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Reply received: June 2015

QUESTION NUMBER: 1927 [NW2148E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 15 of 2015

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 22 MAY 2015

DATE OF REPLY: 09 JUNE 2015

N W A Mazzone (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) Who are the current chief financial officers of (i) his department and (ii) the entities reporting to him and (b) what is the qualification of each chief financial officer? NW2148E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(i) The National Department of Public Works

No.

Department of Public Works

(i) Chief Financial Officer

(b)

Qualifications

National Department of Public Works

(i) Mr Boitumelo Gerald Mokgoro

Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Accounting
Bachelor of Accounting Science (B. Compt.) Honours and Certificate of Theory in Accounting (CTA)

(ii) The Entities reporting to the Department of Public Works

No.	Entity Name	(ii) Chief Financial Officer	(b) Qualifications
1.	Agrément South Africa (ASA)	(ii) ASA’s funds are channelled through the CSIR whose CFO is Mr Chris Sturdy	Chartered Accountant
2.	Construction Industry Development Board (cidb)	(ii) Ms Hlengiwe Khumalo	Master of Business Leadership Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management B. Compt. (Financial Accounting and Internal Auditing) National Diploma: Internal Auditing

3.	Council for the Built Environment (CBE)	(ii) Mr Clifton Clark Changfoot	B. Compt. Honours B. Compt. Certified Chartered Accountant (FCCA)

4.	Independent Development Trust (IDT)	(ii) Mr Ian Ellis	B. Compt. Honours B. Compt. Higher Diploma in Tax Law Bachelor of Commerce Honours CTA

Reply received: June 2015

QUESTION NUMBER: 1892 [NW2113E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 15 of 2015

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 22 MAY 2015

DATE OF REPLY: 09 JUNE 2015

Mr K S Mubu (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Works:

Since 1 January 2015, has his department installed generators at any of (a) its offices or (b) the offices of the entities reporting to him as a result of load shedding; if so, what is the total cost of the (i) installation and (ii) running of these generators? NW2113E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) The Department of Public Works has not installed standby generators since 1 January 2015 to its offices or offices of its entities as a result of load shedding.

However, under normal circumstances, standby generators are available and are maintained by the Department at its offices to provide power when, for any reason, the normal source is not channelling that power.

(b) For the entities the situation is as follows:

No.	Entity	Information
1.	Agrément South Africa (ASA)	(b) No. (i) Not applicable (ii) Not applicable

2.	Construction industry Development Board (cidb)	(b) No. (i) Not applicable (ii) Not applicable

3.	Council for the Built Environment (CBE)	(b) CBE purchased 1 generator in 2008. (i) Installation cost: R176 700 (ii) Running cost: R5 200 diesel costs (from January 2015 to May 2015). R11 350 maintenance work was done in January 2015.

4.	Independent Development Trust (IDT)	(b) No. (i) Not applicable (ii) Not applicable

Reply received: June 2015

QUESTION NUMBER: 1846 [NW2067E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 15 of 2015

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 22 MAY 2015

DATE OF REPLY: 09 JUNE 2015

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

Whether, with reference to his reply to question 2442 on 9 October 2012, he will provide a full and complete copy of the lease agreement for the SALU building? NW2067E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

The Honourable Member should note that Question No. 2442 of 2012 was posed to and answered by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development.

The answer to Question No. 1846 of 22 May 2015 is as follows:

The lease is under investigation by the Special Investigation Unit (SIU) and may potentially result in litigation. Under the circumstances the Department of Public Works cannot release details of the lease agreement at this stage.

Reply received: June 2015

QUESTION NUMBER: 1646 [NW1863E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 13 of 2015

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 08 MAY 2015

DATE OF REPLY: 09 JUNE 2015

Mr S J Masango (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

Has his department identified land on which to build a permanent venue for the Pan African Parliament (PAP); if not, what steps is he taking to source land on which to build a permanent venue for the PAP; if so, what amount (a) does the specified land cost and (b) is the proposed construction of the permanent venue for the PAP going to cost? NW1863E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

The Department is implementing the construction of the building for the Pan African Parliament (PAP) on behalf of the client, which in this case is the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO). The site identified for the construction is still farm Randjesfontein portion 442. DIRCO has not communicated any changes or potential changes to relocate the PAP to an alternative site.

In that case, (a) there is no cost, as no alternative land has been identified.

(b) The cost of the construction will be determined when the scope is updated, and when the environmental issues of the current site have been resolved.

Reply received: May 2015

QUESTION NUMBER: 1645 [NW1862E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO.: No. 13 of 2015

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 08 MAY 2015

DATE OF REPLY: 22 MAY 2015

Mr S J Masango (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) What is the exact amount of rent paid each month for the leasing of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) building situated at Gallagher Estate, Johannesburg, (b) how many permanent staff are employed by the PAP, (c) what is the total cost, to his department in respect of each month, for each specified employee and (d) how many times does the PAP sit annually? NW1862E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) The Department of Public Works is paying R223,958.64 per month for the rental of accommodation for the Pan African Parliament (PAP) at the Gallagher Estate.

(b) (c) and (d) are internal matters of the PAP. Thus, the Department of Public Works is unable to report on these matters.

Reply received: May 2015

QUESTION NUMBER: 1440 [NW1653E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 10 of 2015

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 APRIL 2015

DATE OF REPLY: 11 MAY 2015

Mr M H Hoosen (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

Does his department have a Regulatory Burden Reduction strategy in place; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the strategy? NW1653E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

In alignment with the objective of reducing the regulatory burden, in respect of bills, Acts of Parliament and corresponding regulations, Regulatory Impact Assessments (RIAs) have been undertaken since 2013 for all bills and Acts of Parliament as well as all substantive regulations and amendments to be introduced under the auspices of the Department of Public Works (DPW) and its entities. The Regulatory Impact Assessments are coordinated through the Department’s Policy Branch.

Regulatory Impact Assessments are undertaken using the RIA Guidelines issued by the Office of the Presidency: Guidelines for the Implementation of the Regulatory Impact Analysis / Assessment (RIA) Process in South Africa, 2012.

The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), the entity responsible for developing industry standards and regulations for the construction industry, has examples of Regulatory Impact Assessments that were recently undertaken which include:

Amendments to the Construction Industry Development Regulations Parts IV C & D; Prompt Payment and Adjudication: Regulatory Impact Assessment (Draft for Consultation, June 2014)
Best Practice Project Assessment Scheme: Regulatory Impact Assessment (November 2014)
Amendments to the Construction Industry Development Regulations Parts II and IV: Regulatory Impact Assessment (Draft for Consultation, March 2015)

The DPW’s experience, and that of its entities, is that Regulatory Impact Assessments have all added substantive insights into the development of regulations, and have contributed to reducing any regulatory burden. All Regulatory Impact Assessments also involve stakeholder consultations, which enhance the value of the Regulatory Impact Assessments and the contribution of any regulation amendments, and further contribute to reducing any regulatory burden perceived by stakeholders.

Reply received: May 2015

QUESTION NUMBER: 1581 [NW1793E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 11 of 2015

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 27 APRIL 2015

DATE OF REPLY: 12 MAY 2015

Mr J A Esterhuizen (IFP) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) How many flats are owned (a) by his department, (b) privately and (c) by the respective municipality in terms of the City Regeneration Programme;

(2) whether there is a working relationship between his department and the Department of Human Settlements with regard to the City Regeneration Programme that each department has; if not, why not; if so, what steps are being taken to ensure that overlapping and duplication of processes do not occur? NW1793E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) The National Department of Public Works’ (NDPW) Inner City Regeneration programme is aimed at developing National Government’s offices and buildings that are used for general services to the public and not flats, except when accommodation is provided for Government employees in earmarked areas, as in the case of the South African Police Service and the Department of Correctional Services, as well as other client departments.

There are no flats belonging to the NDPW falling within the City Regeneration Programme in Tshwane.

The NDPW has a working relationship with the Department of Human Settlements and relevant municipalities. This is reinforced by participation in the Joint Co-ordinating Committee and the Human Settlements Technical MinMec Committee.

Reply received: May 2015

QUESTION NUMBER: 1476 [NW1689E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 10 of 2015

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 APRIL 2015

DATE OF REPLY: 12 MAY 2015

Mr R A Lees (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) How many invoices from private contractors to his department currently remain unpaid for longer than 30 days and (b) in each case, what (i) are the details of the (aa) contractor and (bb) services provided and (ii) what is the (aa) date of the invoice and (bb) reason why the invoice was not paid within 30 days? NW1689E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

As at the end of the financial year (31 March 2015), 643 invoices of private contractors were not paid within 30 days of receipt.

