THE South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) has announced measures intended to finalise with speed the awarding of five tenders with a collective value of R17.4 billion, which were recently not authorised by the board for awarding.
Reasons behind the cancellation of tenders included SANRAL’S obligation to ensure proper corporate governance, the requirement to comply with internal controls and the responsibility to conduct procurement in line with legislative, regulatory and policy prescripts.
Addressing a media briefing on Thursday, SANRAL chairperson, Themba Barrange Mhambi, noted that not awarding the tenders delayed the implementation of the projects, which are critical in growing the country’s economy as part of investments in infrastructure.
“We as SANRAL decided to accelerate the required re-advertisement of the tenders and awarding of the tenders. We therefore set ourselves a four-month deadline during which the tenders will be re-advertised, evaluated, adjudicated and awarded,” Mhambi said.
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