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Track record
For over a decade i @ Consulting has been known as both the pioneers and leaders in infrastructure asset management in South Africa.
Since 2013 we have also been recognised as the go-to company for country-scale infrastructure investment modelling in support of national fiscal policy decisions. Indeed, in the past few years it has become routine for our reports to serve before Cabinet and Parliament. We continue to lead the way in setting new national standards and best practices in the infrastructure asset management space. More recently, we have started making major contributions in the urban planning space.
INTEGRATED INFRASTRUCTURE ASSET MANAGEMENT TRACK RECORD
2026
Launch of SAAMA’s Asset Management Body of Knowledge (AMBOK). South African Asset Management Association (SAAMA). The official launch of SAAMA’s Asset Management Body of Knowledge (AMBOK) took place during the 2026 SAAMA Conference, representing a significant milestone in the advancement of asset management knowledge and professional practice in South Africa. The initiative was led and coordinated by Louis Boshoff on behalf of SAAMA, with Erina Otto, Werner Welgemoed, and a...
2025
Asset Management Maturity Assessment for the Namibian Energy Sector. Electricity Control Board of Namibia. i @ Consulting conducted a national asset management maturity assessment for the Electricity Control Board of Namibia, covering 32 licensed energy generation, transmission, and distribution entities operating across the country. The assessment framework was developed in alignment with ISO 55000 principles and applied consistently across the full spectrum of the Namibian energy sector to evaluate organisational...
2025
Blouberg Local Municipality Audit Turnaround. i @ Consulting supported a rapid audit turnaround intervention at Blouberg Local Municipality, contributing to the improvement of the municipality’s asset management and financial reporting environment. The intervention assisted the municipality in progressing from a qualified to an unqualified audit outcome within a period of less than a year.
2024
Contribution to the GFMAM Asset Management Landscape, 3rd Edition (2021 – 2024). Global Forum on Maintenance and Asset Management (GFMAM). Through SAAMA, i @ Consulting contributed extensively to the international update of the GFMAM Asset Management Landscape, culminating in the publication of the 3rd Edition in 2024. Team members fulfilled multiple international leadership and authoring roles within the project. Louis Boshoff served as the South African Lead, member of the...
2024
SAAMA Presidential Award. South African Asset Management Association (SAAMA). Louis Boshoff received the SAAMA Presidential Award in recognition of his contribution to advancing asset management knowledge, implementation practice, and institutional capability development within South Africa which include the initiation and coordination of the AMBOK project on behalf of SAAMA,
2024
South African Asset Management Association (SAAMA). The AMBOK authoring team, including members of i @ Consulting, received the SAAMA Asset Management Achievement Award in recognition of their contribution to the development of SAAMA’s Asset Management Body of Knowledge (AMBOK), a nationally significant knowledge initiative supporting the advancement of asset management capability and professional practice within South Africa.
2024
Mogalakwena Local Municipality Asset Register Audit Turnaround. i @ Consulting led a complex asset register audit turnaround intervention for Mogalakwena Local Municipality, where the municipality had maintained a qualified audit opinion related to infrastructure assets for more than a decade. Following the intervention, the municipality achieved its first unqualified audit outcome in 12 years, with the improved outcome subsequently sustained in the following financial year.
2024
Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) Stakeholder Register. i @ Consulting served as technical lead in the development of a comprehensive stakeholder register for the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited, supporting improved stakeholder coordination, infrastructure planning, and utility governance processes.
2018
SAAMA Project Award – CIDMS Toolkit Development South African Asset Management Association (SAAMA). Louis Boshoff received the SAAMA Project Award in recognition of his contribution to the development of the Cities Infrastructure Delivery and Management System (CIDMS) Toolkit for the National Treasury, supporting the advancement of infrastructure planning, lifecycle management, and capital delivery practices within the South African public sector.
2017
Developed the first strategic asset management for a South African city, for the City of Polokwane
2017
Appointed by the CIDB to edit and update the National Immovable Asset Maintenance Planning Guidelines
2017
i @ Consulting developed South Africa’s first ISO 55000-aligned Strategic Asset Management Plan for the City of Polokwane and subsequently developed the first formal Strategic Asset Management Plan for the City of Ekurhuleni. These projects contributed to establishing strategic asset management planning methodologies within the South African local government sector and aligned municipal infrastructure planning with international asset management principles and practices.