Due to the large number of invoices mentioned, detailed schedules can be provided that will indicate the particulars per individual invoice, if required. However, a summary has been compiled indicating the regional breakdown per service type. This is contained in Table 1 below. When interpreting this Table it should be noted that the services provided by contractors relate to (A) day-to-day maintenance, which includes all unplanned maintenance carried out within all State-owned properties; (B) Works Control System (WCS) payments, which include built environment consultants, new building construction projects, refurbishments, and planned maintenance.

Table 1: Invoices not paid within 30 days of receipt

Regional offices	Reference	Services	Number of invoices	Total Amount R’	Average Ageing Days
Bloemfontein	A	Day to Day Maintenance	59	1 479 794.55	110
		WCS Projects Payments	11	1 472 601.55	76
		Total	70	2 952 396.10	93
Cape Town	B	Day to Day Maintenance	256	5 415 677.16	52
		WCS Projects Payments	25	8 553 215.00	100
		Total	281	13 968 892.16	76
Durban	C	Day to Day Maintenance	58	927 418.00	103
		WCS Projects Payments	18	5 151 503.00	93
		Total	76	6 078 921.00	98
Head Office	D	WCS Projects Payments	34	53 911 169.00	123
Johannesburg	EF	Day to Day Maintenance	7	19 932.90	40
Kimberley	GH	Day to Day Maintenance	3	23 264.00	35
		WCS Projects Payments	1	572 610.00	35
		Total	4	595 874.00	35
Mmabatho	IJ	Day to Day Maintenance	39	1 672 537.00	15
		WCS Projects Payments	36	6 496 982.00	24
		Total	170	9 830 937.00	20
Mthatha	KL	WCS Projects Payments	5	1 053 863.04	84
Nelspruit	M	Day to Day Maintenance	39	1599459.00	118
		WCS Projects Payments	5	98 416.00	231
		Total	50	2 441 199.00	175
Polokwane	N	Day to Day Maintenance	7	217 063.13	46
		Total	7	217 063.13	46
Port Elizabeth	OP	Day to Day Maintenance	1	158 512.00	48
		WCS Projects Payments	8	971 650.00	50
		Total	9	1 130 162.00	49
Pretoria	QR	WCS Projects Payments	31	1 156 800.00	59
Total Day to Day Maintenance		Day to Day Maintenance	469	11 513 657.74	51
Total WCS Payments		WCS Projects Payments	174	79 438 809.59	77
Grand Total			643	90 952 467.33	64

(bb) Reasons why invoices remained unpaid for longer than 30 days:

Complexity of PMTE’s business operations

The PMTE’s business operations are highly decentralized across the country. The following services are provided by PMTE on behalf of its clients on its vast asset portfolio through its 11 regional offices:

Construction projects
Facilities maintenance
Horticulture
Cleaning;
Security; and
Gardening services

All the work carried out by suppliers on behalf of PMTE is subjected to intense certification processes prior to payment. This requires a works/project manager to certify completion of the work prior to payment being processed. Due to the geographic vastness of the operations which require physical inspection of the works completed, officials have to travel long distances to do the inspections to certify the works. With the inefficient ratio of project manager assigned to projects (in some instance being a ratio of 1 project manager to 30 projects), the delay in the certification process is exacerbated with the concomitant delay in paying the service providers.

Complex criterion for qualifying invoices

The Department has placed the promotion of emerging contractors high on its agenda in the procurement of its requisite services. The Department is however still challenged to provide effective support to these emerging contractors and suppliers with the complex public sector SCM system, as well as the stringent compliance requirements for submission of qualifying invoices with supporting documentation.

Delays by suppliers in submitting invoices

In addition, a significant number of contractors and suppliers do not prioritize the submission of invoices until the time where payment is required even though the invoices relate to services provided for periods well in excess of the 30 days.

Invoices which are under investigation for various reasons, i.e. disputes with contractors for incomplete work done, high labour rates charged and wrong invoice amounts.

Technical challenges experienced with the implementation of the new Billing and Accounting system for the PMTE This system only stabilized during the latter part of 2014/15 financial year

The introduction of a new verification system for the validation of suppliers’ bank accounts. This resulted in a number of suppliers having to resubmit supporting documentation to update their banking details

Reply received: May 2015

QUESTION NUMBER: 1405 [NW1618E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 10 of 2015

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 APRIL 2015

DATE OF REPLY: 11 MAY 2015

Mr S J F Marais (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(a) What number of (i) financial, (ii) forensic and/or (iii) other investigations that were commissioned by his department have been completed since 1 April 2013 and (b) in each case, what are the relevant details on the (i) investigation including a synopsis of the facts and findings of each case, (ii) persons or third parties responsible for each investigation, (iii) total cost to date of each investigation and (iv) appropriate steps taken against officials and third parties implicated of wrongdoing in the findings of the investigations? NW1618E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(a) (i), (ii) and (iii) The National Department of Public Works has commissioned and completed 92 Forensic Investigations from 1 April 2013 to 17 April 2015.

