2.4 The serious challenges with regard to the awarding and monitoring of maintenance contracts are noted with concern. The National Commissioner's assurance that the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will, in future, authorise all major maintenance projects, so as to ensure that they met all statutory and supply chain management requirements, is welcomed, and progress in this regard will be closely monitored. The DCS should provide the detail of contracts awarded for all major Kwazulu Natal maintenance projects, as well as for those awarded in the Mthatha and St Albans areas, by 30 November 2011.