Question NW1893 to the Minister of Higher Education and Training
19 July 2017 - NW1893
Mbatha, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Higher Education and Training
Whether (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him appointed transaction advisors for tenders in the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016; if so, (i) who were the transaction advisors that were appointed for the tenders, (ii) for which tenders were they appointed, (iii) what was the pricing for the tenders in question and (iv) what amount were the transaction advisors paid?
Reply:
a) (i) Maya Group (A consortium of financial, technical and legal advisors).
(ii) Maya Group Transaction Advisors were not appointed for a specific tender but to conduct feasibility studies for the provision of student housing at five universities and one Technical and Vocational Education and Training college.
(iii) R30 million was funded by the European Union’s Infrastructure Investment Programme for South Africa and R3 million from the National Skills Fund. To date, R14 253 301.19 has been disbursed to the transaction advisors.
(b) Public Entities under the auspices of the Department that have utilised the services of transaction advisors are tabulated below:
|
Public Entity |
(i) Transaction Advisors |
(ii) Tenders |
(iii) Pricing |
(iv) Amount paid |
|
1. Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA) |
Boqwana and Burns Attorneys |
|
R30 000 000.00 |
R340 666.20 |
|
2. Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority (MICT SETA) |
Tiisang Risk and Consulting |
ICT SETA Management System (ICT SMS) Internal Auditors Services (IAS)
Services
|
R429 146.00 |
R610 287.00 |
COMPILER/CONTACT PERSONS: Mr T Tredoux
EXT: 5079
DIRECTOR – GENERAL
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Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP
MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
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