Posted 04 February 2019 - 08:21 PM
This is R1.6 billion which belongs in part to Grinaker which is up for sale.
To be able to sell Grinaker they need to derisk it as much as possible to entice the buyers(which could be part of the on going negotiations, who knows). This is part of that.
Unrest equals risk and AEG said they will move away from high risk, low margin projects, top line looks great but margins are low on this one I would imagine based on the capacity in this sector at the moment.
For the better part of 2018 no access meaning months of P&Gs incurred, Overhead costs. Trying to appease the construction mafia would have eroded any margins as this was not priced in.
Employer is incurring standing time claims due them not being able to provide safe access to site which is the duty of the employer.
Bonds cost money and AEG doesnt have money to waste, plus they are not on-demand bonds but tied to a contract, so the employer cannot just pull them without an argued contractual basis unlike in the case with G5.
Employer will agree to this, go back, restrategise on localisation topics, re-issue the tender.
Conclusion, good call from AEG, management is really doing what they said they would do which is to clean house.