2016
i @ Consulting developed the National Basic Municipal Services Costing Model to calculate national needs for capital and operating expenditure for municipalities, and to inform fiscal allocations to local government, for the FFC and SALGA
2016
i @ Consulting authored the Cities Infrastructure Delivery and Management System (CIDMS) Toolkit, a bespoke SANS 55001 asset management system for metropolitan cities in South Africa
2016
AssetSolve, our fully spatially-based electronic asset management system, is approved by the National Treasury as a mSCOA compliant system and i @ Consulting launches AMPAT, an electronic software system for assessing municipalities’ asset management systems for compliance with SANS 55001 and for performance against CIDMS
2015
Prepared the Capital Investment Framework for Rand Water, inclusive of its capital investment policy and procedures, and an electronic capital investment prioritisation system
2015
Authored the National Immovable Asset Maintenance Management Standard, the National Immovable Asset Maintenance Accounting Framework and the Monitoring and Evaluation Protocol for Immovable Assets, for the CIDB and Department of Public Works
2014
Three-year appointment from the Buffalo City to maintain and update its immovable asset registers, to undertake a 30-year infrastructure and community facilities’ backlog study, prepare asset management plans, and to design an organisation unit for asset management
2013
Prepared a technical research report on challenges, constraints and best practices in the maintenance and refurbishment of water and electricity distribution infrastructure, for the Financial and Fiscal Commission
2012
Appointed by South African Cities Network to support the Buffalo City with audit turnaround, and specifically to move towards a favourable audit opinion on its asset register, which we achieved with a limited budget in 2 years
2012
Appointed by the South African Cities Network to author the State of City Assets chapter of the State of City Finances publication
2011
Our Louis Boshoff received the Notable Award for contributions to asset management at the Global Conference for Infrastructure Asset Management in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2009
Appointed by Joburg Water as part of a consortium with GLS and IMQS to assist the entity to develop and implement an asset management programme
2009
Appointed by Ekurhuleni Metro to migrate the city to GRAP through a fully componentised asset register, and to prepare the city’s 1st set of asset management plans
2007
Appointed by Department of Water Affairs to manage its enterprise-wide asset management programme, develop a fully componentised asset register and the first set of asset management plans for the country’s major water resource infrastructure
2005
Contributing authors of the 2006 International Edition of the IIMM, and supported IMESA with the South African launch of this manual
2005
Authored the Local Government Infrastructure Asset Management Guidelines for COGTA
2004
Piloted the application of asset management in selected South African municipalities with funding from the European Commission
SPATIAL PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT TRACK RECORD
2024-2025
Gamagara Mining Corridor Regional Economic Strategy and Local Economic Development Strategy (2024 – 2025). Municipal Capability and Partnership Programme (MCPP) | Funded by Anglo American and Implemented by the CSIR. i @ Consulting contributed to the development of a Regional Economic Strategy for the Gamagara Mining Corridor and an aligned Local Economic Development Strategy for the Gamagara Local Municipality, focused on enabling long-term economic diversification and post-mining transition within one...
2024
Kumba Iron Ore Socio-Economic Impact Assessment. Municipal Capability and Partnership Programme (MCPP) | Implemented by the CSIR. i @ Consulting formed part of the MCPP/CSIR team responsible for undertaking a large-scale socio-economic impact assessment focused on post-mining transition planning within the Gamagara Mining Corridor. The study included the development of post-mining scenarios and the assessment of multi-scalar spatial, economic, social, and environmental impacts associated with mine closure over a multi-decade...
2020-2022
Spatial Targeting, Precinct Planning and Catalytic Programme Development Toolkit. National Treasury – Cities Support Programme (under contract to DBSA). i @ Consulting led the development of a nationally endorsed toolkit for South African metropolitan municipalities focused on spatial targeting, precinct planning, catalytic programme development, land assembly, and urban management systems. The project integrated international best practice research, legislative synthesis, and implementation-oriented planning methodologies to support coordinated urban transformation and infrastructure...
2017
SPLUMA Land Use Scheme Guidelines. Department of Rural Development and Land Reform. i @ Consulting contributed to the development of national guidelines supporting municipalities in the preparation and implementation of land use schemes in accordance with the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act (SPLUMA). The guidelines introduced a standardised methodology for land use scheme development, with a strong focus on spatial integration, inclusive development, rural land management, and the...
2017
Spatial Development Frameworks - Chief Albert Luthuli & Lekwa Local Municipalities
2016
Ehlanzeni District Municipality's Rural Development Plan - The first in the country
2015
SPLUMA Compliant Land Use Schemes of Kgetlengrivier, Ratlou & Kagisano Molopo Local Municipalities
2015
SPLUMA Compliant Spatial Development Framework of the Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality