On government-led infrastructure projects – with minister also announcing project preparation bid window to ‘turbocharge infrastructure investment’.
Government will host a national summit in eThekwini, which is ‘kind of ground zero for this behaviour’ in November. File image for illustration: Rajesh JANTILAL/ AFP
Macpherson said the DPWI wants to work more closely with the South African Police Service and he will be meeting with Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu soon about how to secure government-led infrastructure projects. “There is now a common position that the 30% so-called set-aside is the gateway for the construction mafia,” he said.
Master Builders South Africa executive director Roy Mnisi welcomed the initiatives to deal with the construction mafia, stressing that its activities are still rife. “As we unveil the first-of-its kind project preparation bid window, we are taking a decisive step towards achieving the economic growth and job creation that our country so desperately needs,” he said.
Masemola said priority sectors for this bid window are energy, water and sanitation, transport, human settlements excluding student accommodation, social infrastructure such as education and health, municipal infrastructure and industrial development zones/special economic zones.It is specifically for projects valued at more than R1 billion that have the potential to crowd in investment from alternative sources, such as multilateral development banks and development finance institutions.
“We are effectively saying we will help you deliver it. Seed it to us, we will still deliver it to you but we will do all the hard work because we understand there is no capacity or capability to do so,” he said.
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