Gauteng SDI Rail Link - Gautrain

69The primary consultation approach, as discussed above and depicted inFigure 6, will be that the high-level political representatives of this project (i.e.the members of the Provincial Steering Committee) will consult directly withthe broad community and public of Gauteng.On the other side of the spectrum, technical representatives from all the mainrole players will be invited to participate directly in the Project ReviewCommittee (which goes beyond consultation only and also deals with theproject management).At a number of strategic milestones, opportunity will be given for strategicinput. It is proposed that these be done at a limited number targetedconsultative conferences.The detail of the consultative structure is shown in Figure 11 above, anddiscussed briefly below.1.8.2 Consultative ConferencesIt is proposed that two or three major consultative conferences be held, whereopportunity for consultation with all the role players and the main stakeholderscan be provided.The first consultative conference will be aimed at obtaining support for theproject and methodology applied, but will be mainly driven at obtaining inputinto the planning process and the identification of alternatives to beinvestigated. The second consultative conference will be aimed atacceptance in principle of the proposed implementation proposals andprogramme prior to submission to Gautrans.The proposed dates are as follows:♦ First Consultative Conference Third Week July, 2000♦ Second Consultative Conference Mid November 2000 and/or midFebruary, 2001It will be considered whether an Investor’s Conference, aimed at addressingthe needs and requirements of prospective bidders for the BOT project,should be held.Gauteng SDI Rail Link – Inception Report, 15 June 2000