Deputy Director of Roads Lekang Motshwaedi when contacted referred this publication to the public relations Officer Moemedi Matsoga who said that the draft response has been sent to the Ministry for attention of the Technical and Permanent Secretary’s approval.

Minister Molale told Parliament in December last year that the tender has been cancelled due to a number of reasons including cost escalations delayed and prolonged adjudication.

“There have been delays as I say related to this process including the credibility of the adjudication process itself, attempt to source additional funds for projects which did not bear fruit, attempt to reduce costs such as that project could be awarded within the provided for budget which also did not bear fruits.”

Molale further said, “I will not take more than six months to re- tender and complete the procurement process for the project. There would not be any direct appointment, people had tendered.

“We are going to have professionals auditing those submissions and then asking the contractors to see if they cannot update what they had submitted. So, we are not going to re- tender, that is why we are not talking re- design, but the tender process would be such that what had been done regarding the submissions will be audited and if there are any updates so that we cut the time for this project gore e ( so that it) commence.”