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QUESTION NO. 932(NW1221E}

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO.17 of2020 DATE OF PUBLICATION: 22 May 2020

Mr P Mey (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment:

1. Whether her Department awarded any tender connected to the Covid-19 pandemic; if not, what is the position in this ega‹d; if so, what (a) are the names of the businesses to whom these tenders were awarded, (b) are the amounts of each Bnder awarded and (c) was the service and/or product \o be supplied by each business;
2. whether there was any deviation from the standard supply chain management procedures in the awarding of the tandem; if so, (a) why and (b) what are the relevant details in each case;
3. 3) what was the reason for which each specified business was awaited the specified tender; and whether she will make a statement on the matter2

932. THE MINISTER OF FORE8TRY, FISHERIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT REPLIES:

1. Yes, the Department awarded tenders connected b the COVIŒ19 pandemic as follows:

(a) Name of the businesses/service Provides	(b) Amount R'000	(c) Service provided
Multisurge Pty Ltd, Promed	R1 008 780	1900 x (box of 50) masks surgical face standard and 57 x digital body infrared thermometers.

Promed Technologies (Pty) Ltd	R45 000	5 liters X 500 battle disinfectant
Kanga Business Management	R494 500	3500 Alcohol gel hand sanitisers and 250 boxes of surgical masks
Orange Juice Inve9tr«ent (Pty) Ltd T/A X-Treme Cleaning Solutions	R138 500	Disinfecting, sanitisation and fogging Foretrust building.

1. Yes, there was a deviation from the standard supply chain management procedures. The Department utilised the Instruction Note 3 of 2016/17, paragraph 8.2, which states that 'An emergency procurement may occur when there is a serious and unexpected situation that pose an immediate risk B health, life, property or environment which calls an urgency to action and there is insufficient time to invite competitive bids', as well as Instruction Note 5 of 2020/21 Emergency Procurement in response to National State of Disaster.
   1. The Department received a case of an official who were infected with COVID-19 and, as a result, the Department had to disinfect the building æ a matter of emergency.
   2. The Department approached four service providers to submit quotations on an emergency basis, and an order was issued b Orange Juice Investment Pty Ltd T/A X-Treme Cleaning Solutions au they submitted a quotation that met the Department specifications.

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The reason for which each specified business was awarded the specified tender:

The Service Provider, as listed below, submitted quotations that met the Department procurement specifications and RTCOVID19-0@ s§ecificätÏ0FI9 B9 I6sued by National Treasury.

Name of the business /Service Provides
Multisurge(Pty) Ltd, Promed	Standard surgical face masks to be given to officials and visitors entering the building for protection against COVID-19. Body thermometers infrared for the screening of officials and visitors when entering the Department.
Promed Technologies (Pty) Ltd	Disinfectant for the cleaning of surfaces in the building.
Kanga Business Management	Alcohol gel hand sanitisers and surgical masks for the sanitising of hands and protection from the COVID-19 infection of officials and visitors

Names of the businesses/Service Providers
	entering the building.
Orange Juice Investment Pty LB T/A X-Treme Cleaning Solutions	Emergency sanitisation and logging of Foretrust building.

4. The regulations on how departments must respond to COVID-19 have bean widely publicized by the various government department.

Regards

MS BD CREECY
MINISTER OF FORESTORY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
DATES: 5/6/2020