Question NW2526 to the Minister of Transport

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07 September 2017 - NW2526

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Hunsinger, Mr CH to ask the Minister of Transport

What (a) number of consultants have been used by (i) his department and (ii) each entity reporting to him in each of the past three financial years, (b) are the reasons for using the services of consultants, (c) are the budget allocations and (d) are the actual costs incurred in each case respectively?

Reply:

Department

Financial year

2016/17

2015/16

2014/15

(a)(i) Number of consultants used by Department

64

64

63

(b) Reasons for using the services of consultants for the Department:

Consultants were used to maintain the Electronic National Traffic Information System (eNaTIS), to scrap taxis, to oversee provincial road maintenance, to render oil pollution prevention services, to perform feasibility studies and to develop plans, strategies, policies and legislation.

Financial year

2016/17

2015/16

2014/15

(c) Budget allocations for Department

R256,125,000

R325,807,000

R437,897,000

       

(d) Actual costs for Department

R443,607,000

R308,394,000

R718,486,000

In 2016/17 and in 2014/15 the actual costs exceeded the final budget allocations because the cost of maintaining the eNaTIS was unfunded.

Cross-Border Road Transport Agency

(a) (ii) (b), (c) and (d)

YEAR

(a) NUMBER

(b) REASON

(c) BUDGET

(d) ACTUAL COST

2014/15

9

Conducting market research on routes for the developing of market access regulation tool

R 2 953 149.77

R 1 122 279.60

   

Development of regulations for the Electronic Route Adherence Control

R 132 659.70

R 50 414.40

   

Interpretation services

R 63 152.85

R 23 999.85

   

Actuarial valuation of post-retirement medical benefit

R 72 510.45

R 27 556.00

   

Development of SMME Capacity building Initiatives

R 2 156 541.10

R 819 546.00

   

Conducting independent customer satisfaction survey

R 899 933.69

R 342 000.00

   

Legal Opinion

R 28 994.05

R 11 018.55

   

Conducting of forensic investigations

R 3 193 103.09

R 1 213 468.58

   

Transcription Services

R 4 955.30

R 1 883.16

   

TOTAL

R 9 505 000.00

R 3 612 166.14

2015/16

9

Transcription services

R 245 780.97

R 18 372.21

   

Conducting of forensic investigations

R 599 429.01

R 44 807.52

   

VIP Integration into Pastel Evolution

R 406 051.69

R 30 352.50

   

Payroll consulting

R 169 128.87

R 12 642.44

   

Disciplinary Hearing Chairperson

R 683 184.09

R 51 068.24

   

Piloting and implementation of SMME Capacity building initiatives

R 5 719 037.84

R 427 500.00

   

Development of electronic adherence route adherence control regulations

R 931 821.90

R 69 654.00

   

Development of Business Continuity Plan

R 640 532.24

R 47 880.00

   

Translation services

R 10 033.39

R 750.00

   

TOTAL

R 9 405 000.00

R 703 026.91

2016/17

9

Facilitation of Board Strategic Planning session

R 168 553.63

R 136 782.90

   

Development of CoBit 5 ICT governance frameworks

R 498 981.11

R 404 928.00

   

Transactional Advisor for the new permit issuance system

R 240 926.96

R 195 514.56

   

Development of Intranet

R 55 078.39

R 44 696.65

   

Actuarial valuation of post-retirement medical benefit

R 18 431.08

R 14 957.00

   

Conducting Job Evaluations and benchmarking

R 160 005.48

R 129 846.00

   

Conducting forensic investigations

R 221 790.33

R 179 985.00

   

Payroll consulting

R 33 872.67

R 27 488.00

   

Translation services

R 2 360.35

R 1 915.45

   

TOTAL

R 1 400 000.00

R 1 136 113.56

Road Accident Fund

REPLY

(a)(ii) The Road Accident Fund (RAF) used the following consultants[1] in the past three financial years:

(b) the reason for using the services of consultants in each instance was that the RAF either lacked capacity and, or, expertise to deliver the required services,

(c) the budget allocation in each case is set out below:

(d) the actual cost incurred in each case is set out below:

Bytes People Solutions (Pty) Ltd

 

1,847,789.52

2,072,176.13

Edward Nathan Sonnenberg

 

