Question NW819 to the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
21 July 2020 - NW819
Stander, Ms T to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure
(1)With reference to the R28 677 600 that was paid to privately owned facilities for their intended use as quarantine facilities for persons coming from high risk countries during the Covid-19 pandemic, as reported to the Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure during its virtual meeting of 4 May 2020, (a) what is the name of each institution that was paid, (b) on what date was each payment made and (c) what amount was paid to each institution; (2) whether there are signed contracts with each specified institution; if not, why not; if so, who are the parties to the contracts; (3) whether the requested information is available; if not, why not; (4) whether she will provide a list of all quarantine facilities in the Republic that are available to the Members of Parliament; if not, why not; if so, what are the specific details of the (a)(i) location and (ii) contact details of each facility and (b) date by which the list will be compiled; (5) whether she will make a statement on the matter?
Reply:
The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:
1. (a),(b) and (c) In May 2020 the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) informed me that itestimatedan allocated R 28 677 600 was to be used for privately owned facilities as isolation and quarantine facilities. This amount was tentative, based on the estimated number of beds that would be used over this period.
The Department informed me informed as at 13 July 2020 the DPWI paid R41 148 348,05to institutions for the use of privately owned facilities for quarantine or isolation sites. See table below:
|
Private Quarantine & Isolation Sites |
Amount Paid |
|
Birchwood Hotel |
1 843 852,50 |
|
Capital Empire |
2 051 927,50 |
|
Capital Melrose |
581 944,00 |
|
Capital Melrose (Capital Apartments) |
3 706 587,00 |
|
Capital on Bath |
757 009,00 |
|
Capital on Park |
2 555 257,50 |
|
Centurion Hotel |
3 146 927,50 |
|
City Lodge Grand West |
2 789 325,00 |
|
City Lodge Hotel Group |
2 785 597,50 |
|
City Lodge Umhlanga |
827 137,50 |
|
Coastlands Durban |
363 000,00 |
|
Coastlands Umhlanga Hotel |
1 491 000,00 |
|
Farm House Guesthouse |
402 520,00 |
|
Indaba Hotel (The Sandton Indaba) |
2 735 453,25 |
|
Ivy Hotel and Spa |
230 612,50 |
|
Leisure Trade Investments |
1 257 600,00 |
|
Mannah Executive Guest Lodge Hotel (Kowie) |
1 120 830,00 |
|
Mercure Hotel Bedfordview (Premier Lodge) |
572 355,00 |
|
Monte Bello Lodge |
447 419,00 |
|
Peermont Global (Metcourt) |
739 780,00 |
|
Peermont Metcourt |
1 948 120,00 |
|
Protea Hotel Balalaika |
2 236 970,80 |
|
Protea Hotel Balalaika (Okla Hotel) |
2 152 294,00 |
|
Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel |
1 565 700,00 |
|
Signature Lux Hotel Foreshore |
974 860,00 |
|
Signature Lux Hotel Foreshore (Highway Lux) |
1 084 670,00 |
|
The Ivy Villa Hotel & Spa (Capital Apartments) |
496 138,50 |
|
Tuscany Lodge |
283 460,00 |
|
Grand Total |
41 148 348,05 |
2. There is a standard Service Level Agreement (SLA) that is signed with each private establishment. The SLA is signed between the Hotel concerned and Department of Public Works and Infrastructure.
3. Yes, the information is available.
4. (a)(i),(ii), and(b),
DPWI has identified and made quarantine and isolation facilities available for the Department of Health to use and operate in the fight against the spread of Covid-19.The Department is working with the Technical Unit of the Presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Committee (PICC), the Department of Health (DoH), the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and several other spheres of government to manage a credible database of facilities.
As at 3 July 2020 a total number of 5986sites have been identified as proposed sites and geo-located, representing more than 208 000 beds across the country. Of that 653 are state-owned facilities and 5 333 are privately owned.
To date, 431 facilities have been assessed by the DoH and are compliant, representing 41 315 beds. Of these, 139 facilities have been activated, representing 12 525 beds available for quarantine requirements.
5. No.
see the link for Annexure A: https://pmg.org.za/files/RNW819-AnnexureA.pdf