THE Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has said the Mbudzi roundabout interchange designed engineers were procured in accordance with the Procurement Act.
DNMZ, the designer of the Mbudzi Traffic Interchange in Harare said the total cost for the construction at Mbudzi interchange flyover is US$88 million with US$65 million being for the interchange structure and US$23 million for works including creation of detour roads, relocation costs, royalties, geo-tech surveys and payment of professional fees.
In a statement yesterday, DNMZ said they do not reveal project information to third parties without approval of the client.
This comes after a social media post claimed that the project will cost US$42 million and not the US$88 million officially announced by the government.
“DNMZ are engaged to do the design of the civil and structural aspects of the interchange. However, we are not the project managers of the same,” read the statement.
DNMZ said the company was not involved in some aspects of the project, which included the relocation of services costs, professional fees of the other consultants, electrical engineers, quantity surveyors, mechanical engineers, and EIA specialists amongst others as well as the cost of enabling works such as detours and traffic accommodation.
The company also stated that it was not involved in the compensation of property owners, relocation of people affected by the works, complexities associated with working on live site and payment of royalties for extraction of gravel and aggregates.
“As DNMZ, we have full confidence in the professional team working on the project and assure the nation of Zimbabwe that a world class product has been designed and is being constructed,” said the statement.