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Latest News Technical Services Flagship Project – Coming Soon! The Municipality has completed the necessary application for funding and procurement of the contractor to complete the Upgrade of the Bulk Sewerage Treatment Works. Published: 3

Dawid kruiper Local MunicipalityRef: https://www.dkm.gov.za/news/technical-services-flagship-project-coming-soon

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Collected on 1 August 2026

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What this means

This is a news item published by the Dawid Kruiper Municipality on 31 July 2026 about its Technical Services Flagship Project. The municipality says it has completed the application for funding and procurement of a contractor to upgrade the Bulk Sewerage Treatment Works, with the contractor appointment completed for R319 million. The upgrade is intended to expand the Kameelmond/KWWTW wastewater treatment capacity from 16 million litres to 28 million litres per day, including Phase 1 completed in 2023 and Phase 2 involving additional activated sludge and sludge management capacity.

Facts

Places

Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality, Northern Cape

Reference

https://www.dkm.gov.za/news/technical-services-flagship-project-coming-soon

Amounts

R 319 000 000

Parties

Technical Services Flagship Project. The municipality

Key Takeaways

  • Dawid Kruiper Municipality news item
  • Published on 31 July 2026
  • Funding application completed
  • Contractor procurement completed
  • Contract appointment amount: R319 million
  • Project: Upgrade of the Bulk Sewerage Treatment Works
  • Capacity expansion: 16 Ml/day to 28 Ml/day
  • Phase 1 completed in 2023 (restore 16 Ml/day plant; refurbish electro-mechanical equipment; staffing facility and MCC)
  • Phase 2: construction of 12 Ml/day activated sludge train and sludge management facility
  • Current service: serves 23 000+ households (mostly Upington and surrounding rural settlements)
  • Approximately 4500 household connections completed for water and sanitation in Upington areas
  • Expected outcomes: improved effluent quality to the river, job creation, local contractor development
  • Dawid Kruiper Municipality
  • Kameelmond Wastewater Treatment Works
  • KWWTW
  • Upington
  • LED office