110,236.53

110,236.53

Routledges Modise Incorporated

 

21,250,000.00

20,365,623.51

MFI Data & Networking Solution

 

579,347.10

579,347.10

Lindsay Keller Attorneys

 

685,323.81

685,323.81

Price Waterhouse Coopers Incorporated

 

188,939.27

563,972.82

CA Young Waardasies

 

66,316.65

66,316.65

Dyason Attorneys

 

76,438.01

76,438.01

Gildenhuys Lessing Malatji Inc

 

62,899.68

62,899.68

KPMG Services (Pty) Ltd

 

3,321,000.00

1,481,463.08

21st Century Pay Solutions

 

168,036.00

168,036.00

Deloitte & Touche

 

13,711,128.72

13,885,109.68

Gobodo Forensic Accounting

 

18,756.59

18,756.59

Maserumule Incorporated

 

2,600,000.00

2,099,296.97

South African Board For Personnel

 

167,037.76

167,037.76

Ernst & Young Advisory Services

 

5,527,854.42

10,300,791.16

P-E Corprate Services SA

 

171,233.70

171,233.70

Gijima Holdings (Pty) Ltd

 

7,185,726.77

7,185,726.77

ICAS Employee and Organisational Enhancement Services

 

3,965,225.30

1,413,341.28

Independent Actuaries and Consultants

 

305,558.85

149,501.09

Bereau for Economic Research

 

500,000.00

39,672.00

Price Waterhouse Coopers Incorporated

 

4,105,238.68

2,605,192.42

Webber Wentzel

 

10,000,000.00

7,623,235.92

C2C Valuations CC

 

25,080.00

25,080.00

Bowman Gilfillan

 

160,092.49

160,092.49

Empowerdex Northern Regions (Pty)Ltd

 

209,109.00

209,109.00

Corporate Valuations CC

 

6,230.05

6,230.05

True South Actuaries & Consultants

 

7,824,401.30

6,173,690.33

Mothle Jooma Sabdia Incorporated

 

130,092.61

130,092.61

Ashreq Environmental Occupational

 

395,119.27

395,119.27

Rain Chartered Accountants (Pty) Ltd

 

500,000.00

143,301.42

South African Reward Association

 

41,295.00

41,295.00

SD Snyman t/a Rebel Documents

 

9,192.00

9,192.00

Alexander Forbes Financial Services

 

3,254,110.00

3,102,624.00

Sizwe Ntsaluba Gobodo Inc

 

4,107,647.04

3,485,260.12

Core Focus (Pty) Ltd

 

18,146,300.60

10,542,313.02

Resolve Solution Partners(Pty)Ltd

 

26,238,181.76

8,969,162.04

Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting

 

432,649.38

432,649.38

NBC Holdings (Pty) Ltd

 

2,735,000.00

2,520,000.00

Forensic Document Consultants

 

300,000.00

1,938.00

Perfect Transcriber

 

6,883.00

6,883.00

Performanta Technologies (Pty)Ltd

 

1,841,684.82

1,841,684.82

Lineran (Pty) Ltd

 

232,200.00

232,200.00

Matshekga Labour Consultants

 

500,000.00

194,218.50

Grant Thornton Verification Service

 

202,350.00

202,350.00

A Khan t/a Anisa Khan Attorneys

 

32,465.00

32,465.00

Masipa Incorporated Attorneys

 

1,350,000.00

1,199,232.72

Advanced Risk Solution 10000 (Pty) Ltd

 

500,000.00

253,880.00

Astute Advisory CC

 

21,386,400.00

21,218,644.42

Ravuku Strategic Dispute Resolution

 

500,000.00

488,500.00

Indyebo Incorporated (Pty)Ltd

 

1,500,000.00

1,368,622.88

Qina And Sekhabisa Incorporated Attorneys

 

1,669,408.68

1,099,394.11

Ez Trade 112 Cc t/a Just PC's

 

11,400.00

11,400.00

Diale Mogashoa Inc t/a Diale Mogashoa

 

31,464.00

31,464.00

Growth In Motion (Pty)Ltd

 

462,099.00

462,099.00

Edge Forensic And Risk Consultant

 

362,520.00

362,520.00

Govindasamy, Ndzingi & Govender Inc

 

