CONCERNS have emerged over the safety of the M800 million Ha Belo Industrial Estate in Botha-Bothe, after the Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC) allegedly declared the works complete while the contractor was still carrying out major works and against advice from the contracted project engineer, court documents show.
The LNDC is accused of issuing a completion certificate to the main contractor, Unik Construction, despite objections from project overseer GWC Consulting Engineers, who insisted that outstanding corrective works needed to be completed first.
This controversy is detailed in correspondence between the LNDC and GWC, whose contract was also allegedly terminated prematurely while they were still supervising the works.
GWC had been engaged by the LNDC on 24 October 2016, under a M28 518 736.85 contract that spanned 56 months. However, multiple extensions were granted due to Covid-19 restrictions and the need for resurveys and digital terrain modelling.
GWC was responsible for designing civil and structural works, supervising construction activities, coordinating sub-consultants, administering the contract, and issuing completion certificates.
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