Tender wars delay P300 million Mogoditshane internal roads

Bidders ZTK Joint Venture (JV) and Van & Truck Hire (Pty) Ltd have taken issue with being excluded before the financial stage of evaluation for having cancelled on the tender document. They approached the tribunal challenging the decision, only for the tribunal to look deeper into the tender uncovering what seemed like multiple irregularities which the Mogoditshane Thamaga Council Secretary, Nokuthula Mhlanga and her Deputy Kenosi Montsheki could not respond to questions cordially, often giving contradicting explanations.

The dispute is in relation to tender M- TDC/TR/CMS/034/2024- 2025 on the design and construction of 25-kilometre Mogoditshane Internal roads with associated storm water drainage system and solar street lighting was approved under the Economic Recovery Transformation Programme (ERTP) during the 2021/2022 financial year. Evolution Engineers/ Mason Group JV who were second respondents in the case had been identified as the best bidders and were yet to be awarded the tender.