NCOP
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO. 114
DATE OF PUBLICATION IN INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: 19 March 2010
(INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO. 6)
Mr R A Lees (DA-KZN) to ask the Minister of Health:
(1) With reference to the new mental health hospital under construction
at Kimberley in the Northern Cape, what was the (a) original cost
budgeted and (b) revised estimate cost of the hospital for (i)
buildings, (ii) services, (iii) plants and (iv) equipment;
(2) whether the revised estimate costs are different from the original
budgeted costs; if so, what are the reasons for the difference in
costs;
(3) whether the contract was awarded to the lowest priced tender; if not,
what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) what is the name of
the contractor awarded the contract to build the hospital and (b) what
are the (i) names of the suppliers awarded the contracts to supply
plants and equipment and (ii) details of the (aa) equipment and (bb)
prices in this regard;
(4) whether the expected completion date is later than the planned
completion date; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so,
(a) what (i) was the planned completion date and (ii) is the expected
completion date and (b) what are the reasons for this delay?
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REPLY:
(1) (a) Original budget includes Prime Cost (PC) amounts =
R254Â 859Â 649.12 excluding VAT.
(b) Revised cost as per Certificate 52, 18 January 2010 =
R300Â 422.09 excluding VAT
PS. Buildings, services, plants and equipments are included in the
above amounts.
(2) Yes, lowest priced tender awarded. PC sums are only tendered at a
later stage after the initial main contractor appointment. Market
forces as well as escalation have increased the portion of the
construction cost.
(3) Yes
(a) Vista Park Developers/JOH ARCH Investments JV
(i) and (ii) Suppliers of material and plant for the
building of the project are appointed by the main
contractor
(4) (a) (i) The planned completion date was 20 March 2008.
The main contract was terminated on the 7 December 2009
with Vista Park Developers/JOH ARCH Investments
(ii) The revised completion date should be 24 month after a new
contractor is appointed to complete the project.
(b) The reason for the delay to meet the planned completion date is
lack of resources by the main contractor
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