(b) (i) Emanating from the 92 investigations commissioned and completed from 1 April 2013, 68 disciplinary actions (financial misconduct) were recommended, of those 51 have been finalised and 17 are on-going.

(ii) and (iii) A total amount of R 7, 191, 794.71 was paid to service providers for conducting 44 investigations and 49 investigations were conducted using internal resources.

(iv) Sanctions issued based on completed disciplinary processes range from dismissals, final written warnings, written warnings. 12 Cases of fraud and corruption were registered with the South African Police Service for criminal investigations against officials of the Department and service providers.

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NUMBER: 1142 [NW1307E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 9 of 2015

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 27 MARCH 2015

DATE OF REPLY: 28 APRIL 2015

Mr M Bagraim (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Works:

(a) What amount did (i) his department and (ii) state entities reporting to him spend on each newspaper subscription in each month (aa) in the (aaa) 2011-12, (bbb) 2012-13 and (ccc) 2013-14 financial years and (bb) during the period 1 April 2014 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) how many copies of each newspaper were ordered on each day of the week (i) in each specified financial year and (ii) during the period 1 April 2014 up to the latest specified date for which information is available? NW1307E

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REPLY:

See the link for reply: /files/RNW1142-150428REPLY.docx

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NUMBER: 997 [NW1157E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 8 of 2015

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 MARCH 2015

DATE OF REPLY: 10 April 2015

Mr S J Masango (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) Is his department the registered owner of Farm 380 Droogegrond, Lyttleton Manor, City of Tshwane; if so, what is the property currently used for;

(2) does he have any plans to dispose of the property; if so, what are the timelines for such action? NW1157E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works,

(1) Yes, the National Department of Public Works (NDPW) is the registered owner of Farm 380, Droogegrond, Lyttleton Manor, in the City of Tshwane, comprising of Portions 4, 5, 23 and 26. Portion 4 and 5 are allocated to the Department of Defence and Military Veterans. Portions 23 and 26 are allocated to the South African Police Service. Portions 16 and 18 of Farm Droogegrond are registered under the name of the Gauteng Provincial Government and have been allocated to the Gauteng Provincial Department of Education.

(2) No, the NDPW does not have intentions to dispose of the said property.

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NUMBER: 994 [NW1154E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 8 of 2015

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 MARCH 2015

DATE OF REPLY: 10 APRIL 2015

Mr K S Mubu (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

Does his department have any plans to transform the Vlakplaas Farm near Pretoria into a national monument; if so, what are the relevant details? NW1154E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

Yes, the Department of Public Works does have plans to allocate the Vlakplaas farm to the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC).

The initial plans for the farm Vlakplaas by the DAC are as follows:

Build a memorial structure in honour of all political activists who were tortured and those who lost their lives at Vlakplaas during the 1980s.
Create an Open Air Museum to display the cultural, archaeological, ecological and political heritage of Vlakplaas; and
Working together with the Indigenous Knowledge System of South Africa Trust (iIKSSA) the plan is to establishing a National Centre for Healing and Reconciliation at Vlakplaas.

The activation of these plans is subject to acquiring a procurement instruction from the DAC and entering into an MOU with the DAC and iIKSSA.

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NUMBER: 918 [NW1067E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 8 of 2015

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 MARCH 2015

DATE OF REPLY: 10 April 2015

Mr M S F de Freitas (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

What amount was spent by (a) his department and (b) state entities reporting to him on (i) tickets and (ii) sponsorships on The New Age Breakfast Briefings for the last three financial years? NW1067

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

Neither the (a) Department of Public Works (DPW) nor (b) its entities spent funds on (i) tickets and (ii) sponsorships on the New Age Breakfast Briefings in the last three financial years.

