The Civil Engineering Contractor November 2018 | Page 10

CONSULTANTS
The municipality took a decision to look at alternative
funding models and settled on the concept of off-balance
sheet projects. These are projects that are rolled out
through public-private partnerships (PPPs). The concept is
supported and guided by the Municipal Finance Management
Act, section 78 of the Systems Act, and 2005 Municipal
Regulations on PPPs. The projects are already registered
with the National Treasury for quality assurance that the
municipality will not run into a loss by entering into private
partnerships. A project officer had been appointed to work
with transactional advisors on feasibility studying, to oversee
concept planning and implementation.
The Seshego and Polokwane sewage plants are operating
beyond their design capacity. Work on the Seshego plant has
commenced and R10-million was allocated to the project.
The scope of the project includes emptying five primary
settling tanks by removing sludge and grit; removing and
cleaning biological filters up to 1m deep; and repairing the
valves to be able to remove grit from the grit channel, since
the channel is cleaned manually. nn
PPP for Polokwane
wastewater treatment
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Infrastructure water
Polokwane Local Municipality
Limpopo
The municipality of Polokwane has published a request
to consultants for pre-qualification to finance, design,
build, operate, and maintain the Polokwane regional
wastewater treatment and related works for an operational
period of up to 30 years. The tender is worth more than
R130-million. The Development Bank of South Africa has
approved R57.4-million towards the project, as part of
plans for major improvements to some of the municipality’s
infrastructure. Anglo Platinum has allocated R80-million to
the 6Ml/d upgrade of the Polokwane sewage plant.
Slipway and marine
infrastructure repairs
Infrastructure marine
Coega Development Corporation (CDC)
Western Cape
The Department of Public Works is partnering with the
CDC on the first phase of a project to upgrade 13 Western
Cape harbours. The project, which will cost approximately
R400-million, is expected to boost the small-scale fishing
industry as well as tourism in the Western Cape.
CDC is inviting capable and competent contractors to
submit tenders for the repair of the slipways and marine
infrastructure at various fishing harbours within the Western
Cape. The 13 harbours set to benefit from the upgrade
include Hout Bay, Kalk Bay, Saldanha Bay, Pepper Bay,
Gordon’s Bay, Hermanus, Struisbaai, Gansbaai, Stilbaai,
Arniston, Laaiplek, Lambert’s Bay, and St Helena Bay.
The work includes: Repairs to the existing slipways (rails,
cradles, winches) and replacement of the derrick quay cranes
in the Hout Bay, Kalk Bay, Gordon’s Bay, and Hermanus
harbours, including the necessary design and specification
of new or replacement mechanical and electrical plant and
components in respect of the slipways and cranes. The work
also includes repairs to a concrete quay and two timber quays
in the Pepper Bay (Saldanha) Harbour.
Preferences are offered to tenderers who are registered
with the CIDB and should have a CIDB contractor grading of
8 ME, 8 CE, or higher. Gradings of 7 ME PE and 7 CE PE
are not eligible to bid. CDC Procurement Policy shall apply.
Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, 2000:
Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2017 will apply and
the preferential point system to be used is either 80/20 or
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Work started in harbours last year with the removal of all
sunken vessels and maintenance dredging.
90/10. The score will be determined as follows: (i) Price —
80/90; (ii) B-BBEE Score — 20/10. Bidders are required to
meet the minimum stipulated threshold for local production
and content.
The project forms part of the department’s focus on the
oceans economy and is a strategic fit to Operation Phakisa.
The project aims to improve the lives of many fishing
communities and tourism operators relying on 13 of the
smaller proclaimed harbours in the Western Cape. The CDC
has procured and appointed the necessary marine, civil, and
electrical engineers, as well as marine surveyors.
Marine surveys and reports for all 13 harbours have been
completed, as well as the testing of the sediment materials
that need dredging to open up some of the harbours.
Environmental impact assessments have been completed
and all dredging dumping permits were obtained from
the Department of Environmental Affairs in January
2018. The tenders for repairs and upgrades to slipways
and the replacement of shore cranes have been advertised
and are in the process of selecting successful candidates.
Work started in harbours last year with the removal of all
sunken vessels. On completion, maintenance dredging will
commence by June 2018. nn
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