About Garth Fredericks

Business CoacH and consultant

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Garth Fredericks – My Story

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“Garth took my idea and helped me turn it into a profitable company in less than four months!”

Why Work With Me?

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experience and projects

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MISTRA – Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection

  • Research Assistant: Poverty, Inequality and Patronage (MISTRA)
  • MISTRA facilitator

Arabella Phase 2

  • Trustee,
  • Role is Trust Compliance and Secretary
  • Assistance with application to get approval from Overstrand Municipality and Western Cape Province. Project value – R1,5Billion

As trustee, I was responsible for the following:

  • Create Sport & Culture Programs in Kleinmond, Botriver, Hawston, Mount Pleasant & Zwehile for Arabella Community Trust
  • Assist with establishing these federations and kick start projects
  • Social assessments studies for these above mentioned areas as well as
  • Phase planning for this program
  • Assist Overberg Sport Council with establishment of soccer league.

ABET:

  • Creation of ABET program in area (160 Xhosa & 85 Afrikaans – enrolled in 1st week)

Draw up projects with output sources for national and international market. As result,

  • Assist Western Cape Provincial Social Department (Dir: Community Development) with proposal (Bill) for youth grant applications – 2010

Draw up plans for the following:

  • Phase planning for developers and stake holders on local caravan park: Drawings, Rebuild, community development projects, skills transfers, creation of highly lucrative hub with this park as Tourism hub
  • A national & international youth development skills academy in Western Cape area:

1. Hospitality & Tourism (Tour guides, waiters, caddies, resort management, etc)
2. Environmental & Conservation Services (Rangers, conservation & environmental
management, horticulture, etc)
3. Emergency Services (Firefighting, Rescue (mountain, etc), Life Saving, Safety
officers, etc)
4. Maritime services
5. Marine protection services
6. Youth Enterprise Development & Exit Opportunities (Internships – Co-operatives:
start-ups)

SEDA Mentor:

  • Mentor in Western Cape as business advisor

Marine Compliance, Marine Acts And Fisheries Economics

Harbour Development:

  • A R850M project
  • Ensuring huge benefits to the local community.
  • Negotiate Unlock project/deal with developer and investor (resulting in huge benefits for the community)
  • Position: Project Manager, including admin & finance functions
  • Oversee skills training – SETA: Job Fund & NSF
  • Working with National, Provincial & Local Government
  • Working with International Companies
  • Negotiate grant / donor funding from National, Provincial & International funders
  • Acquire EPWP, Job Creation & Skills Development funds
  • Oversee project on behalf of owner
  • Attending to/resolve community problems
  • Review administrative budgets and processes
  • Oversee projects, ensuring outcome is reached
  • Administration sale of units and project

Kleinmond Low Cost Housing RDP Project:

  • A R90 Million rand project
  • Ensuring huge benefits to the local community.
  • Negotiate Unlock project/deal with developer and investor
  • Coordination between business, community leaders, sub-contractors, provincial housing department and local government on low-cost housing
  • EPWP for MIG funding
  • Attend professional and site meetings
  • Assist University Students with thesis in Housing developments
  • Greening of Areas
  • Mobilise and assist local community
  • Attend to/resolve disputes and labour issues
  • Co-ordinate and facilitate programs
  • Prepare monthly reports
  • Conflict management
  • Conduct & monitor effective capacity building programs
  • Co-ordinate and facilitate Low Cost Housing-project:
    • Attend community meetings with beneficiaries
    • Monthly reporting
    • Assist Beneficiaries with Province & Local Government
    • Liaise with builders, developers, local government, provincial government, subcontractors, community leaders and investors
    • Assist & draw up with Educational Consumer Programs
    • Planning strategic homeownership enrolment
    • Mentor & facilitate newly established community body

    Investment In Marine Sector

  •  Shareholder in Abagold (PTY) Ltd
  • Aquaculture farm – abalone

projects

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Western Cape Province – Caledon Casino

POSITION: Site Supervisor

COMPANY: CONCOR

VALUE: R90 million

Western Cape Province – Greyton Retirement Village

12 Security Villages, Mekor Honda, Cape Town

POSITION: Site Manager

COMPANY: CAPE DEVCO    

VALUE: R15-60 million

Western Cape – TWK Municipal Roads and Maintenance

WCCC – Civil (roads) & Building / Cape Agulhas Municipal – Roads
Reconstruction of N2 between Caledon and Riviersonderend (main contractor – Basil Read)
Wellness Centre – Private Hospital

POSITION: Senior Site Manager

COMPANY: KE-BATLA CONSTRUCTION

VALUE: R10-30 million / R40 million Basil Read

Western Cape Province – The Decks

POSITION: Site Supervisor

COMPANY: CONCOR (Western Cape)   

VALUE: R90 million

Western Cape Province – The Icon

POSITION: Concrete Engineer / Site Supervisor

COMPANY: WBHO   

VALUE: R390 million

Western Cape – TWK Municipal Roads and Maintenance

New entrance for Engen Depot – Durban
Modifications and alterations to NAMPAK Tissue – Johannesburg
New machine bases for NAMPAK Tissue – Pretoria
New fly-ash Silo for NPC – Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal
New Kilns – Idwala Mine, Northern Cape (current)

POSITION: Senior Site Manager

COMPANY: CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS

VALUE: R10-65 million