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Egodini construction set to begin
31 Mar 2014 at 09:56hrs | Views
Construction of a $52 million state of the art complex at Egodini may begin soon as the Bulawayo City Council's legal team is currently going through contract documents referred back to them by a South African civil engineering company Tearacota Pvt Ltd a firm that won the tender.
Work on the project that should see the construction of a shopping mall, trader's stalls, a transport hub, a loading and off-loading bay, among other facilities, was initially slated for December last year bit due to delays was moved forward to March this year.
According to council minutes, Tearracota (Pvt) Ltd was adjudged the most suitable firm because of its wide experience and capacity to carry out massive projects after it submitted details of a similar project it carried out in South Africa.
"Their submissions also demonstrated that they did a lot of work in the proposal and the designs are impressive," council said.
"They also submitted a letter from Nedbank, which have expressed a commitment to work with them in the project.
"The company is made up of Zimbabweans and South Africans."
Egodini is used by commuter operators plying mostly western suburbs routes and is the busiest in the city alongside Renkini Long-Distance bus rank.
Work on the project that should see the construction of a shopping mall, trader's stalls, a transport hub, a loading and off-loading bay, among other facilities, was initially slated for December last year bit due to delays was moved forward to March this year.
According to council minutes, Tearracota (Pvt) Ltd was adjudged the most suitable firm because of its wide experience and capacity to carry out massive projects after it submitted details of a similar project it carried out in South Africa.
"Their submissions also demonstrated that they did a lot of work in the proposal and the designs are impressive," council said.
"They also submitted a letter from Nedbank, which have expressed a commitment to work with them in the project.
"The company is made up of Zimbabweans and South Africans."
Egodini is used by commuter operators plying mostly western suburbs routes and is the busiest in the city alongside Renkini Long-Distance bus rank.
Source - Zim Mail