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NUMBER: 883 [NW1032E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 8 of 2015

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 MARCH 2015

DATE OF REPLY: 10 APRIL 2015

Mr G G Hill-Lewis (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) Whether his department or the entities reporting to him provides any type of sponsorships; if not, what is his department’s position in this regard; if so, (a) what are the details of each sponsorship, (b) what is the value of each sponsorship, (c) when were each of these sponsorship deals undertaken and (d) when will each of the sponsorship deals end;

(2) whether his department or any of the entities reporting to him intends to enter into any type of sponsorship deal or contract in the (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17 financial years; if not, why not; if so, (i) with whom will each sponsorship deal or contract be made, (ii) what will the terms of each of the sponsorship deals or contracts be, (iii) when will each of the sponsorship deals or contracts (aa) commence and (bb) end and (iv) what is the value of each of the sponsorship deals or contracts? NW1032E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

In respect to the Department of Public Works:

(1) and (2), No. The National Department of Public Works does not provide sponsorships. The Department receives its budget allocation from National Treasury and any sponsorship that may be received or disbursed is regulated by the Public Finance Management Act 1999 (PFMA), [Act No. 1 of 1999] and Treasury Regulations. As a service delivery Department, the entire Department's budget allocation is geared toward such.

In respect of the Entities

NAME OF ENTITY
Agrément South Africa (ASA)	(1) (a) – (d) No.	(2) (a) and (b) (i), (ii), (iii) (aa) and (bb) and (iv). No.

Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB)	(1) (a) – (d) No.	(2) (a) and (b) (i), (ii), (iii) (aa) and (bb) and (iv). No.

Council for the Built Environment (CBE)	Yes. The South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP)‘s 2nd Annual Conference, held on 20-22 October 2014. Deliver a presentation to the attendance. The details include: Exhibition at the conference; Branding of Universal Serial Bus (USB) to be handed to delegates with selected presentations; Advert or brochure on the memory stick (sponsor to provide the content); Acknowledgement on Conference website; Logo in the Conference programme book; Logo on the speaker page as the USB’s sponsor; and Half page advertisement in the programme book. (1) (b) R20 000	(2) (a) aa, and (b) bb. No.
	(1) (c) 20-22 October 2014.
	(1) (d) It ended on 22 October 2014.

Independent Development Trust (IDT)	(1) (a) – (d) No.	(2) (a) and (b) (i), (ii), (iii) (aa) and (bb) and (iv). No.

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NUMBER: 692 [NW839E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 07 of 2015

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 13 MARCH 2015

DATE OF REPLY: 10 APRIL 2015

Mr L J Basson (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) Whether, with reference to his reply to question 2882 on 10 December 2014, he can provide the (a) date on and (b) the council resolution in terms of which the Madibeng Local Municipality requested the land for the development of formal human settlements; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) whether his department has reached a decision on the optimum use of the land; if not, (a) which other departments have been consulted, (b) when were they consulted, (c) what are the options currently being considered for the optimum use of the land and (d) when will the decision be finalised; if so, (i) what are the relevant details and (ii) how will the illegal land occupation be resolved;

(3) whether his department is considering rezoning the land from its current designation as agricultural land; if so, why? NW839E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) (a) The Madibeng Local Municipality, in a letter dated 23 May 2012s by the Executive Mayor, requested the National Department of Public Works (herein after referred to as the Department) to transfer Portions 454 and 455 of Farm Kameeldrift 211 JQ to upgrade the informal settlement and formalise the area.

(b) The Department did not receive a Council resolution with the letter from the Local Municipality.

(2) The Department has not yet reached a final decision on the optimum use of the land.

The Department had a consultative meeting with various stakeholders, including the Madibeng Local Municipality, the Department of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries and other Non-Government Stakeholders.

(b) The abovementioned Departments and stakeholders were consulted on 1 June 2012 with a view to a final decision on the land use. The Department is also in process of consulting the Department of Human Settlements and the Housing Development Agency.

(c) Land use options include formalising the request from the Executive Mayor for the development of a human settlement and land reform purposes, such as land redistribution.

(d) (i) and (ii) The Department expects to conclude its decision on the optimum use of the land by 30 June 2015 as informed by the consultative processes. This will also resolve the matter of the land occupation by way of either formalising the informal settlement or other using the land for other purposes as it will be resolved with the stakeholders.

(3) The final land use decision will determine whether any rezoning will be required.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION NUMBER: 556 [NW636E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 5 of 2015

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 06 MARCH 2015

DATE OF REPLY: 17 MARCH 2015

Mr M W Rabotapi (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

Whether any employees in his department have been on suspension with full salary since 1 January 2014; if so, (a) how many employees and (b) what is the total cost thereof? NW636E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works,

(a) No employees were placed on precautionary suspension for the period 01 January 2014 to 30 October 2014. Only two employees were suspended from work without pay on 31 October 2014 and 04 November 2014 respectively and their suspensions have been uplifted with effect from February 2015.

