Road Tender Case To Be Heard Urgently
Monday, March 22, 2021
CoA’s Justice Isaac Lesetedi last Thursday ruled that the matter deserved an expedited hearing and ordered that the appeals be listed for hearing in the April 2021 Session of the CoA. This decision followed applications for an expedited appeal by Land Mark Projects, Van & Truck Hire (Pty) Ltd and the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Board (PPADB) represented by the Attorney General.
PPADB, Land Mark Projects and Van & Truck Hire (Pty) Ltd have all launched cases with the CoA challenging a recent High Court judgement that ordered the Board to issue the Tshesebe-Mosojane-Masunga Road tender to one of the previously failed bidders, Cul de Sac.
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