MFMA Act

The list of 22 companies commenced the tender contract on 1 March 2022 and are still working under this contract, which was initially for a three-year period ending on 28 February 2025.

“So the list of 22 companies that was then awarded and commenced on the 1st of March 2022, and to date is still working under this contract... this tender which then commenced on the 1st of March 2022, as per the prescripts of the MFMA Act, three year period, then concluded on the 28th of February 2025 as a contract at that stage.”

The MFMA Act mandates strict 90-day deadlines for tender processes involving committee approval, advertisement, evaluation, and awarding.

“in terms of the MFMA Act, it has very strict deadlines and guidelines of let us say a period of 90 days that a tender must be through all the committees approved, advertised, and it must be evaluated and awarded.”