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T
he R42 million Valhalla Park
Housing Project signals the City
of Cape Town’s commitment to
this development despite land inva-
sion attempts, which have stalled the
progress of this project. Construc-
tion of the Valhalla Park Housing
Development seeks to empower the
city’s most vulnerable families with
777 fully subsidised homes and will
commence shortly.
The design and development pro-
cess is being done in accordance with
approved National Human Settle-
ments Development and Engineering
Standards by a professional project
team, which comprises all relevant
professional disciplines. All theneces-
sary funding and planning approvals
are in place.
The contract for construction of
the civil engineering services was
recently awarded to Shar Civils cc.
The scope of work for this contract
includes the construction of inter-
nal services for 777 sites and the
upgrading of existing services. The
contract will employ local labour
and sub-contractors. A democrati-
cally representative Project Steering
Committee (PSC) is in place and
consultants and City officials oversee
the project to ensure effective imple-
mentation. The committee’s role is to
serve as the link between the project
manager and the local community. It
will consist of four sub councils, five
chairpersons, ward councillors and
elected community representatives
and city officials.
“It is the start of a new life for
our beneficiaries and bringing
dreams to fruition as they become
property owners, which can un-
lock economic opportunities,” says
Benedicta vanMinnen, Mayoral Com-
mittee Member for Human Settle-
ments. “With construction commenc-
ing soon, we are very excited to be
contributing towards building better
lives for vulnerable residents and we
encourage communities to support
us in our efforts,” says van Minnen.
Beneficiaries will be allocated
from Valhalla Park as well as from
other areas, in accordance with the
Housing Allocation Policy.
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R42million Valhalla Park project
Left to right: Duke Gumede, Benedicta
van Minnen and Herman Steyn.