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At the end of 2023 the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) hosted a stakeholder engagement for the rehabilitation of the Kwaggaskloof Dam.
Located 16 km from Worcester, the dam is being rehabilitated to reinforce safety and its integrity following routine safety assessments.
The rehabilitation of the Kwaggaskloof project is one of the nine embankments that form part of the greater Brandvlei scheme, an off-river storage reservoir situated in Worcester. The implementation of the project will comprise both mechanical and electrical rehabilitation works.
Some of the direct benefits associated with this R84 million project when it unfolds include creating much-needed jobs and support of the local small, medium and micro-enterprise (SMME) economy through supply chain procurement opportunities.
During the engagement James van der Heever of the Construction South division of the department explained some of the bids to be advertised include hiring a security service provider to safeguard the assets, hiring ablution facilities, procurement of the building materials and so on.
In response to departmental presentations, participants requested the department share information and exercise transparency during the implementation of the project.
A project liaison committee comprising community development structures will be established to ensure meaningful participation of all the affected and interested parties.
The stakeholder engagement sessions concluded by asking the SMMEs to verify that they appear on the Central Supplier Database (CSD).
Environmental legislation is a solid foundation for South Africa. Consequently, an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) will be developed and approved before construction.
In this way, both environment and resource will be protected during and after construction.
The construction work will commence in a few months.
