3.1.6 The contractor responsible for the Ceres and Vanrhynsdorp projects, in a written submission to the Committee, bore some responsibility for the delays, but claimed that the 'professional team' had some responsibility too. They claimed that, as a broad-based black economic empowerment enterprise (BBBEE), they had not been treated fairly but had been isolated at every opportunity by the 'professional team', and that the latter's failure to acknowledge their own role in the delays had severely prejudiced the contractor's rights and the "due fulfillment of the contract". These claims were not made during the visit, but were submitted in writing after, and the DCS and DPW have therefore not had an opportunity to respond.