The tender was also split to arrest cost-overruns as well as to empower local construction companies. Senior assistant council secretary Maipelo Selatolo told a council meeting that the tender was awarded to a Chinese company but delays and cost overruns in the construction of the new police station led to the separation of the two projects.
He said tendering for the renovation of the old police station is yet to be done and priority will be given to local contractors.The new police station was scheduled for completion in May 2011 at P146.5 million.A District Development Committee report delivered to the council by district development officer, Oratile Dintwe says poor performance by the contractor delayed the project, which is now 96 percent complete. The report also attributes the delay in the completion of the Botswana International University of Science and Technology, which is two years behind schedule, to poor performance by the contractor. The revised completion date has been moved to August and mobilisation of materials has been cited as a major impediment.
