Markville Flats residents have now been without a working lift for 32 months despite endless reassurances from the metro.
Metro spokesperson Themba Gadebe says the appointed contractors had purchased the lifts from abroad and a majority of them have already arrived.
“However, the contract between the metro and the contractor for installation expired on June 30, due to the delays.
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“The metro met with the service provider on October 17 regarding a variation of the expired contract and no agreement was reached.
“Therefore, the metro will present to Council another procurement request that seeks approval for deviating from the normal procurement process due to the time that has already lapsed.
“The deviation is for appointing the same contractor without following a lengthy procurement process,” says Gadebe.
It is expected that the consideration for approval will be done by mid-November 2018 and only then can installation proceed.
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