About us
Brackenfell Business Improvement District
Moving towards a clean, healthy, safe future for our community
Who we are
The City of Cape Town approved the establishment of the Brackenfell Business Improvement District (BBID) and became operational in 2014.
The Brackenfell Improvement District (BBID) works together with local businesses and urban management specialists to create a rich urban environment in which the Brackenfell community can thrive.
Together with the City’s Cleansing Department and the SAPS, BBID provides public safety and urban cleaning services to boost the sanitation and safety of the area.
BraCkenfell Business Improvement District Non-Profit Company (BBID)
Company Registration No:
2014/155124/08
Registered Office:
Unit 5, Higro Park, Fourie Street, Brackenfell, Cape Town, 7560
BBID Directors:
J A van der Merwe – Director (Chairperson) – sdtprop7@gmail.com
A J de Klerk – Director fdkbel@iafrica.com
P Syfert – Director syfert@level7.co.za
L van der Merwe – Director leon@alusupreme.co.za
K Weistra – Director keimpe.weistra@pamgolding.co.za
Ward: 111
Sub-Council: 2
Principle Board Observer:
Cllr Brenda Hansen
Alternative Board Observer:
Ald Marian Nieuwoudt
Sub-Council Manager:
Ardela van Niekerk
Ardela.vanNiekerk@capetown.gov.za
Auditors:
C2M Chartered Accountants
Accountant:
Nicolene Cooke’s Accounting Services
Company Secretarial Duties:
C2M Chartered Accountants
Management:
Geocentric Urban Management
2, 12th Street Elsies River, 7490
info@geocentric.co.za
021 565 0901
Control Room (24 hours):
021 565 0901
Brakenfell Business Improvement District Manager
Byron Page
Email: bbid@geocentric.co.za
Cell: 061 373 6736
Regional Manager
Jeremy Visagie
Email: rmeast@geocentric.co.za
Cell: 061 971 6155
Brackenfell id offices
How we operate
We provide our municipal top-up services by combining our partnership resources with a rate levied from property within the BBID. Our community interventions are designed to increase property investment, amplify job creation and encourage new consumers into the Brackenfell area.
The communication between service providers and the community is controlled by a control room, managed urban management specialists Geocentric. The control room runs 24/7 to ensure a constant line of communication between property owners and the security patrolmen and service providers.
Why is our work important?
We want to be both a solution to our current challenges and prevent potential pitfalls. To prevent urban decay, traffic congestion, pollution and crime we have considered the impact that large volumes of commuters into the BBID area have.
To achieve a comfortable feeling of safety in Brackenfell, the community must invest morally and work with the City of Cape Town to upgrade public facilities.
The additional municipal services typically include the provision of additional public safety, cleansing services, maintenance and/or upgrading of the urban public environment and/or infrastructure and social services that address social issues in the area.
The additional rates paid by the property owners in the area means an equitable split based on municipal property valuation. The cost of the additional services allows individual property owners to benefit from a well-managed business node including a shared sense of communal pride, safety and social responsibility.
How to get involved
If you wish to submit a proposal please contact the BBID management company by email at bbid@geocentric.co.za to request the detailed RFP documents. If you require any further information you are invited to email (only emails will be used to ensure a record of communication) Geocentric Urban Management, the appointed Management Company at bbid@geocentric.co.za
Here are some examples of what we’ve done
