NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
293. Mr D J Maynier (DA) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military
Veterans:
Whether the (a) acquisition plan and (b) financial authority have
been approved for Project Biro; if so, (i) when, (ii) what is the
(aa) total cost and (bb) breakdown of such costs, (iii) what is
the (aa) total life cycle cost and (bb) breakdown of such costs
and (iv)(aa) how many vessels will be acquired and (bb) what is
the unit cost for each vessel? NW346E
REPLY
a) No
b) The financial authority for the acquisition will be obtained
after the approval of the acquisition plan
b) (i) Not applicable
b) (ii) & (iii) This can only be determined after the Request for
Proposal (RFP) phase is completed and after all the offers have
been evaluated and the selection of the preferred bidder is
finalised.
b) (iv) (aa) Three (3) Off-shore Patrol Vessels and three (3) In-
shore Patrol Vessels.
b) (iv) (bb) This can only be determined after the Request for
Proposal (RFP) phase is completed and after all the offers have
been evaluated and the selection of the preferred bidder is
finalised.