Ethekwini Municipality: Small Medium and Micro Enterprise (SMME) Fair: 03-05 September 2010

1. Ethekwini Municipality: Small Medium and Micro Enterprise (SMME) Fair: 03-05 September 2010 Business Opportunities Presentation: by MEC for KZN Human Settlement and Department of Public Works – Mrs. M. Govender

2. Content: • KZN Department of Public Works core business • Business Opportunities

3. KZN Department of Public Works core business • Two core business for KZN DOPW: • Delivery of Infrastructure • And Property Management • The department is responsible for delivery of its own infrastructure and Client departments (DOE, DOH & Other), • Typical infrastructure delivered by DOPW: • Capital projects i.e. New School, Clinics, Hospitals etc • Repairs & Rehabilitation i.e. Repair to existing structure i.e. School, Clinics etc • And Maintenance projects

4. Cont… • The stakeholders/ partners involved in the delivery of infrastructure: • Contractors: emerging & established contractors, • Professional Built Environment Consultants: Architects, Quantity Surveyor, Engineers, Land Surveyor ETC, • Client Departments: DOE, DOH and Other

5. Partnerships cont’d… • Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) • The CIDB promotes best practice across the industry. • The cidb promotes partnerships with stakeholders and organisations to realise the integral objectives of industry development, namely growth, delivery, performance, capability and empowerment.

6. Business Opportunities: • Masakhe Emerging Contractor Development Programme (ECDP) • Professional Service Provider Programme

7. Masakhe Emerging Contractor Development Programme (ECDP): • Masakhe Emerging Contractor Development Programme (ECDP) for Emerging Contractors CIDB grade 1 to 5, • Requirements for the database: • Compliant with CIDB/ registration, • Registration with Provincial Suppliers Database, • Valid Tax Clearance, • Masakhe ECDP application, • And Company Founding statement/ CK document

8. Masakhe ECDP Opportunities: • Bidding/ tendering opportunities, • Capacity Building: Training i.e. Filling of tender documents, Contracts, OHSA, etc. • Mentorship Programme • Access to finance, through partnerships: • DOPW/ DEDT • DOPW/ NURCHA • Accredited training: Construction Contractor Learnership Programme.

9. Cont… Masakhe ECDP • Fixed Rate Period Contract Programme • Closed pre-approved database of emerging contractors to deal with Urgent/ emergency services, for work under R 1million i.e. Storm damages etc. • Contractor Forum to deal with issues affecting Contractors and Departmental Programmes

10. Masakhe ECDP: Achievement • 5662 Emerging Contractors registered on the database and 3341 (59%) are Women owned companies. • 8 Contractors mentored in 2009/10 fy • Capacity building: • 1053 Trained in 2008/09 fy • 547 Trained in 2009/10 fy. • 40 Contractors trained on NQF 2 training.

11. Cont… Masakhe ECDP: Achievement • 132 Emerging contractors benefited on the FRPC and 268 projects in 2009/10 fy, • Women 48% R222 million • Youth 22% R103 million • Contractor Forums were established in 2008/09 fy: • Provincial Contractor Forum • District Contractor Forum

12. Professional Service Provider Programme: • Database of Professional services provider has been developed: • Professional Architect, • Professional Quantity Surveying And Engineers (Electrical, Civil, Structural and Mechanical) • Currently we have 389 Registered companies in PSP Database, which70 (18%) companies are women Companies.

13. THANK YOU