There is no room for shoddy work and no space to hide for dodgy contractors! This warning was sounded by North West Human Settlements MEC, Desbo Mohono, during her departmental budget speech which was delivered at the North West provincial legislature today.
"I have noted with both sadness and anger the shoddy workmanship on some of our projects. As our renewed focus on quality gains momentum, there will be no room for shoddy work and no space to hide for dodgy contractors," said Mohono.
MEC Mohono expressed sadness and anger towards shoddy workmanship on some of the projects within the province. She says the department has reviewed its contract management system to ensure better enforcement.
"We will be invoking penalty clauses wherever there is deviation from our service level agreements. Our people deserve decent and quality houses," said Mohono.
She says "to deal with the problem of poor workmanship on some of the projects, we will increase our inspectorate capacity. The National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) will participate meaningfully in all housing projects to help with quality monitoring".
She added that "the department will increase monitoring of projects and more attention will be paid to contract management enforcement".
MEC Mohono told the legislature that her department is in the process of conducting a quality housing audit and rectification of old projects. She says the exercise will enable government to hold those responsible accountable and further noted with concern stoppages in some of the projects, as well as the inability of some of the emerging contractors to deliver on site.
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