Question NW1113 to the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

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21 May 2018 - NW1113

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Ketabahle, Ms V to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services

What (a) number of consulting firms or companies are currently contracted by (i) his department and (ii) the entities reporting to him and (b)(i) is the name of each consultant, (ii) are the relevant details of the service provided in each case and (iii) is the (aa) start date, (bb) time period, (cc) monetary value in Rands of each contract and (dd) name and position of each individual who signed off on each contract?

Reply:

I have been advised by the department and entities as follows:

DEPARTMENT:

a) The Department has contracted five (5) consulting firms.

b) (i)

  • Laetoli
  • Intini Research & Consulting
  • Crossroad Consulting House
  • K. Edmunson
  • Broadband Infraco

(ii)

  • Laetoli: To conduct the organisational climate and culture survey
  • Intini Research & Consulting: Undertake a survey of transformation of the top 100 ICT sector companies
  • Crossroad Consulting House: Conducting the organisational design investigations to determine Department of Telecommunications & Postal Services (DTPS) organogram and evaluate newly created positions.
  • K. Edmunson: Assist with the drafting of the ICT Sector Commission and Tribunal Legislation.
  • Broadband Infraco: Implementation of SA Connect Phase 1

(iii)(aa)

  • Laetoli – 16 June 2016
  • Intini Research & Consulting – 29 September 2017
  • Crossroad Consulting House – 01 February 2018
  • K. Edmunson – 01 December 2017
  • Broadband Infraco – 09 March 2018

(bb)

  • Laetoli – 21 Months
  • Intini Research & Consulting – 2 Months
  • Crossroads Consulting House – 3 Months
  • K. Edmunson – 5 Months
  • Broadband Infraco – 12 Months

(cc)

  • Laetoli – R 1 246 600.00
  • Intini Research & Consulting – R 356 343.00
  • Crossroad Consulting House – R 495 900.00
  • K. Edmunson – R 462 350.00
  • Broadband Infraco – R 11 775 060.00

 

(dd)

  • Laetoli - Mr. Joe Mjwara: Acting Director General
  • Intini Research & Consulting – Mr. Alfred Mmoto: Chief Director: BBBEE
  • Crossroad Consulting House – Mr. Robert Nkuna: Director General
  • K. Edmunson – Ms. Mameetse Masemola: Acting Director General (ADDG) Policy Development Branch
  • Broadband Infraco – Mr. Robert Nkuna: Director General

ENTITIES:

ENTITY

(a)CONTRACTOR

(b (i) PURPOSE

(aa)START DATE

(bb)TIME PERIOD

(cc)VALUE

(dd)CONTRACT APPROVAL

SAPO

KPMG

Implementation partner for Postbank Corporatisation Project

26 Jan 2016

Extended to 30 Sept 2018

R21 101 881.40

Mr Mark Barnes (GCEO); Mr Shaheen Adam (Acting MD: Postbank)

ZADNA

Duja Financial Management

Accounting Services & Secretariat Services

01 March 2008

12 months

R200 000

Mr Vika Mpisane CEO

 

Nduma Chartered Accountants Incorporated

Internal Auditors

01 Oct 2016

12 months

R121 023. 13

Mr Vika Mpisane CEO

 

Rakoma & Associates

External Auditors

01 Apr 2018

12 months

R132 450.90

Mr Vika Mpisane CEO

 

Eagle iLab

Web presence

01 Apr 2017

12 months

R18 000 per month

Mr Vika Mpisane CEO

NEMISA

STP Consulting

Organisational Design

01 Jun 2017

31 May 2018

R760 665.00

Tender Process CEO signed Off

 

BDO HR Advisory Services

Labour Relations Specialist to support organisational restructuring

21 Jun 2017

31 May 2018

R1 000 000

Tender Process CEO signed Off

 

Rise Security

Security Services

01 Dec 2017

31 Oct 2020

R3 369 326.03

Tender Process CEO signed Off

 

Walking Tall

Cleaning Services

01 Dec2017

31 Oct 2020

R1 352 788.96

Tender Process CEO signed Off

 

ORCA

Internal Audit Services

01 Apr 2018

31 Mar 2021

R3 000 000

Tender Process CEO signed Off

SENTECH

Bitz technologies T/A Abacus Advisory

Value for-money assessment on capital investments over the past two years.

18 Sept 2017

30 April 2018

R 1,611,589.00

Exco

 

Bayajula (PTY) Ltd

Sentech Performance Management Training

19 May 2017

Once-off

R 400,000.00

Head-SCM

 

Quest Research Services

Customer Satisfaction Measurement Service Provider

10 Feb 2016

9 Feb 2019

R 923,657.89

Exco

 

Sekela Xabiso

Review of IT General Control

4 Mar 2016

3 Mar 2019

R 1 837 957 .47

Exco

 

Momentum OCSA

Medical surveillance programme at Sender Transmission Park (STP) Honeydew offices, in Sentech’s OC’s and at Meyerton

7Aug 2017

6 Aug 2019

R360 755.00

Head-SCM

 

Transformex cc

B-BBEE verification

25 Oct 2016

24 Oct 2019

R 240 558.00

Head-SCM

 

Brink Stores Mkhize

Architectural Services required for renovations to the Upington office Sentech

22 Feb 2017

22 Feb 2020

R1 219 800.00

Exco

 

