Msimanga administration takes steps to extricate Tshwane from fatally flawed PEU contract
Thu, Nov 24, 2016
Note to the Editor: This was the statement delivered today by the Executive Mayor of Tshwane, Cllr Solly Msimanga, at a press conference held at the Sammy Marks Council Chamber. Cllr Msimanga was joined by the Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Corporate and Shared Services, Cllr Cilliers Brink, and the MMC for Finance, Cllr Mare-Lise Fourie.
Both in opposition and in government we have had serious concerns about the validity of the PEU smart meter contract entered into by the previous administration. Chief among my concerns was and still is that the contract entered into by the City is deeply flawed and inconsistent with due process.
The serious irregularities that have marred this contract from its very inception have material implications for the City's ability to provide sustainable electricity to residents.
It is for that reason that I, in September this year, announced that I would launch a substantive review into the validity of this contract that threatens to unnecessarily haemorrhage much-needed public funds that could be useful in addressing the priority areas that I have identified for this administration.