Waste site delayed, contract cancelled

The development of the regional waste management facility for the Garden Route in Mossel Bay has been further delayed.

- Alida de Beer

In a discussion of the matter during a special council meeting of the Garden Route District Council on Thursday 26 June, it said the contract with the main contractor, Tefla Group, had been cancelled due to slow progress and apparent failure to deliver.

The municipalities that will be making use of the regional waste facility are currently using the PetroSA landfill.

According to a report that was tabled, efforts are under way to call up a performance guarantee of R31.998m from Maadima, the financial institution that had provided the guarantee to the Garden Route District Municipality (GRDM) on behalf of Tefla Group. The report states that Maadima has not replied to any correspondence from the GRDM to date.