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PRESENTATION TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ON 2014-2019 STRATEGIC PLAN AND 2014/15 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Director-General Department of Public Works 15 July 2014. 2014-19 Strategic Plan 2014/15 Annual Performance Plan
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PRESENTATION TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTON2014-2019 STRATEGIC PLAN AND 2014/15 ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKSDirector-GeneralDepartment of Public Works15 July 2014 2014-19 Strategic Plan 2014/15 Annual Performance Plan Estimates of National Expenditure
1 Regulatory requirements for Strategic Plans and Annual Performance Plans This section provides context to the regulatory requirements in accordance with the National Treasury Framework for Strategic Plans and Annual Performance Plans
NATIONAL TREASURY GUIDELINES FOR STRATEGIC PLANS AND ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLANS • The Framework for Strategic Plans and Annual Performance Plans, issued in September 2010, provides a new format and revised timeframes for the compilation of the Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan. • National Treasury issued an Instruction Note (No. 33) in July 2011 on the full compliance to the mandatory requirements of the Framework for Strategic Plans and Annual Performance Plans. • A Strategic Plan covers a period of at least five years ideally from the first planning cycle following an election linked to the identified outcomes of the Presidency. • A Strategic Plan may be changed during the five year period it covers. However, such changes should be limited to revisions related to significant policy shifts or changes in the service delivery environment • The Annual Performance Plan sets out what the institution intends doing in the upcoming financial year and during the MTEF to implement its Strategic Plan. • The format of the APP (including the tables) is prescribed by the National Treasury Framework for Strategic Plans and Annual Performance Plans and aims is to link the plans, budget and performance of the Department. • Annual targets are broken up into quarterly targets where possible to ensure effective monitoring of performance on a quarterly basis
2 PART A: Strategic overview, overall performance and outlook This section specifies the vision, mission, values and the goals that the Department aims to achieve over a five-year period. (SP Pages 15 - 58 and APP Pages 16-50)
LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER MANDATES • Constitutional mandate: • The Constitutional mandate is provided for in Schedule 4, Part A, of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa: Functional Areas of Concurrent National and Provincial Legislative Competence. • Legislative mandate • The legislative mandate is primarily governed by the Government Immovable Asset Management Act, 2007. • The Department regulates the construction industry and built environment through the Construction Industry Development Board Act, 2000 (Act No. 38 of 2000) and the six Professional Council Acts that regulate the six Built Environment Professions (BEPs), and through the Council for the Built Environment Act (Act No. 43 of 2000) • Policy mandates • DPW White Paper: Public Works, Towards the 21st Century, 1997 • DPW White Paper: Creating an Enabling Environment for Reconstruction, Growth and Development in the Construction Industry, 1999 • Construction Sector Transformation Charter, 2006 • Property Sector Transformation Charter, 2007 • DPW Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Strategy, 2006 • Property Management Strategy on BBBEE, Job Creation and Poverty Alleviation, 2007 • Green Building Framework, 2011
INTRODUCTION AND STRATEGIC CONTEXT Vision A service oriented Public Works Department delivering value and contributing to the national agenda for social and economic development. Mission • Provide quality accommodation and related services to our clients, • efficiently and effectively manage the immovable assets in our custodianship, • actively contribute to the national goals of job creation and poverty alleviation through the Expanded Public Works Programme, • provide expert built-environment advice to our stakeholders, • provide strategic leadership to the South African Construction and Property Industries.
ALIGNMENT OF THE BUDGET WITH BROADER POLICY PRIORITIES The following Government priorities form the basis of the Strategic Plan informed by the ruling party manifesto and National Development Plan (NDP) translated into the Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF):
EPWP INCENTIVES ALLOCATION Detailed budget linked to Outcome 4
ALIGNMENT OF THE BUDGET WITH BROADER POLICY PRIORITIES In addition the following priorities has also been considered as significant to the Strategic Plan:
INTRODUCTION AND STRATEGIC CONTEXT Strategic goals Goal statement
PLANNED POLICY INITIATIVES • The Department will review and/or develop the following policies and legislation: • Review of the Department’s White Papers: “Public Works towards the 21st century, 1997; and Creating an Enabling Environment for Reconstruction, Growth and Development in the Construction Industry, 1999” towards the development of an enabling legislation • establish Agrément South Africa (ASA) as a public entity mandated to assess non-standardised and/or unconventional construction products, materials and systems fit for purpose, • develop a draft Built Environment Professions (BEP) Policy towards possible amendments to the legislative framework governing the BEPs, • promulgation of a new Expropriation Act (repealing the Expropriation Act 63 of 1975) to ensure consistency with the Constitution and uniformity in the expropriation of property by all expropriating authorities, • develop legislation to establish the Independent Development Trust (IDT) as a public entity to support the State in the delivery of social infrastructure, • develop a Green Building Policy and Strategy for the Department to give effect to Government’s green economy initiatives.
PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENT Turnaround Strategy: • The Department launched a Turnaround Strategy in 2012 to address multiple issues of underperformance that ultimately resulted in progressively negative audit reports by the Auditor-General • For reasons of impact and strategic importance, 10 projects have been conceptualised from the 23 key stabilisation projects, as essential drivers of Phase 2 for the rebuilding the Department. These projects are: • The development of a Service Delivery Framework • Operationalisation of Property Management Trading Entity and establishment of the Government Component • Developing a complete and credible register of State immovable assets • Conducting a comprehensive audit of leased properties and the establishment of a leasing management framework • Restructuring of Supply Chain Management (SCM) to better meet business requirements • Improving internal efficiencies to meet the service delivery requirements of Prestige clients • Developing an Information Technology strategy, architecture and platform as a key enabler • Improving infrastructure delivery through the application of best practice in terms of processes, structures and systems (IDMS) • Actively combating fraud and corruption, both within the Department and in the construction and property sectors, holding transgressors accountable for their actions • Development and implementation of an effective change management strategy that enables a performance driven culture
PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENT Turnaround Strategy Budget:
ORGANISATIONAL ENVIRONMENT • The Department has reviewed the organisational structure which will be approved and implemented over the MTEF. • The Department has an approved establishment of 6 818 posts of which 5 560 are filled. • An integrated Human Resource Plan has been developed to respond to Government’s priorities and to align the Department’s workforce with the mission, vision, strategic goals and financial resources of the Department. • The Department is experiencing challenges in producing the wide range of skills required in the construction and engineering fields, in order to meet longer-term infrastructure delivery objectives. • The Department will therefore continue to implement its strategy to bring in skilled graduate professionals through development programmes. • Targeted human resource interventions in place include the recruitment of technical and professional staff to overcome short term challenges • For the 2014/15 financial year the Department has an allocation R1.660 billion for compensation of employees to deliver on its key priorities. • Additional funding (estimated R3 bil shortfall) will be required in implementing the new structure over the MTEF.
3 PART B: Strategic objectives and programme budget This section specifies strategic objectives and their resource implications that need to be managed over the MTEF (SP Pages 59 - 97 and APP Pages 51 - 125)
BUDGET ALLOCATION SUMMARY PER PROGRAMME To deliver on the Department’s strategic goals and objectives, a budget of R6.121 billion is allocated across various Programmes:
PUBLIC ENTITIES There are four Public Entities reporting to the Department of Public Works. The Entities serve as an extension of and assist the Department in delivering on its mandate.
4 PART C: Long term infrastructure plan This section considers the long term infrastructure plans (SP Pages 98 - 107 and APP Pages 126 - 135)
DPW INFRASTRUCTURE BUDGET SUB-PROGRAMME: INFRASTRUCTURE (DPW CAPITAL BUDGET) The acquisition of infrastructure for DPW’s own accommodation needs as well as for the prestige portfolio, land ports of entry, dolomite risk management, inner city regeneration programmes and accessibility programmes in terms of the disability policy is funded from the Infrastructure (Public Works) allocation. • New, replacement, upgrade and additions
PMTE INFRASTRUCTURE BUDGET- PLANNED MAINTENANCE 3. Rehabilitation, renovations and refurbishment (PMTE - Capital) Major renovations and refurbishment of state accommodation funded by PMTE through accommodation charges received from user departments and augmentation received from National Treasury 2. Maintenance and repairs (PMTE - Current) The maintenance and repair of existing state accommodation as funded by the PMTE through accommodation charges received from user departments
THANK YOU National Department of Public Works (NDPW) Head Office: Public WorksCGO BuildingCnr Bosman and MadibaPretoria CentralPrivate Bag X65Pretoria0001 Website: http://www.publicworks.gov.za