Sanral to dish out R28bn in construction tenders
At least 30% of the projects will go to black-owned companies
The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) is expected to dish out construction industry tenders worth R28-billion during the first half of the year throughout the country.
During the past few years, the construction industry has experienced a slump due to a lack of projects, and the tenders are expected to revive the moribund industry.
In a statement, Sanral said the move was part of its efforts to deepen transformation and give life to its Interim Preferential Procurement Policy (PPP), where at least 30% of projects are to be allocated to black-owned construction companies.
Sanral CEO Reginald Demana said: “Through these contracts, Sanral aims to ensure that small businesses graduate to become major construction companies. Wherever Sanral projects are, the agency has a mandate that sees value flowing through to small, medium and micro enterprises, local contractors and local communities.”
By last year, in December, the agency had closed 77 tenders worth R6.43-billion. “The agency is on a mission to accelerate work in the construction industry early in the first half of 2024, where it is intending to put out at least another 70 tenders to the market in the next couple of weeks. This will result in about R28-billion of tenders advertised under the Interim PPP in the current 2023/2024 financial year. “There is quite a lot of work we want to do,” said Demana. “The full roll-out of the additional contracts, that we are going to issue will include dividing the R28-billion across the entire country, in all provinces.
“We tried to make sure that we are distributing work and tenders equitably so that we don’t leave any part of the country feeling that we are not looking after the national road network in their area.”