Sanral set to transform the construction industry and use of black-owned suppliers
The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) will, in future, use its procurement and supply chain processes to transform the construction industry, break down monopolies, and advance the broad participation of black-owned contractors and suppliers. "Sanral’s new transformation policy sets clearly defined targets for the participation of black contractors, professionals and suppliers in all projects commissioned by the agency," Minister of Transport Joe Maswanganyi said at a meeting in Johannesburg on Friday, in which he unveiled the agency’s draft transformation policy. Sanral says it will now only do business with companies that are at least 51% black-owned and with a minimum B-BEE Level 2 rating. A maximum of 15 tenders per year will now be issued to a single company and contractors will be required to make use of Sanral-approved sub-contractors. The same provisions apply for road maintenance projects to ensure the broad-based participation of local companies and communities....
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