Short-listed consultants bidding for the contract to design and supervise construction of the Polihali Tunnel, part of Phase II of the R23bn Lesotho Highlands Water Project, have until January to submit proposals, the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority said on Tuesday. The deadline for short-listed consultants submitting proposals for the design and construction supervision of the Polihali Dam closed in December. The dam and tunnel are the main works of Phase II. Phase I was completed in 2003. The Lesotho Highlands Water Project, which is four years behind schedule, will deliver water to Gauteng via the dam and tunnel to alleviate shortages and generate 1,200MW of hydropower from the Kobong pumped storage scheme. There will be contracts worth billions of rand for South African, Lesotho and international engineering firms.
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