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14 October 2020 - NW1885

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Ndlozi, Dr MQ to ask the Minister of Finance

(a) What total amount has (i) the NationalTreasury and (ii) all entities reporting to him spent on (aa) Covid-19 related activities and (bb) personal protective equipment from 1 March 2020 to 29 July 2020, (b) what goods and/or services were procured, (c) what procurement processes were followed, (d) what are the details of each company that was awarded a contract, (e) on what date was each contract awarded and (f) what was the monetary value of each contract?

Reply:

NATIONAL TREASURY

(i) The department procured the following goods and services connected to the Covid-19 pandemic:

(d)

Name of company

(aa)

Covid-19 related activities

(bb)

Personal Protective Equipment

(c)

Method of procurement

(b)

Service and/or product that each company rendered

Lechoba Medical Technologies

R182 263.50

-

Three quotations

Hand sanitizers

Masana Hygiene Services

R156 302.26

-

Three quotations

Hand sanitizers liquid dispensers

 

R121 446.00

-

Three quotations

Building decontamination

 

R3 801.00

-

Three quotations

 
 

R10 500.00

-

Three quotations

 

Nesoscope Holdings (Pty) Ltd

R68 410.50

-

Emergency deviation on existing contract

Surface sanitizers

MPM Enviro Enterprise

-

R342 125.00

Three quotations

N95 masks and latex gloves

Class Three Medical Solution

R12 128.82

-

Three quotations

Thermometers

Tsuamo Civils (Pty) Ltd.

R9 000.00

-

Three quotations

Building decontamination

 

R1 900.00

-

1 quotation amount below R2000.00 SCM threshold

 
 

R75 950.00

-

Emergency deviation memo approved

 
 

R80 850.00

-

Three quotations

 

Khulanathi Black Ginger

-

R135 125.00

Three quotations

Cloth masks reusable

Benixo Utility Services

R98 640.00

-

Three quotations

Building decontamination

Armani Office Solutions

R5 900.65

-

Three quotations

Face shields

Techcon Systems Pty Ltd

(f)

R332 062.50

-

Three quotations

(e)

Contract signed on
7 July 2020

Rental, supply, installation, replenishing and maintenance of foot operated hand sanitizer dispensers.

TOTAL

(a) R1 636 405.23

   

ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD

(a)(aa) R2 592.29

(bb) R2 681.00

(b)

Lockdown expenditure to enable staff to work from home

 

What?

From whom?

Process

Month

Amount

1 Printer cartridge

Reimbursement of staff member

Internet purchase by staff member from Takealot

30 June 2020

R229.00

DATA top up

MTN

Existing contract

May, June, July

R2 104.00

Zoom license

Zoom

Internet purchase

15 July 2020

R259.29

PPE

       

3 COVID 19 posters

UVO Communications

3 written quotes

28 May 2020

R414.00

3 Ply facemasks

Takealot

3 written quotes

30 June 2020

R370.00

1 infrared thermometer

Alphabetsoup

3 written quotes

8 May 2020

R1 897.00

CO-OPERATIVE BANKS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY

The CBDA did not send on Covid-19 related activities since CBDA is housed in the National

Treasury (NT) building and follow NT protocols.

DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA

a) ii) (aa) R 57,530,574-20

(bb) R 27,578,337-70

 

b) Drilling and equipping of borehole pumps

Isolation Pods

Screening Units

PCR Testing machinery and consumables

Microbial Fogging

Deep Cleaning

PPE

 

c) Drilling and equipping of borehole pumps – open advertised tender

Isolation Pods – single source emergency COVID19 procurement

Screening Units – open advertised tender

PCR Testing machinery and consumables – sole source

Microbial Fogging – 1 quote emergency COVID19 procurement

Deep Cleaning – Request for Quote to 3 service providers

PPE – where value was less than R10,000, 1 quote. Where value exceeded R10000, competitive Request for Quotation to 32 companies.

