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MOLOTO ROAD SEPTEMBER 2021 | ISSUE 11
Produced by SANRAL
The Moloto Road upgrade along section 2 of the R573 has a value of over R430 million, of which a minimum of R129 million will be channelled towards training and employing SMMEs.
Regional Manager’s Message
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ver the past few months, the South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) has convened several information sessions with community members who live alongside the R573 Moloto Road project. These sessions assisted communities in obtaining more information about road construction projects that SANRAL will start around this strategic national road, and how they can benefit from them. Great strides have been made by SANRAL since construction work started on the Mpumalanga section of the second phase of the Moloto Road project. To date, a contractor has been appointed to work on the project and a site camp has been established. The contractor will onboard a minimum of 145 local labourers over the project duration, which is over the next three years. The total value of the project is well over R559 million (including VAT) and, most importantly, a minimum of R163 million (excluding VAT) will be invested towards targeted enterprises and targeted labour. We will also guide the contractor to split this minimum spend across various labour groups, such as women and youth. Further opportunities will also be advertised for local SMMEs, including for road signage and plant hire, and a traffic safety officer will also be appointed. In this edition of the Moloto Road booklet, we share information on the land acquisition discussions with the communities of Elias
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Motsoaledi Local Municipality. We informed SMMEs on how they can benefit from the Moloto Road project, and how to tender for subcontracting work, and explained encroachment issues around the road reserve to them. We also convened an information session with Tweefontein-based SMMEs. Among the key stakeholders we approached in these information sessions are the local traditional leaders. We shared information about our meeting with the AmaKhosi of Thembisile Hani Local Municipality, and the importance of SANRAL engaging with the Traditional Council on this project. Working together with other socio-economic partners, one of SANRAL’s long-term goals on the Moloto Road is ensuring that the project contributes to the region’s economy, improving the livelihoods of people who live close to the project. In this regard, our Project Manager on the Mpumalanga section of Moloto Road, Ms Nontobeko Mathenjwa, outlines overall progress on the project so far. Crucially, we also showcase the different packages that we have planned for the Moloto Road upgrade on different sections of the project. Until next time.
Mr Progress Hlahla
Regional Manager: Northern Region SANRAL
Moloto Road and SANRAL’s road network
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he South African National Road Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) road network, which currently comprises 22 207km, serves as an ‘economic artery’ and delivers a better life for citizens who live alongside its projects. Part of this network, spanning over 160km is the R573, also known as the Moloto Road Corridor, which will create a significant number of new jobs.
National infrastructure plan The R573 Moloto Road is one of the Strategic Infrastructure Projects (SIPs) undertaken by government to revive the South African economy. The upgrades link seamlessly with broader transport plans and the Moloto Development Corridor Initiative, attracting new investments and broadening the economic base of surrounding districts.
Road safety and mobility
SANRAL prioritises safety in the design and construction of South Africa’s road network, to ensure efficiency and improved quality of life for all. The roundabouts introduced as part of the R573 Moloto Road upgrade in the Mpumalanga and Limpopo sections are a speed-calming measure to reduce crashes. SANRAL’s road network provides key links between cities and provinces to move essential medical, food, and other supplies. As provincial roads are being incorporated and new sections are developed, the national road network continues to be an important catalyst for growth and socio-economic transformation.
A beacon of hope
SANRAL has invested R3.7 billion for the first phase of the R573 Moloto Road in the Mpumalanga and Limpopo sections. Small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) will benefit to the tune of 30% of the project value. About 12 500 jobs are expected to be created throughout the project duration. In line with SANRAL’s Transformation Policy, the inclusion of youth- and women-owned businesses will be prioritised. MOLOTO ROAD / SEPTEMBER 2021 //
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What do the Project Liaison Committee (PLC) and Project Liaison Officers do?