Nkonki Incoporated

External Audit Services and Assurance Service for the period of five years to Sentech SOC LTD (renewable annually)

17 Aug 2017

16 Aug 2022

R1, 426 754.46

Exco

 

Delta Built Environment

Principal agent for STP renovations

11 Oct 2016

31 Jan 2019

R 1,160,000

Exco

 

JHI Properties

Re-evaluation of Sentech's Land and Buildings

25 Nov 2015

24 Nov 2018

R 963 300.00

Exco

 

Edward Nethan (ENS),Cliff Decker Hofmeyer,Rice Boulton,DM5 Ink,Malebeye,Motaung (MMM),ODBB Attorneys JV(Inqubeko),Sitsehedi Makgale (SMMA), NMA attorneys, Phuthi Manamela, Mkhabela attorneys, Hogen Lovells, Seanago attorneys, Selebogo ink, Manong attorneys, Crawford attorneys

Panel of legal practioners

23 Jul 2015

23 Jul 2018

The monetary value is not quantifiable upfront as it depends on the nature of the case etc. But our legal budget for the year 2017/18 was R500 000.00

Board

 

Xicon Solutions

SAP & CSD Integration

29 Nov 2017

(3 month contract, not yet started) - end date to be determined

R435,000.00

Head-SCM

 

Nyeleti consulting,RBI assets,Delf consulting

Structural analysis on masts structures and related work

14 Jan 2018

14 Jan 2023

Panel, the estimated tender value has been capped at R15 million over 5years

Board

 

One Zerro Consulting Pty

Design and principal agent for implementation of solar sytems

28 Feb 2018

Linked to the appointment of a service provider for the installation

R 793,611.00

Exco

 

MFT Advisory Services

Assurance review of the SAP functional update project (phase 1&2)

1 Mar 2018

Until completion of the project

R766.08 per hour, contract value estimated at R330 000

Head-IA

 

Institute of Directors Southern Africa (IoDSA)

Board Appraisal

3 May 2017

30 Jun 2019

R464 151.00

Company Sec

 

Palladian

Skills Audit

3 Apr 2018

1Oct 2018

R163,875.00

Exec: HR

 

Emergent Growth

Executive Coaching

15 May 2018

30 Nov 2018

R422,625.00

Exec: HR

 

Careways

Employee wellness

4 Oct 2018

month to month until appointment of a service provider

R250,000.00

Exec: HR

SITA

Five Network Technologies

Procurement of Audit Service for SITA NGN

19 May 2015

3

R1 641 600

Mr Sizwe Majavu: Acting Head of Department: Technical Sourcing

 

McKinsey Incorporate

Appointment of a panel of service providers to provide supply market intelligence services for 3 years

01 Aug 2015

3

R2 000 000

Mr Sizwe Majavu: Acting Head of Department: Technical Sourcing

 

Work Dynamics (Pty) Ltd

Provision of Leadership Assessments

28 Sept 2015

3

R4 800 000

Mr Sizwe Majavu: Acting Head of Department: Technical Sourcing

 

Accenture SA

Procurement of consultancy Architectural Services for SITA Strategic Technology Management

22 Jul 2016

2

R31 998 319.14

Ms Jabulile Tlhako: Executive SCM

 

Gartner Ireland

Microsoft for SAPS

01 Aug 2016

3

R15 014 052

Mogogodi Dioka: Head of Department: Technical Sourcing

 

Enterpriseroom (Pty)

Programme Management: SITA ICT Management

01 Nov 2016

3

R4 883 999

Mogogodi Dioka: Head of Department: Technical Sourcing

 

The Innovation Hub Management Company (Pty) Ltd

Renewal of the MoU between SITA and Innovation Hub (SOC)Ltd

26 Apr 2017

3

R3 071 315.79

Mogogodi Dioka: Head of Department: Technical Sourcing

 

Gartner SA (Pty) Ltd

SITA subscription for 2 years

01 Jul 2017

2

R9 246 152

Mogogodi Dioka: Head of Department: Technical Sourcing

 

Fundudzi Forensic Service (Pty)Ltd

Professional services for investigation into employees non- compliance to SITA’s conflict of interest Policy & Investigation of employees who have conducted business with the State

20 Nov 2017

12 months

R5 178 336

Mogogodi Dioka: Head of Department: Technical Sourcing

 

Fundudzi Forensic Service (Pty)Ltd

Scope expansion for contract between SITA & Fundudzi Forensic Services for the appointment of external company to perform an independent forensic investigation of the SCM function

15 Feb 2018

4 months

R5 070 957.12

Ms Mimi le Roux: Acting Exec Internal Audit

 

Flow Communications (Pty) Ltd

Appointment of a Public Relations Agency

01 Mar 2018

3

R3 000 000

Mogogodi Dioka: Head of Department: Technical Sourcing

 

Bowman Gilfillan Inc.

Independent forensic investigation into allegation of irregular and /or fruitless expenditure or wrongdoing between SITA, SAPS, FDA & ISS

01 Jan 2018

6 months

R14 890 245.77

Ms Mimi le Roux: Acting Exec Internal Audit

 

Council foe Science and Industrial Research

Conduct research, provide advisory services and develop the specification document for the procurement of National Identity System

17 Jan 2018

2

R28 900 113.16

Jabulile Tlhako: Executive SCM

BBI

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USAASA

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