By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI
The North West MEC for Public Works and Roads, Gaoage Oageng Molapisi, accompanied by the acting North West Premier, Nono Maloyi, met with the Bakwena-Ba-Mogopa community in Bethanie on Thursday.
The meeting occurred before the last instalment of the Accelerated Service Delivery Programme – Thuntsha Lerole for the 6th administration held at Chaneng village, near Rustenburg.
During the session, Molapisi officially introduced the newly-appointed contractor for the D109 Road project, which extends from Berseba at the intersection with Road P51/1 (Majakaneng to Sun City). He further said the road passes through Madikwe and Bethanie and ends at 22, 5km at the intersection with R511 Road between Brits and Thabazimbi.
He added that they introduced Maximus Earthworks as the newly-appointed contractor following the termination of the contract by the previous service provider.
“The project will take approximately 10 months to complete at a total value of R 106 638 989.40. The target set aside for Small Micro-Medium Enterprises (SMMEs) through sub-contracting opportunities for this project stands at a whopping R 21.9 million (excluding VAT).
“This will bring about 30 work opportunities for local communities. Skills transfer will also be part of this project as participants will receive technical, generic, and managerial skills with 2 students in the Built Environment,” said Molapisi.
He said his department places provision of quality road infrastructure as key for economic growth in the province. Molapisi said he is pleased that the administration did not delay the appointment of the new contractor.
“I am more delighted about the economic benefits as a result of the road project,” he said.
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