The SA construction industry body has come out with guns blazing against the SA National Roads Agency (Sanral) as it seeks answers behind the multibillion-rand tendering process that culminated in the selection of Chinese contractors at a time when the local construction industry was shrinking.

In an open letter addressed to President Cyril Ramaphosa, the SA Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) on Tuesday requested details regarding the tender adjudication process and the criteria for which the foreign companies were successful in being awarded the projects...

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