The following section constitutes responses to sections (d), (e) and (f) in tabular format:

Description of goods and services

(d)

(e)

(f)

 

Company name

Company Registration

Date contract was awarded

Contract

Amount

Drilling and equipping of borehole pumps

MVULA TECH

2001/046344/23

25 June 2020

R 807,058.50

 

MICROZONE PROJECTS

2014/114267/07

 

R 2,962,860.00

 

KOLWANA

2010/102453/23

 

R 2,684,675.00

 

NDZALO

2016/294581/07

 

R 1,674,342.50

 

BLUE STAR

2011/036213/23

 

R 2,218,177.50

 

MAGISTRA

2015/170215/07

 

R 2,205,700.00

 

ZHEMVELO

2016/412151/07

 

R 769,860.00

 

ZITHUNZUZO

2006/103795/23

 

R 377,775.00

 

ZITHUNZUZO

2006/103795/23

 

R 368,000.00

 

MTHOMBELI

2008/190157/23

 

R 855,660.38

 

MSK CONSTRUCTIONS

2014/174945/07

 

R 442,218.13

Isolation pods

Everblock SA

 

24 June 2020

R 14,124,600.00

Description of goods and services

(d)

(e)

(f)

 

Company name

Company Registration

Date contract was awarded

Contract

Amount

Screening units

Abacus Space Solutions - Division of Waco Africa

 

02 July 2020

R 827,087.48

 

Container Conversions

   

R 1,054,099.20

 

Kwikspace Modular Buildings

   

R 2,345,550.81

PCR Testing machinery and consumables

LTC Tech SA Pty Ltd

 

15 May 2020

R 22,341,159.74

Microbial Fogging

Kagollo

2012/024874/07

26 March 2020 and 28 April 2020

R 480,000.00 and

R 480,000.00

Deep Cleaning

Lapeng la gae

2009/032219/23

18 March 2020 and

05 May 2020

R 241,500.00 and

R 270,250.00

Description of goods and services

(d)

(e)

(f)

 

Company name

Company Registration

Date contract was awarded

Contract

Amount

PPE

Supra-Health Care (Pty) Ltd

2007/027848/07

21 May 2020

R 1,815,401.50

 

BEADICA 423 CC

2011/085389/23

03 July 2020

R 3,010,781.25

 

PSR Solutions (Pty) Ltd

2014/183355/07

18 June 2020 and

03 July 2020

R 2,547,000.00

and R770,525.00

 

DPA Diesel and Electrical Services (PTY) LTD T/A DPA Chem

1961/000129/07

18 June 2020 and

03 July 2020

R 4,990,198.00

and R 2,325,250.00

 

GTL Consulting (Pty) Ltd

2016/202388/07

18 June 2020

R 11,765,000.00

 

Tumis Projects

2014/073200/07/23

29 July 2020

R 85,750.00

 

Melokuhle

2012/197977/07

18 May 2020 and 21 May 2020

R 75,637.82

 

Mmusi

2009/101050/23

15 June 2020 and

05 August 2020

R 9,400.00

And

R4,700.00

 

Steiner

1969/005893/07

from 30 March 2020 to 13 July 2020

R 37,557.68

Description of goods and services

(d)

(e)

(f)

 

Company name

Company Registration

Date contract was awarded

Contract

Amount

PPE

KPRG

1996/051772/23

18 March 2020 and

24 March 2020

R 32,056.25

 

Protechnik Laboratories

1968/008611/30

18 May 2020

R 9,394.70

 

Life Occupation

2012/07783/07

30 March 2020

R 1,185.30

 

Servest

1997/006391/07

04 June 2020

R 4,844.20

 

Hamisi

2015/077626/07

30 April 2020

R 93,656.00

FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE

FINANCIAL SERVICES CONDUCT AUTHORITY

FSCA spent for Covid-19 related activities and personal protective equipment is as follows:

a) The total amount of R341 884.20 was spent from 1 March 2020 to 29 July 2020.

b) goods and/ services that were procured are:

