Our practical recommendations make a real difference on the ground for clients

INTEGRATED INFRASTRUCTURE ASSET MANAGEMENT

At i @ Consulting, we provide integrated infrastructure asset management solutions that improve infrastructure governance, strengthen audit outcomes and optimise long-term infrastructure investment.

Our multidisciplinary teams combine engineering, accounting, finance, GIS and asset management expertise to deliver practical, audit-defensible and strategically aligned solutions across a wide range of infrastructure portfolios.

We are passionate about advancing asset management best practice through innovation, continuous improvement and the development of sustainable asset management systems aligned to GRAP, mSCOA and ISO 55000 principles.

FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC SERVICES

Our municipal finance management experts remain at the forefront of accounting and municipal reforms and integrates the skills and techniques from multiple disciplines, underpinned by powerful analytical and predictive software capabilities, to assess the future impacts of growth and strategies on land, infrastructure and other amenities, housing, the local economy and the financial wellbeing of municipalities and their stakeholders, and to seek optimum strategies for sustainable human settlements, all under the umbrella of the accounting framework and municipal accountability cycle.

SPATIAL PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT

Our spatial planning and land use management team provides a unique, all-round offering unmatched in the market place. We address all aspects of the South African Spatial Planning System, drafting planning norms and standards, compiling spatial development frameworks and land use schemes, and dealing with land development applications and human settlements. Our depth of local government experience, vast datasets (including land, infrastructure networks, housing and socio-economic data) combined with spatial modelling and analysis capabilities, and outstanding professional planning competence (with engineering, economics and financial planning support), positions us as a supplier of choice for municipalities and government departments.

DATA MANAGEMENT, GIS AND SPATIAL ANALYTICS

We work extensively with municipalities across finance, engineering, infrastructure and town planning environments, integrating data from multiple municipal systems to support strategic planning, infrastructure management and revenue enhancement.

Our capabilities include:

• Information management strategies, policies and procedures
• GIS and spatial data integration
• Revenue enhancement datasets and analytics
• Demographic and growth profiling
• Accessibility and service delivery analysis
• Municipal Development Atlas and spatial intelligence tools
• Geo-spatial skills development and capacity building

Using advanced GIS, database and in-house systems, we transform municipal data into practical insights that support planning, decision-making and improved service delivery.

CITYSOLVE™ SPATIAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

CitySolve™ is the leading business process and reporting software for asset managers, town planners, building control officials, property valuers and CFO’s. The system offers an integrated asset management module as well as modules that simplifies land use management processes, building control processes, valuation processes, real estate management, maintenance management and revenue enhancement. These modules seamlessly integrate with each other as well as with core financial and GIS systems.

CitySolve™ leads the way as a single point entry and transaction level management and control system integrating all land, property and asset related business processes, meeting the requirements of mSCOA, SPLUMA, GRAP, SANS 55001 and CIDMS. The system consist of a number of modules, each catering for the needs of a specific municipal business process all seamlessly integrated.

VALUATIONS

Our valuations services include movable and immovable valuations by a very experienced valuation team. Our Professional Valuers, all with no restrictions, have been involved in GV’s for various metropolitan and local municipalities. With a wide skill-set spanning commercial and specialist sectors, residential and agricultural properties, we have the ability to draw upon our significant network of industry specialists, allowing us to add value for our clients, rather than merely reporting.

Our valuation team provide extensive valuation services to not only municipal clients but also financial institutions, development corporations, insurance firms, lenders, private individuals, funds, property companies and the asset divisions of various private firms.