Coastal corridor upgrade
N2 Kwa-Mashu — Umdloti
A R1.2 billion upgrade of the coastal corridor north of Durban. Lion Bee managed the procurement — from pre-tender estimate to final account.
The mandate
Procurement, then the cost position that follows it.
Documentation that prices the real risk, an award that survives scrutiny, and a monthly position carried through to close-out.
01
Estimate and cost plan
A pre-tender estimate the employer can budget against, and test the tenders it receives against.
02
Risk into the bill
Traffic accommodation and service relocation written as measurable items — not a lump sum the contractor prices blind.
03
Evaluation and award
Arithmetic and rate checks, then a written adjudication report recommending the award — with the reasoning on record.
04
Measure, certify, close
Monthly measurement, payment certificates and a cost report — through to a final account that reconciles to measured work.
Cost drivers
Risk either sits in the bill, or it sits with the employer.
Three conditions specific to this corridor, each of which is a priced item or an unpriced surprise.
Staging under live traffic
A commuter and freight corridor cannot be closed to be rebuilt. The working window sets productivity, and productivity is what a rate actually prices.
Services and wayleaves
Unresolved service positions become standing time, and standing time becomes a claim. Better measured as an item than argued as an extension.
Coastal exposure
Durability requirements in a marine environment price differently from the equivalent inland structure. The specification drives the rate before the quantity does.
R1.2bn
Contract value
N2
Coastal corridor, KwaZulu-Natal