Question NW2158 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and RuralDevelopment
29 September 2020 - NW2158
Masipa, Mr NP to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and RuralDevelopment
Whether she will furnish Mr N P Masipa with a list of appointed service providers to supply (a) Covid-19 Relief Fund Vouchers and (b) any other goods and/or services related to Covid-19 for the small-scale farmers; if not, why not; if so, (2) whether there were any regulations regarding the mark-up; if not, why not; if so, what (a) are the details of how the prices of goods and/or services were determined and (b) was the agreed rate with the National Treasury and her department?
Reply:
1. Yes.
(a) The special paper for COVID-19 Relief Fund vouchers was procured from Government Printing Works.
(b) Please refer to the table below:
|
No |
Supplier Name |
Product |
|
1 |
Black Dot Property Consultants (Pty) Ltd |
Mask Surgical 3 ply |
|
2 |
Healthcare Waste Services (Pty) Ltd |
Hygiene Soap 175g Bar |
|
3 |
Imvukuzane Trading (Pty) Ltd |
Cloth Mask |
(2)(a)There were no regulations regarding the mark-up in relation to the production inputs. This is due to the fact that the Department did not appoint suppliers for the agricultural production inputs but had rather compiled a supplier list from where qualifying farmers can redeem their vouchers. In relation to the PPEs, there was no mark-up but National Treasury issued National Treasury Instruction Notes 08 of 2019/2020 dated 19 March 2020 and 05 of 2020/2021.Thementioned instruction notes placed price benchmarks for departments to adhere to.
(b) With regards to the procurement of PPEs, the Department had to comply with the National Treasury Instruction Notes 08 of 2019/2020 dated 19 March 2020 and 05 of 2020/2021. Thementioned instruction notes placed price benchmarks for departments to adhere to.