Ed Richardson COEGA HAS called for tenders valued at more than R450-million over the past few weeks. The budget for the first phase of infrastructural development in the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ) is R800-million. Investments in the zone over the past year include: l A R130-million contract for the supply of high and medium-voltage bulk electricity to the Coega IDZ and to the port of Ngqura. l The design and construction of a R100-million bridge over the Coega River l The provision of civil and electrical infrastructure for a 520-house construction village at WellÕs Estate, as well as the building of the first three-storey houses. Total value of these tenders is between R50 and R80-million l R50 to R100-million for the upgrading of 2,4 kilometres of the existing N2 to a dual-carriage road, the construction of four new bridges on the N2, and a road bridge over the railway line that will serve the Coega IDZ. l A R40-million contract to build an arterial road to service the first phase of the IDZ, the construction of a 1100 square metre recruitment centre, and the provision of bulk electricity to the zone.