241,199.26

241,199.26

Crosscheck Information Bureau (Pty) Ltd

 

250,000.00

250,000.00

Dwarika, Naidoo and Company

 

3,000,000.00

156,384.00

FCB Africa (Pty) Ltd

 

6,212,190.60

6,747,132.41

Baclan Energy (Pty) Ltd

 

4,098.30

4,098.30

  1. In this response the term “consultant” used in the question is interpreted to have the meaning assigned to the term by the National Treasury, .i.e. “a professional person appointed to provide technical and specialist advice or to assist with the design and implementation of projects and/or programs.” Accordingly, other service providers who do not meet the aforementioned definition are excluded.

Road Traffic Infringement Agency

(a) number of consultants have been used (ii) each entity reporting to him:

(b) are the reasons for using the services of consultants,

(c) the budget allocations and

(d) are the actual costs incurred in each case respectively?

Road Traffic Management Corporation

Please see response below:

South African National Roads Agency Limited

2014/15 = 104

2015/16 = 102

2016/17 = 116

2014/15 = R 1 275 124 727

2015/16 = R 1 503 036 446

2016/17 = R 1 777 223 195

2014/15 = R 1 127 245 893

2015/16 = R 1 202 029 289

2016/17 = R 1 601 028 593

Airports Company South Africa SOC Limited (ACSA)

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

139

83

67

(c) & (d) Budget Allocations and actual costs

 

2014/2015

2015/2016

2016/2017

Total

Budget

R94 560 169

R87 500 331

R76 385 640

R258 446 140

Actual

R69 744 073

R80 351 807

R89 727 542

R239 823 421

Strategic

Tactical

Operational

Operational (continued)

Air Traffic and Navigation Services SOC Limited (ATNS)

Reply IT Consulting Services

Year

Consultant 

Services Procured

Cost

Justification

Additional comments

2014/15

Bayajula

Business Process Mapping

R 3, 000, 000

To complement existing staff to ensure company-wide business processes were mapped in the allotted time

This was a once-off engagement

2015/16

Knowledge Integration Dynamics

Facilitation of workshops and development of specification for an enterprise Business Intelligence/Market Intelligence platform

R120 000

ATNS did not have the experience to conduct these workshops and extract appropriate requirements from users in relation to Business Intelligence/Market Intelligence area

This was a once-off engagement. The company did not tender for the work by virtue of having assisted in developing the specification

2015/16

KnowMax for IKM

Facilitation of knowledge management champions workshop

R 50 000

External expert facilitators were required to assist drive buy-in

This was a once-off engagement

2015/16

Aptronics

Provide IT network assessment services

R 140 000

There were network issues that were hampering the successful installation of data storage equipment.

This was a once-off engagement

           
 

IT does however sign support and maintenance agreements with service providers from which we have procured IT systems or they may have assisted us with the roll-out of IT systems for which they are accredited by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to implement and support. These support and maintenance agreements allow us to access critical support services from these service providers whenever there are system malfunctions that cannot be resolved by internal IT staff and also to allow service providers to cover for critical resources whenever they take planned leave.

Ports Regulator of South Africa (PRSA)

Financial year

Consultant

Services received (b)

Budget ( c)

Actual costs (d)

2016/17

Meridiam Economics

Asset Valuation project for NPA assets

2 000 000

1 915 086

2014/15

KPMG

Development of Finance policies and procedures

55 900

33 141

South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA)

The table below depicts the amount spent by the South African Maritime Authority (SAMSA) on use of consultants in the past three financial years.

The services of consultants were mainly used in providing ICT services in areas where SAMSA did not possess the necessary skills and expertise as well as where there was not adequate capacity internally. This is being addressed by beefing up (as evident from a reduction in actual expenditure) internal capacity with a view to ensure that these services are being provided internally within the Authority.

South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)Not applicable, (ii), (b), (c), (d), the South African Civil Aviation Authority has fully implemented National Treasury Cost Containment measures regarding the use of consultants as set out in National Treasury Instruction 01 of 2013/14 as well as National Treasury Instruction 02 of 2016/17. The services of consultants during the past three financial years is as follows.

Railway Safety Regulator (RSR)

2014/15 Financial Year

(a)(ii) The total number of consultants used is 23.

