The representatives from the Business Forum expressed their support of the notice of intervention as issued by the MEC of Local Government and Housing. The representatives raised concerns with regard to awarding of tenders to contractors not residing within the municipality, lack of service delivery, lack of municipal feedback on tender awards, lack of access to construction tenders, delay of payments by the municipality construction service providers, non- functionality of public toilets at taxi ranks, no recognition of local builders, lack of expansion programmes and land for small business developers.