Olivenhoutbosch housing project to continue without delay, says MMC
GS Fencing and Construction was awarded the contract in 2016.
The Tshwane MMC of human settlements Abel Tau has spoken out recently to assure Olievenhoutbosch residents that the extension 60 low-cost housing project will go ahead as planned without any further delay.
In a statement released by the MMC, Tau says that the human settlements section 79 committee had recently accompanied him to Olievenhoutbosch ext. 60 for an oversight visit. The purpose of the visit was to inspect the progress being made on the development of 447 low-income houses that were left incomplete by a previous contractor.
The housing project came into the spotlight recently at the latest Tshwane council meeting on July 28.
The human settlements department and other members insisted that a probe should be launched into GS Fencing and Construction regarding the disappearance of R18-million became prominent.
Tau requested that public participation be implemented in the amendment discussions with GS Fencing and Construction regarding their original contract with the metro. The disappearance of these funds is said to be the original cause of the project’s numerous delays.
GS Fencing and Construction was awarded the contract in 2016, however, due to various financial delays since the project’s inception, the project remains incomplete to this day.
According to Tau the original subsidy costs have been updated multiple times to be in line with current increasing costs. The Tshwane human settlements department approached the Gauteng department of human settlements for a top-up of the funds, which was granted.
The additional funding is said to give the newly recruited contractors the resources that are required to finish the project within the remaining time in the current financial year, pending the council’s approval.
“The city will monitor the quality of work and ensure that funds allocated to the project are used appropriately. The top-up funding will enable the contractor to complete the work without any [un]necessary delays,” concluded Tau.
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