(b) The services provided were:

Amount (R)

Services

54 475,00

Investigations

387 673,77

Engineering Consultant

423 669,60

Strategic planning Facilitators

496 675,20

MQS project

74 100,00

Strategic Plan Facilitators

19 950,00

Litigation costs

213 801,70

Engineering services- BOI Investigation

83 363,25

Pastel service consultant

572 280,00

Transactional advisor

61 978,00

Pastel Consulting and services

440 462,62

Legal advice

99 412,00

Legal advice

24 775,51

Legal Opinion

128 554,00

Legal Opinion

236 678,50

Legal Opinion

699 783,30

Drafting of a Rail regulation- Security

629 999,34

Drafting of a Rail regulation- Safety Critical Grades

363 438,02

Legal services- Board Of inquiry Investigation

230 281,75

Engineering services- BOI Investigation

239 670,40

Engineering services- BOI Investigation

6 726,00

Salary Surveys

177 803,77

Chairing Disciplinary Proceedings

240 996,00

HR Support

5 906 547,73

 

(c) The budget allocated for professional fees which are inclusive of consultancy fees for the financial year was R17 134 472, 52.

(d) The Actual costs incurred for consultancy services during the financial year amounted to R5 906 547, 73.

2015/16 Financial Year

(a ii) The total number of consultants used is 56.

(b) The services provided were:

 

2015-2016

Amount

Services

513 082,62

Leadership Allignment

221 318,39

Rail expert consultant

715 213,20

Management Quality Services

602 156,00

ICT Assessment Report

1 138 534,50

Development of RSR Value Culture

127 791,72

Facilitators Board Strategic Session

94 962,00

Investigation- misconduct

20 822,92

Engineering services- BOI Investigation

101 368,90

Ict Project Management

186 213,30

Pastel Consulting

512 436,00

ICT Assessment Report

246 753,00

Facilitator for Risk Management Training

99 636,00

Strategy Facilitators

457 368,00

Threat and Risk Assessment

1 088 700,00

Risk Management Services

124 420,04

Engineering services and Project

1 993 904,63

Development of the High Speed Rail Standard

547 120,00

Economic impact Analysis on the asset maintenance of railway stock

581 135,41

Engineering services- BOI Investigation

694 260,00

Engineering services- BOI Investigation

441 539,95

Cost Benefit Consulting

742 539,80

Engineering services- Signalling Assessment

116 109,00

Development of a Fatigue Management Standard

822 401,13

Drafting of Rail Regulations

616 500,00

Drafting of Rail Regulations- Rail Reserve Management

76 721,20

Legal Support

345 108,00

Legal Support

226 800,00

Legal Services- Board of Inquiry

48 367,50

Legal Support

1 286 000,00

Research and Drafting of Regulations

1 000 688,50

Legal Support

27 000,00

Chairing of disciplinary Hearings

1 196 538,00

Legal support

68 500,00

Draft Regulations

60 131,00

Legal Support

77 753,33

Draft Regulations

239 400,00

Engineering services- BOI Investigation

229 297,54

Auditing Services- Board of Inquiry

366 624,00

Engineering services- BOI Investigation

304 500,00

Legal Services- Board of Inquiry

609 440,00

Engineering services- BOI Investigation

510 670,00

Engineering services- BOI Investigation

329 360,00

Legal Services- Board of Inquiry

190 836,00

Engineering services- BOI Investigation

219 840,00

Engineering services- BOI Investigation

926 991,60

Legal Services- Board of Inquiry

101 500,00

Legal Services- Board of Inquiry

96 957,00

Legal Services- Board of Inquiry

60 876,00

Legal Services- Board of Inquiry

975 327,00

HR Support

478 800,00

Organisational Alignment

396 262,29

Chairing Disciplinary Hearing

109 760,00

Pension Fund Advisors

34 200,00

Development of RSR Equity Plan

27 034,48

Disability Accessibility Audit for RSR

42 813,84

Caseware training and consulting

23 470 383,79

 

(c) The budget allocated for professional fees which are inclusive of consultancy fees for the financial year was R38 462 471.00

(d) Actual costs incurred for consultancy services during the financial year amounted to R23 470 383,79

2016/17 Financial Year

(a ii) The total number of consultants used is 35.

