News24 | amaBhungane | IDT mistrust: bid 'manipulation' in R436m road tenders puts Bulkeng back in spotlight

News24 | amaBhungane | IDT mistrust: bid 'manipulation' in R436m road tenders puts Bulkeng back in spotlight

Signs of manipulation in award of R436m worth of road tenders, with largest going to Bulkeng, the company spotlighted in IDT health contract probe.

IDT mistrust: bid ‘manipulation’ in R436m road tenders brings Bulkeng back into spotlight - AmaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism

KwaZulu-Natal road rehabilitation tenders involving five companies, nine key roads and a combined R436-million appear to have been manipulated to favour certain companies.The Independent Development Trust (IDT) handled the tender process on behalf of the provincial transport department.One company, Bulkeng, clinched a R197-million contract – the biggest of the lot.  The IDT seems to have an affinity for Bulkeng, with the company previously scori…