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18 February 2018 Pages: 7

To Whom It May Concern

Company Profile – GAP Projects Africa Limited – Turnkey Design & Implementation of Data / Switching Centers

GAP Projects Africa Limited is an international multi-disciplinary engineering company with offices in Mauritius and South Africa,
offering specialist design skills and solutions for the passive infrastructure of data center developments and refurbishments. To date,
GAP has worked in +/- 26 countries throughout Africa, primarily serving the various telco’s, banks and IT players.

Our services range from the investigation and design of solutions, through to their turnkey implementation and commissioning into
service of the following facilities typically required in Data and Switching Centers;

• Specialized power systems for data / switching centers,

• Electrical and electronic services and the distribution thereof,
• DC and UPS power solutions,
• Standby power installations,
• Precision climate control systems,
• Fire detection and suppression systems,
• Interior and perimeter security systems,
• Electrical distribution boards and associated cabling.
• Raised access flooring,
• Asset management and tracking,
• Other ancillary building services,
• General project management.

GAP Projects also operates in various sectors of the construction industry – our most unusual project was the development of large
cooling systems for hydro-electric power stations along the Zambezi River. We have a successful track record in delivering such
solutions throughout Africa, as is highlighted in our company profile.

Considering our track record, as well as our previous experience as Consulting Engineers, we believe that GAP Projects is well
positioned to assist you in the development of such future projects.

Yours sincerely,

Computer generated document.

Thus no signature.
Nicholas Boyle
Managing Director

Nicholas Boyle - Pr.Eng, BSc (Mech) Eng, Andrew Fox (FCCA),

Mark Salmon, Penelope Hawkins (PhD), William du Toit

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1. Where GAP has Worked in Africa

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2. Company Structure and Staffing

2.1 Nicholas Boyle

Managing Director

BSc (Mechanical) Engineering 1983 – University of the Witwatersrand

Professional Engineer Reg no: 950147

Professional Societies
ECSA Engineering Council of South Africa
SAIME South African Institute of Mechanical Engineers

Career History
1984 – 1987 Everite Limited Industrial Engineer

1988 – 1996 Spoormaker & Partners (mechanical & Associate

electrical consulting engineers)

1996 – present GAP Projects Africa Limited Managing Director /

Owner

Bio of Nicholas John Boyle:

Nicholas Boyle has + 30 years of experience as a Professional Engineer. As Managing Director of GAP, Nicholas
has led a multi-disciplinary engineering company, offering specialist design skills and solutions for the physical
infrastructure for data centers, disaster recovery centers and telecom switching centers since 1996.

GAP Projects offers a range of engineering and technical services beginning with the investigation and design of
solutions, through to the turnkey implementation and commissioning all the facilities typically required in data, disaster
recovery and switching centers; including specialized power systems and installations, electric and electronic services,
fire detection and suppression installations, and any ancillary building services.

As the key professional involved in projects, Nicholas has designed turnkey solutions for a variety of clients in 26
African countries. Clients include telecoms firms (MTN, Celtel / Airtel, Mascom, EcoNet, Lintel etc), financial services
providers (including the Reserve Banks of South Africa and Malawi, Bank of Uganda and FMB Malawi) as well as
associated services companies (such as Alstom and Ericsson).

Nicholas has a BSc (Mech Eng) from the University of the Witwatersrand and is registered with the Engineering
Council of South Africa (Reg 950147).

