Bombela spokesperson Kelebogile Machaka says the R1 billion is a projection that "will include costs for train design, electronic and communication systems to be fitted at the control centre, as well as electronic systems to be fitted at the stations". A more detailed breakdown was not immediately available.
Machaka adds that the cost of maintenance "will depend on service provider tenders and contracts post-development phase, which, at this stage, is projected at R25 million over 15 years".
The money will go towards software maintenance, as well as hardware rental, maintenance and replacement.
Construction on what is now a R35 billion project started in September 2006. The first phase is scheduled to be ready in time for the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
When first mooted in 2002, the total cost was a tenth of the latest estimate: R3.5 billion to R4 billion. A year later, the projected cost stood at R7 billion and in 2005 officials said the new total was R20 billion.
The last update on actual spend was in December, when Gauteng Premier Mbhazima Shilowa said R8.3 billion had been spent to that date. Shilowa said that the project had by then injected R440 million into the Gauteng economy "through the purchase of South African materials and equipment. Small, medium and macro enterprises have gained R70 million for providing goods and services required on the projects."
On the IT side, two contracts have been awarded. In November, Bombela awarded the French Thales Group and its local partner, Stimela Infrastructure Management Services, a R100 million contract to provide a "contactless e-ticketing solution".
ICT DEALS
The contract, now operative, requires Thales to design and deploy a contactless e-ticketing system at all 10 Gautrain stations, including OR Tambo International Airport.
The other ICT deal was awarded to Siemens SA. The value of this contract has not been disclosed.
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