Jet Demolition (Pty) Ltd navigates huge bid spread to land Athlone Tower contract.
With the opening match of the 2010 soccer World Cup just a few weeks ago, the City of Cape Town in South Africa has finally awarded the contract to fell the crumbling Athlone Towers.
The contract has been awarded to Jet Demolition (Pty) Ltd, but only after the contract attracted eight bids that ranged from R4.79 to R23.46 million ($600,000 to $2.99 million).
“Following an evaluation and a check for compliance with the tender requirements, the lowest offer which complied with the specification – R6.496 million (800,000) was submitted by Jet Demolition (Pty) Ltd,” said Clive Justus, the City of Cape Town’s mayoral committee member for utility services.
There is now news yet on the preferred demolition method.
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