  1. Cloth masks;
  2. Hand sanitizers;
  3. All-purpose wipes / cloths;
  4. Digital body thermometer infrared non-contact;
  5. Disposable gloves; and
  6. Sanitizing/Disinfecting of FSCA and FST Buildings;

c) All items were procured from existing cleaning, hygiene and pest control services contract with Masana Hygiene Services except for cloth masks which were procured from The Express Penguin Consultancy (Pty)Ltd identified from the list of SMEs provided by National Treasury.

d) Details of suppliers:

(i) Masana Hygiene Service (Pty) Ltd, Registration number - 2014/110265/07, Business Address - Block 1 Falcon Crest Office Park, 142 South Street, Dooringkloof, Centurion; Contact numbers - 012 663 1626; 071 571 7311. Owned by TSHILILO CYNTHIA MKHOMBO and MIKATEKO RICHARD MKHOMBO;

(ii) The Express Penguin Consultancy (Pty) Ltd, Registration number 2015/194676/07, Business Address - 33 Dane Road, Castenhof, Midrand, contact numbers – 084 974 0016, Owned by Pamela Lozizwe Ngwenya

e) No new contract was awarded between 01 March 2020 to 29 July 2020.

f) Not applicable, see (a) and (e) above.

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES PENSION FUND

(aa) The GEPF spend a total of R74 462.45 on Covid-19 related activities.

(bb) The GEPF spend a total of R35 552.23 on personal protective equipment

(b) The GEPF purchase the following personal protective equipment:

  • Masks
  • Cloves
  • Face shields
  • Bottle spray trigger
  • Sanitizer
  • Protective overalls
  • Infra red thermometer
  • Multi surface wet wipes

The GEPF disinfected its office space on two occasions after positive Covid-19 cases were reported.

(c) Emergency procurement processes were followed to disinfect the GEPF’s offices and the existing contract with a cleaning service was utilized. All personal protective equipment was purchased from suppliers.

(d) MasanaHigiene Services disinfected the GEPF’s offices.

(e) The GEPF’s offices was disinfected on 6 May and 8 June 2020.

(f) The total value was R38 910.23

GOVERNMENT TECHNICAL ADVISORY CENTRE

a) Total spent on:

aa) Covid19 activities is R446, 562.27

bb) PPE from 1 March 2020 to 29 July 2020 isR27,500.00

b) Goods procured include:

  1. 500 branded face masks for GTAC employees.
  2. Clear Perspex screens to serve as desk dividers.
  3. Additional data sim cards were procured to enable staff to work from home.

c) All procurement took the form of Requests for Quotations. Data sim cards were requested on the existing Vodacom RT15 contract.

d) See table below.

e) See table below.

f) See table below.

SUMMARY TABLE FOR COVID-19 RELATED ACTIVITIES FOR GTAC

Description

Method of Procurement

Request No

Date Procured

Service Provider

Companies Registration Nr

Quantity

Total Invoice

GTAC branded 2-ply netted face masks

RFQ

RFQ/2020-21/185

2020/05/28

Mothizamo Trading

2016/445473/07

500

R27,500.00

COVID19 clear perspex screens for all GTAC desks: Phase 1 (Programme 1 and 3)

RFQ

RFQ/2020-21/191

2020/07/06

Maverick Business Solutions

Agreement with NT Reg: 2012/111721/07

305.7m

R165,385.81

COVID19 clear perspex screens for all GTAC desks: Phase 2 (Programme 2)

RFQ

RFQ/2020-21/195

2020/08/21

Pheladi Maisa Trading

2009/214327/23

84.4m

R53,500.00

Mobile Voice and Data - Working From Home

Existing Vodacom RT15-2016 Contract

N/A

April - August 2020

Vodacom

N/A

7 Voice Lines

39 Data Sims

Data claims from staff without Vodacom connectivity up to maximum of R487.50 per month

R200, 176.46

GOVERNMENT PENSIONS ADMINISTRATIONS AGENCY

The Government Pensions Administrations Agency has kept a spreadsheet to monitor the Covid-19 expenditure incurred.

