Question NW3034 to the Minister of Basic Education

Reply:

(1)

(a) Independent Development Trust was awarded ASIDI contracts as follows:

(i) In the financial year 2012-13, two (2) contracts of eradication of inappropriate school structures were awarded to IDT and two (2) contracts of provision of basic services were awarded to the IDT.

(ii) In the financial year 2013-14, one (1) contract of eradication of inappropriate school structures was awarded and one (1) contract of provision of basic services was awarded to the IDT.

(iii) From 1 April 2014 to date, no contracts were awarded to the IDT.

DBE Intervention under EIG – Water and Sanitation in Limpopo

(i) In the financial year 2012-13, 1 contract for provision of water and sanitation in Limpopo was awarded to the IDT,

(ii) In the financial year 2013-14, 1 contract for provision of water and sanitation in Limpopo was awarded to the IDT.

(iii) In the 2014/15 Financial Year, 0 contracts were awarded to the IDT (DBE Intervention)

(2)

(a)(b)Contract Values of contracts awarded to IDT per financial year (ASIDI)

Contracts	Contract value per financial Year
	2012-13	2013-14
Eradication of 12 inappropriate schools Eastern Cape	R317,454m
Provision of basic services in Eastern Cape - Batch 1	R239,094m
Provision of basic services in KwaZulu-Natal	R101,254m
Eradication of 10 inappropriate schools (FS)	R504,476m
Eradication of 36 inappropriate schools in Eastern Cape		*R617,143m
Provision of basic services in Eastern Cape - Batch 2		*R299,175m

*pre-tender estimate

(a)(b)Contract Values of contracts awarded to IDT per financial year (DBE EIG Intervention)

Contracts	Contract value per financial Year
	2012-13 (Inc. VAT excl management fees)	2013-14 (Inc. VAT excl management fees)
Provision of water and sanitation in Limpopo	R51, 314m
Provision of water and sanitation in Limpopo		R357, 185, m

*pre-tender estimate

(3) (a)

ASIDI

The 2012-13 eradication of inappropriate schools in the Eastern Cape were completed by due date, and the 2012-13 provision of basic services in the Eastern Cape contracts were not completed by the due date.

The basic services projects were not completed by due date due to contractor incompetency, delays experienced with submission of ground water tests and geotechnical tests reports from laboratories and poor contract management.

The 2012-13 Free State contracts were not completed by the due date. So far, one new school has been completed.

The projects were not completed by due date due to contractor incompetency and poor contract management.

The IDT will not be able to complete the Eastern Cape contracts awarded in 2013-14 by due date.

The projects are already behind schedule.

(b) As per the contracts entered into between the DBE and IDT, various sanctions can be imposed where there is non-performance. In the case of the Free State contract, IDT was issued with notices of non-performance and subsequently the scope of work awarded to the IDT in the Free State was reduced by 4 schools out of the 10 allocated to them. The IDT has also been issued with notices of default on the 2013-14 Eastern Cape contracts.

(c) The table below indicates projects still to be completed

Contracts	Projects Allocated	Approved Scope Change	Projects Completed
Eradication of 12 inappropriate schools Eastern Cape	12		10
Provision of basic services in Eastern Cape - Batch 1	213		25 Water & 52 Sanitation
Provision of basic services in KwaZulu-Natal	89	100	66 Water & 25 Sanitation
Eradication of 10 inappropriate schools (FS)	10		1
Eradication of 36 inappropriate schools in Eastern Cape	36		0
Provision of basic services in Eastern Cape - Batch 2	155		0

DBE Intervention

The 2012-13 schools were provided with services by due date.

The 2013-14 the implementation of the second phase is in progress.