Pikitup is not picking it up
I would like to apologise to our residents for any inconvenience which they may experience.
Pikitup services has been disrupted due to the failure to manage the transition of their ad hoc fleet contracts.
On Tuesday morning, 2 October residents took out their refuse for it to be collected by Pikitup. However, Pikitup never showed up as a results resident are now left with full dustbins and waste they do not know what to do with.
According to MMC for Environment and Infrastructure Services, councillor Nico de Jager, The ad hoc fleet contracts serve to provide additional vehicles to the City to compensate for the attrition of Pikitup’s aged fleet. In order to ensure that service delivery suffers minimal interruption, the City held a meeting with senior Pikitup management in order to put into place a plan that will mitigate the level of disruption to residents.
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“I am assured that the entity will function normally soon. In the interim, Pikitup, through maximising its existing fleet and operating additional overtime shifts, will ensure that the maximum level of refuse removal rounds are achieved under the circumstances,” De Jager said.
Historically, the City has struggled with the timely management of contracts so as to ensure a smooth transition between the end of one contract and the commencement of another. This situation has been exacerbated by the advanced age and volatility of the existing fleet.
“TThis is a set of circumstances that the Mayor has recently condemned. As such, I have requested a full investigation to determine the culpability of those responsible. We cannot tolerate a situation where service delivery to our residents is compromised. I will ensure that Pikitup is issuing communication from our respective Regional Depots, advising residents of the progress towards full operation on Thursday,” he added.
“During this time, I would like to apologise to our residents for any inconvenience which they may experience and I will personally be seeing to it that normal operations are restored so that our residents may enjoy the full services they deserve,” De Jager concluded.
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