Please find attached the most recently updated spreadsheet to answer (aa), (bb), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f).

INDEPENDENT REGULATORY BOARD FOR AUDITORS

1 - COVID-19 related activities between 1 March and 29 July 2020

     

GOODS AND SERVICES PROCURED

PROCUREMENT PROCESSES FOLLOWED

COMPANIES APPOINTED

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER

DATE OF APPOINTMENT

VALUE OF EACH CONTRACT

(b)

(c)

(d)

(d)

(d)

(f)

SANITISERS AND WET WIPES

3 QUOTATIONS

SERVEST

1997/006391/07

11/03/2020

3 795.00

SURFACE DISINFECTANT, THERMOMETERS

3 QUOTATIONS

WE CLEAN IT ALL SHOP

2017/509402/07

29/04/2020

5 500.00

           

HAND SANITIZER REFILL SACHETS

3 QUOTATIONS

WE CLEAN IT ALL SHOP

2017/509402/07

11/06/2020

10 800.00

       
  1. (aa)

20 095.00

2 - Spent on procurement of PPEs

         

GOODS AND SERVICES PROCURED

PROCUREMENT PROCESSES FOLLOWED

COMPANIES APPOINTED

COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER

DATE OF APPOINTMENT

VALUE OF EACH CONTRACT

(b)

(c)

(d)

(d)

(d)

(f)

180 x FACE MASKS FOR STAFF MEMBERS ( Note 1)

 3 QUOTATIONS

RITA HATTINGH (employee of the IRBA)

IRBA STAFF MEMBER - NO COMPANY ESTABLISHED

09/06/2020

3 150.00

HAND SANITISERS

3 QUOTATIONS

SERVEST

1997/006391/07

29/04/2020

6 513.60

RECEPTION DESK SCREEN

3 QUOTATIONS

SIGNARAMA

2011/099901/23

03/06/2020

4 143.43

GLOVES

3 QUOTATIONS

WE CLEAN IT ALL SHOP

2017/509402/07

29/04/2020

1 850.00

SANITATION STATIONS

3 QUOTATIONS

WE CLEAN  IT ALL SHOP

2017/509402/07

11/06/2020

12 150.00

       
  1. (bb)

27 807.03

Note 1:

The face masks were obtained by obtaining 3 quotes and the IRBA employee was the cheapest. A first batch of 90 masks were ordered and when the OHS regulations were published an additional batch of 90 were purchased. Total transaction value of R3 150.

PENSION FUNDS ADJUDICATOR

LAND BANK

(aa) Covid-19 related activities:

(bb) personal protective equipment from 1 March 2020 to 29 July 2020, (b) what goods and/or services were procured, (c) what procurement processes were followed, (d) what are the details of each company that was awarded a contract, (e) on what date was each contract awarded and (f) what was the monetary value of each contract?

OFFICE OF THE OMBUD FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES PROVIDERS

The total value of procurement for the period 1 March 2020 to 29 July 2020 was as follows:

SUMMARY OF PROCUREMENT SPEND ON COVID19 BY THE FAISOMBUD 1 MARCH 2020 TO 29 JULY 2020

1.

Covid19 related expenditure

99 089.98

2.

Personal protective equipment

142 120.27

TOTAL

241 210.25

The detailed breakdown is as follows:

COVID19 RELATED ACTIVITIES

DATE

COMMODITY

METHOD OF PROCUREMENT

SUPPLIER

SUPPLIER REGISTRATION

NUMBER

VALUEOFCONTRACT

(RAND)

29-04-2020

Disinfection, sanitation, fumigation anddeepcleaningoftheofficefora period of 6months

Deviation (One supplier responded to ourrequest)1

Masana Hygiene Services (Pty) Ltd

2014/110265/07

90 098.13

21-07-2020

Emergency disinfection of the office (New Covid19 Case)

Emergency

Masana Hygiene Services (Pty) Ltd

2014/110265/07

8 991.85

TOTAL

99 089.98

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)

ITEM

DATE

COMMODITY

METHOD OF PROCUREMENT

SUPPLIER

SUPPLIER REGISTRATION

NUMBER

VALUEOF CONTRACT

(RAND)

1.