(b) The total cost in terms of the salary received by the employees is R247 840.00.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION NUMBER: 461 [NW539E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 4 of 2015

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 27 FEBRUARY 2015

DATE OF REPLY: 17 MARCH 2015

Mr J H Steenhuisen (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) With reference to reports on the planned construction of gym facilities at Members of Parliament’s residences at (a) Pelican Park, (b) Acacia Park and (c) Laboria Park in Cape Town, (i) when were the tenders for the construction of such facilities advertised, (ii) what is the rand value of the tender for the construction of each facility, (iii) what is the name of the individual contractor(s) who was awarded the tender to complete the construction of the facilities and (iv) when (aa) was the selection of winning bidders made and/or (bb) will the selection of each bidder be finalised, in each case;

(2) whether, with reference to the specified tender contracts, he can provide copies of the (a) relevant tender advertisements, (b) tender bids and (c) contracts signed by each winning bidder; if not, why not; if so, when will the copies be provided? NW539E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works,

(1) (a), (b) and (c) (i) A tender covering the establishment of gym facilities in Pelican Park, Acacia Park and Laboria Park and was advertised on 03/10/2014.

(ii) The rand value of the tender for Acacia Park R 2 374 316.76;

The rand value for Pelican Park equates to R3 124 937.22; and

The rand value for Laboria Park equates to R1 774 353.00.

(iii) The name of the contractor who was awarded the tender is ACG Plasterers.

(iv) (aa) The Department accepted the offer on 28/01/2015.

(bb) Falls away.

(2) (a) Addendum 1 (tender notice and invitation to tender)

(b) Addendum 2 (Register for receiving bids),

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION NUMBER: 339 [NW365E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 2 of 2015

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 FEBRUARY 2015

DATE OF REPLY: 10 APRIL 2015

Mrs A M Dreyer (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) Whether any progress has been made in respect of the upkeep of the residential property on erf 441, Menlo Park in Pretoria, since August 2013; if not, why not; if so, what progress;

(2) whether there is a maintenance plan for the specified property; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details, including time frames of the maintenance plan for the specified property;

(3) (a) what has been done specifically to ensure that the health and security risks created by the condition of the specified property to the surrounding properties, are addressed, (b) why has the specified property (i) been vacant for years and (ii) not been maintained, (c) what are the future plans for the use of the specified property and (d) on what date will those plans be implemented? NW365E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

According to information at the disposal of the National Department of Public Works (NDPW), the Department of Defence and Military Veterans, as the user department, has made progress with the upkeep of the property. A contactor has been appointed to refurbish the house.

Yes, there is a contractor that has been appointed to do maintenance on the property. The contract is for a period of 3 months.

(a) The appointed contractor is currently cutting the trees and grass to ensure that it addresses the issue of health and security of the surroundings.

(b) (i) The NDPW officials contacted the user department regarding the condition of the said property and the latter stated that it was allocated to one of their officials. The property had been allocated to the Department of Defence at their request for the accommodation of one of their officials.

(ii)The refurbishments are in progress and once completed the property will be occupied.

(c) and (d) The property has been allocated to the Department of Defence and any future plans will be at their discretion.

Reply received: March 2015

Question Number: 287 [NW311E]

Internal Question Paper: No. 2 of 2015

Date of Publication: 20 FEBRUARY 2015

DATE OF REPLY: 03 MARCH 2015

Mr C MacKenzie (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

With reference to his reply to question 417 on 19 August 2014, when will the maintenance work on the first, second, third and fourth floor of Marks Building in the Parliamentary precinct commence? NW311E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

The Department of Public Works is currently executing day-to-day maintenance on the first, second, third and fourth floor of Marks building. It has further commenced with an extensive condition assessment of the interior of Marks Building, which will be completed at the end of April 2015 and based on the outcomes, a refurbishment project will be initiated to address the areas of concern.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION NUMBER: 210 [NW227E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 01 of 2015

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 FEBRUARY 2015

DATE OF REPLY: 17 MARCH 2015

Ms N P Sonti (EFF) asked the Minister of Public Works:

With reference to the 2013-14 report of the Auditor-General which notes that his department lost about R34 billion through irregular expenditure, (a) what measures have been taken to ensure that this wasteful expenditure does not happen again and (b) how many officials have been criminally charged and prosecuted in the past five years in terms of section 86 of the Public Finance Management Act, Act 1 of 1999, for this wasteful expenditure? NW227E ____________________________________________________________________________

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works:

The Honourable Member should note that irregular expenditure is incurred when any technical directive contained in legislation or a Government Department’s own procedural requirement is contravened at the time when the transaction was concluded. By inference, this does NOT represent money lost or wasted. Value for money would in each case have been derived through such transactions, although some discrepancies would have occurred during the procurement or payment process rendering it irregular.