(b) The services provided were:

Amount

Services

704 919,00

Management Quality Services

1 177 881,27

Strategic Thinking Projects

498 000,00

Safety Culture Training

431 500,00

Executive leadership coaching

421 800,00

ICT Forensic investigations

521 048,06

Value Coaching

178 489,96

Establishment of the Pre-Audit unit

132 525,00

Board Evaluation

30 995,12

Board Induction Workshop

123 120,00

Legal Opinion

403 616,47

Risk vulnerability Assessment

4 345 112,56

Development of High speed Rail Standards

66 500,00

Regulatory Impact Assessment

599 098,50

Assessment and provision of Peer reviews of the safety assessments reports

496 900,00

Provision of Assessment of peer review of the safety reports on new works

584 019,69

Legal Opinion

1 067 150,25

Legal Opinion

55 119,34

Legal Arbitration

409 032,00

Legal Opinion

32 337,00

Litigations

527 472,27

Litigations

35 500,00

Chairing of Hearings

136 800,00

Legal Representations

111 815,46

Legal Opinion

361 500,00

Legal Services- Board of Inquiry

140 402,40

Legal Services- Board of Inquiry

495 996,00

ICT risk assessment

14 747,83

Pastel System consultations

239 536,80

HR Support

174 852,00

Chairing of disciplinary Hearings

43 525,90

Investigation for improper conduct

20 559,60

Sage Pastel Consultations

571 508,24

Financial / Reporting Supports

7 338 058,36

Rail Risk Assessment

499 999,44

Cost Benefit Analysis

22 991 438,52

 

(c) The budget allocated for professional fees which are inclusive of consultancy fees for the financial year was R38 719 481.00

(d) Actual costs incurred for consultancy services during the financial year amounted to R27 228 633.07

