(a) What number of exemptions have been gazetted in terms of section 15 of the Government Immovable Asset Management Act, Act 19 of 2007, as at 30 September 2018, and (b) what is the (i) date and (ii) number of each specified Government Gazette?
Section 15 of the Government Immovable Asset Management Act, 2007 (Act No. 19 of 2007) [GIAMA in short form) gives Minister of Public Works the power to “exempt any organ of State or part thereof to which this Act applies from any provision of this Act for a period determined in the notice”.
As at 30 September 2018, there has not been ...
(1) Of the 90 000 buildings reportedly under the custodianship of his department, what is the total number of buildings that are (a) used by his department, (b) leased to government departments and their associated entities, (c) leased to provinces or provincial departments or entities, (d) leased to municipalities or municipal entities, (e) leased to private entities, (f) leased to private individuals, (g) vacant and (h) illegally occupied;
(2) with reference to the specified leased properties, what is the total number of lease agreements that have been signed or renewed subsequent to the enactment of the Government Immovable Asset Management Act, Act 19 of 2007? NW3440E
(1) (a) Department of Public Works uses 9 517 buildings,
(b) 78 173 buildings are leased to Government departments and their associated entities,
(c) 13 properties are leased to provinces or provincial departments or entities,
(d) 107 properties are leased to municipalities or municipal entities,
(e) 122 buildings are leased to private entities and (f) private individuals,
(g) 400 buildings are vacant or the occupation ...
Whether (a) his department and/or (b) entities reporting to him awarded any contracts and/or tenders to certain companies (names and details furnished) from 1 January 2009 up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, in each case, (i) what service was provided, (ii) what was the (aa) value and (bb) length of the tender and/or contract, (iii) who approved the tender and/or contract and (iv) was the tender and/or contract in line with all National Treasury and departmental procurement guidelines?
In respect of the Department of Public Works:
(a) Yes, the National Department of Public Works awarded two contracts during the period 1 January 2009 to date to (a) Vox Telecommunications :
Contract 1:
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(i) What service was provided?
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Supply of sound reinforcement
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(ii) What was the:
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aa) Value
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bb) Length of the tender/Contract
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R 263 063.86
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Once off
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What (a) amount did (i) his department and (ii) each entity reporting to him borrow from any entity in the People’s Republic of China (aa) in each of the past three financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2018, (b) is the name of the lender of each loan, (c) conditions are attached to each loan and (d) are the repayment periods for each loan in each case?
(a)(i) The Department of Public Works and (ii) (aa) and the Entities reporting to the Department did not borrow any amounts from any entity from the People’s Republic of China in the past three financial years, and (bb) since 01 April to date.
As such, (b), (c) and (d) fall away.
(1) Whether his department conducts regular health and safety inspections as required by the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 85 of 1993 (OHSA), at both state-owned and rented buildings under its control; if not, why not; if so, what is the frequency of the inspections;
(2) Which (a) state-owned and (b) rented buildings have been found not to meet the minimum requirements in terms of the OHSA in each of the specified metropolitan municipalities (details furnished);
(3) What (a) measures has his department put in place to meet the Act’s safety requirements, (b) is the estimated cost in each case and (c) are the projected timelines;
(4) Whether he will make a statement on the matter?
(1) Yes, the Department of Public Works, through its Facilities Management Branch (Occupational Health and Safety Unit) conducts regular inspections for both state - owned and leased facilities as per Occupational Health and Safety Act, (Act No. 85 of 1993) (herein after referred to as the OHS Act) and the Municipal by-laws to identify all building compliance issues. These inspections are conducted on a ...
(1) With reference to the Minister of Labour’s reply to question 1984 on 5 July 2018, what (a) number of the buildings housing the Department of Labour’s labour centres are owned by the Department of Labour; and (b) is the Rand value of each building;
(2) (a) what number of the buildings housing the Department of Labour’s labour centres are leased by the Department of Labour, (b) what is the monthly rental amount of each building; and (c) from whom is each building leased?
(1) (a) The Department of Labour does not own any building utilised as Labour centres.
(b) Falls away.
(2) The Department of Public Works has a total of 125 leases of behalf of the Department of Labour for the purpose of housing Labour Centres.
(a) and (b) Please see Annexure A accompanying this reply for the details.
Whether, since he served in Cabinet, he (a)(i) was ever influenced by any person and/or (ii) influenced any of his department’s employees to take any official administrative action on behalf of any (aa) member, (bb) employee and/or (cc) close associate of the Gupta family and/or (b) attended any meeting where any of the specified persons were present; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?
(a) (i) No.
(ii) (aa), (bb) and (cc) No.
(b) No. I am not aware of any meeting which I attended where any of the specified persons were present. However, I cannot exclude the possibility that unbeknown to me, these individuals may have been present at large functions that I attended.
(1) With regard to his department's deviations from the prescribed supply chain management policy and processes, (a) how often are the deviations reported on, (b) to whom are these reports supplied, (c) who signs off the reports and (d) why are the reports not supplied to the Portfolio Committee on Public Works;
(2) Whether he will provide Mr D R Ryder with two of the most recent reports?
(1) (a) Internally within the Department of Public Works (DPW) all deviations recorded, processed and approved are reported on a monthly basis to the internal Standing Accountability Management Committee (AMC).
Deviations that are above the threshold of R1 million procured from a single source / supplier or arising out of an emergency and approved by the relevant delegated authority within the Department, are reported ...
(1) (a) What is the total number of (i) deputy directors-general and (ii) chief directors that are employed in (aa) an acting and (bb) a permanent capacity in his department and (b) what is the total number of women in each case;
(2) (a) what is the total number of (i) chief executive officers and (ii) directors of each entity reporting to him and (b) what is the total number of women in each case?
- (a) (i) The Department of Public Works’ (DPW) Main Vote has got four stand-alone Branches, i.e: Professional Services; Inter-Governmental Relations Co-ordination; Expanded Public Works Programme; and Policy, Research and Industry Regulation. Three positions of Deputy Director-General are filled and one is vacant, but there is a Chief Director acting as Branch Head. The DPW Main Vote has also got three Branches that provide shared ...
(1) With regard to the property of his department, Erf 2, Birchleigh Agricultural Holdings situated in Kempton Park, what does his department intend to do with the piece of land;
(2) what steps have been taken to remove the persons who are allegedly living illegally on the said piece of land?
(1) and (2) The property in question is under the custodianship of the Gauteng Provincial Government, which falls under another sphere of Government. Therefore, the National Department of Public Works is not in a position to respond to the question by the Honourable Member. The Honourable Member can through colleagues at the provincial legislature have the question posed to the Member of the Executive ...
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