Building firms that do not meet standards will be fired, City of Joburg says
The City of Johannesburg has announced measures to crack down on nonperforming construction companies. New city contracts will include a clause that allows for early termination if standards are not met‚ member of the mayoral committee for development planning Funzela Ngobeni said. Ngobeni said the decision was made after the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) was forced to terminate contracts for four construction projects‚ namely the Nancefield Transit-Oriented Development‚ Langlaagte Pharmacy Depot‚ Thoko Ngoma Clinic and the Rabie Ridge Sports Centre. "I am delighted to announce that a new special clause allowing for early termination of contracts has been incorporated into the City of Joburg’s new set of standard construction tender contracts‚" Ngobeni said in a statement on Wednesday. "During investigations‚ it was found that issues related to cash-flow‚ which affected production and the quality of work‚ were evident in all four projects. It became clear that the contractor...
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