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4. Current and Recently Completed Projects
4.1.1 Computer Rooms and Telecommunications Facilities
- as Turnkey Contractors – in Africa
CLIENT PROJECT
DESCRIPTION
Ericsson, Botswana - Mascom
MSC’s in Gaborone &
and their various
Francistown
Clients
Zimbabwe - Econet
MSC (main switching
MSC in Harare
center) infrastructure
and associated data Nigeria – Econet MSC’s
environments. in Lagos
GAP is a preferred Nigeria – MTN MSC’s in
supplier to Ericsson Lagos, Abuja and Port
throughout Africa for Harcourt
this type of work.
Lesotho - Econet MSC
in Maseru
2002 to 2012 Ivory Coast - Telecom
Atlantique MSC, Abidjan
DR Congo – new Lintel
MSC facility
Madagascar – new
Airtel MSC
Uganda – new MTN
PoP room
Celtel / Zain / Airtel, Airtel’s facilities in;
Africa
Ghana (x3 MSC’s),
- 14 countries in Uganda (x 3 MSC’s),
Africa including Kenya (major upgrade),
DRC, Rep. of Congo,
MSC (main switching
center) infrastructure
Sierra Leone, Malawi,
and associated data
Gabon, Niger, Rwanda,
environments.
Madagascar, Zambia
and Seychelles,
2006 to current
and Zain Sudan
MTN, Africa Rwanda Cell
Main switching center MTN Cameroon
& office infrastructure
MTN Uganda
1999 to 2009
Bank of Uganda Uganda - 2 x new data
centre facilities, Kampala
2006 to current
V-Mobile, Nigeria Nigeria – new V-Mobile
MSC in Lagos
2002 to 2004
TNM Malawi Limbe – phased
upgrade of TNM’s new
2010 to current
Limbe Techno-Center
FMB Malawi Blantyre - new data
center
2014 to current
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VALUE NATURE OF WORK
(US$ x1 000)
+ 15 000
Turnkey solutions for the various cellular
operators, comprising upgrades within existing
facilities as well as new / green-field
developments in many countries.
On occasion, some Clients commissioned
GAP to perform audits on their existing
infrastructure as a prelude to following project
work consequently designed.
Turnkey design and/or supply, integration &
implementation of all or some of the following
services for MSC and / or IT Data Centre and
associated facilities;
• Design of building(s) housing such
facilities, with erection by local contracting
companies under GAP supervision,
• Project management,
• UPS power + distribution systems,
• DC power via inverter / rectifier systems,
• Standby power generation systems,
+ 40 000 • Automatic voltage regulation systems,
•
Electrical distribution systems,
• Electronic systems,
• Electrical distribution boards,
• Air conditioning / cooling systems,
• Raised access flooring,
• Data reticulation systems,
• Fire detection and gas suppression
systems,
• Building management / automation
systems,
+ 10 000 • Security systems (access control, CCTV,
PIR intruder detection), plus their
implementation over IP,
• Ancillary building works.
+ 1 850
+ 500
+ 2 800
+ 850
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4.1.2 Computer Rooms and Telecommunications Facilities
- as Turnkey Contractors – in South Africa

CLIENT PROJECT VALUE NATURE OF WORK

DESCRIPTION (US$ x1 000)
MTN - New MSC’s Sandton, Durban + 2 500
Bloemfontein, Pretoria,
Germiston & Pietersburg Refer details above.

Telkom – New & Nelspruit, Secunda, + 2 500

refurbished MSC’s Sunninghill + others
1998 to 2008
Cell C - New MSC Midrand + 2 200
MTN Network Internet Hotel - Data 750
Solutions Hosting Facility
M-Net (satellite TV Various high tech rooms + 750
broadcaster) for control of operations
Gauteng Central +/- 400 m² Gauteng Data 450
Government Centre
Various Clients, and Rennies Bank, DiData, + 8 000
many of them EDS, IBM, Orbicom, ++

4.2 Computer Rooms and Telecommunications Facilities

- as Consultants

CLIENT PROJECT VALUE NATURE OF WORK

DESCRIPTION (US$ x1 000)
Nokia, Peru network bid 2 300 Assistance to Nokia in developing their bid for
South Africa this network in South America
Mobile Telephone Sandton + 2 400 • Design & management of installation of all
Networks, or some of the following services;
Durban
South Africa • Civil works,
Doornfontein • Power systems,
1996 to 2006
Bloemfontein • Electrical and electronic services,
• Data reticulation systems,
Ericsson, Second National + 4 000 • Fire detection / gas protection systems,
South Africa Operator switching • Air conditioning and ventilation systems,
2002 to 2004 centers • Access Flooring.
Vodacom, Audits of existing MSC + 12 000 Auditing of existing facilities and design of
South Africa sites, and development services upgrades for Telecommunications
(value of
of proposals for new Switching Centres per;
upgrades
2006 to 2011 MSC facilities, and • Air conditioning systems,
under
upgrades of existing
development) • Raised access flooring,
facilities. • Associated building works.
Vodacom, New concept master + 6 800 • Participation in development of these new
South Africa switching centers, concept MSC, with chilled water based
cooling, a high degree of modularity,
Chamdor, Johannesburg
2006 to 2011 flexibility and expandability, and the
Silverton, Pretoria capacity to handle extremely high heat
loads (up to 3 000 W/m²).
Upgrades & extensions
+ 2 250 • Design of HVAC system.
to this project

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4.3 Telecommunications Networks in Africa - Remote Base Stations

CLIENT PROJECT VALUE NATURE OF WORK

DESCRIPTION (US$ x1 000)
Telkom, South Africa Passive Cooling for 10 100 Design, supply and Installation of Passive
DECT Containers cancelled Cooling Systems
2000 to 2004 Passive Cooling Test 30 Test site installation into shelter at
Site Onseepkans, Northern Cape
MTN, Africa MTN South Africa, Multiple Turnkey design, supply and installation of
Remote base stations orders for specialised air conditioning systems for these
Rwanda, Uganda,
networks in base stations.
1998 to 2004 & Cameroon Africa

4.4 Telecommunications Networks in Africa – Structural Analysis of Towers

CLIENT PROJECT Number of NATURE OF WORK

DESCRIPTION Towers
South Africa MTN, Vodacom, Cell C, GSM, DECT, TDMA masts etc;
Nokia Siemens Networks +/- 600 • Design & documentation of new masts,
Mozambique TDM • Audits and analysis of existing masts,
Tanzania Vodacom • Tower loading & structural analysis,
Ghana Ericsson • Associated reporting.

