(1) The Department awarded a tender for the the provision of water tanks and water to 3 500 schools to alleviate the COVID 19 pandemic;
(a) Rand Water Board
(b) R600m
(c) Water tanks and water to 3 500 schools across the country
(2) There was deviation from normal tender processes
(a) Because of the emergency nature situation as the provision of water was a prerequisite to the reopening of schools.
(b) The procurement was done in terms of National Treasury Instruction No. 5 of 2020/2021, read with treasury Instruction 16A6.4 and National Treasury Practice Note 8 of 2007/2008.
(3) The tender was awarded to Rand Water due to their proven track record of delivering huge projects within a short space and also because they are an entity of government through the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS). To regulate the business relationship, a trilateral agreement (Implementation Protocol) was signed between the DWS, Rand Water, and the Department of Basic Education.
(4) Yes, I will make a statement on this matter.