01-05-2020

Cloth masks and digital thermometers

Deviation: Emergency

Masana Hygiene Services (Pty)Ltd

2014/110265/07

R23 768,02

2.

07-05-2020

Surgical masks

Deviation (One supplier responded to ourrequest)2

Dante SA (Pty) Ltd

2014/000057/07

R38 812.50

3.

07-05-2020

Aprons and face shields

Deviation: Emergency

Masana Hygiene Services (Pty)Ltd

2014/110265/07

R4 421,75

4.

11-05-2020

Surgical gloves, stand-alone units and hand sanitizers

Deviation (One supplier responded to ourrequest)3

Dante SA (Pty) Ltd

2014/000057/07

R57 149,25

5.

12-07-2020

Surgical masks

Normal

Vuma Furniture Projects (Pty) Ltd trading as Vuma Office

Supplies

2006/019558/07

R17 968.75

TOTAL

142 120.27

PUBLIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION

  1. The COVID-19 related procurement of the PIC was done in line with the National Treasury Instruction 08 of 2019/20.
  2. These purchases consisted of PPE and other COVID-19 related items.
  3. PPE purchases relate to masks and latex gloves for staff, visitors and service providers working on site.
  4. Other COVID-19 purchases are composed of temperature scanning equipment, sanitisers including foot pedal dispensers, regular microbial fogging of the building and deep cleaning premises.
  5. The table below summarises the COVID-19 related expenditure of the PIC. We have also attached Annexure A which shows the expenditure in detail.

Description

Amount (R)

COVID-19 Normal Procurement

153, 515.00

PPE- Deviations as per Instruction 3.5.1

67, 783.00

Other COVID-19 Deviations as per Instruction 3.5.1

114, 925.00

Total

336, 223.00

SOUTH AFRICAN REVENUE SERVICES

(a)(i) NT to respond

(ii) A total of R 32, 796, 893 was spent by SARS on Covid-19 related activities and PPE’s from 1 March 2020 to 29 July 2020.

(aa) Total spend on Covid 19 related activities amounts to R 15, 901, 463.

(bb) Total spend on PPE related expenses amounts to R 16, 895, 430.

(b) Services and goods procured is tabled below. Further detail is provided as Annexure A.

Bio boxes & bags

Surgical mask

Dust coats

Dust mask

IT costs

Delivery costs

Tape and Stickers

Cloth masks

Wipes

Spray bottles

Tissues

Covid tests

Glass dividers

Thermometer Scanners

Disinfectants

Sanitisers

Face Shields

Detergents

Gloves

Thermometer

Masks

Decontamination foggers

The IT related cost was to enable staff to work from home. Delivery cost was for centralised purchases to be distributed to regional offices.

(c) The Procurement processes followed includes:

RFQ Process (3 Quotes),

National Treasury Prescribed Emergency Deviation,

Petty Cash,

(d)(e)(f) The detailed information of the Companies used, Dates awarded as well as the monetary value is attached as annexure A.

SASRIA

Spend on COVID-19 related activities between 1 March and 29 July 2020

       

Business requirements

Goods and services procured

Procurement processes followed

Companies appointed

Date of Appointment

Value of contract

1

Hygiene Services - Due to COVID19 pandemic, management took decision to install hand sanitizer dispensers and related chemicals (sanitizers) at entrance and exit points of the buildings for staff hygiene

Hand sanitizer Stands and related sanitizers (alcohol based)

Extension of the existing contract for office hygiene services

Perla Hygiene Solutions (Pty) Ltd (2006/009521/07)

18-Mar-20

R17 955,00

2

Security Services - Due to lockdown, there was a need to extend security service to day services since the offices would not have been manned by Sasria staff

One Grade D security officer

Emergency procurement

CKN Security Services CC (2006/192256/23)

