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CIDB report says appointment of unsuitable contractors lies at heart of dissatisfaction

CIDB report says appointment of unsuitable contractors lies at heart of dissatisfaction

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27th February 2015

By: Natalie Greve

Creamer Media Contributing Editor Online

  

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A “mismatch” between construction tenders and the contractors awarded these projects appears to be at the heart of increasing dissatisfaction by infrastructure clients, the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) has reported.

According to the findings of the 2014 CIDB report on Construction Industry Indicators (CIIs), infrastructure clients were dissatisfied with about 16% of the work carried out by contractors, while around 18% of projects surveyed had levels of defects that were regarded as “inappropriate”.

“Client dissatisfaction is most often a result of appointing a contractor that is not suitable for the work. The CIDB advocates that functionality should be taken into serious account when evaluating government tenders, taking into consideration the bidder’s technical capacity and ability to execute a contract,” CIDB CEO Mzwandile Sokupa said in a statement.

While around 85% of South Africa’s construction tenders were evaluated on the basis of functionality, according to the CIIs report, the recommendations of government’s Tender Committee were overruled in the award of around 12% of public-sector projects.

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Edited by Chanel de Bruyn
Creamer Media Online Managing Editor

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