The City of Cape Town is making steady progress in ensuring that all road maintenance, sidewalk and non-motorised transport (NMT) projects are affected by the termination of contracts with Triple-C Maintenance and Services completed as quickly as possible. The impacted projects mainly include cycle lanes, sidewalks and roads in Khayelitsha, Heideveld, Kensington, Mitchells Plain, Hanover Park, Philippi and other areas.
As per the sources, the City of Cape Town has already started working on most of the affected projects through replacement procurement processes.
Member of the Mayoral Committee for Urban Mobility, Councillor Rob Quintas, stated that the City of Cape Town took decisive action earlier this year to terminate all contracts held by Triple-C Maintenance and Services after the owner of the business allegedly attempted to bribe the City Manager.
The action followed a joint investigation by the City’s Ethics and Forensics Department and the South African Police Service (SAPS). Termination of these contracts affected a number of construction projects across the metro city that has been working to minimise disruption by revising project plans. It also appointed replacement contractors where possible and made use of standby contracts to ensure that service delivery continues.
According to Cllr Quintas, despite these efforts, there are some delays with the work, and they apologise sincerely to the residents for the impact this is having on their neighbourhoods.
It is one of the operational expenditure projects in Costa da Gama, that involves the repair and resurfacing of sidewalks, which was affected by the termination of the contractor. The project scope was revised, as the work was re-advertised, a new contractor was appointed, and all outstanding work has now been successfully completed.
Therefore, several capital expenditure projects, started by the City of Cape Town are also progressing through replacement procurement processes:
Khayelitsha Non-Motorised Transport (NMT): A standby contractor has been appointed and is expected to be on site by the end of July 2026.
Heideveld NMT: A contractor has been appointed through the City’s term tender and is currently establishing on site.
Kensington NMT: A replacement contractor is expected to commence work by the end of August 2026.
Mitchells Plain NMT: The City is finalising the appointment of a standby contractor, with work expected to commence during September 2026.
Hanover Park NMT: The appointment of a standby contractor is being finalised, with construction anticipated to start during September 2026.
Philippi Resurfacing of Various Roads: The project has been postponed to 2026-27 financial year (FY). The contractors have refused twice. It includes affected roads Samora Machel (Ward-33) and Browns Farm (Ward-80).
Some projects will need to be implemented under new contracts due to procurement and budget timelines. These include:
Ward-43 sidewalk construction: along Frigate Road, Caravel Road, and Sloop Road in Strandfontein. Although the project was re-advertised following the termination of Triple-C, the replacement contractor declined the appointment. The project will now be implemented during the new financial year once the replacement tender is active.
Ward-65 Walmer Road traffic calming: The project could not proceed under the previous procurement arrangements following the contractor’s termination and will be implemented through the City’s replacement contracting processes’ only.
Considering this, Cllr Rob Quintas added that the City of Cape Town will never compromise on ethical governance. At the same time, they understand the inconvenience that delays to infrastructure projects can cause to residents. Their teams have been working diligently to put alternative arrangements in place so that these important projects can proceed as soon as possible.
The City of Cape Town always remained committed to maintain continuity of service delivery while upholding the highest standards of ethics, transparency and accountability in all its operations.