  • 2016/17: 9 consultants
  • 2015/16: 5 consultants
  • 2014/15: 3 consultants
  • 2016/17:
  • HR Consulting related mainly to the introduction of the performance framework with a view to move away from current DPSA to Patterson dispensation;
  • The development of an organisational structure for the Agency and
  • Placement of human capital contractors for labour related matters and governance unit
  • IT audit is the outsourced services required by Internal Audit, the unit currently does not resources internally.
  • 2015/16:
  • Forensic Audit Services onto procurement
  • IT Audit Professional Fees
  • Accounting Opinion of the framework to be adopted for AARTO collections
  • Board and Committee Appraisals
  • Space Planning Services - confirming dimensions and structural and electrical
  • 2014/15:
  • Assessment of AARTO Readiness by Magna BC
  • Patterson Migration: Job Evaluation
  • Secondment Financial Accountant to assist with AARTO accounting after take over from the RTMC (complexities in the accounting treatment)
  • 2016/17: R12,800,000.00
  • 2015/16: R 8,872,000.00
  • 2014/15: R 8,245,997.00
  • 2016/17 = R 3,467,508.54
  • 2015/16 = R 786,999.56
  • 2014/15 = R 1,633,225.82
  1. (ii) SANRAL
  2. SANRAL uses the traditional construction and engineering procurement model of appointing built environment professional for design and supervision, and contractors for project delivery for all construction and maintenance projects. This model is also applied by other infrastructure SOEs. (project duration is normally between 1 to 5 years)
  3. Budget Allocations:
  4. Actual Costs:
  5. Number of consultants that have been used and each entity reporting to him in each of the Past three years:
  6. Consultants are used for three main functional areas namely:
  • ACSA Operation transport strategy
  • Board Evaluation
  • Board Evaluation Review
  • Board Strategy Facilitation
  • Business Development Strategy Development
  • Design and implement employee transport strategy
  • Employee housing project
  • Facilitation of Board Strategic Risk Assessments Workshop
  • Information technology strategy formulation
  • Re-engineering of company operating structure
  • SCM Strategy Analysis
  • SCM strategy formulation
  • SCM Transformation model and implementation plan
  • ACSA Value Chain Analysis
  • Advise on Caseware software
  • Airport Master Plans
  • Application of Property Developments Rights on the Western Precinct
  • Company valuation
  • Design & Facilitation of Performance Management sessions
  • ERP design, implementation and support
  • Financial results production
  • Geo-hydrological assessment for King Shaka International Airport
  • Guidance on the supply chain management process
  • Human resources optimization
  • Minority Shareholders
  • On- Boarding Workshops
  • Operational audits
  • Outsourced internal audit function
  • Permission application review and amendments
  • Procedure for navigation services
  • Specialist Resources for Finance
  • Traffic Forecast Study for ACSA
  • Airport Carbon Accreditation
  • Health risk assessment and Medical surveillance
  • Security Door Upgrade Project
  • ABS ISO 14001 Certification
  • ACI Conference: design and implementation of ACSA area
  • Administration services
  • Airport Operations Integrated Report for 2015
  • Aviation surveys and procedures
  • Architectural Services
  • Auto Pedigree Building - Subsidence Remedy
  • BBB-EE Rating
  • Bid Adjudication Committee Training
  • Brand Management
  • Business Analysts and project managers for IT projects
  • Cape Town International symphony way development corridor & general Planning Support including comment on zoning rectification
  • Coaching for managers
  • Commercial Areas Survey at Regional Airports
  • Competition Compliance Training
  • Crisis Services
  • CTIA Bi-Annual Stakeholder Survey
  • Design of the emergency evacuation diagrams for King Shaka International Airport
  • Digital design
  • DigSilent Simulation
  • Employee Wellbeing
  • Enterprise development award process evaluated
  • Environmental surveys
  • Environmental services at King Shaka
  • Feasibility study for solar power
  • GIS Data Maintenance
  • Ground Water Filtration System Design
  • IATA Airport Development Reference Manual for King Shaka
  • Implement fraud hotline
  • Infrastructure design changes to optimize available space
  • Infrastructure optimization of electrical components
  • Integrated reporting services
  • Investment Property Evaluation
  • ISO 1400 Environmental management system
  • ISO14001 Certification
  • Land audit and plans for all Regional Airports.
  • Land Surveying Services
  • Legal advice
  • Legal Compliance Evaluation Audits
  • Management of Wi-Fi
  • Motivational Speaker
  • Occupational Hygiene Surveys
  • ORTIA Western Precinct Commercialization Mixed Use Market Study
  • Outsourced communications
  • Passive diffusive monitoring campaign at OR Tambo
  • Photography
  • Property service provider
  • Proposal for a Petrol station
  • Remuneration analysis
  • Retail Study at King Shaka International Airport
  • Review of Social & Ethics Committee TOR and Work Plan
  • Security plans OR Tambo
  • Security Queuing Enclosure Project
  • Social Economic Development brochure design
  • Tender advertisements
  • Tender publication
  • Top Executive Survey
  • Topographical survey
  • Town Planning Services
  • Unplugged OHS Safety Induction Video
  • UPS & Battery Project
  • Water management SYSTEM AMR design
  • WCA
  • Web services and support
  • Zoning Certificates
  1. ii) The Ports Regulator has used the services of consultants as outlined in the table below:

    Air Traffic and Navigation Services SOC Limited (ATNS)

     

    Reply IT Consulting Services

    Year

    Consultant 

    Services Procured

    Cost

    Justification

    Additional comments

    2014/15

    Bayajula

    Business Process Mapping

    R 3, 000, 000

    To complement existing staff to ensure company-wide business processes were mapped in the allotted time

    This was a once-off engagement

    2015/16

    Knowledge Integration Dynamics

    Facilitation of workshops and development of specification for an enterprise Business Intelligence/Market Intelligence platform

    R120 000

    ATNS did not have the experience to conduct these workshops and extract appropriate requirements from users in relation to Business Intelligence/Market Intelligence area

    This was a once-off engagement. The company did not tender for the work by virtue of having assisted in developing the specification

    2015/16

    KnowMax for IKM

    Facilitation of knowledge management champions workshop

    R 50 000

    External expert facilitators were required to assist drive buy-in

    This was a once-off engagement

    2015/16

    Aptronics

    Provide IT network assessment services

    R 140 000

    There were network issues that were hampering the successful installation of data storage equipment.

