The Civil Engineering Contractor November 2018 | Page 10

CONSULTANTS The municipality took a decision to look at alternative funding models and settled on the concept of off-balance sheet projects. These are projects that are rolled out through public-private partnerships (PPPs). The concept is supported and guided by the Municipal Finance Management Act, section 78 of the Systems Act, and 2005 Municipal Regulations on PPPs. The projects are already registered with the National Treasury for quality assurance that the municipality will not run into a loss by entering into private partnerships. A project officer had been appointed to work with transactional advisors on feasibility studying, to oversee concept planning and implementation. The Seshego and Polokwane sewage plants are operating beyond their design capacity. Work on the Seshego plant has commenced and R10-million was allocated to the project. The scope of the project includes emptying five primary settling tanks by removing sludge and grit; removing and cleaning biological filters up to 1m deep; and repairing the valves to be able to remove grit from the grit channel, since the channel is cleaned manually. nn PPP for Polokwane wastewater treatment Project: Client: Location: Infrastructure water Polokwane Local Municipality Limpopo The municipality of Polokwane has published a request to consultants for pre-qualification to finance, design, build, operate, and maintain the Polokwane regional wastewater treatment and related works for an operational period of up to 30 years. The tender is worth more than R130-million. The Development Bank of South Africa has approved R57.4-million towards the project, as part of plans for major improvements to some of the municipality’s infrastructure. Anglo Platinum has allocated R80-million to the 6Ml/d upgrade of the Polokwane sewage plant. Slipway and marine infrastructure repairs Infrastructure marine Coega Development Corporation (CDC) Western Cape The Department of Public Works is partnering with the CDC on the first phase of a project to upgrade 13 Western Cape harbours. The project, which will cost approximately R400-million, is expected to boost the small-scale fishing industry as well as tourism in the Western Cape. CDC is inviting capable and competent contractors to submit tenders for the repair of the slipways and marine infrastructure at various fishing harbours within the Western Cape. The 13 harbours set to benefit from the upgrade include Hout Bay, Kalk Bay, Saldanha Bay, Pepper Bay, Gordon’s Bay, Hermanus, Struisbaai, Gansbaai, Stilbaai, Arniston, Laaiplek, Lambert’s Bay, and St Helena Bay. The work includes: Repairs to the existing slipways (rails, cradles, winches) and replacement of the derrick quay cranes in the Hout Bay, Kalk Bay, Gordon’s Bay, and Hermanus harbours, including the necessary design and specification of new or replacement mechanical and electrical plant and components in respect of the slipways and cranes. The work also includes repairs to a concrete quay and two timber quays in the Pepper Bay (Saldanha) Harbour. Preferences are offered to tenderers who are registered with the CIDB and should have a CIDB contractor grading of 8 ME, 8 CE, or higher. Gradings of 7 ME PE and 7 CE PE are not eligible to bid. CDC Procurement Policy shall apply. Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act, 2000: Preferential Procurement Regulations, 2017 will apply and the preferential point system to be used is either 80/20 or 8 | CEC November 2018 Project: Client: Location: Work started in harbours last year with the removal of all sunken vessels and maintenance dredging. 90/10. The score will be determined as follows: (i) Price — 80/90; (ii) B-BBEE Score — 20/10. Bidders are required to meet the minimum stipulated threshold for local production and content. The project forms part of the department’s focus on the oceans economy and is a strategic fit to Operation Phakisa. The project aims to improve the lives of many fishing communities and tourism operators relying on 13 of the smaller proclaimed harbours in the Western Cape. The CDC has procured and appointed the necessary marine, civil, and electrical engineers, as well as marine surveyors. Marine surveys and reports for all 13 harbours have been completed, as well as the testing of the sediment materials that need dredging to open up some of the harbours. Environmental impact assessments have been completed and all dredging dumping permits were obtained from the Department of Environmental Affairs in January 2018. The tenders for repairs and upgrades to slipways and the replacement of shore cranes have been advertised and are in the process of selecting successful candidates. Work started in harbours last year with the removal of all sunken vessels. On completion, maintenance dredging will commence by June 2018. nn www.civilsonline.co.za