25-Mar-20

R138 150,00

3

Hygiene, Health & Safety Services - In preparation of the offices for staff returning to work after lockdown, certain hygiene measures had to be put in place in the office to ensure safety of staff and visitors in line with the set regulations

• Conduct COVID Site Specific Risk Assessment;
• Develop and Implement COVID Workplace Policy;
• Submit COVID Policy to Department of Employment and Labour;
• Provide HPCSA Registered Medic;
• 1 x COVID – 19 Isolation Booth;
• COVID – 19 Training (Online Training Portal);
• COVID – 19 Screening/Monitoring/Recordkeeping System (Online);
• 2 x No-Touch Thermometers;
• 2 x Automated Disinfectant Tunnel/Sanitazation booth; and
• 200 x Disinfectant Solution/Sanitiser

Emergency procurement

Altra Medical Productions CC (1997/056694/23)

15-May-20

R271 950,00

 

Spend on PPE between 1 March and 29 July 2020

Business Requirement

PPEs procured

Procurement processes followed

Companies awarded contract including company registration number

Date of procurement

Value of contract

1

PPE - staff welcome back-pack (in anticipation for staff to return to the office)

2 x Washable Face Masks, Small Hand Sanitizer, Face Shield and 10 x New Filters

Emergency procurement

Altra Medical Productions CC (1997/056694/23)

15-May-20

R41 250,00

Note: This PPE purchase is included in the 3rd transaction listed above.

TAX OMBUD

  1. (aa). The Office of the Tax Ombud has spent R 224 888.20 on COVID-19 related activities between 1 March and 29 July 2020.
  2. (bb). The Office has spent R 25 764.09 on the procurement of PPEs between 1 March and 29 July 2020. There were other PPEs centrally procured by SARS and shared with OTO, the costs and procurement details is accounted for by SARS.
  3. Table 1 below details (b) goods and/or services procured, (c) procurement processes followed, (d) the details of each company that was awarded a contract, (e) the date was each contract awarded and (f) the monetary value of each contract.

TABLE 1: DETAIL EXPENDITURE ON COVID-19 AND PPE

No

Goods and Services (b)

Process followed (c )

Company awarded (d)

Date of procurement (e)

Value (R)

(f)

1

Surface cleaner, soap dispenser, hand wash, wipes

Petty cash

Clicks

Mar-20

       652.20

2

Surface cleaner, soap dispenser, hand wash, wipes

Petty cash

Dischem

Mar-20

 229.90

3

Disinfectants

Petty cash

Checkers

Mar-20

     474.80

4

Sanitisers

Petty cash

Picknpay

Mar-20

     111.90

5

Sanitisers

Petty cash

Pep Stores

Mar-20

    109.90

5

Sanitisers/Disinfectants

Petty cash

Makro

Mar-20

1 002.30

7

Disposable Gloves

Petty cash

Makro

Mar-20

      726.90

8

Disinfectants, Wipes

Petty cash

Dischem

Mar-20

   160.30

9

Sanitisers

Petty cash

Crazy Plastics

Mar-20

      269.80

10

Bottles for sanitiser

Petty cash

Picknpay

May-20

         79.99

11

Thermometer batteries

Petty cash

Picknpay

May-20

 1 953.20

12

Sanitizing Spray, wet wipes, batteries

Petty cash

Game

Jun-20

      790.80

13

Face shields

Petty cash

Clicks

Jun-20

  652.20

14

Branded Cloth Masks

Request For Quotation (RFQ)

Tammy Tailor Nails

Jul-20

9 275.50

15

Face shields (50) & Wet wipes buckets (2)

SARS Contract

JD Strategic Investments

Jul-20

6 726.60

16

Laptops (8)

Request For Quotation (RFQ)

Ubuntu Technologies

Jul-2020

211 744.40

17

Data Costs  (March to June 2020)

Vodacom Contract with SARS

Vodacom Contract with SARS

Jul-2020

13 143.80

18

Plexiglass shield (4)

Request For Quotation (RFQ)

Domelanco

Jul-20

3 200.00

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