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Free State Public Works, Roads and Transport NCOP Meeting. 28 NOVEMBER 2006. CONTENTS. Bridging the first and the second economy Extended Public Works Program Integrated Sustainable Rural Development Contribution to poverty alleviation and job creation
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Free State Public Works, Roads and Transport NCOP Meeting 28 NOVEMBER 2006
CONTENTS • Bridging the first and the second economy • Extended Public Works Program • Integrated Sustainable Rural Development • Contribution to poverty alleviation and job creation • Empowerment through Procurement Procedures • Projects currently undertaken • Challenges • Way forward
Bridging the first and the second economy • State of the Nation Address • State of the Province address • Our Budget Speech • 2014 Millennium Goals • 2010 Intervention • EPWP
State of the Nation Address “We cannot allow.” that government departments become an obstacle to the achievement of the goal of a better life for all because of insufficient attention to the critical issue of effective and speedy delivery of services.” “Integration of planning and implementation across the government spheres is therefore one of the prime areas of focus in our programme …..” President Thabo Mbeki – State of the Nation Address 2006
State of the Province address • Creation of 50 000 jobs through EPWP • Halving poverty and un-employment • Transfer of skills • Targeted procurement processes
Our Budget Speech • Accelerated infrastructure delivery • Targeted procurement • Transformation of the construction and property industry • Nurturing of the incubator strategy • Empowerment of youth, women, disabled, etc.
ISRDP and Contribution to poverty alleviation and job creation • Makwane access road – 27 learnerships and 1800 jobs created – R64 million • Road infrastructure • Selosesha – R15 million project • Trompsburg – Jagersfontein – R78 million • Fezile Dabi Projects • Sasolburg Interchange • N1 – Parys: 20 km • N1 – Sasolburg Currently out on tender: 24 km • Vredefort Dome road: 30 km out on tender • Koppies Dam access road 8 km out on tender • Heilbron – Petrus Steyn – Reitz : Tender Closed 3 Nov 06 : First Phase R149 million
Rationale for roads upgrading and construction • Access to Bio-Fuel plants (Economic corridor) and linking Free State and Vereniging / Gauteng • Promotion of Tourism • Promotion of Freight Corridors • Linkage of North-West and the Eastern Free State • Promote mobility, accessibility and future growth • Access to the Heritage site
2006/07 Departmental BudgetR1 066 323.00 Roads Admin, Works, Transport, EPWP Traffic
Actual Monthly Departmental Expenditure and Projected for 2006/07 TOTAL OVER EXPENDITURE = R 261 million Till 20 Nov 06
Actual Monthly Roads Expenditure till 31 October 2006 and Projected for 2006/07
Empowerment through Procurement Procedures • Unbundling of contracts to ensure that all participate despite the CIDB grading limitation. • Maintenance and upgrading contracts targeted for small contractors. • Learnership contracts: Makwane road, Monontsa Pass in Qwaqwa, Heuweltop in Tsetseng and Route 4 in Tsetseng. The last 3 projects are yet to commence (Total cost for these 3 is R147 million)
Promotion and nurturing of BEE’s • Shortened payment cycle: Pay in 7 days on correct invoice. • Appointment of mentors for SMME projects: Engineers or project managers. • Approval of sessions and reduction of guarantees. • Monthly project meetings and continuous monitoring. • Contractors in the incubator programme. • Sustainable and continuous projects • Targeted procurement
Massification of EPWP • Various projects have been identified for massification and youth development • Palisade fencing projects. • Grass cutting and road maintenance • Possible waste management projects • Property maintenance projects
Challenges • Ownership and re-determination of roads between provincial and local e.g. through Parys is designated as a street instead of a provincial road. Proclamation to be made. • Nature reserves and resorts: Jim Fouche in Oranjeville and Koppies dam nature reserve leased to private sector at not market related price. Department is currently revisiting the processes. • CIDB – 845 of the contractors are at the entry level and at grade 9 are only 2
Challenges (Continue) • Planning & Co-ordination and monitoring not adequate • Project Management still lacking • Consultants not playing ball. • Identify appropriate staff, engineers, project and financial managers • Material supplies still not transformed • Financial Institutions not always flexible • Transformation of the property and construction sectors
In Year -Budget Pressures • Floods • Material supplies • Transport Infrastructure • Law enforcement • Maintenance • Accommodation • Construction material • Accelerated infrastructure delivery • 2010 Infrastructure • CIDB • Taxi recapitalization
Interventions and corrective measures • Planning procedures • Project Management • Monitoring • Consultants • Client departments • Appropriate staff for infrastructure delivery • Changed planning patterns • Fast-track payments • Streamline operations • Batho Pele: Testing stations and Revenue Authorities
Learnerships Motheo & Xhariep
Gravel Roads Road S 1521 Thaba Nchu Regraveled in Xhariep
Road repair Extensive Blading Process Patch work learnerships Repair and cleaning of rest areas Rehabilitation by milling Cleaning of storm water drainage
Bridges Repair bridge approach and remove debris Sterkspruit bridge
Conditional Grant SpendingBusiness cases • Infrastructure Plan • Revisions to the maintenance budget to provide for flood damage repair work; Road S708 near Ladybrand Road S 1521 Thaba Nchu
WORKS AS AN AGENT FOR CLIENT DEPARTMENTS CLIENT DEPARTMENTS
Sectoral IssuesWorks • Service Level Agreements with client departments; • Payments made to contractors by PWR&T or Client departments • Budgets payment as an advance or as claimed by PWR&T • Reporting requirements of client or agent. • Reconciliation of data with client departments
Sectoral Issues Works 65% 102% 30% 21% 47% 35%