    This was a once-off engagement

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    IT does however sign support and maintenance agreements with service providers from which we have procured IT systems or they may have assisted us with the roll-out of IT systems for which they are accredited by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to implement and support. These support and maintenance agreements allow us to access critical support services from these service providers whenever there are system malfunctions that cannot be resolved by internal IT staff and also to allow service providers to cover for critical resources whenever they take planned leave.

     

    Ports Regulator of South Africa (PRSA)

  2. ii) The Ports Regulator has used the services of consultants as outlined in the table below:
  3. Financial year

    •  

    Services received (b)

    Budget ( c)

    Actual costs (d)

    1.  

    Meridiam Economics

    Asset Valuation project for NPA assets

    2 000 000

    1 915 086

    1.  
    1.  

    Development of Finance policies and procedures

    55 900

    33 141

     

    South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA)

    The table below depicts the amount spent by the South African Maritime Authority (SAMSA) on use of consultants in the past three financial years.

    The services of consultants were mainly used in providing ICT services in areas where SAMSA did not possess the necessary skills and expertise as well as where there was not adequate capacity internally. This is being addressed by beefing up (as evident from a reduction in actual expenditure) internal capacity with a view to ensure that these services are being provided internally within the Authority.

     

     

    South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA)

  4. Not applicable, (ii), (b), (c), (d), the South African Civil Aviation Authority has fully implemented National Treasury Cost Containment measures regarding the use of consultants as set out in National Treasury Instruction 01 of 2013/14 as well as National Treasury Instruction 02 of 2016/17. The services of consultants during the past three financial years is as follows.
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    Railway Safety Regulator (RSR)

    2014/15 Financial Year

    (a)(ii) The total number of consultants used is 23.

    (b) The services provided were:

     Amount (R)

    Services

                      54 475,00

    Investigations

                     387 673,77

    Engineering Consultant

                     423 669,60

    Strategic planning Facilitators

                     496 675,20

    MQS project

                       74 100,00

    Strategic Plan Facilitators

                       19 950,00

    Litigation costs

                     213 801,70

    Engineering services- BOI Investigation

                       83 363,25

    Pastel service consultant

                     572 280,00

    Transactional advisor

                       61 978,00

    Pastel Consulting and services

                     440 462,62

    Legal advice

                       99 412,00

    Legal advice

                       24 775,51

    Legal Opinion

                     128 554,00

    Legal Opinion

                     236 678,50

    Legal Opinion

                     699 783,30

    Drafting of a Rail regulation- Security

                     629 999,34

    Drafting of a Rail regulation- Safety Critical Grades

                     363 438,02

    Legal services- Board Of inquiry Investigation

                     230 281,75

    Engineering services- BOI Investigation

                     239 670,40

    Engineering services- BOI Investigation

                         6 726,00

    Salary Surveys

                     177 803,77

    Chairing Disciplinary Proceedings

                     240 996,00

    HR Support

                  5 906 547,73

     

    (c) The budget allocated for professional fees which are inclusive of consultancy fees for the financial year was R17 134 472, 52.

    (d) The Actual costs incurred for consultancy services during the financial year amounted to R5 906 547, 73.

     

    2015/16 Financial Year

    (a ii) The total number of consultants used is 56.

    (b) The services provided were:

     

