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| Group bids for biggest South African contract |
| By Mail & Guardian |
| Published: 02/13/2009 |
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SOUTH AFRICA - Controversial facilities management group Bosasa has already won prison contracts worth about R3-billion, but is now gunning for a slice of the biggest tender ever to be awarded by the correctional services department. The Mail & Guardian has established that Bosasa is in the running for the multibillion-rand contracts to build and operate four private prisons. The M&G can also reveal that trade information of a competitor was found in Bosasa’s possession. Former president Thabo Mbeki announced the building of more private prisons for the first time in 2004. Since then the project has been mired in controversy around costing and a lack of funds in the department’s budget. However, the department announced in November last year that four consortia were shortlisted to bid for these contracts to build and operate prisons in Paarl, Nigel, Klerksdorp and East London. Two private prisons are already in operation in Bloemfontein and Louis Trichardt. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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