Share

Cape underspends on infrastructure

Cape Town - Problems with two contracts and the nullification of a tender were the main reasons why the Western Cape public works department spent less than half of its infrastructure budget, it was reported on Friday.

Transport and public works MEC Robin Carlisle told the Cape Times it had also had problems buying land.

He was responding to a provincial treasury report which showed the department had spent R145m of the R406m available for infrastructure by the third quarter of the current financial year.

Carlisle said work on the R85m Khayelitsha shared services centre and a R45m maintenance contract stalled for months because of issues with the contracts and the grading of work.

It also had to stop a R12m contract for the daily cleaning of 133 schools and 13 clinics in the southern Cape, and the cleaning of vacant government land.

The Western Cape High Court ruled this contract had to be set aside because it considered the entire tender process to be "fatally flawed".

We live in a world where facts and fiction get blurred
Who we choose to trust can have a profound impact on our lives. Join thousands of devoted South Africans who look to News24 to bring them news they can trust every day. As we celebrate 25 years, become a News24 subscriber as we strive to keep you informed, inspired and empowered.
Join News24 today
heading
description
username
Show Comments ()
Rand - Dollar
18.89
+0.2%
Rand - Pound
23.83
+0.3%
Rand - Euro
20.36
+0.3%
Rand - Aus dollar
12.31
+0.3%
Rand - Yen
0.12
+0.2%
Platinum
908.05
0.0%
Palladium
1,014.94
0.0%
Gold
2,232.75
-0.0%
Silver
24.95
-0.1%
Brent Crude
87.00
+1.8%
Top 40
68,346
0.0%
All Share
74,536
0.0%
Resource 10
57,251
0.0%
Industrial 25
103,936
0.0%
Financial 15
16,502
0.0%
All JSE data delayed by at least 15 minutes Iress logo
Company Snapshot
Editorial feedback and complaints

Contact the public editor with feedback for our journalists, complaints, queries or suggestions about articles on News24.

LEARN MORE
Government tenders

Find public sector tender opportunities in South Africa here.

Government tenders
This portal provides access to information on all tenders made by all public sector organisations in all spheres of government.
Browse tenders