PPC’s Gordhan pushing ahead with infrastructure Codesa vision
PPC CEO Ketso Gordhan in conversation with Engineering News editor Terence Creamer on his 'infrastructure Codesa' vision. Camera Work: Nicholas Boyd. Editing: Shane Williams. Recorded: 9.7.2013.
PPC CEO Ketso Gordhan reports that he has received strong backing, as well as some scepticism, from a range of private companies following his call for the creation of a negotiation body to add momentum to the execution of South Africa’s multibillion-rand infrastructure programme.
Work is under way to formalise the proposal, currently dubbed an ‘infrastructure Codesa’, into a document and to make contact with key figures in the public and the private sectors with the aim of launching the initiative in the coming months.
Gordhan, a former manager of the City of Johannesburg, is not precious about the eventual form that the initiative could take and would be supportive of other organisations such as the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission, or Business Leadership South Africa, taking the lead.
However, he is committed to ensuring some action takes place to stimulate the national infrastructure programmes and rebuild trust between government and the construction sector.
There is currently an atmosphere of deep suspicion between government and industry, owing partly to the unearthing of widespread bid rigging relating to projects concluded since 2006, including some associated with the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Gordhan believes the initial focus should be on the social infrastructure programmes, as delivery in this area is generally slower and less even than is the case with some of the larger power, transport and water programmes.
For instance, the provincial-government-led school building initiative could benefit from a noncompetitive process to finalise an “optimal” school design against which companies could compete on price to deliver.
Gordhan argues that political will, project leadership and transparent processes could go a long way to improving implementation and also facilitate the development of new public–private partnerships.
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