The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) aims to accelerate the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Amendment Bill and establish a Construction Industry Ombuds office to accredit contractors and improve compliance with and enforcement of CIDB prescripts, as well as restrict service providers who have abused the supply chain system or failed to perform on contracts, Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala has said. "One of the major challenges we have identified that impact on the delivery of infrastructure projects, and on growth and employment prospects in the country, is the lack of consequence management for contractors short-changing the State.
