Naidu Consulting

Name

Naidu Consulting

Legal name

Naidu Consulting Proprietary Limited

Website

https://naiduconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water, Wastewater & Hydraulics Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAD), Learning, Training & Corporate Education Consulting (BPAHAGAE)

Keywords

• Civil engineering consulting
• Infrastructure design services
• Pavement management software
• Structural engineering consultancy
• Water and wastewater engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Durban

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Engineering Services: Fees for professional engineering consulting services rendered to clients. Fees charged in accordance with ECSA Guidelines (Engineering Profession Act guidelines). Fees may be charged on percentage of contract value, lump sum, or time basis. Time-based fees are invoiced monthly as services progress. Project Initiation Fee required at commencement.
2. Training Services: NQF accredited training courses including Construction Roadworks (NQF Level 2 and 3), Labour Intensive Construction (NQF Level 5 and 7), and supervision of construction processes. CETA Accredited training for Expanded Public Works Programme.
3. L!NC Management Systems Software: Pavement management system software solutions provided as proprietary technology platform for infrastructure asset management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Naidu Consulting is a Level 1 BBBEE, ISO-certified South African civil engineering consultancy providing multidisciplinary consulting engineering services across bridges, roads and highways, water and wastewater, pavement engineering, marine and port engineering, buildings, urban infrastructure, industrial engineering, project management and quantity surveying. It complements these services with its proprietary L!NC Pavement Management System software and SAQA/CETA accredited NQF Level 2–7 training and mentorship programmes.

Product overview

Naidu Consulting is a civil engineering consultancy offering a portfolio of professional services including bridges, buildings, digital engineering, pavement engineering, roads and highways, urban infrastructure, marine and port engineering, water and wastewater management, and industrial engineering. The company also offers the L!NC Management System, a proprietary cloud-based pavement management software solution, alongside SAQA-accredited NQF Level 2-7 training qualifications and an Academy of Excellence mentorship programme. The core consulting services are delivered through integrated multi-disciplinary teams utilizing leading technology, hardware and software across all service offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• L!NC Pavement Management System: State-of-the-art cloud-based pavement management software solution for collection, analysis, maintenance, and reporting of pavement data.
• L!NC

Products and services

• Civil Engineering Consulting Services End-to-end consulting engineering services covering bridges, roads and highways, water and wastewater, pavement engineering, buildings, urban infrastructure, marine and port works, industrial engineering and project management, delivered to government, SOE and private-sector clients across South Africa.
• L!NC Management System Proprietary cloud-based pavement management platform from Naidu Consulting that links central databases to on-the-ground operations through mobile interfaces, supporting data collection, analysis, maintenance planning and reporting, with advanced prioritization modeling and road network profiling to optimize strategy and expenditure.
• Photo-Luminescent Concrete Polymers Innovative polymer concrete incorporating phosphorescent particles, developed with the University of KwaZulu-Natal and Resocrete, which absorbs natural or artificial light by day and releases visible glow for up to 10 hours at night for safety applications such as bridge parapets and pedestrian structures; first-of-its-kind use on bridge parapets at eZimbokodweni Pedestrian Bridge.
• Accredited NQF Level 2–7 Training Programmes CETA and SAQA accredited National Qualifications Framework courses from NQF Level 2 through NQF Level 7 covering Construction Roadworks, Supervision of Construction Processes and Labour Intensive Construction, delivered to civil engineering learners, technicians and supervisors.
• Academy of Excellence Mentorship Programme Structured mentorship and skills-development programme providing bursary-supported civil engineering exposure to students from Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) and Durban University of Technology (DUT), with Work-Integrated Learning placement, ECSA mentorship and graduate progression into professional registration.

Quantifiable outcome

• Restored 21 Mℓ/day Tongaat Water Treatment Works within 105 days after flood damage affecting approximately 90,000 residents
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MSW (Joint Venture)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 April 2022Joint venture partnership with MSW for Tongaat Water Treatment Works emergency restoration project. Naidu Consulting and MSW jointly provided professional services including identifying repairs, replacements and reinstatements on civil, mechanical, process, control & instrumentation and electrical infrastructure following devastating floods.
• SMEC (formerly Goba, Vela VKE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing joint venture relationship since Naidu Consulting's early years. Firms previously known as Keeve Steyn, Goba, Vela VKE, entered into joint ventures and continue to work together on bids and projects. Maintained successful working relationship for many years.
• RHDHV (formerly Stewart Scott)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic joint venture partner since early years. Worked together on successful joint ventures including Western Aqueduct project with Knight Piesold. Continues to be a key partnership for winning projects.
• Knight PiesoldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term joint venture partner. Naidu Consulting became 10% shareholder, director and chairman of the Board for Knight Piesold. Joint ventures include Western Aqueduct project and various WA and NA projects. Key partner in early growth trajectory.
• Letsunyane Associates (formerly Crous Wolff & Associates)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarly joint venture partner for P100 project with KZN DoT. Naidu Consulting initially took role as 10% JV partner before becoming lead partner, setting path for company's success.
• University of KwaZulu-NatalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership for development and testing of Photo-Luminescent Concrete technology. University collaboration ensures luminescent optimisation and quality continues improving as further products are developed.
• Resocrete CompositesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPolymer Composite specialist that formulated the intricate process by which polymer is infused into polymer concrete for Photo-Luminescent technology. Supplied sub-contractor for eZimbokodweni Pedestrian Bridge parapets.
• eThekwini MunicipalitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor client and collaborative partner. Presented Photo-Luminescent technology resulting in first-ever use on eZimbokodweni Pedestrian Bridge parapets. Ongoing relationship for water infrastructure and civil engineering projects.
• ICON (Contractor)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContractor partner on Tongaat Water Treatment Works emergency restoration project. Collaborative relationship between Client (eThekwini Municipality), Naidu Consulting (Consulting Engineers) and ICON (Contractor) for successful project delivery.
• AfroStructuresminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMain contractor for eZimbokodweni Pedestrian Bridge construction where Photo-Luminescent parapets were installed.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Strengths5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@NadiuConsulting
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/naiduconsulting

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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