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n SANRAL projects a Public Liaison Committee (PLC) is formed and a Public Liaison Officer is appointed, in order to facilitate the smooth running of the projects and effective communication. The PLC is made up of representatives of the project’s stakeholders and the affected communities. The PLC would include individuals from the following sectors: • Traditional leaders • Provincial authority • District authorities • Local authorities • Registered Community Based Organisations (e.g. road transport forums, women’s organisations, and those representing persons with disabilities) • Safety councils, etc. • Department of Labour centres. In addition, representatives from SANRAL’s key stakeholders also form part of the PLC, including the Project Manager, Public Liaison Officer (PLO), engineer and route manager. The PLC is the official communication channel between project stakeholders and affected communities, as well as for communication between them and the project team. The main purpose of the PLC is to facilitate and oversee the processes that are happening within the project. They also ensure that
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everything is happening transparently. In addition, they assist in reaching out to the different constituencies to make sure the relevant information flows to the communities. The PLO is an individual hired through a recruitment process, who is the contact person between the community and the Project Management Team (PMT). The PMT consists of the SANRAL Project Manager, the consulting engineer and the contract manager, who are service providers appointed by the roads agency. One of the key duties expected of a PLO is securing labourers for the appointed contractor and subcontractors on a project. This is done in collaboration with the Local Municipality and the Department of Labour. The PLO is also vital in identifying relevant training opportunities for targeted labourers. The PLO also provides language translation services during engagements with the community. Lastly, the PLO is expected to conduct relevant stakeholder intelligence gathering within the communities and to inform the PMT of such. By establishing a PLC and appointing a PLO, SANRAL can work collaboratively with the key communities that live along their road network – like those impacted by the Moloto Road upgrade – ensuring that all processes are fair, transparent and benefit the communities.
Involving communities in upcoming projects
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he upgrading of the Moloto Road is expected to drive economic prosperity, improve road safety, and reduce travel time by allowing vehicles to travel safely. This was said by SANRAL stakeholder coordinator for Mpumalanga, Melba Geca at a recent ‘Taking SANRAL to the People’ stakeholder engagement session. The engagement took place in the Kwa-Phahla Community Hall in Siyabuswa, under the Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality in Mpumalanga, where SANRAL hosted municipal representatives, traditional leaders, local business forums, community members and local small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs). Through these sessions SANRAL can interact with different stakeholders and share information about its continuing role in infrastructure development, job creation and skills development initiatives on its road infrastructure projects. Speaking at the recent session, Geca highlighted the importance of sharing information with key stakeholders in the municipality. “We are delighted that we have the opportunity to work closely with the executive team of Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality and share information about SANRAL’s project updates in Mpumalanga. We hope that we will equip community members and the local business community with adequate information that will assist them in accessing and participating in SANRAL projects,” she said.
Touching on the R573 Moloto Road project, one of SANRAL’s flagship endeavours in the province, Geca said SANRAL’s aim with the project is to ensure that it is transformed into a business corridor. “We want to ensure that local communities and SMMEs benefit from the Moloto Road project. This motivation is in tandem with our key mantra of ‘Beyond roads’, meaning that roads are not an end in themselves but are a catalyst to improving people’s lives. We also want to showcase the importance of building roads that are safer for the movement of goods and people,” she said. SANRAL’s project manager responsible for the Moloto Road, Lawrence Chauke, said: “The Moloto Road project is a Strategic Infrastructure Project (SIP), and section 2 and a portion of section 3 (the Mpumalanga stretch), which traverse a distance of 54.9km, have seven work packages which will provide job opportunities for the community. “The first work package, which was on section 2, was completed in November 2018. We appointed the main contractor in February 2021, who will manage the second work package, from km 24.7 to km 36.2. In the same month we also appointed the main contractor for section 3, between km 6.5 and km 13.3. Subcontractors from the community will be appointed and given an opportunity to work on the project. “The Moloto Road upgrade will also include community development projects, which are currently in the planning phase, and will include the construction of access roads.” MOLOTO ROAD / SEPTEMBER 2021 //
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Community gives SANRAL the green light
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resolution on a land acquisition agreement with communities in Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality has given SANRAL the green light to kickstart the R573 Moloto Road project. SANRAL convened community resolution meetings in partnership with the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, to unlock the land acquisition process for Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality communities in Limpopo. Land acquisition is a process of acquiring private or communal land to develop infrastructural facilities, such as the construction of roads. Affected landowners are compensated with market-related value for the land required, in accordance with the Interim Protection of Informal Land Rights Act of 1996. Six communities in Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality were engaged with: Moteti B, Slovo Village, Oorlog, Stompo Village, Waalkraal B and Waalkraal Extension. The communities that have achieved a community resolution will be assisted by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform to open a Community Investment and Development Account. The money received will be used to further benefit community members through projects such as building a community hall, clinic, library, and other local amenities.
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SANRAL will compensate the individual communities who live on the road’s reserve and relocate them elsewhere before expanding the road. When infrastructure development opportunities such as the Moloto Road upgrade come to affected communities, local small, medium, and micro enterprises (SMMEs) stand to benefit. SANRAL ensures that local communities that live alongside its road infrastructure projects benefit through subcontracting opportunities and skills transfer. Key here is ensuring that targeted groups such as the youth, women and people with disabilities are included.
