The Gautrain Management Agency (GMA) is ready to go to market with the tender for the reconcessioning of the 80-km rapid-rail system, says CEO William Dachs.
The GMA, an agency of the Gauteng provincial government, signed the agreement with current operator, the Bombela Consortium, in 2006, which means the 20-year concession comes to an end in March 2026.
Bombela consists of the Bombela Concession Company (BCC), which did the final design of the Gautrain system, while also building it, and the Bombela Operating Company (BOC), which was contracted by the BCC to maintain and operate the service.
Bombela started construction in 2006, completing the Phase 1 Sandton–OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) link in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Phase 2 was the North–South line from Hatfield station, in Tshwane, to Park station, in Johannesburg. This service started operating in 2012, with the link from Hatfield to Rosebank opening in 2011 already.
BOC consists of French company RATP Dèveloppement and South Africa’s
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