The project should have cost R8,5-million but with little to show, the department wants another R9 million to fix the mess.
Not only has the Masilonyana local municipality in the Free State allowed the buildings of the Winburg sports complex to be stripped and looted by vandals, but they have also apparently spent R8, 5-million on construction of another unused stadium nearby, and want more money to complete it. SUPPLIED
The Citizen has previously reported on how the Masilonyana Local Municipality in the Lejweleputswa District of the province allowed the Winburg sports complex and an R8, 5-million nearby stadium to be stripped and looted.Skhokho Civils and Construction, appointed to implement the stadium project in November 2012, had listed as its business address an office in the provincial government headquarters, the Lebohang Building in Bloemfontein.
Construction of the facility began in January 2013 and the plan was to complete the project by end of August 2017, but all that remains of the project is a stripped and vandalised shell, that has become a monument of waste. Mukoteli revealed that, Nhlengani Engineers, was appointed to develop the design of construction of sports centre, including management, quality control and supervision of the project in Winburg.
In May 2016 sub-contractor Ndivuwani Construction was appointed on session agreement to complete some of the work, including a soccer field and running track, plumbing, refurbishment of ablution facilities, change rooms and a guard house. The contractor successfully completed the work and was paid R 857 256.52 of the R 1,3-million remaining budget for the project.
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