a) The current e-toll operations contract comes to an end in December 2019 and has an option to be extended for a further 2 years.
b) SANRAL will review its options and the performance of the current contractor before making a decision whether to extend the existing contract for 2 years as allowed for in contract or retender. If the decision is made to retender, the National Treasury prescribed timelines will be followed.
c)The main conditions of the tender can only be finalised at time of tender, this is to ensure adherence to all the National Treasury and other prescriptive regulations i.e. Department of Labour, Department of Trade and Industry etc. that will be applicable at the time. SANRAL intends to incorporate the provisions of its proposed draft Transformation Policy which is currently under consultation should it eventually get cabinet approval.
d) As per National Treasury PFMA and SCM regulations, once a contract has reach the end of its contract period, a new procurement process must be initiated that is fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost effective.