Question NW812 to the Minister of Transport
12 April 2023 - NW812
Sithole, Mr KP to ask the Minister of Transport
(1)Whether she will furnish Mr K P Sithole with an update on the implementation of the Engineering, Procurement and Contract Management model to assist the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa with creating execution capacity and to build internal capacity that was in the implementation phase at the beginning of 2023; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) what are the details of any issues that have been a hindrance to the effective implementation of the model?
Reply:
a) The Tender for the Appointment of the Engineering, Procurement and Contract Management (EPMC) contractor is currently at the Bid Adjudication Stage. The item will be subjected to PRASA Board of Control for approval.
b) The complexity of the technical requirements of the bid resulted in bidders requesting an extension to the closing date of the tender.