The amount of R34 billion of irregular expenditure as disclosed in the financial statements of the 2013-14 financial year is the result of a comprehensive review of all transactions processed by the Department from 2009-10 to the end of 2013-14 (a total of well in excess of 1.3 million transactions). The total R34 billion, therefore, does not represent transactions processed in a single year, but it is the cumulative result of transactions processed over the entire period of 5 years. Furthermore it is important to note that this disclosure is an outcome of a targeted intervention by the Turnaround programme to clean out all historic discrepancies as soon as possible by addressing the root causes of these problems in order to establish sustainable solutions.

In terms of addressing the matter of irregular expenditure, the Department has embarked on the following measures:

(i) Setting the tone from the Top

Irregular expenditure is considered by an Accountability Management Committee of which the membership is at the level of Deputy Directors-General. Officials who are found to have negligently flouted prescripts are dealt with in line with investigation reports regardless of rank. The Department is maintaining a zero tolerance in this regard.

(ii) Review of SCM prescripts for infrastructure

The current Treasury SCM prescripts which were mainly developed for goods and services and posed insurmountable challenges to the core business’ line functions of the Department is in the process of being reviewed. A new leasing framework has been developed with the support of National Treasury’s Office of the Chief Procurement Officer and will be implemented from 1 April 2015. Similarly an infrastructure (construction) SCM framework is being reviewed and it is anticipated to be completed during the third quarter of the next financial year.

(iii) Review of all SCM processes prior to awards being made

Since September 2014, preventative measures have been implemented by means of which all quotations and bids are reviewed to confirm compliance before any awards are made. This review is done by an independent unit located directly under the control of the Chief Financial Officer.

(iv) Training

Training of officials in SCM and those involved with procurement process has been intensified to ensure that officials are kept abreast with the current developments within SCM.

No official has been criminally charged and prosecuted in terms of Section 86 of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), 1999 [Act No. 1 of 1999].

Reply received: March 2015

Question Number: 190 NW199E

Internal Question Paper: No.1 of 2015

Date of Publication: 12 February 2015

Date of Reply: 17 March 2015

Mr D America (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Works:

(1) With reference to the reply of the Minister of Communications to question 1031 on 27 November 2014, what was the total amount that (a) his department and (b) each of its entities (i) spent on and/or (ii) budgeted for advertising for each month between 1 January 2013 and 31 July 2014, excluding expenditure transferred through the Department of Communications for advertising;

(2) does such figure for each month represent the (a) total value of advertising that appeared in the media in that month, (b) amount paid in that month for advertising that may have appeared previously or (c) amount paid in advance for advertising that appeared at a later date;

(3) in each specified case, what amount did (a) his department and (b) each of its entities spend on advertising in (i) print, (ii) radio, (iii) television, (iv) online and (v) outdoor;

(4) in each specified case, what is the breakdown of advertising by (a) his department and (b) each of its entities in terms of (i) name of and (ii) amount spent on each (aa) publication, (bb) radio station, (cc) television station, (dd) website and (ee) billboards location in each province? NW199E

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REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

A. With respect of the Department of Public Works:

(1) (a) (i) R7 020 773.60 for both Corporate and EPWP including advertising expenditure transferred through the Department of Communications for advertising

(2) (a) Amounts are aggregated to show total expenditure over period mentioned (i.e. 1 January 2013 to 31 January 2014)

