Programme for the next eight weeks
T0 is an illustrative 14 September 2026 mobilisation, dependent on partner approval and consultant availability. Dates below are proposed review windows, not commitments made to the client or specialists. Akoma coordinates; named specialist roles are not appointments.
- Weeks 1–2, 14–25 September: scope and evidence. Zubair coordinates client authority and retrieval of the May quote; Akoma normalises diagnostic and statutory scope, issues no requests until cleared, and prepares the common architect information pack. Obtain current title, rights/scheme extract, services agreement and Portion 8/substation evidence. Confirm fee budget and payment status with the client. Acceptance: dated responsibility and evidence register, equal-scope quotations and mobilisation authority.
- Weeks 2–4, 21 September–9 October: constraints. Planner, surveyor/hydrologist, civil engineer, conveyancer and environmental consultant produce a portion-by-portion constraints overlay and statutory-route note. Acceptance: every boundary/condition labelled confirmed or unresolved, with a dated source. An incomplete overlay permits only explicit assumption-based options, not an approved layout.
- Weeks 2–5, 21 September–16 October: demand and operator economics. Akoma/market specialist checks achieved rents, vacancies, lease incentives, competing supply and hotel monthly occupancy/ADR/operating statements. Obtain any existing Nando's conclusion through the relationship lead after clearance. Acceptance: broker/operator evidence for each priced input, clearly distinguishing asking from achieved values.
- Weeks 3–5, 28 September–16 October: architect options. Produce the three comparable options in the architect brief, measured area schedules and phased servicing/access logic. Acceptance: no option relies silently on Portion 4, dam land or an unapproved use; QS can price each component.
- Weeks 5–6, 12–23 October: cost and feasibility. QS prepares elemental estimates and separate infrastructure packages; Akoma updates the reproducible model with operator, tax and funding inputs. Acceptance: per-use and blended economics, cash requirements, downside and phased alternatives, reconciled to the architect's areas.
- Week 7, 26–30 October: partner gate. Mo and partners check numbers, logic, affordability and required return. Revise before external issue. Acceptance: recorded chosen option or rejection, unresolved issues and approved next scope.
- Week 8, 2–6 November: client package, only after clearance. Submit the Stage 2 recommendation and next-stage scope if Mo has cleared it and remaining facts permit it. Otherwise issue no purported bankable investment case. Detailed design, statutory applications, tenders and construction require their own authority.
Development horizon used in the numerical test
The spreadsheet uses 24 months from T0 to construction start, inclusive of the eight-week packaging exercise, then 18 months construction and 12 months trading ramp. That gives 42 months to opening and 54 months to stabilisation. These are stress-test durations, not Madibeng turnaround forecasts. Compare 18/24/48-month preconstruction leads; the actual route must be evidenced rather than defaulting to the old “18-month SDP versus four-year township” binary. All approvals, lawful access, services capacity, tender affordability, operator terms and funding must clear before construction.