Question NW1352 to the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure

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08 January 2025 - NW1352

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Webster, Ms NL to ask the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure

What (a) total number of incidents of infrastructure failure have been reported to his department in the past three years and (b) actions were taken to address the reported incidents?

Reply:

The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure:

  1. The department has Maintenance Portfolio and Infrastructure Projects Portfolio. Within the ambit of the Maintenance Portfolio, calls are reported to the department utilising internal business systems. An approximate total of 198 599 class were received for maintenance services in the past (3) three years. Additionally, the Infrastructure Projects Portfolio, has recorded approximately 83 delayed infrastructure projects due to various contractual challenges. This includes 8 infrastructure projects impacted by disruptions caused by construction mafia groups at project sites.
  2. Several measures have been implemented to address these incidents in the portfolios, including:

Maintenance Portfolio

  1. Through term contracts for specific disciplines and components for interval-based servicing or inspections and repairs when there are unforeseen breakdowns.
  2. Through service provides appointed on an as-and-when process, for day-to-day maintenance calls.
  3. Utilising internal resources, via the Department’s Regional Workshops.
  4. Utilising the Total Facilities Management Contract.
  5. Through refer backs to Client Departments, whereby calls logged fall within the Client Department’s delegation.

Infrastructure Projects Portfolio

  1. Requesting Supply Chain Management (SCM) to procure contractors for projects requiring replacements.
  2. Consolidating a list of affected projects and resolving contractual disputes to unblock construction progress.
  3. Leveraging alternative delivery mechanisms, such as Programme Management Units (PMUs), Infrastructure South Africa’s (ISA), approach and Implementing Agents, to accelerate service delivery.
  4. Requesting the Finance-Project Budget Administration (PBA) to fast-track the allocation on budgets for implementing projects on behalf of client departments.

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MR. D MACPHERSON, MP

MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE

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