(1)(a) (i) The new water purification plant in Bloemhof is at 89% completion.
(ii) The entire pipeline from Bloemhof to Schweizer-Reneke is 60km long. However, my Department is currently working on the construction of the first 11km. The progress is at 50% towards completion.
(b) Both the water purification plant and the 11km pipeline will be completed in December 2019 and the plan is to complete the entire project by December 2020.
(2)(a) (i) The current total cost of the construction of the plant is R120 million.
(ii) The current total cost of the construction of the pipeline is R278, 490,800.
(b) The costs incurred in respect of the contractor for the Water Treatment Plant is R75 580 million, and for the pipeline it is R21 980 million. This includes the fees of the engineers.