DID YOU KNOW? Land acquisition is a process of acquiring privately-owned land to develop infrastructural facilities, such as the construction of roads. Affected landowners are compensated with market-related value based on the amount of land needed and the value of the rural land. Where the relocation of structures is required, SANRAL works with the contractor to build new structures to National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) standards and assists the affected families to move. Graves are relocated as per the families’ wishes and traditional, cultural, and legal requirements.
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Subcontracting opportunities on the Moloto Road project
pgrading of section 2 of the R573 Moloto Road will have an immediate impact on road users as well as benefit local small, medium, and micro enterprises (SMMEs) and suppliers. Local businesses will be able to participate in the tendering for subcontracting opportunities, enabling them to provide an income for themselves and their families. SANRAL will establish a help desk to provide guidance to targeted enterprises (local businesses) in order to get their statutory requirements in order in anticipation of the subcontracting opportunities and assist with project-related information, such as queries that tenderers may have on tender documents, etc. Tender training sessions will also be provided for local SMMEs, to ensure they are well equipped with putting together a winning bid proposal by being able to accurately estimate costs for labour, materials and equipment and understand what to expect at the tender briefing when tendering for subcontracting work. The Moloto Road project started in 2015 when the Mpumalanga section of the Moloto Road (section 2) was transferred to SANRAL in August 2015 and was therefore declared a National Road. The first work package (priority works) whose scope of works entailed upgrading of four intersections was completed in December 2018. The four 4-way
stop intersections were converted into three roundabouts and one butterfly intersection. The purpose of this intervention was to provide traffic-calming measures to improve safety as well as to reduce conflict between the mobility and accessibility function. Construction works for the second work package commenced in July 2021. King Civil Engineering Contractors have been appointed as the main contractor. Among others, the key objective of government is to address socioeconomic challenges through infrastructure projects. To give effect to these objectives, the contractor is obliged to give opportunities to targeted labour as well as targeted enterprises. The Contract Participation Goal (CPG) targets have been set by SANRAL to achieve these objectives as follows: • The project’s total value for section 2 of the R573 Moloto Road is just over R430 million. A minimum of R129 million (30% of the contract value) is to be channelled towards SMME development through subcontracting work. • A further R34 million (8% of the contract value) will be used for targeted labour. The targeted labour groups will consist of women, youth, and people with disabilities. The project duration is 36 months to completion, and a total of 145 job opportunities are predicted to be created. MOLOTO ROAD / SEPTEMBER 2021 //
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FAQs
with Nontobeko Mathenjwa
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he people of Mpumalanga are happy that construction work have commenced once again on the R573 Moloto Road. In the next phase of the project, local businesses will be allowed to participate in tendering for subcontracting and work opportunities, enabling them to provide for their families. Nontobeko Mathenjwa, SANRAL’s Project Manager for section 2 of the R573, shared her insights regarding opportunities available for locals at the recent information sessions held in Thembisile Hani Local Municipality.
Q: What are information sessions? These are sessions with targeted enterprises where information regarding opportunities (both for labourers and enterprises) is shared. The information shared entails unpacking of the Contract Participation Goals (CPG) plan for the project. The CPG plan outlines the work opportunities set aside for targeted enterprises as well as the applicable targets set for the contractor to achieve.
Q: How can SMMEs qualify to tender for opportunities to participate in the project? SMMEs that reside within Thembisile Hani Local Municipality are earmarked for subcontracting work and supplier opportunities. Furthermore, SMMEs that meet the necessary eligibility criteria qualify 8 // MOLOTO ROAD / SEPTEMBER 2021
to tender. SMMEs are encouraged to apply to be registered on SANRAL’s subcontractor and supplier database. The company profiles that were collected during the information sessions will be added to the database. The database is intended to ensure that the companies registered will get notices of upcoming tenders.
Q: What platforms can I use to obtain the information? SANRAL issues communication through the Project Liaison Committees (PLC) and other platforms such as the local media, etc. when tenders for subcontracting opportunities are out. There is also an information desk established at King Civil’s site offices in Kwaggafontein. The information desk is established to provide access to individuals who seek project-related information.
Q: Do you have opportunities for someone who is not an SMME or supplier? Yes, there are employment opportunities available for both skilled and unskilled labourers. When SANRAL is constructing a road, various skills are needed to ensure that the road is completed successfully. Opportunities for skilled labourers are advertised, including the qualifications required.