Question NW577 to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
27 April 2020 - NW577
Ceza, Mr K to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
Whether her department has any monitoring processes in place in respect of the Municipal Infrastructure Grant; if not, why not; if so, what processes were followed in order to award a contract worth R100 000 to a certain person (details furnished)?
Reply:
The Department of Cooperative Governance have established processes and procedures, including the monitoring support system, Municipal Infrastructure Grant Management Information System (MIG-MIS), to manage the assessment, registration, approval and implementation of the MIG projects. It should however be noted that the MIG is a direct grant allocated to municipalities with specific conditions on what the funds could be utilised for. The Department is not involved with the procurement processes within municipalities; however, municipalities are expected to comply with procurement legislation and policies issued by the National Treasury. As such, municipalities follow their own procurement policies in the tendering and appointment of contractors and service providers. END.