4.5 Contracts with International Construction / Engineering Companies

In such instances, the project installation work is done by local contractors, with GAP Projects providing the
design and supply of equipment and materials, project oversight and system commissioning.

CLIENT PROJECT VALUE NATURE OF WORK

DESCRIPTION
JA Jones (USA) Tanzania – new office
building, Dar es Salaam
JA Jones (USA) Kenya - new office
building, Nairobi
Zambia - Kariba North
Alstom France power station
Refurbishment of
large cooling systems Zambia - Victoria Falls
for Hydro-Electric power station
Power Stations
Romania - Lotru-Ciunget
2002 to 2006 power station
(US$ x1 000)
800 Design and Supply of HVAC system
components
2 500 Brokering of contract for design, supply and
installation of architectural external aluminium
cladding system
4 500 Typically these project comprise the;
• Design of the most appropriate cooling
(> 3 MW of systems, based on actual site conditions,
cooling) • Design of their controls routines, and the
700 associated electrical control panels
• Specification & supply of the various
systems’ components,
2 700 • Monitoring of their installation,
• And the commissioning into services of
(bid only) the various sub-systems.

4.6 Hospitals and Medical Installations – in South Africa + Africa

CLIENT PROJECT VALUE NATURE OF WORK

DESCRIPTION (US$ x1 000)
Basil Read Tonga + Shongwe 4 500
Hospitals, Mpumalanga
Group 5 Tzaneen Hospital, 450 Design, supply, installation & commissioning
Limpopo into service Operating Theatres, Specialist
Malawi Department of Kamuzu Central 250 Services and HVAC systems.
Buildings Hospital, Lilongwe
Visiomed Visiomed Eye Clinic, 350 Design, supply and installation of specialized
Johannseburg HVAC system for eye surgery / laser surgery
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5. Consulting Experience on Large Commercial Buildings – all in South Africa

This section relates primarily to the experience gained by Nicholas Boyle (a Professional Engineer and
graduate of the University of the Witwatersrand, 1983) and John Cook (a Professional Technician) during
their tenures as Associates at Consulting Mechanical and Electrical Engineering practices.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION SIZE PERIOD VALUE INVOLVEMENT

(US$ x1 000)
Standard Bank – Phase 2, +/- 40 000m2 1988 -1990 Phase 1: Management of;
No.5 Simmonds Street a/c space 2 000 • construction of phase II,
• HVAC system • cost control, QA,
+/- 55 000m2 Phase II: • design of special areas
gross 2 000
Standard Bank – +/- 45 000m2 1994 - 1 300 • Detailed heat load survey,
No. 6 Simmonds Street; a/c space 1996 • Planning of upgrade,
Phased upgrade of • designs and management
• HVAC system for all stages,
• BMS system • cost control, QA
Standard Bank Centre 135 000 m2 1989 - Ongoing • Tender documents,
Complex treated space 1996 • Management of contractor
• Inspection and reporting
Overseeing of HVAC 190 000 m2 • Meetings and liaison
systems maintenance gross between all parties
Building Management 1990 - Design and management of ;
Systems for Standard Bank +/- points 1996 • installation of new
buildings; • upgrading of existing
• 78 Fox Street 1450 200
• 5 Simmonds Street 1800 450 Building Management Systems
• 6 Simmonds Street 1200 200
Other HVAC systems; Management of;
• Steinmuller HQ +/- 6 000 m2 1992–93 450 • construction phase,
• Surrey Place +/- 12 000m2 1991-92 125 • cost control, QA,
• SBSA East London +/- 3 000 m2 1991-92 55
• Menlyn Shopping +/- 25 000 m2 1991-92 1 400
Centre & Cinema’s
• Schering HQ +/- 2 000 m2 1993 140
• MacRib Restaurant +/- 500 m2 1995 90
• La Montagne Hotel and +/- 135 rooms 1996-97 600
Timeshare Revamp
Gencor Headquarters +/- 35 000m2 1993 - 200 Design and management of;
• Smoke Detection and treated space 1995 • construction phase,
Evacuation • cost control, QA,
Siemens Headquarters - +/- 24 000m2 1994 - 18 Design and management of;
• HVAC System treated space 1996 • construction phase,
• Raised Floor • cost control, QA,
SA Reserve Bank - +/- 14 000m2 1994 - 1 400 Design and management of
Johannesburg Branch treated space 1996 system refurbishment contract;
• HVAC • construction phase,
• Cold / freezer room • cost control, QA,
• Waste Extraction
Other Projects 1988 - 4 000 Many projects of a small and
1996 varied nature including several
computer rooms

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