6.3.12 The Director-General of the Department of Public Works acknowledged that DPW also faced challenges around the turnaround time for capital projects and were also concerned about the escalations in costs and the managing of consultancy fees. However, the Director-General stated that he welcomed the National Commissioner's admission that the SAPS did not have the capacity to build police stations, and stated that the DPW believed that it did indeed have this capacity to deliver on projects and provide infrastructure to client departments.