The SA National Roads Agency has made civil claims against the construction firms found guilty of collusion in the build-up to the 2010 World Cup. Sanral said it had filed claims in the Gauteng local division of the High Court for between R600-million and R760-million against seven construction companies.In 2013 the Competition Commission fined 15 major construction firms a collective R1.46-billion for "rampant" collusive in tendering for projects completed between 2006 and 2011.The companies that incurred the biggest penalties for collusion were: WBHO, which was fined R311.29-million for 11 projects, Murray & Roberts, R309.05-million for 17 projects, Stefanutti Stocks, R306.89-million for 21 projects, and Aveng, R306.57-million for 17 projects.The penalties were imposed during the fast-track settlement process initiated by the commission in February 2011, in which firms were incentivised to make a full and truthful disclosure of bid-rigging in return for penalties lower than would be sought by the commission if it were to pursue legal action.Sanral spokesman Vusi Mona said the agency had spent months quantifying the damages."Our detractors doubted our intention to file for damages, accusing us of delays, with some going to the extent of suggesting that the agency was colluding with the industry."But we had to be thorough in our assessment of the damages and were not going to be rushed into this action ill-prepared," Mona said.He said the claims were not confined to the Gauteng freeway improvement project...