3.4.5. The department also informed the Committee that they were going to build a water reticulation facility costing about R 7,2 million and that the project has already been put out to tender. The department was hoping to appoint a contractor within a month, and that a timeframe for completion was set at 4 months. The project would employ 10 males (extreme physical labour) and that the project will be managed under the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP).