Lesedi Municipality âacted on its ownâ to award R7bn aerodrome tender
By Baldwin Ndaba
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Johannesburg - The Gauteng provincial government has assured provincial political parties that it had no role in the awarding of the R7 billion Aerodrome Project, saying the Lesedi Local Municipality ignored treasury regulations and allegedly invited competitive bidders to apply for the project, which had no business plan.
This was the shocking revelation made by Oupa Seabe â chief executive of the Gauteng Infrastructure Financing Agency (Gifa) under the provincial Ministry of Finance â at the meeting of the legislatureâs portfolio committee on finance.
The Gifa and the Lesedi Local Municipality signed a Memorandum of Understanding in 2019 for the construction of the Aerodrome Project, which was earmarked to create job opportunities for local and major construction, especially those involved in aeronautics. People living around Heidelberg and neighbouring towns