Avifauna, Mammals and Entomology

Dave Pepler

Horus Wildlife Consultants

Kobus Jooste

Horus Wildlife Consultants

Dr H Geertsema

Independent Consultant

 Botany

Nick Helme

Doug Jeffrey and Associates

Doug Jeffrey

Doug Jeffrey and Associates

 Herpetology

Atherton de Villiers

Independent Consultant

 Noise

Demos Dracoulides

DMA

 Archaeology

Jonathan Kaplan

Agency for Cultural Resource Management

 Planning

Jonathan Holtmann

Jonathan Holtmann and Associates

 Visual

Johan van Papendorp

OvP Associates

 Independent Review

Sue Lane

Sue Lane and Associates

Broadly, specialists have been asked to:

    Confirm and further investigate the issues raised through the Scoping process.

    Recommend mitigation measures to alleviate negative impacts.

    Using specified evaluation criteria determine the significance of the impact before and after mitigation.

       Provide guidelines for construction and operational phases of the development

Each specialists terms of reference will be adjusted to suit their area of study.

Refer to Figure 2 for a diagramatic representation of the Impact Assessment.

THE UNSOLICITED BID PROCESS

If the proposed project is authorised in terms of the EIA Regulations, the following steps will be undertaken:

    Preparation of tender documentation;

    Tender process;

    Declaration of a toll road; and

    Financial closure.

Preparation of tender documentation

The preparation of tender documentation would conclude the Final Phase of Scheme Development.  It is anticipated that the Final Phase of Scheme Development could end by the fourth quarter of 2002.

Tender process

On successful completion of Scheme Development, and if a positive Record of Decision is to be obtained from DEAT/DECAS, SANRAL will call for tenders for the Concession Contract.  Various consortia may then tender for the right to design, construct, operate, maintain and finance the project.

Penway will have to tender for the work along with other consortia.  The selection of the Selected Tenders will be based on the tenders that offer the best proposals within the following categories:

• Competence and Capacity of the Tenderer
• Traffic and Toll Strategy
• Environmental Requirements
• Socio-Economic Requirements and Training
• Engineering
• Financial
• Legal

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