The City says it has the ball rolling to expedite housing delivery following a resolution passed by the City Council on Thursday for the appointment of four specialist teams.
The City’s Transport and Urban Development Authority (TDA) will now conclude the four contracts for the appointment of multi-disciplinary teams tasked with overseeing the successful implementation of housing developments.
“These teams - one for each of the City’s four areas - will consist of a number of professionals. They will oversee and monitor the planning, design and construction of thousands of housing opportunities across Cape Town,” said Mayoral Committee Member for Transport and Urban Development, Brett Herron.
Since the contracts will be in place for longer than three years, the TDA first had to obtain Council’s approval before the signing of the contracts could go ahead.
“Given that the contracts are in place for longer than three years, it means we do not need to issue a new tender for the appointment of multi-disciplinary teams for each and every housing project in the medium term. This way, we already have a team of professionals ready in all four areas of the City who can immediately get working on a new housing project,” he said.
Initially, the teams will work on at least 12 housing developments across Cape Town.
“These developments will provide approximately 13 000 housing opportunities and together amount to an investment of approximately
R184 million. The housing opportunities will become available within the next two to three years, depending on the type of development and the area where the development is
taking place,” said Herron.