NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION: 2730
Mr JRB Lorimer (DA) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans:
1. (a) Who is the preferred service provider that is used by her
Department for the hiring of vehicles and (b) why is the specified
service provider preferred;
2. Whether her Department has a fixed contract with the specified service
provider; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
3. What is (a) the name of the service provider in each instance where
vehicles have been hired for use by her or her Deputy Minister since
March 2010. (NW3191E).
RESPONSE
1. (a) The Departments of Defence and of Military Veterans utilises AB
Logistics for all the travel arrangements; (b) AB Logistics is a
subsidiary of .
2. The Department has a Service Level Agreement with Armscor in terms of
which the Department re-imburses Armscor for costs incurred.
3. The Ministry utilised Travel With Flair for its travel arrangements as
it operates countrywide on a 24-hour basis.