BCC concerned over unfaithful developers

Bulawayo City Council has expressed concerns over unfaithful developers who delay service delivery in the local authority.

Latest council minutes states that discussion ensued and Councillor Collin Moyo was concerned about lack of commitment by some contractors whose progress was still at 5%.

"He sought clarification on progress with regards to servicing of Luveve 5 stands? The Mayor Martin Moyo said that developers had disadvantaged home seekers as the latter had occupied houses prior to servicing. In view of this developers should be engaged so that they honoured their contractual obligations," reads the minutes.

 "In response the Director of Engineering Services explained that if contractors did not comply with Council's requirements, they were served with a warning prior to terminating the contract. GEC Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd had their contract terminated and Council was looking for a second bidder to complete the project. Council had financial challenges with regards to servicing Luveve 5 as some of the funds used to purchase equipment but there was still need to procure inputs. However a solution was being worked on and these would be serviced this year."

The minutes states that council should ensure that contractors submitted performance bonds which would assist in recovering losses in the event that they failed to meet Bulawayo City Council requirements.