Question NW3313 to the Minister of Public Works:

Reply:

(1) (a) (i) From 2014 to 2018

(b) the companies are, namely: Technology Corporate Management; Nambithi Technologies; EOH Mthombo; Odirile IT Holdings; Business Connexion; State Information Technology Agency; and Vodacom.

(c) Technology Corporate Management = R19 990 876.57

Nambithi Technologies = R13 626 624.77

EOH Mthombo = R12 131 776.84

Odirile IT Holdings = R20 459 128.48

Business Connexion = R127 418 715.24

State Information Technology Agency = R9 089 726.36

Vodacom = R5 539 284.36

(d) IT systems that were upgrade are as follows:

Name of the System	Service	Company	Value
1. Backup Infrastructure	Backup and recovery solution (2014-2017)	Technology Corporate Management	R19 990 876.57
2. Server Infrastructure	Regional servers (2014-17)	Nambithi Technologies	R13 626 624.77
	V-Block replacement @ SITA (2017-18)	Odirile IT Holdings	R12 642 360.34
3.Data centres Infrastructure	Uninterrupted power supply and cooling (Head Office and Regions) (2017-18)	EOH Mthombo	R12 131 776.84
		Odirile IT Holdings	R7 816 768.14
4. Network and Audio-visual Infrastructure	Procurement, installation and care pack service for the network equipment (2014)	Business Connexion	R127 418 715.24
	Virtual Private Network (VPN) upgrade (2018)	State Information Technology Agency (per annum)	R9 089 726.36
	Unified Communications (least cost routing and other related services): National Treasury Contract RT15 (2018)	Vodacom (per annum)	R5 539 284.36
	Access Point Network Solution (User Mobile Data Services): National Treasury Contract RT15 (2018)	Vodacom per annum – Paid per utilisation @ R0,1550 /MB	R325 560.00

(2) (a) (i)

State Information Technology Agency

Vodacom (Unified Communications (least cost routing and other related services): National Treasury Contract RT15)

Vodacom (Access Point Network Solution (User Mobile Data Services): National Treasury Contract RT15)

(b) (i)

State Information Technology Agency = R9 089 726.36 (per annum)

Vodacom (Vodacom (Unified Communications (least cost routing and other related services): National Treasury Contract RT15) = R5 539 284.36 (per annum)

Vodacom (Access Point Network Solution (User Mobile Data Services): National Treasury Contract RT15) = R325 560.00 (per annum)

Information pertaining to Public Entities reporting to the Minister of Public Works

Agrément South Africa (ASA)

(1)(a)(ii) Not applicable

Thus (b)(c)(d) as well as (2)(a)(ii) and (b) fall away.

Council for the Built Environment (CBE)

(1) (a) (ii) Last Upgrade Date	(1) (b) Service Provider	(1) (c) Contract Value	(1) (d) Details of the Upgraded Service	Contract Period	Service Type	Maintenance (2)(a)(ii)(b)
September 2017	Data Centrix	R573 189.00	2 X Servers – HPE DL 380’s , supply and Setup for Virtual Environment	Once-Off	Infrastructure	N/A
April 2017	E-Novative Technologies Africa	R1 053 538.00	Network and Telephone Setup New Offices, supply of Cisco Equipment, Wifi and Cabling	Once-Off	Infrastructure	N/A
1. September 2017 2. October 2018	Sage Computers Technologies	1. R281 786.00 2. R263 580.00	Laptop Refresh	Once-Off	Infrastructure	3yrs Warranty OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)
May 2018	IEE (Intelligence Everywhere Enterprise)	R498 000.00	Disaster Recovery as-a-service (DRAAS) - the service procured includes (Hardware, Server Space, Disaster Recovery Team, Monitoring, Backup, Replication and 10 Seats Office Space, Support and Maintenance)	12 Months (Mar 2018 –Mar 2019)	Infrastructure	Included in the contract
Feb 2018	E-Novative Technologies Africa	R299 221.00	Firewall Security Service – Security as-a-service = 24/7/365 Supply, Implement, Support and Maintenance – Fortigate Solution	36 Months ( Feb 2018 – Feb 2021)	Infrastructure - Security	Included in the contract
Nov 2017	Nashua Kopano	R379 612.00	2 X Big Photo Copier/ Printer Rental and 4 x Printers Outright Purchase	24 Months (Nov 2017 – Oct 2019)	Infrastructure	Included in the contract
May 2018	Pulego Communications	R385 000.00	Website and intranet Development, Support and Maintenance	24 Months (March 2018 – March 2020)	IT System	Included in the contract

Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB)

(1)(a)(ii)

The system was upgraded to latest version on the 29th of March 2017.

(b) The company contracted to upgrade the system is nVisionIT as they were awarded a contract to maintain and support the system.

(c) The total amount of the contract was R656 600.00

(d) The name of the system upgraded is Microsoft Dynamics CRM and it was upgraded to a latest version (2016)

(2)(a)(ii)

The name of the service provider currently responsible for the maintenance of the IT systems is nVisionIT

(b) The total value of the contract is R4 912 110.00 for a period of 12 months.

Independent Development Trust (IDT) conducted several IT systems upgrades outlined as follows:

Wide Area Network Infrastructure upgrade:

The IT core network Infrastructure (Wide Area Network Infrastructure) for the IDT was last updated in March 2015. The name of the company contracted to do the upgrade was Telkom/BCX.

The contract value of the upgrade over three years (2015-2018) was R10 150 358.40.

The company currently doing the maintenance on the system is Telkom/BCX. Telkom provides the band width and maintains the network infrastructure for three years’ contract value.

The IDT also had a Financial Systems upgrade:

The financial systems were last upgraded in December 2013. The name of the company contracted to do the upgrade was Praxis. The contract value of the upgrade was R5 000 000. The IT system upgraded was Great Plains.

The company currently doing the maintenance of the financial system is Sethewo Pty Ltd. The contracted support rate is R 940.00 per hour. This includes support and general bugs fixing. The licence fee for Great Pains is R578 998.38 per annum.

IDT also conducted a Human Resources & Payroll Systems upgrade:

The Human Resources and Payroll systems were last upgraded in July 2017. The name of the company contracted to do the upgrade was Sage VIP. The contract value of the upgrade was R1 153 165.00. The IT System upgraded was Sage 300 Peope. The company currently doing the maintenance of the system is Sage VIP. The contracted support rate is R1 020.00 per hour. This includes support and general bugs fixing. The licence fee for Sage 300 People is R266 964.00.