Vets threaten water project

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MK veterans have threatened to block a critical water project if a court rules in favour of two companies challenging a multi-million rand Umgeni Water tender.

The local leadership of the Mkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association has threatened to block WBHO and Icon Construction from working on the Nagle and Wiggins water system project should the companies win their court bid against Umgeni Water.

“They will never set foot on that site, we will make sure of it,” MKMVA regional secretary Menzi Mkhize told The Witness.

He was responding to reports that the construction companies of a joint venture, WBHO-Icon, had approached the Pietermaritzburg high court over the awarding of the tender. The companies were among four that tendered for the project and disputed that the contract was awarded to Klomac Engineering fairly.

Klomac is a Durban-based company specialising on water and sanitation with 40 years of industry experience. They have been involved in dozens of projects across the country, including the Bergville sewer treatment works and Middledrift water treatment plant.

“We are fed up of these big companies who are trying to monopolise tenders. Whenever their bids don’t win they try and frustrate the process by running to court and crying foul. I’m sick and tired of their nonsense and oppressive tendencies,” said Mkhize.

He said the delays caused by such court bids were unfair to the communities who were waiting for service delivery as well as entrepreneurs who were looking at such projects for business opportunities.

Mkhize said if WBHO-Icon win their court bid and eventually get the tender, he would mobilise a massive campaign and block them from accessing the site.

“They won’t be able to work a single day on that project and this is not just an idle threat, mark my words.”

Asked why the MKMVA was interested in the matter, Mkhize said veterans looked for opportunities to get sub-contracted or employed on such projects. He said most of them were unemployed and struggled to support their families.

On Friday, Fin24 reported that WBHO-Icon argued that by awarding the tender to Klomac, Umgeni Water was “in breach of good fiscal policy” due to its excessive price.
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More at: https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/vets-threaten-water-project-20200112
 
Let's delay a critical water project in a drought-stricken country. WCGW?
 
The threats and intimidation never end when laws are so rarely enforced.
 
So they complain about delays in service delivery, but then threaten to delay service delivery because they were hoping to make money off the project. If the evidence shows the tender process wasn't proper, then the real culprits for the delay caused by the court case are the crooked/incompetent officials who made the tender decision.
 
Assume the winning bidder was clever enough to ensure these nice vets got their tributes? Would explain the R1bn overcharge over the other bidders.
 
He said most of them were unemployed and struggled to support their families.
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Awww, shêm.

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Words shouldn't be shortened to other words. Came here hoping to see some angry rebellious veterinarians.

Leaving utterly disappointed...
 
I'd like to see your knopkierries against a nice CAT bulldozer, "vet".
 
how can you threaten the countries water supply... your own interests above everyone in the country

if i dont get work, nobody gets water!! lekker ubuntu in die oog!

wheres the sahrc? is water not a basic human right. would this not be a crime....
 
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