RAPULA MOATSHE
Auditor-General has declared a multi-million rand tender awarded to an engineering company GladAfrica by the City of Tshwane in November 2017 irregular.
The damning findings are contained in the City’s annual audit report for the period 2017/2018.
City manager Dr Moeketsi Mosola had steadfastly defended the supply chain management processes undertaken to award the contract.
“The supply chain management division strictly followed the City’s processes and procedures of appointing a service provider, in this case, Ariya Project Managers (GladAfrica) from a panel of service providers,” Mosola said in August last year.
The controversial contract was envisaged to assist the City with the roll-out of infrastructure project valued at R12 billion.
According to the 2017/18 municipal report, the City incurred irregular expenditure amounting to R317 million from non-compliance with supply chain management regulation 32 in relation to the appointment of Glad Africa.
The audit report showed that the City
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