Five key SA National Roads Agency (Sanral) tenders that were cancelled earlier in 2022 have been advertised‚ transport minister Fikile Mbalula said on Thursday.
They were for R17bn in improvements and construction‚ and included the EB Cloete interchange in KwaZulu-Natal.
The plans were cancelled in January through a board resolution‚ with a material irregularity in the tender process said to be the reason. A portion of each project was earmarked for local SMMEs‚ in line with Sanral’s enterprise development programme‚ and expected to create 15‚000 to 20‚000 jobs. “Turning a blind eye to what would have resulted in irregular expenditure and possible litigation would have held up some of these projects in courts for years [and] amounted to dereliction of duty on the part of the board‚” added Mbalula.
“I am pleased the board has moved with the necessary speed to address the due process lapses‚ with a clear plan on how to finalise the award of these tenders within the shortest possible time‚” said Mbalula.
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