Phikwe Coop eyes to seal commercial project deals
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Pula Steel is one of the companies that the cooperatives is looking to do business with
The projects range from establishing game parks, horticulture, manufacturing and dairy farming.
The society’s chairman, Tebogo Venson said in an interview that they have been offered animals to start up a game park, but the only challenge delaying the project is unavailability of land.
The P300 million internal roads tender is a case study. A bidder’s complaint revealed alleged irregularities. A tribunal ordered a re-evaluation.The council and the initial winner appealed to the High Court. Now, the Ministry of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, frustrated by the delay, writes to the council suggesting the tender be cancelled, and an alternative procurement model be explored, while the matter is still before the courts....