    2015-2016

     Amount

    Services

               513 082,62

    Leadership Allignment

               221 318,39

    Rail expert consultant

               715 213,20

    Management Quality Services

               602 156,00

    ICT Assessment Report

            1 138 534,50

    Development of RSR Value Culture

               127 791,72

    Facilitators Board Strategic Session

                 94 962,00

    Investigation- misconduct

                 20 822,92

    Engineering services- BOI Investigation

               101 368,90

    Ict Project Management

               186 213,30

    Pastel Consulting

               512 436,00

    ICT Assessment Report

               246 753,00

    Facilitator for Risk Management Training

                 99 636,00

    Strategy Facilitators

               457 368,00

    Threat and Risk Assessment

            1 088 700,00

    Risk Management Services

               124 420,04

    Engineering services and Project

            1 993 904,63

    Development of the High Speed Rail Standard

               547 120,00

    Economic impact Analysis on the asset maintenance of railway stock

               581 135,41

    Engineering services- BOI Investigation

               694 260,00

    Engineering services- BOI Investigation

               441 539,95

    Cost Benefit Consulting

               742 539,80

    Engineering services- Signalling Assessment

               116 109,00

    Development of a Fatigue Management Standard

               822 401,13

    Drafting of Rail Regulations

               616 500,00

    Drafting of Rail Regulations- Rail Reserve Management

                 76 721,20

    Legal Support

               345 108,00

    Legal Support

               226 800,00

    Legal Services- Board of Inquiry

                 48 367,50

    Legal Support

            1 286 000,00

    Research and Drafting of Regulations

            1 000 688,50

    Legal Support

                 27 000,00

    Chairing of disciplinary Hearings

            1 196 538,00

    Legal support

                 68 500,00

    Draft Regulations

                 60 131,00

    Legal Support

                 77 753,33

    Draft Regulations

               239 400,00

    Engineering services- BOI Investigation

               229 297,54

    Auditing Services- Board of Inquiry

               366 624,00

    Engineering services- BOI Investigation

               304 500,00

    Legal Services- Board of Inquiry

               609 440,00

    Engineering services- BOI Investigation

               510 670,00

    Engineering services- BOI Investigation

               329 360,00

    Legal Services- Board of Inquiry

               190 836,00

    Engineering services- BOI Investigation

               219 840,00

    Engineering services- BOI Investigation

               926 991,60

    Legal Services- Board of Inquiry

               101 500,00

    Legal Services- Board of Inquiry

                 96 957,00

    Legal Services- Board of Inquiry

                 60 876,00

    Legal Services- Board of Inquiry

               975 327,00

    HR Support

               478 800,00

    Organisational Alignment

               396 262,29

    Chairing Disciplinary Hearing

               109 760,00

    Pension Fund Advisors

                 34 200,00

    Development of RSR Equity Plan

                 27 034,48

    Disability Accessibility Audit for RSR

                 42 813,84

    Caseware training and consulting

            23 470 383,79

     

     

    (c) The budget allocated for professional fees which are inclusive of consultancy fees for the financial year was R38 462 471.00

    (d) Actual costs incurred for consultancy services during the financial year amounted to R23 470 383,79

     

    2016/17 Financial Year

    (a ii) The total number of consultants used is 35.

    (b) The services provided were:

    Amount

     Services

                   704 919,00

     Management Quality Services

                 1 177 881,27

     Strategic  Thinking Projects

                    498 000,00

     Safety Culture Training

                    431 500,00

     Executive leadership coaching

                    421 800,00

     ICT Forensic investigations

                    521 048,06

     Value Coaching

                    178 489,96

     Establishment of the Pre-Audit unit

                    132 525,00

     Board Evaluation

                      30 995,12

     Board Induction Workshop

                    123 120,00

     Legal Opinion

                    403 616,47

     Risk vulnerability Assessment

                 4 345 112,56

     Development of High speed Rail Standards

                     66 500,00

     Regulatory Impact Assessment

                    599 098,50

     Assessment and provision of Peer reviews of the safety assessments reports 

                    496 900,00

     Provision of Assessment  of peer review of the safety reports on new works

                    584 019,69

     Legal Opinion

                 1 067 150,25

     Legal Opinion

                      55 119,34

     Legal Arbitration

                    409 032,00

     Legal Opinion

                      32 337,00

     Litigations

                    527 472,27

     Litigations

                      35 500,00

     Chairing of Hearings

                    136 800,00

     Legal Representations

                   111 815,46

     Legal Opinion

                    361 500,00

    Legal Services- Board of Inquiry

                    140 402,40

    Legal Services- Board of Inquiry

                    495 996,00

     ICT risk assessment 

                      14 747,83

     Pastel System consultations

                    239 536,80

     HR Support

                    174 852,00

     Chairing of  disciplinary Hearings

                      43 525,90

     Investigation for improper conduct

                      20 559,60

     Sage Pastel Consultations

                    571 508,24

     Financial / Reporting Supports

                 7 338 058,36

     Rail Risk Assessment

                    499 999,44

     Cost Benefit Analysis

              22 991 438,52

     

     

     (c) The budget allocated for professional fees which are inclusive of consultancy fees for the financial year was R38 719 481.00

    (d) Actual costs incurred for consultancy services during the financial year amounted to R27 228 633.07