Speaking at a question-and-answer session in the NCOP in March last year, De Lille said the fence won’t be repaired, as it would amount to irregular expenditure. “Once we receive their approval, we intend to take this project to the Infrastructure Commission Council chaired by the president, to see if we can register it as a strategic project in terms of the Infrastructure Development Act of 2014.” Fence was not fit for purpose To date, the department hasn’t submitted anything to us, owing to their internal processes, we await that. “The department of defence then indicated on 11 November 2021 that engagements are continuing internally to approve the specifications. These were submitted to the Department of Defence in July 2021 for the final decision, as the department is constitutionally in charge of the country’s borders, said De Lille. After evaluations by the bid adjudication committee, only three bids were found to be compliant. The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) put out a request for information on 28 March last year, and received at least 26 proposals from bidders by the April 26 deadline. Defence sitting on proposal for more than a year
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