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According to an article in Daily Maverick, “two of South Africa’s largest road and bridge construction projects were ultimately granted to Chinese companies despite the bidders being disqualified early in the bidding process”.
The contracts, granted by the Development Bank of Southern Africa under rules determined by the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral), were for the R4.05-billion Mtentu Bridge contract, South Africa’s largest bridge, and the R4.1-billion EB Cloete Interchange project, the largest...
Raises multiple concerns in an open letter to the president, saying the awards mean up to 13 300 SA jobs won't materialise.
But remains confident in its competitiveness.
The SA National Roads Agency has stunned SA's embattled construction industry by awarding three of the five tenders it cancelled in June to Chinese firms.