, track and interpret earned value metrics, perform variance analysis, and cost forecasting.

Impi’s passion for project planning and his strive for excellence has been the driving force throughout his career. His practical experience and attention to detail ensures that he takes a holistic approach to all projects and time related matters.

Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.), Construction Management, 2008
University of Pretoria
Registered candidate of the South African Council for Project & Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) from September 2014.

Bradley gained experience from 1998 designing effluent/stormwater and sewerage routes within the confines of existing infrastructure.

In 1993 he moved to the civil engineering construction industry where he gained on hands site experience in various projects, including waste disposal, metal refineries, open cast, and shaft-based mining, wastewater treatment plants, power plant, petrochemical plants, cooling towers, and infrastructure.  His duties on-site included planning, updating, forecasting, (cost, procurement, production, and quality) and Health and Safety,

In 2002 he was relocated to the estimating and tendering department.

In 2005 he moved to the cellular Infrastructure and HV distribution where he developed an integrated system between estimating finance, and procurement departments. He created the estimating master for the HV distribution costing.

Thereafter EPCM consultant where he accrued out planning for both greenfield and brownfield mining infrastructure from the proposal stage to the implementation stage.

He then moved back to the civil industry as the planning manager for the civils department of a publicly listed contractor.

Qualifications:

N6 Building and structural construction, 1994

N5 Quantity surveying, 1990

N6 Building Administration, 1995

Registered Quality Practitioner (L.CRQP), 1997

SABS/ISO 9000 Listing, Implementation and Administration, 1998

Andrew joined Kingsbourne in August 2020. Andrew has a proven track record in the disciplines of Commercial, Contractual and Risk Management.

Andrew’s experience has been gained over a period of 35 years within the South African and International Construction Industry, where has held senior positions within tier 1 South African companies and  in the UAE.

Andrew’s experience includes a wide range of major projects in the civil engineering and building sector, including roads, dams, bulk earthworks, power stations, stadiums, pipelines and harbours in South Africa, various African countries, and the Middle East.

Andrew’s responsibilities include the preparation of opinions and claims for adjudication, mediation, and arbitrations.

Memberships

Association of Arbitrators Southern Africa.

Construction Adjudication Association of South Africa

Qualifications

National Higher Diploma – Quantity Surveying, Pretoria Technicon (1986)

Certificate – Programme in Construction Adjudication (University of Pretoria) (2016)

Certificate in Arbitration (Association of Arbitrators Southern Africa) (2018)

Fellowship Admission (Association of Arbitrators Southern Africa) (2019 – 2020) (Pending – 15/16 April 2021)

Petie has a proven track record in Project Controls, Project Planning and Forensic Planning.

Petie gained experience from 2002 local and offshore in the fields of maintenance planning and management, construction planning, project planning, resourcing and costing, planning management and forensic planning analysis. Petie has valuable general experience in quantity surveying, estimating, cost control, project risk analysis and document control in several construction and EPCM companies.

His experience includes mining (open cast, underground, dredging and mineral sands exploration) and supporting infra structure, petrochemical plant construction, power generation and distribution, rail construction, harbour development and construction, dam construction, tunnelling, conveying systems construction, materials handling systems, steel manufacturing, structural steel fabrication, water treatment and residential development in various Southern and Western African countries as well as Canada and Australia.

He has the ability to train planners and manage project control services throughout the project life cycle.

Petie is responsible for project planning and forensic planning analysis from inception to closeout.

Ruan worked in the construction industry as a senior quantity surveyor from 2012 to 2021 is various areas of the industry where he gained a variety of experience in projects. Projects ranging from luxury homes, shopping centres, casinos, roadworks and power plants. He has gained experience working in South Africa and internationally, including Namibia and Uniter Arab Emirates.

Ruan joined the Kingsbourne team in 2021 and have assisted in various projects both locally and internationally. Ruan has gained experience in various forms of contracts, particularly in FIDIC and JBCC. His experience in working as a contractors quantity surveyor as well as working for a Professional Quantity Surveying firm, provides him with an ability to liase with both contractors and employers alike. He has started assisting as an expert witness on a number of quantity surveying related matters.

Memberships

Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyor (Candidate) – RICS

Member of Institute of Namibian Quantity Surveyor – INQS

Qualifications

Diploma – NDip Building Science, 2010 (Tshwane University of Technology)

Bachelors – BTech Quantity Surveying, 2012 (Tshwane University of Technology)

Certificate – Science, 2017 (University of Witwatersrand)

Diploma – NDip Architecture, 2021 (African Academy)