Umkomaas Wastewater Treatment Plant to be commissioned in 2024
Whilst welcoming the news, concerned residents have expressed the view that the municipality should consider appointing a credible contractor who will be able to complete the project within the allotted time without any shortcuts or project abandonments.
The much-anticipated wastewater treatment plant in Umkomaas is expected to be commissioned in 2024.
This will impact favourably on new housing developments and also relieve the pressure on the existing sewerage works that are operating at full capacity and unable to accommodate wastewater from new housing developments.
A major concern is that shack dwellers in the many informal settlements have been anxiously waiting to be properly housed for several years.
The Rising Sun requested the eThekwini Municipality to comment on the inadequate water treatment capacity being a huge stumbling block to housing development and also as the cause of overflowing sewers.
eThekwini Municipality spokesperson Msawakhe Mayisela responded as follows: “We are hoping to advertise the contract to appoint the new private party by April next year.
The feasibility study for the project is being concluded this month and we are moving forward to the procurement stage.
Thereafter, it will take the new contractor 2 years to commission the plant.”
Whilst welcoming the news, concerned residents have expressed the view that the municipality should consider appointing a credible contractor who will be able to complete the project within the allotted time without any shortcuts or project abandonments.
Recently, the spotlight has been on the credibility of supply chain management processes where contracts have been awarded to ‘successful tenderers’ who failed to deliver and were unable to complete projects.
