6.6.1 Departmental presentation: The Department in its presentations to the Committee identified that when SAPS are responsible for building projects, they have two options- they may decide to use own resources for planning (in-house architects, engineers etc) and own resources for construction (in- house builders); or they may decide to outsource planning (or some planning functions) to consultants and outsource building functions to contractors. The presentation described the situations when the formal bid process is used for the appointment of consultants and contractors and when quotations are used for the appointment. In the case of consultants the SAPS uses the pre-qualified roster, on a rotational basis, for appointments. The SAPS described that in terms of design planning, in-house personnel are used to control quality in terms of planning and monitoring. They presented that professional consultants/service providers are appointed when specialised skills are required and where specialised conditions add risk. Only registered professionals are used and are paid in terms of milestones and set fees. The SAPS in-house professionals are used in planning and to monitor projects and service providers.