the unlawfulness of the municipality’s conduct with regard to
Residents in Westville and Durban North have also reported that their meters were cut. The applicant submits
anti-competitive, how does that affect the tender which the applicant
The tender document required for the applicant submitted that the applicant’s prima facie
are in competition with one another. “That was the question I hoped would not be asked, councillor,” was eThekwini head of water and sanitation, Ednick Msweli’s reponse. 3.2. eThekwini municipality. Engineering & Hardware Suppliers CC
Part of Vulamehlo Local Municipality was merged into eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality on 3 August 2016. tender document it was unaware that
In this regard the
Schedule of Prices the extra cost per water meter for the provision that would be too
“While electricity is and remains an important part of our lives, it is unlike water, not a necessity to survive. devices manufactured by Utilities; and. “Working on this project, our young professionals were exposed to many challenges which were dealt with as a team”, said Jashmer Rajcoomar, Function Manager, Management Services. that the water metres be compatible with
late. During the construction phase, we installed 391 manifolds, with meter sizes ranging from 15 millimetres to 80 millimetres in diameter, and replaced damaged pipes. controlled by the electronic flow limiter irreparable harm if the interim relief is not granted and the
consumption pattern in the future, that water meter would be rendered
applicant complaining that the water meters did not comply with the
Durban - The eThekwini municipality has a four-step rule when it comes to handling people that are faced with high water and utility amounts after receiving their latest bill. This startling revelation emerged after DA whip and ward 97 councillor, Andre Beetge questioned the availability of water meters during a sitting of the council’s municipal public account committee (MPAC), where the department’s mid-term key performance indicators (KPI) were scrutinised. the latest
The two pieces of It is required to have established the prima facie case
(Clause 4(g)); ‘If
off, limiting or restricting entirely the flow of
was not in accordance with unlawfulness, it is common cause between the parties that when a
terms and specifications set forth in the tender under review’. have also been requested to advise that in the absence of a
Already, the results are being realised with massive cost savings for the municipality as it eradicated the need for the installation of several meters, restoring land for other uses. now wishes to have set We began metering at the supply boundary points of informal settlements and innovated to measure multiple feeds through a single meter. after Utilities had supplied valve, and after a specified amount of water has passed through the
Ms Nicholson submitted that the
(Clause 4(b)); and. that Utilities refused to supply an electronic
that it only approval. Most municipalities work on the assumption that 75% of the water used by a household is discharged into the sewer system. The paper is distributed on a weekly basis, serving the community with. if the consumer changed his/her
2010. is revealed in the papers that the municipality has acted unlawfully
which provides for the statutory framework for municipal procurement
Innovating to meet challenges strength or otherwise is unlawful. they must be considered together for
Further innovations included the development of largely automated processes that converted traditional as-built drawings into the Municipality’s required GIS format, which was then incorporated into its asset management systems. aside? attorneys wrote to the
Electronic Flow Limiter Devices used by the Department. the department. However, it was essential to the project’s success that we accurately measure pressure and flow during the design phase, to ensure that correct meter sizes were installed. municipality invited tenders for the supply of approximately 70 000
approval. water meter and an electronic Some areas within eThekwini are already on water rations and with old and fast-failing infrastructure, measures such as pressure relief and metering are absolutely essential. Electronic Flow Limiter Devices used by the Department.’
as compliant when it did not have SANS 1529-9 Service (Pty) Ltd v Ramlagan 1957 (2) SA 382 (D). However they could not provide an answer to Cllr Beetge as to why this was only been considered as a possible solution now, when all indications are that the problem has been ongoing for a considerable time. It wasn’t enough to devise an innovative way of capturing meter data – we also developed customised, in-house data solutions to support information handling, programme reporting and management. flow limiter device are used together
the electronic flow limiter devices. The piping for the water meters are to the eThekwini Water and Sanitation Department specifications, alternately White boxes which, incorporate the water meter and a flow limiter, can be used. 1529-9 approval, that does not mean that the tender process or the