Jozi@Work packages worth R1.3m up for grabs

16 November 2016

 

Orange Farm, south of Johannesburg, will be turned into a big construction site early in the new year after the City of Johannesburg on Monday, November 14, unveiled two labour-intensive projects with a combined value of R1.3-million

under Jozi@Work toimprove the area’s storm water drainage system – giving many unemployed locals the opportunity to work.

Jozi@Work is a R3-billion empowerment and job creation programme launched by the City in 2014 to help tackle unemployment, poverty and inequality.

The two Orange Farm projects were unpacked by the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA) at a Jozi@Work regional forum at the Orange Farm Multipurpose Centre in Region G and attended by representatives of local co-operatives and small businesses.

The first project, which will be divided into two work packages worth a total of R101 350, will involve the construction and installation of 20 kerb inlets. The work will include earthwork preparation for floors and transitions, brickwork, concrete infilling and installation of covers, frames, grids and steps, as well as the construction of transitions and benching.

The second project, worth over R1.2-million, will be divided among five co-operatives and will involve the construction of 45 manholes. It will also entail preparations, procurement of material, formworks, steel fixing and concrete works.

Co-operatives and small township businesses were told that all materials to be used for the projects must be South African Bureau of Standards-approved.

Clement Manyama, Senior Site Manager of Gorogang Plant Hire, which is contracted to the JRA and serves as Jozi@Work’s Capability Support Agent, said the company would work with the successful co-operatives daily until the completion of both projects.

“There will be a foreman or supervisor appointed specifically to ensure that all quality standards are met,” Manyama added.

Ntombi Maseko, a Jozi@Work Co-ordinator in Region G, said there were no specific skills or qualifications required as prerequisites.

“Co-operatives will be trained in bricklaying, kerb inlet construction, basic safety, basic understanding of drawings and quality control,” she said.

Applications must be submitted at the City of Johannesburg’s offices in Lenasia South by midday on Monday November 21.