(b) See 2 (a) above

(3) (a) (i) Print R2 397 326.41

(ii) Radio R2 639 514-00

(iii) Television – R812 250.00

(iv) On line – R0

(v) Outdoor – R1 171 683. 25

(4) (a) (i) Print media

(aa) Publication	Amount Spent

Sawubona Magazine	R49 806.60
African Union	R80 864.82
Advert on City Press, Daily Sun, Soccer Laduma, Sowetan, The Star, Sunday Times	R370 354.67
Advert on Municipal Focus	R50 160.00
Advert Ideology Magazine	R61 927.99
Gaffney Magazine	R414 602.50
African Union Magazine	R86 455.37
Local Government handbook	R34 200.00
Advert on City Press, Daily Sun, Soccer Laduma, The Star, Sunday times	R411 886.62
Advert on City press, Daily Sun, Sowetan and The Star	R117 478.53
Ubuntu Magazine	R35 383.32
Advert on City press, Daily Sun, Sowetan, The Star, Sunday times	R370 354.14
Business Empowerment	R68 751.85
TOPCO Media (Freedom and Democracy Publication)	R245 100.00

(bb) Radio Station

Activity	Amount spent
Social Sector Conference
Social Sector Conference -Motsweding FM, Teemaneng fm , SAFM, Metro Fm	R388 683.00

Handover of the community safety (Ntabankulu, Eastern Cape)
Umhobo wenene FM	R148 656

Kamoso Awards
SAFM	R40 095
RSG	R96 480
Metro FM	R159 120
Ukhozi FM	R116 235
Umhlobo Wenene FM	R72 495
Thobela FM	R463 05
Lesedi FM	R74 475
Ligwalagwala FM	R23 805
Motsweding FM	R57 465
Phalaphala FM	R13 590
Munghana Lonene FM	R18 990
Ikwekwezi FM	R16 110

EPWP week campaign
SAFM	R46 530
RSG	R116 910
Metro FM	R202 950
Ukhozi FM	R155 430
Umhlobo Wenene FM	R100 980
Thobela FM	R63 270
Lesedi FM	R100 080
Motsweding	R68 760
Ligwalagwala FM	R30 510
Phalaphala FM	R19 350
Munghana Lonene FM	R27 360
Ikwekwezi FM	R23 040

(cc) Television Station

Kamoso Awards Advert
SABC 1	R260 000
SABC 2	R159 500
SABC 3	R86 000

EPWP Week Campaign
SABC 1	R51 000
SABC 2	R183 750
SABC3	R72 000

(dd) Website

Neither websites nor any other online mechanisms were used for advertising.

(ee) Outdoor advertising (Billboards)

Creating an awareness about EPWP	R499 525.00
Creating an awareness about EPWP	R582 052.65
Creating an awareness about EPWP	R90 105.60

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION NUMBER: 96 [NW98E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 1 of 2015

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 FEBRUARY 2015

DATE OF REPLY: 17 MARCH 2015

The Leader of the Opposition (DA) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) With regard to the repairs to the interior and perimeter fencing of the Nkandla residence of the President, Mr Jacob G Zuma, in November 2014, (a) which company was contracted to undertake the repairs and (b) what amount (i) was spent on the repair work and (ii) of the funds spent on the repairs were from his department;

(2) are there any further upgrades planned for the Nkandla residence of the President, Mr Jacob G Zuma; if so, what are the (a) relevant details and (b) estimated costs of such planned upgrades? NW98E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works

(1) (a) The company that undertook the repairs is Messrs Cochrane Steel Products (Pty) Ltd.

(1) (b) (i) At no cost to the Department of Public Works (DPW).

(1) (b) (ii) As the contracted company to install the perimeter fencing Messrs Cochrane Steel Products (Pty) Ltd. undertook the repairs at no cost to the Department in order to give assurance they were committed to providing a quality service.

(2) There are no further upgrades planned for the Nkandla residence of the Honourable President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency, Mr J G Zuma.

(2) (a) and (b) Fall away.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION NUMBER: 2 [NW3E]

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: No. 1 of 2015

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 February 2015

DATE OF REPLY: 03 MARCH 2015

2. Ms C N Majeke (UDM) asked the Minister of Public Works:

(1) Whether he has a definite plan with timeframes to transfer ownership of the houses in Greenville and/or Kwa-Mpuku, Mthatha, Eastern Cape, to the current occupants to whom the houses are rented without it being maintained by his department; if not, why not; if so, (a) what is the plan and (b) what are the timeframes;

(2) what is the policy with regard to payment of rents for those occupants who are pensioners or retired from work? NW3E

REPLY:

The Minister of Public Works,

(1) This matter falls under the purview of the Eastern Cape Provincial Departments of Health and of Public Works. The National Department of Public Works is therefore not in a position to provide details on the question.

(2) Falls away.

2015-03-17

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